Peace College - Lotus Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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If They Only Kne A Your mom and dad are probably bragging to their friends, If I went to visit my daughter right now , IMI bet she ' d be sitting in the library with her chemistry book, striving to nnake nothing lass than an ' A ' on the next test. Ugh, would you like me to break the na Ms to thenn? Mom and Dad, you ' d proba- bly find your daughter watching TV or gabbing with friends. Oh, there are those who are working, cutting out articles from newspapers for their biology class or doing a map study. But then there are the soap- opera experts M ho can tell you w ho the latest murder victim is, wrho had sonneone ' s baby Csonne- one other than her hus- band, of course), and A ho is participating in the big- gest scandal in every weekdey-afternoon soap opera. But there a I a a y s seems to be one on the end of every couch A ho is bored by the A orthle88- ness and triviality of the mindless sho A s. Others try to forget their studies by finding something in thoir room to play w ith. Af- ter all, all w ork and no play A ou1d make a very boring day. But in spite of all the Peace girls ' extracurricu- lar activities, they are here to learn something. And sometimes they do get around to studying.

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l.m-iy iiims m mmimsii i ' mfsmm id i A Matter of Priorities Sometimes it ' s hard to turn do A n a chance to go to the movies with the girls on the hall, or to turn off the TV, or not to order a PTA pizza A ith your roomnnate when you should read a chapter in your biology book end study for a math quiz. But the reason for college is to get Bn education, and we all must sacrifice some of the fun things in order to make good grades and to graduate. Some girls prefer to study in the daytin e A hen they can call a friend if they need help, A hile some need the quiet of the late-night w hen others are peacefully dreanning. One ' s study habits can be the routine sit-at-the-desk- and-be-quiet-style, or one can be somewhat creative. There are people A ho make up chants, cheers, or rhymes with test informa- tion in order to make it easier to memorize. (These ere the people who tend to score high on tests.) Yet along A ith its wide range of extra-curricular activities. Peace College still provides an ideal study haven. There are many quiet pieces to study, lA hether they be in the li- brery, on the green gress under the cool shade of a tree, or on a green park bench. Yet many students prefer to study in their rooms, finding the dorm an adequately quiet place. But A herever a student studies, she MUST study. Have you ever pondered the consequences of placing your priorities in the w rong place? Have you de- cided you ' d go to that fra- ternity party A hen you know that you ' re not ade- quately prepared for that history test tomorrow? One bad grade leads to dis- satisfaction A ith yourself or A ith the course. If the former is true, then you usually pull up the grade. Should it be so unfortun- ate that the latter is true, then B string of bad grades may follow, leading to fail- ure in the course and perhaps of your academic career. But you must re- member that a college edu- cetion is vital in today ' s A orld of complex careers. It takes identification of priorities to get where you want to go in the world. It tekes work. We need to learn to work first and play later.

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a.:. ' i;ia!mmmjm,iii «jMyaia)ffw»CTia! (Tl)S The Freshmen ' s Brief Glimpse of Raleigh Nightlife From tha first Friday that you were in Ralaigh, you understood that, tf a Peace girl A aan ' t going home, she w as going to Crazy Zack ' s for Happy Hour. A marvelous crow d hung out there. You dressed yourself in full awareness of the fact that you would be in com- petition vtfith all those girls from Meredith, St. Mary ' s, and N.C.S.U. And you A anted so much to im- press those wonderful guys that you nnissed out on A hile you were on cam- pus at Peace. Oh, those ex- hilerating nnen in their bur- mude shorts, knit Polo shirts A ith upturned col- lars — or perhaps a mad- ras plaid shirt A ith rolled up sleeves, topp ed off with a hat bearing their country club crest or those ever- popular Greek tetters. You were thrilled when that cute guy in the yellow shirt and plaid burmudas, whom you talked to for an hour and a half, asked for your phone number. He ' ll proba- bly noyfor call — you kne Af that — but then again, maybe he may decide to surprise you! Something ' s changed at Zack ' s, and at Harpo ' s as A ell. The freshest and the most excited faces aren ' t there anymore. The giggle in the girls ' pow der room has died someu hat. The freshmen are gone. As u e all kno A , October 1 , 1 983 put an and to the nightlife of the eighteen- year-olds — wefl, at the bers anyway. Our neigh- bor, Governor Jim Hunt, Bcted in response to tregedy after tragedy — in- nocent lives being taken by irresponsible drivers. The ne A la A raised the