Peace College - Lotus Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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fsmammmammmmmBsmaaam The adjustment from home life to dorm life is a big step for freshmen. Adapting to the change can include sharing a room, an experience that is both fun and rewarding, as late night gab sessions over popcorn prove. Here we live and study, surrounded by Stackers. beefcake posters, and our favorite stuffed animals. Pictures and cards frame our mirrors, and his picture smiles from our desks. We talk to our droopy plants, watering them with homesick tears. Here we also play, as stories of stolen sheets or dumped drawers reveal. And what Peace birthday Is complete without the ritualistic dump into the fountain? Whose neighbors haven ' t jammed to Prince while we crammed for Calculus? Yes, here in our dorms we live, work, and play with our extended family. Goodnight, ' Llsbeth C ' night, Sarah Goodnight, Anna Dorm Sweet Dorm 12

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Looking back on my graduation from Peace, i can see, even more so now than ttnen, what a very spe- cial two years l had just finished. Graduation is a time when you begin to think about appreciation of so many things — of what you have learned and experienced, of all the things you will miss, but most of all, appreciation of people. Above all else. Peace College Is people — people that make a dif- ference and were the bright spot among so many things. With grad- uation comes the pervading feel- ing of knowing t hat you will be moving on, yet there is also a deep sense of pride you have for where you ' ve been and what you ' re leav- ng behind. But, most of all. at graduation there is through all the emotions a good feeling, deep down inside, a comfort in knowing that even though you ' ll never pass this way again, there will always be a band among you linking you together and always to Peace. I honestly cannot think of a more fitting way to commemorate gradu- ation from Peace than the lovely ceremony we ' ve followed adorned with long white gowns and red roses. My graduation day is a day I have tried to etch permanently in my memory. I ' m not sure If It Is the event I wish to capture or those per- sonal milestones that the ceremony represents, it certainly is a day re- membered with very mixed emo- tions. Unfortunately, graduation brings an end to friendships as well as courses of study. The door closes on a comfortable and secure way of life but opens to wonderful oppor- tunities and great new adventures. It ' s one of those days filled with laughter and tears. A Bittersweet Memory 14