Saint Michaels College - Hilltop Yearbook (Colchester, VT)

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-.y ' lllf ' - ? ■ 3i-- ' ■f ■ f . , V • «» -V «r - J fT?: ' %-; i -r- tm Seniors at St. Michael ' s College have had the opportunity to see a community, as well as fellow students and themselves, grow. The changes which Winooski and Burlington have gone through since our arrival are evidence that nothing stands still. Towns, as well as people, change and grow. And depending upon one ' s perspective, these differences can either enhance or hinder the total college experience. The St. Michael ' s campus itself has undergone many changes since the graduating class arrived in the fall of 1978. Driving onto South campus on day one of orientation 1978, the now familiar sites seemed alien and even a little foreboding.

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B, Puis For most, it is a chance to prove independence. A time to leave the nest and try out your wmgs. But in effect you are just moving from one nest to another. In a college environment one experiences a growth which is an extension of the growing process started at home. But it is also an entirely new type of maturation. Intellectual expansion is a large part of college life. But along with knowledge comes an awareness of social interaction and one ' s place in society. Taking these different types of growth into account, the environment in which a student spends these four years assumes great importance.

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There were many names to remember — AUiot, Lyons, Alumni, Jemery — the hst goes on and on. But soon these names become part of our lives. Then comes the venture to North campus or North as it is more commonly known. Here again we were faced with more buildings, more names of buildings, and ... the experience of waiting in the cold tor the infamous Purple Haze . While change is evident in the general atmosphere and actual look of the campus, the changes were gradual. As a result, these changes became a part of the St. Michaels experience, and unless one thinks about them, they are more or less taken tor granted.