Southeast Missouri State University - Sagamore Yearbook (Cape Girardeau, MO)

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The First Night in the Do m The teddy bears, high school yearbooks, posters, and family photos have been placed carefully in their respective spots. The last of the suitcases and packing crates have been hidden inside closets and under beds as incoming freshmen tried to make their new 12X2O cubicle a home. Now came the hardest part - getting through that first night in the dorm. A typical first night is filled with nervous excitement and hope that the hallways and classrooms don't all look the same. Others tend to feel that sense of insecurity around their new home. On my first night, I went to bed early and we had a fire drill, explainedjunior Heidi Hating. My roommate wasn't here so I didn't know what to do. My RA told me to go down the steps, but I didn't know where to go after that, she added. Sooner or later, the people and places become familiar and the apprehension subsides. New faces become new friends which stay close by for the duration of a college career. Old friends are reunited as they look forward to the second year of college and anxiously fill out schedules to complete the classes required for graduation. Time flies - by the end of the sophomore year, that freshman of last year is half way through his graduation requirements. Reality strikes about four weeks into the semester as several students are enjoying first 18 Dorm Life C, ay Residence Hall life allowed for some leisure time. With extra time on her hands, lane McBride works on a puzzle before studying for classes the next day. Getting past the first few weeks of school required a balance of social time and time for studying. Heidi Putz, a member of the Gam- ma Sigma sorority, did both by studying and participating in the sorority's volunteer activities. round tests and drop date decisions are nearing. Juniors realize that their time at SEMO is drawing to a close. For seniors, happiness, confusion, and' thoughts of tomorrow are present. Graduating senior Lisa Barton expressed mixed feelings upon leaving. I'm happy but l'm also sad because I feel like I'm leaving home. The nervousness is coming back - it's a lot like freshman year but now my life's more stable, Barton explained. Through my experiences at school, l've be- come more of an individual, she added. Maybe we will always feel a bit like a freshman the first night in the dorm. - Linda Rorhke '

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To ensure good luck in the coming year, the Lion Dance was performed as part of the Chinese New Year celebration during International Week. The lion costume was hand made in Thailand and was purchased by the Center for International Studies. The Men of Bulova, a Uicranian Cossocls Troupe, excited audiences with their wild, high-flying dancing and daring sword play during lnternationalWeeI1. Cape Girardeau was one of many stops on their first U5, tour. Japanese Consul Tokayoshi Ito made one of the scheduled public addresses during International Week. Topics including terrorism and international economic rela- tionships were discussed, international Week l Photos by Rustam Zaihon 'QQ