St Marys College California - Gael Yearbook (Moraga, CA)

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not exactly been a prototype of success, but you always know that there will be a substantial reinstatement of pride when the squad does their halftime routine. There are times we find it easy to criti- cize, whether it be cheerleaders or some other group. It ' s real easy to think you ' re right when you ' re on the outside looking in. When you get past all the hype and a few of the imperfections, we ' re lucky to have girls that represent us as athletes and as ladies. Their poise and intelligence com- pliment the school as a whole. So now you want to talk about the problems? Naw, I think we all have our own share to worry about, don ' t we? Left Page: Top: Don ' t leave home without him (Joanie Krueger and Pam Swicegood) Bottom Left: O.K . . . Someone is out of step. Bottom Middle: Raise your hands if you ' re sure! Right Page: Top: Stacy, what are the words again? (Aulani Rvder and Staci Zierman). Bottom: Pretty Crevacious for a football player. (Carolyn Lindstrom) ' I , i - V; ' ' IHiuTfi fv.f

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THE BELLES RING WITH SPIRIT St. Mary ' s Cheer By Scott Kahl When you think of the eight girls that represent St. Mary ' s College as cheerleaders there are several stereo- types that come to mind. What is a cheerleader, right? Aren ' t they the girls who have been trying since high school to adore themselves while making a futile effort at crowd involvement? Aren ' t they the ones who can get away with a totally ridiculous lack of conversation because their appear- ance makes up for it, well most of the time anyway. In the case of St. Mary ' s cheer squad I am pleased to affirm that stereotypes do not apply in every case. I ' m not going to sit here and write a favorable article for the sake of not making enemies. After all don ' t we all get a little tired of reading stories that tell us the See ' s Candy version of reality. Every group or organization has its good and bad points of which our cheerleaders have both. Rela- tive to what I was used to in high school and have seen at other colleges, however, St. Mary ' s has been gifted with a lot of talent in the past few years. Compared to Santa Clara every one of our girls looks like the best thing to ever hit skirts. Far beyond their level of attractiveness, the St. Mary ' s cheerleaders show both poise and continuous talent in their routines. The amount of practice time they put in is comparative to any athletic team, and they are in fact athletes. There are moments when our athletic teams have (GWEN DOUGLASS)

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ONE IN A MILLION ' ' . ' VH OF THINGS TO COME By Scott Kahl The year is 2012 and the undergrad- uate enrollment of St. Mary ' s College is 4,500 students. The development of the physical plant has finally been complet- ed, and the master plan has now be- come a reality. The College has man- aged somehow to keep its personality as a relatively small school and all the at- tributes that go along with it. The class of 1 987 has just turned 47 years old and things have definitely changed since their time. The associated students have an annual budget of half a million dol- lars and accordingly the activities they sponsor are indicative of that figure. A passing conversation of an alum- nus at the homecoming game includes memories of the smaller scale which they had been accustomed to dealing with. The football team of his time nev- er had the opportunity to play U.C.L.A. and the stadium didn ' t hold 35,000 peo- ple either. All the top entertainers and bands were something you saw in Berkeley, not in Moraga. The drawbacks of a small school are often just as apparent as the positive aspects. When EDDIE AND THE TIDE played that day at St. Mary ' s this fall, it was by no means HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS, but it was a start toward some of the seldom seen advantages that larger universities offer on a constant basis. The people who were there had a great time, but the people who weren ' t draw me tor- ward the question of why. Was it not a big enough name group, or have we be- come so accustomed to having no major recording artists on campus that no one actually believed it was true? In a way I ' m making more out of this than is actually necessary. On the whole it was really just another social event of questionable success. The Junior Class prepared to sell hundreds of hot dogs, and could have fed a substantial part of Ethiopia with the leftovers. If that ' s all that it was then this article would be rather straightforward and listless. Re- gardless of the turnout, the college fi- nally had an event of potential magni- tude. The growth of the college is a serious matter that needs a better fo- rum than this to be discussed. It does however have obvious relevance to stu- dent activities and student life. I com- pliment the student leaders who man- aged to make this first step torward better activities and entertainment. (SCOTT KAHL) t . Left Page: Middle: Melanie Azzopari and Jill Paddack k find themselves in the middle of the crowd, J k. and not a bit camera shy. ungjk j W Right Page: w¥ Above: Eddie shows a couple of different looks. Bottom Left: Erin Scharmon and Brendan Monahan find something amusing about the situation. Or is it just the way Brendan dress- d Ew Bottom Right: Lynn Cotter making sure 1 r somebody has a good time. 7