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

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■r,. : vh ; % ' ASCOT DONALD DRIVE CAR TROUBLE NO PARKING ELECTRIC BILLS COMMUTE TIME WATER BILLS REAL FOOD PLANTS S.M.O.C.C. KEG PARTIES (6 ' nen Douglas) LEFT PAGE: A surprise birthday party for Colleen Myers is well underway as Anne Toeppel (center) concentrates on an intense game of thumper . Right Page: (Above) Look out batmobile, you ve got competition. (Anne Marie, and Jeni .McHugh). Al f IS

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r Ai A PERSONAL CHOICE By Kristine Drue Wild parties, deafening music, and lifetime friendships are a part of St. Mary ' s life, along with hard, dedicated studying, endless amounts of reading, and time-consuming term papers. This is the side of college life that freshmen to seniors live for. But if you are one of the many students who do not get hous- ing on-campus, it will probably take longer to get into the swing of the wild side of St. Mary ' s life. Living on-campus in a dorm, suite, or townhouse, is very exciting and socia- ble; all St. Mary ' s students are highly school spirited. People are constantly walking in and out of people ' s rooms, and soon a sibling-like atmosphere de- velops. Going to the school dances, open mic, plays, concerts, club events, and dinner all become a group activity. Posters for all on-campus activities are always on the dorm walls, so on-campus students are aware of school activities. The one major liability of dorm life, besides the undelectable food served in the dining hall, is that the noise and lack of privacy make dorm life difficult for studying. Most students must re- treat to the library until the wee hours of the morning. Living off-campus is not as exciting and sociably busy as dorm-life, and it takes a real effort to become involved in school activities and get to know the student body. Unless one goes into the dorms often, the only advertising for on-campus activities for off-campus students is the school calendar handed out at registration in the fall. This cal- endar has all, or most, of the campus activities going on throughout the year. Unfortunately, some activities are moved ahead or cancelled, and many times the off-campus student receives no news of the change. This causes the student to usually miss the event, and have one less chance to become in- volved in the social side of college life. The benefits of living off-campus are the privacy, the space, and the food. Going home to a peaceful and spacious household is perfect for studying, think- ing and really huge parties. (If you were one of the fortunate party animals to have attended THE RAGER this year, you would know that there ' s no way a party like that could ever take place in a little dorm room!) Having a refrigera- tor full of all your favorite foods is a definite plus. Living both on and off-campus are fun. On-campus living puts you directly in the middle of all the wild St. Mary ' s activities, but living off-campus is bet- ter for studying and throwing large par- ties with kegs! Whether to live in a dorm, or in an apartment off-campus is a personal choice that every college stu- dent will have to make. (Scott Kahl) 14

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HOW HUNGR Y ARE YOU? DIAGNOSIS; FRESHMAN SAGA BUTT!! A REBUTTAL TO THE ALLEGED LACK OF APPETITE FOR MAR- RIOTT ' S ATTEMPT AT THE CU- LINARY ARTS. By Arthur Ponce Food seems to play a major role in our everyday lives as young adults. I have often heard many an individual share their opinions of their most favor- ite primary needs. Not to my suprise eating was found in the top three along with sleep and sex (not necessarily in that order). At St. Mary ' s, SAGA plays an im- portant part in the satisfaction of our primary need to eat. For a small fortune one can eat breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, with brunch and dinner on the weekends. I would suppose the reason for only brunch on the weekends is be- cause not many S.M.C. students are in any shape to make the weekends early breakfast. With such an important need as ingestion of nutritive substances, coupled with the personal tastes of ap- proximately 2,000 students. Marriotts has found itself with quite a responsibil- ity. Not only must they provide nutri- tional diet for 2,000 individuals, they must also run a profitable business. After all this is the United States. SAGA is not mom ' s kitchen and does not pretend to be. Perhaps for this sea- son SAGA has taken so much abuse over the years. Granted the food is of- ten bland, cold, and can offer a wide range of colors other than its natural tint. Yet our quest of self actualization requires that our appetites be satisfied, and satisfied they are. I can recall many instances when standing in line with my wet tray, several people in front of me asked, can I have both the lasagna and the turkey cutlets, becoming irate when told policy only allows that one entree be served per visit to the buffet lines. I am sure we all know or at least have heard of individuals in Rambo at- tire armed with empty backpacks out for 12a.m. SAGA grocery runs. I ask you are these the actions of one who is not willing to dine at SAGA? The anatomy majors on the rugby team seem to share my view, or at least have noticed that people do not lye in bed starved because of Marriotts at- tempt at the culinary arts, and have expressed publically at open mic in their rap and roll song you get a big butt, big butt . This hit song which touched the heart of many students, was inspired by the rash of blue jean sales brought on by the common dis- ease, Freshman SAGA Butt . Al- though indiscriminate with regards to gender, we see that it is especially com- mon in females. Support of this notion could be found at approximately 10p.m. Mon-Thurs.(Fri., and Sat. are saved for dancing at the Pub) on the road that circles the campus. Here we see band after band of walkman laden women attempting to remove that which was acquired at SAGA. (Note: Those wear- ing spandex run at least six laps.) In my opinion the alleged lack of ap- petite for Marriotts attempt at the culi- nary art is a bit far fetched, but don ' t be surprised if yesterday ' s vegetables are in today ' s quiche.