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

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mGB OF. . DAY TO DAY. A DIFFERENCE OF SIZE By Jane Walker Although our parents believe they are paying for us to attend college to get a good education, much, much more comes out of their four years of tuition rather than a mere diploma. Every day we roll out of bed and try fervently to make it to class on time be- cause, of course, we forgot to set our alarm the night before. Unshaven guys clad in the sweats they slept in and a baseball cap pulled over their mussed hair, and girls in baggy sweats, bare faces and hair pulled up, all convene in Saga for a quick bite of a stale donut and a highly sweetened cup of coffee to jolt them awake. When we all finally make it to class with coffee 2 in hand, we realize that we are really not looking too presentable today. But that ' s the great thing about St. Mary ' s. Nobody really cares what you look like in class. We all know we ' re in the same boat and probably even saw most of our classmates at the party or social we were at the night before. Stu- dents at St. Mary ' s empathize with each other instead of downgrading each other because of appearance. St. Mary ' s is so small that people practically live with each other because they see each other every day and know they can be them- selves. This closeness developed between stu- dents trying to deal with day-to-day life is one of those extras St. Mary ' s Col- lege offers. This feeling generates many close friendships within the entire stu- dent body limited, or should I say con- fined, to our separate classes. Through eating together in Saga, studying togeth- er in the library, partying together at the Pub or the Barn, or just doing things together as friends, upper and lower classmen share good times and easily in- teract with each other to develop lasting friendships. These are the times we will look back are the friends we ' ll probably have for years as well, because they are the people we share our day-to-day lives with now. When the guy you ' ve been staring at all semester finally asks you out, who do you share your excitement with? The girls down the hall. When you ' re dying for a cold brew and don ' t have a cent, who do you run to? The guys next door. The trials and tribulations of day-to day life are kept in line by the support of such friends. Would you have known what Fri- day ' s mystery meat at Saga was without the informative description by the person next to you in line? Would you have known what was on the big test with- out the notes of a classmate who didn ' t blow off class? Would you have known what happened between Bob and Sue if you hadn ' t overheard in the showers? People who don ' t go to college, don ' t get to experience these little situations of day-to-day college life. We should feel privileged and enjoy every minute of this precious time. Because as we all know, four years is not a long time. So thanks Mom and Dad for the op- portunity to go to St. Mary ' s College. The education is great, but the friendship and gossip are even better!! 09 v si s ' nes

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•, IMAGED OF DIPFBRBNCB (Pam Woffard) CONTENTS Life: 2-25 I 70-119 192-241 Advertising 242-257 258-272

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STUDENT LIFE ' M SMC NIGHT 4, 5. FRIENDS 6,7. CHEERLEADERS 8,9. CONCERTS 10, 11. DORM LIFE 12, 13. OFF CAMPUS LIFE 14, 15. SAGA 16, 17. THE PUB 18, 19. PEP BAND 20, 21. THE BARN 22, 23. CHRISTMAS SPIRIT 24, 25. (JANE WALKER)