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

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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)

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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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A UNIQUE INITIATION. FRESHMEN PAINT THE TOWN RED . , . AND BLUE. By Felicia Hernandez If there was one night when shampoo and showers were very much in demand it was SMC night - the night when fresh- men carried on the letter-painting tradi- tion atop the hill. On September 11, just after midnight, a slew of sopho- mores, juniors, and seniors banged on freshman dorm doors and dragged every freshman in sight up to the hill. They herded us up like cattle, explained Ni- cole Melton. And as many found out, scrambling up that hill at midnight with- out tripping- over a hole or, worse yet, stepping on a clump of cow dung is im- possible! The rule at the top was that nobody came back down without a gallon of blue or green oil-based paint on their body. It was wild! commented Jennifer Bow- man I was caked (with paint). If a freshman didn ' t look painted enough after sliding down the letters a few times, upperclassmen would remedy the situation by pouring buckets of paint directly on the frosh. Tracey McArthur added: People would walk up to you with globs of paint in their hands and smear your face; it was so much fun! And the fun seemed to last and last. There just wasn ' t enough turpentine and nail polish remover to go around. The paint remained in hair and on skin for days. Permanent memories of SMC night ' 86 can be found on freshman t- shirts, sweats, shoes, and shower cur- tains. Despite the messiness, most freshmen were glad they went. The event was fun and it provided an excellent opportunity for SMC ' s newest students to mingle with each other. Marguerite Michael re- marked, I finally felt initiated into Saint Mary ' s College.