University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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Valentine ' s Day: The Perfect Opportunity For Love. Right smack in the middle of the cold month of February is Valentine ' s Day. a reward for battling the elements to get to classes on those many wintery days. That was the day to go ahead and treat yourself and your main squeeze to a mov- ie at the Hoff. a special party or George- town. Better yet, just down Route I was Making Waves, a modern way to relax with a sweetheart. If you didn ' t tell your mother, she never needed to knowl And. of course. Valentine ' s Day was the perfect opportunity to be traditional- ly romantic. Flowers were always nice ak ng with a card or letter, and balloons or singing telegrams added unusual twists. Dressing up and going out to dinner was always a nice way to top of the eve- ning. Of course, a snuggle in front of a fire was never bad eithcrl ... ,„ Midterms are over and fin- als are a long way off So we enjoy April for what it is worth ... It comes at the perfect time I April focts f Verb Oa t iyreek Ueek A Long Awaited End An All New Beginning 16 last Day of Classes 17 1-4 Finals Week J7 (Sraduaikm Graduation: the day when everyone threw out their blank college ruled pa- pers and filed away the pages scribbled with notes. The cap and gown marked the end of writing student down under oc- cupation. The realities that advisors warned about hit the day after graduation. Four or more years of turning down frat parties, dragging books to class on hangover days and cancel- ling reservations for the sake of studying were harmless memories on the day of graduation. The stu- dents that stood adjusting caps and gowns were proud they had succeeded the years of rearrang -.g priorities. Those who entered the work world would no longer live in 50 minute intervals. Those who continued in graduate and professional schools looked anxiously towards sharing and com- paring opinions on impor- tant questions. Both types now sat in the alumni section of Byrd. for- ever to lag behind in the wave and look back on their college years with nostalgia. Ann-Marie Lombard!

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