University of Northern Iowa - Old Gold Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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DOUBLE TROUBLE Most people never had the experience of waking up, looking across the room, and seeing mirror images of themselves. But for twins, this would be nothing out of the ordinary. Such experiences often arose in the life of a twin. For example, as Terry walked down the street one day, someone approached him and began a conversation. He had no idea who the person was, and then he called Terry by his identical twin brother's name. Once again faced with the common mistaken identity problem, Terry was amused by the thought of either telling this con- fused person the truth or playing an old joke. Greg and Matt Fuglsang, twins in Bender, admitted that it really didn't bother them when they were mixed up, unless the person was someone they knew well. Correcting their friends on occasion became frustrating. Tapping twins, Terri and Trad Latting, rehearse for Orchesis. They have been dancing together for 15 years. PlMo by DnU Wtgntr. Even though being a twin had the disadvantage of mixups, it also has many advantages. Monica and Melissa For- sythe, a set of twins who lived in Dancer, felt that a very big advantage to being twins was sharing clothes. They wore the same size in everything, making an enormous wardrobe. Besides sharing clothes, Melissa and Monica shared much more. I know she will always be there for me. She's my best friend, said Melissa. Greg and Matt shared clothes as well, and they also found it very easy to cut the cost of college by sharing the same books.. There was another side to the story, however — the disadvantages. Christ- mas was usually quite a letdown. Greg and Matt explained that they usually re- ceived the same gifts, and the presents were put in identical boxes. Sharing a room together came naturally for Mon- ica and Melissa Forsythe. They chose each other because of their close friendship. ph o by Dmrrf wtgnrr. When Matt opens a box with a watch in it, and I have an identical box under the tree, I know it's the same thing. said Greg. Probably one of the worst disadvan- tages about being twins was losing in- dividuality. Twins were often known as one person, not as two separate indi- viduals. People must remember to sep- arate the two. Each twin had different likes and dislikes, yet they shared some interests. Although they were individuals, one twin tended to be influenced by what the other thought. When I get dressed in the morning I ask Monica how it looks. If she hates it, I don't wear it, said Me lissa. Being a twin could be good or bad, depending on the circumstances. Melissa began to laugh as she recalled, Monica got spanked because my dad thought she was me. — Roberta Gilbert 22 Twins

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Eric Reiners and Brinda Shetty don't feel that difference in skin color should place boundries on dating. Photo h D vU V egnrr Strange looks on the street haven't caused much of a problem for Eric and Brinda. Photo by D vnw gntr. Decisions, decisions, decisions are cause for any couple, regardless of race, to have disagreements. Especially when the decision is over what to order! PMO h Dm Wtgr.tr Student Life 21

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Walking on the wrestling squad forces Creg and Matt Fuglsang to competitively wrestle each other for the first time. Matt wrestles at 156 pounds and Creg at 118 pounds. n te» ty o«iii wa nrr Student Life 23