University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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We begin . . . Back again, under the light of the Golden Dome. Has anything changed? Or will the experience still be the same? There will a freshman year, for sure, complete with Emil Thursday nights and trips to the Dunes. Classes are expected to be, well, uh . . . interesting, and the tests - - do they ever stop coming? Though the work is a big part of life here, the play is well represented. There are football weekends, and happy hours, the excitement of formals, and a concert or play thrown in for culture. Everyone looks forward to break - whether it be at midterm, Thanksgiving, or Christmas. Finals come and go, leaving us in a state of physical and mental exhaustion. But after a month, all is forgotten, buried underneath January ' s snow. Forced to find indoor activities, no one has to look far. To break the monotony of the cold, we get involved in such events as the Sophomore Literary Festival, or Junior Parent ' s weekend, or the fun and games of Mardi Gras. Add some basketball games and other indoor sports, and there ' s never a dull moment. Well, almost never. Winter can only be tolerated for so long, when a sickness called spring fever strikes. The best cure seems to be a trip to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. And if that doesn ' t work, a little homemade remedy called An Tostal usually does the trick. Soon it ' s time to return home - and it seems as if the year just began. 6 lnlroduciion

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Here we go again We ' re back. What a lovely weekend to move in. Loaded station wagons have been coming in all day. The airport limos are arriving, disgorging tired travelers and bulging suitcases. The freshmen, wide-eyed and looking slightly lost, are hearing Dr. Hofman ' s welcome address, getting aquainted with new roommates, and being initiated into the mysteries of parietals. Parents are puffing their way to fourth floor rooms where the temperature is 101 degrees and the humidity is at least 80%. Hey, Mom, I need a fan! Where am I going to put everything? We ' ll have to go to the mall! Upperclassmen are returning and rebuilding - their rooms, that is. New shelves, overstuffed chairs, curtains, pictures from home . . .-the rooms are taking shape. They ' re also renewing old friendships. Laughter echoes through the halls, and Hi! How was your summer? is heard over and over again. Storage trucks are pulling up. What did you put in all these boxes? Bricks? All around activity abounds beginning a new year at Notre Dame du Lac. 8 Amvil