University of Idaho - Gem of the Mountains Yearbook (Moscow, ID)

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Pool Hustling Organizers said one of the goals of stu- dent travel packages was to bring together college students from through- out the nation. Poolside parties, with in- expensive or free beverages, provided an opportunity for students to mingle. (Col- lege Tours) aking a Powder and other cures for boredom offered to student travelers Want to get away from it all? Has school got you down? Be- tween midterms, term papers and vocabulary terms, the common classroom diagnosis was often “‘terminal.’” So you took a vacation. There were plenty of companies target- ing your very needs, as well as those of other college students throughout the nation, The most popular company, College Tours, has sent more than 210,000 students to Mazatlan, Mexico, in its 12-year history. Ac- cording to Lou Man, local College Tour representative, his compa- ny’s three-week spring break vaca- tions were a non-stop party. ‘‘We provide a lot for the stu- dents also in the way of sight- seeing tours and local activities like snorkeling and para-sailing,’’ he said. ‘‘In addition, we have par- ties and get-togethers just for the students, so they can meet each other.”’ Gerhard Widtmann, program director of Student Travel Interna- tional, said students jumped at the chance to explore new lands. ““We like to get one age group, s ay 20-25, together in a different environment than their home- town. It puts them on more of an equal footing, and by the end of a month-long tour, a group of 40 people will be pretty well acquaint- ed,’’ he said. In addition to the advantage of associating with one’s own age group, some students saw other benefits in going on ‘‘college only”’ tours. Darry Jaquot was a spring break tour veteran. ‘ Most people who travel are more middle-aged and have made enough money to go on extrava- gant vacations with all the extras,”’ he said. ‘‘And most tour packages are geared to them. “ College tours take out a lot of the frills that students just aren’t interested in. This way a the tour costs a lot less and focuses more on what we want to do,”’ said Jacquot. Even reduced college tour costs were not always affordable. Jac- quot’s plans to spend spring break in Mazatlan ended after his friends discovered they were ‘“‘too broke to travel.’’ “Most of the friends I had planned on going to Mexico with found their second-semester finances too tight. | really didn’t want to go alone.”’ Aside from tours, students found other excuses to get away from it all. Ski Club President Terri Farmin spent Christmas va- cation dodging moguls on the slopes of Jackson Hole, Wyo., while participating in in the Na- tional College Ski Association Ski Week. ‘ Each year NCSA gets together about 8,000 students from all over the nation for this event,’’ he said. We took 56 this year to Jackson Hole, at a cost of about $250 a piece. Framin said the trip was a “good deal’’ for skiers, offering five nights lodging, four-day ski passes and free movies. Student Travel I]

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= Diamond Life A staple for American travelers, Hawaii pulled in its usual spring and summer vacation influx of students from the ‘‘up- per 48° states. Boating trips around the extinct volcano Diamond Head proved to be popular with collegiate mainianders. (Hill) One Cool Dood Ski Club members like Jeff Dood, sped through the powder during the slalom competition. Members spent nearly $250 on four days of skiing at a Jackson Hole, Wyo., resort. (Houlihan) Expo-sing Yourself Travelers from the U.S. made the trip to ‘the world next door’’ and attended Expo ’86 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The four-month event attracted iarge numbers of students from northwest schools. (Morgan) l0 Student Travel

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While some students w ne § s were unhappy with a Sept Homecoming, they proved that it’s never bad a Coming Home Early Still adjusting to the regimen of attending school after a three month hiatus? As the first full week of classes comes to a close, the Vandals play their second game of the season. And oh, by the way, its Homecoming; so invite Mom and Dad up for the festivities. Homecoming? But the dust from everyone moving in has barely settled and Greek row has only recently recovered from rush, Also recovering was student enthusiasm in support of a ‘‘Celebration, Vandal Style.’ Accord- ing to Homecoming organizer Mary Kay McFadden, students were screalm- ing and cheering throughout the entire week, as evidenced at a Thursday night bonfire. “There were 600 to 700 people at the bonfire, a turnout that we were quite pleased with,”’ said McFadden, also the associate director of alumni relations. McFadden said more students attended Homecoming events than in past years. An early fall Homecoming caught students with spare time on their hands, she said, ““because they weren’t really into classes yet, and test time Continued A ae F Rs = a ” oe novel Guard sgulsed as secrot service agent 8, P peer ecos sere McCallis, todd , n Andres and Steve Graf agents the parade route providing peri or the Homecoming Queen and h court. (Snyder) = 2 Homecoming