University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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I r SEPTEMBER Moving In 9 9 79 I remember it well — only 4 years ago — Sept. 4, 1976. I started to pack — it took two days. So as not to forget any- thing of importance I dumped all my drawers on the floor and emptied the contents of my closet onto my bed and pro- ceeded to pack. It was my freshman year at UMO. Mom and I started out on Sept. 6 at 9 am and arrived at 4 pm because our overloaded car overheated.The tollbooth man in Augusta laughed when we rol- led in with steam coming from under the hood. I, like many others arrived ready to make friends. There was a welcoming line-up of guys at the door who eyed each new resident very carefully. My first night in 434 Dunn was lonely — just me and a gloss of TANG. Those first days are busy ones ... Ehl tests, floor meetings, lines everywhere, and getting used to gang showers. Two days later my wallet bulged with my meal ticket (the old punch kind) security cord, swim pass, library card, sports pass, and receipts for $60 worth of new books, my first plants and IDB refrigerator. Slightly disillusioned from the hassles of Add Drop complete with a new advisor who didn't know the A S requirements from a hole in the wall, I went to dinner. You could see how disil- lusioned I was when I went for seconds. Memories of my first football game are still as fresh as they are stale for the guy who took a 10 head dive between the seats. Someone equally as drunk fol- lowed him down and yelled up, He's okay, he landed on his head! Notice how people don't throw toilet paper anymore? They don't drink as much coffee brandy either. We won that game — UMO vs. St. Mary's 49-14. I still re- member that score. I thought a lot about that game later when I did my laundry. The guy next to me threw up on my jeans just as we scored the last touchdown. I have to admit — it was a great first week of school.

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Peter Gallway Revue 9 9 79 The very first concert of the year — with a pretty good turnout. It wos o greot night for sit- ting out under the stars and listening to music and having a beer. Be- tween sets you could sit and catch up on what your friends did over the summer. What a way to start the year. 12