Wartburg College - Fortress Yearbook (Waverly, IA)

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0 The lump under the blankets could be any student resisting the light of a Wednesday morning after a hard night of partying Tuesday. Tom Whalen (left) and Steve Fiorella share conversation and a pitcher of beer. 20 Tuesday Night Wednesday Morning

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Tuesday Night Wednesday Morning Time out! It ' s the hour to join in the weei ly lull in the academic world of Wartburg — Tuesday night Wednesday morning. Most classes don ' t meet from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday morning, which gives students the chance to either catch up on their neglected studies, relax in front of the TV and forget the classroom pressures of college life or prepare for a fun evening of music, laughter and socializing with the opposite sex at campus parties, movies or local bars. Tuesday afternoon the school books are tossed, the stereo goes on full blast and the action starts. Some students take the afternoon off before their trek to the library for study. Others plant in front of the TV to watch the Cartwrights resolve another earth-shattering conflict, and some take advantage of the low-cost drinks at the bar during Happy Hour from 4 to 6 p.m. As Tuesday afternoon winds into Tuesday night students go for the other half of college life not found in textbooks or confined in classrooms. Of course, occasionally, (some hate to admit, usually), they use Tuesday night as a catchup and spend it in the library. Some people are satisfied with one or two beers or a movie as a study break. But there are also the hardcore merry-makers who seldom miss a Tuesday night out on the party circuit. The music is loud and rowdy and the kegs of beer are constantly surrounded. Guys and girls scream over the deafening music trying to get to know one another better for one night and friends strain their ears to hear beer- enhanced conversations. The party runs down, but not all the students do. Some head back to their dorm room to sleep it off, but others move the party up to the bar and milk the evening ' s festivities for all they ' re worth. Almost everyone has walked, tripped, stumbled or rolled the way back to a dorm, sometimes alone, sometimes not, by 2 a.m. The party is now over and a night of restful sleep is wished for by all. Wednesday morning reveals the remnants of the night before. Those who took it easy Tuesday night are bright and shining with the new morning ' s sun while those who over-indulged sleep late and still feel the aftereffects of the night before. Cans and empty bags of munchies line the halls of the dorm where the janitor has yet to clean. Wednesday morning brings the call to attend campus worship for those so inclined and also the realization that after the midweek lull comes Wednesday afternoon and the return to the academic rat race at Wartburg. Four years of the Tuesday night Wednesday morning syndrome may bring seniors to suffering when they face the 40-hour work week. But while in college, students look forward to ,the time to pause, go at a slower pace and catch their breath. Tuesday Night Wednesday Morning 19

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1 Tuesday Night Wednesday Morning, cont. Marc Mueller goes through one of a science student ' s less exciting experiences — Wednesday morning lab. Although it usually sees a lot of action during the day, even the periodical section of the library is quiet on Wednesday morning. Tuesday Night Wednesday Morning 21