West Chester University - Serpentine Yearbook (West Chester, PA)

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Images Of Autumn losing your tan, school, bare trees, hats, hunting, leaves, soft pretzels, hot chocolate, sweaters, colds, pumpkins, carmel-coated apples, football, full moon, bats, elections, seeing your breath for the first time since last fall, ending summer romances, anti-freeze, mums, colors of the leaves, red, gold, rust crackling leaves, cool crisp air, runny noses, frost on the grass, hay rides, spiced wafers, apple cider, long walks in the woods, horse-back riding. Thanksgiving, Halloween, long talks while roasting marshmallows over an open fire, good friends — which are a part of every season of the year. fall • 21

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Part 1 COMMUTERS WHERE WE - - Resident students often think of commuting as only a disadvantage. There are some advantages, however, ac- cording to several commuters at WCSC. Commuters can study in the privacy of their own rooms at home, they can enjoy a homecooked meal every night, and they don ' t have to cart their belongings in and out of the dorm every year. It ' s usually cheaper to commute, and according to Diane Solivajs, a commuter from Upper Darby, she can stretch out the money more, by commuting. Many commuters spend free time in College Union, the library, or in the basement of Recitation Hall. The biggest disadvantage of commuting, according to commuters in- terviewed, is the PARKING PROBLEM. As Calvin Valenti puts it, If you are not here by 8:00 or so, forget finding a parking space. Sometimes underclassmen commuters feel like they are missing out on a lot of college life and college activities. Many interviewed said that they could forsee living on campus in the future. Conversely, upperclassmen tend to like commuting, because they can enjoy their friends, jobs, and activities at home. Sometimes it ' s a big pain driving to West Chester State, when it ' s raining or snowing, and when the car in front of you has taken the last parking space within 3 miles. But then, sometimes, it ' s a nice feeling to get into your car at the end of classes and drive away from the college, escap- ing from the pressure of classwork, even if just for a while. A sleepy commuter thinks about the day ahead at WCSC as he leaves his Upper Darby home. The commuter lounge in the Student Union provides an alternative to studying history in the car or eating a bag luncn on a cold campus bench. 22 •commuters