Wilkes Community College - Cougar Yearbook (Wilkesboro, NC)

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'Nei' 'gli' Fm n,. dugg. Tammy Jenkins, Beth Mar- Robert Davenport finds the ley, and Cammy Steele en- commons the perfect place to joy a break from class in the take a cat nap before his next commons. class. LOWER CAMPUS -

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WW I f ky , Q27 X X X X X CWX! The Perfect Place The Commons headed straight for the commons as soon as I parked my car. I had hoped to look over my notes for an early morning test. There was Sherry, sitting at her usu- al table with an open book in front of her. She was pretending to study, but she couldn't fool me. I knew she wasn't studying, but instead, she was watch- ing re-runs of Gomer Pyle, USMC on the television. It never failed. Every morning, she was sitting at a table with a clear view of the screen. By 8:30, the commons was already packed. Forget studying, there was too much to do. Sherry was too involved in Go- mer , so I went over to the couch to catch up on the latest gossip. Instead, I ended up looking at men with Susan and Angela. There were so from, and the commons was the perfect place to see them alll The perfect place - that sums it all up. The commons had the comfort- able couches to relax, the tables for eating and studying, and the television set to distract those i 2 who tried to I study. Who wants to study anyway? 6 LOWER CAMPUS Herman Norman helps Kim skillfully defeat her opponents in a game of rook, many to Choose a favorite past-time of all students. And pingpong was just down the hall with the pinball and video machines. Besides the normal day activities, the commons was often transformed into a Gong Show stage, a video movie theater, and even a dance floor. On Monday mornings there was a spe- cial event - the showing of the last Friday's Miami Vice -- just in case you missed it. The commons was the center of the college life. It was a gathering place for everyone of all majors. The me- chanics mixed with the nursing stu- dents and the electronics majors were found talking to the transfer students. Without the commons, these people would probably never have known each other, never have become friends. Most of the classes were filled with students of the same majors, not the variety that was found In a sense, the commons was like Amer- ica - a melt- ing pot, for stu- dents who liked Gomer Pyle reruns and even those who didn't. . . . Helen Markle in the commons.

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WW mf? Pam practices her newly learned skills in hopes of becoming a good Dental Hygienist. Frank Shuford tries to enjoy his meal even though Johnny Blevins insists on feeding him. 8 - STUDENT ACTIVITIES