Winthrop University - Tatler Yearbook (Rock Hill, SC)

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I mlss WNEW FM I mass Scott Mum and Wolf man Jack I wlsh I could hear Black Sabbath or Van Morrison on the radlo Everyone plays the Hlts down here Id rather Ilsten to Zappa sung about ralslng dental floss In Montana I guess Im a little torn between the advantages of each place At least there s more New York sophlstlcatlon to be found In Flock Hull than there IS country funk In New York Ftock Hlll wins and a good thmg too because I cant leave You gurls are really pretty good looking down here but visually appear klnd of homey New York gurls are pretty bawdy and forward when on the town and wear clothes that accentuate the apposltlve Glrls are pretty damn sensuous here too but you wouldnt know It gust to look Ive had some surprises You re more openly frlendly too and arent afraid to Inmate a conversation It helps me quite a bit being shy by nature When I tell gurls lm from New York they re generally not too impressed Another myth since my yankee mumble IS as hard on people here as the drawl IS on me When I Introduce myself I always just say My name IS Jlm and people always answer back Jlm what? I guess down here there s a pretty good chance the name wlll actually rlng a bell Oh yeah your uncle works at the Taco Bell or somethlng No Taco Bells In New York In the suburbs where my folks llve there are 3 McDonald s and a Burger Kung to service roughly 250 O00 people None seems to mlnd I always thought It was enough Doesn t anybody cook down here? Drlvlng up 521 Into Charlotte I couldnt believe the varuety of hamburger hot dog taco and plzza places there were to choose from Krlspy Kreme for dessert The cholesterol count below the Mason Dixon Ilne must be staggering Wlll someone please dlrect me to a health food s ore I love Granola and apricot shoe leather lnot togetherl Right now my biggest problem IS just flndlng out where everythmg IS Ill leave you wlth that thought and a request that should we meet on the street dont hesitate to say hey Jam Good 6ONf fel: 'df f f'N I gk 2 . . . ' IN. ' . y i I , .' . . . I . I ' I ,X 1 A J .L O I- , 4-'I 1 fri! 4 . ' . . Q -WX b-lt6S the dust. I have to speak up qulte a but r ' n . - ' 11 ' ,f lg' H - .' 1 I Jxj , H f -rl If '

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I think probably the best education comes from learning a little of all cultures, I think l'm becoming socially integrated pretty well. Now, if I could only find a BIlmpey's I'd 1 be all set. l've begun to learn quite a bit already. l've learned some basic differences in vernacular that are really interesting. One example points up the inherent generosity of the southern people. In New York we give people the the wing , down here you get the whole bird. Fortunately, no one has been provoked into giving me so much as a feather yet. City people, especially New Yorkers, pride themselves on sports knowledge if not actual ability. We watch and play basketball, base- ball, tennis, hockey, and soccer and aren't bad at billiards, bowling, ping pong and tlddly winks. I myself have played a number of these sports. Footsballl I have never heard of footsball. I cannot play footsball. I believe I never will be able to learn footsball. It's incredible the number of footsball professionals to be found in this town. I watched two sllps of glrls hold a table for three hours against all comers. During the course of their conquest they con- sumed a case of beer and half a carton of cigarettes. They put away opponents twice their size and brawn. Truly a liberatlonist game. I expect to see them back at it next weekend for I am told they are always there. That's why they're so good in spite of being very, very drunk most of the time. The genteel South. Sure. I asked for a rye and ginger at the bar and the guy looked at me like I was crazy. It seems that rye whiskey is just called whiskey as opposed to bourbon or scotch. In New York you drink scotch or rye. Don't ask a New Yorker who George Dickel is, he won't know. Janis Joplin liked Southern Comfort. I Ilked Janis. I hate Southern Comfort.

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How many people really know what it is like to be a PEM ithat's Physical Education Majorj? Most people think they knowg and a typical Winthrop pastime is sitting around fantasizing about those jocks who live at Peabody gym. Unfortunately, but inescapably, Winthrop PEMs have been labeled with a stereotype that will remain with them until they graduate. This stereotype is taught to freshmen at orientation and each freshman dreads the thought of having a PEM for a roommate. The stereotype is true to some extent and justly earned by the actions and appearance of some PEMs, but many of the supposed character- istics are greatly exaggerated and unfairly assigned to everyone who chooses Physical Education as their major course of study. A typical PEM in the eyes of a non-major possesses the following qualities: she has a masculine physique, she has short hair, she walks like a plow boy, she wears green shorts all the time-even in sub-zero weather, she wears high class tennis shoes and golf socks, she is uncommonly bored in class and out, she is intellectually inferior fall brawn and no brainsi, she is always full of energy, and she likes to run for class offices. What ll? like ilu Be Pem