YEARBOOK_1973

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Q u

t

little

the

Kingslon Campus of us who come from in search of a nice maybe little college in the country, that quaint New Eng land college we dreamed of We came before we'd ever seen a Rhode Islander and once having sized him up, called him a Rhody. We came before we re Adding

are

a

twenty

some

other states.

We

diversity

odd per

to

cent

came

alized that Rhode Island is

more

than the smallest

the union, and once having sized it up, real ized that it wasn't loo difficult to learn your way around the whole state in no time.

state in

o

f

We

came

After all, URI? Or

here and realized

what did a

a

things were different. grinder mean to us before

cabinet? Or bell bottoms that

went out

three years ago? And that weird way "r's": when words like part become pot.

of style saying And ever or

S

no

matter

never,

ished bit

E R

S

to

shake that cher

instilled in each

of us.

a new

sneak in the North Rams Den

having

a

pitcher of dark

Room. It used to

T

leaving

be able

of

Rhode Islandfor

way of life for us at URI since the majority age was lowered to 18 last year. Long late Friday afternoon lines outside the Pub, trying to

A

never

of Rhodyburger

Its become

T

if

we'll

we are

mean a

on a

on Saturday night, Tuesday in the Cup

trek down

to

the Willow's,

IggyX Ocean Vue, CAESAR's or the Bon Vuefor few beers. But although those places still attract the masses, you can't beat the 'ol Union for con venience, can you?

a

Kingston

University OF R.I. Newport


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