YEARBOOK_1977

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COMMUTING IS IT WORTH IT? Wake up to a screaming alarm clock even though it's only 7:30 and on campus you could sleep until

8:15,

drag yourself stumble

out

of bed, stumble into the bath

of the bathroom, get dressed, go into the kitchen for cereal or toast or whatever you room,

out

of since the last

haven't

run

long

it is easy to

as

out

start your car, start your car,

swear

try

to

shopping trip (as make), brush your teeth, try to a little, try again, swear a lot, dodge

the

pot-holes

the way and brains

on

school, pull into Fine Arts with car rattling (no one can dodge all the pot-holes), try to fit a 60 inch car into a 58 inch parking space, give up and settle for a space halfway across the world, to

to

(classes) in

parking lot

Enter

year

take

a

morning classes, end of morning classes are

classes

no

matter

where you

live),

wait

the Ram's Den line for lunch, if you can afford it go to afternoon classes, end of afternoon

walk

money to pay the

heat, electricity and phone bills,

enough

gas station to money and head for home. a

spend

monthly

return some

to

more

the beach, which is just a few minutes night to cook dinner, make your

on

not, enjoy a home-cooked meal by one of your house-mates. Have seconds or thirds if you like. If you want to be alone, re tire to your own room which you don't have to share and you don't have to leave during vacations. If you made

even

have

party, have

a

registering with the 30

people

into

with

one

one

without worrying about

campus police or trying to fit room. Go to bed whenever you

keep the light on. Stretch better yet share it with a Sleep tight you won't be awakened by a fire alarm at 3:00 a.m. And as you contentedly drift want

"friend".

you have

happen here. lovingly picked out

with

favorite

classes, go back to your car (if you can remember where you parked it), head for the bank where you

hope

you

space. Don't worry

doesn't

If its your meal, If

away.

out

your car, stop at

it

your closest friends. Grab a snake and stretch out on the living room couch. Shoot the bull or watch TV with your friends. On a nice day,

today,

rent,

own

vandalism

house which

your

last

want to

park. Go

Home at last. Park in your

about

on

into

"Boy

a

sleep, am

no

roommate to

double bed,

I

or

the last thought I moved off

glad

to

cross

campus."

your

mind is,


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