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Page 8 Moly 13, 1982 Freshman life has ups & downs Ronald Kyle The college weekend Is unlike the weekend. Of course, it's not are constantly around them. Hav- the other torture instruments and I first heard of Western Mary- any other, too. I feel sorry for like high school where the week- ing to live with a bunch of methods -emptoyed by college land from a little." pamphlet they those students who go home end meant time to put the work strangers can. be difficult when professors. We can lend each send you in the mail as a result every weekend. _The weekends away (unless you didn't do it you are trying to study and your other moral support of your SAT scores, and I noticed are the times to be used to during the week). It just means neighbor is blaring his stereo, r.'~{ From what I've seen, COllege is it had an ROTC program. -I was cement the friendships you make you can take it a little easier. 8ut you learn. a once-in-a-lifetime experience ------ hooked. Finally deciding that I during the week. It is a chance to it still is a lot of fun. I have met alot of peopie here that will be remembered, for would prefer WMC over Johns get involved in college life and I think you grow up-a lot during that I feel particularly close to better or worse, by all who go Hopkins and the _Military Acad- do things you can't do anywhere this first year. At least, I think I Maybe it's because we're always through it. Fortunately, mine emy, I made plans to come here else. I /think college costs too have. You have to learn to be in the same boat concerning seems betters I wanted to leave early the day much not to take advantage of patient with people, because you studies, tests, papers and all of I was expected to come, so that I could get as much done as possible. I woke up early, packed and was ready to go. Of . course, , couldn't leave without hugging my mother, as mothers are generally highly emotional for such events as their children leaving home for the first time (it was my second, so that helped) My first mistake was getting lost. Then the car broke down. I almost became a college dropout before I gal to college. Eventually I made it. I called my parents to tell them I'd gotten here (some- how. I'm still not sure how!) Then I started to look around. I met my student adviser, Mollie King, and she told me that she was having a meeting in her room later that evening. I have never felt so conspicuous as my first time in the girl's dorm. Fortunately I got over that one. Freshman orientation weekend came and went. My first class of my college career was Prof. Boner's calculus class. To this day J have not figured out what I was doing in that class, but I managed to pull out a "8", so that wasn't bad. My first weekend with the ROTC came upon me quick. It turned out to be very exciting. I hope the next trip is not as exciting as the first one. One of my bigger surprises came when I heard this voice from behind say, "Hi. My name's Au- drey Adams. What's yours?" I discovered how a washer and dryer worked, and exactly how long I could go between loads of laundry. More recently, I learned how one uses an iron. I used to let my mother do all that kind of stuff and figured I could learn it sooner or later. I learned it later. Now I feel like I can take care of myself, and I surprised my mother when she can't find my clothes in the hamper Then there is the experience of learning to live with a total stran- ger. My total stranger came from New Jersey, plays for the football team and his name is Rick Costello. I'm from Maryland, and am in no way a jock. 8ut we both learned to adjust to each other, even if he thinks I go to bed too early and I think he gets up too late. - . u .. AM'AL'T, 'AA f ., LAM , •• y AI'OO' I" RI!P RY MI. AOO E WIT RAM'I A •• 'AM ....