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California
I didn’t want to accept it at first but being human and
weak I did. It hit me like a boulder my last year in college. It
was like realizing something that had been going on for a
long time. I didn’t want to accept it and I knew the
consequences, so I had to decide if I wanted to go through
it again. Yes, again-l had been through it before.
Falling in love is not an easy thing to cope with. I was
new at it even though I had been through it before. I just got
over or at least realized that I wasn’t in love with the first
one. All along I was slowly falling in love with someone
new. As I said, I had to face a decision. Did I want to
accept these feelings I found for him?
I guess at this point, a name would be convenient. I’ll
call him Frank. Frank and I had met during our Junior year
at college. But is wasn’t till now that I realized our
friendship had grown and that I went further. I had
experienced what I thought was love before I entered
college. His name was Brad. Brad was very good to me
and we were very close friends for years. I thought because
he was so understanding that I was in love with him. But as
my story goes I found this not to be true.
I tried to forqet these feeling for Frank, brushing it off
saying I was foolish. But this strong feeling persisted f
had to decide soon. 10 oe nonest, i reany never made a
decision. It was made from the very first because I took on
all the trials and tribulations that being in love brings. Now
that I look back, I wish I could have just pushed them out
and forgotten about Frank. But that was just it—l couldn’t. I
thought so hard about it all, that after awhile I became
confused. Until one day, I let the feelings go and ever since
then it grew.
Days went by and after he’d go to his dorm from
classes, I would be left there with my secret feelings. I
couldn’t let him know because it iust wasn’t fair and I didn’t
have nerve. We were close friends, what more did I want? *
Here we were going to be graduates from East Hyland state
College and I was depressed. We had almost all our
classes together and all Frank would talk about was how he
had this big dream of going to California after graduation
and making it big as a star. He loved singing and loved
writing lyrics. He would always sing about California:
“One day Sara W Mill, I’m going to make it big and you’ll be
proud that you know me.” Frank would say.
“Frank, I’m proud to know you now.”
“Sara, I can hardly wait, that’s all I want in this life!”
“Is it Frank?”
“Yes, look I’d better get to my dorm or else I’ll flunk my
test tomorrow.”
Stealing a
phone call
isn’t a
game.
@lt's just not worth it!
Bed of Pennsylvania
©reaiqiif
By. Susan Girolami
“See ya” I said and then thought how hollow the
sounded. Did I really want to see him again? Did I reall'
want that torture? I did and I didn’t. I guess I always had
some sort of hope.
I remember towards the end, as we neared graduation I
was eating lunch one day outside on a bench with Frank.
He was reading a letter to me that he had received from a
recording company who wantecHo hear him. He left then to
go to the library and there I sat again, depressed, decided
if I couldn’t have him in real life, I could have him in my
dreams. I started to daydream and I envisioned us sitting
under a tree one Spring day on campus.
We were just talking as usual and joking when all of a
sudden the spring air gave a big gust of wind our way. It
blew a paper out of one of my note-books and Frank and .
went to grab it at the same time. Our hands touched and
could feel a tingling sesnation run up through my arms
down my shoulders to my heart. I could feel a rise in rrv
heart rate and my face felt as hot as an oven.
Frank looked at me and began to draw me near him, an
the while staring deeply into my deep brown eyes. I stared
back and looked right into his pupils. Frank spoke as his
arms went around me and the sound of his voice almost
broke the romantic silence that surrounded us. Softly he
repeated my name and brushed my hair out of my eyes.
Before I knew it, I felt his soft, warm cheek against
mine. Then he drew back a little and gently put his lips on
mine. My eyes shut as they sensation of it all overpowered
me. The wet, yet warm feeling left me as I was abruptly
awakened from my dream. It was Frank back from the
library.
“Hey, sleepy head, it’s 12:40!”
“Oh my, I have a twelve o’clock class,” I said
“You’d better hurry,” Frank said as he passed by
“You’re too late already!”
“Yeah, it looks that way don’t it! I whispered
alter he had gone.
Realizing that things could not change, I tried to cope
the best way I knew how. Frank’s dream came true, he got
to California and made the top. As for me, I went into
teaching history which is what I majored in college.
Looking back on it all after all these years, I still love
him and probably always will. He writes and visits, but
friends we remain. I learned what falling in love meant
that, I’m grateful for -- many don’t even get that chance!
Most students play by the rules
when placing a long distance
call. They take advantage of bar
gain rates and make their calls
during the discount periods. If
you're not sure when you can call
at discount rates, check your
phone book.
A few students think it's O.K. to
break the rules by stealing their
telephone calls. They're not beat
ing the system, they're taking
advantage of all of us, because it
drives up the cost of providing
telephone service.
Students who break the rules also
run the risk of paying a large fine.
Spending time in jail. And getting
themselves a permanent police
record.
life In Spain
Each year for 5 weeks of the
summer, a program is offered
to students in the US and
Canada to travel and study in
Spain. Last summer, 98 stu
dents from 28 states, departed
from Kennedy Airport in New
York and flew to Madrid. The
group was then bussed to the
campus of the Ciudad Univer
sitaria.
Each class met five days a
week and courses ranged from
Elementary Spanish to Liter
ature and Culture. Students
toured La Mancha for two days,
visiting all the interesting
places related to Cervantes and
Don Quixote.
q Some Students had the
opportunity to take advantage
of the optional side trips to
Paris, London and Rome ar
ranged by the program, or trips
independent of the program
itinerary.
Once or twice a week a
group was scheduled to visit
such historical placdes as Valle
de los Caidos, El Exorial, Se
govia, Avila, Toledo, Museo del
Prado, Palacio Real, etc.
Students found that they
had also more than enough time
to do, see and learn whatever
they chose.
All persons interested
should write to Dr. Doreste,
August ana College, Rock Is
land, D. 61201 as soon as pos
sible. Space is very limited.
c.c. reader
NEM
Ruffing it
by jeff drinnan
Ralph Rover, who will be a
9th term cananities major this
spring has made history at
Capitol Campus as the first dog
to be registered at Capitol.
A spokesmammal for Ca
nines said, “This will show
people that a dog’s place is not
at the watch post. This is a
great leap forward for dog’s
rights.”
Rover attributes his success
to filling out the forms and
following procedures properly.
“I knew my dogmatic ways of
doing things would pay off
someday,” Rover growled.
Others say Rover’s success
was due to evoking sympathy
from the registrar. “Just one
look at those big brown eyes
and hearing Rover whine as he
puts his paws up on the desk
would keep anyone from turn
ing him away. They would have
no choice but to take the card
from his mouth and process
him.”
Still others say that even
this wouldn’t evoke canine feel
ings from a bureaucrat.
Rover admits to being Very
scared at being here at Capitol.
“All over campus there is anti
canine sentiment. No dogs al
lowed signs are found in the
dorms, the cafeteria, the main
building and many other places,
ya know,” Rover barked.
“Upon hearing that behind
the academic facade, Capitol
was a very swinging place, I
just had to take the risk,”
continued Rover.
Registering at Capitol Cam
pus was destined for Rover.
“One night I gazed into the
heavens watching the zodiac
and saw the big dipper pour
milk into the night sky, annotat
ing Canis Major (the big dog
constellation). Later on Aquar
ius sprinkled Canis Minor with
water. It was this aquatic cere
mony that led me to my quest,”
Rover explained.
Rover hopes other dogs will
be encouraged to come to Capi
tol. “Dogs could sneak up on a
field where students are play
ing frisbee and join them to
become aquatated with them.
As students increasingly dis
cover dogs are not all that bad,
public opinion may be swayed
in favor of dogs at Capitol,”
Rover said waggishly.
“Who knows, the college
may even offer a continuing ed.
workshop on “German Shep
hards and Your Campus Police
Force.”
emomnoem
Looking for a dependable single
man, either on an all day basis
or just at night, to stay with a
Mr. Harlacher (an elderly man)
who lives in Highspire. Contact
Pastor Raymond Miller at 939-
3492 (office) or 939-2258 (home)
for further details.