From the Editor's Desk I Letter from the President
warning: this is sappy stuff, those with weak stomach
shouldn't continue without medical supervision.
Several friends who
are not graduating have
complained in my pres
ence, "All of my friends
are leaving. What am I
going to do next year?"
Oh I can here the cynics
now, "Just waste away
and die, that's what ev
eryone does when some
one leaves - Get a life!"
It is easy to take an
above-it-all position and
pretend not to be af
fected. That's all right it
is allowed, in fact en
couraged by cynics
world'round. This year
during Ganza I was re
minded of all of the
people that I had some
how lived without this
past year. It was great to
see them but it made me
miss them more. I real
ized that certain people
just leave holes behind
when they go. No one
can fill their place or
their shoes. One gets
used to that hole until
suddenly its full again
and bigger than life. I
got to thinking about it
(dangerous thing to do
on little sleep).
There is this game
that very small people
can play (children). You
climb out to the middle
of a blanket and all your
friends grab the edges
and lift up and down. If
you are ligh t enough you
can bounce up very high.
I would compare this to
the first year of college.
It's new and exciting and
different and so many
new people. As you go
on in your college life
rips and tears and holes
appear in that 'security'
blanket, friends disap
pear, problems show that
you never expected.
Suddenly you realize
that security blanket
barely qualifies for a net
it has so many gaping
holes. But think back,
wasn't there a time in
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To the Seniors:
I have recently asked
several seniors how they
are feeling about reach
ing the end of their col
lege careers. Nearly ev
eryone expressed mixed
I emotions. There is the
I satisfaction of finishing
I the undergraduate expe-
I rience tinged with sad-
I ness about leaving St.
I Andrews. There is ex
citement about entering
the "real world," muted
by the ordeal of job hunt
ing or the anxious an
ticipation of graduate
school.
Having talked with
numerous alums this
weekend, I can assure
you that you are well
prepared for life beyond
college. Alums consis
tently express their feel
ing that St. Andrews
taught them to think, to
reason and to love learn
ing. These graduates of
10-20-30 years ago give
frequent testimonials
that St. Andrews pre
pared them to deal with
the constant uncertainty
and change faced in their
personal and profes
sional lives.
So leave St. Andrews
with confidence—confi
dence you can compete
favorably in graduate
President Reuschling
school or^in the work
place. And leave know
ing the St. Andrews
community wishes you
Godspeed and looks for
ward to your occasional
return to campus to re
new friendships and tell
us how your story is un
folding.
your life when you is, the relationships, the
would have given any- bonds you form will pull
thing for a net below you through the life
you? ahead. So hold on be-
That's what college
cause you need these
people and it's okay,
'cause they'll need you
too.
A Final Farewell
To the Saint Andrews
Community,
It has been my plea
sure to serve as SGA
president during the
1991-92 year. I would
like to thank the mem
bers of my cabinet for
all their hard work and
support: Kerry Nuti -
Vice-president, Missy
McGill - Treasurer,
Laura Malinowski - At
torney-General, Kim
Jenkinson - Student De
fense, Anna Crossman -
Secretary and Christy
Baumgard - President's
Aide. Each of these
women have proven
themselves to be ex
tremely affective lead
ers and I know they will
go far in their future en
deavors. I wish them all
my best.
Student Government
has had a very produc
tive year. The creation
of the External Affairs
Committee on Senate is
helping to develop a
stronger tie with the
Laurinburg Commu
nity, along with efforts
from Campus Compact,
an organization started
to consolidate commu
nity service efforts. The
Alumni Association was
developed to bridge the
gap between students
and alumni. Members
are available during
alumni gatherings to
help keep alumni up on
SA news and to show
them new changes oc
curring on campus. Ex
tended hours in both the
Library and the P. E.
Center have proven to
be very beneficial to S A
students. An increased
interest in the environ
ment and in saving
money for St. Andrews
was the driving force
behind an energy con
servation proposal that
was approved by the
President. The precedent
was also set that the Stu
dent Government Presi
dent and Vice President
were able to attend the
Board of Trustees meet-
igs.
Student Government
is an important aspect of
Student Life at Saint
Andrews. If you have a
concern, I urge you to
voice it! Saint Andrews
is a small caring com
munity in which every
one has a voice and can
make a difference.
I wish next year's
Cabinet, Senate and
Activities Union all the
best. Be creative and
have a good time! Stu
dent Government will
fill many hours in your
days, but it's worth it.
Best of luck to each of
you.
Farewell Saint An
drews. I will miss you.
Sincerely,
Lennie Jones
SGA President 1991-92