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THE BELLES
FEBRUARY 7, 1986
A Letter from the Editor
by Elizabeth Williams
Editor
Being college students away from
home we all have had our share of ex
posure to alcohol... it is a part of the
college way of life. Most social func
tions involve alcohol and I will be the
first to admit — 1 enjoy socializing.
However, I have seen too many friends
get behind the wheel after having had
too much to drink. Most of these
friends will continue to do so until they
are arrested for DWI or have an alcohol
related accident. I feel this should not
be a part of the college life and (or) the
“St. Mary’s Experience.”
I am confident that an organization
such as Students Against Drunk Drivers
(SADD) would be an asset to our col
lege as well as our community. I am
very interested in getting representa
tives from various clubs on campus in
volved in this organization. Basically
we would be involved in organizing a
way to get students back to campus
SAFELY after having been drinking.
Hopefully the group will be able to
develop a way to get students back to
St. Mary’s without any embarassment
or penalization from the Administra
tion.
With North Carolina drinking laws as
tough as they are (and with 75,(XX) other
col lege students drinking and driving in
the Research Triangle area) 1 think that
S.A.D.D. is a promising idea. It does
not involve the condemnation of
drinking. Everyone is going to drink
sometime, but we would like to help
those who do drink stay off the road.
S.A.D.D. involves saving lives of those
we care about.
If you or your campus are interested
in helping with SADD please contact
me or Chaplain Watterous. Thank You.
The Queen of Hearts
by Shannon Taylor
Co-Editor
It is almost here. In a couple of weeks
we will once again be faced with the
most awaited or dreaded day of the
year. Valentines Day. I can remember
sitting in my room in Smedes and
watching the Fallon’s Flowers truck
pull up and unload enormous amounts
of roses, carnations, heart shaped bal
loons. There was always that anticipa
tion of the call from the switchboard
telling you to come get the flowers that
had been delivered to you. I sat and
waited, and waited and waited until the
crimson sunset descended into the
clouds. Another Valentine’s Day had
ended.
Every year we, girls, go through this
semitorture when we do not eat, talk or
move until that phone rings. We run
down stairs to help the flower boy un
load hoping that maybe, possibly, there
are some gorgeous flo\«ers calling our
name. I admit that everyone around
SMC (and all girls in general) get ner
vous about the big day but have we as
girls ever stopped to think if the guys
get a little nervous also? I do not mean
they would love to receive red roses,
but perhaps they may find it very flat
tering if they were to have some sort of
Valentines Day surprise. Here are a few
heart-y suggestions for that special guy
in your life or even someone you have
you eye on:
1. Send him on a scavenger hunt
\where he had to follow a series of
things before reaching “the treasure”
which could be a fancy dinner or ending
up at your special place.
2. Make a one of a kind Valentine
with photos, tickets stubs, etc. Any
thing that is reminiscent of a good time
you had and tuck it under his pillow
with a tiny box of chocolates.
3. Make a list of all the little things he
does for you that are really appreciated
but never said.
4. Give him a book of coupons for
hugs, kisses, etc.
5. Write him a poem.
6. Give him a ticket to go with you to
a play, concert, etc.
7. Plan a romantic picnic.
8. Fix a red dinner: beef, red pota
toes, wine. . . .
9. Send a bunch of red and silver bal
loons with a cute note on it; you have
my heart on a string.
10. Give him something red or red
and white such as a bathrobe or boxers
or a sweater.
11. Decorate a pair of white boxers
with red satin hearts.
12. Give him a thick red towel with a
message such as: “you’ve got me all
wrapped up.”
13. Rent a romantic movie and watch
it together.
14. Leave him a rose on his pillow
with a note on it as simple as “I love
you.”
15. Go back to where you first met
and reminisce.
16. Wear something red, if it is sen
suous and creates a flirty mood.
17. Leave him a note written in red
lipstick on his mirror.
18. Picture the two of you in a frame.
19. Bake him some heart shaped
cookies: every girl knows the way to a
man’s heart is through his stomach.
20. Send him a bunch of hershey’s
kisses wrapped in red tissue paper with
a silver bow and a note: “This is only a
taste; there are more where these came
from; this is only the beginning; hugs
and kisses.
The Winter Time Blues
How to Beat ’em
by Elizabeth Williams
Editor-in-Chief
February is a confusing time of the
year for many. We tend to suffer from
the Winter Time Blues. The weather is
usually cold (and damp) and the semes
ter more often than not is very long and
depressing. However, there are only
about four or five more weeks to endure
until Spring Break. Here are some sure
fire ways to make those dulldrums dis
appear:
1. Steal some food trays from the
cafe and go sledding with the first
signs of snow.
2. Go to a tanning salon and laugh
when Spring rolls around and everyone
is parTicking for a tan.
3. Have a Hawaiian party and fill your
hall up with sand from the sand box at
the local elementary school.
4. Take a roundtrip to any of the near
by beaches. Keep the windows rolled
down the whole way and play “The
Jackson’s Greatest Hits.”
5. Join a health spa and have that
killer bikini bod for your Spring Break
Cruise.
6. Turn the heat up to 85 in your
room, play a beach music tape, wear
your jams and put on your raybans and
invite your friends over for a cocktail
party in your site (virgin marys, of
course).
7. Skip your classes and go skiing
one last time.
8. Steel your boyfriends car, call him
and tell him that you need him to come
over right away. Go hide and laugh as
you watch him frantically search for his
missing autonrobile.
9. Call your friends and leave un
thinkable messages on their answering
machines.
10. Call someone who is more miser
able than you are and let her do all the
talking . . . your problems will seem
mild in comparison.
Spring Break
companys offer very reasonable pack
age rates. For more information contact
any of the Raleigh travel agents.
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jority of cruise packages includes a
place to sleep, five meals a day (un
limited snacks), bars, shopping mall(s),
three to five swimming pools, night
clubs with dancing, aerobics classes,
scuba diving, sailing, skeet shooting,
parasailing, and so much more. Most
three to four day cruises run about
$437.00-$600.00 leaving from Raleigh-
Durham Airport (air fare included). The
seven day cruises run anywhere from
$800.00 to $1,000.00. If you are in
terested in arranging a cruise it is not
too late. The most popular lines are:
Eastern Cruise Lines, Western Cruise
Lines, Norweigan Cruise Lines, and
Dolphin Cruise Lines. Most of these
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