Page 15 - Clearwater Christian College 1995
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A   new place, a new                                                                        recreation. Lori Conway, a



                                                                                                                                                                                      routine, new faces,  junior transfer student, said, “ I




                                                                                                                                                                B                     and a new home                                                              really liked all the activities,




                                                                                                                                                                                      —  for many                                                                 especially bowling, because it



                                                                                                                                     f                        ■                       incoming students,  gave me a chance to get off





                                                                                                                                  ^                                                   all of these                                                                campus and meet many new




                                                                                                                                   different things can create a                                                                                                  people.”



                                                                                                                                   sinking sensation in the pit of                                                                                                         “ The boat cruise had to be my




                                                                                                                                   the stomach. So, to combat this                                                                                                favorite of all the activities.”




                                                                                                                                   malady which afflicts so many                                                                                                  said freshman Jenny Auger.




                                                                                                                                   freshmen, the College has                                                                                                      Many of the other students that




                                                                                                                                   instituted opening week                                                                                                        went along were of the same




                                                                                                                                   activities to fill free time,                                                                                                  opinion. Despite threatening




                                                                                                                                   combat the tedium which can                                                                                                    rain, the Lord blessed the




                                                                                                                                   arise before classes swing into                                                                                                activity with a gorgeous sunset.



                                                                                                                                   high gear, and create a central                                                                                                A dolphin swam by, and Casey




                                                                                                                                   point around which the                                                                                                         Southerland quietly said, “ Hey!




                                                                                                                                   beginning of friendships may                                                                                                   That’s Flipper. I’d know his




                                                                                                                                   develop.                                                                                                                       smile anywhere!” The cruise and




                                                                                                                                           The majority of the student                                                                                            other activities provided a



                                                                                                                                   body turns out to most of these                                                                                                relaxed atmosphere that made it




                                                                                                                                   opening week events, and                                                                                                       easy to talk to people that had




                                                                                                                                   everyone enjoys meeting new                                                                                                    previously been total strangers.




                                                                                                                                   people and the time of




























                                                                                                                                    Between the challenge of the



                                                                                                                                   watermelon eating contest, the risk of



                                                                                                                                   the two-person egg toss, and the



                                                                                                                                    universal amusement derived from the



                                                                                                                                   faculty dunk tank, no one had an



                                                                                                                                   excuse for the lack of something to do



                                                                                                                                    at the picnic. One could even sit and



                                                                                                                                    listen to the calliope play until the park



                                                                                                                                    rangers asked for it to be stopped.



















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