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been along time since I had been here but only a

of notice was good because I had no expectations. ___ The next day I was wondering around a for-

ncampus. | Tow many concrete sidewalks littering the plateau landscape. How pleasant it was to be at aschool where most of the buildings were brick and some even had ivy. How decrepit the fields looked. And I wondered around some more. _ Wasn’t this the school that carried the -province’s name? I thought it had to be flush with

- that had/want to blow some onalegacy. ‘Shit, ithad itbe the pride ofthe province, Butas I _got more data about the school I wondered why.

Being one to enjoy both watching and play- i sports, I took an instant interest on what was going on. I wasn’t impressed and the more I talked to athletes, the more I was discouraged. But that was then and this is now. Most teams ended with

_ ceUy anda few players away from real possi-

” "The one area that almost consumed me was hes ial aspect. Initially, | was bewildered. I had never been to a college bar where Saturday nights were so quiet. But a closer look at the trends re- ealed some interesting things. Trivia seems to be

unexplainable phenomena for me. A visit to the Hct ad aly piven Wednemday nigh wil sow ta (or maybe itis just the retiring Joe). The popularity of shine can not be denied, as well as its blinding effects. Evidence of that can be seen on any given night at Myron’s when the lights come on. And then there was the Cadre. A school pa- perismade of two diverse things. The collective duc ob tas But any given > CanaVverous 0 can piece it together

By pieces thatlic scéttered about and yrogression over the course of the year. _ And that is what school/education is all about. ‘owing from experience and gaining hope. Be- eee

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going over the crest of the bridge and Island spread out in front ofme. Ithad —

short time since I knew I was coming. Only 3 days ,

I s. Some things struck me then which

_cash. There has got to be some \ local alumni

vhat ofa flourish which is promising and seem

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