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Senior Shelly Bohlken shows Senior Debbie Wingert
these cardboard sunglasses. (P. MAHO - Cars Show Owners'
the offbeat side of life with the stuffed spi- keeps her car cool on a hot day with
der she hangs from her radio. (P. MAHO -
NEY) NEY )
True Personalities

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_.,.- t got people to school and feet order. The seats were

\ I It hid people's most vacuumed, the windshield was
work.
prized possessions.
It con- clean, the dashboard was free
1 \ ' tained compartments that kept of dust, and everything worked
people's best secrets. It held perfectly.
just about anything anyone In most student and facul-
wanted it to. In fact, it repre- ty cars, one could have found
sented its owner in any way they a parking permit hanging from
chose. It was their car. the rear view mirror. Many
Just like anywhere, if a per- other strange items such as
son spent enough time in their fuzzy dice, small stuffed an-
car, certain things about a person imals, and graduation tassels
came out. For instance, if a per- could also have been found
son liked music, one could easily there. Sophomore Phil Eber-
have found tapes scattered all lein had a small stuffed palm
over the car. One could even tree hanging from his mirror.
have found tapes to suit every Since the small yellow
mood a person could have had- signs that read "Genius On
slow love songs for sad or dreamy Board" or "Child In Trunk" be-
moods, happy, upbeat dance mu- came popular. fewer bumper
sic for Friday nights when all they stickers were found. They
wanted to do was have fun. were still on many cars around
The "slob" car always had the parking lot, however, with
Hoho wrappers on the floor, stale such clever messages as "If you
Dorito crumbs in the seat, Coke don't like the way I drive, stay
cans stacked to the top of the car off the sidewalk."
in the back seat, various old alge- These were the things that
bra and English papers thrown all made student cars unique and
over. and sometimes even a their own-a home away from
change of clothes in the trunk. home. IN
The "neat freak" car was the
exact opposite-always in per- Erin Jones