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Starting Over Still Same A difficult locker is not a good way to start the
school year. Trying to get hers open is Freshman Kim
Mahoney. (P. MAHONEY )

I School. The August/ September topsiders and oxfords. His OP sweatshirt
By noon Joe was exhausted and de-
t was early August as Joe's dreams were siders.
He headed for home with his new
shattered on the way back from the mail- feated.
box.
newsletter had arrived, and once again it was was the only concession.
time to prepare for a new school year. Now there were only forms to fill out and
Filling out forms, shopping for new school the first day to face. It seemed to Joe as if
clothes, and stocking up on school supplies he was writing out his millionth blue emergen-
were just the beginning. They were the easy cy card. What does the school do after each
parts. Saying good-bye to summer and the year, destroy them? The best one, though,
easy-life were a lot harder to accomplish. was the sheet for Modified Open Campus.
Joe and his mother started out early one At least this year he would be getting a few
day during the next week in order to conquer privileges.
the easy stuff. First stop: Target and the The first day finally arrived. Although
battle of the spiral notebooks. It always he was a year older, for Joe it was just like last
seemed as if there were never any college- year. The times for picking up his scedule
ruled notebooks left in decent colors. A guy were the same, so was the trip to Advisement
could hardly show up for school with yellow with the same treat: zucchini bread. There
spirals! Then there was the problem of con- was also the same problem with his locker.
vincing Mom that #2 pencils were too juven- Joe never got a locker that opened on the
ille . High school kids only used pen. first day.
The next two stops were Brandeis and Ri- However, the year would be different.
chman Gordman. Shopping for clothes with He knew that. Each year he got new privi-
a mother who thought that her son looked bet- leges and a little more confidence. The rou-
ter in a sailor suit than jeans was a challenge. tine might have been the same, but overall, the
She wanted oxford cloth shirts when he beginning of the school year was always a
wanted a sweatshirt. He wanted a new pair fresh start. fN
of Reeboks while she had her heart set on top- Amy Barton

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Checking to see if they have any of the same clas· Freshman Stephanie Berra gathers up
ses are Freshmen Dana Self and Cindy Bennink (L. her stack of books before class. (L. WINGERT )
WINGERT )