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ust a typical day
Surviving the daily routine from sunup to sundown
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unlight slowly penetrates the
blanket of darkness enveloping
the campus, as alarm
clocks tell students it is time to rise
and conquer another day of
college life.
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Reluctantly, most students roll
out of bed beween 6 and 8 a.m. and
spend roughly an hour getting
ready for their first class.
"I hate the mornings. It's so hard
to get up when you've stayed up
most of the night studying," said
Michelle Reid, a Nampa
sophomore.
For those who have difficulty
rising, breakfast is a luxury. Early
in the year, late risers discover that
skipping breakfast allowed them
an additional half hour precious
sleep.
For others, a good breakfast, a
warm cup of coffee and a copy of
the morning paper are
prerequisites for a good day.
Shortly after 8 a.m., a moving
maze of people flow from the dorms
and Greek houses. Although the
university's first class is scheduled
at 7:30, most students don't start
academic life until8:30.
As enrollment continues to rise,
however, 7:30 classes are slowly
becoming a reality.
"I usually schedule my first class
at 10 :30, but this semester I had no
choice. I had to take 7:30 classes,"
said Alicia Gallagher, a San Francisco
junior.
On Tuesday and Thursday
Gallagher kicks off the day with
aerobics. On the remaining days,
Business Law 466 tops the
schedule.
"The professor is usually 'up' and
wide-awake, but it takes awhile for
his jokes (and the material) to sink
in for me," she said.
Early classes did allow students
to finish their classes in the mornings
however.
"It was nice to have all of my
classes out of the way before noon,"
Gallagher said.
Unlike Gallagher, not everyone
finishes the day a·t the halfway
point. Others have the second half
of the day yet to begin, with labs
and classes awaiting them after
lunch.
After making it through the morning
rush, the lunchtime crunch is
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Catching up.
While enjoying a breakfast of cereal and
coffee. Chris Ladwig looks ove.r the morning
paper. The Lewiston Tribune is one
of several newspapers popular on campus.
(photo by J. Y oat)
Study break.
After a late night of heavy studying.
senior Bob Leamer finally gave in and
slept. Late nights are quite common. and
many students find it difficult to make
their early classes the next morning.
(photo by H. Lentz)
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