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the machme will be housed in thf' PPriodil'al~ Room in th1 library and will hi' RI'Cf' ibiP to all tu denta upon rPf!UI'It hy Mr Hight ur Mr. Brown. Thf' nPw mal'hin wall rPpr 1 nl an inlt>gral part of the JUnion roliPK 11•arrh thi Spring. Tht>lf' p r oneliz d
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age A••tives
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By Jim Blount
V.E.S. is happy to have Robert
Savage, who is the English speaking union student from Maidstone, England. Robert lives in a town which is about for· ty miles South of London. He is a postgraduate here at V.E.S. but
when he finishes up he will con· tinue his education at Oxford University in England. Robert is happy to be here and he feels
that it was a good idea to take a year off and study in the United States.
1J R o b e r t , H o w d i d y o u f i n d o u t
bout the VES, ESU exchange
I found out about the
in the careers library in
idstone while looking for
to do to take a year •
to fill a year in the most pro- way.
2) How do you compare VES to former school in
It is difficult to com· them because the school in is a day school. I only
three subjects at Maidstone. there is a wider choice of
curriculums offered.
3) How do you compare the
schools?
I think the food is excellent
here at VES recause there is u"' a var1ety of choices.
4 How do you like thP sports and adivltiPs here at VES? I like th wei~ht and trawing room and rurrently I am running wmter track whkh I enjoy but I
By Jared DawMn Mr.Brownispi.a E-rlI.Qinform u of aome ex<'1t1ng rollege
oun ling n we. In November
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The winter season at V.E.S. has always been characterized as the most difficult time ofyear for
students. The bone chilling air forbids any type of outdoor ac· tivity, while the dreary weather
creates a down and out feeling among many of the students.
After several weeks ofthis, boar- ding students become irritable, like caged animals. This causes tension to build up and?
For the past three years,
winter has been viewed as an
obstacle that would evenutally
go away. This year, why don't we
overcome this barrier and enjoy
our winter rather than dread it.
We could bel(in by utilizing O¥r new social area for more than a
lounge with a wide screened T.V. It recently proved itself ade- quate for more than a snack bar during the first V.E.S. coffee house jam. Why not do this more
often? Everyone who went had a
great time and heard some great
sounds from our talented musi-
them up with the team fro111 other dorms. The games could be played every few nights after ,tudy hall. We could have our own vprsion of the N.C.A.A.
championships! There is also the
possibility of a prize for the winn·
ing dorm.
After a snowfall we could take
advantage of the fluffy white stuff with organized ihtra-dorm snowball fights.
They could be held on the athletic fields or in other varius locations around campus.
We are also fortunate to have a nice ski resort about forty-five minutes away. In the past, there have been a few trips each winter for night skiing. If these outings were made more fre-
quently and maybe even a day trip added it could help to alleviate the feelings of cabin fever that comes with the winter months.
These are just some ideas that could help les~t>n the burden old
man winter placed upon the shoulders of a V .E.S. boardt>r.
The winters can be long and miserable. Tht> people in your dorms, the work your teachers l'an drive you crazy if there is no
VE'nt for frustration and excps energy. Let try to make thE'
best of at and havf' tht> be,t wintl'r evt>r!
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FEBRUARY 18, 1986
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New ESU student takes a break from studies.
am a bit out of shape.
5) What are your dislikes
about VES if there are any? I would rather finish later in the afternoon than get up so early in the morning.
6) How do you compare the teachers ofVES and Maidstone?
The teachers are less formal here and you can get to know t hem as people and friends rather than just a teacher as it is
in Maidstone.
7) You took your first weekend
at UVA in Charlottesville, how was it? The parties are almost the same at Oxford except there
are so many morP herp and I lik PdthegirlllatUV:"\. vt:•.Ymurh.
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8) Are you finding it difficult to adjust to anything new here at VES? In England I was used to having a lot of freedom where-as here the boarding rules and regulations come as quite a shock. ·
91 How do you feel about the ~ocial life? The social life is dif- ficult to get u~ed to. For exam· pie, there are no girls in around the school, but everybody has welcomed me and gone out of their way to be friendly.
10) What do you like to do on your free time and on weekends? I likP to ratrh up on my reading
and play che~ with my room mate.
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cian. The bands would love to •
perform more for us. It could also help the other students enjoy the indoors if we had open "'parties"'
after study hall or on the wt>ekend.
Another suggPstion would be an intra-dorm basketball tourna
ment. We could formulalt• teams from Pach dorm floor and pair
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