Alcala Yearbook 1998

in8 a senio r al. anv universil.v can be a billerswed cx.pe rie11ce . and Ll1e llniversil ,, ol 6a11 / / / Die8o i · no difle-rcnl. Over I he pnsl lour y ars. one l1as had Lo cP Lo c lasses. learn lo live' wi l Ii F opl: havin8 n ver mcl Lhem. fac d dcad lin s on c~ys. projects and olhe r homework: and wa iled anxiou-iil,V al Lhe nd o r CV 1)' . meslc r fo r .3radc. and I he be.3inni118 or I.he nex.L lo r l1m111cia l aid. Y L Lhrou8h all o r Lh lurmo il. sl r ss and sl epic~ ni8hl~ . w1t \ 1c made lilclo118 rric11ds. been pa r-Lor broad 11 d our horizons and jusl pla in had run. t\ow ii is all aboul lo c-omc lo an e nd. and 1v;e

01'8a ni1.aLio ns and classes Lhal hav

wonder: Whe re did Lh = lasl lour years 80 Lo9

II seems like lasl week. we we re arrivin8 lo r 0-W

k. Lhc summe r or senior year in hi8h school slill f"r sh in lhc mind.

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Anl icipal io n and curiosily ran Lhrou8h us: 1v;onderin8 whal. ex.acl ly. colle 0 e would b make- f"riends9 Ilow lou8h are Lh = clas..-1\es 8oin8 lo bc9 These and so many o lh r quc:.sl ions compel lik. Did I pick Ih

lo r allcnl ion in our I hou 0 hLs.

As I im 80 s by . we 8d cau8hl up in Lhe day Lo day 1v;orri s. and 0 radual io n K'ems like a dream whic-h may ncvc r come Lo pass. l"nl ii one day. iL~; he r· . and ach o r us wonde rs how ii. could have ·nuck up. The '--ollc8c x.peri nee h re al U6D i · so specia l. As I imc 80C · 0 11. we arc slow ly bul surt' I)' b comin 0 I he me n and women o r lomo rrow. O ne realizes Lhis only whe n lore d Ii-om Lhc prolccl ivc world o r I he univc rsil y. inl o I he ··rea r· world. l"'.>c lo re . ii was c las...;cs. clubs and pa rli s. Now il"s j obs. bills and m9r bills. The' I im spc- 111 al ll6D can c I he bcsl yea r · o r one ·s life. ycl wh 11 lhcy arc ove r. Lhere is slill 1.hc rccl in8 Lhal so much mo re could have bcc'n do ne. l ..inally I he I ime has com l.o walk down Lhe aisl . and ace pl. a diploma Lhal i · mo r ~ Ihun jusl a piece o r paper IL·s mc mo rie, o r a I imc whe re we lived in a dreamo r fi·ic nds. par-Lies and cha II n8es: and now l h ~ drc am is 01· r. ye I anol he r is jusl be 0 innin8. t)y l"'.> rian 6. Converse

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