Howard University - Bison Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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College years are growing years, and as such, they should not be classified by such mundane terms as freshman, sophomore, junior and senior. Rather, more accurate terms for progressive classification are; infant, toddler, adolescent and adult respectively. Infant stage (freshman year): Students arrive on campus in early August, ladies in the Quad and gentlemen in Drew Hall. These students are wide-eyed, happy and carefree. Like infants, they are in new surroundings, and arc not wholly aware of everything going on around them. They have no choice but to put their trust in their elders, i.e.: Campus Pals. Resident Assistants, and upperclassmen. Categorically, these persons take classes lightly, preferring to sleep late rather than stagger to an 8:10 class. The most likely cause of this tired infant syndrome is the late night philandering in the infant playpen (the wall in front of the Quad). By the end of the year, these students generally develop infantitus. which is defined as the eagerness to progress to the toddler stage. Toddler stage (sophomore year); T his year is generally a better year for the student than the first year A renewed confidence in self is discovered Like a toddler, these students seem to ask an infinite number of questions about themselves, other people and life in general. This stage involves discovering who one is through interaction with others. Thus, toward the end of the toddler stage, these students tend to seek out and join organizations on campus, and social cliques begin to form. INTELLECTUAL CONVERSATION Juniors Cheryl Peicrsand Michele Martin used time between classes to discuss academic assignments Ri iriio SruJovon 1 1 N HI NO OUT V fil o«Tw e ofir»!ti«i re» J» fon'ass b ulin|inllv j!nKH| hcK ii ihf Pwv h-Oui mkI RictnJo AtaVrw«i Ah 8 Student Life

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Adolescent stage (junior year): A stand for individualism is eminent. It is known (or rather believed) what one wishes to accomplish in life, even though the exact route to take on this goal may not be evident. These persons have formulated the answers to the infinite questions they asked in the toddler stage. These persons may. however, reminisce and miss the carefree and sometimes whimsical lives they led as infants and toddlers. The occasional brutal realization that they are maturing hits them as classes become harder A serious commitment to their education and their major is developed. Toward the end of this year, students arc elated and sad; they are about to begin their last year of college. Adult stage (senior year): It is hard for these students to believe that they have been here for lour or more years, and that this experience is about to come to an end. Plans for the course of their lives arc finalized. They find themselves working feverishly to deal with the university's bureaucracy i.e.: clearing all bills, coughing up the graduation fee. and reluming lost library books from the infant stage. The eminent graduation (wishful thinking for some) is often enough to motivate those poor souls who arc ladencd with 21 credit hours their last semester. Whether the adult stage is stress-filled or a breeze” with few required classes, these adults usually graduate in May, in accordance with the life cycle. making room for the new infants faithfully born in August Mignon Mclcmorc RiearOo A AnJtruxi SENIORITIS. Even though ponding graduation made H difficult for senior , to study, ('destine ox and Yolanda Ash managed to do so. 1111 OP At) Crn Bind m un.l I n T i.hcr chitted m front of ihc T uboun ( diingJr a, i up M of frohmcti Student Life 9 Ah