Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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I0n llairtDu ADVANTAGE HELPS NEW STUDENTS COPE n o Mike Stephenson builds a loft in Wilson Hall. Many upperclassmen volunteered to help fresh- menmovein. Photo by Jon Britton. Boxes filled the hallways, parents and fresh- men made endless trips to their cars and verifica- tion lines grew longer as the hours ticked by. For freshmen, Advantage ' 94 was five days of unpacking, testing, computer training, meeting new people and adapting to college life. While many halls were swarmed with anxious parents and belongings, for Carrie Smith the hassle was absent. Smith and her roommate were among the few undergraduates living on her floor. Nobody was there yet, Smith said. It was very quiet in our hall and very bare. Advantage schedules were read over and over for last minute obligations. I thought we would be really busy like every second of the day, but we weren ' t, Smith said. I thought we ' d have no free time, but I found myself sitting in my room a lot. For others. Advantage was a great opportunity to become fa- miliar with new surroundings. It helped me because it made me familiar with the cam- pus before the upperclassmen got here, Jeremy Browning said. By Amy Duggan Even though learning where classes were was important to students, the leisure time caused many to think of home. When I wasn ' t doing anything, that was more time for me to get homesick, Smith said. I knew a couple of girls who went home those first few days because they were so sad. For Shelly Pfister, a resident assistant at Dou- glas Hall, it was her job to lend a helping hand to her neighbors. She answered questions ranging from how to use computers to when guys could and could not be in the rooms. It was a little difficult because we couldn ' t have a floor meeting until the second day, Pfister said. So nobody knew the policies when they got here. Comedian David Naster along with hypnotist Jim Wand both were returning favorites to give freshmen entertainment opportunities. While many activities were available for freshmen to attend, many found simply being with people was important. I was really nervous and I worried about meeting new people, Smith said. Pfister found that freshmen added to the ex- citement of the new year. They always brought so much energy when they got here, Pfister said. It was a good time of the year. I got kind of stressed out, but then I saw them having so much fun, it brought me back up. Along with the excitement came making new friends, meeting new people and experiencing life in a different way. J 8 • Student Life

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