Old Dominion University - Troubador Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

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Thousands of glowing faces with beaming smiles and roving eyes search a sea of black robes for that one special person. It is a day of celebration; that long-awaited sense of accomplishment that can finally be experienced. How does one describe all the feelings of De- cember commencement? Proudness. . . jubilation . . . exhilaration. Excitingjust seems to be an understatement for a day that will always be remembered. Graduates, family members and special friends were neatly packed into the HPE building gymnasium for the cer- emony. The crowd arrived early in antici- pation of finding lithe right seat for a perfect view. Each and every graduate deserves his or her own day of recognition. This is a time to celebrate! After years ofclas- ses, term papers, projects, exams and a i I . AA' e , '1'? - ' f 'l , g 1; '32,. , ,5.,1 ,3 1X? DECEMBER GRADUATION To December Commencement countless number of hours studying, it has finally come to an end . . . and what a glorious way to celebrate! The music, the traditional march, the cap and gown, the pomp and circumstance, and loved ones to share in this memorable cere- mony. In addition to receiving a diploma and a presidential handshake, each graduate deserves a standing ovation from friends and family. Once time arrives for the cap and gown to be worn, graduates realize it re- ally was worth all those late nights, all those headaches and studying. This is Commencement Day. A day of accomplishment and a clay to be re- membered. Nancy Lindgren Determination earned Paulan Thomas an award forattaining thehighest G.P.A. of4.0, and itshows. tC. Thomasl Members ofthe audience await the da y '5 festivities to begin. tC. Thomasl

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A graduate caps her day by playfully tossing her monarboard Skyward. K. Thomay Commencement is always a banner day for graduates and lheir parents. !C. T homay Family and friends wave joyfully at their graduates. KC, Thomas; Fouryears of hard work emerge in an expression ofreliefand exhilaration on Rene Roberts 'face. !C. Thomay STUDENT LIFE

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Students socialize during the Preview sponsored dance at Rogers Hall. IB. MacCormacM Sweaty paIms giasp a letter of ad- I ' I ' summer staff in charge of providing missiOn a'n ndja 4992 pencil, M0111 and Dad - th1s opportunity is mat only plagued T ,.'e,r'ninisc ab6ut coilege days You with unruiyfreshmen, buththtiran'sfer 1 ' wish .3161; adn' tg'one out the night be- and international students who have ; fore and wonder iE other freshmen are -. 1 their Own special Preview: ' stressmg over 'placement tests, i Learning the way amuhdlan 2115- j lengthysurveys roemies and sched-r A parent maze ofroomsiocat'ed' 111 Webb'f uIing. Augh the hdrro'rsofcollege. Re5 Center, attending various lectures and T Member Preview? ODU 5. solution' for; spehding a night i11 fhe dorm Can be . ;pa1ehts' and fr'es'hme'h' orliehtation is a quite an ordeal! That is until you 'a're' ' ' 'fWO- day event 'wh 1ch focuses on- advis- ' faced With dasses iha 250-seatlecture - g and registering Ibr f'a'II classes. . hali,1nst1tut1onal1zed fqod i1'1 the cafei i Part of this orientation process teria, amassiveWorkload and theinfa- , I giye's students an opportunity to so- , mous Iohg' Iiries to buy books or fci'aIize With other 112w scholars 'and .schedule classes. Hmmk- whatever? university Staff Expioring academic- . happehedtoihe Monarch folderfuIIofaf and 'sonaI alternatives and camDUS. orientation information like Time ; i serv1ces and p'oIicies- all contribute to Management and Study' Methods? in the new student' 5 we'II-1punded im-I Possibly there shQUId be an optional . , 'pressmn 9f coilege life ait ODU. The .1 1 a Reviewi :. . Heidi Shiner STUDENT LIFE