Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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College: A Time For Having Fun, Meeting Friends, Making the Grades and . . . etting married Do you promise to love, honor and pass your chemistry class next semester? Does this sound a little out of context? Well, it ' s becoming more common for stu- dents to get married while they still are attending college. According to the 1988 statistical records of Tech students, 3,735 students out of 24,605 are married; 1,730 of the married students are undergraduates. Back in the ' 50s, many women majored in Mrs. It was a slang word meaning the purpose of college was to find a husband. During the ' 60s everyone loved everyone, and people didn ' t care whether they settled down with one person. In the ' 80s, things seem more neutral. Most students interviewed said they were not looking for a mate, but if one came along, that would be fine. Shannon Ford, a sophomore from Hous- ton, said she would not be disappointed if she left Tech without a mate. I like to date a variety of people, Ford said. If coming to college to find a hus- band is your only purpose, then you are going to miss out on a lot of things like friends and campus functions. Robbie Rudder, a sophomore from Ft. Worth, said he felt it is ridiculous to go to college for the sole purpose of finding a mate. I ' d be happier leaving college with a degree than with a wife, Rudder said. The consensus seemed to feel that find- ing a mate in college is not a top priority. If it happens it happens, but I wouldn ' t go looking for one. Ford said. Denise Suarez, a senior from Arlington, said she did come looking for a mate. I thought it might happen just because it was college, she said. Suarez said most people who want to find a mate in college probably do so for security reasons. I think most people have a fear of being alone, Suarez said. If you don ' t find a mate in college, your chances are even less that you ' ll find one outside of college when you are in the working world. Most Tech students seem to be neutral on the subject. Like Rudder said. If it hap- pens, great. I ' m very independent, though, and I don ' t feel I have to have someone take care of me. — Lisa L. LaBrant Designed hy Lara Ltttz 28 — Marriage

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LOW FUNDS OR HARD LUCK, TECHSANS SEEK QUICK CASH A::=r»tiGn; Are you desperately seeking money? Are you finding yourself frequently overdrawing your checicing account, and you can ' t turn to Mom and Dad? Well, there are various options you can take in the game of hunting for QUICK CASH! You ' ve seen the ads plastered throughout The University Daily saying, EARN MONEY WHILE YOL STUDY, -EASY MONEY and CASH CASH CASH. That type of ad is appealing to the des- perate college student in need of money. People go to all extremes when a lack of money is the subject. Some students search for the nearest pawn shop trying to get big bucks for those high school rings that no longer are needed. Others choose the medical route. All they have to do is sit back, relax, get a little studying in and watch a little television while someone drains plasma from, their arm. Those people make about SI2 to S15 per visit. Students : caxnpu.- can make money by spc. .:.,-.. ,-.ght after night typing some stranger ' s paper. The revenue from this job Ls usually about S2 a page and anywhere between S5 and S20 for a complete paper. Monica Lopez, a freshman public rela- tions major said. Typing papers is a jot? where you can set your own hours and get paid what you want with:- - ; . - It is an easy way to earn extra .; . - - ...i doing something I enjoy. ' I wn shops seem to be the most attrac- tive places for the moneyless person to go. The shops will bey almost anytMns: fewel- ry. stereos, television. . ; - •Ti- ers and cameras. Next time you be . - rP7 you may want to try occ . . . , id methods above or create a.-. .:.-.:. . ... ..-ey plan of yoar own. After all its EASY MONEY! — Svdnee White i ' i-;—-serrent fori ijiasma center Roc:i; Brceno r .aGs ;u: low easy it is w make liuick asa. Phofj [:Ius- ' Monbv Carbv Roberts Wie-- Pft,:i Dentpieti In Ujru Ui. ' ie rtttnesrjir i ;n l Qundt CxiJt

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Takiag tine oet of a busy class schedule. Kathy Bes- sire and her fiance Wayne Barton spend both time and money at bridal shops such as Jolee s Bridal Boutique to make wedding arrangements. fPholo Illustration by Ian Halperin) . straticm br lora Lutz Z ' Marriage — 29