University of Arkansas Monticello - Boll Weevil Yearbook (Monticello, AR)

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changed the net result. | Frats and sororities, | weekend partiers and | perpetual drunks continue to pay homage to the gods of fermentation. With mugs lifted on high, UAM students continue to honor a time-hallowed tradition. While the ‘Animal House’ representation of college life is somewhat Blink your eyes and you'll miss it. A small community, Lacey hosts Drew Liquor, a package store, (left and below) and The Little Store, (bottom) which sells only beer. exaggerated, the fact remains that it is responsible for a lot of good times that really haven’t hurt anyone, a lighter side of college life. Student Life 39

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38 Student Life Alcohol has for many years been represented as the fuel of a boisterous and rowdy crowd. While it’s true that in moderation it is nothing more than a social accessory, the former statement is likewise valid. And nowhere is it more valid than at college. This is not to imply that most beer drinkers are hell- raisers, although many are. As the college student is not a traditionally mellow sipper of apertif, one would expect a degree of exhuberance in alcoholic pursuits. In short, students are after the disjoint alcohol buzz. Historically, the quest for alcohol has carried UAM student afar. For years the pilgramage to Dermott was: Lacey — only 13 miles from Monticello, it has become the liquor mecca of this area. an inconvenient, if-not outright perilous, necessity. A peril to those under twenty-one, who contrived to enter Monticello with a load of liquor by any of many gravel roads. Dermott has lost a clientele with the sudden appearance of an alcoholic oasis in nearby Lacey, a mere fifteen minutes south of Monticello. With a mere shifting of gears, VAM students dismissed those who had so faithfully catered to dry gullets for decades. Be that as it may, the shift in patronage has not | SE a a e . ° ° a . . oee eevee ee®

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SSSI BREN a DEES AINE ULSAN EE INE ITE EN EE NE TEENS | Sams ie | 4] | ; SS eee eas SNe aS ca ALTA RT A ES EES 40 Student Life selena TT SPRING REGISTRATION Registration at UAM during the spring semester experienced a sharp increase over that of a year ago. The total enrollment a year ago was 1488. Enroll- ment jumped to 1710 students this spring, reflecting a 13 percent increase. The increase was largely due to the initiation of the Unlimited Potential program which transported stu- dents from outlying areas to night classes on campus. I UP had a registration of 211 students. Statistical studies had earlier pointed toward a de- cline in nationwide student enrollment beginning in the early 1980’s with the drop expected to continue through the mid-80’s. By that time, most of the war babies of the post WW II era will have completed their college educations. However, UAM appears to have overcome the enrollment odds.