University of Rhode Island - Renaissance / Grist Yearbook (Kingston, RI)

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College is where our role as a stu- dent is our primary concer n. It was not mandatory for us to go on with our for- mal education but we chose to. And so we all began the same here ... as confused freshmen trying to make some sense out of this world call- ed Academia. We found ourselves lost in the jungle of pre-registration, angered in the numerous never-ending lines throughout the campus, broke in the money-hungry bookstore, and at the mercy of upperclassmen. We soon began to realize that the education and experience at this institu- tion were not limited to the classroom. No. The learning process had much more in store for us than that. We found ourselves totally independent for probably the first time in our lives. We began to grow, on our own. We soon found ourselves involved, attracted to the lure of Fraternity and Sorority antics, spellbound by the freedom of down- the-line living, drunk at the Pub, locked out of our rooms, sinking in the mire of the Quadrangle, snoozing during mass lectures, and suffering at the thought of another year of campus cuisine. The student on campus soon learned that an education was much more than sitting in a classroom and tak- ing notes, or playing with the computer terminals. In education, the learning pro- cess extends way beyond any classroom. The University of Rhode Island student has the opportunity to get involved in just about anything that interests them through one of the clubs or organizations on campus. This is where a student can learn some of the most important things there are to learn - responsibility, respect towards others, and maybe most importantly, self respect. One cannot sit down in a classroom and sign an actual contract, or put on a show, or write an article that will be published.