Arizona State University - Sun Devil Spark / Sahuaro Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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NEWCOMERS GET MD TED many incoming students, it was easy to get lost in the shuffle at ASU, where an ID number could seem more important than a name. This was why the Orientation Office, under the direction of Bob Francis and in cooperation with ASASU, the Memorial Union Activities Board, REACH, Devils ' Advocates, and many other branches of the ASU community, planned activities for the week of Aug. 20 to help familiarize new students with ASU. Student Orientation Services offered a mentor program that matched up new students with volunteers, who would help the student get acquainted with all aspects of the i l r ' did lull campus. There were 78 mentors and between 300 to 550 students involved with the program. HELPS TO MAKE The SOS office was also in charge of the ASK ME button campaign. Approximately 2,200 ASK ME buttons THE CAMPUS FEEL were printed and distributed to faculty, staff and student leaders. LIKE IT IS A LITTLE Devils ' Advocates manned ASK ME booths on campus and gave campus tours throughout Orientation Week. SMALLER. There were also 11 student summer orientation assis- tants who were each in charge of a small group of stu. dents. The assistants took their groups on tours, to advise- LORI GARRETT ment, to get the students ' photo IDs taken and to register. SENIOR They (the assistants) were kind of like a big brother or ORGANIZATIONAL sister to the incoming students, they made sure they got to COMMUNICATION where they needed to be, said Marsha Hoffman, assistant contained i the entire agenda for Orientation Week. Students were able to Fall orientation started with the brochure The Bridge 1011 CAtiff mu lig that was sent out to all new students. The brochure to Bob Francis. pick and choose the events that they wanted to attend. There were meetings about how to receive financial aid to succeeding in the classroom. Orientation was helpful to me because I attended a great workshop called ' How to Become a Leader ' where I was able to meet and talk to some influential people such as the ASASU president, said freshman secondary education major Leroy Jerry Del Chappel. The activity explained the differences between high school student government positions and some ASU leadership positions. Besides informational seminars, there were also evening acti- vites such as a beach party dance at the Oasis in the Maricopa Room of the Memorial Union, and Casino Night the next night. Both were sponsored by MUAB. As Orientation Week came to a close, new students, a little more comfortable with their surroundings, got ready for the first day of classes. c344tzoattatestvt. I Orientation 1 '

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IG ROLLER etting it all on a roll of the dice, Sanders A lisky shakes hands with Lady Luck at Casino Night on Aug. 23. sored by the Memorial Union Activities Board, the night of craps, blackjack, slot ma• chines, dice and poker was held in the Mari- copa Room. Layout by David Kexel LUG MUD overed from head to toe, a deter- mined oozeball participant dives for the ball while his team- mate looks on in hope. The Mud Suckers de- feated the PV Power at the Second Annual 0o. zeball Tournament on Aug. 26; the Student Alumni Association hosted the forty-team competition. TIME rowds of people covered the Uni• versity Activity Center lawn, setting the scene for the Aug. 20 Welcome Barbecue. ASU newcomers re• taxed and made new friendships for the coming year. ith an opening hel• lo, interim Presi• dent Richard Peek welcomes students at the Opening Convoca• tion. Orientation Week helped students get ac• quainted with ASU.

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iding down Stadi- um Drive, senior Business Adminis- tration major Shelley Traw and junior al Arts major Matt Or head the Home- coming festivities as queen and king. The couple was crowned at the Homecoming Ball on Nov. 9. TAILS eking In the atmo- sphere, Sparky fires up the pa- rade crowd on Oct. 10. Sparky, the official school mascot, also helped cheer the foot- ball team on to a 90-22 victory over the Stan- ford Cardinal in front of a crowd of about 65,000. it IC-TAC-TOE ' raveling down the parade route, a game show float plays off the Homecom- ing theme, Premiere ' 89. Homecoming orga- nizers switched to an evening electric-light parade and street festi- val with games and food to try and appeal to the diverse student population of more than 40,000. Photo by Scott Troyanos Layout by David Kexel Homecoming