Arkansas State University - Indian Yearbook (Jonesboro, AR)

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The Paper Chase During preregistration and reg- istration, many students became more aware of the art of pursuit. After orientation and visitation with temporary college advisors, students began the headache and hassle of the paper chase. In the mass confusion of regis- tration, throughout the ballroom of the Reng Center echoed the question, Where do I go next? Most students had to pick up at least four to six class cards, which registered a student in a course. Not including cards for parking stickers or telephones. Courses ranged from Agriculture to Zool- ogy. Many students, especially freshmen, voiced differing opin- ions on registration. It was rough, said freshman Kay Eckles. I was confused and mad. It took me almost the entire day to get all my class cards to- gether and approved. This was the general attitude of most freshmen; however, return- ing students advised new stu- dents to bear with it . Along with the rest of the hoopla of registration came the flash of the photographer ' s cam- era, as he took pictures for the new computerized identification cards that were put into use this year. With enrollment holding its own, there were 2,799 freshmen, 1,243 sophomores, 1,084 juniors, and 1,098 seniors. According to the Registrar ' s of- fice 7,250 students were officially enrolled at Arkansas State Uni- versity. Many individuals have cited how difficult it is to pre-register and believe that there is a better way. Some possible solutions are sending tenative schedules in by mail, skipping the advisory aspect and using computers to keep track of classes. Another possible way is having a day set aside for students in their respective colleges to regis- ter. Each year that registration is held in the Armory, it is usually a mess. People pulling cards for others and people coming to pull at the wrong times. The pushing and shoving usually ends up with most students completely frus- trated and upset. Teachers also realize the prob- lem and believe there is a better way, one way or another. With ASU ' s population growing from year to year, registration will probably become even more dif- ficult. 24