Arkansas Tech University - Agricola Yearbook (Russellville, AR)

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Student Life campus I dorm life I entertainment t | table of contents 4 introduction

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Long lines and complaints mark fall registration Each student is assigned a teacher from their field to follow the student ' s years through college They must approve student ' s schedules at registration Students register by the first three letters of their last name. Here students wait for their scheduled time to come so they can be let in to register I can ' t believe these lines! was the phrase heard by students waiting to register for classes. Lines were longer than ever be- fore, at times winding through the student center, around the post office and out the doors onto the sidewalk. It wasn ' t at all unusual for a student to spend two hours or more in registration. This was due to classes being cancelled and having to wait for counselors to approve the student ' s schedule. Pat Huckeby, a junior journalism major said, It ' s so frustrating to have all your classes figured out and then walk in to regis- tration to find they ' re all cancelled and you have to start all over. Students register according to the first three letters of their last name. The schedule is then switched every semester so that everyone has an equal opportunity to regis- ter first. For example someone who ' s last name starts with HAR who registers in the fall at 11:00 on the second day might register in the spring at 1:00 on the first day. The only possible way to beat registration is to have about nine alternate classes ready. It seems that long lines are just the price that has to be paid for Tech ' s student population growth. HiStudent life