California Western University - Loma Del Mar Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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ORIENTATION GREETS NEWCOMERS New Freshmen get their first taste of University hfe during a special convocation. Hell Week for new Freshmen began as soon as the unknowing newcomers arrived on campus. Beanies were dis- tributed when hall residents signed in. Sunday evening was uneventful, but Monday morning, bright and early, ori- entation began. Upperclassmen cackled OS they watched the unaccustomed Frosh drag themselves up the hills for break- fast. Memorizing the names of all ad- ministration and class officers was their first assignment. Then the slaves car- ried trays, ate with their fingers (spa- ghetti was really rough), wore name tags, and performed other deeds for the upperclassmen. Some ingenious Frosh hung what suspiciously resembled an 92 Frosh hazing is m the spirit of fun.

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FRIENDLY — The lights of Ryan Library burn every night, lending a friendly reflection representatpve of Cal Western. STUDY — Gained through books and experience, the mood of learning permeates the campus. 91

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i Cleaning house ' , a maior chore, begins during orientation week. upperclassman in effigy. Perhaps the same schemer retaliated again by mys- teriously depriving everyone else of sil- verware too. Fortunately the utensils were returned the same day. The rest of the week, filled with ac- tivities such as a hootenanny, rallies, and a beach party gave everyone the convenient means of making friends and meeting future dates. Hell Week was appropriately ended by the Freedom Dance, Sept. 23, which reestablished the temporarily suspended inalienable rights of the poor Freshmen. For the next couple of days, Wait until next year! was the most-heard phrase.