Coastal Carolina University - Atheneum Yearbook (Conway, SC)

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' ' , Q if 'tx ards for new students at Orientation. Maintenance men work during registration to set up tables at each station. Registration: All Things Come To Those Who Wait Lines, lines, lines . . . with seven hundred fresh- men to take care of, ID and annual pictures to be made, and fees to be paid, nobody got through fall registration in a hurry. For the first time, students registered by social security numbers rather than last initials. Registration was held September l and 2, and whether you registered the first day or the second, it was an equally grueling experience. Stu- dents, faculty and staff looked forward to spring registration, when C.A.R. CComputer Assisted Reg- istrationj would hopefully diminish those long lines. Reglf ul

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Ori Orien a ion: ANTICIPATIG Exceeded Only By The Actual Event On the morning of August 30, seven hundred freshmen packed into Kimbel gymnasium for orientation: some scared, some bored, others cocky. They comprised the largest entering fresh- man class in Coastalis history. The new students, freshmen and transfers, were greeted by Dr. Singleton, who welcomed them to Coastal and wished them luck in their endeavors here. As usual, most of them were terrified by the Vice-Presidentls suggestion that they spend two hours a week studying for every hour they spent in class, but, as usual, most of them forgot about it the next day. Peer counselors from the sophomore, junior and senior classes were on hand to assist the new arriv- als. These students administered surveys and talked Simon Spain and Donna Newman prepare ID.i U. with freshmen about advisement, registration, pro- fessors and co-curriculur activities. They also took students on a tour of Coastal's campus and helped them to locate their advisors. Lunch was served on the Student Union patio, with hamburgers from Cino's and entertainment by Chuck Dawes. Most new students began to blend into the scenery by the time they had finished their french fries. At the end of a long, hard day, the peer counse- lors congratulated themselves on a job well done with a party under the Atheneum. i ommy Stephen Eargle, and Danny Wilson attend Peer Coun- Student Government President Robert Drda addressed freshmen and new selor Training. directed by Al Poston. students at fall orientation,

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KIMBE LIBRARY F rom Ground Breaking To Dedication William and Maude Kimbel prepare to cut the ribbon to open Coastal's new est edifice. 24 K rr-bel Library