East Tennessee State University - Buccaneer Yearbook (Johnson City, TN)

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I ' , Those of Us Whowe'r'ehe're during 'fhe quorfer sysfem remem- ber the old days when 'fhere were only 40 weeks insfeod of 15, when comprehensive fesfing was opfionol ond ferm papers were only given in upper division classes. WeIl, now we have semesfers and nofhing has really changed except for fhe amount of fime end fhe number of creolifsrrequired for gradu- ' have '0 greo'f inr7uenCe on then fufure growfh and expansion of ETSU is fhe formation of, fhe Honors program. Discussion and preliminary plans are now underway for o coeddorm fo be builf fo house honor sfudenfs. Also along fhese lines is the announce- menf of fhe oddifion of admission reqwremenfs of o 2.0 compos- A much PART mm mama dam on, ife average from high school or a composife score of 17 on fhe ch , , , American College Teshng Program MOD are comparable score zit:2.:2,:4::.::..::::d:7..;; :.::::::d:;2 on me west to be mrirurea beginnmg with, 1982 enferlhg nice day; ' r, Hf freshmen. y ' ' , , ' y ' y , ' m , . . , , Changingrfromzwarfefs foy'semesterwasffollleff monyprofes- . sors, msrrucrors and especially sfudenfs wondering what was , going on, in spire, 'of fhe recommended pre-odvisemenf ond John FlanIgan, Stall ,1, , general core and for majOrs and minors changed drosficolly. ' ' Sometimes there wosro change in cofolog numbers or course , cofolog reached oonflicfing numbers for man y Classes. , , Schedules were even more of a problem than eVer, mosfly for ' upper leVel students since general core requiremenfs ore of- ggff fhof required classes were: offered only onceofyeor or once ' ' every two years. This TSQUKGS pre-planning ondadvisemenf eorly in our college careersa , ,, - ' ' , ,qfion, Thisfoll we soon-heordirumorshOf Dr; Beller's'proposol fo ,afhold one spring graduofion per year, This Mmediofely brought: ,semesfers. Reasons giVen for fhe proposed change were poor ,. Wchannel fhe funds spenf 'on fhreegroduohon ceremonies info one large ceremony witho reknownedspeoker. The proposal was quickly fabled unfil'if Could be sfudied byfhef'Sfudenf Gov: dv'ernmenf Associofion and, aisfuo'enf poll could, bektaken. College, our primary 9001129 10 Work foWordo degree; fWhIYe we ' each work mdfferenfdkection 'regE ,, fogs en ' One mg 'rhdr was, hsfirufefd'rhisjjyeamhar Lisprojecfed fo 1 plannmg, Classes were combined and classes required for both, ' names, and ine vifobly'fhe class schedule and fhe newsemesfef ' f fared rnroUQhOUf me year. Many upperdiwlsion sfudenfs found ' The culmination of every efodenf'sxicollege' career is grodu- ' . , profesfs from be in sfudenfs ond porenfs Who were enraged by f . , fhe proposal of holding dIbIOmos unfil Spflhg for sfudenfs who; ' Vfcomplefed fheir groduafion requiremenfs in the summer or fall fUrnoufs for fhese fwo commencemenfs and fhe need fo re- ' Whl79 we are oriented 10 many; oufsidefacforsfof life While in

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John Flanlgan, Slat! MR. KELLY, COMMUNICATIONS In- MR. FABER, MATH lnsfrucior, dressed strucior, taught 0 features wrmng lor TGIF day the Frlday before Homo- class In the tall. comlng week. 4 OPENING

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Jr' mmmxnmmsthmmu u axxvzuwm w k xzxv Kaxvmv.uakaiuiuakmxawmmmw igg 6 OPENING OO O m.110 O , Controversy is fhe word to describe E TSU's enfry info fhe Soufhern Conference three years ago. Sfudenfs, faculty, admin- isfrafion and alumni alike wondered how fhe Bucs could possibly compefe in a conference wifh such prestigious schools as The Cifadel, Furman, Marshall, and UT-Chaffanooga. This past year should have been enough proof fhaf E TSU can compefe and even excel. The University's afhlefic program fin- ished second in the All-Sporfs Commissioner's Cup for best overall program in fhe Southern Conference. The rifle ream placed fhird in fhe NCAA championship, with three members on the All-American feam and six on fhe All- Conference feam. The baseball ream ranked fiffeenfh in NCAA Division I, reached the playoffs in The NCAA Afianfic Regionals, bearing Clemson in the playoff eliminafions. The baseball feam won fhe Soufhern Conference championship and had a 44- game winning season for E TSU. The men's baskefball feam fin- ished fourfh in fhe Soufhern Conference wifh fhe women's bas- ke fball feam winning the E TSU Christmas Tournamenf and finish ing second in the TC WSF sfafe baske fbali fournamenf Twomen's conference; The fennis feam placed firsf in fhe Southern Con- ference fennis doubles, and fwo team members were picked for AlI-Conference. ' The golf team won fhe conference championship, fhe Marshall lniercollegiafe Tournamenf and fhe A vafar lnfercollegiafe Tour. namenf. The men's volleyball feam was besf in The Soufhern Conference; the women's gymnastics feam qualified for AIA W Soufhern Regional Championship; and one of the foofball feam members was selecfed for fhe AIl-American feam. , The frock feam earned more fhan ifs share of awards: E TSU's Cross Counfry feam was fourfh in fhe NCAA championship wifh two members on ihe Ail-American ream, ranked fourth in fhe NCAA in a poll covering successful reams over a fen-year per- iod, qualified one female for the AIA W Nafionals, won fhe Dis fricf lll NCAA championship with six members on fhe All-Conference team, and had an undefeafed season. The indoor frock feam qualified fhree males for NCAA Nafionals; four members made fhe All-Conference feam and sfafe track championship. Coach-of-fhe-Year awards were won in cross counfry for NCAA Disfriof Ill and in fhe Southern Conference for cross coun- try, indoor track and golf. After only The third year in fhe Soufhgern Conference, we have a rafher impressive record - one deserving of our supporf and pride in fhe afhlefic program.