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

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tAll Photos by Matt Bowmani It's Fee Time and Everyone Wonders Can You Find Your Way Through the MAZE? by Chris Hutchins Paying fees can be as simple as writing a check and sealing an envelope for those students who pay on time and do not receive grants, loans, or scholarships. But for those of us who ignore the due date on the bill we are sent through the mail or if we are lucky enough to receive student aid, pay- ing fees means playing the Maze Game. First, you must find your star- ting position according to the first letter of your last name and whether you have received a P.E.L.L. grant, V.E.I.A. loan, or athletic scholarship. There are five or six different lanes to choose from, so be careful. If you pick the wrong one, you lose your turn and must start again. There are also several obstacles along your path to prevent you from completing your route through the Maze. Such things as the computer going down, your schedule being purged because you are paying your fees' one or two days late after your dog ate your bill, and last but not least, the dreaded lunch hour when all the cashiers and terminal operators leave even though you are next in line and have already waited for over an hour can drive you crazy. When the computer finally gives you the OK, you receive a small sticker on the back of your Step one of the MAZE GAME . . . Finding your fee card can be trying at even the best of times for the average student. sacred ID. card and a receipt which permits you to enter the second phase of the Maze where you should receive your parking sticker. This phase is easier because there is only one lane to Choose from. The infamous Lane Ten is easily recognized because of its length. Each student, whether they drive a Mercedes or a farm tractor, must have a parking sticker. If you overcome all the ob- stacles, you receive your parking sticker and the satisfaction of com- pleting the Maze Game. A student's first order of business is to attack the fee card file before writing that infamous check allowing her to go to class. Maze l 11

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Writing a check to the cashier can be a hard thing for anyone to do. Each stu- dent must eventually pay their ever present semester fees. Step two of the MAZE GAME is almost as humorous as the first step . . . You can make many new friends while waiting in line to pay your fees. 10 t Student Life

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x , but icult iff Finding room for the stuffed animals may be d new friends are always welcome in a dorm room 12 Student Life