Florida Institute of Technology - Ad Astra Yearbook (Melbourne, FL)

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SOLITARY Although there are al- ways people around and you run into friends on campus, sometime during the year you are going to be alone: solitary. You may have wanted it that way or no one is dropping by or calling. Still you need this time alone to think through your own problems, sleep, study, or just ‘“‘veg out” after that big test. 141

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S entens, RE It is September again, and the Orientation Staff is busily preparing for the arrival of the freshmen. First, there is the arrival at the airport, Orientation people struggle to help the freshmen with their luggage, while the same thing is happening at the quad with the people arriving by car. Next you check into your room, while your mother screams, ‘This is where you’re gonna live for a year.” Then a quick dash to the gym only to wait in lines and have forms shoved at you. Finally, you have made it through the gym, and hopefully you are a F.I.T. recog- nized student. Now a few days of testing, along with more waiting in lines. There is the line at the bookstore, the line when you pick up your schedule, the line at the registrar, the line at the housing office, and others. Then there is a little relaxation after the testing. You can get to know some people at the quad and participate in some of the activities of Orientation Week, such as Any Thing Goes. Finally, after a hectic week you can start the next ten weeks of classes, which promise to be even more hectic.