Georgia State University - Rampway Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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11 L A V - 312. iygitiiigys ,AK Choice hy didn't I go to a traditional campus? Then I could just roll out of bed and run across the quadrangle to class. Is it possible that these thoughts have crossed your mind from time to time? Put them away. The education you'll get is worth the hassle of a morning commute. MARTA may make things a little easier, but face it, a commute is a commute. You don't have the luxury of attending class in pajamas hidden by your raincoatg you have to step into the real world on the way to your first class. Sometimes that's good and sometimes that's not so good, but THE COMMUTE is a fact of life at a concrete university. Without the availability of GSU's urban campus, most of us would be unable to enter into, much less graduate from, a university. So, bite the bullet and utilize your commute. Make it an adventure. Create little stories about the guy sitting across from you on the train. If you drive, try to figure out what the woman in the Chevy in front of you does for a living, See if you can sort out who's a student and who's in business. Sometimes it's hard to tell. Such activity may not lighten the load by much, but it definitely will provide a little variety to the universal early morning yawns. STUDENT LIFE 1

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You're Going To Like It Here. ew in town, new to a commuter campus, new in the South. I hoped that Incept, the transfer nd freshmen orientation, would take way some of the anxiety I felt about eing a stranger in a strange place. We met in the Urban Life Center in an pen area of the second floor. I later ound that it was called the East Exhibit trea. Orange juice and danish were vailable and as I nibbled on my pastry, I -egan to wonder if I would find a friend- y face in this group. I came from New 'ork City and a traditional campus chool. I was accustomed to sharing a oom with another person, eating my meals in the school cafeteria, walking cross campus to class, and being sur- ounded by friends and fraternity broth- rs. In Atlanta, I'm living in a small partment, cooking my own meals, hav- ng to take MARTA to the GSU campus, nd feeling pretty much alone. The call to move out and go to the .uditorium was made, and we all fol- owed the leader. Todd Mercer welcomed is to the transfer orientations, and Dean Iampbell brought us greetings. We were asked to check our name tags and see our nceptor's name. Like cattle, we were ierded through one building, out on the street, across the street, into a white mar- Jle building QS-parks I-Iallj, and up steps o the next floor. Here we are asked to get o know our inceptor and each other. It was to be an informal gathering at which fve would learn about the University and :he services available. A few questions were asked, but not many. As a transfer student, I felt I knew a lot of the answers, iad an idea of the services available, and :lidn't need to take an active part in any iiscussion that came up. We heard about :he schedule projected for the day, most Jf us were interested in how soon we :ould register. GSU registration is differ- ent from my previous university. We were told about parking, it seems that parking is a problem that never gets solved. Riding the public transportation may be our best bet for getting back and forth. We were told about the telephone process for registration that we can use after this quarter. We were shown the Bite and Die cafeteria as well as some- thing called the Refectory. The bookstore, on campus and on the corner, as well as the ability to buy used books and save money appealed to me. Paying out-of-state tuition is expensive and any savings will help. At least there's a clinic where we can go for diag- nosis and treatment that won't break the bank. We saw the infirmary, it's across the hall from the police operations. The police on campus monitor the hallways by television, patrol the halls and the outside of the campus, and re- spond to calls for assistance. We were told about the telephones with flashing blue lights for emergencies. We can use them to get instant communication with the GSU police, although our Inceptor assured us that the campus was safe, Oc- casionally there is a wreck in the parking lots, a problem with defacing library ma- terials, or undesirables on campus who steal items, but there are few occasions when officers are called to investigate incidents. Officers will walk students to their cars in the evening hours, and even walk them to the bus stop or MARTA station. There is a service truck that will help with car trouble in the decks. After this information session, we were taken to areas where advisement teams from the various CSU colleges talked to us about requirements and about advisement. Following these ori- entations, we got to try the cafeteria food. There is a large selection available - much larger than I expected. I found the variety and quality to be good. The conversation with the meal was equally good, We headed back to the auditorium and this time Dr. Noah Langdale, CSU Presi- dent, talked to us. I-Ie's an impressive man with a mane of white hair and a vocabulary that draws you to listen to every word. During several years at my last college, I never saw or heard the president. Dr. Langdale's speech made me feel good. I-Iis talking to us made me know that students are valued at this university. Finally we got to register. My classes were open, there were people to help me and I got registered in record time. Although I had attended another col- lege and already knew something of the process, Incept put me one step ahead by familiarizing me with the GSU system. It's a good program. STUDENT LIFE 1