Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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Indiana undergraduates with 9.5 hours paid $49.50 per credit hour; non-residents paid $115. Residents taking from 10 to 17.5 hours paid $727 per semester compared with $1708 for non- residents in the same bracket. For 18 hours or more, residents paid $878 while non-residents were charged $2050. This struc- ture involved undergraduates while graduate students were charged by credit hours only. iiThe use of bracketed fees facilitates our moving to a sys- tem of early registration, said President Landini. Students ex- perienced this new method of registering for classes during the fall of 1984. Students began meeting with their advisors in late October, then documented their schedule on a computer form with selected alternatives in case a first choice was closed. The student was matched with the classes he wanted and around December 3, students received their complete sched- ule and bill. Students were given the op- tion of choosing an evening- only or a day-only schedule. They also had the option of ac- cepting unwanted classes and using the drop-add day or re- jecting the courses and partici- pating in waIk-through registra- tion. During spring semester, 3 new ID card system was an- nounced. The Office of Security manufactured and issued the cards. In addition to a photo- graph, name, student or social security number, and status as a student, grad student, or staff, the ID has a magnetic stripe and a bar code bearing a number unique to the card holder, The new system encompasses the Library, Food Services, Health Center, and other campus ser- vices. All these changes in registra- tion, fees and the ID system brought lSU to the level of fel- low colleges. In these ways, the University used technology to increase efficiency. by DEBBY ELLIOTT Changes 21

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New students encounter lo the freshmen bookstore as changes on campus. Doug McSchooler 20 Student Survival

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Main Event: Round one for Fresh four-year fight Main Event came early this year and kicked off a special weekend labeled Celebrate ISU. Aimed at introducing fresh- men to the student groups and alleviating their boredom, the program achieved its goal through scheduling a major event every day. The warm Friday evening of Main Event seemed an equally appropriate send-off for sum- mer and an introductionto col- lege life. Although the Main Event's initial purpose when it began in 1981 was to familiarize students with the Tirey Memori- al Union Building, it has grown into something much more. Still sponsored by the Union Board, this year's activities were con- ceived by its coordinators, Me- lissa Markle, Anne Clark, and Jana Schrink, all Terre Haute ju- niors, as a way to get freshmen to see what ISU has to offer. Students came out en masse and student groups accepted 22 Student Survival the challenge with pleased zeal- ous. Activities provided by these groups included St. Joe's Cam- pus Center's handwriting analy- sis, Lamda Chi's dunking stand, APi's jail, Alpha Chi's plant sale, Sigma Nu and Tri Delt's elephant ear booth and Jones Hallts na- cho stand. Along with fun and food, dance music was pro- vided by the Rhoads Hall Dance Machine. ISU Day at Memorial Stadium heralded more fun for students. The warm sunshine provided the perfect backdrop for the physical activities that took place. A cross country run be- gan at 8 am and later in the afternoon, campus groups pro- vided an Opportunity for stu- dents to participate. The wom- en's volleyball team erected a net for exhibition and games, the Leadership Task Force taught New Games, and St. Joe's Campus Center had an The Main Event, held on the Union Pa- tio, replaced the Campus Carnival in 1981, but it still retains a festive atmo- sphere. Tri Belts and Sigma Nus provided satis- faction during Main Event for the stu- dent with the sweet tooth. mi: m'. .1-, v.-- .-