Lipscomb University - Backlog Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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14 Moving In Unpacking the car can bea chore for David Morgan and Tom Hanvey unless given a lit- tle help from friends. Bulletin boards are an es- sential ingredient needed for making the dorm room a little more like home. Since dorm doors aren't like those at the grocery store, someone is needed to help get those boxes and stereos in. Photos by Phillip Brackett ! |

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Rain forced inaugural activities into McQuiddy Gym. The processional walked under a hand-held plastic can- opy that was spread from the Swang Building to the gym. Close to 3,000 people showed up to see the new president, despite the rain. Ee The band and the chorus were the best parts. Troy Bentley Craig Ely freshman, after hearing the “In scriptions”’ performance. Donalie Owens Before Teb Batey, ASA vice-presi- Volunteers were needed from dent, gives the benediction, he listens the student body throughout the to President Hazelip’s speech of the day. Kelly Farley and Leslie Hea- possible dream. berlin serve as hostesses. Troy Bentley Inauguration 13

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Boxes, car trunks, and U-Hauls helped students begin the fall quarter by Moving In t was a time to roll out the red carpet and find curtains to match. Summer was over and fall quarter at Lipscomb had ar- rived. No one came without their hi-fi, state-of-the-art stereo sound system, nor did anyone forget those posters that had hung in bedrooms for the last ten years. Each room had to have that personal touch, even if that included no touch at all. Some students had déiffi- culty settling down and making those personal touches. While others were unloading boxes and stere- os upon arrival in the fall, some freshmen had to wait until rooms were available in the men’s dorm. “It’s normal for guys’ dorms to be overcrowded,’’ said Phil Manilla, Sewell Hall Head Resident and As- sistant Dean of Students. “We figure it out within the first week, once we see how many upperclassmen don’t come back.” Two years ago students were assigned three to a room in High Rise, and last year the ghetto houses were used. This year the basement of Johnson was used, since the decision was made the previous year to close it to dorm residents. “It went pretty smoothly. After moving in, one student gives his new bed a trial run. We got the quys placed in a few days,”’ said Manilla. He also said that Sewell began the fall quarter with 100% occupancy, but said it changes by spring quarter when students decide to leave or take a quarter off for a job or internship. He also said that it has been easier since Dr. Dennis Loyd, dean of students, au- thorized more off-campus housing, lowering the re- quired age from 23 to 22. The reason for making such accomodations for freshmen was the steady growth of enrollment. Fol- lowing a trend which began in 1985, Lipscomb’s ‘fall quarter undergraduate en- rollment grew slightly over last year’s. This fall’s roll bettered 1985’s mark by six to total 2,230. Similarly, the a3 figures in 1985 were barely above those of 1984, a year in which enrollment had dropped sharply. “It’s a good problem for us to have,”’ Steve David- son, director of admissions Said of the housing situa- tion. “We're excited about the total enrollment going up. Most other Christian schools are going down.” Of the 2,230 undergradu- ates, the freshman class unsurprisingly stood as the largest with a total of 646. Sophomores tallied 550, ju- niors 535, and seniors 435. “There’s something here at Lipscomb that’s unique,’’ Davidson said. “Students are searching for something different, other than the secularized univer- Sity. Lipscomb’s spirituality sth is the icing on the cake.” Moving In 15