Lubbock Christian University - El Explorador Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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Before seeing his new living quarters, California freshman Ty Kellar pays the deposit on his room key to wing advisor Mike Elrod . Center left: Loads and loads to lug into the men's dorm gives new student Tawn Lackey from Las Cruces a feeling of a new start in a busy year. YF , L 1-Rh! l Hassles of particular chapel seats burden Julie Blake and Norma Johnson as they attempt to please the masses hour after hour. Getting acquainted at Orientation, the freshman Indiana team cracks up over their mural. MOVIN' IN 13

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0 G G , , , Moving is a hassle, but roommates Vickie Kahler and Kathy Mahaffey find Ov I n n little humor in the middle of their mess. ,I. Sets Pace 'li?W'3fi'V 2 .,' Z! ' . ' -' 1 .1 L 'tf rw., 4. , .., At the end of every summer we migrate from the warmth and security of parents to the bare coldness of an undecorated dorm room or apartment. Especially for new students, this can be a rude awakening. However, this major change is off- -f set by the joy of seeing old friends and the challenge of mak- ing new acquaintances, so that veterans as well as new kids feel like we are actually MOVIN' IN. On the day we arrived we had the overwhelming job of making LCC our home by dragging in overstuffed suitcases that would barely close and boxes brimming with everything from pillowcases to popcorn poppers. If we were lucky, the ,- metal frame of a modest bedstead was still in sight after the car quit looking like a moving rummage sale. Getting the mess sorted out was another story. Wide-eyed freshmen were swiftly indoctrinated with fun and games in Freshman Olympics, with a chance to express their idea of entertainment in Freshman Follies and with constant briefings to hint to them what to expect at LCC. Those of us who were returning to LCC appeared days later only to be thrown into the old routine havoc of registration along with anticipating transfers and waiting freshmen. Par- If tial computerization did not eliminate the boredom of lines or the fears that chosen classes might close with the student in line directly in front of us or that conflicting schedules might cause nervous breakdowns. Of course, the clincher was - -t that imposing machine crouching at the end of that final line E'-I ,E sg 5 U5 4 ready to snatch our last dime and leave us in debt. Finally, RLG Qggf gg 5 25' 5' broke and exhausted, we began to get acquainted. 3 s 3,5 5 -gg 2 X. ffffl, ' Q' vrfv' ' T f ' idid s P000 s ,p,!f so a - lllll fm :E l ill 5: lf. ' V 'Q 'U' .- lt! xx Monotony sets in at registration for Avialiene Amett as she writes out receipt after receipt while students write that painful final check. 12-PLOT

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Qld cmd New Fclces Meet cmd Remeef Out of the chaos of the first week, most of us felt the need to get our feet on the ground with the people around us. We found ourselves among OLD and NEW FACES. While some take exactly four years to become educated, others, per- petual students, leave images embed- ded in this institution after five or more years. Of course, those who pos- sess less time to be squandered on higher education earn a ticket out by some means in a mere two or three years. Others come, then move on Taking on a new role in the admissions office, LCC graduate Ron Bontrager feels at home on the campus. Former Sub-T-16 members Keith Russell and Rick Crabtree get reacquainted at club open house as they return for more work at LCC after a leave of absence. I4 P OT within a year. OLD FACES caught our attention quickly. The familiar usually does. It was easy to relax with those who already held a special place in our hearts. A few of last year's best-known faces reappeared with new roles as LCC employees. Having friends on a first-name basis in LCC offices increased our sense of continuity. Yet, NEW FACES brought the chal- lenge of weaving relationships that would grow and expand for the rest of the year. We met and grew to love -5 1 , l '72 , . 1 kt 4. . transfers from places like York Col- lege, New Mexico State, and Texas Tech, freshmen from Alaska, Bel- gium, and even Lubbock, and new students who were actually o1d stu- dents returning after absences of a semester or more . Then there were those beautiful peo- ple we just noticed who had been here all along but became special now. After meeting friends, OLD and NEW. we were ready to move into the events of the year.