Mars Hill College - Laurel Yearbook (Mars Hill, NC)

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IU- i Hfffffflll ff if ,Mg 'i f Kim Dunning is rnreresred in knowing whar her roome mare Debra Swing, has in her rote bag, Jim Haigh, Tracey Cartee, and Trevor Cartee, Gateway staff members, enjoy a chilly ride down Sliding Rock. .ff 1 saidde .rn ' . A T F5 lllllllllf. Gateway Staff: Row 1 il ro rl Brian Rirch, Angie Cannon. Row Z fl ro rljeffery Lirrlejohn, Vickie Palacio, Angel Deans, Ellen Sechresr, Gena Barone, Danajackson, Karhy Perkins, Robin Hough. Row 30 to rl Lisa Griffin,-lim Srafford, Phil Mullinax, Peggy Crilly, Tommy Cook, Trevor Carree, Mike Chandler, Chris Cantrell. Row 4 Cl ro rj Phil Recror, David Baldree, Ray Lurher. Mart Miller, Philip Turner, Tracey Cartee, Tom Cabaniss,jim Haighhlohn Edwardsjamie Hager. Shelly Hanenburg and her boyfriend are excited that rhis is che lasr load they have ro carry up. 1.3 Srudenr l,ii'e: Registration is an 'T LA

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way Talent Show Friendly Gateway Staff member Angel Deans hands out important information to freshmen Gateway staff sings, We Are The World in the Gate orientation, freshmen learn valuable concepts Dr, Don Anderson. I The Gateway Experience young man got out of his car and looked nervously around. It was over' stuffed with clothes, boxes, and stereo speak- ers. His dad said. I think it is that one over there. Another young man, wearing a Gate' way tee-shirt, came over to them and smiling- ly asked, Can I help you! A look of relief appeared on the freshmans face as he quickly accepted the help. They were in the parking lot on Mans Hill near Brown dorm with a lot of other people who were moving in. Several of these were wearing the light blue Gateway tee-shirts, signifying that they were a part of the Gateway staff. Many freshmen started the year this way on Friday, August twenty-third. They had ar- rived early to participate in freshman orienta- tion otherwise known as GATEWAY. The Gateway staff consisted of returning students who were there to help the freshmen get used to their new home and start to make friends. Why did students volunteer to come back to school early and work! Many of the staff members had just wanted to meet the freshmen, but other reasons were much more personal. One staff member explained. When I came to Mars Hill, I don't remember having a Gateway member say hello to me. I didn't want someone else to have that same feeling. During Gateway. activities planned by the staff were interspersed with meetings that helped the students Staff their college career, The activities were definitely the highlights. The first activity was the staffs talent show during which they performed skits. The most remembered skit was the staffs re-creation of the video We Are The World in which Ray Luther, a senior musical theater major, per- formed as Stevie Wonder. On Saturday. there was a dance in McConnell featuring Sid the Surf. Monday. while the rest of the upper- classmen moved in. Gateway sponsored re- creation activities on Fox Hill. Ray Luther, a Gateway staff member, said this about Gateway, I really have enjoyed Gateway because it helps to create a sense of community among the freshmen and upper- classmenf' EI -DeeAnn Peterson Student Life: Gateway I1

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Bra ing Registration egistration, something which occurs at the beginning of each semester, was frought with the usual hazards this year. The first thing you encountered in registration was the long line leading toward Peterson Conference Center. You waited as patiently as possible. Once Dean O'Brien had punched your registration card and made sure you were that at your appointed time, you were able to enter. Here you received a list ofthose courses which you had signed up for, those you had gotten and those you hadnt Some got to this point only to discover they had received none of the classes they had signed up for. However, it did not end there. You were then bounced through the bureaucracy of Mars Hills business office. Continuing through the process, you man- aged to have your forms checked, double- checked. stamped, and initialed depending on which station you found yourself at. In a space of about sixty feet you managed to register your vehicle, pay any Overdue library fines, visit the housing office, financial aid department, and the business office. Finally you reached the point where ID photos were taken, It was a photo you knew you would treasure forever. Then the ID was sent through still another process where it was validated and placed with an epicure sticker, Once you had the ID in your hand still warm from lamination, you began to hope that it was over. Before you could go out the door you had to take several memos concerning events, new regulations regarding your ID, a list ofthe movies for the semester, and a price list for the snack bar. As you went out the door you realized that your trial was not quite through. They had to take a copy ofyour course list and gave infor- mation concerning corrective registration, which gave you something to look forward to the next day. Thinking you were free at last, the editors of the yearbook stuffed a memo in your hand telling you when and where to have your photo tal-zen. lf you were lucky enough to have gotten all your classes, you went to the bookstore to part with your summer savings in Order to buy books. lf not, you left to plan your strate- gy for corrective registration the next day. U -'Iudy Smith 1 N421 si fl, 1 fi Blondin on his expenses 4' -Hn' ' K . i I 1. - A' ii.. If . A is, 1 ' mi if -e --M-9' 1 Susan Ruark, Director of Financial Aid, advises Todd Freshmen are checked in by Gateway members, Robin Cole, Lisa Griffin, and Robin Hough Student Life: Registration is 1'