Memphis State University - DeSoto Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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A slice of watermelon on a hot day can be cool, refreshing— and a little messy. Even students on the go stopped long enough to take a rest and a bite of watermelon while amused faculty members look on. Welcome Week

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SAC Hosts A Watermelon Welcome ■li a «.. » ' J L Snacking on watermelon is a pasttime which can be the cause of more than a few funny faces. Jo Strickland sharpens her expertise in slicing and dicing by lending a hand in the watermelon slaughter. The first couple of weeks back to school can be very tiring and also somewhat depressing because the realization that summer is over and the rat race has started again sets in. To chase away those back-to-school blahs, the Student Activities Committee sponsored a Watermelon Bust Sept. 7. The SAC admitted that the beautiful weather certainly contributed to the esti- mated turnout of 900 people. That day deans and directors from departments all over campus wielded sharp knives... to cut the 30 watermelons needed to serve the crowd. The next event was the Spirit With Pizazz concert presented at the University Center Sept. 8, followed by HPER Pool Party Sept. 9. Though the attendance for these was considerably smaller than for the Watermelon Bust, the SAC considered the response to the activities good. The activities were brought to a close with the SAC mass meeting Sept. 12. This meeting, disguised as an ice cream social, introduced all interested students to the SAC and the various duties they perform on campus. — Sondra Lewis Photos by J. Scon Vanzandt 1 Welcome Week

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Jobs Money. It ' s something that no college student has enough of. Assumming that they are not independently wealthy, most students either get help from Mom and Dad or get a job. In spite of the tight job market, many Memphis State students do work — on and off campus — and sometimes both. Toya Mason, a desk clerk at Mynders Hall, is one of the lucky ones who doesn ' t have to skip classes of drive like a maniac to get to work. She works 12 hours a week, and her work schedule, as is typi cal of campus jobs, is adjusted to fit around her classes. Her duties consist of answering the telephone and enforcing visiting rules. Another on-campus worker is Susan Martin. She works 18 hours per week with Computer Services where she is a trouble- shooter . It is her job to make sure that the Univac computer terminals around campus work properly, sometimes a hectic job. Most of the jobs held by Memphis State students are off campus because the ma- jority of students are commuters. Peter Anderson, one such commuter, works about 35 hours per week at a movie theatre in Whitehaven. Although he often has to work on weekends, he said he has lots of time to study once the movie starts. The bonus is getting to see all the latest movies free. Another off campus worker, Cynthia Armistead, is head nurse of orthopedic surgery at Baptist Central Hospital. Al- though currently on educational leave of absence to pursue a pre-med degree, her usual duties consist of coordinating surgical cases and keeping the doctors aware of their surgical schedule. At Memphis State University, student jobs are as varied and colorful as the students themselves. Besides providing financial support, having a job builds that all-important sense of pride and self- steem. — Ingrid Smithey Music major Cosy Collier pays the piper (and the rest of the bill collectors) by working in the game room at Putt-Putt Golf and Games on Summer. L F ... 1 m i 1 , 1 | tj f ' i %llftBl 1 1 i Photo by Cedric Woodson Charles Miller, a junior engineering major, was employed as a work-study student by the MSU Law Library during the fall semester of 1983. Shelving books was only one of the duties that Charles performed for the library through- out the semester. % :: .... Photos by J. Scott Vanzandt Filing information into the books and various other study aides used by the law students was the most frequent and one of the most important jobs that Charles did during the semester. 1 2 Working