Memphis State University - DeSoto Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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W, •. 0 f ► As the registration hassle lengthens, most students have to take time out for a rest. -4 While class after class closes, students struggle to find classes that fit in with their work schedules or their favorite soap operas. ► Even the fittest have their trouble surviv- ing registration. More often than not, students have to take a break from the process and think out their schedules again. fo Student Life

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a he nuclear arms race, Black History Month, the sexual revolution and freedom of informa- tion were just a few of the topics that lecturers brought to MSU ' s campus during spring semester. Phyllis Schlaf ly, supporter of the Star Wars system, debated Harvey Wasserman, author of Killing Our Own , in mid-January. The debate centered around the economics of the arms race with Schlafly stating that the United States is a can-do country, able to have wealth, size and a president that will make sure the Soviet Union will not conquer us. During February, Paul Robeson, Jr., president of his father ' s archives, helped Memphis State celebrate Black History Month. Robeson, who visited campus for two days, discussed his father ' s life and changes in the racial atmosphere since his father ' s lifetime. Dr. Ruth Westheimer, noted sex educator, enter- tained and taught more than 900 people one March evening. Dr. Ruth, as she is known, indicated that everyone should become sexually literate. Sex edu- cation starts the moment a baby is born, she said. It should be taught, depending on the level of under- standing, at a very early age. Steve Bell, anchor of ABC ' s World News This Morning, spoke during MSU ' s Fourth Freedom of Information Congress in late March. Bell, who has covered such major news items as the assassination of Sen. Robert Kennedy and Anwar Sadat ' s funeral, focused on access to governmental records Jk ▲ Speaking before more than 900 people, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, noted sex educator, entertains her audience. Don Moy. Photo Services ► Steve Bell, anchor of ABC ' s World News This Morning, em- phasizes the importance of main taining access to governmental records. He spoke during the Fourth Freedom of Information Congress. Lecture Circuit Ml j 15

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two times a year students are forced to face ... Registration By Valli Blalock It might be called MSU ' s version of the law of the jungle: only the strong — or lucky — survive. Newcomers who have heard vague stories face it half-heartedly, as a neces- sary evil like having a tooth pulled. Veterans seem outwardly blase, while inwardly a nervous wreck. It is REGISTRATION. Registration is the process by which innocent people become recognized as students at MSU. It ' s like the supreme test: Can you stand in countless lines an average of two hours each and still remain coherent? How well can you keep track of those necessary alternate schedules? Can you cope with being told that you ' re in the Mike Farmer, Photo Services wrong line, there are no cards left for that class and that section (the last one you need) was canceled? That ' s the question — can you cope? How do inductees into the happy world of MSU cope with the frustration at the end of the lines and the cashiers at the end of the tunnel? Pam Hiss, a freshman majoring in Computer Science, said registration was the worst time of my life! Even though she managed getting through the card room without problems, she says she spent hours standing in lines to pay. She has hopes that regis- tration won ' t be as bad next time. A sophomore biology major, David Bowles, also faces registration optimistic- ally. Calling it a challenge, he is ready to tackle it again. farmer p hi k Too many times the registration process becomes too much to handle on your feet. Class cards, schedules and advisor ' s slips litter the floor as students try to regroup. Sophomore Merry Clements, a music major, agrees that it is a challenge, but she also adds, It ' s a madhouse! But like most survivors she seems ready to try again. And if the terrors on the third floor of the UC aren ' t enough to do you in, the University Store on the first floor awaits to finish you off. Well, maybe it isn ' t that bad. It doesn ' t happen too often, and though traumatic, it is rarely fatal. jL A Sometimes two heads are better than one when trying to work out your classes Mike Farmer, Photo Services Registration ■■ 17