Memphis State University - DeSoto Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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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

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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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By Ricky Davis | I I am often asked why I decided to | j I attend a university that is so far L mJ away from my Chattanooga home. I usually respond by saying that I want to see how well I can live on my own — assert my independence. Leaving home and going off to college is a great challenge for any young person just graduating high school. Since I am physically handicapped, the challenge is even greater for me. Before coming to Memphis State, I had heard that the university provides an office of competent and concerned people who help insure that physically handicapped students have as much chance for a rewarding life and education as students who don ' t have obvious physical handicaps. I have a very difficult time trying to express in a few words how much help Donna Sparger, Sue Atkins, and other devoted people in Handicapped Student Service have been to me. Don Moy, Photo Services ► With the help of her friends and sorority sisters, Candy Love has no problem getting around Memphis. I l , xr ;