Memphis State University - DeSoto Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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tioeg ok ti erfi Cooling down. Jeff Lovelace of the Flying Mudders lets out a yell as he is squirted by a teammate. Lovelace was one of many who discovered that soap and water just don ' t do the trick after Mudball. DevinGreaney

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he year in the life of the Tigers . . . it encompasses so much, from the most normal ordeals students cope with to the unique events that break the monotony of the routine. All students share similar hassles in their everyday lives. Business as usual means scraping a living out of part-time jobs while learning to survive within a college student ' s budget. Normal things associated with school include study habits of the tired and weary. The sudden popularity of summer school is no phe- nomenon, especially when it makes a difference between graduation in May 1988 and May 1999. But what would college life be without the chance to meet others, especially those lovely creatures of the opposite sex? Throughout the year, the students have had opportunities to meet their peers, whether it be through Orientation, dorm life or at the library. But what ' s really distinguished the year is the unique events. Big name artists like REO Speedwagon and Richard Marx rocked the campus into the night in the fall. Homecoming saw old traditions re- newed. Once more, floats graced the streets around campus in a Homecoming parade, and a Homecoming queen reigned over the ceremonies again. There was the Miss Memphis State pageant, blown to gala proportions as a show and a competition with pop tunes and top entertainment. And the Mudball Tourna- ment reached new dimensions as 60 teams, including ones from other colleges around the city, splashed their way through the muck. This chapter in Tiger history includes it all— the normal hassles in the classroom and on the job as well as the unique occasions that let everyone share the good times. The chapter makes complete the tafes o tfgw$.

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Getting to Know You The sun may have been bright at 7:45 a.m., but ori- entation students some- times feel it ' s too early for a campus tour. Guide Kent Stoneking attempts to li- ven up the early morning strolls, but it was not an easy task. However, most students found it helpful to learn their way around the campus before classes Started. DevinGreaney New Student Orientation helps freshmen and transfer students get acquainted W h ' hile many students were sweating it out in summer school, approxi- mately 1,500 new students spent a bewildering two days on campus, trying to figure out just how to maneuver their way around the build- ings. These students, both transfers and freshmen, were participating in New Student Orientation, a serv- ice that Memphis State of- fers in order to get the stu- dents more acquainted with the campus and each other. New Student Orientation is only a part of a broad program named O.A.S.I.S., which is an acronym for Orientation And Student Information Services. The orientation program, in its present form, was begun in the summer of 1984 by cur- rent program director Char- les Griffin. Before Griffin took over the program, ori- entation was limited to a one- day campus tour and advising session for the new students. When he took charge, some drastic changes were made. The program developed into a two-day series of getting acquainted with both cam- pus administrators, such as Dr. Donald Carson and Dean Clarence Hampton, and the Academic Counsel- ing Unit, which primarily serves freshmen. One reason that orienta- tion was altered is the direc- tors felt an overnight stay in the residence halls would give the new students a taste of college dormitory life, even if only for one night. In addition, a two- day stay on campus pro- vides more time in which oaae, 10 , tales of tigers