Michigan Technological University - Keweenawan Yearbook (Houghton, MI)

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Don't tell me this class is closed! This student finds it most enjoyable to study outdoors on M.T.U.'s campus. Student Life 21

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From the first days of the school year when students had the hassles of moving, getting settled in their new ‘homes’, registering and dropping classes, rearranging schedules, buying books, paying tuition, phone bills and rent, and the many other tasks stu- dents had to deal with through the bill paying period, the sun was tempting students to blow off classes. Winter term’s grades were a disaster, so stu- dents tried desperately to bring up their GPA in order to get back the scholarships lost. The pressure was building! All around, other students were selling cars, stereos and such in order to pay their final tuition bill. With all these hassles and pressures one began to wonder: Why go to col- lege? Consider the alternatives. Get- ting a job? Come now, be realistic, with the economy as it was the probability was low. Join the armed services? Maybe but that was not for everyone. So it came down to a very basic fact, students went to college to get an edu- cation in order to obtain an interesting, high paying job. The bright future which awaited helped pull students through the hassles of college. — copy by Pam Johnson tudent Life Confusion In Progress ... Phone bills, tuition bills ... will it never end? Tech. students brave the elements between classes. Going my way?

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lé Cramming — Is It Worth It “Oh my gosh, the calculas exam is tomorrow!”’ All week long the ultimate student sin, procrastination, was com- mitted. Every other class but calculas seemed more important at the time. Afterall, there was ‘‘four whole days” to study for it. Now the night before had crept up and three weeks of read- ing still needed to be completed. Reso- lutely, the books, notes, ‘‘scoop’’, and most importantly caffeine were pulled out. It was time for the dreaded all- nighter, where several weeks of infor- mation were crammed into an over- wrought brain in one night. Staggering to classes the next day exhausted and mind still on the upcoming test, perfor- mances in other classes suffered due to lack of sleep. Throughout the day, spare moments were snatched, trying to memorize the never ending lists of formulas, rules, and tables. The time had arrived! Fueled by even more caffeine, the last minute effort to review all the material began. Was it worth it? Surely not when a substan- dard ‘‘C ’ or below appeared at the top of the test instead of an ‘‘A”’ or ‘‘B”’ that could have been earned. Suddenly it hit, one found himself behind in all his other classes; another bout of ‘‘cram- ming’ was on the horizon. The vicious cycle never ended. — copy by Pam Johnson rf il fe Confusion. Lisa Reynolds steals a few moments outside to study.