Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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| n their first week on Northwest’s campus, the | new freshmen were forced to make a lot of adjustments. The stress began the minute fresh- a ‘en started moving into their new homes at the residence halls. However, the transition into college life started out a little rough for Summer Lugo as she attempted a 1 ove into her first new room, her second room and eventually into her fifth room. Originally from Blue Springs, Mo., Lugo chose Northwest because she was impressed with the softball program and because she liked the campus. Before Lugo finally ended up in her room on fourth Tower, she changed residence hall rooms five times. Four of these room changes took place on the same day. Registration problems caused Lugo’s first move. Her first room assignment was the RA’s room on second Cooper. Next Lugo was moved to aroom on fourth Cooper. But that room was set up for the EC Plus program, and Lugo was not registered as an EC+ student. Lugo was then assigned to a room on her original floor, second Cooper. However, after all her belong- ing S were moved in, she discovered that her new roommate had requested a private room. The final move of the day was to atemporary room on fo urth Cooper, where Lugo lived for two-and-a- half weeks. t was kind of lonely, the room was real big and ouldn’t decorate because | knew that I would be moving outsoon,” Lugosaid. “The best part was that [had my own bathroom, so I didn’t have to use the public bathrooms in the hall.” L ig0 finally moved into her permanent room on ourth Tower at the beginning of September. “All the moves were frustrating,” Lugo said. “But there were about five people helping me move everything.” Although Lugo was glad she was finally settled into herown room, she still had one complaint about residence hall life. “The space in the residence hall rooms was real small,” Lugo said. “There wasn’t a lot of closet space, so I had to bring clothes by season and that was real different.” Other than the room arrangement problems, Lugo had a fairly smooth transition into college life. “Adjusting to college life in general was not as hard as I expected,” Lugo said. “I was not homesick anymore. J had a lot of friends, and I had a lot of responsibility, like doing my laundry and getting up on my own.” A pre-med psychology major, Lugo was a mem- ber of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and devoted a lot of her free time to playing and working out for the softball team. Lugo had played softball for the last 12 years. “The hardest part of the transition was waking up at 5:30 in the morning to go to weights for softball,” Lugo said. “It was worth it because I loved the sport and I loved working out. I just hated waking up that early in the morning.” Lugo was enrolled in 13 hours her first semester and was comfortable with her classes and her profes- sors. “Speech with Bill Que was my favorite class because it was really interactive,” Lugo said. “It was a small class and you could get to know everybody. With her room situation worked out, Lugo spent the rest of her freshman year focusing on her aca- demic and softball goals. LUgZgo's ome Away From Home eo by Lisa Huse Freshman 2]

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“Adjusting to college life in general was not as hard as I expected. I was not homesick anymore. | had a lot of friends, and I had a lot of responsibility, like doing my laundry and getting up on 9 my own. - Summer Lugo 20 ° Special Section First-year freshman Summer Lugo lifts weights for Northwest softball in the varsity weight room. Although Lugo had some rough transitions in college, working on softball helped her focus on her college goals. Photo by Sarah Phipps

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“A lot of the potential employers that I had talked to asked me if I was going to pick up my marketing degree. Anda lot preferred that I did and thought that was probably the best.” - Chad Sedore - During finals week, Chad Sedore studies in the library for his Organization Policy a0® Decision Making class. Sedore was scheduled to graduate in December, but was forced to stay an extra semester after failing Managerial Accounting. Photo by Sarah Phipps 22 ¢ Special Section Tew Deesenittinn