Northwestern State University - Potpourri Yearbook (Natchitoches, LA)

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1 -5 Insiders teach the freshmen about Northwestern and help them with pre-registra- 5 tion TWENTY-ONE

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Inside View Inside View, a summer orientation program for incoming freshmen, was a first for Northwestern There were many exciting events and many things to do. The participants were always kept busy, and retir- ing at the end of the day was a pleasure Assisting the freshmen were students from NSU called Insiders. They included Mairus MacF- arland, Diane Adams, Alicia Haynes, Anita Weaver, Kristy Towry, Ten Shaw, Shen Shaw, Ginger Gates and Steve Mates The Insid- ers, along with the new freshmen, played games such as Oooh ' -Ahh 1 , Peo- ple to People, and Demon Machine, which was the most exciting and vigorous. The main events of each three-day session included a Hawaiian Luau, Caba- ret, and a disco. For most of the participating fresh- men, the most important event was early registra- tion. Everyone went home with a feeling of new inde- pendence as each antici- pated his future life as a Northwestern Demon TWENTY

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Summer Life 1 -5 Students entoy activities such as ptcnic meals outdoor concerts, and water sports during the 1979 Summer Semester Summer life at NSU was slow and easy Activities were conducted during the sum- mer session as in the tall and spring, but they were fewer in number Serious stu- dents said that the summer session was a good time to earn six or nine extra hours, while others said that it was a good time to form close lasting friendships. During the 1979 summer session, the campus was empty in comparison to the fall and spring semesters with 3520 at NSU It was easy for students to have the run of the campus. Students attended the same classes daily and by the end of the session, the students complained of being tired of attending class every day. Intramural competition was not as fierce TWENTY-TWO