Radford University - Beehive Yearbook (Radford, VA)

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A favorite chair is brought to make a room seem like home. A student finds time to relax. Moving In 2si

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R.U. student and father carry some of the many possessions brought to college. Moms get in on the “moving in' experiences. Moving in, again Lugging refrigerators, stuffed animals, clothes, books, albums, and other possessions from home flourished across campus during the first of September, fall quarter, 1981. The major question of moving to college was, “What should I take?” The answer was simple, “I know, I’ll take everything!’ Faithful parents were coerced into backbreaking labor, and sisters and brothers were carted miles away from home to help “move in.” During the “moving in” process, hugs were frequently exchanged, laughter floated through Sjads, and the bare cubi-e referred to as a “room” was breathed full of life for new and returning students. For some new students the ultimate question was, “Where's Heth Hall?” For returning students their feet prodded mindlessly over the worn pathway to the Highland Room for a beer and reunion time with old friends. Conversation was excited when meeting roomies and “neighbors” down the hall. Old friends were discussing summer escapades and the upcoming collegiate “headaches.” During “pre-school days,” night was daytime with Jimi Hendrix putting a “Purple Haze” into the skies of Radford at 4 a.m., and day was nightime with blissful, “uncomplicated-by-school-work” sleep. New surroundings seemed almost alien until the familiar possessions from “the old room” made tiny cubicles of Radford University, “home.” 24 Student Life

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Registration full of frustration Complications, aggravations, four-letter words, and one big headache — add these ingredients together and what do you have? The dreaded task on the Radford campus before the beginning of every quarter — registration. When students were asked their opinion of registration, they described it as “one big pain in the ...” Fall registration for freshmen, seniors, and graduate students began Tuesday, September 8 at 8 a.m. in Peters Hall. Juniors, sophomores and returning freshmen registered Wednesday, September 9. I found registration very frustrating and aggravating,” complained one sophomore. ‘‘I waited in line almost four hours and didn’t get any of the classes I wanted”! Most upperclassmen spent two to four hours registering for fall quarter. Because there was a limited number of students in each course, many did not receive the classes they needed. New freshmen had the advantage of pre-registering at Quest, while all upperclassmen had to wait until their assigned time. Business courses and general education requirements such as English, physical education and the sciences were the most difficult to acquire according to the majority of students, while electives and fine arts courses seemed “much easier.” “Registration needs improvement!” ex- claimed a graduate student. “I think we ought to go to the computer method, like many other schools. It would be much easier and would save us a lot of time.” This student ponders over what book she neeas at the Book Exchange SDonsored by SGA. Right: Long lines at registration causes frustration for most students. 26 Student Life