Rollins College - Tomokan Yearbook (Winter Park, FL)

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ml 1 Registration occurs two times during the year — early September and late Novem- ber. Both of these days are days that want to be avoided by everyone involved. For most, it involves one headache after another. After thumbing through endless pages of course listings and descriptions to find a course that he needs or kind of likes, the student must sprint over to his advisor to get his approval, and then go to the computer to see if there is an opening. If the course is closed, he must start this process all over again. This can go on from one hour to even four hours depending on his luck. It is a mad house that is open from 8:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m. It is the only way to handle registration even though students continue to try to think of other ways. 17

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gThis |WeekQr Dear Mom and Dad, Orientation wee k was really a blast! My plane arrived on schedule and I made it to Rollins by 1 1 :00 a.m. -in the rain. As a matter of fact, it rained all week. I thought Florida was supposed to be the Sunshine State! I knew it was going to be a long week when my air conditioner broke on Tuesday and my roommate didn ' t even arrive until Sun- day, missing all of orientation. On Tuesday, one of the girls in my hall locked all of us out of the bathroom. We dicovered that the whole lock had to be changed before we could get back in-that took a week. The highlights of Tuesday were the welcome by President Seymour and a candlelight ceremony in Beans . I went to more meetings on Wednesday and once again, it rained. After an 11:00 a.m. meeting, we got to know everyone in our advisor advisee group better over lunch. By this time, I came to the conclusion that the reason we were being paraded around campus was 1) to get us in shape for the Boston Marathon and 2) to review map reading from our geography class in elemen- tary school. On Thurday, Dr. DeNicola gave an excel- lent speech on the value of a liberal arts education. That night, the theatre students gave an exciting hour long performance of scenes and songs from past and futu shows. Apple cider, hay, and a live what does that bring to your mind? Yup, t Danny Robinson Band was in the Admin tration parking lot for a square dance. Friday was spent figuring out my F Term class schedule. I worked religious until I had the perfect schedule-no 8:00 ' s Friday classes. Saturday was D-Day for that perfe schedule-Registration day. I spent hou: frantically searching through the course lis ings for alternates to my third alternates th didn ' t go through the computer. I finally g a readout for all of my classes and althoug picked up an 8:00 class, I still had my thr day weekend. After one incredibly fattenin week of free food, we received our Validin meal card on Saturday night. There woul no longer be any free food. The Studen Center was packed that night as all uppej classmen were welcomed back with an a college dance. I spent Sunday at New Smyrna Beac asleep soaking up the rays. It was what needed after an especially tiring week, on that I will always remember. By the way, m trip to the beach really ate up the cas! Could you please send some money wit your next letter. love, Your daughter Laura Galbraith 16

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It ' s not much, but it ' s home The Rollins College dorms are actually small communities in themselves. Pinehurst offers an eternal intellectual atmosphere for those students possessing an insatiable quest for knowledge. The members of the Fine Arts House reside in Rex Beach dorm. Here they put together small skits for the enjoy- ment of the entire campus. They live in a comfortable coexistence since they share a mutual interest in the arts. The three largest dorms: McKean, Ward, and Elizabeth Halls are more of a hodge- podge of people. These dorms are more akin to the stereotyped college way of life. (There is always someone awake at 3:00 a.m., a constant hum of a blowdryer, and the palpatation of a loud stereo.) Living in these dorms is quite a learning experience for in- coming freshmen. Consideration of those around yo u is the major lesson taught to these students. Some of the most choice housing on cam- pus is in the fraternity and sorority houses. These houses are well maintained and most- ly consist of single-rooms which means that they are the most sought after by students. Fortunately and unfortunately, these are re- served to those in the respective fraternities and sororities. Matthews House is an en- gima. Students with totally different inter- ests and backgrounds live in this small house. The only thing they have in common is that they live in Matthews House. Holt Hall provides a quiet, peaceful atmosphere because of it ' s location of the outskirts of campus. Students living in Holt enjoy their privacy, but don ' t feel excluded from cam- pus life. No matter what dorm of houses you live in during your four years at Rollins, they are your home away from home. Casey Harding