Southeast Missouri State University - Sagamore Yearbook (Cape Girardeau, MO)

Page 15 text:

(L Qi Student 11

Page 14 text:

STUDENT LIFE sees a brand new day Leaving the Senior Prom, letter jackets and Friday nights at McDonald ' s behind, students broke away from high school into the world of college life. New friends, new responsibilities and new experiences — it was a brand new day for incoming freshmen at Southeast Missouri State University. But in many ways, it was also a brand new day for upper- classmen. As sophomores learned more of the ropes and juniors started concentrating on their major subjects, seniors were preoccupied with approaching graduation and trying to find a job. Events also took on a new character. After problems with crowd control the previous year, the Homecoming parade came off without a hitch — much to the delight of students, faculty and community members. The university also expand- ed Parents ' Day and College Day activities to bring more people to the campus for both events. Fashion took a new direction with the preppie look for men and women. The country western craze was also apparent in both fashion and music. On the more serious side, students were forced to face problems which plagued more than just the SEMO campus. Students found the dollar buying less and less as inflation soared. A raise in wages with a corre- sponding drop in working hours for student employees did little to help ease the problem. Sponsored by the Student Development Center, a Rape Awareness Seminar reminded students of the shocking statistic that one out of every four women will be sexually assaulted some- time in her lifetime. Whether changes were for better or worse was only a matter of opinion; however, one thing was certain. They did keep students guessing — always look- ing for a brand new day at Southeast Missouri State University. Student Life

Page 16 text:

Not a stranger for long by Burl Stamp Leaving the familiar world of high school behind, students ventured into college life as total strangers to the campus and community. To make the move up to college student easier, the New Student Week Steering Commit- tee hosted its annual week of activities to welcome freshmen and transfer students to SEMO. The committee kicked off activities on Saturday night with a street dance on Parker Lawn. The following Sunday afternoon, they hosted a picnic com- plete with grilled hamburgers, snow cones and relay races. On Monday night, Splitwater Creek performed bluegrass music in a concert on Academic terraces. The warm, clear evening drew hundreds of students outside to hear the group. Two traditional activities on Tues- day and Wednesday nights rounded out the week ' s festivities. The Variety Show gave students a chance to show off their talents, and the Carnival of Clubs offered freshmen an opportunity to learn about different organizations on campus. Planning for the week of activities took months of work by the student steering committee. The 19-member group started working as early as January 1980 making preparations for the various events. To compensate for the months of hard work, the committee was rewarded with perfect weather and well-attended activities. It was really successful, related Anne Schuberth, committee chairper- son. We had a lot of cooperation from everyone. APPROPRIATELY DRESSED as arcus clowns, Tammy Eifert and Sharon Amelon advertise the Lutheran Campus Center at the Carnival of Clubs. NEW STl ' DENT WEEK STEERING COMMITTEE: Front Row, Sandra McClure. Laura Miles. Joan Schuberth. Lisa Crider and Kathie Cbamhlin. Row 2, Tracy Williams. Kim Jansen. .John Mullen. Katie .Mullen. Cathy Kraatz. Teresa Hoefer and Connie F. Shoup: Back Row, Rodney Bntt. Fran Williams, adviser. Bruce Keller. Anne Schuberth. chairperson and Anthony Martin. 12 Nrv. ' Student Week