Stephen F Austin State University - Stone Fort Yearbook (Nacogdoches, TX)

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Students patiently wait in line outside the UPD office to re- ceive their parking stickers be- fore the first class day. W ount Vemon senior Jimmy - Laughton ' forks it over for his tutition during the fall registration. $ 3 rv- . 4 The 1988-89 school year brought many changes to SFA. The most noticeable change to returning students was the University ' s in- creased enrollment. Tor the first time in many years, the student body exceeded 12,000 with 12,564. The increase created registration problems for many students. Students could be found standing in long lines waiting to register in the HPE com- plex. Class sections were filled quickly, and some students were forced to work their schedules around available classes. A second stumbling block for students was the dorm space availabil- ity. Private rooms were scarce all over the cam- pus. Many did not receive their first dorm choice. Parking was one of the most expensive and in- convenient signs of an overcrowded campus. A close parking space al- most always puts that special glow on a stu- dent ' s face, but this year found students giddy with any parking space. Some chose to pay $6 or $12 for parking viola- tions to avoid the time consuming task of find- ing a legal parking space. Many off-campus stu- dents chose to buy park- ing spaces at various stores along north Street instead of using the Col- iseum parking lot. SFA students had to fight for elbow room this year, but most of all the increase encouraged more activities and par- ticipation in different or- ganizations on campus. an Antonio freshman Justin Ryan gets help from his fa- ther, Jim, as he moves into Wil- son Hall. 18 tegUtu on I

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i he word winter brings many images to mind, like snow covered tree- tops and icicles dangling from the roofs of houses. This image almost disap- peared in East Texas be- cause of the extremely warm temperatures in January and December. Then the roaring Arctic winds mixed with rain, sleet and snow rolled in- to East Texas, dropping the temperatures below freezing. Ice accumulat- ed on the streets, side- walks, trees and cars. Many students were stuck in the their apart- ments that were located on hills, in their home- town, and in their dorm rooms. Instead of a regular three hour drive, it took me and a friend seven hours to return to Nacogdoches from Kauf- man on Sunday, Kelly Henry, Spring junior, said. Many of the schools and local businesses, in- cluding SFA, in this area were closed. Although everyone was advised to stay indoors except in an extreme emergency, there were many minor accidents. There were many though who did not think the whole wintery storm was all bad. There were lots of SFA students out- side enjoying their two days off, Monday and Tuesday, sliding down icy hills and slipping and sliding on the sidewalks on the SFA campus. I thought the winter weather was great. I was suppose to have a test on Thursday but because we did not have class on Tuesday it was post- poned, Julie Whitus, Rockwall sophmore, said. The surprising icy win- ter storm lasted for two days, with another cold front predicted to follow two days later. 4 If f I P ' The artic weather left Ukr many things frozen over including the statue of Ste- phen F. Austin.