Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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ter These students are waiting to pay their drop add fee and have their revised schedules inspected. Other tables that can be seen in SAC on the first day back are sorority and fraternity rush tables, ke Zeta Beta Tau ' s. Spring Semester 13

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First day of a new semester The ' It was Monday, Jan., 16, the first day of the second semester. I forced myself to get up at 7:00 a.m. and dress. As I drank my early morning coffee, I heard a voice from the radio say that there was a chance of snow developing by midday. My pessimis- tic attitude warned me that something was bound to go wrong. I ■ walked out the door, crossed my fingers, took a deep breath and went on my way. When I arrived at my first class at Weiss Hall, I found a note on the door: class cancelled due to Martin Luther King Day. Well, I should have guessed. Since I had two free hours before my next class I decided to take care of some of the necessary first- day tasks. I went to Mitten Hall to have my I.D. validated. The building was crowded. Because of the snow a week earlier, walk-through registration was extended one day, and the lines for registration and drop add were especially long. Next, I went to the ticket office and waited in another long line to pick up my activities book. As I looked into the bookstore, I noticed students were already getting books and supplies. My two hours were over. As I went to my next class, I saw that it was snowing quite heavily. I rushed to Curtis Hall, but as luck would have it the class was cancelled— forever. Now I would have to go through drop add. The lines at Mitten Hall were twice as long as they were that morning. I filled out all the forms, went through all the lines and finally got another class. I looked at my watch. I was shocked. It was 3:00 p.m.! had been on campus for eight hours, and nothing had gone well. I left Mitten Hall, trudged through the ice and snow and wondered if the next day would be any better. In order to go through schedule revision, more commonly known as drop add, these students wait in line for a permit card. Another sign of the new semester is seeing tables in the lobby of SAC for credit card applications. 12 Spring Semester

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What to do between classes? There comes a time in every stu- dent ' s life when he finds himself in a dilemma — what to do when there is nothing to do in the hour or two be- tween classes. Well, the answer is rel- atively easy. If you live in the dorms, the obvious solution is to crash in your room during your break. But what do you do if you are a commut- er? The most popular time-killing activ- ity around campus is eating. Howev- er, first you have to decide what you want to eat. The restaurants on Broad Street range from Roy Rogers ' to Blimpies. Nevertheless, the over- whelming choice for food is usually from one of the trucks on campus. Unfortunately, there is only one vending area that provides tables. The tables are quite a hangout with a variety of punk-new-wavers and average students. Of course the pigeons are everywhere. One of the most famous meeting spots on campus is the Bell Tower. The Bell Tower is that place on cam- pus where everything from eating a soft pretzel to snuggling with your sweetheart is acceptable. Beury Beach, named for the many sunbathers it attracts, is almost as popular as the Bell Tower, especially in nice weather. Beury Beach is also a good place to get a little exercise between classes. Students play ever- ything from hacky sack to frisbee. For those students who are not athle- tically inclined, there is plenty of room left to stretch out. On days when it is not so nice out- doors, there are many indoor spots for hanging out. Nearly every build- ing is equipped with a lounge or two. Students usually go to the building of their majors. The Radio-Telivi- sion-Film (RTF) majors can be found discussing their latest film shorts in the first floor hall of An- nenberg. A voice major can often be found inflicting his or her talent on the not-so-willing ears of the music majors in Presser ' s second floor lounge. Of course one cannot forget the HPERD majors in Pearson ' s sec- ond floor lounge discussing matters like the location of the next keg par- ty. The ever popular meeting place is the Student Activities Center, affec- tionately known as SAC. SAC houses Hardee ' s restaurant for hamburger junkies and Crossroads for brown- baggers. Students who have already eaten can catch a movie in the SAC Cinema. It ' s free with your coupon! Romantic students can catch up on soap operas in the television room, while the game room is a good place to vent frustrations after an exam. SAC is also a good place to go if you are looking for more productive ac- tivities. It is the meeting place for many student organizations, includ- ing the Temple Student Government and the Temple News. Finally, SAC ' s third floor provides plenty of quiet and couches if students would rather study or sleep. The best thing about all the hang- outs is that they provide relief from the anxieties of academic pursuits. Few students make it through four years of college unless they make time to hang-out. 14 Hang Outs Eating, staring, napping, drinking — this scene on the third floor of SAC is a familiar sight in all the lounges on all the campuses. I