Troy University - Palladium Yearbook (Troy, AL)

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Registration Just One of those things It ' s true, besides being known for it ' s beautiful campus, friend- ly atmosphere, adequate facili- ties, and efficient faculty, Troy State University has come to accept one unpleasantry as a have to . Students are fre- quently heard complaining about how awful it is to stand in the registration lines, but on the other hand, it is no bed of roses for the faculty and student workers either. Whether behind the tables or in the endless lines, everyone soon finds their pa- tience being tried. After a while even the social beacons will clam up and just want to get through. For the poor registering stu- dent who suddenly realizes he has been standing in the wrong pay line for an hour and for the frazzled student worker who has just contended with a rude individual who insists he doesn ' t want a meal ticket when the worker knows he lives in a dorm, the phrase Ala- bama ' s Most Exciting Campus takes on a whole new meaning. After the dust has settled and order returns for another quar- ter the student body seems to chalk up the inconvenience of registration as one minor flaw in a place of endless attributes. Perhaps this trial called regis- tration gives some students the sense of having worked even harder for something that does not come easily for some in the first place — a chance for a college education. Right: While registering LeAnne Graml- ing scans her Fall Schedule. Below left: Joey James pays his bill dur- ing the final stretch of registration. Below right: Mr. Brewton signs up a stu- dent for one of his art classes. 26 Registration

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Going Away to College Means Growing Up The first days of being a freshman are eye-openers and the drowsiness of fitting in does not arrive until the new student makes several adjust ments. When Mother is not around it is amazing how dirty dishes pile up, clothes are destroyed on the wrong temperature, and com- mon colds turn into strep throat. Sooner or later books are ac tually studied, checking ac counts are overdrawn and calls from home are relished. Troy State University like any other institution of higher edu cation is designed to above all else educate but with the educa tion comes a great deal of grow ing up on the part of the stu dent Going away to college means adjusting to a new school in a new town There are no people hovering over you telling you to be successful You make it on your own. You de- cide what you want to be and you (as the slang of 1982 puts it) GO FOR I

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