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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Dorm Life Putting Up With Each Other One of the new and interest- ing experiences a freshman or transfer student may choose is living in a dorm. For those from a small family, community tele- phones, sharing a bathroom with twenty other people and living in a 1 2 ' x 1 5 ' cubicle with a total stranger may take a little getting used to. Stereos and un- insulated walls may have the se- rious student fleeing to the li- brary for some peace and quiet, but the practical joker finds himself in heaven. The veterans of the dorm pride themselves in carrying on such time-honored traditions as penny-locking doors, putting vaseline on the telephone re- ceiver, door knobs, etc., and stealing someone ' s robe while they are in the shower. A sense of humor is a must when one lives in the dorm. Dorm life does provide end- less opportunities to get to know your fellow students. There is not a lot of privacy but there are always people around when the need for conversation arises. And many innocent pop- corn poppers have started up lasting friendships as half the hall gets wind of their product. Living in a dormatory is one of those experiences we will probably look back upon with laughter as part of a time when we had it made, but while we are still experiencing the reality of it we retain the right to gripe a little. Top right: For many students, making time to watch General Hospital has be- come a major criterion when making out a trial schedule. Bottom right: Pa- trice Woodbury finds the quiet of her dorm room condusive to studying. Opposite page top: Lisa Brown. Connie Sims and Pam Blankenship catch some rays in front of Hamil Hall Left: Cheryl Taylor. Kim Anderson, Eric Frat- land. and Diane Tomlinson wind down their day out on Clements ' patio Right: Janet Cochrane, Susan Patterson, and Sheila Branon take a break to just sit and talk on Cowart Hall ' s front steps. 28 Dorm Life