Union University - Lest We Forget Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

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New Faces Brings A Wave Of Fresh Changes Yoke, as well as many other students, realized the importance of getting in volved. Here she gives a helping hand in the theatre box office. Throughout history, an un- usual species has appeared and made waves in our calm ocean here at Union Universi- ty. This year with little change, the trend continued with an invasion of another record breaking class of Freshmen. What ' s the typical freshman like? LOST? CONFUSED? When upperclassmen were asked what they thought about freshmen, they respond- ed with typical answers such as: naive, young, over- whelmed, and impressionable. They tended to see freshmen as first year students who are generally unsure of them- selves and inexperienced. To them, freshmen can always be spotted because they never know where they are going. They tend to hang around in small groups, afraid to venture out. Freshmen, on the other hand, don t see themselves in the sterotype. Most looked to their first year of college with anticipation. Going to a new school in a new town with a lot of different people was ex- citing for most. Although freshmen do get lost quite a bit. after a few weeks they all get the hang of it. Let ' s not forget — freshmen eventually become sopho- mores. Freshmen were not the only new faces around our campus. Many transfers from such schools as MTSU decided to make our campus their next home. New faces also appeared in our faculty. Improvements were seen in many depart- ments with addition of: Mrs. Andrea Anderson and Dr. Sam Myatt — Business. Mrs. Betty Hughes — Chemistry. Mrs. Jean Marie Walls — Lan- guages. Mrs. Lillian Baggett — English. Dr. John Meadows and Dr. Joe Blair — Religion, Dr. Wayne Wofford — Biolo- gy. Coach Bob Ward — P.E., and Dr. James Edwards — Vice-President. The excitement at Union, along with its pride, increased with each new face. We would like to welcome each of our new members with a hearty — GOOD LUCK!

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Union Students Pulling Together And Meeting Challenges The school year was one of overcoming small obstacles, like getting a date for the Sat- urday night basketball game or finding a parking place — sometimes making your own spot or parking in the wrong color zone and praying that the ticket giver would either not notice or have pity on your car. Sometimes we took on big- ger challenges, like trying to convince a professor to change a letter grade from a C to a B. However, as most of us upperclassmen know, this is usually a lost cause. With the ever-present need for cash, some students wrote checks and then tried to beat them back to the bank with tomorrow ' s pay. On occasion it worked, but when it didn ' t a service fee seemed a painful price to pay. Students also faced difficul- ty in scheduling certain class- es. Freshmen were shut out of introductory courses because of high demand and limited sections. Then as they watched, upperclassmen who had experience in the schedul- ing game seemed to get in ev- ery class that they wanted. Don ' t worry, freshmen, al- though this seems unfair now. some day you will learn the tricks too. Moving off campus to find an apartment that had poten- tial — and a reasonable price — proved to be a gamble for the students who were tired of dorm life. The rest of us had to suffer with the common ' s rules as well as trying to get in be- fore curfew. Pulling together and working for a com- mon goal in a team atmosphere is a good way to form any friendship. Just ask any of the Union varsity athletic teams.

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Even though Duane Murray is on his way to an afternoon class, be still has the ability to smile. Most Union students learn very quickly the importance of those extra hours of study in the library. The Union library is well equipped to assist them in their studies Angie Swisher poses during her art class for both the class and the photographer. I WkaA YmJ