University of Alabama - Corolla Yearbook (Tuscaloosa, AL)

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Life Student life has changed drastically over the 150 years at the University. From the all male cadets to Title IX the University has progressed with the rest of the nation. Although this year ' s concert schedule compared to other schools was a disap- pointment most students found a complete selection of activities. This year ' s student life section presents a variety of the activi- ties which students were involved in. Homecoming page 76 Alumni page 106 Student Life 1 J

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Student Night life page 1 2 Theatre page 52 Concerts page 68 10 Student Life

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Looking Out For Number One As the University of Alabama be- gan its 150th year of existence, the registration tradition — feared by some, a mere annoyance to others — continued. The hassle of registration was felt by some 17,000 students in all. According to J. Earnest Mickler, assis- tant vice president for planning and oper- ations, this semster ' s registration was average to smooth. Individual student ' s opinions may vary from this generalization slightly. Those students in Communications may have found registration smooth, those in Nursing may have found it pretty much average, but it is possible that students in C BA and Engineering found registration anything but smooth or average. A reduc- tion in teaching staff and class size caused problems in scheduling for several stu- dents in required courses as well as electives. Much of this year ' s registration success could be attributed to the new computer system which was put to use for course scheduling in December of 1979. lim Her- ring, a C BA senior, said, this semester was the smoothest I can remember. Before the computer, you went to the coliseum The checkbook is one item that students can ' t leave registration without using. Everywhere you look you see the empty glazed faces of students Tvho have been waiting in lines for one. two, even three long stretching hours. floor and pulled cards. It was a night- mare! Registration may be easy for those stu- dents who have preregistered, but, it is still an experience for transfer students and entering freshmen. The sight of huddled masses rising and swelling on the coliseum floor is not a sight soon forgotten by students new to the University ' s way of doing things. But once the student joins the throng and learns to look out for number one, registration isn ' t all that bad. An elbow here and a dodge there and soon the front of the line is in sight. The challenge over, the student moves on to the next line, safe in the knowledge that Teache r shortages and student growth forced the closing of many highly demand- ed courses. Denial of certain courses could force many students to stay an extra se- mester in order to fill their graduation re- The yearning nrxasses come empty hand- ed. With luck they ' ll go home with com- ' t pleted schedules, and the satisfied feeliiK that their courses will supply them wit! quirements 1 2 Registration I