University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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A-Day Homecoming Spring Fling ending Student Union entertainment around Tucson

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On a hot Sunday in Augu st, the cycle began. Students left lingering memories on the beaches and mountains, quit their jobs as cocktail wa tresses or construction workers, packed up books they ' d never gotten around to selling back last spring, and descended on the University. While summer was technically over, summer weather wasn ' t. Under relentless sunshine, students hiked from Bear Down Gym ( What do you mean I can ' t go in yet? I ' ve got my fees card! ) to McKale ( But I have to have that class! Try Math 20; they ' ve still got room there. ) to Women ' s P.E. ( All I can say is, for $225.00 I ' d better get a parking place. ) It was a time for making friends. Formally, through Greek Rush. ( The Panhellenic Association is pleased to inform you that you have been bid to. . . ) Informally, in bars. ( Listen, why don ' t we go back to my place and. . .What ' s your name, anyway? ) Out-of-state students alone in the confusion Many out-of-state freshmen stepped down from a jet into Arizona ' s hot breeze, nervous and alone. Two days later they were amidst crowds, lines, and confu- sion as they decided which classes they would dislike least. The trauma of registration brought a few irate parents to the aid of Arizona residents, but to the lonely freshmen, there was only a desolate feeling. Upperclass friends helped some lucky students, as one upperclassman described, I felt totally in control. She said she managed to get on the fast- moving lines, but she noticed that many were not as fortunate as she. 20