University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

Page 16 text:

T he last week of summer and the first week of school abounded with events for Welcome Weeks here at the University of Arkansas. There was much to do for new and returning students with events hosted by University Programs, Chi Alpha, Student Involvement and Leadership, and Residence Life and Dining Services, to name a few. Events included things like a 3-on-3 basketball tournament outside of Holcombe Hall, a volleyball and ping pong tournament at the Chi Alpha House, laser tag in the Union Ballroom and ice skating with the Christ on Campus group. There was an ice cream social and karaoke night held at Gregson and even a luau at Pomfret Hall. With a part-time job fair held outside Brough and the Merchants ' Fair on the lawn of Old Main, adding to the other events. Welcome Weeks was fun, as well as very informative for students. The Merchants ' Fair had many booths from nearby stores including Wal-Mart, J.C.Penney, Shakey§ and Taco Bell. Many of the booths either gave away something such as cups, coupons, even pizza, or had students sign up to win things like T-shirts, posters or a free subscription to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. One of the big events for Welcome Weeks is Midnig Madness at the bookstore. For the past five years, Thursday night before school starts has been a night excitement for many students around camp 1 This is the night that the University Arkansas Bookstore in the Union held 1 Midnight Madness sale. From 9-10 pj all school supplies were 20 percent d From 10-11 p.m. all clothing, sD aides and the like were 20 percent c From 11 to midnight all used M books were 10 percent off. If y only made it to one sale all year, » was the sale to be at. Stuck Candice Bopp said, I saved a lot money. I ' m not sure how much 1 my books would have been if I Ik n ' t gotten them at Midnight MadrR I ' ve saved a pretty penny! With over a 1000 people coming c to get their books, lines got long 3 aisles got crowded. There were lots of p pie, some pushing and shoving, and s really long lines, but it was all cheap so it worth it said student Davona Hall. Onika Jones add 1 The lines were really long, but the people checking out were really fast and really nice -Story by Missy NauV 2 Welcome Weeks Campus Life

Page 15 text:

photo hy Misha Gardner laces as T 7 week before school started was a busy time at University of Arkansas. It was the week that hall s c LKents fr° m a h over moved into the residence the si U ents didn ' t just come from Arkansas and far a, rroun ding states, but also from pi For 7 ( a orn i a an d Canada. an evn enee oec i : ' moving into Reid was fun! nence - Five flights of stairs is not even l et Wa iug for the elevator took first ° n er ' f° r the room itself, the BoerR lm ?j eSS 0n wasnt that great! ' in therein But n ° W that my stuff is er e its not too bad! ' i hat ] V n ® n Wa sn ' t that hectic, familv +7 y COu ldn ' t wait for was my Set settied ' ' 3 7 S u 1 C ° Uld Unpack and said. Meean n 311 Courtney Ray moving irL u Da 6 §ot 11 pretty easy and eot Hum Phreys. I got lucky Fhere a r °° m on second floor, ng in aiif 11 to ° man y stairs and so mov- aid. my took no time at all Dale The Brie Spah C ° nd me aroun d was a little easier for °t easier move d ioto Pomfret. Moving in was a vhat to r 1S dme ' i knew what I was doing, I knew vas a litt]7f and a wen i reall y well Spahn said. It Vas real erent f° r first-year student Julie Clouve. I -ouldn ' t f ervous at first, this place is just huge. I ln m y Wa y around at first, but now I know where everything is and it almost seems tiny! ' Kweku Hayfron, a resident assistant at Walton, helped move people in while meeting his new residents. On the first day that students were moving in a bunch of us RAs gathered at the front desk to welcome them and introduce ourselves. Then I walked around and got to know the students and their families. I helped bring things in and it gave me the opportunity to bond with my res¬ idents and allow them see me as a friend and not just as an authority figure Hayfron said. Students didn ' t just move into residence halls that week; many also moved into apartments. Casey Johnson who moved into College Park said, I was really excited when I first moved in. This is the first time I ' ve lived on my own and it was kind of overwhelming, but exciting! 1 Excited, nervous, hectic and really long all seem to cover what it was like for stu¬ dents who experienced moving-in day, whether into residence halls or off-campus accommodations. Many students don ' t want to repeat the experience any¬ time soon, but they also would not trade the day for any¬ thing because it meant freedom, however you look at it. -Story by Missy Nauman Move-In 11 Day Campus Life

Page 17 text:

D uring the Merchants ' Fair, students received lots of free stuff from businesses. -photo by Misha Gardner Events that are part of Welcome Weeks: 1. Merchants ' Fair 2. Midnight Madness at Union Bookstore 3. Part-Time Job Fair 4. Sports Tournaments 5. Friendship-Building Socials Welcome Weeks begins the week before school starts and continues through the first week of school r hese guys enjoy some of the free pizza being handed out at the Merchants ' Fair. -photo by Misha Gardner -•- M erchants take advantage of the oppor¬ tunity to advertise to students. -photo by Rebekah Eggman Welcome 3 Weeks 1 T® Campus Life