University of Detroit - Tower Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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ff IM, Freshmen responded enthusiastically to the many activities planned for them during Orientation Week. ABOVE LEFT Coeds, fresh- men and upperclassmen alike, gather to get acquainted at the annual Coed Welconze Tea. ABOVE RIGHT Meanwhile, the male freshmen vie for the dubious award of being Water- melon-Eating Clzampion. LEFT A group of frosh, enjoying one of their last days of leisure, gather for a sing-along. ABOVE A folk singer entertains at the Western Barbecue.

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Orientation Week lets fresh teach can us. '72 isn't that far away On the morning of Sept. 1, U-D noted a familiar air about its campus. Orientation Week had arrived. Sunday night at the first mixer the frosh let everyone know that they had arrived. Meetings, grouping freshmen according to their majors, were held. Upperclassmen directed the sessions with such info as how to operate Foley Hallis magic elevator and when NOT to skip classes. Mixers were jammed. Barbecues, tours and Iuncheons filled calendars, the highlight of the week being the Western Cookout. Dinner was consumed as an afterthought to conversation and acquaintances. The lights were low, the tent was hot but the rhythm which diffused through every ear was later heralded as ffgreatf' Hthe best part of the weekf, By the beginning of classes, the most im- portant was already accomplished: boy met girl. strangers became friends and the school year was off to a great start. High school is now in the past and '72 isnit that far. 18 i. tfigf, tv - I i 0 if .ffl F is an sNsS:

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Orientation -1 ss stresses academic Besides the social aspect of the campus, freshmen this year were also orientated to the academic side of university life. The theme of a university community existing on all academic levels, initially pre- sented by University Ombudsman Tom Davis at the Orientation Mass, was emphasized throughout the Week. With this idea of learning on both sides of the lectern, first contacts with professors were made informally at various profs, homes. Freshmen went right to the top since Fr. Carron's office was a new stop on the orienta- tion itinerary. Each orientation group met the President and received his personal invitation to return any time. By the conclusion of the week, the class of 372 was on the lookout for the New Math, the Dutch Catechism and discussions on the cur- rent social scene. The 8-to-3 World of the past four years will not be missed. R ,UM 2