University of Iowa - Hawkeye Yearbook (Iowa City, IA)

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f,-Z 1- 1,-. Most freshmen know little about registration, so they put complete plan their semesters intake of core courses at summer pre-regis- faith in their advisers-the first semester, anyway. These coeds tration so they won't be bothered with that stuff later. Registration losing game for most students Registration was the name ot the game that all students played and nearly all lost. While most students suffered through it with resignation, it proved to be a traumatic tirst encounter with the complex University system tor some 5,000 freshmen and transter students. Partial computerization ot the student registration system did speed up and smooth out the annual two-day event. lt has been rumored that the University ot Iowa sports the finest registration system among the three state universities, but it was still be- wildering. lt wouldn't be so bad it all the kids didn't scream tor l0:30 to l:30 classes, wailed one distraught adviser. But nobody wants to get up tor a 7:30 class. But the struggle continues, despite the efforts ot both taculty and students to make registration a bit more livable. Thank God it comes just twice a year, seniors and freshmen said. 22 Registration was a major concern, but a few remained aloof Tis 5.1.

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Tuition increase puts stu When 'luifion increased lasf spring so did sfudenl' concern. Where were sfudenfs 'lo gel' The money fo go back fo school? Some didn l'. Ofhers pleaded wi'l'h Mom and Dad fo make up fhe difference. Some iuggled 'l'wo summer iobs and in 'lhe fall. worked 20 hours a week wifh a full class schedule. Then fhe governmenf decreased funds for sfudenf loans, pre- viously 'l'he major source of financial help. Nal'ional defense loans will be even more scarce nexf year, John Moore, clirecfor of Sfudenl' Financial Aid, said. Sfuden+s dents in financial bind will be sfarving, dropping ou'l' or iusl finding anofher way before we gel' more financial help from fhe government The defermined ones found anofher way. Over 200 s'l'uden'l's were hired by Burge Hall Dining Service in fhe fall. Ofhers ioined fhe work-sfudy program. Some cu'l' grass or pounded cash regisfers or fypewrifers. No sooner had sfudenfs convinced fhemselves 'l'hal', wifh luck, fhey could make if despife fhe increase fhan a sfafe senafor casually menfioned fhe possibilify of raising fhe fuifion again. Y l. in ,e nn l . n l' Q , 24