University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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College Park, Maryland Oh, to be young and looking at col- leges. Certainly, choosing a school is an overwhelming decision for a high school senior to make, especially with the thousands of colleges and univer- sities operating in the country. Yet, despite the enormity of this task, there were 37,864 students who chose to at- tend the University of Maryland, Col- lege Park campus in 1 98 1 . The University originally opened in 1859 as the fvlaryland Agricultural Col- lege. Then, in 1912, the State gained control of the school. In its history, which spans over 120 years, the University has survived such near- disasters as the Civil War, the depres- sion. World War I and II, and the tur- bulent era of the 1960 ' s, emerging as one of the top ten state universities in the country. In 1981, the College Park campus provides a unique and exciting com- bination of academic and social op- portunities. Academically, the campus has more than 120 courses of study, ranging from fire protection engineer- ing to apparel design. Research, infor- mational and non-fictional materials can be found, not only from the school ' s own graduate and undergraduate libraries, but also from available facilities such as the Library of Congress and the National Archives in nearby Washington, D.C. In addi- tion, there is access to a wide range of practical research equipment on cam- pus, including a nuclear reactor and both subsonic and hypersonic wind tunnels. The physical layout of the 1300 acre campus has more than 200 buildings which house dormitories, classrooms, libraries and laboratories. More than 75% of the university ' s undergraduate classes hold less than 30 students, creating a personal atmosphere for teachers and students alike. The in- timacy of this environment is further enhanced by the 16 to 1 stu- dent faculty ratio. However, practical- ly no student can graduate without taking at least one lecture course with 500 other students, adding a different type of intimacy to the campus. In the social sphere. College Park provides a variety of cultural and enter- taining activities. Performances at the Tawes Theatre, concerts at Ritchie Coliseum, films at the Hoff Theater, lectures at the Student Union Grand Ballroom, and fairs on the UGL and McKelden malls cater to the multitude of tastes that comprise the student body. For more recreational amuse- ment, there are a variety of pubs, bars, clubs and hangouts in the College Park Washington area, in addition to parties on-and off-campus every weekend. College Park even offers a variety of housing alternatives to the more than 8,000 students who live on campus, providing traditional and coed dorms as well as apartment-type living in the Leonardtown complex. Sororities and fraternities also make up part of the campus life, with 16% of the 13,818 males in 1 of the 29 fraternities and 13% of the 1 1,782 females in 1 of the 22 sororities. For all the students that have matriculated here at College Park, from the four graduates comprising the Class of 1901 to the 7,467 graduating in 1982, this University of Maryland campus has always represented all that college life can be; parties, exams, Saturday afternoon football games, and much more. In short. College Park is a whole lot of work, a whole lot of learning and a whole lot of fun. — Jan Weinberg rv y ■ i ££ I I I I ! I 1 College Park 17