University of North Alabama - Diorama Yearbook (Florence, AL)

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m r! There ' s a time to play wtiile at college, but the academic side of the coin can ' t be ignored (You better) Study, Buddy By Keitti Graves There ' s a time to sow, a time to reap, a time to play, and a time to study. Study habits at UNA vary from student to stu- dent, but it seems safe to say that at any time or place you choose, someone is hit- ting the books. For a place to escape from the noise and activity of the dorms, many people choose Collier Library. Suzanne Mullis, who lives in LaGrange Dorm, hkes the library because it is quiet, and the tem- perature is good for studying — not too hot, not too cold. If I don ' t want anyone around me when I ' m studying, I go up- stairs. Even though there is a 24-hour quiet period on the fifth floor of La- Grange, Suzanne says that it is not as quiet as she likes it. Teresa Rich likes the library for studying because it is Quiet and peace- ful — a good atmosphere. Hamp Moore Hkes the library because it is easy to be alone with his books. He says, I live in the athletics dorm, and it ' s hard to be alone to study. Mike Thorn, who plays football for UNA, says he likes to study . . . mostly in front of the SUB, because there are lots of women there. I don ' t want studying to get in the way of my education! When do UNA students find time to study? Teresa Rich says she does her studying during the day because I ' m more alert then. Becky Copeland does her studying for each class on the day it meets, because she finds that the materi- al stays fresh in her mind that way. Su- zanne Mullis would rather study in the afternoons and at night because she likes to get everything else done during the day. Becky Copeland says that Rice Hall, where she lives, has quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. every day, but it can still be a difficult place to s tudy. She says, Some people study better with the TV and radio going, but I can ' t study at all like that. There are many approaches to study among UNA students. UNA offers a Study Skills Seminar to help students find their own best times to study and it offers other basic study skills. Mrs. Billy Thomas, Senior Counselor of the Coun- seling Center, teaches the seminar. Teresa Rich learned a lot about scheduling from the seminar. She has a schedule of each week, divided into days and hours. Each day is mapped out so there is some time for study every day. Teresa says the Study Skills Seminar helps mainly in managing our time. UNA student Johnny Hale says, I ' try to study at least two hours per night. That way I won ' t fall behind. Hamp Moore says I study for each test as it comes up. Mike Thorn concentrates on his hardest subjects. This helps me keep up, he says. continued on page 29 26

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The transition from h Qh sctiool to college often tias on impact on the way students view the world Challenge to change By Beth Southwick Students at UNA retain traditional lues in spite of today ' s moral freedom. Across the country, many students y for the right to express themselves lely in such areas as religion, dating, cohol, and drugs. UNA students agree at old-fashioned no-no ' s are much ore widely accepted. However, most of em choose to mature the way Mom and 3d did. IVadition goes deeper in women stu- snts than in men expecially in the areas sex and religion. The maj ority of wom- 1 feel premarital sex is wrong. Sex, they y, should be saved for marriage. In the ■ea of religion, most stand as strong in eir faith as ever before and many have •own stronger as Christians, although ley might not attend church as regularly s before coming to college. Since I have begun college, my re- gions convictions have become much ronger. I have always been a regular lurchgoer, but I feel that I have grown jiritually during the past three years irough different situations and the ■iendships I have made with other ;hristians in college, says Gloria Grif- th, a 21-year-old senior majoring in marketing. The view of men in regard to sex nd religion are more in keeping with Dday ' s standards. Two-thirds of those in- srviewed see nothing wrong with pre- aarital sex, and some readily admit to jeing participants. The vast majority do !0t attend church on a regular basis, al- hough several say their faith has grown tronger during college. Doug Johnson, a 20-year-old junior students tend to be conservative on moral issues !uch as opposing the use of illegal drugs, splitting an use of alcohol, and favoring strong religious be- iefs. (Photo by Grant Lovett) from Rogersville majoring in commer- cial music and speech communication and theatre, says, College has helped me to be a more open Christian and therefore more capable of being an in- fluence on all types of people. Students almost unanimously voiced a strong disapproval of drugs. Reasons offered for feeling so opposed to the use of drugs are that they have no purpose or place in a person ' s life, they are bad for one ' s health, and drugs are morally wrong. I don ' t feel drugs have a place anywhere in my life, says sopho- more Cindy Soloman, a 19-year-old ac- counting major. If I ' m happy without them, why even try? Alcohol use is a controversial sub- j ect with college students. A slight maj or- ity favors the drinking of alcohol in mod- eration, but many do not like alcohol and feel it is morally wrong. Approval was a little higher among men than women. College brings on a big change in everyone ' s dating habits. While men say they meet a greater variety of girls to go out with, they date less often now that they are in college because of financial problems. On the other hand, women date more often in college than in high school. However, several women said they feel they have developed more set- tled dating habits because they tend to date only one person at a time. The women say college dating is more selective — they are more careful about whose invitations to accept. Ac- cording to Beth Hibbett, a 21-year-old se- nior majoring in accounting and MIS, I am more careful about whom I go out with. I think that as an individual ma- tures her dating habits mature also. I pre- fer to date people that I know fairly well because you can relax and have fun. In general, college life is different for students because they learn to handle responsibility and make their own deci- sions. It is a time of meeting many new people from different walks of life, help- ing to overcome shyness. There is a big feeling of independence, especially from parents. Beth Hibbett lives on her own in an apartment. She says, I have to make my own decisions, using the ideas my parents had implanted in my mind while living with them. College has helped students prepare for going out into the real world. Stu- dents feel meeting people from various backgrounds with different personalities will help them better interact with peo- ple throughout life. According to Doug Johnson, I ' ve learned to accept people for what they are, and by doing this being able to get along with almost every type person. Tim Parker, a 22-year-old senior majoring in accounting and MIS, says, College has helped me to understand people from different walks of life. Being able to live and work with people will help me in the future. Involvement, meeting different people, and learning are reasons stu- dents feel they will be much better able to cope with the world at large after going to college. Being in school at UNA has let me see what the real world will be like. There ' s a lot of bad, but there is also a lot of good. I have to accept people for what they are and look to each individual to see what they have to offer me as far as a learning experience, says Beth Hibbett. Lisa Davenport, a 20-year old soph- omore majoring in accounting and MIS, sums up a person ' s college hfe, It (col- lege) is a challenge and if I can take it, it will better equip me for the future. Student Life 25 M

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UNA students find Collier Library to be the best place to hit the books. It ' s quiet and peaceful — a good atmosphere for studying. says Teresa Rich, freshman from Florence. (Photo by Deborah Thompson) Study buddies Lee Cox and his son Cory, a student at Kilby School, enjoy doing homework together. Time is divided between being students and being a family, as both Lee and his wife Lisa are UNA students. (Photo by |on Killen) Kim Foster, a freshman from Florence, takes ad- vantage of the cool, sunny days of autumn to pre- pare for her classes. (Photo by Grant Lovett) Student Life 27 ii HI