University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

Page 12 text:

r COORDINATION: A student practices catching a new version of the frisbee, the aerobic. Many students used the grass by the Tower to practice their favorite pastimes while getting a little exer- cise. DETERMINATION: Shea McClannahan, communication freshman, practices his pole vaulting in Memorial Stadium. ARCHWAY: The campus buildings provide a good place for relaxa- tion or people watching. 8 Still on Track Jim Sigmon

Page 11 text:

And . . . THEY ' RE OFF! by Christi Mancc With the first day of classes, the run- ners were all lined up at the starting line. The gun sounded. As soon as the race an, everyone evaluated the competi- AFTERNOON RIDE: The telephoto lens cap- lures a lone bicycle rider on the Main Mall from the Observation Deck on the Tower. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: ROTC members practice their drilling outside of Russell A. Steindham Hall. UT LANDMARK: Littlefield Home is a campus landmark many students pass every day. As a stipulation of his will. General Littlefield said that the house and grounds must stay in good con- dition or the original 40 acres of the University uld become property of the state, not the University. tion. The competitive spirit was rampant. Students who were taking classes graded on the curve tried to understand their classmates and where they would all fall in the final standings. Other students evaluated their professors; who would be easy or hard. Classes were also evaluated to see if they required attendance, exams, term papers or whatever to get through the semester. Would it be as difficult as others had forewarned? Sizing up the competition involved different things for different students. Some were already worried about their final grades. For others, the competition were the other people in the class, who might ask who out during the semester. From the start, everyone began get- ting organized. New pens and notebooks disappeared from store shelves. Date books were filled with test schedules and updated phone numbers. Everyone tried to figure out how much work needed to be done for each class. Most students knew approximate- ly what grade they wanted to get and how much work they would need to do to get it. For some the blow off ' classes meant that there wasn ' t a lot of evalua- tion needed. rv .: v fe : ' . ' % ' - r i % . :. .. V - ' -..fe h , . . ! ; if ij - 3WP ' - f ' Jim Stfmon Still on Track 7 - i

Page 13 text:

Karen Warren Negative routines create pitfalls by Christi Mance Runners began to pace themselves for the long haul. Students put themselves ort automatic pilot. After a few weeks, the routines began to set in. Everyone began the year with good (intentions. Students said they would stick to study schedules and not skip classes. Faculty said they would stick to syllabi. As the year went on, these intentions began to lose some of their strength. People seemed to just float along, not etting too much bother them. Slowly the good intentions disappeared. The routines that became established usually included a lot of bad habits. Studying too late at night, then sleeping too late the next morning. For many people, parties on Thursday night or Sunday were another habit that seemed to develop as a way to relieve tension. As these routines developed, most students found they still had to pay at- tention to budgeting details. Some learned how to budget their money and make it last. With the hard economic times that hit Texas this year, this was not always easy. Students made the best of what wasn ' t always the best situation. With the raising of the drinking age to 21 in September, many students had to find other inexpensive ways to have fun. Instead of Sixth Street, places like Amy ' s and Steve ' s Ice Cream became popular meeting places at night. Even the University seemed to take many of the budget cuts in stride. What seemed extremely bad at the beginning of the year, such as the cut in library hours, didn ' t seem so bad once everyone adjusted to new rules. Still on Track 9