University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - Periscope Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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Registration: waiting in line to By Sue Montgomery Students spend a majority of registration time standing in line. They stand in line to get into the Tamarack Room, to get into the Arena, to get into classes, to get into the bookstore and to get out of the bookstore. There is one bright spot in the process of registration, however—it becomes an easier and faster process each semester. It took freshman Lynne Evans about 45 minutes to register for 16V4 credits. I tried to be really prepared before I came in, she said, but it was confusing with all the different stations I had to go to. ‘The first time I registered, I sat in the middle of the Arena and cried. senior special education mujor Maureen Tormcy said. This time I breezed right through it. It's my last semester and 1 only had to sign up for 14 credits. Tormey was one of more than 4,000 students waiting in line during the first day of registration for the spring semester. Those working for registration try to control the lines at Davies Center, Registrar James Dean said. We speed up or slow down the flow of students into the Tamarack Room, depending on how crowded the Arena is. It's easier for students to stand around and wait in Davies than it is in the Arena. Senior Leigh Ballard, who began working for registration first semester, was one of the first persons students came in contact with during registra-

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Parkin spate are scarce. U-llauli black I hr streets and families moke repented trip la their aim In a y orl)' ritual, students padc tlwir possession to return to school. Heavy boxes of books, bean bag chairs, plants and •ten'o are pockni in the car and hours later unpacked Moving in is a lime of mixed emotions There Is anticipation on the farm of the freshmen, eager for thnlr first glimpse of all-loo small dorm rooms Upperclassmen, who know the tedium of unpacking, demonstrate Ins enthusiasm In a day it’s all over, hut the aching muscles, and the expat■fufion of moving not al ihr end of the year, remain. Jamming 18 years into £ 6 boxes

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wait in line tion. She worked in the Tamarack Room, handing out personal data sheets, collecting the initialed sheets or distributing fee calculation cards and permits to register. Ballard said besides controlling the flow of people, those working in Davies make sure students don’t sneak in early. If they sneak in and they're caught they have to register at the last possible time.” Ballard said. So it’s a good idea not to sneak in. ■o heft For three day in fanuary the Amno wai converted info o series of registration Italians. Friday afternoon, the third day. found the Anna crowded with freshmen registering for rlassex Above When classes won dosed, many student were forced to rewrite schedules Student completed registration in the textbook library, when they signed for books. registration 21