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

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Perspective V, One new face at UW-Eau Claire this year is that of Brian Zirbel. a freshman from Green Bay. He lives in Towers Hall and enjoys the dorms because he has more space here than he had at home. He is generally pleased with all the aspects of Eau Claire's campus life, he said, particularly the setting. Being an outdoors person. Brian likes the location in the surrounding woods. He was also surprised with the friendliness of the people here. As an accounting major, Brian has taken some difficult classes but he hasn't found it a problem to complete his homework. He finds himself with plenty of free time to play tennis, football, and do whatever he pleases. He believes that some of the classes are too large and overcrowded, although they are small enough to be personal. He said he seems to enjoy college life more and more everyday. For Sharon Golombowski from Adams, MN, going to an out-of-state school doubled her expectations. She expected to meet friendly freshmen and have a freer social life. In addition, Sharon expected more time on the weekends to relax, although she did anticipate a lot of daily assignments, long term papers and tests. After coming to summer orientation Sharon said she knew what to expect from cafeteria food. She said that she anticipated good food and service. Meeting people and building lasting friendships was another of Sharon's expectations. Probably the nicest surprise that Sharon encountered was that her dorm room ended up being a lot cozier than she ever expected. Many students enter college directly after high school; however there are some who choose to wait a year or two ... or five, as did Mary Jo Short. Originally from Neillsville, Mary Jo. a 23 year old freshman residing in Oak Ridge. She said she has come across problems of a different nature than those she believes the average freshman faces. For the past four years, she has been living alone and working at the Marshfield Clinic. She now finds it difficult adjusting to sharing just one room. The lood service's preparation of meals as well as other provided services are also hard for her to accept as she was used to doing all of her own household chores. Because of this, she finds herself with much more free time than she had imagined. Mary Jo believes she'll find plenty to do however, with the variety of dorm activities and the availability of sports programs. ||