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Freshman is just a state of mind by Kevin Voit jeff Buell is a freshman who has a perspective few first year students have. Buell, a business major from St. Paul, has an older brother who attended UWEC while Jeff was in high school. Because he visited his brother in Eau Claire often, Jeff can compare this year's UWEC to that of the past. “The campus has mellowed out; it's not as wild as it used to be, he said. Buell's observation was confirmed by another freshman, Valerie Krueger. Krueger, a journalism major from Tigerton, Wis., who lives in Towers, said partying isn't the main concern in college. “I expected a super social life and I came here, and, well, the school work is the important part. Parties are only a fifth of it, she said. Despite Buell's and Krueger's disappointments, they agree with other freshmen that UWEC is a great place to be. “I love the campus, said Cathy Piette, a communicative disorders major from Racine who lives in Oak Ridge Hall. “It's very friendly, especially in the beginning and during orientation, she said. I've attended private schools all my life — this is a whole new world for me. Dan Kiedingcr, an MIS major from De Pere, Wis., said he looked around at other universities and thought Eau Claire was one of the best. Kie-dinger, who lives in Horan Hall, said he felt the dorm activities were definitely a positive part of dorm life; one disadvantage of being off-campus. Cathy Welch, a business major from Brookfield, now living in Governors Hall, is just one of many freshmen who is attending UWEC partly because of its good reputation. I heard more about Eau Claire, she said. I have some friends who came here and they raved about it, she said. College, regardless of how pleasant the atmosphere may be, can still remain a problem for some freshmen. It's nice not to have someone looking over your shoulder, said Sarah Foutnard, a computer science major from Governors. She mentioned, though, that the classes are more difficult than those she had in her hometown high school in Frederic, Wis. Ruth Stensrud, a special education major from Plymouth, Minn., said school may be a problem for some freshmen if they lack the proper study skills. Piette said some of the difficulties stem from first-year students getting in with the wrong crowd and being pressured to do things they might not ordinarily do. Though difficulties do exist, it seems freshmen are quick to realize that UWEC has something special for its students. Perhaps Krueger summed it up best when she said, “People here care. 19
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Confusion seems to reign above all else during UWEC's registration week. For three long days in the last week of August, the campus seems to become a collection of long lines, each one weaving its way through hallways and around corners until it merges into another line. People are everywhere, fumbling through appointment cards, ID cards, permit-to-register cards, class cards and fee cards. Every year is the same — things appear confusing and hectic, but the registration process usually passes with few major problems. Registration for the fall semester of the 1981-82 school year was held from August 25 to 27. An orientation program for junior and senior transfer students was the first activity of the week, while actual registration of seniors began later that opening morning. Registration appointment times for undergraduates were based on the number of credits previously earned by a student while a separate registration session for non- degree students taking only evening classes was held on the evening of the 25th. Total enrollment for the fall semester was approximately 10,760 students, said Connie Russell, registration services manager. Despite the large number of students, registration went fairly smoothly, she said. Russell said lines were shorter than usual in some areas because of encouraging students to come late to their registration appointment times. Other measures taken to try to lessen the length of lines included splitting up lines for classes that have a large demand, such as classes in the school of business. Television monitors listing closed classes and placed throughout the university gave students a chance to check and correct scheduling conflicts before they went to sign up for them and helped ease crowding in the Arena, Russell said. Additional help is hired by almost Above left: Sophomore livi Nebon rework her schedule, hoping for a olulion. top: Part of the registration maze h the mad scramble tor textbook ; above: lame Kappus check the list of required textbook before hunting for them. all of the departments involved in the registration process. Russell said about 75 students and LTEs (limited term employees) are used to help in the registration and scheduling phase. Even the most carefully planned schedules sometimes result in conflict. Two required classes may be scheduled at exactly the same time, one 75 minute class may overlap into an hour class, or worse yet, a student may have to sign up for that almost unspeakable horror, the 8 o'clock class. After weaving one's way through all the lines and signing up for the classes he needs and wants, a student's ID is stamped with the official W-1. He is now an officially enrolled student of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. And it didn't hurt a bit. JO
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