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

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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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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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Woo: Wrndy. John and Cary lake lime out lo fevl on the moving carl; right: Empty boxet Inter the curb in front of Bridgman Hall after everyone ha moved in; below right: Moving in can be hard work, especially alone, a Barry Litton found out. Moving in by Steve Todd I A person never realizes how much junk he has accumulated until he has to move it from one place to another. This is especially noticeable in the last few weeks of August, when UWEC students return to the campus after a summer's hiatus. Whether you're moving into a dorm, an off-campus apartment, or into a house you'll be sharing with seven others, there are certain things that all people who move have in common. First of all, it's always necessary to make more than one trip. All of a person's most valued possessions cannot possibly fit into the back of a Mustang, Buick Le Sabre, or even a Vi-ton CMC truck, for that matter. While you always remember to pack and bring along your record albums, posters, hair dryer, and back issues of Sports Illustrated, it's always easy to leave your permit-to-register card and other school information behind. Also, it never fails that once you're midway between home and Eau Claire, you suddenly remember you've left one box of supplies sitting on top of the kitchen table back home. A person never realizes what poor physical shape he is in until he has to carry a couch up a steep set of stairs, or has to wrestle with a mattress, trying to fit it through a narrow hallway. You curse all screen doors that slam shut before you can squeeze an oblong chair through the doorway and grumble loudly every time you trip over a step you didn't see because you were carrying a handful of boxes piled up two feet taller than you arc. Roommates can always be counted on to bring all the necessities: stereo and speakers, television set, paper plates, popcorn popper and 12-pack, but never depend on them to remember the dishes, pots and pans, dishtowcls and toilet paper. Finally, after all the lifting, loading and unloading is over, there's a place for everything and everything is in its place, you can sit back in that old, oblong chair, relax, and have a nice, cold beer. And ask yourself, why didn't I take an apartment on the bottom floor? I