University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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Student Life 11

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Moving in, to most students, signifies extra-crowded parking lots, lines for eleva- tors, waiting lists for luggage carts, and misery. Since there are only a few days to move in, the inevitable rush cannot be avoided. Lack of organization and mass confusion leads to great annoyances for the students and their parents. The residence halls provide carts for those who cannot possibly carry three trunks, six boxes, a stereo, a television, and a fish tank to their room without any ma- jor catastrophes. When students do bring this much paraphenalia, they usually end up sending half of it back home again. The carts are actually very convenient and when the long-awaited turn comes up, stu- dents find that the carts finish the weary chore of moving in more quickly and with greater ease. Frequently, students change rooms and roommates. This continues until each par- ty concerned is satisfied. Useless junk and next seasonis clothes are stored and room- mates rearrange their decor until they are satisfied. Unfortunately, when everything seems to be perfect, it is time to move again. Page 10, middle left: All alone in a mad rush, this student could just sit down and cry. Page 10, bottom left: Boxes, suitcases, and trunks create a maze for pedestrians to negotiate. Pages 10 and 11, top middle: An onlooker wonders if this student is moving her whole family to Knoxville. Page 11, bottom right: A student contemplates how he will fit all his belongings into his dorm room. 10A9tudent Life

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A favorite pastime around the UT cam- pus is the line. These lines are nothing new, but they have been found in numerous quantities on the Knoxville campus. No one can say for sure why these lines exist, but rumor has it that they are in- tended for social contacts. There is a line at UT to fit every personality: long slow lines, curvy lines and broken lines. One advantage to UT’s size is that if one line gets loo long or uninteresting, another can always be found. It has always been a mystery as to why students will stand in a line for hours. After years of observing this strange be- havior, UT decided that as long as stu- dents were congregating in such an orderly fashion, it would be wise to install reasons . .LINES. for them being there. So. some lines be- came food lines and others became ticket lines. UT even decided that people who braved all-night lines should be rewarded with athletic tickets or a dorm room for the next year. Who knows? Maybe the line will even- tually replace the party at this university. Fraternities would have beer lines, sorori- ties would have formal rushing lines; there would be cocktail lines and B.Y.O.B. lines. The fun-seekers’ mottos would have to change from party hearty to line fine. The lonely line lover has to look no long- er for lasting line locations. At UT, lines beget lines and where there is one today, there will probably be two tomorrow. . .LINES Pagos 12 and 13, bottom: The line at the football window grows steadily longer as students try to get tickets for the Vanderbilt football game of November 26. 1977 Page 12, top middle: Eating dinner at Sophie's is very popular as shown by this line of students stretching across the pedes- trian bridge. 12 student Life