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

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Mike Messing HALFWAY THROUGH. Brian Elliot, a sophomore in Business Administration, picks up his schedule for fall quarter. Mike Messing WADING THROUGH DISCARDED ADS. This sight is not unusual for students leaving the rear of Stokeley Athletics Center after registration. to assure efficiency and to better serve the students. Some students didnit think that the new system was any more efficient. nl had to wait in line longer for some reason? Warren Legg, a sophomore in finance, said. Wl'he line was all the way around Stokely. It was ridiculous? Another student, Craig Lyke, a senior in general business, said, iiThe real pro- blem with the new system the first quarter was that there was a lot of confusion, but thafs normal for UT? Another major change in the registration system oc- curred during winter and spring: .quarters. Schedule pick-up was shifted from Stokely Athletics Center to the Health, Physical Educa- tion 8: Recreation Building because of conflicts with basketball games at Stokely. Tennessee played the Univer- sity of Georgia on the same day as registration. iiBy SEC or NCAA rules the opposing team have a right to practice around 12:30 which would not mix with registration,,, McDow said. Spring Quarter was also in- terrupted by the NCAA playoffs at Stokely. iiWe hope to be back over at Stokely full time the next year and we hope we wonit have any more conflictsf McDow said. Under the new system schedules were only available during the specified times for certain letters of the alphabet. If the student did not pick up his schedule at that time, he would have to wait until late the last day. iil know a couple of guys who really couldnit get there dur- ing their time. If they didnit pick their schedules up, theyid pull them and they couldn,t get them until the last time slot. A lot of people just didnt realize how it worked? Lyke said. Others liked the new method. iil hated trying to keep up with those little time cards? Missy Armstrong, a sophomore in Liberal Arts, said. til thought it was easier to just look up when I had to pick up my schedule? Scott Landis, a junior in political science, expressed a different point of view, iiI like the new system because I lost my card during the summer, and I got in anyway. An alternative to the system used was suggested by Denise Powell, a sophomore inlLiberal' Artsfl think the system should be that those who turn in their scan forms first should be able to pick up their schedules first? The problem of devising an efficient system was summed up by Alice Stone, a junior in IJiberaliArts, uWith this many people, there's not going to be any easy way to do it? said Stone. eSheila Foster Mike Messing SCANNING OVER HER SCHEDULE. Debra Sexton, a graduate student in accounting, attempts to find the necessary classes so she can get into graduate school. Registration i1 7

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By using a new method for registration, administrators hoped that the often time-consuming task would become As simple as A-B-C LONG LINES. Planners forgot to create new signs that would divide the students with the same first letter of their last name into several linest The oversight caused some students to wait in two or three long lines before pick- ing up their schedules. Mike Messing HOPING FOR THE BEST. Robert Gaines, a sophomore in preqnedicine, recalls his student ID for Sally Webster, a junior in nursing. AMID A COLLAGE OF INSTRUCTIONS.-J0nnie Waggoner 0f Registra. tion Services hands out time cards during winter pre-registralion. 1 6t Registration he outcome of the new alphabetical registration system plemented fall quarter work- ed out much better than expected. John McDow, dean of ad- missions and records, said compared to the old system of distributing cards with pre- printed times the new system worked in a more orderly fashion and was less costly. ul think it probably saved anywhere from $3,000 to $5,000 a year on registra- tion, said McDow. The im- system offset the higher cost of printing cards with dif- ferent times and cut down on personnel needed to work during registration. Specific times were set for students to pick up their schedules according to the first letter of their last names. Each quarter the time slots were shifted so that students whose names began with let- ters at the end of the alphabetl would get a fair chance at an early schedule pick-up. According to McDow, the system was changed in order Martha Armstrong

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MOVING IT IN. Mitchell Branstetter, a freshman in Liberal Arts, gets his first taste of residence hall life while moving into Hess Hall. THE UNPACKING IS THE HARDEST PART. Judy Borgsmiller, a freshman in Business, is on one of several trips necessary for her to move into Massey Hall. 18I Dorm life Mike Messing Some call it home Mlke Messlng MOVING IT OUT. Judy Davis, a sophomore in marketing, waits for a cab in Greve Courtyard so she can get home for ETEA weekend. Gwen Poveda he beginning of Fall quarter meant the hectic and sometimes frantic days of moving into the residence halls. Several halls had residents that were eager to check in the first day, and this eagerness caused long lines to check in as well as to obtain carts. Many of the new residents, however, did not expect to see such lines on the first day. Such was the case with Susan Mead, freshman in business. III did not think I had to wait to check in, but I like my room, she said. Alicia Pinilla, transfer sophomore in pre-med, had the same opi- nion. IICrowds! There were no carts or parking spaces, but I like the rooms? Teresa Dolen, junior in education, had a somewhat different opinion of her moving-in process. IIMoving in was a pain, but it was a lot easier to get in because I ar- rived early. Moving had several unex- pected occurances; however, the knowledge that it only had to be done twice a year made it a little easier for students to tolerate. eNorma Martin R esidence hall life has always been one of the more prominent aspects of going to college. It was a comfortable opportuni- ty to exercise a little in- dependence. Along with the feeling of Itbeing on your own, one was surrounded by friends and even strangers who were able to help out in times of confusion or need. HI donIt even mind doing laundry? said Michelle .Morice, a freshman in ac- counting. Her one dislike, however, was the numerous fire drills. ttI hate getting up in the middle of the night to stand outsidef, said Morice, who lived in Massey Hall. Some students thought residence hall life provided