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

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STUDENT LIFE

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What is this thing we call llcollege life? For most of us it is a mixture of academic life, social life, and private life that we must somehow learn to coordinate into a single working unit. College is a lesson in extremes. During these four isome- times five or 5in years we experience some of the greatest feelings of joy and elation that we will ever feel. Many of us will form lasting friendships that will forever remind us of these good-ole days. There is another side to the coin. Sometimes college looms before us like an insurmount- able obstacle. With pressures placed on us to excel, we chase the elusive and almighty grade point average; but when we sometimes fail, depression mixed with anxiety sets in. Academic life in Big Orange Country finds us crouching over carrels in the Main Library the night before our re- search papers are due. A part of academic life is the hours we spend on computer terminals in Glocker, pulling all-nighters on the first floor of the Undergraduate Library, nodding off in our 7250's. Academic life also includes excellence in a good number of curricula - UT is truely a showcase of academic excellence. Social life involves a freedom of choice. Some students choose to live their social lives in a sorority or fraternity, while some decide that student organizations and clubs are the way to go. Many find that just the company of their close friends and dorm-mates is enough to make for a fullfilling social life, and many people strive for a wide variety of these options. Regardless of how narrowly we define our social lives and who tor whatl we choose to affiliate with, we all find ourselves crammed into Neyland Stadium to watch the Vols beat Bama, or we find ourselves stuffing into Stokely to see the Police. Cafeterias are great gathering places, but for those times when we're in need of another form of nourishment, estab- lishments like Gabby's, lvy's, and The Tap Room become the ideal places. From the most off-the-wall party-animal, to the aesthetical book-worm, UT social life has something for ev- eryone. Private life in college includes our day-to-day affairs and Alan English Alan English 20; Student Life l