Valparaiso University - Beacon / Record Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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frmlmh M C, Wiedenhoeh Upper right: Freshmen interact with each other at Eiayfair. Lower right: Although registration was computerized last spring. some still had to suffer throu h registration procedures in the gym this fan. Left: ml Scharold shows his: tatent while entertainr ing ghevcrowd ax Showcase '88. Opposite page. Top left: Students start the settling in process by picking up a registration packet in Chris! College. Top right: Freshmen experience a bit of VU tradition: the an- nual Dunes day trek during orientation week Center: Jutie Evans tells Goldin Winker Ham and Dan Matteson about easy summer uving with a song from Porgy and Bess during Showcase '88. Freshman Oriemation 15

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on The Beginning t 7 od created the world in t seven days. and took only one short day to make man. At VU, however, it takes six long days, commonly known as orientation week, to create freshmen. The VU creation is an often forgotten story, but the process has been experienced by all and the story is familiar, no matter how much we hateto admit it. on the first day a mass of wild, un- tamed. high school students arrived early with friends, parents, luggage, furniture, groceries, posters, plants, carpets . . , only to be swept into a series of infinite lines and meetings. As the day grewklong, 14 Freshman Orientation Valpo Creates the Class of I88 all the echoes of home disappeared and all that remained were the freshmen. L Upon seeing this, Schnabel said it was good. Oh theksecond day Valpo created tests: tests that when half-liniehed. left the freshman with the feeling that he forgot to : paokthie brain. The timing seemed unfore tunate. but to soothe the pain of this early disaster, Valpo created Playfalr as the sun set. ;- j On the third day, Valpo, created even more meetings and crises; however, more was at stake than a roommate personali- ty conflict or a forgotten math female. The developing freshman was forced to create his own future; ... an eight semester plan of stimulating classes which would not endure tor long, . On the fourth day, Valpo createc registration in the gym saying, Let there be a sea of lines, endless waits, torgetfu professorsandlost computer cardsf' Bu when Valpo'saw what it had done, i decided to relieve frustration and save the species. .. - Thus, on the fifth day Valpo said, uLe there be rest and relaxation at the Dunes. But it was short-Iived: the trek u; the dunes, the cloud and wind bum, am theeroar of the waves were quickly forgot ten .. then came the final day, the tire day of classes . . . another subject it itself. .. BMP and TE

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- make the noise decibel too high to speak 16 Fashion Fraternity houses, the movies, Jacksonis, and the Vale; all attract VU students looking for fun, frolic, friends, or just a place to gather. And gather we do, in full force every Friday, Saturday and even some weeknights. Clamoring voices and understand clearly, but body language is at its best, especially in the way we dress. When you go out for a little night life, or just a walk across campus, do you find yourself asking: did herjeans shrink in the wash? Is he wearing a parachute? Is that her dad's sweater? Is this a theme keggar or real life? If so, you are experiencing new wave. New waveis strongest competition comes from the tired but true Muffy's and Biftis of the campus. According to students, the second and third most basic clothing items are polos and oxford button downs. Despite the different fashion tastes, one constant remains: jeans. Both sexes don jeans, from Levi's Red Tags to Calvin's, from baggies to cropped, from 5-1-Button-Flies to over-dyes, from striped to checked . . . Jeans hold tight not only to our bodies, but also to their rank as the number one essential fashion item in Valpo students' lives. - R.K. S. LaMorticell.