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

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l 3 i The Perfect VU Student ..v- While appreciating the impor- tance of preparing students, for use- ful careers, Valparaiso University holds to the ideal that its students want an education which treats them first as human beings rather than simply as. future wage earners. These students want to think clearly, to analyze facts and ideas, to draw s.0und conclusions from their rea- s.0ning and to express themselves clearly and creatively. They want to understand their cultural and reli- gious heritage, deveIOping a sensitiv- ity to the culture and the vieWpoints of others while at the same time finding for themselVes firm values and standards by which to live and make judgments. They want to be- come humane and responsible citi- zens in an ever-changing society and to participate effectiVely in their in- stitutions and communities. There is no simple formula for Opposite page. Top left: Upperclasswomen move into Seheele Hall. Middle left: Silent P'ea'cem'akers Chris Vecchio and Cam Trout attract, new members at the annual Activities Fair. Lo'wer left: The ritual morning mailbox check finally proves worthwhile for these acquiring these abilities. tVU Gen- eral Catalog 1985-86l But sometime in a student's four or five yearsat VU, he or she usually acquires all or some of these abilities. Almost every student changes tree! mendously from the shaky-k-need day of arrival to the long-awaited day of graduation. A few change for the worse, but most grow into suceessful adults, and as seniors serve as role models for the transitionalestage freshmen. The green mind issent to VU K'froym all over the country. When he or she goes home for Christmas, mom and dad notice a change. Some parents cry; others throw parties. But some- where in the world, on the first day of vacation, one proud set of'parents screams ecstatically: Our dreams have all come true! Our baby has be.- come the perfect VU student! - Tammy Smith freshmen girls. Left: As a member of the ori- entation Committee, junior Cih'd'y Brann must give accurate directions to lost freshmen. Above: As the camera Clicks, Bob Kopko and Kristen Lien are officially recorded as VU stu- dents. And it's bumper from the Union tur- naround to Urschel on Chapel Drive, with a stalled pedes- trian by the mailbox on the corner of McIntyre and Union. The bicycle rack by Neils is filling up quickly ... Freshmen learn quickly that transporta- tion on campus can be a problem. The cruisin' car of last year is forbidden un- der University policies, while limited parking and budgets make it difficult to own a car. For these reasons, many of VU's 3500 students are walkers or bikers. Under 2000 cars are registered with VU police. Even those that have cars soon learn that crossing the tundra or short-cutting be- hind the chapel on foot is faster than cruising campus in search of an empty parking spot. e- Renee Kinzie Perfect VU StudenM 13

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