Washington State University - Chinook Yearbook (Pullman, WA)

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If you can ' t beat ' em... Back to school means standing in registra¬ tion and bookie lines once again. Lines resulting from a two-day system of mass registration and the Bookie rush are the university’s answer to the organization of 16,992 students. Mass registration is a hit-and-miss system with success depending on the computer . . . assuming you are in full possession of your senses when you fill out your computer cards. Lines extend back from desks where you are presented with your packet, but il you forget your LD. card it’s back to your room before you can continue. Your advi¬ sor’s signature is also a must if you ' re an undergraduate, and registration abruptly ends at the doors to Bolher Gym without it. Inside Bolher Gym, the only hurdle between you and Moscow is one more line to have your computer cards checked. |Oin ' em! Registration is only the beginning. At schedule pick-up in Smith Gym on Sunday the lines don ' t seem to have shortened. If this is not enough you can re sume the familiar stance in the Bookie basement lines. In a period of one week, 16,992 need to purchase text books, lab and art supplies, resulting in mass book sales and mass frus¬ tration. During the fall book rush the Bookie grosses approximately one million dollars but they incure an 11 % loss due to discounts and increased pesonnel cost. Slow moving lines seem to be endless but be patient, you won ' t be back lor live months. Lines: 23