Western Kentucky University - Talisman Yearbook (Bowling Green, KY)

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would be used when waiting behind the ‘Sp-Ste” line and the English 101 line, at the end of which most students unfor- tunate enough to have last names falling at the end of the alphabet find a 3:00 or 4:10 class waiting. It could also be used to faint into when a stu- dent finds out he cannot get i nto “U.S. History to 1865” and he has to switch his whole taking a 30-minute crash course in either public relations or juvenile delinquency — any- thing to get that one card. The next thing on the list might be an assortment of in- conspicuous torture devices to be used as a last resort in secur- ing computer cards. These can just be mild persuaders, such as a palm-sized switch blade or a handbag perfume spray filled with mace. A simple blackmail = note stating that the professor’s GEOC wife and children are locked in a “Moving in all those ‘necessities’ makes for a tight squeeze.” vesimmnsiovemewwend a nearby walk-in refrigerator might do the trick. Professors have also been known, how- ever rarely, to give in to crying, screaming and rolling around on the Diddle Court. Often silent weeping with shaking shoulders and hands over the eyes will bring about recon- sideration. Of course, every registration session is a little different. Take this fall for example. A primary item on the necessity list would probably have been a portable bomb shelter. Nobody seemed upset when the alarm went off in Diddle Arena. In fact, most people just stood around looking puz- zled for a couple of minutes Upper left — A distorted view of book- buying is seen in a bookstore mirror. Left — Tommy Thomas, a sophomore from Bowling Green, chooses his text- books carefully. Right — Will Burgess and son Jeff, 14, help Burgess’ daughter, Jeanne move into the dormitory. 20 Registration ¢

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and went on filling out forms and bartering for computer cards. A loud speaker an- nouncement ordering evacua- tion finally prodded students out into the parking lot where they continued to fill out forms on hoods of parked cars. It seems another anonymous Call- er had phoned in a bomb threat just 36 hours after the bomb was discovered in the parking structure. This time, however, no bomb was found and students marched back in- “Getting through that first week is quite an ac- complishment!”’ to Diddle, determined to con- quer. And then there was book buying. Students who had man- aged to live through registra- tion were then plunged into another delightful experience. The process of buying books closely resembles an obstacle course that would do justice to the U.S. Marines’ training pro- gram. If one manages to fight his way through the crowd and find the books he is looking for (assuming they’re there) he shaper epee’ 2 joins a line along with 5,000 She shetiee ponsdge eh ee pe ee other people. Many hours later Pies : ; Winns the students, expecially fresh- men, emerge confident that they are through the worst. If they only knew! Left — Cindy McGuire, a freshman from Lexington, takes a break after a hard day of moving in. Below — Con- nie Miller, a freshman from Hardins- burg, ponders school opening from her dorm residence in Central Hall. Registration 21