Underc Iassmen On a rather warm August day a record 7,234 students overcame the odds and survived the
Re~istration rat race egistration can be fun and exciting, but, speaking from experience, it rarely is. Instead, it can be exhausting, running across campus from where you picked up your packet, to your adviser's office. Or it can be frustrating, standing in line for hours to see your adviser, only to be told that you're a junior now and that your new adviser's office is at the other end of the hall where another line is backed up. But this is all inconsequential. The real hassles start when you've completed the list of intended classes and bravely enter the Kibbie Dome. Your hopes of a quick run through the arena are shattered as class after class is closed. Finally, after you've devised a new
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schedule consisting of physics, analytical chemistry, calculus and pine needle basketry for a journalism degree, that registration proves to be an exercise in futility. A record 7,234 students registered, breaking last fall's single-day total of 7,0 18. By the last day of registration in September, the record had climbed to 8,348. Matt Telin, registrar, felt the registration process went smoothly. However every student had his own story to tell about his registration encounter. Julie Reagan D Dreading the thought. Overlooking the registration scene, this student mentally prepares herself to enter the "zoo." In the fall, a total of 7.234 students completed the arduous process. (photo by D. Fredericks)