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s  a  record  number  of  students  ar­





                                                                                                                                                                                                       rived  on  campus,  they  found  their






                                                                                                                                                                                                       way  to  the  recently  air  conditioned






                                                                                                                                                                                                       gym,  where  proctors  and  devotion





                                                                                                                                                                                                       leaders  greeted  them,  handed  out                                                                                                                                                                 I






                                                                                                                                                                                                       their information  packets,  and  guid­





                                                                                                                                                                                                       ed  freshmen  to  their rooms.  During




                                                      Chuck                                                                                                                                            registration,  students  who  were  not








                                                                                                                                                                                                       pre-registered  met  with  advisors,





                                                                                                                                                                                                       while  others  registered  cars  and






                                                                                                                                                                                                       had  ID  pictures  taken.  Later,  the





                                                                                                                                                                                                       bookstore  opened  and  long  lines






                                                                                                                                                                                                       formed  as  students  began  to  buy





                                                                                                                                                                                                       textbooks.  The  registrar's  office






                                                                                                                                                                                                       was  full  as  pre-registered  students





                                                                                                                                                                                                       waited  to  drop  and  add  classes,






                                                                                                                                                                                                        and  the  business  office  was  kept






                                                                                                                                                                                                        busy  with  students  making  their





                                                                                                                                                                                                        first payment.






                                                                                                                                                                                                                Convocation  marked  the  official





                                                                                                                                                                                                        opening of the year.  The  ensembles






                                                                                                                                                                                                        provided  special  music,  and  Evan­





                                                                                                                                                                                                        gelist  David  Barba  challenged  stu­






                                                               . m                                                                                                                                      dents to glorify God daily during the

                                                            1   •


                                                                                                                                                                                                        year.  "The  message  was  very  prac­






                                                                                                                                                                                                        tical.  It  got  me  started  on  the  right


                                                       Heidi  Downey  signs  a


                                                                                                                                                                                                        foot,”  said  Stacia  Byers.  Afterward,
                                                      form  allowing  her  to



                                                       receive  her  room  key.                                                                                                                         faculty  members  formed  a  receiv­




                                                       To  avoid  lost  keys,
                                                                                                                                                                                                        ing  line,  giving  them  a  chance  to


                                                       most  ladies  attach



                                                       them to their ID cards,                                                                                                                          meet  new  students  and  parents,





                                                                                                                                                                                                        and greet returning students.



















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