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Senior proctors discover










                                                                                                                                                          the art of dividing their













                                                                                                                                                                      time without shirking










                                                                                                                                                                                 their responsibilties.













                                                     This is my first year                                                                                                                                                                      on  campus  for weekend



                                                                                                                                                A s  if being a  senior  isn't                                                                  duty).  They  must also be


                                                        as a proctor and I                                                                                           time consuming                                                             available at all  times should




                                                                                                                                                enough,  try  being a  proctor                                                                  they  be  needed  by  students

                                                     was shocked when                                                                           at  the same  time.  Seniors                                                                    or administration.  Robynn





                                                                                                                                                face  the pressure of finishing                                                                  Reno expressed  that
                                                      Mrs. Grubbs asked                                                                         their academic  requirements                                                                    "Proctoring involves much






                                                                                                                                                and  preparing  for the quickly                                                                 more  than  writing demerits;
                                                   me to be one.  I said,


                                                                                                                                                approaching  future.  Senior                                                                    it  is a  full  time job!"




                                                   “ You want me to be                                                                          proctors  must also  face                                                                              A  senior's  year is  filled


                                                                                                                                                added  responsibilities such                                                                    with  many  emotions  from



                                                              a what?!’’ As a                                                                   as staying up later than                                                                        excitement  to  fear and



                                                                                                                                                everyone else  in  order to                                                                     everything  in  between.  Being


                                                      proctor there are a                                                                       oversee the  resident  students                                                                 a  proctor adds  plenty of extra




                                                                                                                                                after curfew,  partly  to  keep                                                                 work and  consumes time.

                                                      lot more pressures                                                                        any  trouble  from  stirring,  but                                                              But  Kristi  I .ink  summed  it all





                                                                                                                                                also to  make sure that every                                                                   up  in  these  words:  "Even
                                                     put upon you.  Your                                                                        last  student  is exactly  where                                                                though  being a  proctor is






                                                                                                                                                he said  he  would  be.  What  a                                                                difficult and  tiring
                                                           friends are more


                                                                                                                                                horrible experience  to  find                                                                   sometimes,  the  fellowship  is



                                                   confidential and less                                                                        that one of the students  is                                                                    wonderful  and  1  wouldn't



                                                                                                                                                missing  from  the dorm  after                                                                  trade  this experience  for the



                                                       open.  I had to turn                                                                     curfew;  it's almost  like being                                                                world!"



                                                                                                                                                a  parent  and  senior at  the


                                                    a friend in once and                                                                        same  time.  Proctors  must




                                                                                                                                                also check  late  lights after                                                                               roctors  always  have  a  great

                                                  that was the hardest                                                                          everyone  has gone  to bed  to                                                                  P            deal to do; however, when one


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Is  not  only  a  senior  but  Is  en­

                                                                                                                                                be sure  that  there are  no                                                                    gaged to be married there seems to
                                                        thing to do.  It has                                                                    students  risking  their  health                                                                be no end to what one has to do. But




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                senior Joel Bauman juggles all three
                                                                                                                                                or their roommates'  comfort
                                                           built character in                                                                                                                                                                   very well with a  lot of help from  his

                                                                                                                                                by staying up all  night                                                                        fiance  Tracie  Thomas.  Trade  and




                                                  that it has taught me                                                                         studying  with  the  lights on.                                                                 Joel have already developed harmo­


                                                                                                                                                Proctors also give  up several                                                                  nious relationship in preparation for

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                their marriage: they talk over every­
                                                  to discern why some                                                                           nights a  week  to oversee  the                                                                 thing and always consult each other



                                                                                                                                                activities  in  Dambach  Hall,                                                                  before major decisions.


                                                    rules have been set.                                                                        the  Lounge,  Unit C,  and  the




                                                                                    -Georgia  Downer                                            gymnasium  (not  to  mention



                                                                                                                                                the*  weekends  they  must  stay
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