~ " "' . ' . ·.: .·:_<~::'',·1.· ··::.: Most Harding students go with the flow, but some are. BREAKING TRADITION The typical profile for Harding students has been 18 to 23 years of age , single, residing in a university dormitory, belonging to a social club and participating in intramural athletics. Although most students continued to meet these criteria, many fell into a category known as non-traditional. Among those was Karen Chandler, whowasmarriedand had two small children. "It was really tough trying to take care of my family and, at the same time , keep up in school, " she said. ''I'm still working on my time management skills. " An accounting major who has been enrolled since the fall of '92, Karen said that being in classes with students who were 10 years younger was , at times , stressful. "In the back of my mind I'm thinking, 'Hey, I'm going to have to compete against these people for jobs. So many of these students are really bright. ' "I'm just hoping that there are some employers out there who are looking for an older person to fill some positions," Karen said, "someone who has a couple of years under her belt - someone like me. " Most non-traditional students lived offcampus, but Greg Faulk was an exception. A 29-yearold ex-Marine, Greg decided to spend his first semester in college in the dorm. "Living in the dorm was quite an experience, " Greg said. "It was fun while it lasted, but I was ready to move into an apartment my second semester. " Extracurricular activities generally drew only traditional students , but Russell Miller spent 20-25 hours each week as copy editor of the Bison. "Working on the Bison has given me a chance to meet a lot of students. At first they thought of me as 'the old guy,' but once they got to know me, I became just one of the guys. " With more and more people returning to college each year to be better prepared for the job market, it has been no surprise that Harding's non-traditional student population was partly responsible for six consecutive years of record enrollments. - Marquis Jackson Sarni Sagitani moves in the crowd of students on his way to class. Non -traditional students may not havefit the typical image ofa college student, but as their numbers increased, these students became more visible on campus. Photo by Michael Bass. Pat Smith - Mt. Verno n, AR Ryan Smith -Tulsa, OK Ryan Smith - Searcy, AR Shannon Smith - Memphis, TN Shelby Smith - Fr. Smith, AR Stephanie Smith - Carrollton , TX Valerie Smith - Flower Mound , TX Vanessa Smith - Columbia Falls, MT Elizabeth Snyder - Nazareth, PA Rebecca Sofie - Va ncouver, WA Freshmen ---------7~ 107 Classes
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