Lorie Baker - Clarksville, Ark. Junior Rick Blair - Springdale, Ark. Junior Wendy Case - Eugene, Ore. Senior Randy Cole - Nashville, Tenn. Sophomore Jonathan Coombs - Cabot, Ark. Junior Diane Coon - Goodland, Kan. Junior Change is beneficial: New and returning students cope with problems created by transferring mid-semester Transferring to a new school can be hard. It is even harder when a person transfers mid-year. While some students that started at Harding during the spring semester were new, many students were also returning alumni. Junior Patrick Brandimore, from Detroit, Mich., returned to Harding in the spring semester. A double major in English and history, Brandimore spent his fall semester taking classes at Arkansas State University in Beebe. While being away from his friends at Harding played a big part in his decision to return, Brandimore also said that he missed the chapel experience here. Brandimore found the return to the dorm and working out his class schedule easy. "The administration is very organized and has made the transition comfortable," he said. Two new students to the Harding campus in the spring were freshman Jill Ann Kinworthy and junior Kimberly Parrish. Kinworthy transferred from Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Mo., a two-year school which did not offer many social opportunities. Kinworthy said she chose Harding because it is a unique place to be. "Harding provides great opportunities to meet people in Christ," she said. Even though she was happy to be at Harding, Kinworthy felt that James Coone - Columbia, S.C. Freshman Amy Cothran - Spring Valley, Calif. Senior Jolyn Davidson - Patterson, Calif. Sophomore Sandra Downs -Ava, Mo. Junior Freedom Goguen - Salinas, Calif. Sophomore Patrick Gordon - Racine, Wis. Junior Tasha Gustafson - Greenville, Texas. Sophomore Sara Hardin - Owasso, Okla. Sophomore Chris Hendrix - Cantonment, Fla. Junior Matt Hicks - N. Little Rock, Ark. Junior Christian Howald - Sugarland, Texas. Junior Carlos Humphrey - Panama, Panama. Junior Second Semester Students 174 *' People Sophomore Brady Rembleski andjuniorPatrickBrandimore catch up on some studying in the student center. Brandimore was one ofthemanystudents who returnedto Harding in the springsemesterafter spending the fall away. Photo by Aaron Gillihan. coming in the spring was a difficult adjustment. "It's hard to fit in during the spring," she said. "Most people have made their friends during the fall and are not looking to meet new people, although I have met many great people." Parrish is a business major who transferred to Harding from Danville Area Community College in Danville, Ill. With abrother attending Harding, Parrish found adjusting to a new school easy. "I knew a lot of people through him, so it was not hard to make friends," she said. The academics at Harding also played a part in her decision to transfer. "It's nice to have teachers who really care," she said. Whether returning to Harding or coming as a new student, transfers often found a home away from home at Harding. -Amy Pruett
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