Berey Davis - Worthington, Ind. [;'{c/I/('tllm,.ISpcct(l/ Educallo;l. R(·gin:l. C.1mpa;)!ns (AfriC;L). I)(:an's li~l. HUF, Unin:n.ity Singer... Elizabeth Davis - I'a.-.:tdena. Texa", £(enu..,lIuT)' /~fllcal/Oll. Theta Uct:t K:tppa. Ca ll1 p:l ign~ (j:lmaiC'.I), College Repui)lic:<ns. 5lud'::nlS for life, Un h·er:.it~' Chorus, Annabelle Dawidow - Sopo!. Pohnd. /JlIcnl(ltfOIl(l{ Buslm'$.<i/Fnmcb. Kaptn Gamma Epsilon. American Studies. French Club. Honors J\.."M)Ci:Uion, University Choru". Heath Dawson - By.sville. Ohio. 1'/lIJ/Ic Re{mlol/$. Tr;l.l\Sfer (Ohio V:l lIer College). K:lPIY'! Signl:l Kappa. Intr.unurnis. KHCA Staff, Pelf/jean Staff. Finishing in four years is a challenge for seniors Although receiving a college d ipl oma is gene rall y thought of as the culmination of four yea rs of hard wo rk and dedication, it cannot always be done in that time. Many students declare a major early but change their imerest and their major one or more times. She llie Salza, a fifth year senior at Harding, will graduate with a degree in public relations, but she ente red college with the intention of pursuing a degree that would lead he r to medical school. Three semesters into college, however, Salza decided that med icine was not for her. Although the change extended Salza's stay another yea r, she said, "I don't feel like 1 have wasted my time here. 1have found the curriculum very flexible." Curriculum was often the reason for a five-year stay at a univerSity. Spencer Ouo experienced first-hand the challenges of fit ting a demanding major such as biochemistry into four years. "I wasn't aware that certain classes were only offered during certain semesters," he said . Scheduling conflicts similar to those experienced by Otto are occurring in universities all across the United States. According to Mike Zapler of the Chron icle of Higher Education, many universities are reducing the requirements to he lp students fi nish soone r. Registrar Ron Finley said that lowering requirements are not an option for Harding. "Al though we try to keep our requiremems to a minimum, there are certain majors that simply require more of a student. " Cutting required classes, according to Finley, would result in the students' loss of valuable education. "We have always had a strong general education program, and we plan to continue that," he said. Senio r Sharon Powell had a unique reason for staying in college longer than p lanned . Entering as a freshman , Powell spent two yea rs at Harding ~nd, in that time, married. An unexpected pregnancy led her Sean Dawson - Sulphur Sprins:s. Ark . .Ilmwgerl(l/ ACCou llfillg. Chi Sism~ Alpha. Sarah Day - Kingston Springs, Tenn. Commll>llCllfion D£sort/t'1'$. 7..ela Rho. Elys Delgadillo - M:m:agua. Nic:!r.lgU:I. Mm-R.:ling. O<:lIa Gamm~ Rho. AMA. Camp:ligns (Houston). Dean':. Lu;t, 0<:1I:a Mu Della. Stephanie Denney - Mi(hw.tle, Idaho. Grapblc DesIS'" Delta Gamma Rho. Sh e lton D ickson - B:.nlesville, Okla. Computer /,,/omUlI/(m Systems. Kappa Sigma Kapp~. College RepubliC;Lns. intercollegiate Athletics (Tennis). Jim D iehl - Miami. Fla. Spor1S MarUlg{mll'nl. Chi SiS'"" Al ph:•. Valerie Dixo n - H:mo\'cr, I'a. Vocalloll(l/ Ft/lll fly6 CO'iSumerScfellce Educalion Dean's USt. Kappa Ikha Pi. Heather Dmytrowitz - Thornton. Colo. £f<-me"lt/ry/ S/X'(;la/ EdE/em/OIl. K:lPP.1 G:lmm~ Ep~ilon. Council for Excepl ioo31 Children, HUF, K~pp:l Delt:a Pi. tlilt 118 People -.., Dawn Price and Heather Amos enjoy talking after graduation . Students had mixedfee/ings aboLttgraduating. Photo by jeffMontgomery . to he r take two years off from dents who attend college for school to be with he r son and more than four years is the husband. Balancing schooland cost. Anothe r school yea r family when they returned to means more books, housing school was demanding, and it and, of course, [Uition, nO[ to requ ired Powell and her hus- mention a yea r without proband to schedu le the ir classes fess ional wages. Yet, when so that one of them would conSidering the added cost, always be at home with their Ono said, "You do whatever it son. This has meant raking takes." Salza sa idt "Because I less than a full load nea rly have school loans, it isn' t afevery semeste r. fecting me. 1will pay later. " A big concern for most stu- - Eli zabeth Smith
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