Most long lines not so long this year
The first week of Utah State University’s Fall 2001 semester ends today.
“Congratulations,” is what students and faculty may be hearing. Students may also be rejoicing for getting through various lines in the Taggart Student Center, Logan LDS Institute Building and Registrar’s Office.
The USU Bookstore, a locale usually seen as a traffic jam of patrons at the outset of the school year, allowed students to take care of business at record speeds.
“The longest wait was under 15 minutes,” said Nancy Potter, bookstore employee.
“We haven’t gotten as many complaints as we normally do,” said Shalee Sucher, employee.
One student had a solution for all people who have problems with long lines.
“Join the Air Force so you don’t have to wait,” said Cadet Brian Low. “My wait time is 5 seconds.”
Over at the Logan LDS Institute, students jammed the hall Monday in order to register.
“Some waited quite a long time,” said Kaylene Jensen, a secretary. “Some waited two hours. We brought them cookies.”
“Part of the reason is that we had problems with the computers,” said Kris Monson, member of the Institute’s registration team.
On Tuesday, registration was back up to speed.
“They are working on an interface so students can register on the Internet,” Jensen said.
Enrollment was up to 4,887 students as of Wednesday, according to Institute records.
“The lines haven’t been that bad,” said Erin Wood, a junior majoring in ornamental horticulture.
The lines for tuition were longer, she said.
Wood said, “I was in line for 30 minutes.”
In the Registrar’s Office, the wait was no longer than 10 minutes, said Heidi Beck, Associate Registrar.
“The computers stayed up. Things went smoothly,” she said. “We had eight people working at one time.”
Students were impressed and made comments on the speed of the line, Beck said.