Feb. 28, 1977: Graduate orientation needed

“Many graduate students have asserted that their entry into this community was an upsetting and chaotic experience. Often arriving with no friends or contacts in the area — and perhaps fresh from a rather sheltered undergraduate existence — the student has no one to turn to for advice or suggestions. The difficulties of settling into an apartment in a new environment, finding places to eat and have fun, and learning where to make contact with other students or campus organizations, are magnified by the inadequacy of the University’s welcoming effort. A well-structured graduate orientation would help new students quickly find a comfortable niche which fits their needs. Graduate life need not be just an endless daily trek between apartment, department and library compartment!”

Thirty years later, the vision of these Daily opinions writers is finally becoming a reality [see “NSO not just for freshmen,” Tuesday's Daily, Page 1].

— Compiled by Kelley Fong