Louisiana State University - Gumbo Yearbook

“A jet lands in North Baton Rouge from parts unknown; a smoke-grey BMW sails east on Interstate 10. coming from the Lone Star State; a customized pickup rolls up La. Highway I from Race land, or maybe Cut Off; a candy-apple red Camera tears in from Clinton; a gold Porsche 930 travels west from New Orleans, as does a tan Toyota Tercell from Hammond. As diversified as their travel arrangements and homelands, the weary travelers begin the task of making their home away from home. Many, freshmen and others alike, decide (or have decided for them) that living where one stu- dies is the way to go. Dorms of all shapes and sizes, air conditioned and not, hall baths and suites, men ' s and women ' s but no co- eds ' . etc. are to he found scat- tered about the campus, from the gleaming tower of Kirby Smith to the gray bunkers of Stadium. Others, those who follow the ideals put forth several thousand years ago, not only go Greek, but choose (if so chosen) to live in the house of their Chapter. Alpha to Zeta and all those funny letters in between, the Greek system offers a lifestyle to its residents not to be enjoyed by any other students. Ah. the proverbial apartment. The first is always something spe- cial, and the LSI! landscape is dotted with them, including for those richer folks, the condomi- nium. A survey of apartment life could fill volumes, and perhaps will be taught to students of the 22nd century: Apartment Life Appreciation 1001. After settlin g in. students often choose an extra-curricular activ- ity to take up the slack in their self-controlled lives. The number one activity at LSU is partying. No doubt about it. Freds. Sports, Murphy ' s, the Bengal, the Bayou. Xanthus and more all give those weary of books and notes a place to mingle with others and drown their sorrows in a glass of beer or booze. Don ' t get the wrong idea, though. There are more noble and uplifting ways of passing one ' s time. The Tiger Band, sports, art, cheerleading, jour- nalism, theatre; the list goes on and on. Perhaps one could turn to page 16 — just a mere flip of the wrist — to learn more of these other activities. \ Vi w 1 > 19 * ■ B if * > James Clement There was a minor turnout of protestors from the Progressive Student Network for the CIA recruiting on campus, but major repercussions Some of the students were arrested for their part in the protest. Tracy Morris and Eugene Gregg of the LSU ROTC unit lie a yellow ribbon around an oak tree in the Memorial Oak Grove on Veterans day as a salute to American Veterans. Organizations < Jnttoduction 15 ”