Louisiana State University - Gumbo Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

Text from Pages 1 - 472 of the 1989 volume:

1 ' ; j A r i i Volume 89 Louisiana State University 40 Hodges Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803 ©1989 LSU Gumbo Opening page 1 •-? Ss E 2 Opening Section From first I. D. to last term paper, college is a collection. Ticket stubs, party cups, the essay that got an A, friends ' phone numbers written hurriedly on small scraps of paper. And memories. Some good, some not so good. The Golden Band ' s electric pre- game show in Tiger Stadium becomes a ife-long memory. That first registration is an experience that some never quite get over. Meeting in the quad. Cafeteria lunches. Mid- night trips to Kinko ' s. IHOP-ing until 3:00 a.m. All of these add up until the moment before that final final when you realize that it ' ll all be over within an hour and a half. M. Opeming Section 3 y This year has been a collection. The Tigers tied for the SEC cham- pionship and Hodson lost his Heisman. Left turns off of Highland road onto Dalrymple were made easier (and legal) just before the fall semester. And just before Christmas, Chancellor Wharton resigned. These events fit together to define the year, to make it memor- able. 4 Opening Section ' -K tmi i- ' •% . . ■■ ' M£:i ! T ' -, - t r.. W!. • f -«Sr - S ' feUl This book is for re- membering. Re- membering the good times and the bad. It ' s a collection. It ' s the hours of research spent at the library, the friend down the hall, the sog- gy shoes after another bitter January rain. It ' s the party pic ' s. The favorite shirt hidden at the back of the closet. The lost I.D. in the pocket. The coins at the bottom. You contributed a lit- tle to the store. Some days you brought trash, some days you brought treasure. And here it is, the year ' s account. Read it. Relive it. You won ' t believe what happened. 4 OPENING SECTION TUITION SURGES Students Return To Find Cost of Education Higher It ' s on the rise again! Once again while the members of the elite organization icnown as L.S.U. students were off con- taminating their bodies with care- fully chosen celebratory bever- ages and or tanning their bodies on vast stretches of semi — tropic- al coastline, the members of the L.S.U. Board of Supervisors were contemplating how much to raise our tuition. Not that the thought of tuition was ever cros- sing most students minds while they escaped the drudgery of school life for a few months of sun and fun. Those students who stuck it out and spent their sum- mer in the icy rooms of L.S.U. while the proposed $95 tuition increase was officially being ' mulled over had their chance Iq vgice their opinions. ■ I hate it ' buy m ' Mirej omeone is responsi- bls ojj , MTiat5 fh j;icrease (Jf ( LJiOn l W {l ' w-as- e it ' s wrong. We know it ' s abso- lutely wrong. By July 22nd the students ' worst fears were allayed when the Board of Super- visors approved a $48 increase, upping the cost of an education at L.S.U. to a hefty $930 a semester. As student Marc Hale put it hope the quality improves prop- ortionately with the increase. But there is a purpose behind all the budget cuts and increases. L.S.U. seems to have an ever in- creasing number of migratory professors that is, professors who are leaving L.S.U. for greener pastures (or was that paychecks?) Other schooli are making these professors offers that are causing them to pack up their podiums and parking passes and leave. We can ' t afford to lose 100 to 200 faculty at this key point in time. It ' s that critical. _ • m ' -■ ,t . - «7 • - ' ' Chancellor Wharton stated. With f- ' Pwt, ' llopf «T«i r, ' ? 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Pandering to a crowd seem- ing to consist of a goodly portion of the population of several local high schools (and a few universi- ty students timid enough not to wear their concert T-shirts the next day), Def Leppard served up nearly all of their love and angst- oriented hits of the past six years . Assuming perhaps that the masses wouM nofbe ent QpjjjeiJ by wise little pop songs or stage antics, Def Leppard arrived in Baton Rouge armed with some rather amazing laser-induced special effects. One episode in particular featured a sleeping feline (presumably the deaf lep- pard ) who proceeded to relieve himself on an earhorn. Theatrics aside, Def Leppard themselves seemed a rather amiable lot, fond of introducing each other often ;Sad making themselves quite visible to their swarms of fans. This sort of stage personality maintained by the band was facilitated by the round platform they used to perform on. Throughout the evening, whether from the port or starbord side of the Assembly Center, each sneer- ing, posturmg body belonging to a member of the band could easi- ly be perceived. In tiic words if lead Leppard Joe Elliot It ' s hot. It ' s sweaty. One of the group ' s biggest drawing cards IS drummer Rick Allen, who has had to overcome severe limitations in order to be where he is today. Despite his apparent handicap he is hailed by fans as Awe- some and highly regarded in the arti.stic community. What could possibly be more fun than about 12,000 young teenage girls screaming in the throes of a raucous, near orgias- tic, cultural event? Sadly enough, very little. However, the sonically prestigious cheez-metal band Def Leppard and their spunky tourmates Queensryche proved to be almost an equally entertaining spectacle as any pubescent love-fest when they played the Pete Maravich Assem- bly Center on September 8. Almost recalling the cannabis- inspired noise-feasts of yore that the Assembly Center used to play host to earlier in the decade (a la Van Halen, Kiss. Judas Priest, etc.), Def Leppard managed to It ' s loud. It ' s GREAT! Or, in the words of another young post- ulant, dude, it was awww- some! In a concert season that could be best described as simply adequate, the preceeding statements could indeed have some credibility to them. And of course, the young, screaming, teenage girls weren ' t bad either. Steve Zaffuto Def Leppard Concert 13 The sign might as well read, Abandon all hope... Frustration and hefty ran- soms await students who find their cars in Kirby Smith ' s impound lot. Bazuki Muhanunad t TBESP ' 3 I V, (  ( 14 Impound Lot ill 1 I I Ever parked illegally at LSU? Sure you have — haven ' t we all ? Just the thought of parking in the West zone (behind the stadium) and having to walk to the Union to buy textbooks, is enough to make even the most honest stu- dent take down their parking tags and squeeze inconspicuously into a visitors space, or worse yet, faculty parking. So why is it that everyone gets out of towing ex- cept you? 1, admittedly, am one of those people who has never had a ticket, at least not one that actually belonged to me. Once every year the traffic department finds it necessary to assign mc a ticket for someone else ' s car, but in all truth I do not own a yellow Subaru and my name is not George Mankers. So how is it that I ' ve been getting away with parking illegally at LSU? Talking to the traffic depart- ment was really enlightening — the fact seems to be that they ' ll tow anyone if given half a chance. Anyone with three out- standing tickets, parked in a DELINQUENT AUTOS await arraignment in car pokey faculty lot, loading zone, or (obviously) a tow away zone — you ' re outta there! Others get tickets until they qualify for one of the above elite classes. So, af- ter you get towed where does your car go? A fenced off area of Kirby- Smith ' s parking lot is the slam- mer for cars of students who don ' t obey parking rules. The guard says it costs a dollar a day to keep these inmates and that after two days, if the owner hasn ' t sprung them, they are transferred to the maximum security facility on Airline High- way. This is the elite of prisons, with high fences and big locks, and a fee of five dollars per day. Often these jailed cars are able to reform their owners and repeat offenders are not likely. So what ' s the total cost to spring your car from one of these prisons? Depending upon if the A few daring students risk parking in marked spaces. The unlucky return to find tickets waiting. Bazuki Muhammad car is registered, it ' s the cost of the ticket plus the room and board fee. If, in the disasterous event that person ' s vehicle is unreg- istered (having not been vaccin- ated for rabies) the fee is an addi- tional twenty dollars to get it reg- istered. There have been few reported cases of tow truck workers being attacked by unregistered cars, by a few unregistered owners maybe, but the cars usually go along quietly. (With maybe a few occasional sputters about the in- justice of it all.) So what does an LSU student do to get a decent parking space? 1 . Get to campus before 7 a.m. or after 5 p.m. 2. Talk a professor into the benefits of exchanging parking tags. 3. Keep at it and pray your luck holds out. Janet M. Barklage All phdios by Ba7uki Muhammad 16 Jam Jam 1988 Cro vds Relish Cajun Satire Once again, in 1988, the annual festival of marshland mayhem (i.e.. Jam Jam) proved to be one of the most irreverent, unreserved and ethnically appealling of all the student acti- vities held during the year. Spon- sored, organized, and basically perpetrated by an LSU Union committee. Jam Jam (or, more properly, the Jambalaya Jam- boree ) is intended each year as an active observation of the uni- que Acadian heritage of southern Louisiana and is something that anyone who has ever quaffed a lukewarm Dixie or has felt a raw oyster glide effortlessly over their tonsils can definitely appreciate. Participated in mainly by pairs of LSU ' s many esteemed greek organizations. Jam Jam usually ends up being an exhibition of skits, cuisine, and basic spring- time bacchanalia — all with that certain cajun flair. An ami- able example of this sort of creole-flavored satire was the skit Seymour and Hebert at the Movies as presented by Pi Kap- pa Alpha and Kappa Alpha Theta which garnered them second place in the entertainment categ- ory of the Jam Jam copmpeti- tions. Adding to the general acoustic mayhem attributed to an event like Jam Jam, several of the panhellenic vaudevillians also utilized bands in their various vignettes, as in the case of Sigma Nu and Delta Gamma, who hour- ly belted out rousing renditions of Bom on the Bayou with the help of the Sigma Nu-manned Swampstock Band. In a more risque vien, Sigma Pi and Chi Omega featured the home-grown game show The Cajun Wheel of Fortune, a presentation which also featured the Reverend Jim- my Swaggart wailing that touching hymn You Beat Me All Night Long. The overall winners of the co- veted Jam Jam sweepstakes title (which incidentally called for a scavenger hunt calling for the live capture of the notorious Bus Driver from Hell ) was the industrious duo of Delta Zeta and Acacia whose lighted theatre for their gala Kajun Vacation skit was a small engineering marvel. No matter the complexity, however, every Jam Jam booth had to be cleaned from sight by that Saturday evening. And with an event that most participants consider an 8-hour, 10-keg affair, this in itself was no mean task. Still, to use an ancient yet still-decaying cliche ' , a good time was had by all . Or maybe a moldy CAJUN cliche ' of equal age would say it even better — Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler! Steve Zaffuto A trio of down-home Sigma Nu boys whoop it up in Sigma Nu and Delta Gam- ma ' s Swampstock festival. Jam Jam 1988 17 Campbell B. Hodges Undergoes SEX CHANGE Changes are under way at Hodges. The residents of Hodges dorm are changing their image with the addition of women into their ranks. Five women have established themselves in a hall- way of the dormitory this semes- ter. The purpose, says resi- dent Holly Oddo, is to try and form a co-ed Journalism dormi- tory. The five girls. Holly Oddo, Leah Phillips, Cathy Jo DeLee, Jeanne Clarke, and Julie Kemion, are all Journalism ma- jors. The dormitory has set aside one of the halls for the girls, with a locking door, to which each re- sident has the key. Almost always an ordeal, moving in was even more extraordinary for the new female residents of Hodges Bazuki Muhammad Like Home Staggering up the stairs you suddenly realize that it ' s going to be another one of those semes- ters. You can tell already because of the strange noises echoing down the stairwell from the floors above. If you closed your eyes you know you would feel just like you were in a jungle. And you may as well be from what many L.S.U. dorm resi- dents say. Figures from last fall show that residency in the dorms is on the decline. The question is why? How can L.S.U. encourage stu- dents to once again choose dorms over apartments? The figures from last fall show 5,500 stu- ' dents in residence halls, while the latest figures for fall semester 1988 show the number to be down to 5,080. This may not seem like a lot until you consider the fact that there are 210 double occupancy rooms standing empty from the spring semester of 1988. The overwhelming feeling seems to be that dorms just aren ' t up to standard for most students. 18 Dorm Life Women in Hodg u Residents hope to make Hodges the Journalism dorm for a good reason. With the recent relocation of the Student Media department into the basement of Hodges, the offices in which most of the students would be working would be within easy ac- cess. Considering the late hours most student media workers are used to keeping, this set-up could prove to be very advantageous. The initial thought that comes to mind is the problems co-ed dorms might cause. Despite hor- ror stories about guys breaking Though some changes were made to accommodate the new residents, these Journalism majors found remnants of the former regime left behmd. nfeslii- se dorms fifures illl Sill- ma) nol fCfiiifiy .1 Scow Tonguis As Mike Benson, RA for Sta- dium Dorms, told us, The dorms are fine for freshmen who want to get away from home but after a semester or so they realize that apartment living is better thanjthe dorms. The dorms are notoriously noisy at odd hours of the day and night. Whether it ' s a stereo blast- ing away at 7 a.m. or a group of very inebriated residents running up and down the halls during the study for that monster History test, it ' s a problem not easily overcome in the small space of the dorms. It ' s supposed to be quiet up here from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m., not that the girls down the early morning hours as you try to hall care. It ' s impossible to con- ( into girls ' rooms at night and girls ' underthings hanging in the bathrooms, no such problems seem to be surfacing at Hodges. The lack of air conditioning seems to be the biggest problem so far. Oddo stated, Even be- fore we got the lock on the door we didn ' t have any problems, no- body bothers us and they ' ve all been really nice. So be on the lookout. Journal- ism majors, you may have the first fully co-ed dorm on campus! Janet M. Barklage Drop in dorm population left rooms like this one, in one of the best kepi doniis on campus, empty. centrate, one resident of North Graham told us. Many cited the size of rooms as a major complaint. Some resi- dents complain that the rooms are so small you can ' t pull both beds out and still stand up in the room. Many students opt for the size of Stadium dorms and give up the comforts of air conditioning. Rumor has it that the University has tried to close Stadium several times but the demand for the large rooms is just too great. Another complaint often stated was the uncleanliness of certain (nameless) dorms. Graffiti on the walls, condiments from the cafeterias, and other such things all help to drive students (who opt to escape the situation) from the dorms. Janet M. Barklage Dorm Life Women in Hodges 19 v- : i fe Currently a rave in theaters across the nation, Robert Harl- ing ' s Steel Magnolias is nothing short of a good, funny, inspiring and inspired story. Harling, a Louisiana native, wrote the story after his sister ' s death to help his nephew understand the impact his mother ' s death had had upon the whole family. The short story later evolved into the play and was completed by Harling in ten days. Set in North Louisiana, the story chronicles the delights and troubles of six best friends as they meet regularly at Truvy ' s Beauty Shop for a wash-n-sct, a bit of news, and a good dose of encouragement or admonition now and then, as necessary. Truvy ' s motto that there is no such thing as natural beauty! is contradicted by the apparent point of this play: beauty is far- more than skin deep. These generous, delicate flowers are as resilient as stainless steel. ex- plained director John Dennis. It is this quality of strength overlaid with grace which lends the play its name. The play focuses on the wis- dom of tradition and common sense passed from one generation to another through a series of problems encountered by both generations. Always seasoned with humor, the play carefully shows the love between youngs- ter Shelby (Megan Austin) and her mother M ' Lynn (Jean Kop- rowski), although they never seem to agree on anything. Shortly after the play opens, Shelby arrives at Truvy ' s to have her hair done for her wedding that afternoon. Shelby wants the Grace Kelly look and has brought a picture to guide Truvy; her mamma wants Shelby ' s hair left long and flowing. Shelby wants baby ' s breath; M ' Lynn wants no baby ' s breath. Shelby wants a pink wedding; her mamma wants anything other than pink. Need- less to say, Shelby gets the Grace Kelly look, the baby ' s breath and as much pink taffeta as you ' d ever want to see. Austin ' s per- formance as Shelby, however, never lets you think of her as a arms ue vowas dt brat. Spoiled, maybe, but not a brat. And spoiled, perhaps, with good reason. Just before the baby ' s breath goes in place, Shel- by, excited and fatigued by the wedding preparations, has a di- abetic seizure. Everyone in the shopshort of Annelle (Myra Bur- son), the new girl, comes to her aid, forcing orange juice into her and holding her arms until the episode passes. The reality of the event was never questioned; the audience held its breath until Shelby ' s constricted body re- laxed once again. Then, of course, we learn that Annelle ' s husband has been arrested and thrown in Jail and she ' s not even sure if they ' re legally married and she ' s living in a boarding house with a crazy won-.an for a landlady. The pla goes on from there, one problem or priceless nuiment after another until it comes crashing to a halt when Shelby dies from complica- tions arising from her pregnancy. M ' Lynn bears up under the press- ure of funeral arrangements and friends bearing food until she can escape to the safe confines of Truvy ' s shop. After unveiling her fury over Shelby ' s death, Annelle displays the wisdom of youth. I don ' t mean to upset you Miss M ' Lynn, she says, but when something like this happens, I pray very hard to make sense out of it. Shelby ' s gone to a place where she can be a guardian angel and she ' ll always be young and always be beauti- ful. And I feel much safer know- ing she ' s up there on my side. Maybe some people think that ' s simple and stupid, she con- tinues, and maybe I am. But that ' s the way I get through things like this. That moment was especially teary one niglit in rehearsal, re- called Loretto McNally, third year MFA candidate who played the part of Truvy. Sissy (Myra Burson) had just come from the funeral of one of her family mem- bers and when she delivered those lines we all lost it. A few of the women didn ' t know Sissy ' s circumstances but they knew something was different. Apparently learning from per- sonal experience, Burson, a senior in theater, carried that same impact in performance. When I said those lines, I guess 1 reinembered the feelings I had just experienced, Burson said. The rehearsal became a com- pletion of all that had gone on that day. It was kind of nice to have a release like that and not to have to carry those feelinL ' s home with year of the MFA program at LSU. There was a really good feeling of trust among the cast. she said. Dennis himself added that the ensemble effect was something he sought from the very begin- ning. It ' s wonderful to bring these people together and see them work together, he said. A bonding occurs which helps them live together on staee for a me. It was wonderful and terrible all at the same time The feeling together the players exhibited added to the play ' s effect. John has men- tioned the ensemble vMirk that ' s come Irom the cast. I really think that was one of the best things about this play and this cast. said Austin who is in her third Truvy (Loretia McNally) and Annelle (Myra Burson) react with characteristic paranoia lo their neighbor ' s pot shots at passing birds. couple of hours. This effect extended be ond the imaginary fourth wall and into the audience as well. I Icit drawn into the performance. 20 Steel Magnolias m ' 1 10 tag • ' and see te saiil. Monied battle-axe Ouiser (Lenore Evans Banks) frets due to her favorite pet ' s hair Truvy. M ' Lynn (Jean Koprowski) and Clairee (Virginia Hill) react as Shelby (Megan Austin) goes into a diabetic sei- zure. said Michelle Perry, a sopho- more in theater. I felt myself experiencing the same emotions as the characters. It was a wonderful performance. ' she added. According to some, no one could have asked for a better opening to LSU Theater ' s 60th season. The champagne recep- tion following opening night ' s benefit performance made the event more special and volun- teers ' desserts, complete with a display of recipes, capped off the evening. According to cast mem- bers. We wished we could have a longer run. It was hard to see it end. William Lewis. Jr. Steel Magnolias 21 w Michelle Ploue, sponsored by Sigma Chi fraternity, dominated the competition by winning the talent and swimsuit competi- tions on her way to the overall title. She later finished third runner-up in the state pageant. Touch of Royalty ?louc Receives Crown 1988 marked the sixth year that the Miss LSU pageant was sponsored by Phi Mu sorority. The pageant serves as a fund rais- er for their philanthropy. Project HOPE. Campus organizations sponsor girls for the pageant and an organization can sponsor as many girls as it likes. The pageant has a panel of judges, usually consisting of three men and two women. The girls are judged on talent, swim suit, evening gown, and inter- view. Fifty percent of the com- petition is judged on talent and the other fifty percent is divided among swimsuit, evening gown, and the interview. Workshops are held before the pageant to help the girls prepare for each category of competition. Elizabeth Haynes, the director of this year ' s pageant said, The pageant has gained a lot of suc- cess in the past five years, but last year it did not get as much public- ity as I had hoped. This year we Tena Rester, sponsored by Zeta Tau Alpha, performs a mime routine, culmi- nating in this pose with a self-portrait. 22 Miss i_su k Man Dobbins will publicize it more and try to draw more girls into the pageant. The Miss LSU pageant is a preliminary pageant for the Miss Louisiana and Miss America pageants. Haynes said, The way society views pageants is changing and the Miss America pageant reflects that. Phoebe Rice Man IXibbms Catherine Lanier, sponsored by Scotch Guard, smiles as she recieves her award for second runner-up. Her evening gown was a lull-length sequined purple dress and she performed a magic routine in the talent competition. .Melissa Roy. sponsored by Sigma Nu fraternity, performs her swimsuit model- ing routine for the panel of judges. She sang Something ' s Coming for the ta lent competition. Miss L.SU 23 Did you notice several fellow students affiliated with the Greek system of L.S.U. staggering into your morning classes late last semester? These were most like- ly not the after-effects of notor- iously wild Greek parties raging throughout the night, but rather those of the ritual of belting out ballads. These were the dedi- cated members of the six groups who participated in Songfest ' 88. The annual event causes numerous late arrivals, late assignments, and late nights. In one sorority member ' s quite adequate words. We were up until two-thirty and three a.m. It got to the point where we didn ' t know what we were singir g. they were making us jump up and down to stay awake! Practices all over campus were rumored to have been running late into the night and beginning to resemble parties the later it got. We all began heading over to Mako ' s af- ter practices to dance. The place was deserted and they were play- ing disco music. It became kind of tradition afterwards. oneTri- Delt confessed. But however Hard Practice and Partying Make ongfest Memorable As if paying homage to the Power of Song they hoped to convey during song- fest, members of Delta Zeta and Sigma Nu try to exhibit the utmost of show- manship for the songfest judges. With only a passing intrest in a passing paparazzi, a melodic troupe of Tri-Delts do justice to the Fanjazztic Swingsa- tion they presented in conjunction with Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Man D : bbins they chose to practice all par- ticipants came through with only the best to show for it, that is, the best of music from decades past (and not so past with the late great revival of the older hits.) The sounds of years gone by filled the Centroplex Theatre in the gala performance, Friday Feburary 26, 1988. From Delta Gamma and Phi Kappa Psi ' s rendition of Dixie to the winning team of Chi Omega and Delta Tau De- lta ' s version of the Beatle ' s hit Here Comes The Sun (com- plete with shades to protect thier eyes from the bright lights of stardom.) A solo performance in an up- beat jazzy style by Lisa Wagues- pack set the mood for the rest of the evening. The festive mood was completed by the perform- ances and comic commentary by Steve Colson delights the audience in Lambda Chi ' s Broadway Hits produc- tion. Master of Ceremonies, Jules d ' Hemecourt. Proving that it was contagious, the audience joined the team of Delta Delta Delta and Lambda Chi in a hearty chorus of hi-de-hi-de-ho! Although the number of parti- cipating groups has decreased over the years due to what Co- Chairman Lauren Butler called, the competition and expense. Next year ' s committee hopes to spark renewed interest in the function by trying to reduce the expense. But however the groups pay for (or is that play for?) Song- fest 89, chances are the outcome will be more of the same. After all, it ' s a great way to meet peo- ple and have alot of fun! An opinion chorused by many of the participants. Janet M. Barklase SONGFEST 1988 25 BIG BANDS One thing (besides perhaps free beer) that definitely en- hances the overall lure of any loc- al establishment is the appear- ance of a real live band. Or. bet- ter yet. a really good live band. Besides possessing the ability to take requests and provide a temp- ting target for certain aluminum or glass projectiles, a live band can and will always give that fes- tive impetus that a tape deck just can ' t provide. Obviously, any profit-minded bar would much rather hire a competent, wel recieved act than the dubious alternative. Perhaps due to this factor, in recent years the amount of live music featured at local establishments has increased sig- nificantly, leading many, parti- culary nosy yearbook-folk. to wonder about the local bar band scene, particularly book- ing methods and the competition. Boasting a whole host of local, rahid en- thusiasts, rockabilly mavens Dash Rip Rock make it a violent habit to play local establishments Popular Bands Find LSU Following if any, that is involved. I really don ' t see the increase in live entertaiment at local bars entailing any sort of competition; actually it ' s good for the local music scene. Such is the civi- cally-oriented attitude of Tim long considered to be the Whis- ky A Go-Go of Baton Rouge. ■ The acts that play at The Chimes are booked by various means. continued Tim. refer- ring to the large amount of live music that The Chimes is known Hood, co-owner and manager of for hosting. Some newer bands The Chimes, a restaurant bar approach us asking for dates 26 Popular Bands in I_ocai_ Bars 7i while others are had by actively pursuing their management. It is indeed a method that has work- ed well for The Chimes for sever- al years. Although The Chimes caters mainly to a roots, blues, and cowpunk taste, near-stellar acts such as Leon Redbone. Jerry Jeff Walker, and the maniacal folkie Mojo Nixon have all used The Chimes as a venue while on tour. One of the newest additions to the number of local enclaves who boast live decibels is the Dougout (previously Doc ' s). Confound- ing some in the beginning of the fall promising The Smithereens and other prominent acts, the Dougout has nonetheless pro- vided a surprisingly active sche- dule of musical events. ' The problem with the Smithereens was that we had everything but a signed contract and we were out- bid by about $2,000 by some bar in Memphis. said assistant manager Mike Lamendola. attesting to the ephemeral nature of the industrv. Addina to some of the early difficulties experi- enced by a new establishment trying to edge into the local music circuit is the circulation of a com- munity petition by homeowners residing directly behind the Dougout and their acclaimed patio. This petition has thus far forced the fun associated with a live performance inside the bar. resulting in a few cancellations by otherwise-accessable bands. If we had access to the patio. said Lamendola. we ' dbekillin em right now! Another local bar that has al- ways featured simultaneous rock n roll is everyone ' s favorite pledge tank. Murphy ' s. Although Murphy ' s has only re- cently began to vigorously adver- tise and promote their reputation as a viable live music source, according to manager Mark Brown, Murphy ' s has always featured live music ever since it ' s opening in 1980. Even with such a history, one rather im- pressive coup that the bar has scored were the shows both Will (Sexton) and the Kill, and Guadalcanal Diary played there last year. Those were had almost by pure luck, com- mented Brown. We found out that Guadalcanal Diary was in town visiting the guys in Dash Rip Rock and were willing to do a gig. while Will simply had a free date, and there we were. Despite the various monetary principles that are involved in the reasonable healthy local rock n ' roll environment we sometimes take for granted, the enthusiasm local bars express in attracting ta- lent has indeed sparked an in- terest in the local music scene. Because of this, the appeal that a living, breathing, chord- thumping ensemble enjoys over pre-recorded sounds will, hope- fully, always prove to be more profitable to bar owners and en- joyable to patrons. Besides, it just isn ' t any fun to throw a beer bottle at a tape deck. J. Steve Zaffuto POPULAR BANDS IN LOCAL BARS 27 Audience Lends Hand in Deciding WHODUNNIT h was a dark arui shrrmy night. . . Well, not actually, the weather on February 1 st was fair with just a slight touch of chill in the even- ing air, but it was an evening of mystery nonetheless. The national tour of The Mys- tery of Edwin Drood made an appearance in the Union Theatre at 8;00 p.m. and entertained a near-capacity audience with bawdy humor, slap-stick com- edy, and a twist ending to its ever changing story line. The reason the story line is ever changing is that the audience of each show gets a chance to vote on the outcome by a show of raisc ' ' ■inrts. !■ The story was originally pen- ned by Charles Dickens, but due to the untimely demise of Dick- ens the story was never ci m- pleted. Pop music star Rupert Holmes ( Escape The Pina Col- ada Song ) worked the story into a musical which would go on to earn a Tony Award during its s ' ay on Broadway. Pictured here, young edwin Drood ha disappeared and Princess Puffer (front left) and Dick Dalchery (a disguised de- tective who could end up being any one of a number of Ihe story ' s characters, front right) are each waging their own private investigations. iCtOSli fellkai i; DOI I HcltlH I ' holos by George Whitney 28 Mystery of Edwin drood One of these people did away wuh young Edwin Dro(xJ. The Chairman (tar right) introduces the suspects; (left to right) Durdles, Rosa Bud. Bazzard. Helena Landless, John Jasper, Princess Puffer, Neville Landless, and Reverend Cris- parkle The audience decided whodunnit by a show of hands. J pv i MMi 1 a tt i : w l-l SI A ' K IL i ] |yfM p mm 1 IPII HH riW i Sfli ' 1 ' ' - i] ;ij M mm I 1H iM M 1 1 liii HI Hi mm - m The pre-show warm up con- sisted of members of the cast accosting the audience and plying us with information about the individual characters. For in- stance, whenever we heard the name of the villainous John Jas- per we were suppossed to hiss and boo. I walked in on the middle of this part of the show due to the fact that my iate had mysterious- ly not met nie in the previously agreed upon ;.pot. I left the extra ticket in the lobby of the Union Theatre and continued to my seat writing off that date as a loss. Our guide through the en- deavor was The Chairman who served as narrator and sometime- actor when need arose. He helped to keep us abreast of all vital in- formation with tuch expostula- tions as, ' ' That sounds like a clue to me! Catchy tunes such as Don ' t Quit While You ' re Ahead and Perfect Strangers led us through the course of events as the plot thickened. Some of the lyrics were lost due to a number of factors; one of them being the fact that the microphone — equipped actors were being broadcast through two speakers mounted on each side of the stage and their sometimes cumbersome costumes served to hinder them at points by blocking their mikes. When the time came for the audience to decide who was the murderer the show ground to a halt while those same support- ing characters of the pre-show capers came into the audience and counted the raised-hand votes. The suspects stood at the footlights holding numbers dur- ing this time. My date (who showed up dur- ing the intermission oozing weak stories about getting off work late and really having t een there at 8:10 and having bought another ticket and sitting alone in the back until intermission and other such poppycock) refused to vote due to personal indecisiveness, could not be persuaded to vote for my susf ect and sat nervously by while the votes were tallied. It turned out that on the even- ing we went the audience decided that the murderer was the lovely Rosa Bud, Edwin Drood ' s own fiancee. It seems that she saw him in the fog one evening and thinking that he was the vil- lainous John Jasper sought re- venge on him for various wrong doings and lascivious overtures. We also got to vote on who we thought should end up as lovers. My section of the audience, being irreverent and adventur- ous, voted that the opium dealing Princess Puffer and the Reverend Crisparkle should end up the lucky pair, but at the last minute one of the other male characters tore open his costume to reveal an LSU jersey which caused the au- dience to roar with approval. This being the case he was awarded the title of lover of the Princess Puffer. With all wrongs righted and everyone living happily ever af- ter the curtain descended on a satisfied audience and. I ' m sure, an exhausted cast. We left the theatre ravenous (my date had cancelled out on dinner before the show at the last minute) but humming some of the tunes from The Mystery of Edwin Drood. David Hawkins Mystery of Edwin Drood 29 OME An integral part of the Home- coming process is the earning ot points for one ' s organization in hopes of winning the most covet- ted trophy awarded at half-time. One such way of earning those points is to participate in Run- Around. Run-Around is the huge scavenger hunt in which groups participate in an attempt to earn up to seventy-five points to be added to their cumulative total. This caper began at 1 2;30 p.m. in the Union where representa- tives from each group acquired a copy of the ' get list. This list contained 146 hard-to-find (and 30 HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES where everyone plays to win some not so hard-to-find) objects which varied from a wheelbar- row to a toilet and from Robert Palmer to a Merry Minstrel Sing- ing Telegram messenger. The competition got under way and the race to beat the clock as well as every other team was on. Some of the items required that team members make a trip to New Orleans. Rumor has it that some competitors even sent members to Ole Miss for some of the items. While these teams were out on the road racing about frantically trying to scavenge the necessary point-winning objects, another A Theta Xi plunges forward while partici- pating in the piggyback relay, a staple activity in the always-raucous Homei ing Games. I m j .y ' X facet of each team sat at home and pored over several pages of trivia questions ' rying to discern correct answers for yet more points. If you took it too seriously it could be hard, but if you used your imagination it could he a lot of fun. said Aimee Edmonson of Chi Omega sorority. Some clubs did indeed use their imaginations to get around procurring objects such as the aforementioned toilet by cutting them out of magazines or by building them. An example of this was Zeta Tau Alpha sorority who cut out two round pieces of The mundane art of pomping. the bane of many a sorority pledge . continues to be the primary activity in the creation of a Homecoming display. One of the items required for the 1 Run Around, as Delta Zeta Cathy Ritchie obviously discovered, was a bona fide five-year-old trick-or-treater. construction paper and pasted them to a chair. Thus the wheel chair was invented. I happened to have a very ac- tive part in Run- Around this year due to the fact that I was one of the three Merry Minstrel Singing Telegram messengers acquired by one of the competitors. 1 spent an hour and a half hauling around entertaining a five year old trick-or-treater (another of the required items.) Some of the other point- winning people were Robert Palmer and the B-52 ' s who all made guest appearances at va- rious times in the evenine. Some- times as many as five of each simultaneously. Eight and a half hours after this melee began it ended. Hordes of eager participants crowded in lines behind Tiger Stadium to get their hard-won treasures to the judges tables before the time liinit ran out. After the proverbial dust settled Zeta Tau .Mpha sorority emerged the winner and was awarded the points for their labors. Teams of weary scaven- gers left the stadium to recouper- ate and prepare for the frantic search to come in 1989. David Hawkins HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES 31 m m Louis Marionneaux, center, poses with a few of his stage hands in front of their self-proclaimed swamp , the small office in which the local roadies some- times live during taxing concert weekends. L iquor Law Sends Rock Fans Packing Rumor had it that the number of concerts scheduled at the LSU Assembly Center was on the de- cline. In 1982 the number of events that took place there was 32, whereas by Oct. 1 , 1988 only ten events were scheduled. Several reasons ar uspected for this enormou d MHkin recent years. The major one says Stage Manager, Louis Marionneaux, is the decline of the area ' s eco- nomy. In April of 1987 when ZZ Top was on tour, the Assembly Center was one of the few places on the tour that the band did not play to a sell out crowd. Marion- neaux says that incidents like this •r I 31 Ml Several dozen hardy rock n ' roll fans camped out for tickets to the November 12 Robert Plant concert. Despite lines such as this, the show still did not boast a sell-out crowd. Assuring their place in line, an Assembly Center employee hourly calls the names of those queued for tickets. cause bands to book their tours at other faciUties. The Def Leppard concert in September 1988 also sold 600 seats less than sell out. But the fact that it was such a low number of unpurchased seats should have encouraged bands to think about the Assembly Center as a concert booking in the fu- ture. Many students feel that the Assembly Center ' s policy pro- hibiting the sale of alcoholic be- verages discourages concert attendance at LSU. When asked about this Marionneaux stated. In part I ' m sure it is. I asked someone at a gas station this sum- mer why he drove all the way to Biloxi to see the same band that played at the Assembly Cen- ter. He told me that it was because they sell booze. Marionneaux said that they would like to sell alcohol but University regulations prohibit the sale of alcohol at any Uni- versity function (not that it pre- vents many from indulging at football games !)Some feel that if the University did allow alcohol to be served at concerts they would have to double security seeing that, drunk fans are har- der to control than sober ones. But should anyone feel a few are necessary to enjoy an even- ing of enormously loud live music, they should do as the na- tives do; pack a few away before they get there. Janet M. Barklage Assembly Center Stage Crew 33 Campus Commemorates Third Martin Luther King Hohday; More than 1300 people came together in prayer, song, and words to celebrate the birthday of one of America ' s most powerful civil rights activists of the 1960s. The Rev. Hosea Williams, one of Martin Luther King Jr. ' s chief aides during the turbulent 60s, delivered an inspirational speech Monday in observance of King ' s birthday. The speech followed a march that began at Tiger Sta- dium and came to a close at the Student Union. Several students expressed their enjoyment in the march, the speech, and the candlelight cere- mony, which was held in front on the Memorial Tower. In his speech, Williams ex- pressed his view that one of the worst mistakes his generation made was not bestowing a sense of black history upon the younger generation. In King ' s words, to forget your past is betrayal. None of the people in King ' s inner circle, including Williams, has written about King ' s life and teachings, he said. We are somebody, he said. They wouldn ' t have brought us to America if we weren ' t some- body. Williams compared King to Jesus Christ, telling of King ' s love for the little people who had no power. He said King loved to dwell among the poor. Jesus was the first to find power in the powerless, Wil- liams said. True power is in the people, he said. Williams recalled several inci- dents in which King exhibited the power of nonviolence by refusing to fight back. One such occasion was when King simply walked away from a hostile police offic- er. When a trooper kicked King ' s daughter, who was nine at the time. King caused the trooper to tremble by calmly saying, Son, I wouldn ' t do that. You might start some trouble. Through his examples. King taught Williams how to accept people beating him without fight- ing back. As hard as we have fought Marfm Luther Ri ig ' VawemoratiVe March LSU ! All photos by Bazuki Muhammad The LSU sponsored march on January 16 in honor of the late civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was led by former Chancellor Wharton, intenm Chancellor Bogue, and Rev. Hosea Williams. Over 1000 people participated in the march, expressing their intentions to con- tinue striving towards the dream that King envisioned more than 20 years before. Hi kk Hi tit flesc 34 MARTIN LUT HER King Jr. i ay Yoli luigiit • to accepi illlOlllflglil. uvefouohi racism and segregation, black people are worse off in America today than we were twenty years ago, Williams said. We ought to re-dedicate ourselves to make the dream come true. Williams is founder and pastor of the Martin Luther King Peo- ple ' s Church of Love — Southern Christian Leadership Conference Action Center, a combination re- ligious, social action, and service facility. Tom Ed McHugh, mayor- president elect, made Williams an honorary mayor of Baton Rouge by presenting him with a key to the city. Matthew Rose, a senior major- ing in psychology, felt the day was a success, especially for those people who weren ' t pre- viously aware of King ' s accom- plishments. He (Williams) made me real- ize we have come a long way and we should keep striving to go for- ward, second semester fresh- man, Michelle Brumfield said. Junior Erren Kelly said Wil- liams ' comments about nonvio- lence were profound and moving. Unity is necessary in order to bring about change, Kelly said. Kathy O ' Brien I have a dream... Martin Luther King was with us from 1929 to 1968. In that time he inspired America— and the world— with his vision and his dream. We ' re proud to honor this extraordinary man, and do every- thing we can to help keep the dream alive. Martin Luther KirfG Jr. 35 Famed E Speaking to an auditorium almost filled to capacity, Richard Leakey, son of the famed paleon- tological team, Louis and Mary Leakey, told about discoveries being made in Kenya. In a lecture titled The Origin Of Mankind at the Union Theatre, Leakey elaborated on the discoveries both he and his parents have made in Kenya, including fossil- ized footprints discovered by Mary Leakey at Laytoli and a 1 2- year old male specimen of Homo erectus dated to be 1.6 million years old. This skeleton, found by Richard Leakey, is the most complete specimen of this rare type found to date. Through his work as director and chief execu- tive of the national museums o Kenya, Leakey presents lectures worldwide to inform audiences the discoveries being made today. Taking into consideration the fact that many people think Dar- win ' s Theory of Evolution con- flicts with their personal religious beliefs, Leakey attempted to alleviate any discomfort by relat- ing stories and anecdotes 36 RICHARD LEAKEY News of Latest Finds throughout the lecture. One such tale concerned the Archbishop of Canterbury ' s visit to Leakey ' s museum in Kenya. When Leaivey received the call requesting a meeting, he said he was slightly surprised. that the Archbishop of Canterbury wanted to speak to him. I tried to suggest that he wanted somebody else, but he was insistent. Leakey said. Af- ter the Archbishop was shown ■ Adam ' s ancestors Leakey posed the question to the Archbishop, ' Does evolution bother you? To that the Archbishop replied, You are dealing with the body, we deal with the spirit. There ' s no con- flict whatsoever, in my opinion. The question Leakey seemed most interested in answering for the audience was when we ceased being apes and became human. He said that we haven ' t ceased being apes. Biologically wc aie still apes, said Leakey. Just different sorts of apes. To help convince his audience he sug- gested, If you ever have a chance to go to the local zoo and watch some of your closest rela- tives. I ' m sure many of you will be impressed if not with their similarity to yourself at least with the other people. Leakey went on to state that, in part, how we define ourselves helps to answer the question of when we became ' human. We know from studies of gene- tics and biochemistry that we are more similar to a chimpanzee than a horse is to a donkey. I wonder, as I ' m sure many have wondered before me, if it wasn ' t we who had done the classifica- tions would we have put ourselves so far from the chim- panzees? said Leakey. Leakey further delighted the audience, consisting mostly of LSU students, with tales of graduate students who came to excavate in Kenya. They turned out to be such pains in the neck that he put them to work excavating a large fossilized elephant skeleton, just to keep them busy. To end his lecture and settle the business of when we became human. Leakey told of the recent excavation of a site which re- vealed large columnar pieces of salt each weighing about 900 pounds. They had apparently been buried there after having been dragged about six miles. Leakey feels the central point of this 4.000 year old riddle is. as he concluded. It is only humans who would think to drag nine hundred pound stones. The miracles larger brain size can bring about! Janet M. Barklage The model of Australopithecus aferensis ' (also known as Lucy , a famous Leakey fmd) femur and pelvis are the courtesy of Dr. Robert Tague, LSU De- partment of Anthropology. J Richard Leakey 3 ? moke Gets In Your Eyes It ' s banned in classrooms, in most areas of the library, and in some areas of the Union. But you can do it all you want in the hall- ways and outside. It ' s smoking — a pleasure to some, a nasty habit to others. 38 Smoking Smoking is an activity that is declining rapidly. A pamphlet by the American Cancer Society outlines the dangers of smoking, including lung and other cancers, and says that smokers in the Un- ited States today are vastly in the minority. Non-smokers outnum- ber smokers by more than two to one. At LSU the trend is the same. Connie Killingsworth, a former smoker, says, Everyone used to smoke a few years ago. Now they ' ve all quit. On this campus, smoking is not as prevalent as it was ten to fifteen years ago, says Dr. Nan- cy Matthews, director of the Wellness Program at the Student Health Center. Dr. Matthews notes that smokers call the Well- ness Program all the time asking for appointments to slop smok- ing. About four to five people call a week, she says. The Wellness Program now has a weekly Stop Smoking Workshop to tell smokers what they can do to kick the habit. Attitudes about smoking at LSU range from, It should be banned everywhere, to I don ' t care. By far one of the most common is, I don ' t like it. One student says that she doesn ' t have anything against smokers, she just can ' t stand smoking in general. Patrick Hotard, a sopho- more in History says, I find smoking to be a suicidal act. It should not be allowed in the Un- ion or any classroom. John Zmirak, a graduate student in En- glish, calls smoking, stupid, dirty, unattractive, and incon- siderate. Students are not the only ones wIk have strong opinions about smoking. Dr. Glenn Walden of Middleton Library feels that smoking is a health hazard to everyone. People who smoke are endangering other people ' s health, he says. Smokers see things in a diffe- rent light. Many smoke because it pleases them and they feel they have a right to smoke. One smok- er says that sometimes she feels that people are offended by her smoking, even though she never means to offend them. When asked to extinguish their cigarettes by non-smokers, most smokers say they will put it out if asked nicely. It ' s a question of etiquette, Connie Killingsworth notes. If non-smokers would be more sensitive to smokers when asking them not to smoke, smokers Several marchers, aided by Mike the Ti- ger, help accentuale the general theme of The Great American Smokeout. All photos by Bazuki Muhammad would be more willing to exting- uish their cigarettes or move to another area. Killingsworth quit smoking cold turkey over a year ago. You have to be com- mitted and psychologically ready to quit, she says. I think smoking is more psychologically addictive than physically addic- tive. Bonnie Blake, a freshman in Political Science, has no plans to quit. She likes to smoke and be- lieves she should have the right to smoke if she wants to. If a smoker pollutes air and infringes on someone ' s rights, she says, then banning smoking would only make sense if we banned diesel automobiles also. Many members of the LSD community don ' t mind people smoking on campus. They feel there should be designated smok- ing and non-smoking areas in buildings and these rules should be enforced. One senior in En- glish has a laissez-faire outlook on the whole situation. It ' s your lungs, she says. Just don ' t blow it on me. Donna Taylor SMOKING 39 Quayle, situated among other University guests, seemed poised and ready to address the sizeable crowd. Besides pla- cards of support, Quayle also faced post- ers bearing combative slogans. Old Glory served as scenery as Q uayle delivered his message of a stronger Amer- ica, a brighter national forecast and per- sonal competence. uki Muhammad 1 f «litn «aiilii 40 Dan Quayi-E visit to L.SU M veP The LSU campus buzzed with excitement as the day approached when Republican vice- presidential nominee Dan Quayle would speak to supporters at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The Baton Rouge appearance was the second-term Senator ' s from Indiana ' s first before a large university crowd. The Republi- can party hopes the university populations around the nation will provide a great number of supporters for the upcoming November election. Quayle addressed issues of im- portance to college students and Louisiana residents alike, from unemployment to investing in such defense systems as Strategic Defense Initiative (a.k.a. Star Wars. ) Supporting SDl as he- atedly as he tried to discredit Democrat, Michael Dukakis, Quayle stated, When we look at reducing our offensive weapons and introducing defensive weapons, my friends, the gov- ernor of Massachusetts has de- scribed SDI as a fantasy. It is not a fantasy. It is defending America. Quayle further attacked Duka- kis on the grounds that he was ignoring the environmental and unemployment conditions in Louisiana. The problem with that man from Massachusetts is that he lacks faith in the Amer- ican people, Quayle said. He also stated that the economic state of Louisiana could not be changed overnight but that he and George Bush vigorously dis- agree with the man from Mas- sachusetts about Dukakis ' sug- gestion that offshore oil explora- tion be stopped. Quayle stated that Dukakis was safe in making statements like that from the ' ' co- coon of Massachusetts but, Let him come here and tell that to the people of Louisiana. The Republican party feels Quayle will be able to gain sup- port from young voters and women because of his age, being the first of the baby boomer generation to run on a national ticket. Quayle referred to college students as really idealistic, going on to say that this year ' s presidential election was about ideology, family values, and issues. Reaction on the LSU campus was mixed. Signs and posters crammed into the Assembly Cen- ter bearing such slogans as ' ' Draft Dodgers Support Quay ' .e, referring to allegations concerning Quayle not being drafted to go to Vietnam, and R.U. Experienced, a com- ment often heard about the 41 year old senator. As with so many public figures this year, Quayle had his share of allegations, from those concern- ing avoiding the draft to rumors of improprieties with lobbyist and Playboy model Paula Parkin- son. Quayle denied the allega- tions and continued to run his campaign despite them. Telling a crowd of mostly LSU supporters that he, like the LSU Tigers football team was not the pre-season pick either, Quayle admirably tried to gain support for his campaign. Well no one can say he doesn ' t know how to appeal to a crowd. Janet M. Barklage DAN Quayle visit to LSU 41 Intent to disturb ou 9 Challenges Current Social, Sexual Values With themes ranging from male dominance to sexual poli- tics. Caryl Churchill ' s ' Cloud 9 began its stage run Thursday, November 3. Cloud 9 is a spoof about changing sex roles and attitudes in modem times. The play trans- ports the audience from colonial Africa in the 1 800s to contempor- ary London in 1980. It rebels against society and flirts with in- teresting liaisons, including gay relationships. Guest director of the produc- tion was RitaGiomi from Seattle, Washington. Giomi, a free-lance director, first visited LSU four years ago when she directed Moon for the Misbegotten. ' Giomi has already directed three produc- tions this year, including two in Alaska. At times, Cloud 9 may have outraged and confused its audience with its non- conventional characterization. For example, an adult a child and a man played a woman. As a re- sult of the play ' s material, it was recommended for mature audi- ences only. However, in an interview with the Sunday Advocate, Giomi said that the audience should take into account the statement that the play was trying to make, rather than simply its surface appearance. It is important for people to understand that this play is pretty racy. The intent is certainly not to offend, but rather to disturb; to prove thought and provoke ex- amination, she said. Giomi also said the audience should be able to capture the ess- ence of the play because the re- lationships are so basic and so universal that you feel for them. ' The play is divided into two acts. The first act takes place in colonial Africa. It explores the dominance and control men exer- cised over their families in Victo- rian society. In the introduction to Cloud 9, Churchill ex- plained that Glide, the husband, is an example of male power; he imposes his will on his wife, son, and servants. Submission to male dominance is shown in the char- acterization of Betty, Glide ' s wife. Churchill said Betty was play- ed by a man in Act I bec ause ' she wants to be what men want her to be; Betty doesn ' t value herself as a woman. The second act takes place in modem day London. This time- change portrayed the many changes in society over the past 1 00 years. Women and gays have more freedom and respect. Moreover, in the second act, Bet- ty is played by a woman to ack- nowledge the change of women ' s roles in contemporary society. Overall the play challenged its audience about current values and beliefs that are an accepted part of society. All performances were sold out, so obviously LSU was ready for a presentation of such novel themes. Lolita Perkins ihe pUiv stage directions, I. in (Caiiiille Curreil). Vicky (Shelley Reynolds), and EdvVard (Doug Aimentr- out) tackle and rape Martin (Graham Frye). Vicky ' s husband, Puhllc Relations 42 Cloud Nine s place in fclimc- kf many fltiepast ?aystee respect, iiaci.Bcl- aniori- f women ' s iocieiy. Ueniedits :ni values Clive (Doug Armentroiitl pleads wiih Mrs. Senders (Camille Carrell) mil lo leave his estate since both of them have apparently grown quite fond of the sensation that always seems to occur between them. Cast members (I — rl: Joshua (Kenn Nor- man), Betty (John Mese), Clive (Doug Armentrout). Harry (Graham Frye). Maude (Amanda White), Edward (Shel- ley Reynolds), and Ellen (Camille Car- rell). The play requires cast members to play several roles creating the problem of fast changes for some characters Cloud nine 43 1 f a picture is worth a thousand words, then these two photo- graphs will tell you all there is to be said about the litter problem at LSU. One shows the extent of the problem: the other shows that the incoherent preachings of Sister Cyndi and Brother Jed draw a considerably larger crowd than the SGA sponsored Trash Bash 88, a Clean the Campus cam- paign. Trash Bash is a brain-child of Morgan Stewart, vice-president of SGA. He thought that the cam- pus litter problem needed to be tackled at an organizational level while increasing the awareness of the problem among students and faculty at LSU. He planned to assign different parts of the cam- pus to different interested groups the day of the event and they P ick L p Trash Bash Helps Put Litter n Its Place would clean those areas. The cleaning up would be followed by a concert. I hope that even- tually it 11 become the biggest concert of the year, he said. LSU s first annual Trash Bash was held on Sunday. October 30. Assignments were made and the clean-up began at 1 1 in the morn- ing. Although the turn-out was not as good as originally antici- pated. Residential Housing Association, Panhellenic Socie- ty. Interfraternity Council, Scotch Guard, Angel Flight, and several other student organiza- tions did participate in it. Cash prizes were awarded to the group who collected the most alumi num cans. The event ended with Along with many other band . The Lower Chakrus perform for the afternoon crowd at Trash Bash -88. a concert featuring four local bands. This important event drew lit- tle attention from students. The campus newspaper didn t even cover it. Perhaps better publicity I TriB I .U -!i ' . f ' iilfc J.f - i ' 4.4 TRASH Bash All photos by Bazuki Muhammad Trash Bash 45 Only five months after ham- mering New Orleans and one month after rehearsing at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center Robert Plant brought the voice of the Zeppelin to Baton Rouge. Robert Anthony Plant appeared on the LSU campus one month before his scheduled per- formance while he and his en- tourage spent four days building their new stage, incorporating a new light show and rehearsing for the third leg of the ' ' Non-Stop Go Tour. Few people noticed the little red tags attached to a number of strangers speaking with a British accent — including an over six- foot gentleman with wild curly golden hair and four rather eccen- tric-looking musicians accom- panying him. And as soon as Plant and his group finished their work they left again only to re- turn a month later to blast Baton Rouge with their unique sound. Opening for Robert Plant was Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, one of the hardest working road- bands in recent memory. They can truly claim that they have played everywhere from the jungles of the Dominican Repub- lic to the German Democratic Re- public. According to critics the Blackhearts are an extremely good unit of basic power-laden rock and roll. All who had waited so long to hear Going to California, Black Country Woman, In the Light, Trampled Under- foot, Misty Mountain Hop, and other classic songs, finally had their chance. Plant made sure to include his old standards in what some have called his new repertory. The only song that wasn ' t heard, of course, was Stairway to Heaven. The only version performed as of now is the acous- tic version by the creator Jimmy Page. Neither Plant nor the song appears to have lost any magic. It seems almost a pact between Plant and Page that they will not play the full song with their indi- vidual bands. Even so, the music ' s charisma still attracts followers and the legend of Led Zeppelin will prosper because of it. ' ' Now and Zen may be a pop record, but Plant ' s voice still comes across as The Hammer of the Gods. When Plant lets loose with one of his unbeliev- able howls or, when with his in- credible charm, he moves the au- dience to an almost religious ex- perience , the listener can begin to comprehend the man. Crowds were able to witness the return of the tall cool one and hear him in person at the LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center. For some it was truly an inspir- The man may be older, but his postunng hasn ' t changed a bit. All photos b Janics Clement 46 Robert plant ational experience to see and hear the voice of the Zeppelin soar again in Baton Rouge. Ian Hawxhurst from The Daily Reveille. One of the members of Plant ' s hacking group bends the stnngs with an almost Paige-like skill. Playing a set consisting mostly of his solo matenal , Plant easily entertamed the mas- ses for over two hours. Robert Plant 47 Spirit and Nee( The two policemen weren ' t sure abiiut how much work was ahead of them as they waited for the participants of CROP Walk to start their event. They were there to escort the walkers from the edge of campus to the steps of the Capitol and back again. It was said that in previous years there were more escorts than partici- pants. This year, however, their waiting was rewarded by a crowd about 60 people eager to take to the streets to raise money for the hungry. flce.ani todes iicL ffl te.CV loaiiack cntical DVSis 48 C.R.O.P. WALK eed Urge CROP Marchers Onward CROP, whose mission it is to feed the hungry of the world is sponsored by Church World Ser- vice, an international relief orga- nization of more than 30 Protes- tant and Orthodox communions in the US. With more than three decades of experience in feeding the hungry, helping to heal the sick, and sheltering the home- less, CWS underscores the need to attack the root causes of these critical problem. The goal of CWS is to help people create for themselves a better quality of life. CWS meets needs through programs of social and economic development, disaster and emergency response, and tem- porary care for refugees. CROP Walk is one of the many events carried out by colleague agencies of CWS. The walk is a nation-wide event. The Uniting Campus Ministry has organized it for the Baton Rouge area every year since it ' s beginning in 1981 . Forthe last few years LSU ' s Bap- tist Student Union has aided T.U.C.M. in carrying out the project. This year ' s walk started, about 10k long, started at the Baptist Student Center. Walking mostly on sidewalks, the partici- pants marched to the state capi- tol, then came back along Nicholson and ended their walk at the parade grounds. We are trying to involve more people, said Tom Hud- son, assistant director of the Bap- tist Student Union. Three- quarters of the money collected goes to CWS and the rest to the Baton Rouge Food B ank, Hud- son said. CWS uses the money in more than 70 countries of the world, such as Cape Verde, In- dia, Laos and Peru. We are lucky that wc don ' t have to think about hunger and food everyday. But there are a lot of people dying out there just because of hun- ger, said Wilbert Jarrell while crossing the intersection of High- land Road and Louis Street. I think we have some responsibil- ity towards them. Quazi A. Sayeed C.R.O.P. WALK 49 r w Par e Level icipation Marks Successful The hassles of drop-add were over. Mid-terms weren ' t knock- ing at the door. The weather was fabulous with sunny days and mild temperatures. And the Jerry Lewis Telethon was still fresh in memory. It couldn ' t have been better for the organizers of MD week, the fund-raising program to help children with muscular dystrophy. Primarily carried out by soror- ities and fraternities for the last 15 years, MD week found much wider participation this year. Many individuals and organiza- tions like KLSU were involved for the first time. We are seeing a change. A lot of LSU people are coming out and inquiring about it, said Monique Robichaux. one of the LSU MD co- chairpersons. This led the orga- nizers to increase the goal to $5U,000 fiom last year ' s goal of $30,000. Different events were intro- duced this time. The First Annual MD Jogathon, a 2.5 mile run, was completed by a record num- ber of 500 people. There was a Win, Loose, or Draw game in front of CEBA. Students seemed to enjoy the additions as evi- denced by their participation. The Boy ' s Beauty Pageant was another wildly successful new event. Almost 50 guys with femi- nine potential tried to capture this coveted title, sending a caution- ary signal to Boy George. One sorority alone entered 20 guys as the number of entries wasn ' t li- mited this time. The organizers found that there are evidently a Delta Chi Matt Beeson fondles the frels during one of the several Guns and Roses sets performed dunng the MD Week Airband competition. m -;F Week so M.D. WEEK lot of boys who don ' t mind dres- sing like girls, when it ' s for a good cause. They plan to charge admission next year. Incredi- ble, incredible! said one girl. To increase awareness of muscular dystrophy, the organiz- ers sponsored a parade of chil- dren with MD around the cam- pus. People tend to forget the cause, Robichaux said. The week-long program which con- tinued from October 1 st to the 8th concluded at Tiger stadium be- fore the LSU-Aubum game. A girl with MD was given a jersey while Robichaux told the capac- ity crowd about what had been going on during the week. Money collected was handed over to the Baton Rouge MD Office, most of which will be used for Camp Sunshine at Covington. The success of this year ' s wide-level of participation prompted the organizers to focus more on student involvement next time. We are trying to make it a campus wide thing, Robichaux said. Organizers are hoping that anyone who really cares about MD kids, thinks he has enough talent to play twilight football, or can sing and dance a little will plan to participate in next year ' s week of fun-n-fund. Quazi A. Sayeed Providing scintillating entertainment for both participants and spectators alike. Kappa Delta sorority and Kappa Alpha fraternity mime to George Michael ' s I Want Your Sex Phi Mu sorority raised a considerable amount of money during MD Week simp- ly having their members spend several hours in rocking chairs. M.D. WEEK 51 The seventh annual Substance Q The seventh annual Substance Abuse Week was held October 10-15 at LSU. Normally there is an Alcohol Awareness Week as well as a Drug Awareness Week but according to Dr. Nancy Matthews. Associate Director of the Student Health Center and head of the LSU Wellness Prog- ram, Due to the scheduling of midterms and lack of help, the two are consolidated into one event at LSU. The event, which was orga- nized by the Student Wellness Advisory Board, drew participa- tion from 32 campus organiza- tions, including all the sororities. Sheri Palmisono. a member of Delta Zeta sorority, said that her sorority sponsored several events during the week. Among these was a film on alcohol abuse and its effects, and a nationallv known speaker who lectured on illegal substances and the respon- sibility of the alcohol consumer. Palmisono went on to say that Delta Zeta ended the week with a Dry Exchange with Acacia fraternity entitled Repent and Beware. The exchanges be- tween sororities and fraternities usually feature alcohol but at this particular event only soft drinks were served. The non-alcoholic exchange is just one of the requirements for an organization to be recognized for its participation in the Aware- ness Week. Two other require- ments are that the organization must provide an educational activity and promote the activity. The social activity without alco- hol is designed to prove that fun without alcohol is possible. The overall emphasis on participation by student organizations is to help educate students about sub- stance abuse. Palmisono stated. The week made me more aware of the prob- lems of alcohol abuse. In the past uj(Ay 1 really didn t take the event so seriously. However, this year Delta Zeta put a total effort into making the week effective. During the week, the Student Wellness Advisory Board en- couraged area bars to provide money for ads in The Reveille promoting responsible use of alcohol. There was also a head- on collision display in front of the Union for the week, as well as a City Police DWI van for two days. Workers also distributed literature on the Union ground floor and in the Student Health Center throughout the week. Dr. Matthews summed up the event by saying, The intent of the week was to encourage an awareness in students about pre- vention and treatment of alcohol htiid iGi The Wellness Advisory Board aimed to provide a word to the wise through this graphic display in front ol the Union. S2 Substance Abuse Prevent ' s J and drug abuse. It was helpful in that it drew attention and thought to the subject. Tim Griffin All photos by BMuki Muhammad The police DWI van was intended to give students a hint of a situation in which they don ' t want to find themselves. Officers were on hand to give advice on what stu- dents should do if they find themselves loo. too drunk and too far from home. SUBSTANCE Abuse Prevention Week 53 Kyle Borrowed from Royal Shakespeare Company to Direct LSU ' s Macbeth This year ' s theater department definitely broadened its hori- zons. Barry Kyle, of the Royal Shakespeare Company, was flown in after repeated directing invitations from Dr. Gresdna Doty (professor of theater and speech) and was given full power over the department ' s produc- tion of Macbeth. Kyle uses a very different ap- proach which seemed to be well received by those involved. He ' s wonderful, said Jeff Hendry, stage manager for the production. He depends on the creativity of the cast more than any other director I ' ve worked with. Not only do they (the cast members) create their own char- acter, but they also have input on all of the scenes — even if they ' re not in them. He doesn ' t come in with an idea set in concrete — he tries a lot of different things. Usually the director comes in with a con- cept and gives it to the designers. They make plans, draw it up, and give it back to him. He then agrees and they do it. But with Kyle, it ' s very much a group ef- fort. They (those involved with Macbeth ) love it — it ' s really a wonderful experience. And they do love it — and they love him. At a theater department party, the laid back Englishman (incidentally, the only faculty member present) sat out on a candlelit patio until the wee hours of the morning, surrounded on all sides by his admirers — discus- sing ... the meaning of life? And Bill Lewis and Donnie Oilman, both actors in the production, sal among friends late one Thursday night after a rehearsal. Talking in the English accent stolen from their beloved director, they good-hearledly mimmicked the entire evening rehearsal — or so it seemed to those of us who hadn ' t experi- enced it first hand. They mono- polized the conversation, each trying to out-do the other: Wasn ' t it neat when ... or I wouldn ' t have thought that would work — but it was great . . or It was so funny . . . (turn- ing to a less enthusiastic listener) you would have thought it was funny — if you ' d have been there. (Thanks, guys.) As far as may be investigated, the recruitment of one Barry Kyle of the Royal Shakespeare Com- pany, was a move appreciated and enjoyed by all. General opin- ion brought the conclusion that Kyle was definitely an experi- ence that would be remembered for many years to come. Marjorie Anderson had the opportunity to talk with Barry one January afternoon about him- self and his work in England as well on LSU ' s production of Macbeth. Gumbo: Tell us a little bit about your background and about how you came to be here at LSU. Barry: I ' m on holiday right now from my position as Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. In fact, I go back to England to start on Dr. Faustus right after this production ends. I ' ve been with the Royal Shakespeare Company as Associate Director for 12 or 13 years. I know several of the profs in the Theater department here, and about ten years ago, Profes- sor Doty invited me to come to LSU to lecture. I ' ve been coming back ever since then, although I ' m usually only here for three days at a time. This (the Mac- beth production) is the longest I ' ve been here. Gumbo: Nuw liiai u ' vc had some time to experience Louisiana, what do you think? Barry: I like southern Louisiana a great deal. I ' m attracted by the wilderness, as I suspect most British people are. We don ' t have country like this in England. Gumbo: As you ' ve probably heard, Mardi Gras is an impor- tant part of the Louisiana ex- perience. Are you planning to attend? Barry: Of course! I ' m going on Sunday, but I ' m not going to New Orleans . . . I ' m going to a little town called Mamou that ' s about 35 miles from here, where they have a very traditional celebration. Men on horseback ride through town, stopping at houses and asking for chickens for the gumbo that they make la- ter in the day. Everybody gets very drunk and it ' s a lot of fun. Gumbo: Most college students seem to be a little wary of Shakespeare and of great litera- ture in general. What is it about your production of Macbeth that keeps it from being intimi- dating? Barry: I can promise you that you won ' t see a lot of people standing around on stage in wrinkled tights! But Shakespeare shouldn ' t intimidate. In fact, we ' re not even using scenery in the production. I ' m stripping the theater down to it ' s walls and using it as a building, an abbatoir (slaughterhouse). I see Macbeth as Pol Pot, presiding over the killing fields. I see Scotland as a concentration camp which is eventually liberated. Bazukj Muhammad 54 McBeth Director itioiise). 1 ,piesiilin{ i 1 see There ' s something in Macbeth that leads him to where he can only keep himself in power by killing more and more people. I see this as a very physical, very fast production. We ' ve built a sort of walkway down the mid- dle of the seats, and a lot of the action will be taking place there. The play has been buried too long in Halloween silliness be- cause everyone focuses on the three witches in the opening £0 scene. What I ' m doing is trying to find a tough but poetic way of expressing this military world gone mad. Gumbo: What do you think of the talent available here. ' Barry: Most of the actors in this production are students studying for their Master ' s in Fine Arts, although Shelley Reynolds (Lady Macbeth) is an undergraduate. I expect to see several of these peo- ple to go on to professional careers. I won ' t tell you which, though . . . that ' s my secret. Gumbo: What do you enjoy most about your work? Barry: I enjoy the creativity. There ' s a lot of angst and press- ure involved in being a director, but it ' s outweighed by the oppor- tunity to express yourself. I really believe that everyone is creative, and that creativity is a very im- portant part of health. For some people, creativity may be direct- ing plays ... for others it may be building model airplanes. But I ' ve found that often, people who are unhappy lack creativity. Gumbo: What do you envision yourself doing a year from now, or five years from now? Are there things you haven ' t had a chance to do yet, either professionally or personally? Barry: I don ' t often think that far ahead! But I like teaching. I don ' t get to do much of that ... I usually only get to teach in the United States. And I ' d like to travel more. I think I ' d like to go to India. 1 think that when people travel, they ' re seeking a change of time as well as a change of place. I ' m very attracted by the religious history and the land- scape in India. In the United States, I seem to be drawn to swamps , deserts, and rivers. Pro- fessionally, I sometimes think I ' d like to found some new theatrical enterprise somewhere. Gumbo: Can we look forward to i ' aving you back with us next year? B;(rry: Like I said, I don ' t usual- ly ihink that far ahead. But bas! etball . . . Chris Jackson . . . yes, I think the basketball team coulc easily lure me back next year! Marjone Anderson Jacqueline R. Lord MCBETH DIRECTOR SS Tradition Mounts as LSU Union Chancellor Wharton reproduces the nh- bon-cutting ceremony of 25 years ago which dedicated the Union. This ribbon- cutting served to dedicate the Union ' s new annex The LSU Union, also referred to as ' ' the livingroom of the cam- pus by its first director, Carl Maddox, celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. The event inspired reminiscence, celebra- tion, and renewed awareness of the Union ' s programs and ser- vices. The mission of the Union is to bring together students, faculty, staff, alumni, visitors, and friends into a general melting pot to put forth a feeling of com- munity, said Associate Direc- tor, Don L. Purvis. Purvis has been the Associate Director of the Union for the past nine years. The Union is the community center of the campus, he said. On Janurarv 6, 1964, the LSU Union opened its doors to a siz- able crowd of LSU students. The opening was initiated with a rib- bon cutting ceremony which was replayed this year in dedicating the building ' s addition, com- pleted in the summer of 1987. The ribbon cutting ceremony was poetic in a way because it took place right in the middle of the Union at noon where students were buzzing around. The wheels of the Union are still turn- ing, Purvis said. The commemorative eve nts included free coffee and anniversary cake as well as an ice cream give-away on the front lawn of the Union. Lynn Brown, Supervisor of the Union Informa- tion Desk said, I felt proud to be a part of an organization still going strong after 25 years, and was more than happy to be a dis- tinguished dipper. Susan Kel- ler. Union Receptionist and another distinguished dipper of ice cream said, The ice cream give-away was fun. We scooped two to three big hunks of ice cream and gave about 2,000 cups away . ' ' Music was provided by a Six Ai ioiw fei ' 56 Union 25 ' Anniversary Celebrates 25 Year: student ensemble from the LSU School of Music. A reception was also held to honor the artists who participated in the LSU Facutly Art Show in the Union Art Gallery. The re- ception was followed by the evening ' s performance by jazz musician Wynton Marsalis. Over the past 25 years the Un- ion has sponsored such perfor- mers as Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, the Eagles, Neil Di- amond, Chicago, and Rod Ste- wart. Famed sj eakers William F. Buckley, Dr. Benjamin Spock, Ralph Nader, and Dr. Ruth Westheimer have all spoken as part of the Union ' s guest lecturer series. Broadway musicals such as Hello Dolly, Jesus Christ Superstar, and My Fair Lady, have all been staged at the Union Theatre. One of the greatest things going for LSU is its tradition. There is tradition academically and in its many organizations. The Union nu- tures its traditions by respecting what has gone on before and by building on it. Progression is happening in the Union and LSU, said Purvis. If past record prove true students and faculty will continue to use and enjoy the Union ' s sociability and reception. Enter- tainment, productivity through volunteer service, and endless celebration have all been virtues of the Union for the past 25 years and will remain valuable aspects of college life for the future. Kim Palazola fCbainoa Zek KhainiddiD Free coffee, cake and ice cream helped draw students to the festivities. A recep- tion was also provided after the Union Gallery ' s art show opening. Listeners seemed to appreciate the music provided by the LSU Jazz Ensemble which performed during the celebration. The Union Theater serves as the ensem- ble ' s most frequent concert host. Khairina Zek Khainiddin Union 25 anniversary 57 SPYRO The first time I entered the Un- ion Theater for a concert was ear- ly 1987, shortly after arriving at LSU. I was excited but a little nervous. 1 had never been to a jazz concert before. What if 1 didn ' t like it? What if 1 dozed off or clapped at a highly inappropri- ate moment? These questions tor- mented me. But after the first few moments of those gorgeously dissonant chords and bizarre, jumpy rhythms, 1 realized that life had never been complete without jazz. Two years later, sittmg in the same section of auditorium. 1 was again excited and a little nervous. This time I would hear Spyro Gyra. a name that sticks in your head whether or not you I ike their music. 1 loved it. Apparently others did too. Usually touted as a fusion jazz ensemble. Spyro Gyra combines elements of almost every extant music genre to form an eclectic sound, something many listeners find appealing simply because Band-members and stage-crew of Spyro Gyra tear down their equipment after an energy-packed show at the Union Theater FUSION they don ' t become bored with the music. T like their music be- cause it keeps changing and How- ing. said Michael Loflin. a senior accounting major who was introduced to the band ' s music about two years ago. Tt ' s an up- beat jazz sound that puts me in a 20od mood. Lot! in added. CREATES Backstage, the performers themselves were in quite a good mood after the performance. It was a good show tonight. said original group member Jay Beck- enstein, who plays all the wind instruments and acts as spokes- man for the group. Others of the ensemble joked around with admiring students and non- students alike, answering their questions good-naturedly. When 1 asked Oscar Cartaya. the group ' s bass player. Where do you go next? he replied with a sigh of relief. Home! As in, separate homes, or some sort of centralized head- quarters? I countered. Oh, we all live together in a big Spyro house. he said smiling. 1 clarified, The big Spyro house in the sky, you mean. Exactly I he answered. We both laughed. Ikfc siHiead. mean. U N I U The bund members seemed in- ion. While Beckenstein i;ili ed to tent on making a good impress- a eiarinet player about current SOUND performance practice, Julio Fer- nandez, the group ' s guitarist, helped me with the spelling of group members ' names, and drummer Richie Morales spoke to a group of students about the favorite and most hated aspects of his job. One of the biggest surprises about the group was to discover that this particular ensemble had only been together for about one year, the newest member having been added in the fall of 1987. From the unity of sound and pre- cision of timing, one would think the band had played together for a much longer period of time. No, 1 and Tom (Shunan, keyboardist) are the original members, said Beckenstein. We ' ve played together for, let ' s see ... oh my God, I guess it ' s been eleven years now. When asked about the group ' s name Fernandez explained, Well, Jay and Tom started play- ing together, doing some jam ses- sions for a club up in Buffalo and one afternoon, just before the show, someone called and wanted to know the name of the group. Since they didn ' t have a name. Jay said, Ah, just call us Spyro Gyra. ' It ' s a scientific term, you know, and since they were in college at the time, it just seemed to fit. The name does fit. And the music fits, at least from my pers- pective. Sitting in the last row of the front right section, I found the gorgeously dissonant chords and the bizarre, jumpy rhythms just as e.Kciting as they were the first time. And the band, like the music, made a good impression. It was nice to have met you, said Julio Fernandez waving over his shoulder as he turned to go. William Lewis, Jr. Most of Spyro Gyra candidly poses for a photograpti after an evening of intense jazz. Spyro Gyra Concert 59 Jct,}j B ' i ' 0 o A 4 i- OUMA tl A. VQfe - ' ... ft CO; ' ' : ' -.. ' Ar f iiliiliin led, Is ' Ti :iso J., 1A.I 60 TIME CAPSUI-ES r ? •0-. ■ ! Time Capsule Update How about a journey back to the future? If you re really in- terested, you could hop intoH.G. Wells Time Machine, assuming ; there is one. Set your dial: Time, i 11 a.m.. Day. May 15th. Year, 1 2067 A. D., Place, in front of the : LSU Union. You will be there I before you can blink an eye. You i will witness a robot digging out a I box from the ground while stu- I dents of ' 67 (remember it ' s 2067. not 1967) wait patiently. Another ■ robot, maybe an older model than ' the first, will be the one to open . the box. What you ' re about to see will bring you back to 1967, ' twenty years ago. The Time Cap- sule, buried by the LSU Union Current Events Committee, is in i front of you. Inside the capsule I you will find microfilm. The microfilm contains all the ex- I hibits and texts of each lecture in ! the series entitled, World of ■ 2067. H. Grady Smith, a senior in Chemical Engineering at that time, designed the capsule. Texas Eastman Co., Longview, Texas donated a stainless steel canister to hold the microfilm. Housing for the canister was made at Dow Chemical, Pla- quemine, Louisiana. The canis- ter was sterilized and purged with helium before the microfilm was put inside. The canister was then placed inside the housing where it is suspended by polyethelyne pellets. Finally the housing was placed inside a concrete box weighing 1,000 pounds. If you want to go further into the future, you can stop at the 30th of April, 2076. Same time, but the place is different, this time you re in front of Dodson Auditorium. You will see the un- earthing of another Time Cap- sule. But you won t find any mic- rofilm here, rather some 1967 pa- raphernalia. America 2076, we choose what is here to trace ourselves in your memory, the plaque on the g ound says. The capsule not only contains cur- rent, but also some historical arti- facts. This caps ' ile marks the end of the Bicentennial celebration, on the same date in 1803 the Louisiana Purchase was signed. And again on that same date, Louisiana became the 18th state in the Union. What ' s in this capsule? Some pictures of Louisiana Purchase records? Clothes the students used to wear? Exam copies of that time? A copy of the Reveille ! Or four joints of marijuana, a substance which was so popular at the time? Well, if you don ' t have a Time Machine, you ' ll have to ride on your imagination to get the answers. Quazi A. Sayeed Time Capsules 61 1 Kdy leads the way Women ' s Liberation has opened the doors to yet another position on the LSU campus. A female co-moderator has taken over the forum of Free Speech Alley for the first time ever in the 62 Free Speech Alley Female Moderator history of LSU. Michelle Oehmichen, a Political Science major graduating in May, 1989. took the first step last fall by ap- plying for the position. Realizing it would be difficult to gain student body acceptance in a previously male-dominated position. Oehmichen neverthe- less enthusiastically greeted the challenge. Tolerating chauvinis- tic remarks, remaining neutral in iottrover Mk VY ..le-Joini ' ' controversial issues, and restrict- ing opposing members of tlie au- dience from interfering are a few examples evident of Michelle ' s patience and dedication to the student body ' s expression of ideas. It has been a slow process, but Michelle finally feels that she has earned the student ' s approval . Gumbo: How did you become involved in Free Speech Alley and what created the interest? Michelle: It was something that had never been done before. Ter- ri Lynn Bush encouraged me to do it, but I really didn ' t think 1 would be chosen anyway. When I was told they picked me 1 couldn ' t believe it. Gumbo: Briefly describe some topics of discussion that com- monly take place at Free Speech Alley. Michelle: Anything and every- thing you can imagine. Politics is always a big issue. Abortion, sex, tuition hikes — you name it. People can talk about the most idealogical issues and the most trivial issues in the same five mi- nutes. Gumbo: What type of feedback have you received from the males? Michelle: Surprisingly positive. In fact, more guys than girls. The Reveille did a really nice article and a few guys in my classes said, Oh, YOU ' re the one at Free Speech Alley. Gumbo: Is it difficult controlling the crowd? Have you ever had a problem getting people to cooperate? Michelle: I ' ve never had a prob- lem. This year there seems to be a less radical crowd To me, the group seems more representative of LSU. Last year it was a few people with similar interests that attended. Gumbo: I would assume, being a woman, that there are some topics you might find offensive. How do you deal with these? Michelle: Well, to do this job, you can ' t take things personally. I have to stick it out at times when 1 would normally be embarras- sed. Being optimistic is impor- tant. Gumbo: What is the process for signing up to speak at Free Speech Alley and are there limitations as far as time and the number of times someone can speak? Michelle: Anyone can speak ab- out anything they want. In fact, I encourage people to address ideas and issues that aren ' t usual- ly expressed. Normally they sign up the day before, but are allowed to sign up until 3:30 on Wednesday afternoon. Some- times the crowd starts dying down and I ' ll announce there ' s going to be an intermission so people can come up with some creative topics. People start thinking of controversial issues and get fired up again. Other days the list is full and there ' s not even enough time for all the speakers to say everything they want. The crowd ' s response usually deter- mines the amount of time a speaker gets. Sometimes it ' s hard to demand that every speaker gets his fair five minutes because the crowd is booing so loud. I try to be impartial, but the students cheering or booing is unavoid- able. The speakers usually know this before volunteering to speak, so it can be expected. Gumbo: In conclusion, what have you accomplished by be- coming the first female co- moderator at LSU? Michelle: I hope other women will go for it whenever they want to do something but feel a little intimidated. I also get per- sonal fulfillment from debates. I plan to go to law school. Free Speech Alley keeps me on my toes and always aware of con- troversial issues, especially poli- tics. Renee Smith 7 Free Speech alley Female Moderator 63 Keeping the Faith Marsalis Delivers Old Sikiul New Orleans born jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis brought his influential brand of jazz to the Union Theatre on October 7. With him came mem- bers of the first Marsalis sextet: Wes Anderson and Todd Wil- liams on saxes, Reginald Veal on bass, Herlin Reily on drums, and virtuoso pianist Marcus J- Master Roberts. Marsalis has been called the most important jazzman of our times ' and the savior of jazz, titles which were clearly justified by his LSU performance. He combined showmanship and amazing technical facility and. in the process, amazed the sell-out crowd . Upon taking the stage, the sex- ter launched into the funky Bohemian Strut. which show- cased Reilys rhythmically in- ventive drumming and Marsalis Cootie Williams-inspired plun- ger-playing. The band continued with a tasteful mix of standards and Marsalis original composi- tions. Judging by the audience s response, the most popular tune of the first set was a fantastic ver- sion of George Gershwin s Embraceable You. Marsalis offered a faithful rendition of the classic melody and followed with an engaging mute solo which was well supported by Roberts color- ful piano playing. Afiei an intermission. Mnrsa- lis returned for a stunning second set. Reily led the band into an unusual second line version of Duke Ellington ' s Caravan. Succeeding tunes were highlight- ed by the saxophone duels of Anderson and Williams, and Roberts ' technically brilliant solos. Marsalis playing con- tinued to electrify the audience, as evidenced by the rapturous ap- plause following each of his solos. Marsalis took time out to rec- ognize his debt to New Orleans jazz musician and educator Alvin Batiste, who was in the audience. He also emphasized the import- ance of jazz education and criti- cized fusion jazz, which he said left all the jazz out. The band ended the perform- ance with a two-part suite with a jazz funeral theme. Marsalis ' growling plunger-playing was a crowd-pleaser and the sextet left the stage amidst an overwhelm- ing reception. LSU students affirmed the popularity of jazz on campus by turning out in large numbers and giving Marsalis a very enthusias- tic response. LSU Junior Jason McCrory was impressed by Mar- salis ' agility and expression on the trumpet. Junior Kay Par- khurst said. The show was fan- tastic. He has a warm and sen- suous sound that s not like any other trumpet player s. Several students went back- stage after the show, one of them saying that Wynton was happy to meet us. We talked with him about jazz for about a half an hour. ' Marsalis ' sold-out show proved that LSU ' s jazz audience is alive and well and growing rapidly. Most expressed interest in having more big name jazz concerts on campus in the semes- ters to come. R. Judson Mitchell. Jr. ii --- V ' s wsweiwifwimBs.-i 64. WYNTOiM Marsalis Concert ' Mjl Wynton demomrates his ability with the plunger. Wyntoim Marsai_is Concert 6S GUMBO COMMENTS ON EXPO EXPERIENCE Steve finally called a Aork- weekend where everyone actual- ly showed up. But just as we set tied down tor a weekend ot suh terranean slave labor, we reali cd most of the computer hardware we needed was securely locked away in the Reveille office. In a matter of seconds, our plans changed. The International Expo was just across the street, and wc were famished. The Expo beck- oned — what choice did we have ' . ' Some of us had never been to the Expo and were a bit taken back by the time and effort put into the myriad of international booths. To circumvent any con- fusion, we followed Bazuki. our photo editor, to the booth repre- senting his home nation. Malaysia. We were introduced to his friends who offered a taste of the dish they had prepared Everyone simultaneously polite- ly accepted and hesitated, fever- ishly giving their own input to a conversation of utterly no im- portance, careful as not to offend our friend, but still, waitmg for someone else to dive into thai first bite of . . . ihe unknown. Being the unusually close group that we are, and realizing that it could not be put off any longer, we all lifted a small morsel m unison — eyes in constant con- tact. As our taste buds ucnt to work, we realized that, hey. this was pretty good — hot, very hot, but good. After several more servings, we learned the dish was called ketupat and, regrettably enough, wasn ' t available (m plastic form) at Circle K. We were also taught to play coniikok. their version of hackey sack play- ed with a sort of hand-woven wif- tle ball. Afraid of burnlni; off toii many of the calories we had just put on, we decided to give the rest of the Expo a glance. Of course, cuisine wasn ' t the focal point of many of the ex- hibits; especially since, due to the worldwide proliferation of McBurgerWendy Chef -style plastic food, most of the world ' s diet is just like ours. As the rest of the staff meandered through the global menangerie arranged for the student population by the LSU Union International Com- mittee and the SGA, Steve was momentarily held rapt by a videotaped showing of last years international cricket cham- 66 INTERNATIONAL EXPO pionship. The game, one which is generally considered cryptic to those who aren ' t in the habit of drinking tea anywhere else than a Godfather ' s buffet, showed in graphic detail the absolute thrashing the Australians re- cieved at the hands of the West Indians. Most displays we encountered were proprtional to the size of it ' s representative student body. For example, the Mexican booth, which featured a rather extensive array of crafts and food, was somewhat large while the exhibit 10 give liiE l . e wasn ' t ik lOfllKf - je.diieiok [eralion o( Cliel-siyle fikeMiM ' Aiiliereii ! jnjBffid to iiion by the iional Coni- j Sieve wi 1 rapt ky ' oflasiyears ctei cti ' j representing students from Soviet Mongolia simply did not exist. Another curious fact, one that was noted by Wayne, was that all of the United State ' s for- mer military adversaries of the 20th century were all repre- sented. Strangely enough, stu- dents from the Republic of Viet- nam exhibited a wooden clock prominently decorated with the now-obsolete tiger ' s head emblem of the South Vietnamese ARVN troops who supported U.S. military actions in Vietnam. Somewhat bored with historic- al implications of what lay before us, we Gum-lings ambled to our seats and awaited the second round of stage pert ' onmances that were scheduled that day. The highlight of the spectacle would undoubtedly be the debut of our always-versatile photographer Bazuki ' s all-Malaysian vocal group. The ensemble, which coincidentally featured another Gumbo photographer Kharina Zek Khairuddin, literally rocked the collective buttocks off of everyone in attendance with their I rousing renditions of several popular Malaysian folk songs. After Bazuki and Co. ' s elec - trifying performance, the intre- pid Gumbo staff decided that if they stayed any longer the fun would simply engulf them with feelings of joyful tranquility and peace, things no self-respecting Gumbo employee would ever possible wish to experience. Thusly, the troupe made their way back to the bowels of Hodges Hall and continued to en- dure the living hell of putting together a college annual. The Expo was. of course, quite en- lightening; but now more impor- tant things had to be attended to. Besides, we were still hungry. J. Steve Zaffuto Jackie Lord Wayne daGonz Schexnayder INTERNATIONAI- EXPO 67 ars jOne Writer ' s to the Varsity • K ' It The Varsity Take Two is anything like the grand lady of its former existence, it will be a hit, serving its young new owners and the campus and community well. The theater ' s demise on March 24 after weeks of rumor, left us rue Varsity-lovers adrift on a treacherous sea of horror fihns and cute baby movies. Well, not too adrift; I guess we mostly stayed in port. But as David Foil, local film critic, was fond of pointing out — the Varsity had movies you just wouldn ' t get a chance to see otherwise. I suppose most tbiks just didn ' t want to see them either. Even so, I wasn ' t prepared for the abrupt phone call from a daughter around 8:00 pm, announcing the closure that very night at the end of a final feature of Lost Hori- zon. With the cruelty of youth, she didn ' t even invite me along, though her relationship to the Varsity was nothing compared to mine, I thought sadly and angrily as I hung up the phone. She and her boyfriend did condescend to bring me a box of closing-night popcorn which I keep in an anti- que pickle jar labelled simply. Varsity, March 24, 1988. And. of course. I have the grey and brown 50th Anniversary T- shirt. Varsity-goers developed their own peculiar brand of snobbery, I suppose due in part to the genre of films shown there. And you could always tell the regulars be- cause they always remained in their seats for the rolling credits, occasionally murmuring to their companions. If they ever ven- tured to another theater, there they were, scrunched down in their seats, watching for key-grip and best boy while the rest of the crowd stampeded out. But where else could you see a The Wind — or 1918 or the rich wonderful A Room With A View playing seven weeks so we could see it five times ' . ' In the late 60s. the Varsity was our family theater, where our four girls learned entire scores from musicals by heart. In the early 7()s, my hushand and I usually went to a hnday night movie there — in a few years to be joined by a daughter or two and current boyfriend for a shared evening. It had a comfortable aura, this almost neighborhood theater, with movies we liked, beginning usually at 8:00, far from the mad- ding crowd. What more could be asked of it? I ruefully admitted, If it ' s not at the Varsity, I prob- ably won ' t see it. After one family evening with a special boyfriend in tow, we walked out around midnight into the soft dusting of a freak spring snow- fall. It shimmered and danced in the glow of The Chimes next door, and ended in a few mi- nutes. Sweet memories. We were companions in time, the Varsity and I . . . 1935 was my year, 1937 hers. I even had my first date there one summer Saturday in 1947. We were both eleven, and his parents dropped us off and picked us up. The movie title is long since gone, but I remember where we sat and bought the back row, right, when they were offered for sale this past summer. Of course the gum here and there only dates to sometime since the seats were re- furbished in LSU Purple in 1964, but the grand old cast-iron Art Deco frames are the same. Mr. Bazzell has some seats from the downtown Hart and Pa- ramount Theaters, and I guess he ' ll keep some from the Varsi- ty — a venerable gathering to strike up a comraderie about days gone by. Ah, how the crowds poured in. Lines outside: packed house inside ... the Paramount scats could even speak of Vaude- ville. But the future beckons, and up and down Chime and State Streets old friends. The Goal- post, Edward ' s Orange Bowl, Sitman ' s Drug Store, the bowl- ing alley with hand-set pins, Ko- ber ' s ESSO, Baker ' s (famous banana creme pie) Restaurant, and even the tiny Chimes Thea- ter, all ghosts of earlier days, ap- plaud you! So go for if. Varsity! Take Two, or three or four — as many as you need. I ' ll be there — I even have some popcorn waiting. Anne Lord en Memorial She Once Knew week-long celebration of Bogart, or a Hitchcock Theater including the obscure as well as the better- known films? Or sec the uncut version of Fiddler on the Roof, or Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed in It ' s A Wonder- ful Life every Christmas — or True Stories or Gone With iimm Richard TIcklin (cenlerl. nuner nl Ihe Varsity Take Two. pauses lor a momenl with two of his managers. Rick A ulla and Luis Labelo. 4 ARSITV MOW Campus Friend Returns for Second Premier Met with perhaps more enthu- siasm than the return of old Coke to grocery store shelves. Baton Rouge ' s oldest running theater reopened her doors to the anxious public on January 13. With five sell-outs of six show- ings, and over 650 people pas- smg through, opening night for The Varsity Take Two — a reel theater and bar — brought visions of a bright future, leaving little room for remembering the recent past — less than a year before — when she was forced to close down. I ' ve been coming to the Varsity for nearly 40 years. I was sad to see it close down because it was a part of my childhood. said Ed Gray as he scanned the new set-up. We used to come to the Varsity and sneak beers in and roll them down the lloor and irritate the hell out of the manage- ment. So 1 love that (draft house) aspect of it. Built in 1937, the Varsity established a group of faithful followers. Time passed. A war was fought. The area changed. But still the Varsity held her ground. In 1957. Charles Bazzell purchased and ran the theater with whom he had grown up. un- til the mid-70s when he turned the management over to Bill Irving. By then, the faithful fol- lowers had begun to dwindle. Although some had married and raised followers of their own. many more either moved away or directed their attentions (and dol- lars) to the new movie houses. And thus began the demise. Despite attempts to sa ve her. on March 24. 1988. the 51 year- old theater was closed down — too many debts. Many of the Varsity ' s patrons could remem- ber the Hart and Paramount Theaters, once so majestic and untouchable, both flattened into parking lots in a matter of days. Enter Richard Ticktin , a young businessman in search of old movie equipment. He was told of an old theater off of LSD ' s cam- Ba2iiij Mutununad pus that had recently shut down. I called Bill (Irving) and he gave me directions. When I pul- led up, I couldn ' t believe it, ' Ticktin paused for a smile, and I left that day with the keys to the building. Ticktin said he sold shares in the corporation to get a take- two. It was to be a draft house and cinema all in one, promised to be opened on September 2, 1988. That was an unrealistic date, said Ticktin. But it got stories written and attention given us. He spent much of his time not only organizing the new business on paper — wading through such legalities as rezon- ing the entire block so he could acquire a liquor license — but he also helped in the actual face-lift: painting, scrubbing, building, pulling up carpet. The days were long for all involved and most nights, Ticktin slept on a mattress on the floor of his upstairs office. Although Ticktin admitted that prior to January 13. he had never worked in a theater or a res- taurant, with determination he declared, This sucker ' s gonna work. And it has so far. With every other row of seats replaced by a wooden counter, moviegoers re- lax in their seats (which inciden- tally were shipped m from the old Paramount Theater), and watch a flick while enjoying food and or drink provided by Varsity neigh- bor O ' Donahue ' s Irish Pub. All is served up by a waitor or wai- tress elegantly clad in the tradi- tional white with black. The idea of a draft house may offend some, but overall, the crowds seemed pleased with the concept. It ' s great — it ' s gonna work, too. It ' s much more relaxing. said Greer on opening night. And LSU senior Dean Amett felt that we ' ve needed one in Baton Rouge for a long time. Another student, Karen Daly said that she was just glad it was open again and the draft house aspect is good as long as it ' s making money because I ' m tired of big movie companies monopo- lizing everything. I ' m excited that a small Baton Rouge movie (house) can make it, she added referring to the fact that 37 out of the 39 screens being used in town were owned by United Artists. Ticktin said, They (United Artists) do what the general, big market wants. They can ' t do what ihis market wants. This is a small theater and we can offer that. We ' re showing everything. We ' ll show first-run films head to head with UA ... but we ' re not all that different from the ori- ginal Vars ' ily. We still show good films — all our films are good. Some people like these (artsy and classic films), and as long as they are loyal and support us. we ' ll continue to cater to their needs. That was exactly what many of those at the Varsity opening night wanted to hear. I ' d like to see some of the classical movies and ' some of the alternative movies that the mall theaters don ' t show. Movies like the old Varsity had. said Dr. Kevin Mulcahy. Assoc. Professor of Political Sci- ence. The Varsity Take Two has , many plans for the future. It is f equipped with a stage in one thea- ' ter, with furniture capable of being removed within one hour for live performances; it may be ' privately rented; eventually it will be the home of the largest TV in the city (12 x 18 ft) and will show sporting events — be it the Super Bowl or Tiger Stadium — to all who enter in. I ' m kind of proud to be able to say that now my personality is engrained in the Varsity as well. Charlie Bazzell has seen and felt through it all. And he will for many many years to come. Ticktin said. Now I ' m starting to become part of the grain of ;his — the building even — every- thing about the place ... 1 love the Varsity. Jacqueline R. Lord VARSITY Take Two 7 All pholoi hy Bamki Muhai The women of Evangeline sponsored a picture booth, which proved quite conve- nient for our photographer. Ba uki Muhammad LSU quarterback Tommy Hodson thrilled the loop-dwellers with a brief appearance at Spring Fever, I I ' m ii?wai ikoffli 72 Fall Fever A sweels booth was an appetizing diver- sion from the general mayhem of Spring Fever. ri ALL FUNG RHA Sponsors Fall Fest W« ' ' University organizations have always been enterprising in find- ing ways to fund their endeavors. Some wash cars; some sponsor bizarre contests that feature a hef- ty entrance fee; still others amass about 50 to 70 thousand people together, find a similar group from another college to cooperate with them, call it a football game and make a killing. Whatever the method, without the generation of excess funding, (besides what- ever stipend the university grants) any activities planned by any said organization are quite a moot point. The Fall Fever extravagan- za held last November 9th in the Evangeline horseshoe was one of those activities that assured at least one organization a healthy calendar of social and education- al activities. The LSU Residence Hall Association (an official fed- eration of all dormitories), spon- sored the event which featured varied if not exotic activities. Power dormitory sponsored a car smash (which was visited by LSU defensive end Clinton James) while the men of Penta- gon presided over their own fish pond. In reference to women s housing, Blake Hall offered to soothe muscles strained during the car smash at their own mas- sage parlor while the possessive women of Miller played host in their own jail. It all turned out pretty well, said a RHA representative. Financially, all the dorms were able to generate significant con- tributions to their own social and educational programs ... all in all we had a very favorable re- sponse. Of course, the charit- able donation of funds wasn t the sole purpose for everyone s attendance at Fall Fever, as McVoy resident Scott Riggs ex- plained. It was spontaneous en- tertainment that just didn ' t stop! Besides, they sold beer, that was the best thing about it! ' J. Steve Zaffuto Fai.1- Fever 73 Wha Five weeks after he resigned as chancellor of LSU, James Whar- ton sat in his empty office at the Alumni Center and pondered his future. There were no pictures on the walls and no books in the large wooden bookcases behind him. There wasn ' t a single thing on his desk except for a paper clip, which he constantly twisted and bent out of shape. I.,SU System President Allen Copping announced Wharton ' s resignation that afternoon at a news conference as the chancel- lor remained in his office , refus- ing to comment. However, Wharton did tell re- porters as he left his office shortly after 4 p.m. that he needed ab- out a week and then we can all sit down and have a philosophical discussion. Wharton was on leave until January 4, when his resignation as chancellor became effective, after which he remained with the University as a tenured chemistry professor. Copping said Wharton had made his decision the night be- fore. The 51 -year-old chancellor spent much of Wednesday meet- ing with LSU administrators, many who tearfully urged him not to give up his position. In a written statement given to the media, Wharton said. Any chief executive of an academic institution must have the support of the faculty, students and alum- ni to be an effective leader. I know that I have lost the confi- dence of some faculty members at LSU. Copping praised Wharton for his perseverance, especially dur- ing recent lean economic times. 1 need not tell you the great job that Chancellor Wharton has done over the eight years he has been here in the toughest academic job in the state of Louisiana, Copping said. We are very sorry about this, but he feels like with certain things that have happened ... he would not be effective. Copping said he did not en- courage or urge the resignation, but just accepted Wharton ' s opinion as the best thing to do. 1 think what you have to con- ' 74 WHARTON Resigns The media coverage thai was afforded Wharton ' s resignation was quite exten- sive, even to the point of Baton Rouge and New Orleans television news crews inter- viewing students in front of the Union. s imic limes. lyihefKal Won has ■eaislieiias le state ot -said. ' ihis.Wlie U not en- lesijn ' Wtiarto« ' s Bazuki MuhaiTimad elude that he (Wharton) feels there are two sides to every story, Copping said. 1 think Chancellor Wharton did what he thought was the proper thing to do. I may or may not have done the same thing. Wharton came to Louisiana in 1955 from Mangum, Okla. on a football scholarship to Northeast University in Monroe. Wharton, who received his doctorate in chemistry from LSU in 1962, joined the University faculty as an assistant professor in the chemisty department in 1964. He was an associate dean of chemistry and physics from 1968 to 1971 and was dean of Junior Division from 1971 through 1974. He assumed his duties as chan- cellor on June 1, 1981. One of his biggest achieve- ments resulted from his desire to boost LSU s research capabi- lites. In 1988, research reached a record $51.2 million funding level, increasing from about $17 million to $20 million in 1982. Wharton ' s resignation was a surprise to most students and administrators. In fact, Wharton was scheduled to speak Wednes- day night to a student group about the lingering consent decree problem. He was the best friend a stu- dent could have, Student Gov- ernment President Terri Bush said. It ' s a shame. 1 think it was a witch hunt. This is a tremendous loss for the Uni- versity. Higher Education Commis- sioner Sally Clausen said the University is losing a very dedi- cated administrator. I respect his decision and hope that he will be content and happy in his pursuit of teaching, she said. Anytime an administrator of that level leaves a flagship University, there will be some initial confu- sion. Wharton was replaced by in- terim Chancellor Grady Bogue till a permenant chancellor could be found. Bogue, chancellor of LSU ' s Shreveport campus since 1980, officially took office Janu- ary 4, 1989 when Wharton ' s res- ignation took effect. Blake Kaplan Robert Pierre WHARTON Resigns 75 u: 1 ' - : 1 H H 1 _« ' ■• •••►,  , . H ■ 1 ........ HBIl-... 1 H p PH jBTwn B H EE16 S H ' IL R ' ' m BHHVB i Kfm L ■IB m Ur ' ' ■ Rhetta and Trudie, proud dinette staffers, belt one out for the edification of the pat- rons. The music was a huge asset to the produc- tion, drawing on the rustic charm of it ' s characters. Between ' Tump Boys and Dine ties ' ' Pleases Audience j With Country Charm Evoking the image of a dime-store Billy Joel, the crazed piano player from ' ' Pump Boys and Dinettes plays to the audience The Broadway musical Pump Boys and Dinettes ' graced LSU ' s Union Theater November 3, 1988 with a six- member cast which put on a per- formance that would not be for- gotten by the near-capacity crowd. The musical spent tw o years in New York, was nominated for a Tony Award, had a CBS record- ing contract, and an NBC televi- sion special. Pump Boys and Dinettes is a musical about the lives and loves of the owners and em- ployees of a gas station (Jim. L.M.. Jackson, and Eddie) and dinette (Rhetta and Prudie Cupp) located on Highway 57 some- where between Frog Level. North Carolina and Smyrna. North Carolina. The show began with a boister- ous welcome by three of the pump boys. Before the crowd had been completely seated. Jim. L.M.. and Jackson were moving through the aisles commenting how the audience had so many good-looking people and that there were only two or three ugly ones, and you have to look hard to find them. This set the stage for what would be an audience participa- tion musical. Prudie Cupp gave an unsuspecting male audience member a colorful manicure as a demonstration of Bobby Lee- brand cosmetics. After a ran- dom drawing of ticket stubs another audience member won a skunk-shaped air freshner and a polaroid snap-shot of herself with the cast. The audience seemed respon- sive to the music. The songs ranged from the tear-invoking Mamaw about the grand- mother of Jim. to the humorous Fisherman ' s Prayer sung a capcllii. All the music was perfiirmed on-stage by the cast, some taking turns on the drum set. If the song involved the Cupp sisters and their diner, the two usually play- ed kitchen utensils for a percus- sion back-up. The most interesting character was undoubtedly Eddie (Mike Wallace). He had no speaking parts and only gestured, nodded, or commanded attention by a heavy pluck on his bass guitar. During intermission he enter- tained the audience by playing a few blues songs on a 12-string Ovation guitar. (Besides playing bass and guitar, he also plays banjo and mandolin and has re- corded with the Platters.) The cast of six has remained fairly intact since the June 1987 auditions. Other than cast changes for Prudie Cupp and L.M. (to Teri Furr and Matthew Clayton, respecti vely). Rhetta Cupp (Terri D ' Onofrio), Jim (Thomas John Bothof). Jackson (Bryan Kay), and Eddie (Mike Wallace) have all been together since the auditions. Matthew Clayton said that they only had four and a half days practice before the first show of this leg in Rock Island. Illinois and they will do over 60 shows before (finishing) this run on the west coast. Terri D ' Onofrio is i)n her third run with this musical and said that this run is the worst. The first two (runs) weren ' t too bad because it was new. Now its just the same thing, new night. she said. D ' Onofrio said being on the road so much, she misses her family in St. Petersburg. Florida and that it makes you appreciate the things at home. The entourage travels in a twelve-bed bus and a moving truck. The driver and a technician sleep during the day and drive through the night. They left LSU at eleven that night to drive 800 miles to Ft. Leavenworth. Kan- sas for the next show. D ' Onofrio said that every- thing is a one-night stand and during the drives to the next city they play aisle surfing. UNO, cards, checkers and amuse themselves till 2:00 till you fall asleep. Wayne J. Schexnayder Jr. Pump Boys Sc dinextes 77 ■L.ii. fe ' jr-£ «« o, ' ' ' - , -- ' ' ti?:] ' other , nts With ' ' catorbvrh °°P ' -ative sn ' ' f° ' ' ' ona OFFICE Sia«E! IM«a««««  i ' ' THE -■ -C4i. System President Allen Cop- ping drafted Grady Bogue for the interim position after the con- troversial resignation of James Wharton, LSU ' s chancellor for nearly eight years. Bogue, chancellor of LSU ' s Shreveport campus since 1980, officially took office Jan. 4 when Wharton ' s resignation took effect. The 53 year-old Bogue was given the position at the Dec. 9 meeting of the LSU Board of Su- pervisors in response to the Nov. 30 resignation announcement made by Wharton. My first and most important goal is that I need to get to know the people, places and prog- rams, Bogue said. That ' s what I call my get-acquainted goal. But he added that addressing LSU ' s financial problems was also preeminent on his slate. I am most certainly in- terested in promoting a stronger financial future for the campus, he said. I want to work with our system, board, legislature and governor in doing whatever possible to enhance the levels of financial support for the Uni- versity. Bogue will join forces with Jerry Baudin, vice — chancellor for business affairs, to resolve problems with the University ' s budget. Although the University has already submitted LSU ' s budget- ary requests for the next fiscal year, the budget will not be final- ized until the state legislature convenes in April. All I ' m doing right now is reviewing the budget material that was submitted earlier, Bogue said. I ' m getting myself familiar with the current budget here and with the request budget for next year. Baudin said, Our immediate action is to interact with state government dealing with budget appropriations, which is the lifeblood of the University. Bogue hopes to strengthen LSU ' s future by being sensitive to the major hopes and concerns that are felt on the campus by the faculty, staff and students. It ' s premature and perhaps inappropriate for me to come into an institution and say that I have big plans or goals without paying attention to the people that are already here, he said. I came here to help continue carrying the University to the fu- ture, Bogue said, and I will cultivate those relationships, make those decisions and take those actions to help achieve that goal. Bogue is scheduled to return to his chief executive post in Shreveport once a permanent successor is named. Copping said Bogue could not be a candidate for the permanent position once he was offered the interim position. Bogue remains optimistic ab- out his stint at the reins of Louisiana ' s flagship university although the state is facing a financial crunch. This is a difficult time for everyone in Louisiana. It ' s diffi- cult to maintain a good sense of optimism and yet it ' s precisely the time when we need optimism, devotion, and above all persever- ance, the interim chancellor said. Copping said the search for the permanent chancellor could take six to eight months. 78 INTERIM CHANCELLOR siicab- •M of iversit) ' icinj. 2 HIE for fsifi- iensof eficver- Bogue was selected because of his experience in higher educa- tion and as a head of a campus in the LSU system, Copping said. Bogue said he plans to depend very heavily on the vice chancel- lors while he is settling into his position. But if there is any member of the University community that has special expertise on a given issue, then I would plan on call- ing on him, Bogue said. Wharton resigned just prior to the release of a report by the Faculty Senate which chastised him for overstepping his author- ity in re-admission policies. Prior to his job as chancellor on the Shreveport campus, Bogue was associate director for academic affairs of the Tennes- see Higher Education Commis- sion in Nashville. Before taking that position in 1975, he was an American Council on Education Fellow in Academic Administra- tion with the hijher education commission. From 1964-74, Bogue held several positions at Memphis State University, including assis- tant vice president for academic affairs, director of institutional research and director of records. Between 1961-64, he was a civilian instructor of physics and technical writing with the U.S. Naval Technical Training Center in Memphis. Bogue earned a cum laude bachelor of science degree in mathematics in 1957 from Mem- phis State University where he also earned two post-graduate de- grees. He earned a master ' s degree in curriculum and instruction in 1965 and a doctorate in education with a major in educational admi- nistration in 1968. I consider myself a highly fortunate man, Bogue said. I am an edurator by choice and I love my work. It allows me to integrate professional skill and personal faith in the most con- structive enterprise in our na- tion. Bonna M. de la Cruz INTERIM CHANCELLOR S !S1 .j Ifs S to me WORLD VIEW ' Mip ' - The 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea opened with a dramatic and dazzling ceremony. A colorful, three-hour spectacle mixing ancient Korean J rituals with space-age technology kicked off 16 days of athletic competition. i :: I Hurricane Gilbert rose out of the Caribbean like a giant wind storm in late September. By the time it lost its hurricane status over northeastern Mexico, it had killed more than 300 people, left hundreds of thousands homeless and caused billions of dollars in damage to the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico and the United States. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Leader Mikhail S. Gor- bachev worked for several years to bring the two countries together. After a treaty was signed to eliminate certain nuc- lear weapons, 1988 was the year the efforts of these two leaders went into effect. NEWS 81 THE YEAR AT A GLANCE Early August — A cease fire is declared in the lethargic Iran-Iraq war, ending, at least for a time, almost eight years of active hos- tility. August 20 — Mathias Rust, the intrepid teenage pilot who flew his plane from West Germany to Red Square on a self-appointed peace mission is released from a Moscow jail. Late last year Rust flew a Piper Cup non-stop from West Germany to Moscow in a supposed goodwill gesture to- wards Mikhail Gorbachev and the Soviet people in general. Rust was incarcerated for over six months. September 7 — Baker resident Donald G. Lockamy arrives at a local hospital with a hammer embedded in his skull. The ham- mer, placed there during a domestic scuffle, was eventually removed and Lockamy survived the mishap. September 14 — The youngest of the Kennedy progeny, Pat, de- cides to run for a seat on the Rhode Island legislature at the age of 2 1 . Urged by the rest of the politically prolific clan to wait awhile, Teddy ' s son nonethe- less attempted to simultaneously run a political campaign and fin- ish law school. September 15 — Hurricane Gilbert proceeds to virtually obliterate the tiny island nation of Jamaica. Although Louisiana it- self was spared its wrath, the Texas coastline suffered coastal damage and numerous torna-, does. S September 19 — Mike Tyson, apparently enraged by his overtly publicized marital difficulties, drives his BMW into a tree. After his publicized knockout victory over Leon Spinks in June, Tyson and his television-star wife, Robin Givens, were soon con- sidering a divorce. September 22 — Sparked by the murder of a black man by a white woman in a drug deal gone sour, the North Louisiana city of Shreveport endures several days of racially-oriented violence. Due to the degree of violence, several National Guard units and SWAT teams were utilized be- fore the situation stabilized. 82 NEWS It ' s II S- to me THE NATION AS A WHOLE The shuttle Discovery blasted into orbit in September, the first space flight since the shuttle Chalenger niission ended tragi- cally 73 seconds after liftoff on January 28, 1986. The Discovery ended its successful, four-day, 1.6 million mile mission with a triumphant landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Vice President George Bush, after serving for eight years in the Ronald Reagan administration, got the expected nod at the Re- publican National Convention in New Orleans in the summer of 1988. His choice for running mate was unexpected — Senator Dan Quayle of Indiana. The pub- lic opinion polls showed that the inexperienced 41 year-old sena- tor was not a popular choice. Amid tears and grief, thousands of people who had died of AIDS were memorialized in October in ceremonies cen- tered on a huge quilt that was made from friends and family members of the victims. Each of the panels measured three feet by six feet and all 50 states and a dozen foreign countries were rep- resented in the 375,000 square foot quilt. The Democrats went to Atlan- ta in the summer of 1988, and decided on Michael Dukakis, the governor of Massachusetts, to be its candidate for President of the United States. He decided to pick Lloyd Bentsen, a senator from Texas, as his running mate. NEWTS 83 REGIONAL STATUS The summer of 1988 was hit with the worst drought in many years. Throughout the midwest, farmers watched helplessly as their crops went dry. ta MtmJ jiitig : ' t AX-- ■ I) }M i THE YEAR (CONT ' D) September 29 — The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the UN Peace Keeping Forces that served in Lebanon. The force consisted of units from Italy, Norway, France, and the U.S. September 30 — For the first time since the fatal lift-off explo- sion several years before, the U.S. safely launches the shuttle Discovery and reenters the race for stellar superiority. October 5 — Jim and Tammy Bakker succumb to the lack of Hnancial blessings and sell the entire PTL empire to Orthodox Jew Stephen R. Merrick for 50 million. 84 News s,.. THE YEAR (CONT ' D) October 1 1— The Human Rights Now tour, featuring such charitable rock-and-roll luminar- ies as Bruce Springsteen, Sting, and Steven Van Zandt, hits the road to garner support for Amnesty International. October 17— The Aquino-led government of the Phillipines votes to allow a U.S. military presence in the archipelago na- tion only until 1991 . The biggest installation, Clarke Air Force base, is a prominent source of income for many local Filipinos. October 18 — Swedish eco- nomist Maurice Allais wins a Nobel Prize in the selfsame sub- ject. October 20— LSU students Kristen Kendall and Laura Burke become the first female LSU AFROTC cadets accepted into pilot training. In 1971 . Air Force ROTC was the first officer train- ing program to allow females. Forest fires spread throughout the western part of the country in the summer of 1988, destroying millions of acres of national park- land. The most heavily damaged was Yellowstone National Park. NEWS 85 It ' s THE PLACE WHERE WE LIVE Then Presidential candidate George Bush spent a day of his spring ' 88 campaign in Baton Rouge. Republican supporters sponsored a free-to-all jambalaya lunch in the LSU Assembly Cen- ter where the candidate himself donned kitchen garb to serve the public and gamer-grass roots support. THE YEAR (CONT ' D) October 21 — Birchtree Ltd. attempts to auction the copyright to Happy Birthday to You for over 12 million. October 25 — Typhoon Ruby takes 500 lives in the Phillipines. November 2 — A U.N. study states that by the year 2025, the population of Nigeria will triple. November 8 — Vice-president George Bush hands his position over to Dan Quayle and simul- taneously picks up the title of President of the United States. November 10 — The Pentagon finally reveals publicly the lauded Stealth bomber. Locally, unknown theives aquire the giant inflatable Noid located outside a local Domino ' s Pizza outlet. November 16 — Soviet cos- monauts complete a second orbit around the earth in the same spacecraft. Developed in an effort to duplicate the United States ' reusable shuttles, the Soviet craft was retired after the second use. to me Governor Buddy Roemer made a special appearance at Free Speech Alley at the request of the student body in order to explain his views on education and intentions toward funding. The governor had pledged to try to turn the state around through a plan which included tax structure renovation and budget cutting. 86 NEMTS In a close game against Georgetown, played in the New Orleans Superdome, LSU star Chris Jackson continued to earn praise for his solid and some- times flashy playing. In the end, senior Ricky Blanton added the winning point with no time left on the clock and Wayne Simms led the Tigers in scoring. Later, Jackson made the cover of Sports Illustrated because of the fresh- man ' s tremendous year. THE YEAR (CONTD) November 17 — Several Con- necticut teenagers, after being missing for over a week, are found in a stolen car deep in a local lake. November 30 — Amid a haze of controversy concerning the re- admittance of a graduate student accused of plagiarism. Chancel- lor Wharton resigns. In his place Grady Bogue, former chancellor of LSU-Shreveport, is named In- terim Chancellor. December 1-8 — Soviet Pre- mier Mikhail Gorbachev makes a goodwill visit to the U.S. that is unprecedented since the days of Khruschev. His visit, however, was cut short by the disaster in Armenia. December 8 — The Russian province of Armenia is devas- tated by a series of violent earth- quakes. At last count, over 10,000 Armenians were believed dead. NEWS 87 lii CHANGE IN PLANS THE YEAR (CONT ' D) January 23 — An earthquake in Soviet Asia kills over 1000. January 24 — At midnight con- victed rapist murderer Theodore Ted Bundy is electrocuted at the Florida State Prison facilities. Bundy, suspected of the killings and disappearances of 36 young women across five states, was finally convicted for the murder of a twelve year-old girl, and sentenced to death. Supporters of the death penalty gathered out- side the prison heartily shouting bum, Bundy, bum, and sing- ing On Top of Old Sparky, a popular nickname for Florida ' s electric chair. January 28 — Kentuckian Ear- nest W. Short dies after a fatal snakebite inflicted during a church service. Short, a member of a small ratal sect that believes the handling of serpents is en- couraged by the scriptures, was the only snake-handling fatality last year. January 30 — DWI roadb- locks, the blurred nightmare of many a late-night student reveler, were declared unconstitutional by the Louisiana Supreme Court. After a hot debate, the issue was decided by a 4-3 vote. January 31 — Perpetually- embattled evangelist Jimmy Swaggart vehemently denies the performance of sexual acts for his own gratification by stripper Catherine Kampen. Kampen ' s account of the lurid affair had re- cently appeared in an issue of 88 News Penthouse, the same magazine that had previously published the account of prostitute Debra Mur- phree, who allegedly also had re- lations with Swaggart. Febrarary 2 — Doctors in Bos- ton brilliantly remove a roach from a woman ' s ear through the use of a suction device. Previous- ly all insects lodged in a body cavity were generally removed with an application of Anesthetic Lidocaine. Febmrary 6 — Soviet troops completely vacate the Kabul area of Afghanistan, nearly bringing an end to hostilities in the area. Soviet troops had been fighting a tough war with Islamic Muha- jadin guerrillas since 1980 when they invaded the area. Februrary 7 — LSU mourns the death of dorm co-ordinator Randy Robichaux. While attend- ing Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Robichaux was fatally wounded when he refused to give his wallet to an accosting gunman. He was 37. Febrarary 18 — David Duke and John Treen compete for votes in a race for the state legislature in the predominantly white sub- urb of Kenner. Duke, former Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, and founder of several ra- cist organizations, was hotly con- tested by civil rights groups nationwide. Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson erapted in tears as her name was announced as Miss America 1989. The 22 year-old Miss Min- nesota, who planned to be a Har- vard-trained lawyer, became the first classical violinist to win the Miss America crown. Don Redden, 24— LSU Bas- ketball team captain, Louisiana Player of the Year and MVP of NCAA Southeast Regional on the Road to the Final Four in 1986, leader on more than the basketball court. Don died on March 8,1988 of an indetectable heait disease. He was and still is much more to LSU than simply a basketball star. Ernest Ruska, 81 — An en- gineer and physicist, and winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics for a work he did half a century ear- lier. Clarence Pendleton, 57 — The iconoclastic chairman of the US Commission on Civil Rights whose comments drew scorn from other black leaders. Louis L ' Amour, 80 — A vir- tuoso of Old West storytelling whose 101 books of the Amer- ican frontier won a worldwide following. Leonard Matlovich, 44 — The Air Force sargeant and recipient of Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his service in Vietnam, who was dismissed from the military after disclosing his homosex- uality. John Galbreath, 90 — a multi- millionaire real estate developer, co-owner of the Pittsburgh Pi- rates from 1946 to 1985 and mas- ter turfman. Ann Ramsey. 59 — The stone- faced actress who portrayed a de- spotic mother in 1987 movie comedy. Throw Momma from the Train. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., 74 — Former congressman and son of the 32nd President, whose voice and quick charm were eeri- ly evocative of his father. Enzo Ferrai, 90— Paramount sportscar builder. Lauris Norstad, 81 — US Air Force general and NATO Sup- reme Commander (1956-63), who during Worid War II plan- ned the atom bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Beulah Mae Donald, 67 — The Alabama mother who crippled the Ku Klux Klan in 1987, win- ning $7 million for their stran- gulation of her son. Walter Chrysler Jr., 79— Automative heir and prolific art collector. Canadian Ben Johnson looks over at rival Carl Lewis at the finish of the 100-meter race in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Johnson won the gold medal but was later disqualified after traces of an anabolic steroid was found in his system. NEWS 89 __ The World Series belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers captured their sixth World Series title in October with a 5-2 victory over the Oakland A ' s in the fifth game of the series. MORE CHANGES ON THE WAY I hi 90 News s to me It was one of the big marriages of the year. Heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson married actress Robin Givens. But the stormy marriage of the 22 year-old rich boxer and the 23 year-old beauti- ful actress lasted less than a year. She filed for divorce. But after being accused of marrying Iron Mike for his money, Ms. Givens said she would not take a dime. EXISTENCE TRANSITIONS Norman Newhouse. 82 — Newspaper editor and publisher who, along with his two brothers, built one of the largest media empires in the country. John Houseman, 86 — Movie producer who became a cele- brated actor after his portrayal of Professor Kingsfield in the 1973 film The Paper Chase. Carter Vanderbilt, 23 — Son of fashion maven Gloria, the youn- ger Vanderbilt gave in to his de- cadent lifestyle and plunged from a roof in the early fall. Heinz Pagels, 49 — One of the planet ' s leading physicists suc- cumbed to the force of gravity in late summer in a mountaineering accident. Zia al Haq, 64 — The United States ' perennial pal and Pakasta- ni leader died amid violent cir- cumstances in a plane crash last fall. Robert T ' Souvas, 35 — Once charged with participation in the bloody Mai Lai massacre of 1968, he was fatally shot by his estranged wife in September. Billy Carter, 51 — Perhaps the best personification of the embar- rassing younger brother the world has ever seen, former Pres- ident Carter ' s brother died in September of a heart attack. Roy Orbison,52 — Master of the spooky love song, Roy cruised heavenward due to a heart attack in December. Salvador Dali, 84 — Famed surrealist painter and master of the melting watch, Dali died in his hometown of Figueras, Spain after nearly a decade of health troubles. 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Previously in this fair state, all the flagship university required of entering freshmen in order to register was a bare-bones secon- dary education and mere proof of having taken the ACT. In some instances, it is rumored that even these mean requirements were waived. In recent years, howev- er, both our sedentary state and LSU, quite anxious to rid them- selves of the noncerebral image they seem to sport in other areas of the country, have made it a bit more difficult for your average shop-class enthusiast to enter LSU. The basic tactic in the intel- lectual overhaul of the freshman entry requirements has been to require college-bound high school students to include very specific courses in their curri- culum. Outlining what is basically known in other parts of the coun- try as a college-prep class sche- dule, LSU now requires each novice scholar to have recieved a healthy dose of: — All four high school English courses; — Three units of particularly perplexing math courses such as Algebra I and II along with an extra year of anything deemed more complicated than the pre- ceeding; — The three Cardinal Sciences; Biology, Chemistry, and Physics; — Two years of any foreign lan- guage; — Half a year of Computer Sci- ence; — Two additional years of any visual or performing art. Naturally, the above is consi- dered average scholastic fare for any youngster contemplating a career that isn ' t related to ground meat in any way. Michelle Forbes, Assistant Director of Admissions, said that this was the first semester (Fall ' 88) that we really had to deny admission to the University. This was viewed by some as an unnatural act, especially for a university as all-encompassing as LSU, but was it necessarily a bad sign? Not at all, said Forbes. It ' s obvious that now LSU is gaining more qualified students who have the ambition to stay in school and graduate . As far as the expected and accepted decline in Fresh- man enrollment goes, Forbes added, We were actually sur- prised. We expected a bigger drop than we got. Total enroll- ment is only down by 800 stu- dents. In most sensible circles, the new admission requirements have been hailed as a positive maneuver in inflating the collec- tive intellect in an occasionally maligned academic system. It is indeed in everyone ' s interest to make LSU a feeder school for prominent industries and firms rather than simply for Murphy ' s, Fred ' s, and the National Guard. J. Steve Zaffuto 94 Tougher Entry Requirements i Tougher entry Requirements 95 Guest leclurejsSTbroughl in truni all ov the country; speak u siudenis ini lopi like Stra Management, Time BucJtietmii and flfganizalion and Planning J c ■ m ■ ■ i I a body, was held October 13 and 14. The conference was planned I with freshmen in mind but any- lone could participate. Mortar Board and Omicron Delta Kap- !pa, the sponsors of Leadership hiiiction, felt that most freshmen ciilering LSU aren ' t sure if they want to be involved in college leadership, thinking ifs only for other people. Others have no idea how to get involved if they choose to. Leadership Junction was designed for these students. The sponsors realized that leadership is built around various traits of human character and a thorough understanding of these subjects is vital in order to be- come a successful leader. They arranged twelve lectures on a wide range of topics, from Time and Stress Management, to Uni- versity Regulations, to Commun- ity Spirit. The participants were allowed to choose any four of these depending on their indi- sai Amanda Oaks and Susan Reed, presi- dents of Mortar Board and Omega Delta Kappa, respectively, served as co- chairpersons for the two day leadership event. n Older 10 be- 1 leader, fty leciures on J ics, from Time einenl.lol ' ' ' ' u.ioCoiwi - .. , v (our o( vidual needs and interest. Martin Alvarez, a freshman in Interna- tional Trade and Finance said, I learned more about myself and others. Part of the purpose of the leadership workshops is just that: to teach students how to bet- ter apply the skills they already have to better themselves, their organization and the University. I would like to put myself into a leadership role and be an effec- tive leader. Leadership Junction showed us the qualities we have and how to bring them out, said freshman, Samuel Thompson. Many students said they were involved in high school lead- ership positions and they didn ' t feel comfortable just jumping into the college scene. I was a high school leader and I want to continue that here. So I came here to learn about leadership at college level. I hope it will help me in the transition, said Alvarez. The proud look in the partici- pants faces showed that they were already feeling a lot more confident about themselves and it Robert Shields seems to be enjoying his participation in a seminar teaching stu- dents to include fun activities to make an otherwise dull event enjoyable . seemed that they were ready to explore leadership possibilities on campus. Since leadership positions change frequently on the college scene. Leadership Junction sponsors are hoping their seminar will have lasting significance for the LSU student body. Quazi A. Sayeed UEADERSHIP Junction 97 C ie ae tO ' mTYH iAe U i to ud It seems that almost every establishment that would in any way need to woo the sentiment of the general public has some sort of entertaining public relations force working on it ' s behalf. McDonald ' s has the McDonald- land characters. Utah has the Osmonds, the Republicans have the Democrats, and so on. In light of this fact, one may well wonder what LSU uses as an effective promotional vanguard. The student section at a football game? The hordes of comely freshmen women who tlock to this institution every fall? The Gumbo? Although the aforemen- tioned are indeed useful image- creating tools that LSU could utilize, the University now has a talented group of young men quite willing to project a clean, healthy, and wholesome image of LSU wherever they may be needed. Officially known as The Tiger Glee Club, this melodic ensem- ble of collegiate males has enter- tained in the grand male chorus tradition (i.e. barbershop quar- tets, the Midshipman Chorale, etc.) since 1915. However, like most things thought traditional and or archaic. the Glee Club was excluded from the regular University curriculum sometime in the mid-seventies. Its present director. Dr. Kenneth Fulton, the Director of Choral Activities since 1986, was quite in- strumental in the club ' s return to LSU as a viable extracurricular activity. I received a letter and a photograph from someone in Iowa who said the Glee Club had visited his town back in 1918, recounted Dr. Fulton. Back then it was quite a tradition and just thinking about it inspired me to try and bring it back again. Now boasting over 35 spirited sets of vocal chords, the Tiger Glee Club is again indeed a musical force on the LSU cam- pus, regularly performing at alumni functions, basketball games, and special concerts. Occasionally performing jointly with the LSU Women ' s Chorus, The Tiger Glee Club is an all-male organization that is open to men of all majors. I think it promotes an authentic collegiate atmosphere, said Dr Fulton. The performers show a nice cross-section of the student body, with students from a wide variety of academic disciplines participating. As far as the Ti- ger Glee Club ' s effectiveness as a public relations or recruiting tool. Dr. Fulton simply states that the Glee Club really encourages guys who like to sing but aren ' t contemplating a musical future, to go to LSU. If indeed any collegiate male is interested in joining the Tiger Glee Club, all that is really re- quired is a reasonable amount of vocal ability and the ability to wear a tux (traditional perform- ance attire for the Glee Club) with some flair. All members of the Glee Club receive one credit hour and immeasurable person- al satisfaction (yet no salary). Auditions are held at the begin- ning of each semester, yet talented walk-ons are general- ly welcomed throughout the year. J. Steve Zaffuto 98 TIGER GUEE Cl-UB Wiih sheet music in hand, the Tiger Glee Cluh prepares for one ol their many appearances- TlGER GUEE CUUB 99 EGGIE RULES The new computerized tele- phone registration system used by LSU students last fall for reg- istration of the spring semester garnered rave reviews from cam- pus officials. Nicknamed Reggie. the system enabled students to phone in their course requests instead of using written forms, as in the past. Reggie has done beautiful- ly, said Barbara Talmadge, director of the Office of Records and Registration. I think the students like it and I know the departments and colleges like it because of the amount of data available to them any time they want it. Instructors already know how many students are enrolled in their classes, as well as who the individual students are. This en- ables them to check students ' prerequisites to insure they are eligible to take the classes they have scheduled. Although some complaints were received, Talmadge said in almost all cases, the computer system was not at fault. We ' ve had students who cal- led in and told us that Reggie said something bizarre, but when we call in with the student ' s social security number and access code, everything is fine, Talmadge said. It ' s not a repeatable phe- nomenon. Barbara Evans, who helped to write the programs and design the databases for the system, was also happy with Reggie ' s debut. From a programming stand- point, I ' m really pleased, Evans said. We had a few prob- lems with the software the very first week, but it ' s worked fabu- lously ever since. Under the new system, stu- dents who called in their schedule requests already knew upon re- turn to LSU what classes they received, effectively ending the frustrating days of pulling class cards during walk-through reg- istration. In fact, for most students. walk-through registration really won ' t be registration at all, Tal- madge said. Walk-through is no longer for schedule adjustment or crea- tion, except for new students who are registering late and those stu- dents who have a cancelled course on their schedule request form, she said. For everyone else, walk- through will be the time to pay fees. Students who haven ' t paid their fees by the end of registra- tion will have lose their schedules and have to register late begin- ning on the first day of classes. Students wishing to drop clas- ses from their schedule were able to do so over the phone in the same way students registered the previous semester — no class cards were given out. Although late registration without Reggie may be a pain to many students, Talmadge feels Reggie is worth it. We are really trying to take care of students needs. There just aren ' t enough section spaces in some of the popular classes for all While sorting jnd filing the mulliiudi.- ol schedules stored in Us silicon-based hrain. Reggie is in the charge of Barbara Evans, an mlorniadon anaKst with LSI Students to fit, she said. I just don ' t want what may be a tough walk-through registration this spring to make everybody forget how well the system worked. Patrick Bonin 100 REGGIE ' ■o Z ' -y of Mice d Men Diabetes is generally defined as a disease caused by the body ' s inability to produce the insulin needed to regulate levels of glu- cose (sugar) in the blood. This definition is accurate only for what is known as Type I (or juve- nile-onset) diabetes. About 5% of all diabetics are afflicted with this form. Victims of juvenile- onset diabetes are generally younger than 30, and a daily (or more frequent) injection of in- sulin is often the only way to con- trol the disease. Because they need these injections of insulin to maintain their blood-sugar levels. Type 1 diabetics are label- led insulin-dcpendenl . The miire common form of di- abetes, affecting 95% of those with the disease, is called Type II (or maturity-onset) diabetes. While it has long been known that Type I diabetes is caused by the inability of special ceils to produce insulin, the cause of Type 11 diabetes has never been identified. It is this type of di- abetes for which researchers at LSU have discovered informa- tion that may lead to a cure. Researchers do know that Type II diabetes almost always occurs along with obesity. This is not to say that everyone who is obese is diabetic; rather it simply means that many times Type 11 diabetics may also be characte- rized as obese. Researchers also know that during the early stages of Type 11 diabetes, the body is capable of producing sufficient insulin. In fact, the body may be producing higher-than-normal amounts. The problem lies in the fact that the bodies of Type II diabetics at this stage are insulin-resistant. For these people, it takes more insulin than normal betbre their bodies will respond by lowering blood-glucose levels. A Type II diabetic may be tre- ated m the early stages through regulated diet and exercise prog- rams to make the body ' s tissues healthier and more responsive or sensitive to insulin. The benefits, however, are generally only tem- porary; worsening of the disease may be delayed but is seldom prevented. Eventually the body becomes insulin-dependent in- stead of insulin-resistant — i.e., the Type II diabetic becomes a Type 1 diabetic. Dr. Albert Meier (Professor. Zoology and Physiology) and several research associates com- prise the most recent team to study a hypothesis which argues that diabetes is the result of altered rhythms deep within the brain. In a presentation October 27 to the undergraduate research society. Beta Beta Beta, Dr. Meier called most past diabetes research a terrific flop be- cause the time and money spent failed to yield the expected re- sults. Dr. Meier and his team felt that they needed to understand the body ' s normal metabolic proces- ses before they could make a suc- cessful attempt to probe the causes of a disease such as di- abetes, which is a product of aimormal metabolism. Meier and his team were con- ducting research on special body rhythms when they found a clue that eventually led to the diabetes application. These special body rhythms are called carcadian rhythms. Simply defined, they arc variations of content (such as percentage of body weight due to water), of concentration (such as the level of a hormone within a gland), or of activity (such as the occurances of electrical impulses in the brain) over a 24-hour period. Some carcadian rhythms vary from season to season depending on the number of hours of liuht in a day. Meier and his team were studying the white-throated spar- row, a migratory bird. The bird ' s weight and the amount of insulin in the bird ' s blood varied on such a timetable. The white-throated sparrou whispered the secrets (of the con- nection between insulin leveh and body weight) to us, said Dr. Meier. In this case it paid to think small, he added referring 10 the bird ' s decidedly small proportions. Meier said that he and his team noticed that the sparrows ' weights ballooned dur- ing their spring and fall migra- tions, but at first they didn ' t know why. The research team knew that when the sparrows were migrat- ing, they were fat and study showed that their blood-insulin levels were extremely high. Under normal circumstances, these high blood-insulin levels would be accompanied by very low blood-glucose levels, be- cause the insulin would be doing it ' s job. These sparrows howev- er, had perfectly normal blood- glucose levels. Like Type II di- abetics, they too were insulin- resistant. The team also noted that the level of the hormone ) o- Idctin in the miuratiuii birds ' 1 02 Diabetes Research piiuitarv glands peaked at noon. while in nonmigrating birds it peaked at dawn. Were these differing levels ol insulin and prolactin acting as tht stimuli which set up a fattening response? To determine this the team injected the migiating (fat) birds with prolactin early in the day and the nonmigrating (lean) birds late in the day. both in con- trast to their normal patterns. The experiment w ith the birds was the first time a response rhythm (fattening) was directly linked with a stimulus rhythm (timing of prolactin increase). When the pattern of prolactin in- jection was in sync temporarih with the desired season ' s pattern of prolactin levels, the birds assumed the weight of that season. The researchers then knew that the prolactin mis the stmiulus for the fattening response. But what was responsible for activating the prolactin ' What determined lunr much and when the hormone was to be released? The answer lay in the corticos- teroid hormone (CSH). An injec- tion of CSH could set up response in which prolactin levels rose or lowered and the birds sained or lost eight. Once the researchers reset the new rhythms through regulated injections of CSH and prolactin, the new rhythms tended to be permanent. Next the researchers had to duplicate these same results in mammals. If the hypothesis held true for a mammal such as a hamster or a rat, it is reasonable to expect the same results in man. In mammals, as in birds, insulin IS a primary regulator of body fat. The researchers had to find out if the chain reaction they had observed so vividly in the spar- rows (CSH---prolactin---insulin level---fattening) remained true for mammals. The team chose hamsters to observe. Hamsters, like most other mammals, do not migrate. Thus, they should have no sea- sonal differences in CSH, prolac- tin, insulin levels, or body weight. The results were encouraging. One group of hamsters, which re- ceived CSH, prolactin, and a small dose of insulin, experi- enced only a small decrease in blood-glucose. A second group ot hamsters however, which re- ceived CSH, prolactin, and a lar- ficr dose of insulin, showed a . .i 1 great reduction in blood-glucose. What does this mean ' . ' The second group of hamsters may be revered as Type II diabetics. They received a sizable dose of insulin along with CSH and pro- lactin. If the insulin doses they received may be compared to the amount found in the blood of a Type H diabetic in the early stages of the disease, injections of CSH and prolactin could reset the diabetic ' s circadian rhythms resulting in body tissues that are more sensitive to insulin. Recall that these reset rhythms tend to be permaneui. Theoretically, if a Type II diabetic were to receive a series of CSH and prolactin injec- tions, the rhythms regulating his her insulin-resistant tissues would be reset permanently. Realizing now that the rhythms may be reset, the resear- chers must determine the neces- sary timing of CSH prolactin in- sulin injections in order to bring about a permanent change. Rats were now used and all of the rats received CSH at the same time, but the times they received prolactin varied. It was observed that rats receiving prolactin four hours after the CSH injection got the best results. Throueh the in- eraction of the injections and their circadian rhythms, the rat ' s body tissues became more sensi- tive to insulin and more able to use it to lower their blood- glucose levels. The rats were put on this reg- imen (of receiving prolactin four hours after CSH) for ten days, after which time the treatment was discontinued. Nine months later, an injection of insulin intoone of these created rats was more effective at lower- ing blood-glucose levels than was a similar injection into an untreated rat. In other words, af- ter only a short treatment period, the researchers were able to make a designated amount of insulin much more effective. How do all of these birds, hamsters, and rats relate back to diabetes? The research lends much needed credence to the hypothesis that Type II diabetes is the result of an alteration of the two circadian rhythms in the brain which control the patterns of CSH and insulin levels — i.e., the research gives hope that one day this same treatment may be used to rid humans of this disease forever. Marjorie G. .Anderson lABETES RESEARCH 1 03 reative French Faculty Offers International The French Literary Journal is a magazine which was first pub- lished in 1961 and was founded, (and is currently edited) by LSU ' s own John D. Erickson, a professor in the French depart- ment. The journal is released on a quarterly basis and each issue centers on one specific topic that is related to French or Fran- cophone (i.e. french speaking, but not necessarily of France) literature. The most recent issue, (Winter 1988), was entitled Lumieres et Vision, Reflec- tions on Sight and Scene in French Literature: 1660-1789. The journal treats primary mate- rial ascribing criticism and theory, and may contain articles on artists or poets or political fi- gures that may be connected in some way to the featured topic. The French Literary Journal has more than 800 subscribers and is distributed to academic in- stitions as well as individual sub- scribers not only in the United States, but in more than 23 other countries all over the world. There are subcriptions in the North and South Americas. East- em and Western Europe. New Zealand, Australia, the Middle East, as well as the Far East, and several countries in Africa and each issue has a combination of English and French articles in it. L 1 04 i- ' ESPRIT CREATEUR Spirit Publication The topics are chosen simply by accepting suggestions from friends and readers. Someone may write an inquiry on a specific topic and an entire issue may end up dedicated to answering the question at hand. The journal ' s Book Review Editor. Adelaide Russo and Man- aging Editor. Adelaide Wissner work closely alongside Erickson and are also on staff here in the LSD French department. Several other staff members in the depart- ment have been guest editors in past issues of the journal. Professor Erickson brought the journal to the LSU campus in 1980, which is the year he joined the LSU staff. Prior to LSU he was employed by the University of Kansas. When asked who read the jour- nal, Wissner said, It ' s sort of a scholarly exchange. She also elaborated on the contents, saying that the journal is not merely a criticism but also pro- vides readings on French and Francophone culture. Daynell Hooker Adelaide Wissner, Managing Editor of the french journal , is responsible in part for the journal ' s circulation and distribu- tion. 1_ ' ESPRIT CREATEUR 1 OS uantum Leaps Researcher Seeks Evidence of Gravity aves One of the major research pro- jects of the LSU Physics Depart- ment may be found in the Gravity Wave laboratory, in the base- ment of Nicholson Hall. The ex- periments, which began in 1970, are led by Dr. William Hamilton and are concerned with the detec- tion of gravitational radiation or gravity waves. Gravity waves, according to the theory of general relativity completed by Einstein in 1916, are deformations of curved spacetime. What is curved spacetime? As an illustration, consider space as being a huge rubber mat with the planets and stars nestled in it. Now consider what would happen if a star were to suddenly explode or perhaps collapse into a black hole. As a result of the explosion or collapse of this star, ripples would be projected through the rubber mat. These ripples exactly correspond to gravity waves travelling through curved spacetime In order to produce gravity waves, a large amount of gravita- tional energy must be released. Theoretically, the explosion of a star (a supernova) or the collapse of a star into a black hole would release enough gravitational energy to create gravity waves. The search for gravity waves started in 1960 with Joseph We- ber. But as of yet, no one has been able to experimentally prove without a doubt that grav- ity waves do in fact exist. If gravity waves do exist, they 106 Gravity Wave Machine may be detected by either the cryogenic mass detector or the laser interferometer detector. The gravity wave detector here at LSU is of the former type. The machine took five years to plan, one year to assemble, and several additional years to become oper- ational. The detector essentially con- sists of an aluminum bar approx- imately three meters in length which is sealed in a supercooled vacuum chamber. When a grav- ity wave hits the aluminum bar, the ends of the bar will vibrate or oscillate back and forth. A device called a transducer picks up the mechanical vibration of the bar and converts it into an electrical signal. Thus the aluminum bar is constantly monitored for the tell- tale vibrations of a passing grav- ity wave. The vibrations caused by a gravity wave are in the order of 1 .0 X 10 ' meters. The incredible smallness of this number is made apparent when it is realized that the nucleus of an atom is larger than that! The main problem then, is making the detector sensitive only to the vibrations of a gravity wave and not to the vibrations of for instance, a large truck passing outside of the lab. The LSU detector remedies this by suspending the aluminum bar by wires inside of a vacuum chamber, isolated from from out- side vibrations by complicated ■ ' shock absorbers. The bar is i-solated in such a way that if the outside of the detector were pounded with a hammer, no vibrations would be recorded. In addition, the bar is cooled to 4.2 degrees Kelvin (approximately -269 degrees Celcius) with liquid nitrogen and liquid helium to minimize thermal vibrations. The LSU gravity wave team has worked closely with groups at Stanford and the University of Rome, where similar detectors are in operation. By comparing data with each other, these groups try and find times at which two or all three of the de- tectors measured vibrations in their respective detectors. Since gravity waves travel at the speed of light, a passing wave would hit all three detectors at the same time. If at least two of the detec- tors recorded vibrations simul- taneously, there would be strong evidence not only of gravity waves ' existence but of one just passing through the earth. Over the past several years, the three groups have searched for coincidences in their data, but so lar none have been found. The discovery of gravity A aves would verify the predic- tions of Einstein ' s theory of general relativity which says that such waves must exist. Discov- ery would also allow astronomers to study the universe in much greater detail than is now possi- ble. Just as radio waves aided in a better understanding of our uni- verse, gravity waves could pin- point collapsing or exploding stars and perhaps provide evi- dence for the existence of black holes. But at this point, the search for gravity waves con- tinues. Derek Duncan Gravity Wave Machine i 07 OPERA ELITE Professors ' Careers Combine Performing and Teaching It ' s not over ' til the fat lady sings. At least two LSU music pro- fessors, Martina Arroyo and Robert Grayson, would say there ' s more to opera than popu- lar conception. I don ' t think a lot of the general public knows how in- teresting opera can be, said Robert Grayson, a tenor with the New York City Opera. Today, the emphasis is on believable bodies with believable parts, with an emphasis on the acting. Of course, the voice is important and in my mind, it still has to come first. I mean, you can ' t have a wonderful actress who sounds dreadful. Performances have evolved from a mere emphasis on music to a conglomeration of music and believable drama, an innovation that started in the United States, Grayson said. Grayson ' s favorite roles are Cavaradossi, a painter and a re- volutionist in the opera, Tos- ca, and Hoffman, a rennaiss- ance man who led a very dis- hevelled youth of drinking and carousing in The Tales of Hoffman. The music is great in both shows, but the acting is very real, Grayson said. Many times the tenor is just simply a over, and that ' s all well and good, but that ' s not terribly in- teresting. The use of supertitles, a device similar to subtitles in foreign films, also make opera more vi- able, Grayson said. I think this is the way to go and I ' m working to encourage the Baton Rouge Opera to adopt this. The audience will love it if they understand what ' s going on, he said. The New York City Opera uses supertitles which Grayson says heightens the audience ' s re- sponse. Instead of givmg all this energy out to the house and having it absorbed and never hav- ing any feedback, all of a sudden the audience ' s reactions were sending energy back to us! Grayson, a native Califomian. got an early start in music — he could hum a recognizable tune before he learned to talk. At nine months, I was humming ' On Top of Old Smokey, ' if you can imagine, he claimed. He sang in children ' s choirs and aspired to become a universi- ty choral director. While at Cali- fornia State University-Long Beach, he tried out for the opera chorus and got the tenor lead and became interested in opera. His professional debut at the San Fransisco Opera when he was 2 1 was a success, but brought him no other offers to perform. About ten years later, after teaching jobs, a master ' s degree, and an incomplete doctoral degree, Grayson made his New York City Opera debut and has been performing not only in New York, but all over the world ever since. He left New York and returned to teaching to escape the strict discipline that a singer must maintain; a self-discipline that in- volves habits such as eating only designated foods and not going out when it ' s cold, Grayson ex- plained. ■ ' It can be a very time- consuming and self-directed way of life... I don ' t find that very ful- filling. He continued, Also, I missed the intellectual exchange between the students. I take a great deal of pleasure in seeing the accomplishments of the peo- ple I work with. Grayson, 39, is no has-been who lectures students about the good-old-days. Because of a University arrangement which gives him five weeks each semes- ter to perform, his career con- tmues to flourish. After never considering teaching because she was having too much fun running around the world, Martina Arroyo has been a member of the LSU faculty for three years. I ' m very much someone who looks forward to the future, Grayson commented. If you get too caught up in your past accom- plishments, you may not know how badly you ' re slipping at pre- sent. Grayson is not the only opera elite that we have here at LSU. Also on our faculty is Martina Arroyo. When playbills advertise an opera featuring Arroyo, the name of the opera is not the attraction; Arroyo ' s name alone brings the crowds in. Not only does her career take her all over the world (not to mention appear- ances on NBC ' s The Tonight Show ), but also puts her in a position to choose only the roles she likes. I ' ve learned to choose just the roles that I want to sing, in the companies (with which) I want to sing. That doesn ' t necessarily mean big-name companies — that ' s not necessarily where you have the most fun, the soprano explained. Her career has been fun, she recalls. Once at New York ' s Metropolitan Opera, she knew her mother was in the audience. Dressed in a helmet, shields, and long blonde braids, Arroyo, who is black, bounded onto stage and heard a loud laugh from the audi- ence. I nearly passed out that my mother ' s laugh rant through the Metropolitan, she said. Arroyo broke into the music world when she was in high school in New York City. She explained that a Hunter College opera workshop met in her high school ' s auditorium. She and her friends would stand outside and imitate the singers. I got caught. As punishment, I had to sing for the director of the opera workshop, she said. In- stead of punishing me. he gave me a four-year scholarship! Arroyo made her debut in 1958 at the Empire Music Festival. She then moved on to Carnegie Hall, New York ' s Metropolitan Opera, the Paris Opera, Lon- don ' s Royal Opera Covent Gar- den, and many more prestigious opera houses and companies. A tenor with the New York City Opera, Robert Grayson has enjoyed roles in such prestigious operas as Tosca and The Tales of Hojfman Arroyo said her favorite role depends on which character she is portraying at the moment, (Floria Tosca from Tosca at the moment). You ' ve got to love your char- acter because you live with that person and she becomes a part of you and you make her yours. When you love someone that much, you feel like that one ' s your favorite. Arroyo never thought that she would teach on the college level, she said, because she was having too much fun running around the world. But now on her third year at LSU, she said she feels responsible to students and wants to have more and more time for them. Baton Rouge has come to me and I love teaching here, Arroyo said. I ' ve found it ' s not only challenging, but stimulat- ing, because I ' ve learned more from the students than they ' ve learned from me. After a 30-year career, Arroyo feels that it ' s time to reshape her life. I ' m tired of running into a three-hour rehearsal after a 1000-mile trip, coming in and singing, and being expected to make it work, she said. I kind of want to begin to say, No, I think I want to take a day off. ' It ' s been a very long career and I ' m grateful for that, Arroyo said. I don ' t want peo- ple to say, ' Oh, is she still sing- ing? ' I want them to say, ' I ' d like to hear her sing some more. ' LSU is incredibly lucky to have these two opera stars in our midst. Both are continuing their careers while contributing to the experiences of all with whom they come in contact. Both Grayson and Arroyo will be re- membered, not only by those who have experienced their per- formances around the world, but also those who have experienced them right here on the LSU campus. Michelle Dugan Grayson Arroyo 1 09 shion Excellence Brings Designer Home For Alumni Award or fashion designer Richard Brooics, popsicle sticks and kleenex were all that was needed to design a beautiful dress at age six. Today people would agree that his creations are gorgeous. Returning to LSU homecom- ing weekend to receive the Alu- mus-of-the-Year Award from the School of Home Economics and present a seminar titled. One Designer ' s Approach to the Fashion Industry, Brooks said, All through my life I ' ve had a visual mind that churns out things. It was a rude awakening to find out what ' s up here, he said pointing to his head. Not everybody has. Brooks, the first male graduate of the School of Home Econo- mics with a degree in fashion de- sign and textiles, has a silk dress line that carries his label and is also the owner of Richard Brooks Fabrics in Dallas, Texas, which includes a one-of-a-kind couture division. A native of W i n n f i e I d , Louisiana, Brooks said he was considered somewhat of an oddi- ty in the town as he was prone to wear corduroy knickers to school instead of the standard blue jeans. You can take something that seems odd or different and turn it into an advantage, Brooks said referring to his ex- perience in Winnfield. Looking back. Brooks said his curriculum at LSU was absolute- ly great for him. An LSU drum major. Brooks originated the concept of the Golden Girls in 1959 and designed their first cos- tumes of gold lame, sequined leotards, and purple capes that the Golden Girls cast aside by throwing up their arms at the be- ginning of the routine. The original costume did last a long time, said Frank Wickes, LSU band director, but it was replaced by a more contemporary costume in the SOs. While on a trip to Paris two years ago. Brooks was going through a workroom at Christian Dior and he realized that the methods he had learned at LSU for couture or dressmaking were the same Dior used. My experi- ence at LSU as a whole had to be the right background for me, Brooks said. It wasn ' t unusual to be in a class with 30 girls who weren ' t sure they wanted me there, he said. It wasn ' t always easy though. In one of his design classes a girl volunteered and as she stood up the teacher told her to strip to her slip. Brooks, feeling uncomfort- able, turned around to face the rear of the classroom and was promptly addressed by the in- structor who said, Mr. Brooks if you want to learn anything 1 suggest you face the front. Brooks said he faced the front but he was so embarrassed, he never saw the girl standing in her slip. Brooks ' work experience as a student has also intluenced his career. While attending LSU, he worked for Scars as an interior designer, which entailed selling draperies and upholstery to cus- tomers. On one of his first jobs, the lady of an elegant, contemporary household gave him her order for an orange sofa and a lime-green chair. Brooks got back to the office, looked at what he had written down and thought, No one would order this. It ' s the re- verse: a lime-green sofa and an orange chair. So he switched it. When the order came in. Brooks was called into his mana- ger ' s officed and asked why he hadn ' t called the customer and checked with her before switch- ing the order. The order had to be sent back and reordered as origi- nally specified. It was one of the best lessons in my life and I will never forget it, Brooks said. Brooks ' practices as an em- ployer today reflect his earlier ex- periences. If you ' re the chief executive officer of a company, don ' t be too proud or too good to do some of the things you want others to do, Brooks said. He particularly remembers when a CEO at Sears stooped down to pick up some popct)rn off of the floor. Some things aren ' t gla- morous that you have to do. The CEO showed everyone he ' s not too good to pick up popcorn off the tloor. Referring to his various busi- ness ventures Brooks said, Each time in life I found myself out on a limb doing something that hadn ' t been done before and risking it. You really should allow yourself to make mistakes to reach your full potential. When opening his fabric store. Brooks said he was told polyester double-knit was the fabric of the future. But Brooks didn ' t carry it in his store, which in- stead, built its reputation on natu- ral fibers like linen, cotton, and silk. 1 went with the gut and the t:ut was riiiht, he said. I can iiores tlieiis 1 lO BROOKS ' Fashions ibricsiore. ipolyesiet fatiric of which in- id 10 tell you, in Dallas none of those stores that carried polester dou- ble-knit exist today. Brooks ' store on the other hand, is doing quite well. Be- sides selling fabric. Brooks does couture designing for private clients. One of his most famous clients, the Saudi Arabian Sheik. Adnan Khashoggi. has been fea- tured on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous along with his DC- 8 flying palace. Khashoggi com- missioned Brooks to design the clothing to be worn by his guests on the tlying palace. All the guests are presented clothing in their staterooms, which is worn on the plane and then taken as a gift on departing. All the buttons on those garments were cast in 24-karat gold in San- ta Fe. Brooks said. The de- signs were of a classic nature and will be beautiful for years. They are like robes. We took that con- cept and did a very futuristic, clean-looking, easy-on-the-body garment. Other well-known clients of Brooks include Greer Carson, Debbie Reynolds, and Edith Head. 1 take key and interesting people who have busy and active lives and I plan their clothes, Brooks said. Brooks also has a ready-to- wear line of silk dresses in the $600 to $1000 range, which were first carried by Neiman Marcus in 1986. Brooks described his career overall as being one of ups and downs. There are peaks and valleys and you have to take both with equal grace. Richard Brooks gave us a Gol- den Girl costume that was used for more than twenty years. They are still wearing his purple capes. He not only made his mark here at LSU, but he also made his mark — and is siill making his mark — internationally . Margaret Perkins Fashion designer Richard Brooks in his element for a publicity shot counesy the School of Home Economics. Brooks ' Fashions ill So You Want to k an Actor! LSU ' s First Professionally-Trained Actors Prepare to Enter the Workforce W„: Although in his debut perform- ance Scott Allen undoubtedly portrayed the most true-to-life stegosaurus in the entire first grade, he fortunately did not car- ry his performance as far as real- ity, i.e. true-to-extinction. That dinosaur was only the beginning and in May, Allen received an award for years of superb acting. He, along with several others, was awarded a Master of Fine Arts degree. Today the MFA degree is almost an understood pre- requisite to professional acting and May of 1989 saw the com- mencement of the first MFA graduates from Louisiana State University. Along with maintaining a de- cent GPA, to enter the MFA program one must audition. Upon acceptance, each semester the student is required to take a class in acting, a class in move- ment, and a class in voice. At the end of each year, the student is reviewed, and if approved, will be asked to return the following year. The third (and last) year of the program, a thesis is required analyzing a major role portrayed by the actor. The class of ' 89 sent nine stu- dents out of an original 13 onto the stages of the world. When the MFA program of acting was established in 1986, an MFA of directing and an MFA Working class photographer and crackpot inventor Hjalmar Ekdal (Scott Allen) tries to fit in with the elaborate finery at a Werle dinner party in The Wild Duck. Gina Ekdal. from The Wild Duck was portrayed by L-oretto McNally in the De- cember production. McNally became a regular on LSU ' s stage, but 1989 made her last appearance as she graduated with her MFA degree in the spring. 112 60 ' ANNIVERSARY OF THEATRE DEHT Michael McNeal, one of L.SU ' s first nine MFA degree recipients, has appeared in several theater productions including Fool for Love, which one an award at the American College Theater Festival Here McNeal plays the pompous Hakon Werle in Henrik Ibsen ' s The Wild Duck. of scene design was to be close behind, but insufficient funds have delayed their births. Originally from a town outside of Boston, Allen graduated from La. Tech in acting. He then came to LSU to get an MA degree, but instead of completing it, he au- ditioned as a candidate for the MFA degree and was accepted. After the required three years, he was at the top. On May 17, he received his MFA, the highest acting degree available. But un- like receiving a doctorate in Che- mical Engineering, where upon graduation, a high-paying firm hands over that position that they ' ve held for you for the past two years, Allen (and the vast ■ majority of actors) must begin again. He must start with small parts in small theaters and work his way up, finding an agent and meeting the right ' people ■ ' You hear people say, ' You ' ve got to pay your dues Hey I ' ve paid my dues all my I itaiiallt ' s :v.. Cclck ■ .. ,„ ' ' ' ' irs oi LSI ! n ■■ ..,. ' .. .„ , iiicf ;oi.- ' ■ ■ ' . ,... . ■ ' ' ;. life, Allen said. But we ' ll (the ' Arkansas., graduating class) leave here and , McNally then came to La. start all over again — at the hot- Tech and received her MA in torn. 1 know people must wonder, ' ' theater after which she returned ' why we go through all of this. to LSU to begin work on a PhD. , Allen planned to go to Los LSU ' s MFA program was just : ,j Angelos after graduation and establish himself as an actor in . comedies, although he has acted ' ' in and does enjoy other genres of Iv the stage. When he was younger, he did a lot of pantomime and despite his not being cast as Jed (his first choice), he portrayed a fanner ' s wife in a high school production of Oklahoma, which he described as humiliating to say the least. He said he ' s been very lucky in his life. I ' ve been cast in every show I ' ve ever auditioned for, he said in a grateful tone and then continued in a more muttled voice, . . . knock on wood. ' To be turned down for a role — it ' s a heartbreak, a heart- break that fortunately I ' ve never felt. I can say that now, but when I get to L.A. that may change. When asked what he ' d remem- ber of LSU in years to come, he responded, The people. When you ' ve worked with the same small group of people for three years, they mean something to you. And John Dennis (Professor of Theater and the force behind the MFA program) has been the greatest influence as an actor I ' ve had in my life. And then with a laugh, he added, And the theater. I ' ll al- i ways remember the theater — T almost like an albatross around your neck. Like driving an anti- que car. It ' s acoustically awful. (I ' ll remember) the colors, the ' design, the marble walls — I ' ll never forget those black marble walls. Loretta McNally was another of the guinea pigs, as she good-heartedly described it. She grew up in Maryland and completed most of her under- graduate work in speech at the University of Maryland, but finished her last 30 hours here at LSU. After graduation, she worked several years as a media-buyer in Wisconsin and then in starting its first semester and upon realization that she enjoyed the performance side of acting better than the analysis side, she auditioned for the program. Acting was always some- thing good and nice and pleasant, but I always had a practical streak in me that made me work at stockbrokers and ad agencies. Then I decided to make a hob- by — a side passion, (into) a front passion, McNally said referring to her decision to go for the MFA. After graduation, McNally planned to go back east . A lot of actors go to the west coast — there ' s more television acting. The only things still filmed for TV on the east coast are a few soap operas, so most go west. But I have several things pulling me east. I ' m certainly more familiar with it — I grew up there and my mother is still there. It ' s also more economically feasi- ble — I ' ve just spent years scrap- ing so I could pay for school. Hopefully I can get a job acting there and work close to home. McNally enjoys all types of characters saying that portraying as many characters as possible is the most fun. But if she had to pick one character from her past as her favorite, she would choose Sarafina from Tennesee Wil- liams ' Rose Tattoo. I like Williams and I like how ■ he presents his women. Sarafina, I think, was the heart of that play. Like Allen, McNally also said that in several years she thought she ' d most remember her class- mates. We were the guinea pigs. We know each other so well. It ' s easier to work with them because we can anticipate each other ' s moves. It was . . . aggravating sometimes ... but there was a closeness. I think that ' s the saddest part about leaving. There were seven other MFA graduates this year and each of them had much the same back- grounds as these. The recurring feeling, it seems, was that although there is an excitement that accompanies moving on, the bond that developed from three years of small classes, nerve- racking auditions, tedious late- night rehearsals, and certainly re- peated performances is one not easily or eagerly broken. This graduating class of nine may have split up after gradua- tion, but they had a last chance to work together and at the same time get a head start on the rest of their lives. Dennis arranged for the group to go to a small Los Angelos theater for a showcase to which an audience of between 100 and 150 agents and others with imjxjrtant connections were invited. The theater was the Mark TafKjr II rjid each actor appeared in two scenes and one mono- logue . This may have been their finale as LSU students but hope- fully, for some at least, it v nsAct I, Scene I. Jacqueline R. Lord The 1988-89 school year marked the 60th season of the LSU Theatre Department. In 1928, Claude L. Shaver and C. M. Wise arrived at LSU and along with them came a reorga- nization of the Department of Speech giving dramatics even more impetus at LSU. It was the beginning of a new era in speech and dramatics. An entirely new curriculim was de- signed for drama students. The Louisiana Players ' Guild was organized with a beginning mem- bership of approximately 100 students. There was an old wood frame building on the old campus that was converted into a Little Theatre. nnwetsati With all of the necessary com- ponents of an active theatre de- partment provided for, LSU be- gan its productions. The 1928 season brought such major pre- sentations as Beggar on Horse- back, The Enemy, and Shakespeare ' s Midsummer Night ' s Dream. 60 years have passed and the LSU Theatre Department is still growing stronger, with 1989 pro- ducing our first MFA graduates. In celebration of its anniversary, the Theatre Department pro- duced such major plays as Steel Magnolias, Cloud 9, The Wild Duck, Macbeth, Orphans, and True Beauties. 60 ' ANNIVERSARY OF THEATRE DEPT. 113 Tk Drink of Nobility Brewing Classes Promote Leisure Learning They ' re a great way to meet people and start a new hobby. Tiere is sometiiing for every- one, as LSU Leisure classes range in topic from New Age T ' aiCliir ' to Ten Speed Bicy- cle Maintenance. Tfie beer- malcing and wine-tasting classes are two of the more popular ones, said Jo Ann Doolos, program coordinator for the Union. They are interested and want to find out more about a drink that everybody likes a lot, said John Harris about the students in Beer: Brewing, Enjoyment and History of the Drink of Nobil- ity, which he teaches along with Kevin Dupuy. They want to find out more of what ' s in- volved with their favorite beer. Popular domestic beers are one of the topics discussed and in the a beer bash at the end of the course. People want to make better quality beer . . . they ' re fed up with commercial beer and want something that ' s got more flavor, Hams said adding that brewing beer in the home was legalized in 1979. Since the legalization of brew- ing in the home, the quality of ingredients has risen definitely, Harris said. Before it was legal, people would secretly brew it in the basement and it was difficult to get high quality malt extracts and hops, he explained. If you can boil water and stir, you can make home-brew, Har- ris said, remarking that people are afraid of making a mistake when brewing beer. He said vhere ' s not one strict way to brew tieer. The Taste of Wine and aren ' t going to cost a fortune. last class of the course, members are invited to distinguish between Coors, Coors Light, Bud, Bud Light, Dixie, and Schlitz by the taste and color of the various kinds of beer. Only one experi- enced beer drinker was able to lell them apart this session. Most people can ' t tell the dif- ference in beers, Harris com- mented. In the fall brewing class, the class made three to four batches of beer and consumed them all at In The Taste of Wine class, members are introduced to wines from Greece, South America, and France, among other places. In The Wines of California, the focus is on different styles of Califomian wine. It ' s a real bargain, Staples said referring to the 50-cent cost of a glass of wine in his classes compared to what it would cost to try a glass of wine in a restaurant. The main goal of the classes is to raise interest in people so they will go out and pursue it on their own. Staples said. Most people start out thinking about Boone ' s Farm, he explained adding that early tastes gravitate toward sweet wine. Eventually their taste will evolve and they ' ll start drinking drier wines, he said. The Wines of California clas- ses both provide students with basic knowledge to the point where they can walk into a res- taurant or a wine shop and have some idea of the variety of wines and which ones they like. said Steve Staples, the instructor of the classes. The classes meet six times per session and in each class period, five to six wines are tasted. According to Staples, ' ' There are a lot of good wines out there that 1 14 Beer Wine Leisure Classes ( The (leisure) classes are a fun thing in common (with others in Iway to meet people, Doolos the class), she added, isaid. If you ' re taking the clas- ses, obviously you have some- Margaret Perkins Beer Wine Leisure classes 115 RETRO ACTI LSU Research Sheds Light on Retroviruses In 1967. LSU scientists with the Agricultural Experiment Station were studying a curious disease in horses known in the Siiulh as Swamp Fever. a long-term. persistent anemia marked with off-and-on bouts of fever Little did the researchers know that the disease, equine infec- tious anemia. is caused by a virus closely related and almost identical to one that in the 1980s would be declared public health enemy number one: the virus cal- led AIDS. Although we knew the dis- ease was of viral origin in 1967. we had no diagnostic test and no idea of how to control it. said LSU researcher Charles J. Issel. the veterinary professor who has been leading EIAV research since 1974. Today, because of LSU s long-time research, extensive in- formation on the fate of EIAV during a persistent infection has become well known, the LSU re- searcher said LSU biocheinists. led by Ronald C. Montelaro of the Col- lege of Basic Sciences. ha e characterized the structure of the virus down to its simplest pro- teins. Yet to this day researchers have found no vaccine nor drug to clinically prevent or control the equine virus. Why? Because the equine virus — like the Human Im- munodeficiency Virus (HIV) of AIDS — is a chemically cunning, quick-change artist that consis- tently fools the immune system with a new face after each bout. In humans, as in most animals with AlDS-like lenti (slow- working) viruses, HIV is a killer. Under physical stress or che- mical suppression of its immune system, disease symptoms reap- pear, many times fatally However, the horse can bring the equine disease under some de- gree of control so that it is no longer life threatening. Never- theless, the disease remains a ma- jor concern of the equine in- dustry. The mechanics of exactly how the horse almost cures itse ' ' of 116 El A VIRUS A IDS the AIDS-like virus remains a mystery. Montelaro said, and the National Institutes of Health has given top priority for an explana- tion. NIH recently awarded $2 million to LSU — with Montelaro as the principal investigator — for a five year prograin to fully char- acterize the equine disease and develop a working vaccine. NIH has put up a total of S5 million for the project at LSU and one at Tulane University ' s Pri- mate Research Center at nearby Covington, La., for a laboratory model of SAIDS, or simian AIDS, found in Rhesus monkeys. Several AIDS-related viruses have also been found in monk- eys, birds, cats, goats, sheep, mice and lately in cows, said Elaine Baldwin, spokesperson search program because the equine virus is one of the most extensively studied of all AlDS- like viruses. It is one of the oldest and one of the better characte- rized because of the work by Montelaro, Issel and others in the LSU group. LSU had been work- ing on Antiviruses long before they were in vogue, Arthur said. Lentivirus infections have been a practical concern to veter- inarians for more than 20 years. However, the association of len- tiviruses in human AIDS and leukemia infections is recent. It was not until 1983 that AIDS was identified as a major health prob- lem in the United States. After some headway had been made on the equine disease in diagnostics and field control, a Velennarv Science undergraduate Amy Flenlken prepares a lahoraUiry culture of the EIA virus lor lunhei study for NIH in Washington, DC. Larry Arthur, director of the AIDS Vaccine Program at the Frederick Cancer Research Insti- tute in Maryland, believes that LSU ' s equine research team has a head start and could possibly be a front-runner in the race for find- ing an animal-model vaccine. Arthur directs the AIDS vaccine program under contract with NIH ' s National Cancer Institute. He confirined that NIH has given top priority to the LSU re- lot of people throughout the world stopped doing research be- cause of the difficulty of working with the system, Issel said. Over the years, the University maintained its effort and enlarged it into an effective interdisciplin- ary study exploring EIAV and its larger research implications in- volving AIDS. Heavy commit- ments to the research came from the College of Basic Sciences, the Agricultural Experiment Sta- tion, the College of Agriculture ' s Department of Veterinary Scien- ce and the School of Veterinary Medicine, as well as various out- side private and public funding agencies. As a result of this long-time research, LSU researchers say they have isolated approximately 100 different strains of the chang- ing virus. The difficulty of find- ing a vaccine which can provide immunity for this great number of variations is momentous, Montelaro noted. By compari- son, polio — a virus which threatened infections of epidemic proportions in the 1950s — had only three viral strains. This mutant capability of the equine virus, while suspected since 1971, remained uncon- firmed at the molecular level for more than 10 years. Studies by Montelaro beginning in 1984 provided the first documented biochemical evidence of the virus ' s antigenic variation. The equine virus, like the mor- phologically identical twin AIDS virus, is made up of a bumpy protein outer spherical coat or en- velope. An insulated mat of more protein protects the core contain- ing the genetic material which serves as the master template for more protein, more viruses. The equine virus is in the fami- ly of ' ' retroviruses, ' ' so named — upon their discovery in 1971 — because they are char- acterized by a reverse chemical flow of genetic information in which viruses are duplicated. Re- troviruses are cancer-related mic- robes. But instead of causing fiVE Like Aids cancer, the lenti retroviruses characteristically cause a variety of slowly progressive and persis- tent diseases. Because of the nature of the EIA and AIDS retroviruses, all the old, classical approaches to- wards developing a vaccine go out the window, Montelaro said. In the past, scientists kil- led or weakened a virus so that, upon vaccination, a human being could build an immune re- sponse in relative safety. However, with AIDS — be- cause it changes so much — you could never trust that if you attenuate (weaken) the virus, that it might not revert unexpectedly. Nor can you be sure that if you tried to inactivate (kill) it, that you did not miss one tiny virus particle. All these complications point to the importance of an animal model in fully detailing the com- plete a-to-z immune response in the host system — especially the one made successfully in the horse . Obviously we have to mimic what the horse is doing on its own to bring the virus under control , says Mark J. Newman, cellular immunologist with the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. Newman, another key member of the campus research team, came to LSU from NIH because of the University ' s equine project. Using Shetland ponies as laboratory animals, immune re- sponses will be monitored. We are going to have to do a lot of work measuring the capa- bility of lymphocytes, white blood cells, to do their particular thing in the operation of the im- mune system. Newman said he will be looking al several dilfc rent types, including helper. killer, and suprcssor lym- phocytes. In AIDS, all these thmgs are kind of depleted. AIDS knocks them down, he said. Learning more about the role of the helper cells will prove a valuable key to unlocking the mystery of why the horse survives the viral attack, Newman said. The LSU iinniun(i ' ' ) ' _ ' isi will be said. Aiming immunogens al that conserved region of the virus will be a prime focus of the research. Wc have looked all these years and just recently found the part o the virus that does not change and which will be targeted for an im- mune-response, Montelaro said. In developing a vaccine, we must be sure that the immune re- sponse we eventually create will be broad and at the same time specific enough that it can control any new variant that comes up. Much of Montelaro ' s research Dr Charles Issel. Prolessorol Veterinary Science, displays a wooden model ol Ihe diabolical HIA virus lound in horses. which IS structurally identical to the hu- man AID.S virus looking for answers to two prmi- ary questions. One, does the horse change its immune re- sponse each time to match the many changes in the virus, staying one step ahead until it is no longer life threatening? Or, does the animal sooner or later find that portion of the virus that never changes, then target this region with a bombardment of antibodies? It may be that it is looking for these conserved re- gions. That would be good for development of a vaccine, he will rely on sophisticated, com- puter-aided instrumentation in the College of Basic Sciences Protein Analysis Center. Here, proteins are analyzed and sequ- enced ' down to their most fun- damental ingredients. To find the vulnerable con- served regions of the equine virus, Montelaro isolated those proteins of the viral envelope he knew to be important antigens for sequencing. The sequences were lined up on top of each other for comparisons to find what regions change often and which ones are conserved. This is just what they are doing with the human AIDS virus, Montelaro said. It ' s the very same approach. However, in the ponies we can test these things very quickly. That ' s why NIH is so anxious to get animal models in the fight against AIDS. And LSU is really unique in terms of the equine virus. We are really ahead of everyone else. Because of its expertise and its laborartory capabilities, the LSU research team is frequently asked by drug companies to help evalu- ate compounds for use against the equine virus, Montelaro said. Researchers are currently test- ing AZT (A ,idothymidine, now being marketed under trademark Retrovir ) for Burroughs- Welcome, a North Carolina- based pharmaceutical firm. Re- trovir is the only FDA approved drug for AIDS, Issel said. The firm awarded LSU a $35,000 contract and donated thousands of dollars worth of AZT for the tests, Montelaro added. This documents the national recognition that our program has gotten, Montelaro said. Not only do they come for drug trials. ■ They also come to us for advice on how to purify various retrovir- uses — the human and the feline leukemia viruses — for diagnostic purposes. Montelaro serves as an ad-hoc member of an NIH panel assigned to review and make re- commendations on human AIDS vaccine programs in the United States. In all the proposals I see, all the researchers say: ' Be- fore we know exactly what to do, we need more information out of animal models. Montelaro believes the horse is trying to tell us something, and could be the key in the de- velopment of a vaccine to use in the nation ' s fight against AIDS. However, he sees no quick solu- tions. In the next five years we will know if there is any hope against AIDS, the LSU biochemist said. It ' s going to be the turn of the century before we will have a vaccine, he predicted. Terry English EIA VIRUS A IDS 117 The history of the Audubon Sugar Institute and its predeces- sors (Audubon Sugar School and Audubon Sugar Factory) reaches back to the 1880s. The name is derived from a sugar training and experiment station that was lo- cated at Audubon Plantation (now Audubon Park) in New Orleans. When the present LSU campus was built in the 1920s, ugar s meet LSU Holds Only Sugar Factory one of the first buildings erected was the Audubon Sugar Factory. This unique small scale factory was operated commercially for four decades, making (and sell- ing) sugar from LSU cane. However, due to its small size, the factory was never profitable, and by the mid-60 ' s its drain on University finances became too great. This, plus a large drop in demand for sugar engineering training, brought a stop to the factory operation. The unique mill was and is still available for grinding small amounts of cane, but sugar production is now car- ried out and studied in pilot scale equipment. In 1978, the name Audubon Sugar Institute was adopted and the purposes of the Institute were recast to emphasize research and technical service for the Louisiana industry. At this time, line item funding was obtained, with the full support of the indus- try, as represented by the Amer- ican Sugar Cane League. Pursuit of the technical goals of the Institute is led by a cadre of five and ' A PhD scientists and engineers (one is quarter-time iimac Me a 1 10 118 AUDUBON SUOAR ,011 ; .= ,! i I 0 for He teiinie, leAniH. t. calsoals iiisis and ner-tinie e a E Ci Research Center gs© HOl :f« cSSli s .«= E E rOie E iiiil US Mainland only), including the Director. This effort is augmented by a staff of eight other technicians, six to eight graduate students and numerous student workers. While a staff of this size has been able to make concrete contribu- tions, it is not large enough to assure program continuity and to cover the necessary areas of tech- nology. It limits the ability to visit and serve all 21 mills in the state. Up to now, the major technical emphasis at the Institute has been direct, short-term assistance to the mills on current problems. This work has the quickest pay- off. But the effort in longer range research, so critical to the future health of the industry, has been limited to two or less full-time equivalent PhD ' s. This is simply not enough. To expand the re- search effort is the major thrust of the new funds requested. The in- adequacy of the current effort is brought home by the fact that the Audubon Sugar Institute is the only sugar factory research cen- ter on the U.S. mainland. Con- trast the situation in agricultural research on sugarcane. At last count, there were in this country about 60 scientists engaged in such research — agronomic prac- tices, new variety development, combating cane diseases, etc. These 60 scientists are located at USDA laboratories, and at uni- versities such as LSU, Texas A M, and Florida. Some com- apanies (e.g. U.S. Sugar) also engage in agricultural research. Two of the countries which are most progressive in cane preces- sing technology, Australia and South Africa, have acitve, pro- ductive processing research insti- tutes. Australia ' s has 65 em- ployees. South Africa ' s about 50. Other than these, there is very little substantial sugar process re- search acitvity in the whole world. So the need for growth of Audubon ' s small research team and its potential value to Louisiana seem evident. It would be grandiose to sug- gest that the present small effort at Audubon could guarantee breakthroughs that would change the nature of the sugar industry. The chances for this would im- prove with a larger effort. Nonetheless, technology changes rapidly. One cannot pre- dict where innovations will come. A healthy on-going Au- dubon Sugar Institute can pro- vide the Lousisana industry with a readiness to move into new technological areas should these develop. Compiled by Jacqueline R. 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Cheech D Balon Rouge Bumcll. Michael L. [ ;nhani Springs Bums, Sandra Y Baton Rouge Bush. Knstina M, Balon Rouge Bush. Tina M New Orleans Camhre. Lana C Hester Cambre. Stephen M Shdell Cao. Binh T Cardwell. Theresa H Racetand Carmena. Eleaner I Balon Rouge Freshmen 123 RESHMEN Camey, Camille Baton Rouge Caronia, Cheryl A New Orleans Caronia. Stevan F Corel na Carpenter. Tamalha Lafayette Cami ee. Kelly Mandeville Carter. Retch H Rauns Ford. WV Ca?avoux. Michel A Breaux Bridge Chandler, John M Chemin. Br an A Baton Rouge Chnstison. Beat Baton Rouge Claw , Mehs Belle Chasse Colix-rl. Timolin Houston. TX Cole. Grace H Lafayette Coleman. Vickie Raymond. MS Collin!.. Cyd A Greenville. MS Coman. Matthew. New Orlea ns I I 124 Freshmen Connerly. Lynnon L New Orleans C()rlind. Michael G Baton Rouge Cosby. Kevin H Ale indna Counngton. Jennifer J DeRidder Coverdale. Andrew L Nobleville. IN Cowart. Davjd H, Belle Chasse Cox. Shari L Leesville Cragm. Slacey M Shdell Crettet. Richard C Ponchaloula Cnsciune. Peter J Me tame Crump, Christopher River Ridge Culbertson. Veronic El Salvador Curry. Marsha A Ocean Springs. MS Cusimano. Lon L Braithwaite Daigle. Kim E Houma Dangerfield. Lazella Z. Parterson Davis. Bnan Baton Rouge David, Chns P Shrevepon Davis. Felicia (■ Baton Rouge Davis Jody L. Bdlnn Rouge I)a Mir Bjton Ro iD ige Davis Tamara K Thibodaux Davis. Tanya L Ponchaloula Dean. Michelle A Mandeville deBouchel, Victor A Jr Decvir. Cnstv L Baker DeJohn, Stacey R Baton Rouge Dekemei III, William J Slidell DeLaune. Margaret R Port Allen Demmons. Larry fc Deni Minden Deshotels. James D Opelousas Desobry, Theresa New Orleans Desselle, Julie A. Metaine Defweiler. Jeannie C. New Orleans Dickey, Stuart C Baton Rouge DiFranco. Enca A, Meraux Dillon. Pat J Baton Rouge Dixon. Jeffery M Praineville Doescher, Knslen R. Mandeville Domingue. Cun A. Thibodaux Drewes. Heather D. Baton Rouge Drexel. Todd A, Laplace DuckJes. Davm M, Chesapeake. VA Ducote. Drew B. Baton Rouge Duel, Jill M. Golden Meadow Duncan, Jennifer M. Auburn, AL Freshmen 125 A DAY 1 N mikm.immi:4: mi :ihi h iii ' inm i .°.A iC-2C i ' , ' ' ' Jr Jiii ' ' m   ,mi .. THE L IS 1 F E George Heard ' s band name, Harmonica Red, says it all. Not only does it explain the color of Heard ' s hair, it also explains his forte. To his credit, the 32 year- old senior has had national and international tours, albums, and work with musicians such as Mickey Gilley and John Lee. Heard is a music composition major at LSU. Gumbo: Why the harmonica? George: I went to Tara High School. I was in a music appre- ciation course and I tried to play every instrument they had. A friend gave me a harmonica and said, Here, try this. Within six months, I was playing in a band. I realized there was some- thing special about the harmoni- ca. I always knew I wanted to be a musician but didn ' t know what instrument. 1 really knew that music is where it ' s at — doing things not because of money but because you ' re doing what you love is important. I ' m starving now as a music student, but money isn ' t the biggest consid- eration. I ' ve done more and have been more places than most peo- ple have been in their lifetime. I don ' t want to be 75 years old and say, Well, I could ' ve done that, but for some reason or another, 1 didn ' t. You have to take chances and go places. I ' m still pushed to do things I know will not make me one in the mil- lionaire ' s club... but you never know. Gumbo: How did your career with the harmonica begin? George: Starting back in the mid-70s, I worked with a group called the Copas Brothers, who were very popular on campus. We toured all over the country and made recordings. In 1979, I went to work with CBS Records ' recording artist David Allen Coe. I did two national tours and six albums. Gumbo: Since the harmonica is not a real popular instrument, have you had any set-backs in your career? George: The frustration is (when you are unable to get) people in your own hometown, at your alma mater, to appreciate what George Heard you do. I go to other countries and I ' m treated like a star. I go to other states and I ' m treated with respect. I believe in purple and gold. I ' m an avid supporter of LSU. I just feel there definitely has to be changes here at this uni- versity. The world is changing; music is changing. Gumbo: What kind of changes need to be made? George: When I do my concerts at the recital hall, people wonder why I don ' t get a degree in har- monica. Here we are in Baton Rouge, 90 miles from the birth- place of jazz, and we don ' t even have a jazz degree program at this school. We should be proud of jazz and what it ' s done. One thing I ' ve noticed at this university: undergraduate stu- dent athletes are promoted at a national level. When it comes to other talented students at this uni- versity, they ' re told they can ' t be promoted because the faculty has to be promoted. I feel that student athletes don ' t come to this uni- versity because the coaching staff is going to be promoted over them. The athletes are going to perform and are going to be promoted. The students in other departments need to know they ' re going to be promoted so the departments can attract talented students. The University should be proud of having gifted students, and should promote them — in any field. Gumbo: What has been your best experience playing the har- monica. ' George: Playing in front of 7,000 or 8,000 people at the LSU vs. McNeese basketball game — playing the national anthem in front of my peers, the students. Also, I have given two recitals at the LSU School of Music with a jazz ensemble. Just playing the music and giving the students and faculty a chance to hear me play. It ' s me up there — it ' s my present to the students. Michelle Dugan 9er?2co H lTF Freshmen 127 RESHMEN - kin Goiische. Elizabeth C Ocean Spnngs, MS Gravois. Lyd:a Meiaine Grady. Dan J. Monroe Gray. Lashanda D Baton Rouge Gi gory. Michel Lafayette Gnffing. Angelyn C Slidell Growden, Thomas New Orleans Guenn. Phyllis M New Roads Guidry. Cathenne C Abbeville Guidry, Jared M- Guidry. Tara L. Baton Rouge Guillory, Angela M Welsh Gurley. Jennifer L Denham Spnngs Gulierrez. Juan J El Salvador Gutllury. Travis W Lafayette Hadnol. Ray Rtnggold Haerb, Traci Colorado Spnngs, CO Hancock, Jolee A Youngsville Hanks. Robert A Rayne Hardeman, Holhc Marrero Hamson. Deuin B Breaux Bndge Hawkins. Kim M Baton Rouge Haydel Stephanie A Desirehan Hayden. Jennifer D New Orleans Hayes. Jean A Denham Spnngs Hebert, Bradley S- Lake Charles Hebert, Janene M Pen Allen Heben, Stephanie K lafayelte Henderson. Bertha Lake Providence 128 Freshmen Henderson. Lisa M, Baton Rouge Hennessey, Bndgei G. New Orleans Hennessey. DcAnne N Melaine Hernandez. Garelh Mairero Hicks. Mary E Hicks. Shannon Shrevepon Hodges. Dana R Bakersfield. CA Hodges. Stacy Bakersfield. CA Houe. Katharyn B. Bossier Cily Huang. Beny Y New Orleans Hughes. Susan Acme Huval. Jennifer Cecilia Huyuh. Vonn Baton Rouge Hymel. Bretl J, While Castle Ingalls. Donaldli M. Lafayette Is; . David Sulphur Isbell. Stephai Jdckson. Yvettc M. Ponchatoula Jeanfreau. Tray M- Metaine Jeansorme. Shannon L. Baton Rouge Jenkjns. Jeff B. Bayou Chicot Jenkins. Valcne R. Sulphur Joffnon. Barrv S Melville Johnson. Paince T. Lafayene Johnson. Paul M SUdell Johnson, Yolunda D Greensburg Johvene. Kellie M. New Thena Juno. Cathy Belle Chasse Keilev. Ron D Dallas. TX Kelly. Doreen Metaine Kenney. Shawnn A. Thibodaux Kilchnst. Joseph Jr. Baton Rouge King. Henrv A IV Omaha. NE FRESHMEN 129 J RESHMEN Kinnard, Julie A Bastrop Knighl, Shirley L Covington Krupp. Jennifer L Lafayette UBorde. Glen M. Baton Rouge LaBruyere. Edward P III Minden LaCour, Marsha A Natchitoches Lafleur. Julie Lafayene Laguaite. Catherine S New Orleans Lambert. Wade M Gonzales Landrem. Jason P Salon Rouge Landry, Adnan P Landry. Brett A Landry. Roger D Lane. Miracle H. Baton Rouge Lastrapes, Renee E Lafayette Lathon. Derrek C Shreveport Laurent. Margaret A Carville Lavoie. Chad D Bay Si Louis. MS Law, Dana R Baker Lawson. Lauren G Metaine LeBlanc. Christine E St Maninville LeBlanc. Danier M Gonzales UBIanc. J en A Mai . Mark Baton Rouge Leslie. Lisa A Covington Lessard, Chrystal F Ponchatoula Levy, Bemice E. Baton Rouge Lewis. Mara N. Monroe Ligh. Arlene V Little. David R DeRidder U. JuhaJ Monroe Long. Heather D Baton Rouge Looney. Wendy Baton Rouge Lop)ez. Amy T, New Orleans Lowe, Traci A Baton Rouge Major, Keith D Baton Rouge Major. Tammy J Baton Rouge Marcello, Todd P Donaldson VI lie Martinez. Mana C Argentina Mason, Joiholyr N New Orleans Matese, Gabrielle A Lafayette Malheme, Chamene D Mauffray. Pau) C. Shdell May. Darrel J Rosepinc May. Jonathan K Baton Rouge McCoy. Amy I, Topclo. MS 1 30 FRESHMEN McCray. Carol E. Balon Rouge McGuff. Tcna McMoms. Dana R Balon Rouge McNally. David P. Siidell Meehan. Carolyn A. Bossier Cily Melancon. Heather L. Des Allemand-s Melancon. Jai Menard. Breil Abbeville Meyers. Kaye L Javess.MS Michel. Aimee M St An Midboe. Mana E. Baton Rouge Miller. Danny J Baton Rouge Miller. Jennie A. Baton Rouge Miller, Monica Brauhwaite Mincey. Alben C- Denham Spnngs Mitchell. Robby J. Delcambre Rachael C. LaPlace Moore. Dixie L New Orleans FRESHMEN 131 RESHMEN Moore, Veronica D Baton Rouge Morales. Blanca J Escuinlla. Guatemala Moreira. Cannen E Baton Rouge Murrell. Kimberly A San Antonio, TX Musso. Cindy M. Thibodaux Nastasi, John E. Jr Baton Rouge Nguyen. Gthanh T Baton Rouge Noel. Gregory W baton Rouge Oglesby. Jennifer L Luling Olds. Christopher S Buras Ostendorf, Steven M RiverRidge Page-Steuart. Karen Baton Rouge Pakarinen, Jeffery D LaPlace Palmer, Alyssa L. Ponchatoula Parker, Selena T, Baton Rouge Parsons. Cori E- Baton Rouge Palel, Kiran J DeRidder Patterson, Janifer B Peavy. Cheryl L Peck. David Sulphur Peconno. Tony J Lake Charles Perez, Stacey E Baton Rouge Penoux, Dana M Breaux Bndge Pemlloux. Shem A Madisonville Perry, Susan L Plymouth. MA Pete. Katnna M Covington Peters. Hollv D Spnngfield. VA Peters. Scott L Oakdale Pevehouse. Laura E Goodwill Philips. Christy A- Baton Rouge Pipes. Shannon L West Monroe Plaisance. Ellen R St. Gabriel Poche. Kristy L Gonzales Polar, Natalie B Morganza Porche. Leshe Poteete. Tracy P 1 32 Freshmen Powell. Alhson A Hariihan Powell. Julie A Robert Powell. Miles A. Ho . TX Prater. Mary L, Westlake Prather. Wendy R. Baton Rouge Rabalais. Mike L Thibodaux Rabalais. Robert M. Baker Ranney. Jennifer L- Shrevepon Redmond. Lisa L River Ridge Reinhardl. Coortney A New Orleans Rice. Ronnie t Richard. James A. Braithwaite Richard, Lon A Belle Chasse Richard. Martha Baton Rouge Richoux. Angela Ponchaloula Riecke. Christopher New Sharpy Robbins. Denise L Crowley Roberts. Frank E Brookhaven. MS Robertson. Gregory New Orleans Robmson. Crystal A San Anlonio, TX Rodngue. Todd J Thibodaux Roger. Michelle M New Orleans Rogers. William L, Bossier City Romaine. Durel 1- Kaplan Romar. Miguel M. Rosamond, Dennen M Jeanerette FRESHMEiS 133 iii RESHMEN Rose. Kay an New Orleans Roy. Kevin P Owensboro, KY Ruffins. Shemeka J Shreveport Rusho. Natasha M Abbeville Saccaro. Steven J Mclaine Sampia. Natalie D. New Orleans Saucier, Jeffrey B New Orleans Saxon. Wendy E. Baton Rouge Schaetz. Lori Mandeville Scharfenstein, Jody Schiro. Gina M Meiaine Schmidt. Gavin J . MS Schmill. Kathleen R Baton Rouge Seidel. Daniel E Baton Rouge Sence, Valene A Sulphur Shally, Stephanie M Sharp. Johnnie M Covington Shehane, Deanne Baton Rouge Sherman. Scherolyn Alexandna Sicard. Barry Baton Rouge Sigur. Danielle M Mei . David C Simon. Todd G Metaine Sisung. Tv J Belle Chasse Smith. Angela V LaPlace Smith. Michelle L Snowden. Jill Ethel Sommers, Joel L Zachary Sparacio. David A Chalmene Stalhngs. Yvonne L Woodndge Si Amant, Thomas H Balon Rouge Stanley. David S Lockptirt Starling. Knsten A Baton Rouge Siaub, Kenneth J Metaine Stcmmans. Cathenne L. Carencro Stevens. Kalhy D Clinton Stevens. Maria J Natchitoches Stowe. John A Mansure Stnd. Camilla M Norrkoping. Sweden Slargeon III. John Monterev I i 134 Freshmen Vachene Treloar. Scoit A- Jacksonville Trosclair. Michael D Freshmen 135 RESHMEN Tularo. Paula Brailhwaite Underwood. Monit Baton Rouge Valadie. Richard J New Orleans Vamado. Shen M Greenwell Spnngs Verrel, Jason L- Arabi Vider. Pam M. Thibodaux Waguespack. Warren O Metaine Wales. Carol A Walson Walker, Adnenne R. Pueblo. CO Walker. Stephanie C Denham Spnngs Wall. Sarah Oak Grove Wallace. Michael O Warr. Michael J River Ridge Washington. Rodney C Chicago. IL Walson, Carolyn L Houston. TX Watson. Kathleen D Ethel Weaver. Cheronda D Alexandna Wesley, Mandy L San Antonio. TX White. Dial Alexandna White. Uura S B.rmingham. AL V. ' huc. Natalie A UPlace White. William A Metaine Whitney. Yvene K Cut Off Williams. Alexander C Shdell Williams. Beverly D Morgan Citv Williams, benise A Shdell Williams. Felicia D Shrcveporx Williams. Randolph A Lafayette Williams, Rodney N Alexandna Wilson. Michelle M Chalmette Wilson. Panela A New Orleans Wiseman. Wendy E MandeviUe Wynn. Uigh A Alexandna Yarbrough. Traci V Baton Rouge Young. Alonda R Baton Rouge Zanco. Joseph B Violet DavidZ a. Bo ifl-veai-ol LSU.wk) oftlieiro Ai a cc Ki, leat i X 136 Freshmen A D Y N :i , ■ • - ■ -zcij T H L F 1 I David Zimbler and John Arriz- za. Both are students here on campus and both work for KLSU. David is a 23-year-old accounting major and John is a 20-year-oid advertising major. Out of the thousands of account- ing and advertising majors here at LSU, why give rfwiii a full page of their own? At a cocktail party last sum- mer, (each claim a relatively coherent state of mind), thev be- gan to discuss business interests. By the end of the evening, bluep- rints of their new business, to be aptly titled Martini, were already being drawn up. John and David filled me in on the details. Gumbo: What exactly is the business you ' re in? John: Martini is the name of the record label that we started. The primary focus of the label is to promote Progressive music. Gumbo: I hear the term Progres- sive music around here a lot. What exactly is it? John: Progressive music is an alternative to the Top 40 trash that is always played on the radio. David: It is music that is ahead of its time. Gumbo: KLSU plays a great deal of this Progressive music. What is the purpose of this? David: KLSU is a college radio station and ue feel that it is our responsibility to enlighten and educate the college public about such things as Progressive music. Gumbo: Tell me some more ab- out your business. John: Well, so far. we have one record under our label called Mislabeled. with another re- cord set to come out in a couple of weeks called Lower Chak- rats. David: The title Mislabeled came about because of the mis- conception that all Louisiana is either Jazz. Zydeco. etc., which is incorrect. Gumbo: What jobs do each of you hold in the company? John: Since my major is adver- tising, my job is to get together marketing ideas and also handle artist relations. David: My major, being accounting, makes me more of the businessman. I basically take care of the ledger and research the feasibility of the marketing ideas that John comes up with. Gumbo: What is your motiva- tion to work? David: The business really gives 5j ' me hands-on experience with my major. The almighty green- back is also a definite moti- vator. John: I want to help the Louisiana music scene prosper, which I think I am doing. I am also getting great work experi- ence while at the same time pull- ing in the almighty greenback. Gumbo: Speaking of greenback, how exactly is the business com- ing along? What are your major setbacks at this point and what goals do you have for the busi- ness in the future? John: This is what really keeps us in awe. We really haven ' t had any major setbacks. The only one I can think of is the problem of balancing school and the co- ownership of the business. David: That pretty much says it. It is hard to say where the label could go at this point. We are still learning. We hope to have a huge record company someday. There are numerous progressive sta- tions across the nation looking to air albums like the ones we hope to continue producing on our label, so we believe we will be heard. John: Mismanagement, lazi- ness, overspending and lack of research are the main reasons any business fails. We have all of these areas under control so there is no reason why we shouldn ' t succeed. Tim Griffin Jy OPHOMQRES Adams. Ashlyn K- Ville Platte Alano. Jov M. Marrero Aldndge, Lana J Opelousas Alemand. Corey S Morgan Cily Aleshire. Mitchell D Sulphur Alicea. Juan E Puerto Rico Allen. Kathleen M Baton Rouge Almond. Randy L Denham Springs Alonzo, Gary W Baton Rouge Amundsen, Shen I Melaine Anderson. Leslie New Orleans Anderson. Patrick G Honduras Anderson. Susie C New Orleans Anderson. Tammy D Reserve Ardoin. Stephanie A Ville Ptatte Anza. Mana C. Armato. Cnstina M Patterson Armato. John P Patterson Aubert. Paul D U Place August, Leslie M New Orleans Bagnerise. Joseph W Jr Washington D C Ballard. Apnl L Holden Banks, Sherry L Banks. Shervl A Jeanerette Banta. Alben Barberol. Glenn Joseph Bardwell. Vicki Baton Rouge BarkJage. Janet M Zachary Barren. Donald O Jr Bamos. Darryl J Chalmette f 138 SOPHOMORES Pljqucmii Barruw.. Pincvilk- harthelen Nc ' . Juai Orli.-. Beadles. Gregory G Baton Rouge Bcall. Kyle B Cionzales Beamon. John M Baton Rouge , Craig M. Bene I.ulir. Bernard, Natalie P. New Ibena Bemhard. Sandi E Balon Rouge Berthetol. Vanessa I Baton Rouge Arrovo. David G New ' Orleans Bertrand. Elizabeth L Franklin Beshenich. Charles R Slidell Blanchard. Ryan P New Orleans Blakeney. Trudy L. Baton Rouge Blanchard. Lynn E. Houma Blanco. Theresa M. Morgan City Bolotte. Armand B Jr Marrero Bonnetie. Adele L New Orleans Bossier. Raquel M Edgard Boudreaux. Gregory J. . Allen R. Boyd. Jixly L Baton Rouge Brandt. Robert C Jr Slidell Brashier. Chad E- Baton Rouge Braud. Melanie R. Baton Rouge Braud. Viki A New Orleans Brazzel. Teresa K Bnan Angle R Balon Rouge Bnngol Karen A Marksville Brock S .onJ, Vachene Brosselte. Shane R- New Orleans Broussard. Lance W. Abbeville Sophomores 139 QPHOMORES to dot Broussard. Patncia 1. Alexandna Broussard. Shanna D Walker Browder. Damn New Orleans Brown. Kelvin C Alexandna Brown. Regma R New Orleans Brown, Ruffin HI Baton Rouge Brumfield. Nicole N New Orleans Brylski. Ron A Covington Bui. Richard K Breaux Bndge Bustamante. Mana Nicaragua Bustamante. Nydia Baton Rouge Butler. Cynthia Spnnghill Calabresi. Allen R Callaway. Shannon R Mandevtlle Camardelle. Nancy A Marrero Cambre. Cynthia S Baton Rouge Campagna, Deborah L. Mandeville Camger. Stephen E Mandeville Cason. Deette M Baton Rouge Castillo. Chantel D New Orleans Castillo. Claudia E El Salvador Cesano. Debi Baton Rouge Chamberlain. Tem S Ft. Ord. CA Chang-Sonfe. Karla L Guatemala Chen-Lou. Gordon Panama Cheramie. Rmt D Cut Off Chnslophe. Harry P Jr New Orleans Claiborne. Tony G Opelousas Clubb. Steven D Houma 1 40 Sophomores Cockrell. Ellen M Harvey Cole. Natasha R Abbeville Coleman, Sterling J. New Orleans Comeaux. Lori A, Constransilch, Claire Cul Off Cook, Alex V Houma Cook, Laune C Gonzales Cooper, David J Chalmene Copeland. Bryan D Shreveporl Cormier. Tommy Lake Charles Cortes. Melissa L New Orleans Courville, Wendv L-afayette Cruanes. Chene T New Orleans Crymes. Lawerence F Shreveport Cunningham. Mary D Shreveport Culitto. Michele L New Orleans Danos. EJebbie L Belle Chasse Danez. Charles D Kaplan Davis Gerrelda Sew Orleans Davis Mark C Baton Rouge Ddvis Karen L Nlw Orleans rv La Cruz. Bonna N Starkville. MS Dellaccio, Rebekkah Harvey Dellenger. Charles K Biloxi. MS Demmons. Lloyd A. Covington DeRoche, Dionne M. New Orleans Desselle. Charlotte M Bordelonville Desselles, Lisa M Marksville Devillier. Charlotte A. Plaquemme Devitt, Deidre A Braithwaite Deykin. Donna K New Orleans Dias. Laura L. Baton Rouge Diez. Maria A Gonzales DiGerolamo. Nicolle M. New Orleans Dobson. Dawn M Dolese. Chns J Shdell Sophomores 141 OPHOMORES Dolese. Denisa A Metaine Doskey. Pamela L Marrero Doucet. Amy L Lake Charles Dragna. Andrea A. Baton Rouge DraEO, John M Addis Dreher. Lois R St, Francisville Duchamp. Jennifer A Baton Rouge Dufrene. Giselle M Dugas, Andre P Lafayette Dukes, Brydia M New Orleans Dunaway. Chns R Mandeville Duncan. Sonya P New Orleans Duplessis. Monique C Gonzales Duponl, John O. Plaque mine Dupuy. Leslie F Melaine Ellis. Melanie A Baton Rouge Englande. Sherry M Slidell Enmon. Susan L Violet Estav. Shanna M Dulac Falgoust. James J Vachene Retcher. Jennifer Baton Rouge Poise. Dam I J Folse. Rickey R Jr Baton Rouge Fonlenot. Chns J St Francisville Fort, Ronald R. Independence Foster. Tami A- Fountain. Taylor R Ocean Springs. MS Foy. YvetteT New Orleans Fredenck. Heberi F Houma 142 SOPHOMORES Hart. Amy Keithville Han. Shana M New Orleans Hasenkampf, Jeffrey M Metairie Heben. Tncia L Denham Spnngs Hebert. William P New Orleans Held, Slephanie Baton Rouge Sophomores 143 OPHOMORES le w -Kin Hemphill. Derrick A New Orleans Hendncks. Heather Baton Rouge Hills. Chnstina M Prairieville HiiJcel. Lisa A. New Orleans Hipp. Hathcia A Bastrop Hof auir. Rhonda 1 Lake Charles Hogsett. Amy E Covington Holcomb. Shannon L Baton Rouge Holmes, Jenmfer M New Orleans Holmes, Travis Bogalusa Hong. Jeane E. Lafayette Hooker. Daynel L New Orleans Huckleberry. Tnst Monroe Hughey. Julie M Jackson Donna Watson Janell Elizabeth Haughton Jeansonne Jenmfer L New Orleans Jeansonne Cnsiine E New Orleans Johnson Randolph !I Nashville. TN Johnson. Shauna Johnson, Suewan M Fordoche Jones, Tricia J. Baton Rouge Joseph. Monica L Vacherie Joseph. Nicole S. New Orleans Kalache. Rima Harvey Kcndnck. David A. Kennedy. Andrew L Denham Spnngs Kennedy. Darren B Metaine Kem. Melinda A- New Orleans Kilgore. Barry N Pineville Kimball. Paul D Baker King. Catherine J ' ' « • Ml I y y i 144 Sophomores 1 A D A Y T ' N 1 — 1 ■ - ' - ' •« -T- ' t ' . 1 . - . - - ■ . . - ' - ' ' . 1 - ■ - ■ ' • ni:— ' ■ L J = ' - ' ' 1 1- - ' ■ .[ 1 -■ ' -• ' ( J - l - ' ' i m num THE L 1 F E Just the word ■happy brings a pleasant thought to one ' s mind. Imagine what it must be hi e to have ■ happy ' as your name. I had the chance to meet Ehab Abdelbaki, otherwise known as Happy, and he certainly lives up to his name. Happy is an undergraduate in pre-med who plans to graduate either in the summer or fall of 1989. He is quite a diverse indi- vidual. He is a bartender at The Bengal, loves to cook, and he ran for mayor in the past election! A conglomeration of medicine, li- quor, food, and politics, in my opinion, produced a pretty in- teresting person and 1 spoke w ith Happy about it all. Gumbo: Happy, what made you decide to run for mayor ' ? Happy: It originally started off as a semi-joke. Me and some Bd7uki Muhammad friends found that with our jok- ing, a lot of younger people took me seriously and decided to go ahead and register to vote for me — and then a lot of other peo- ple took me seriously. So it turned out to be that I ran just to get people to vote and get some ideas across that other people couldn ' t get across. Gumbo: Do you think you ' ll run acain? Happy: OH YEAH. ..I ' ll be there in 92. 1 got a couple of calls last night from the media and Tom Ed McHugh (last nli;lit being the mayoral election with McHugh emerging as mayor). They asked me and I said. ' Yeah. I ' ll be running in 92. so I ' ll be there. Gumbo: On a different note, you ' re also a bartender at the Bengal. How long have you been doing that and what is it you like best about it ' . ' Happy: I ' ve been doing it for four years. It ' s a great way to meet a lot of people and the money is good. It ' s just a lot of fun. especially at The Bengal. I know a lot of people who work at other bars, and they all want to work at The Bengal... and that ' s the truth. (Laughing, but mean- ing it)... That ' s no lie; it ' s the truth — our bar. . .we ' re more of a big family. Gumbo: What is your favorite drink to make or one that is re- quested a lot ' ? Happy: On ladies ' night it ' s any- thing. . .but normally the girls like the special we have — a daquiri called Duke Juice. invented by me and the general manager. It seems the favorite of all. Gumbo: 1 realize you ' re active in many things, but in your free time what is it you like to do? Happy: Cooking is probably my biggest hobby. Gumbo: What do you like to cook ' . ' Do you have a Happy ' s Dish ' Happy: (Laughing) Right now It ' s bagels — I ' m on a bagel craze. 1 cook bagels for everybody .. .we might start marketing them later. I got some friends that might do that — they want me to make em and they ' ll sell em. I don ' t make much money... they ' ll make the money . Gumbo: Since we ' re on the sub- ject of food, what are your favo- rite foods ' ? Happy: My favorite? Aag- Happy Abdelbaki gh Let ' s see... it would be crawfish, jambalaya. and apple pie. (He chuckles) Gumbo: Ail-American, huh? Happy: All- American... a little bit of coon-ass and a lot of Amer- ican. Gumbo: Well, your name isn ' t Cajun. What is it? Happy: It ' s Egyptian. My family was originally from Egypt. Gumbo: Have you ever been to Egypt ' ? Happy: Two summers ago. It was... fun... weird — I prefer the states. (He laughs) Egypt is a great place to visit. Gumbo: Is there anything else I don ' t know about? Happy: I ' ve been asked to run for the school board. And it ' s been mentioned to me by the press. It ' s a good move for me to take. Gumbo: Do you think you ' ll do it? Happy: Ummm... Probably. I got the bug now. It ' s in my bkKid. I ' ll stay with politics for a while. Gumbo: Sounds good. Now for a question I ' m sure you ' ve been asked many times: how did you get the name Happy? Happy: My mom told me that when I was bom and the doctor gave me my whack on the bot- tom, instead of crying. I smiled — and there stemmed the name Happy. (He smiles) And that ' s the honest to God truth. Paula Dale .JiP OPHOMORES Kin- Ate King, Dawn Chalmette Klein. Sean D Kheben. Michele M Vachene Knieper, Chene A, New Orleans Knight. Kelli M Baton Rouge Knott. Daniel C, Armandville Kojis, Shannon M Bunkie Krauss. Traci Lafayette LaBauve. Rene E Plaque mine LaCour. Troy A New Orleans Lair, Corey A Alexandna Lamoutie. Carlos Destrahan Lanclos, Mana L Opelousas Landreneau. Melissi Alexandna Landry. Aivin F Bnjsly Landry, Bowen J New Ibena Landry. Jamie A New Orleans Landry, Tabitha A Thibodaux Larkins. Tyrone A New Orleans Lassard. Stephen A Baton Rouge Lavender. Wendv Dallas. TX Lavergne, Rachelle Church Point Lawrence, Benita E. River Ridge Le. Lisa Lafayette LeBlanc. Deborah A Baton Rouge UBlanc. Jeff T Gonzales Le Bouef. Mary F Cut Off LeBouef. Stephen P Garyville Lee. Michael A Avondale Leeper. Jeffrey Paducah. KY Lemoine, Scott E New Orleans Leong. David C, Baton Rouge Liggett. Mark A. Alameda. CA Lindsay. Robert B Louisville. KY Linxwiler. Lori L Baton Rouge Lipari. Lucien J Jr f pelousas 146 SOPHOMORES Livingston, James C. Abbeville Lo. Joseph V Monroe Lobell. Thea Denham Springs Lyons. Carmen A. Church Point Malbrough. Michelle New Orleans MaJveaux. Shaloma l e Charles Mancuso. Thomas G Dickinson. TX Mann. Dann K New Orleans Manning, Lora J Jonesville Manskie. Tammy M. Shdell Marenco. Angeles A- Metairie Manx. Michael A Plaquemine Marlborough. Dwayn Violet Mar . Barbara A New Roads Martin. Troy M Maninez. Ellen C New Orleans Martinez, Mana A Mason. Chardia Opelousas Mathews. Sheila A- Baton Rouge Matthews, Sheldon C. Gibson Mayne. Michelle L Chalmette McAdams, Michelle L Austin. TX McAllan. Monica L Alexandna McCartv. Fontella M. Jacksonville. AR McClendon. Karen E, Athens. GA McClure. Steven M Lake Charles McLaunn. Patricia L- Baton Rouge Mears. Lon M Baton Rouge Melancon. Dawn M. Marrero Melancon. Monique R t- . SOPHOMORES 147 OPHOMORES Melancon. Thomas Baton Rouge Melenne. Georgia A Chalmene Melvin. Mane P Ventress Mena. Emile E Belize Menesses. Becky L Chalmene Memll. Paul D Michel. Judith A New Orleans Milano. Rae A DaiTow Miller. Shelly C Carencro Mills, JohnG Baton Rouge Mitchell, Megan J Alexandna Mitchell, Palnce S Lute her Monica, Melissa M U Place Monlelaro, Calhenni Livonia Mems. Jerry E Baton Rouge Momson. James Chalmelte Murungi, Ruth K Baton Rouge Mustin. Came C Mandevjile Ngo, Lena L. Baton Rouge Nguyen, Anh-Dai T Nicholas. Michael J New Orleans Nicholson. Teresa L Acworth. GA ■P 148 Sophomores Nilawati. Erwm Indonesia Nogess. Neshelle S. New Orleans Norwood. Stacy L. Baton Rouge Nunez. Jeffrey A. Braithwaite Obee. Elizabeth Baton Rouge Oubre. Lauren E Hahnville Paige. Alicia L Houston. TX Parvino. Troy D Minden Passman. Dennis V Baton Rouge Palon. Lee A Marrero Paulino. MableG, Gonzales Payton. Selina R. Baton Rouge Peairs, Anissa R Zachary Peatross. Anith L Baton Rouge Pecquet. Amy E Denham Spnngs Pacquel. Andrew E Port Allen Pellegnn. Dave Shdell Peneguy. Nissa L. New Orleans Pere. Alison C Mathews Perez. Andre E Lafayette Pergande. David W. Milwaukee. WS Perkins. Lolita C Baton Rouge Perret. Craig W, Phillips. Samantha Baton Rouge Pierce. Randall T. Shreveport Pmckert, Stephanie Alexandna Pipitone. Angelle D. Chalmette Pilre, Jude L Galliano Regan. Kelly A Melaine Porche. Tern A Pon Allen Porche. Tnsla C, Chalmette Post. Knstin E. Kenner Pounee. Thaddis A. Detroit. Ml Powers. Heather E. Houma Prather. Trey Central PuUen. Traci. A New Orleans Rabalais. David O, Addis Ransome, Rexleigh Baton Rouge Ratchff. Jack Shreveport Rehage. Stacy J. Metaine Reynolds. Patnck D Baton Rouge Rice. Phoebe Oxford. MS SOPHOMORES 149 QPHOMORES I ' lc - ton Richard. Mnnique M Church Poinl Richardson. Kyle 1-. New Orleans Riecke. William E III New Sarpy Rivaull. Mike Baton Rouge Robertson. Philip J Tickfaw Robinson. Monique R Baton Rouge Rogers. John E, Walker Rotellini. Cindy M Eln: . NJ ,el. Robin Slidell Russo. David J Abbeville Ryan. Andrew V Baton Rouge Salassi, Tracy D Baton Rouge Santaella. Robert O Baton Rouge Sayer. Karia A Pineville Schaffer. George M Baton Rouge Schempp. Monica A Bogalusa Schneider. Christine M. New Orleans Schullz. Kevin Walker Seal. Daphne D Franklinton Sellars, Tracy Piano, TX Seller, Kathryn J Abbeville Sharp. Monica L Morgan City Shearman. Donna P Baton Rouge Shropshire. Kent R Minden Simmons. Felicia G Shreveporl Simoneaux. Sandi S M taine Sinis. Melanie E Baton Rouge Smgleton. Sandra M Natchez Sinquefield. Michael K U Place Smith. Amanda P Smith. John C Baton Rouge Smith. Holly E New Orleans Smith. Karla V Marrero Smith. Stacy L Slidell Smith. Suzene S Spaht. hnn t Cut on Spilmann. James J Slidell Spnggs. Charles L Metaine Stam. Sherry A New Orleans Sicily. Abbie D Port Allen Sterkins. Rebecca A Houma ISO Sophomores f Sicwail. Tool M New Oricans Stoote. Tonya L. Arnaudville SlovaJI. Amy S. SpnngbiU Strauss. David M San Antonio. TX SuJhvan. Becky L. ChaUnene Sullivan. Karta L Li ine«f n Su hannan. Lifanah Indonesia S anson. Stephanie A Svkeanngen. David C III Shreveport SuindeU. Rose L. New Orleans Tarantino. Lauren E. New Orieans Therioi. Hav-waid J Jr Houma Thibodeaux. Diric J Breaiu Bridge Thomas. Andrea M- AvoodaJe Thomas. Gina M New Orleans Thomas. Jeanie C New Orieans Thomas. Joni L Alexandria Thomas. Sean E Chalmetie Thomas. Tbompsoo R New Orleans Tbompsoo. Brenda A. Covington Thompson. Jennifer L Tidoysky. Amy L. Shreveport Tillery. La Rae D. New Orieans A D A Y 1 Nl ; ;i j   -■ I U S £ ' . ' A ' 1 li hiiiihr — ' t z- THE L 1 F E Ray Parks is director of the Louisiana School for the Deaf Performing Arts Program, chair- man of the National Coalition of Arts in Education for the Deaf, and also the artistic director of the Louisiana Access Theatre, a newly founded theatre for the dis- abled in New Orleans. He has received both a B.S. and an M.S. in physics from Gal- laudet and American Universi- ties, respectively and his doctoral studies are in the area of Educa- tional Administration from New York University. I had the chance to interview Ray with the assistance of an interpreter. Bill Ray Parks Lewis, to find (.)ut more abdut Ray ' s goals, aspirations, and in- terests. Gumbo: How do feel that you ' ve contributed to the deaf commun- ity as an actor? Ray: Many deaf people are starv- ing culturally; they want to see plays, but don ' t have mterpre- ters. I hope to find a way to get them interested in arts and cul- ture. I know a few deaf people who can draw, paint, and sculpt wonderfully, but they don ' t know where to turn. I hope to get people who work at art museums and theatres to make room for deaf students. Gumbo: Describe vour most memorable experience as an actor. Ray: Two years with National Teachers for the Deaf was one of my most memorable experi- ences. When I was with NTD. I thought 1 would never go back to education. After two years. 1 saw a lot of relational differences w ith theatre and education. I saw a need to establish deaf programs, which is why I moved to New York to get my doctorate degree. Gumbo: Tell me some of your accomplishments with The Louisiana School for the Deaf Performino Arts Proeram. Ray: When the drama program vsas first established, there was nothing. The deaf people weren ' t interested in drama. There was a meeting and only a few people came. It took three years to estab- lish great growth in the program. Gumbo: What goals are you set- ting for The Louisiana Access Theatre? Ray: I want to have a group of full-time actors — we hope to have some money to pay for actors. I hope to see LAT become a big company. We ' ll drive to different states to put on different programs. Interest in the school is building. There are four or five lists of students who inquire ab- out it. It ' s better than expected. Gumbo: Why do you enjoy working with LAT? Ray: I have lots of satisfaction in seeing deaf, wheelchair, and dis- abled actors accomplish what they can do. It really is hard work, but I enjoy it (Ray signs with obvious pride). Gumbo: What advice would you give to deaf students who plan to focus their education on perform- Bazuki Muhammad Ray: I see a few potential actors in the deaf school. I encourage them to work on acting and go to Gallaudet or National Technolo- gy Institute for the Deaf in Rochester. New York. Gumbo: Tell me about your hob- bies and other interests. Ray: Stamp collecting is one hobby of mine. I ' ve been collect- ing since I was a little boy. Some of my stamps are old. while others are recent. I also enjoy photography. I have my own dar- kroom but I don ' t have a lot of time to fully enjoy both. I ' m also taking more drama courses at LSU. Gumbo: What are your future plans? Ray: Going back and forth from Baton Rouge to New Orleans is getting tough. I ' m not really sure that I want to sta in school, for the big responsibility. LAT is multiplying — I might move to New Orleans to work full-time with LAT. Davnel Hooker • and SOB Deaf 10 m IS one eeocoleci- toy. Some old. wtik also ef ! nvoMidai- nealoiol yWfllW (itallysmi 1 school- fe ,iy.UTii 111 move 10 jtfull Turr . M Balon Rcugi: Van Kreglen. Kim M New Orleans Van OevL-ren. Craig P. Grand Rapids. Ml Vamadii. Paul M Balun Riiupc Venable. Rhonda Opclousas Venlola. Ronald J. Harahan Veter .. Lon A. Chalmette Vican. Donna L. New Orleans Vidnne. Gerald K St Bernard Vidnne. Knstine K Grand Chenier Vieira, Bonnie L. Kenner Villafuene. Ricardo El Salvador Villavaso. Kerry Woodbndge. VA Vining. Tammy M Balon Rouge Vinson. Anila Pini ■ille Viola. Elizabeth A. Voelkel. Duke A. Mandeville Waeuespack. Nicole M Gonzales Walker. Jason D Bunkie Walker. Sandra I. New Orleans Wall. Kim Si Landry Wandler. Scott A- Covington Warren. Chanle D Shrevepon Wascom. Kimen N Slidell Watts. Wendi L Denham Spnngs Weidner. Susan R Hai Weigland. Lara Baton Rouge Welch. Malthew M Leesville Wheeler. Darci C. Melaine While. Chnsly L. Majrero White. Rose M. Gonzales Wilbum. David R Pineville Wilkins. Jill Ruston Williams. Bonnie Williams. Llolanda G Burleson. TX Williams. Michael L Franklinton Williams. Tynelle L Los Angeles, CA Wilson. Keith B Bogalusa Wilson. Sherry L, Baton Rouce Wiltz. Beverly A Port Allen OPHOMORE S SOPHOMORES 1 sai U N I R S 1 54 JUNIORS Antie. Dean Bueche Arceneaux. Nanette 1 Lafayette Archer, Stephen W. Gainesville. FL Armand. Matthew J. New Orleans Artigue, Vanessa A. Port Barre Ayala. Pablo R Venezuela Babin, Sherry A. Gonzales Badeaux. Damian Port Bane Barber, Mary E. Baton Rouge Barbin. Jane M, Kenner Barcia, Kathleen M. Chaimette Barker. Wilshattner N Bartholomew. Sandy A Vachene Baudm. Amy R Marksville Bell. Deidre A Lake Charles Bellows. Rebecca A New Orleans Benoil. Gay M Harahan Benoit. Lisa A Church Point Benton. Tommy H. Beran. Marv K Shdell Bergens, Lisa M Metaine Bergeron. Alceide Lake Charles Berthelot, Jamie A. Port Vincent Signer. Mamie E. New Orleans Blanchard. Simone Leesville Bolton, Mark W Vachene Borne. Laura A Gramercy Bossier. Alfred P, Gonzales Bourque, I Gonzales Wis . Shawana L. el, John G Breaud, Michelle A Metaine Breaux. Daniel J. Baton Rouge Breaux. Sandra M. New Orleans Breerwood. Stacy Brehm. Wayne J. Houma Bngnac. Whitney A Houma Bnngoi, Angela F. Marksville Brookter. Suzanne N Shdell Brown. Fay A. Shdell Brown, Robin L. New Orleans Brown Selwyn D, Winnsboro Budiman. Effendi Indonesia Buitrago. Yvette M. New Orleans Bullion Angela G- PraineviUe Bullock Cynthia A- Bundick. Derek L- Baton Rouge xX JUNIORS 1 5S N I R S Calle, Veronica Callegan. Thomas While Castle Calloway, Wendy C. Camardelle, Tricia L, Marrero Cambias. Robert J Metaine Cambre. Amy M Port Vmceni Campagna. David M Baton Rouge Cancienne. Tern L Cannon. David A Pineville Cannon. Nancy G Kenner Cardwell. Mana A Raceland Caronna. Domimck Jr Carradine. John R Baton Rouge Carroll. Charles W Jr Mandeville Carter. Michael T, Metaine Caruso. Sharon M Alexandna Casas. Antonio R Marrero Cashen, Came A New Ibena Casteei. Tammy G Jonesboro. AR Cayer. Karen A Baton Rouge Cayeux. Joseph R Mauritius Island Champagne. Beth A Baton Rouge Chapman. Jim Ville Platte Chauvm. Kathy P New Orleans Chehardy, Brian J. New Orleans Chelette. Annette-Mai Port Allen Christian, Darrel D, New Orlean Christmas, Dana Y New Orleans Civello, Randy R Baton Rouge Clark. Sherry G Baker Clay. Ingnd Baton Rouge Clemeni. Alden A Jr Reserve Colbum. David P Chalmelle 1 56 Juniors Coleman, Caria N. Edgard Coliora. Jennifer A. Marrero Connaway, Lori R. Houma Connors, Susan V. Baton Rouge Conrad. Charlcne N Melaine Conty, Edgardo Puerto Rico Cope. Kelly L Baton Rouge Courtney. Stacy Gonzales Coury. Jill L New Orleans Crawford. Robert C Baton Rouge Crocken. Robert S Jr St Rose Cr er. J P SKrevepf irt Daigle. Barbara D. Baton Rouge Daigre. John R Foisom Daigle. David M. Metaine Daigle, Rhonda A. Houma Dale. Paula L Denham Spnngs Dalton. Raul E Baton Rouge Daniels. Karen E, Shdell Danzell. Sheila D Shreveport Day. Diana L Baton Rouge Degan. Douglas E. Chalmette Degeyter. Curt M, Si Martmville Delaney, Lauren E Waggaman Delatte. Gerrad Gonzales Delee. Cathy Jo Alexandria DelMonte. Duna S Shdell Del Toro. Juan A Puerto Rico JUNIORS 157 U N I R S Descant, ihannon M Hessmer Desselle. Andreana Garyville Devillier, Lesley A Breaux Bndge Deviilier. Lisa M, Plaaaemine Dicks. John P Mandeville Dickson. Diane V Gonzales Dielz. Warren L- Dixon, J D ' Ann Dobson. Gregory T New Orli Doescher. Allison N Mandeville Dolhs. Michelle M New Orleans Domingue. Dana E Lafayette Doolin, Connie S Folsom Dorsey, Fredenck O Belle Chase Duet. Angela M Golden Meadow Duet. Angele T Dugas. Pamela C Baton Rouge Duncan. Derek I Auburn, AL Dupre. Angela Opelousas Dupuy, Michelle D New Orleans Eichom, Chnsti A New Orleans Elliott. Jerry V Praineville Engelsman, Gregory Baker Engert, John J. Metairie Enicks. Laura S Baker Evans, Antoinette New Orleans Fahey. Richard A Metaine Fau-child. James C Metaine Faust. Soma M St Francisville Fazio, Todd J DeRidder Felps. Dianna Baton Rouge Fendley. Richard E Jr Baton Rouge Ferrara. Angela L Metaine Firmin. Elizabeth F Lakeland Fizer. Carla M New Orleans Fleles. Lizel M Baton Rouge 1 58 Juniors 1 A D A Y i N . i . V. .1 T r -(-=- - • i . -■ ' - ' 1 J.1- ' - ■ ' ■ - - ' •-: • Ipyiis sil P- THE L 1 F E u Most of you will remember him as Free Speech Alley mod- erator. But Morgan Stewart will appreciate it more if he is remem- bered as Vice President of SGA. For this junior in Journalism, who was never a part of student government during his high school years in New Orleans, politics was never his cup of tea. His involvement in it, however. is more out of opportunity rather Morgan Stewart: I had always thought that people in student government were nerds, people I wouldn ' t want to deal with. But being Free Speech Alley modera- tor 1 got a look into the student government and it was so stupid that people were doing nothing. I felt 1 had a very good chance of winning, basically because lots of people knew who I was. I knew 1 could come in here and do - Bazuki Muhammad than conviction. But when 1 talked with him on a Saturday while his date waited patiently, he sounded as if he had been in this business for a while. Gumbo: Can you tell me how you became interested in SGA? with right now. Morgan: If you walk on this campus at night you ' ll notice there are some areas which are very dark. If you are a female, you might not feel safest outside your house. I ' m trying to put up lighting especially in the Tower area. I ' m trying to organize Trash Bash ' 88 which would be a Clean the Campus campaign. Panhellenic society, every soror- ity, every residential housing wants to be part of it. We are planning a concert along with it which we hope would be the big- gest concert of the year. We are doing Leadership Junction, which would help the students to learn leadership qualities. Gumbo: I have a feeling that you are going to run again in the next election. Morgan: You are probably get- Morgan Stewart a good job. It would be so funny because I could come out looking like a hero, just because I wanna do a good job. I can ' t understand why nobody caught onto that be- fore . Gumbo: Tell me about some of the projects you are involved ting that feeling from the Re- veille! Gumbo: No. No. You are talk- ing about so many projects and one year is not enough for them. Morgan: You are right. I have a plan which I am trying to accom- plish. If at the end of this year I see that I have done one-fourth of these things, I will take that I was successful. And in that case I will run again. Gumbo: Has your experience in SGA helped you in your career? Morgan: I ' ve learned that you shouldn ' t write anything bad ab- out a person when you don ' t know enough about him. I ' m learning a lot more than any other Journalism major just because I ' ve been an object of writers. Gumbo: What ' s your plan after LSU- ' Morgan: Law school is a definite possibility. Gumbo: At LSU? Morgan: Either LSU or Uni- versity of Miami. Gumbo: Do you still go to Free Speech Alley? Morgan: Yeah. I ' ve lived too much of it to miss this. Quazi A. Sayeed II V X X %. U N I R S Fonlenol. Angela C St Francisvjlle Fonlenol, David W Opelousas Formica. Sanlos G Venezuela Foster. Saavedra A New Orleans Foulks, Ashley Baton Rouge Fowler, Robert M Alexandna Francis, Kellev L Slidell Franklin, Perry J Baton Rouge Freitas. Monica M Brazil Fremin. Michelle L New Ibena Futch. Rylan West Monroe . Julie R Fusi Eunice Garcia. Blanca C Guatemala Garcia. Nelson H Puerto Rico Gathnght. Wendy R Zachary Gaudin. Kytara A Donaldsonville Gandy. Robin P Femday Geier. 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Baton Rouge UBIanc. Todd D. Baton Rouge Lcdct. Becky L Hemday Ujeune. Gerard M. Baton Rouge UMaire. Mark S, New Orleans Baton Rouge Uwis. Kaysha Lewis. Mary N. Monroe Llort. Belinda El Salvador Lixlato, Amy E. Shdell Lodge. Shoan C. New Orleans Lopez — Boyance. EllenClaire Baton Rouge Lou, Rebecca J. Walker Louis, Alfred J, Omaha, NE Lundm, Darlene F. Baton Rouge Magno. Lidel E. Mall, Kyle E Whealon Manale. New Orlean , Maradiaga. Luts Hondui Marchiafava. Megan M Baton Rouge Juniors 163 U N I R S i cur-p r Martin. Tonja R New Orleans Maltinglv. Jennifer L Oklahoma City. OK Mayeaux. Bnan M Alexandria Mayeur, LaDenna C Slidell Mayeux. Cynthia Baton Rouge Mayeux. Michelle L Hessmer McDuffy. Donald A. Coushana McFarland. Gaylynne T New Orleans McField. Clau de R New Orleans McField. Claudius Zamunda McField. Claudio R Honduras McMurray. Michael J Mandeville McNabb. Frankie Balon Rouge McPherson, David E Gonzales McReynolds. Connie F Melancon. Shannon J Menard. Caria A Lafayette Mendoza, Juan R Guatemala Mendoza. Roberto Panama Mendoza. Tammv Meiaine Metaine Miller. Paul E. Ville Platte Millet. Stephen C Mills, Henr% P III Jackson. MS Millcnberger. Lon Shdell Mitchell. Mark F Kentwood Mitchell. Russell F San Jose. CA Montague. Rov C. New Orleans, Montemayor, Melissa Pearl River Monlz, Marlene R New Orleans Moodv. Liane E Kenner Moore. Shan L Baton Rouge Moreland. Kenneth Monterey Morgan, Dorothy A Jacksonville. PL Moms. Armando C Baton Rouge Mowad. Judv M Oakdale Muzik. Robert C New Orleans Myers. Randall R Shdell Naquin. Daryl A. New Orleans Na ' . Julie A. Nelson. Don M Marthaville Nettles. Laune E Nguyen, Anh — Thu Nguvcn. Tan V New Orleans Noel. Chnstophc A Mauntius Normand, Amy M Marksvillc 1 64 JUNIORS A DAY IN i:s:E;si I T H E L 1 F E When I met Becky Odinet. president of the Panhellenic Soci- ety, at the Phi Mu sorority house she seemed to be ready tor the interview, both physically and mentally. She showed no sign of the apprehension about the types of questions I was going to ask, as she had voiced when I first spoke with her. She spoke in an articulate manner and was able to convey a sense of conviction ab- out what she does and believes. No wonder she was one of the five finalists for Homecoming Queen this year. Gumbo: Tell me something ab- out yourself. Becky: I was born and raised in Arabi, Louisiana, but 1 studied at a high school in New Orleans. It wasn ' t co-ed but we did have fun there! I wasn ' t as involved in my high school as I am at LSU by any means. I live with my brother and two sisters; I ' m majoring in General Studies and hope to be in some kind of hotel management after graJiiating. Gumbo: Can you give me a background of Panhellenic Society? Becky: Panhellenic Society is the overall governing body for the 10 .sorority chapters at LSU. It sees that these chapters work with one another although they have diffe- rent goals. It tries to find a com- mon ground for all of them. It meets every Monday and di.scus- ses the current issues and makes the chapters aware of these. Gumbo: How did you become involved in it? Becky: I applied through my sorority — that ' s Phi Mu, in my freshman year. I was elected as pledge Panhellenic de- legate... each sorority has one from their pledge group. These delegates inform girls coming into sororities all about Panhelle- nic and how it governs sororities. And it ' s a liaison between indi- viudual sororities. That ' s when I really got involved in it and real- ized how important it is to be involved with all the sororities and not just one. Gumbo: Why? Becky: Because 1 realized the Greeks have one common goal. president. 1 was in charge of Greek Steering Committee along with IFC and selection of mem- bers for MD-week. the Songfest, and the Greek Week. This year I was elected president of Panhel- lenic. Gumbo: How would you rate the participation of sorority girls in other activities? Becky: Most of the sorority chapters have about an average of 140 members. Some have more and some have less. Sorority girls Wc arc HKtuKlual chapters each have different rituals and we are all out to promote scholarship and help philanthropies. Panhel- lenic does just that. Gumbo: So you continued your involvement with it ' . ' Becky: That ' s right. The next year I was nominated as a dele- gate to Overall Panhellenic Council. The next year I was elected as executive vice- ha c u ide representation i)n cam- pus. Many of the girls are in- volved with Scotch Guard, Angel Flight. They are very active in their churc. groups. They a lso take part in campus and commun- ity activities. Gumbo: There are allegations that sorority girls lead a campus life which is not representative of the life of other student popula- tion. Is it true? Becky: It takes a lot for people to realize that not all Greeks are alike. You have girls from small towns and you have girls from large cities. There are some very shy girls and some very outgoing girls. They have the same interest that you do. So you shouldn ' t stereotype. Gumbo: Do you think your asso- ciation with Panhellenic Society may help you in your career? Becky: Definitely, beyond any doubt. 1 think it helped me to come out a lot. 1 learned that as a leader you shouldn ' t impose your views on people, rather you should try to set an example. I can deal with people a lot easier than 1 was able to in my high school years. These lessons are definitely going to help me in my intended profession where 1 have to deal with a lot of people. (iumbo: What do you do in your spare time? Becky: 1 like to jog and swim. 1 definitely put some time in for studying. I like to go out with my friends and boyfriend. ' Quazi A. Saveed O cf.. ' ■ U N I R S Pereda. Oscar F- Nc Orleans Perkins. Caihcrine H DcRiilJer Pcicr. Susan D Peine. Laronda M Baton Rouge Pham. Hung V Clarksville Phillips. Leah A. Opein Pilcher. Janice M Rouge Pure, Joseph M Monlerey Pi7ani. Mark J Grand Isle Polar. Delilah L Morgan a Porlilla. Robeno A El Salvador Pousson. Mamn D Vidalia Prcchl. Charles D 111 Pmdhomme. Todd Uplace Quarlararo. Dehhie Juniors 167 U N I R S Reed. Susan A. Mciairie Keeson. Greg Chalmeiie Reeves. Michelle K Omaha Reis, Clifford Metaine Renfroe. Judith A New Orleans Rentz. Dee A Baton Rouge Revador. Stacey L Reviere, Joey A Crowley Richard. Andree R Richard, Anthony L Richard. Tracy M Opelousas Richert. Jill M. Slidell Riley. Elaine K. Zachary Riiey. Kevin T Belle Chasse Roane. Edward Jeaneretle Robichaux. Dawn N Robin. Susan E. Alexandna Roddy. Carolyn A Elhel R.Klnguc. Bnan A Thibixiaux Rodnguez. Claude A Ji New Orleans Resales. Marcos V Bl Salvador Rose. James E Gretna Rosenberger, Slacey L New Orleans Ruiz. Charlotte Lacombe Runion. Lance K Little Rock. AR RusMi, Edmond J New Orleans Russo. Jason A New Orleans Ryder. Tammy A LaPlace Salbador. Darrell D Baton Rouge Sair , Anw Palesiir Sanchez. Steven P Carville Sandoval, Gioconda M Nicaragua Saunier. Jodi R Baton Rouge Savoy. Jeannic M Scoll 1 68 JUNIORS v., v ' V Seller. Shannon E- New Orleans Semien. Chnslopher Biton Senetz. Melissa A Melaine Sercovich. Dianne E New Orleans Sharkev. Kenneth W Herninsa Beath. CA Shepherd. Rithard J. Chalmelte Short. Richard A. Lafavelte Sias Kimbcrly R. S1111.U, Rcisellc M. Opekiusas Simmons, David G Slidell Simpson. Carlette A- New Orleans Sirait. Vera C Indonesia Smilh. Daniel D Balon Ro uge Smith. I Allen Greenwell Spnngs Smith. Paula G. Greenwell Spnngs Smith. Trevor J- Zathaj Smithhart. Casey R French Settlement Soetijanto. James S, Indonesia Sproll. Suzanne M Baton Rouge Stafford. Latania N, Thibixlaux Steib. Dale L Thibodaux Sleinkjnip. John D AmtilLi Island. PL Sk-IK Rubby J. Stev, , Lisa M Juniors 169 • Mts U N I R S Stewan. Morgan G. New Orleans Sleuan. Stephen M Ocean Springs Stichweh. Melinda Pensacnia. FL Stoul. Pamela C Pumpkin Cenler Slouie. Samuel Baker Suarez, Ramon M. Puerto Rico Syivain. Stacey E Edgard Tabaia, Mane A Baton Rouge Tassm. Ann L Ruston Temio. Jodie L New Roads Thaller. Timothv R. River Ridge Theophilus. David S Baton Rouge Thibodeaux. Brent C Houma Thibodeaux. Frank J Church Point Thomp son. Vonda K Thompson. William R Bogalusa Thornton. Pamela R Zachary Tooma. Monica Slidell Torellmi. Mauro Venezuela Torres. Rachelle M Reserve Trahan. Becky L Chalmetie Treadway. Jennifer R New Orleans Tucker. Kennv W Meraux Tyler. Valencia T New Orleans Urbina. Beatnz E El Salvador Ureta. William H Gretna Unbe. Jose Ecuador Vaihen. Gina L Opelousas Valteau, Jennifer M New Orleans Vaughn. Michelle A Garyvlllc Vedros, Chnslopher Grelna Waguespack. JoAnn M. New Orleans Wane. IJanna L, Weber. Lisa S Bcr%siek Weber. U.n K Melaine Welch. Sleven L Baton Rouge Wes[mon;land. Bruce K Leesvjile While. Robed Jr New Orleans Whitehead. George W Vidalia Wiemers. Jill M Chalmette Wilkms. Leah W Baton Rouge Wilkms, Marqms ' Mllian- , Bea A- Williams. Candace M Gramercy Williams. Fred L IV Fort Worth. TX Williains. Sonya D Lafayette Willoughby. Elizabeth A Pineville Wilson. Greg MountainView. CA Wilson. Morgan D, Wmgate. Marguente Baton Rouge Wiseman. Craig P New Orleans Woodall. Wendy D Lafayette Wray. Todd A Wyble. Dana E Port Allen Young. Andrea L. Baton Rouge JUNIORS 171 E N I R S abdL- hue Abdulmajid, Noorliza Malayiiia Ahukhader. Nabil A Palestine Abularach, Francisco Honduras Accardo, Brandie L Kcnner Aldndge. Glenn A Baton Rouge Alexander. Dawn R Mclairie Al-Hayek. Yasser Syria Alvarez, Olga A New Orleans Amado. Camilo J Panama Anders. Deidre C Baton Rouge Amderson. Cassandra D . Charles K Anderson, Humberto I Baton Rouge Anderson. JetTery D Shreveport Anderson. Jeffrey E Alexandria Angelino. Paul Palm Beach Gardens. FL Anioniadou. Zoe Cytpus Covington Arangti. Alberto J Puerto Rico Ard. Blizabeth Metaine Armenlor. Blaine J Broussard Armenlor, David Broussard Amell. Dean Chaimetie Atkir . Jane Baton Rouge Auzenne. Dwighl Law tell Ayala. Miguel A Venazuala Babin. Chris Fori Allen Babin. Lonny J. R ace land Badawy Mohamed Badeaux. Angie Plaqucminc . Rocky Balta, Glcnr Bankston. Layton Baton Rouge Barbazon, Susan I New Orleans Barbier. Kelly E New Orleans Alexandria Ben Baton Rouge Bernard. Mcnsa Baton Rouge Bcmer. Benjamin Bossier City Beshenich. Becky Slidell Bivin. Knsten New Orleans Blackmon. Ashley Baton Rouge BiK ' k. James New Orleans Bodi. Avie Balon R.iuge f 1 f jH Jpi . | i J, Brown Jill T New Orleans BroNMi Stolt P. Wtsi Monroe Browning Lynn BjiDn Rouge Brumtield Rohb T, Balon Rouge Brunson Chjrione A Bjlon Rtmge BuLkhannon Michael Belle Chase I A D A Y N T H L Stephen Duplantis. Inter- fratemity Council president, is a straight-and-narrow kind nt guy. He ' s the friend that lells you that it ' s illegal to spray-paint obscene The first role of a leader is to be impartial and to inform. But there are times when you just have to make a decision even if it ' s against the majority. When you words on your neighbor ' s mail- box. I had the chance to interview Erath (his nickname as well as his Louisiana hometown), i senior in general studies, after a ' . IPC meeting. Gumbo: I noticed during thi meeting that you tended to t; ke j moderate opinion. Is that tytjical Stephen: It ' s imperativ: a in position like mine, that I see both sides and make that kn ' jwn. Of course, 1 try to make nr position known, but I try not to put press- ure on an individual c: a group to make a decision thev don ' t want to make. You en ourage: you state the facts as y ' )u know them. feel something is right, you just have to run with it and say the heck with it. And then you trust that the people you ' re talking to will make a decision on their own. If I ' d have rammed a posi- tion down their throats, of course, I couldn ' t do it in the first placj. but second of all, it would create a negative feeling and th It ' s retroactive. Gumbo: The meeting focused on dcohol and sexual problems, hazing, fraternity fights, and negative feelings against the Greek system. Isn ' t that old stuff? Stephen: Well yes. you ' re right. I mean, as long as I can remem- ber there have been attacks against fraternities. I ' m not going to try to sell you on fraternities, but I will tell you that 1 think there ' s great merit. I think there ' s definitely something that ' s worthwhile. But right now the difference between hemming and hawing over these issues — like giving up lip service in the past — is that now we ' re not fighting for a better image; we ' re fighting for whether or not we ' re going to survive. There are three Greek systems nationwide that have been shut down in the last two or three years. Gumbo: Do you think that ' s possible for LSU? Stephen: I think you ' re never far away from something like that happening. Administrators are Stephen Duplantis looking more critically at v .hat we are and what we ' re supposed to be, and trying to make a deci- sion on our worth on that stand- point. I think our system has a lot to be proud of but I think we have a lot of room for improvement that ' s where I ' m centered. I ' ve tried to facilitate for the adaption of the system to where it can sur- vive in the years to come, be- cause there are going to be so many things that are going to hit fraternities in the coming years. It ' s going to be more than just be blasted at Free Speech Alley. It ' s what I ' ve tried to do and at times it has not been fun and rather bad. And when you come with a minority position, y ou don ' t make many friends. But, you deal with that. Gumbo: Is there a wild and fun side of Stephen Duplantis? Stephen: I ' ve done my share of things. I ' ve done some things that were extremely embaras- sing. I ' ve been thrown out of Un- cle Earl ' s twice. (Proudly) The owner even pulled the dogs out because we wouldn ' t leave. I ' m usually the type that says, That ' s against the rules. I don ' t get in trouble usually. I ' m basically a wimp. The wild and crazy side of Stephen doesn ' t usually come out. Gumbo: What ' s the best thing about being IPC president? Stephen: I guess it goes along with almost everything you get involved with. You have a hance to be an active part of something. So many people go through their entire four years of rollege and they know the Union, he quad, and Murphy ' s. It ' s ' cen enlightening, to say the east, to be in on the part of the jniversity that makes decisions that affect a lot of people. ■ ' ou know, there are some people who ' d say I ' m brain- washed now — that I ' m too ideal- istic; I ' m too optimistic and I wasn ' t that way when I came into office. I don ' t think it ' s neces- sarily a drawback. I think it ' s something I ' ve learned through this. Michelle Dugan E N I R S Collins. Patricia A Baton Rouge Cook. Joseph M. Rint. MI Cooper. Dawn J. New Orleans Cooper. Tami D, Ruston Copetand, Michele M Urania Corren, Domingo M Melaine Compio. Lacey L Colo. Juan F. Guatemala Couvillion. Mike Chalmene Covelo. Maria E. Honduras Coxe. Carey L Baton Rouge Cradeur. Mia C Opelou as Cuccia. Charel A New Orleans Cumella. Mark A. Oakdale Cunavelis. John Tampa. FL Cure. Connie M New Orleans Dagenais. Came L Bakersfield. CA Daham. Soud A J Ken a Darcey. Holly L Thibodaux Dardeau. Paul J Abbeville Daugherty, Lynda J Shreveport Davis. Donna L. Shreveport Davis. Sharon F- Morgan City Dawson. Seih D. Port Allen Day. John A. Denham Springs DeFrances, James H Baton Rouge DeJohn. Kim J. Baton Rouge Dclaune. Greeorv L Charlotte. NC Delmas. Judith C Pascagoula. MS flr ■s- , -- 6- ' 1 76 Seniors DeLoach. Frances M. River Kidge Demming. Wanda Y. Mobile. AL DeNiro, Marcy Salt Lake Ciiy. UT Dennis. Elisabeth A. Pineville De Paula. Simone M. DeSoio. Chevene Galliano Deubler. Kane M Delvm, Kathnn E Balon Rouge Diaz. Carlos A Tupelo. MS Dicks. Edward L Mandeville DiFranco. Theresa Westwego Dobson. Drev Dole. Michael W Baton Rouge Donze, Debra M Clinlon Deuresseaux. Leroy Lawiell Drago. Dane R Balon Rouge Dueilt. Elizabeth A Shdell Duke. OaviJ M Bogalasa DuBaway. Lon D fetiarb. Siephani E Hcken. Charles G New Orleans Edwards. Anne L New Orleans Ehrhcher. Matthew Arabi El-Akkaoui. Walid K Lebanon Emanuel Philip V ill Nantucket MA Enamorado Amado Baton Rouge EsLude Jody M- Esnauil Monica T. Baton Rouge Eubanks Jonathan S. Pin ille Pagan, Nicole BaTon Rouge v Falgoust. Ginger M. New Orleans Fang. Melting Singapore Fargason. David P. Baton Rouge Ferrus. Jose A Guatemala Fillastre. Arthur Baton Rouce SENIORS 1 7 7 A T If the old saying about the con- dition of a person ' s office being a clue to what Icind of person he she is, is true, then Terri Lynn Bush is a genius. Amidst a back- drop of shelves piled high with books and her desk somewhere beneath a mountain of papers. I had a chance to talk to Tern Lynn, the driving force behind the SGA. Gumbo: When did you first be- come involved in SGA? Terri Lynn: Well. 1 was friends with the Vice President my fresh- man year and she encouraged me to get involved, so I ran but lost. Then in the fall of. I guess it was the fall of 1986. I won sorority housing representative. Then 1 ran for the Presidency, so I guess if you stick it out you get there Terri Lynn Bush D A Y N I L Terri Lynn: It s not easy. But I went special active status in the sorority, so that doesn ' t take up much time. (Leaning forward as if it ' s a big secret) 1 barely study, though! sports too — (biting her lip as if thinking) — especially golf. And I LOVE to drive, especially on River Road, and 1 like watching late night T.V. Gumbo: What ' s your favorite after graduation? Terri Lynn: I want to go to law school on the East Coast — some- where for a change in atmos- phere, and I want to live in France for awhile. 1 don ' t care I i TERW BUSVA eventually. (Laughing) Gumbo: About how many hours do you work per week? Terri Lynn: I usually work ab- out 8 to 10 hours per day for SGA. then I come in at night and get work done for the Board of Regents. Gumbo: What is that? Terri Lynn: 1 am the student rep- resentative for the Board of Re- gents, I represent 20 different colleges and universities. Gumbo: Are you involved in any other organizations. ' Terri Lynn: Yes. I ' m a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, Mortar Board Society, and Omicron De- lta Kappa. Gumbo: How do you find time to fit all that in ' Gumbo: What other interests or activities are you involved with — if you even have time?! Terri Lynn: Yes I do. I love to play the drums. 1 used to work at a place called Tabby ' s. Have you ever heard of it? No. well, it ' s not in the best part of town but the owner lets me go in on Friday and Saturday nights and play the drums. He watches out for me so 1 guess it ' s pretty safe. I usually go with a group of friends and we have a really good time. 1 like T.V. program? Terri Lynn: Anything after 10:30. I like Morton Downey and Letterman. stuff like that. Gumbo: What classification are you ' Terri Lynn: I ' m a Senior — God. it seems weird saying that! — in History Gumbo: What do you v ant to do Ba7uki Muhammad what job 1 have there. 1 just want to live in France. Maybe I ' ll start a business. Gumbo: What ' s the most impor- tant thing to you right now? Terri Lynn: The SGA. I want to leave this campus a better place than when 1 came here. Janet M. Barklage f- , . ►• ■  o, iff I , , E N I R S Garcia De Paredes. Diana Panama Gales. Burhman Q Livingston Gcndron. David M. La Place Gibson, Mary M Plaquemine GiU. Don M. Tangipahoa Gilmore. George F Chalmette Gladish. Gregory W Shrevepiin Gi deaux. Angela V tunice Graff. Paul New Orleans Grammer, Jane Ivey Baton Rouge Granes. Edward J. Covington Green, Tanya A Houma Gregoire. Shem L Baton Rouge Guanno. Stephen Lake Charles Gueniot. Enc J. Houma Guice, Cathenne L. New Orleans Guidry. Gayla R College Stall Guidry. Kyi. TX moslimpor- :[!liiow ' ! wanlto WPtWt Guilbeau. Matt Breaux Bridge Guillot. Randv Hessmer Gumpert. Melain M New Orleans Gurkon. Sibel Habel. Orlando Belize Halim. Khainl A Fitzgerald. Richard S Pearl River Flefil. Vivian Honduras Heniken, Dawn M, Houma Folse. Joel D Chackbay Fontanille, Darline A St Bernard Fonienot, John K Vitle Plane Ford. Mike A U Place Foster, Roy V. Jr. Shreveport Foster. Troy S. Shrevepon Fowler. Donald B Jr Fuhon. Deidre A Baton Rouge (ijlidno. MarkT. E N I R S Harding. Lowell T- Mecairie Harper. Lisa G Ringgold Hams. James W H New Orleans Han. William J North Haven. CT Habun. Jose M Honduras Haskms. Rebecca S Haiaway. Klark Dry Prong Hebert. Randall J Atexandna Heberl. Scoit M While Caslle Heck. James A Hcllbach. Harold New Orleans Higginbotham. Palncia A Walker Hinkel. Lauren A New Orleans Hirsch. Jon D Donaldson ville Higgins. Deborah L Baton Rouge Holers. Bnan Quilman Holmes. Audrey L Hammond Holmes. Sandra L Hammond Holz. Kathleen M Shdell Hsu. Juhe Baton Rouge Hudelot. Loretia Metaine Hudson. Holly A Jefferson Hughes. Leroy New Orleans Hulse. John G. Baton Rouge Hurd. Bnan C, Edmond. OK Husami. Syukn Indonesia Hutson. Henry Dan Balon Rouge Hulson. Mary A Baton Rouge Hutlon. Knsti M Alexandna Hymel. Larry P Jr Indovma. Ronni R New Orleans Jarvis. MarcelJa L Baton Rouge Jessie, Fitzgerald G Ocean Springs. MS Jobe. Bnan C Eunice Johns. Quenlin D Johnson. Arleen K Belle Chase Johnson. Martia Lake Charles Johnson, Rusty Mansfield Jones. Carolyne I Baton Rouge Jones. Chal L Bogalusa Jones. Daniel L Brusly Jones. Gisele A. New Orleans Jones. Mark L Femday Juan. Guillermo Colombia Kamo, Rebecca J. Metairie Kcams. Jeffrey S baton Rouge Keller. Joell M Morgan City Keller. Troy R Metaine 1 v ' . .«  ■ 1 80 Seniors SENIORS 181 E N I R S Landry. Jill A New Orleans Langtois. Kyle Baton Rouge La Rochelle. Barbara Lafayette Lavergne. Blame E Church Point Le Blanc. Braville J Ponch, U Blanc, Jul, Port Allen fJ SP Bjlun Rnu L- Pem LJngle. Robert L. Pascagtmla. MS Lu. Weihm Manin. Carlos D. Colombia Marlin. David J. Meiaine Martin. Tem L. New Roads Martinez. Zoila A. MatthewN. Vanessa C Bogalusa Maughn. Lenny New YorkCiiy, NY Mayeaux, Sheila K Evergreen Mayeaux, David A Alexandna McCarthy. Renee L New Orleans McEXiwell. Charles F Baton Rouge McDufly. Chandra C Coushatta McGee. Came M Baton Rouge Mclnnjs. Siephen A New Orleans McKee. Derek E Gonzales McPhaul, John D Monroe Majaafar. Ntxirlezah Mercadel. Karia New Orleans Meredith. Traci L Baton Rouge Metrailer. Amy L Balon Rouge Meyer. Barbara D Shdell Meyer. Glennice Hahnville Miller. Theresa A Millel Amanda M Baton Rouge Mills Chnstine L Baton Rouge Mitchell, Dennis h Baton R. uge Mohamad, Ibrahim Mala sta Molir . Lois F Molina. Rosa E Puerto Rico Montalbano. Steven F Mora. Jose R Destrehan Moreau. Tern L Baton Rouge Moreira. Roberto A El Salvador Morise. Michelle M Metairie SENIORS 183 1 84 Seniors Pfisler. Stephen P. Destrahan Pham. Randy H Avondale Phan. Huan O. New Orleans Phang. Mon H, Malaysia Phillips, Craif S, La Place Phillips. Kelly Lalavelle Phillips. SherT L U Place Poienci.l. Kcllv P . Rale Houi Poin Gonzales Polydorou. Marin Cyprus Ptintif. Sher l L. Alexandna Pope. David M Balon Rouge Pousson. Monica E Westlake Pradier. Rebecca K Denham Spnngs Preslnoge. Richie Baton Rouge Prospene. Jeftrey M Thibodaux Pua. Tee L Malaysia Purbaugh. Kristen Houma Quant. Claudio Baton Rouge Rachel. Nickey J Mansura Radovich. Kim A Rasberry. Lisa L Denham Spnngs Reber. Jimmy E. Bush Reed. Donald R. Alexandna Reed. Lisa Canada Reid. Joseph D Slidell Reis. John C Bethel. CT Richard. Elizabeth A Opelousas Richard. Pamela J Pon Bane Riedel Marcia K. Latavetle Rivera Manana C. Puerto Rico Robert RIsa A. Robin James E. Ellon Robinson. Kimberlj Marksville Seniors 185 E N I R S ro«(.-3he Rodn uci. David L. New Orleans. LA RtKln ue . Bloisa A Tegucigalpa. Honduras Roger.. Jaime L Jeancreiic, LA Romero. Susan Carol New Ibcna. LA Rosamond. Tisa M . LA Rool. Laum Grace Rwnii. Amber Lynettc Pearl River. LA Ro . Darren Michael Arabi. LA Roy. Mehisa Lynne New Orleans. LA Ruffin. Tania K. Baton Rouge. LA Ruii. Mana V Sa . Angela Zjthary. LA Salbador. David Clark Mexico Saniulli. Teresa Lyi Elmira. NY Savannah. Pnscilla Scardina, Philli Baion Rouge LA Schexnaildre- Jil) An Lafayeitc. LA Schulingkamp. Mark MeUirc. LA Schumann. Chnsia N Guatemala. Guaiemal Scott. ElI abeIh Ann Slidcll. LA Seba lian. Tadnck Baton Rouge. LA Segrave. Roben Paul New Orleans. LA Seilhan. Keith A Crowley. LA Setlhan. Kevin P Seller.. David D Sulphur. LA. Shayncyfcll. Terrcni Metairc. LA Shaycgi. Sara Baton Rouge LA Shcllon. Clacdc Henry )l Pensacola. FLA Shcpard, Devonne Tercv; Shepherd. Paul Dennis Guatemala m ilieNe« atef im; JlOlif 1 86 Seniors A D A Y 1 N I- •: k k |M kkkh Mis =■ ' — i lsii: ? kii - ' ' 1 11 li ° ' I ;rs. s.£ ;■ ij;;i «,S;U j, M ii iiitm inii st Msi:- - T H E L 1 F Kym Carter. Name sound familiar? She is a scniiir in Broadcast Journalism with all sorts of talents. She is currently the News Director at KLSU radio station. She also interns at the respond to such a question as. ■ ' YOU work at KLSU. ' Kym: I guess 1 just answer that the news and the music thing is not really one right now. Our news staff is fairly separate. We Ba2uki Muhammad Channel 2 television station. Be- sides journalism. Kym is an Ail- American track athlete on the LSU track team. She holds the high jump records for both in- doors and outdoors. When Kym was just 16 years old, she com- peted in the 1980 Olympics. I spoke with Kym in the KLSU newsroom to find out a little more about her. Gumbo: Kym, KLSU has be- come known to many students as the alternative group — a group of people a bit more eccentric. So it seems in- teresting that you would be in- volved with KLSU. How do you do some activities together and things like that and hopefully we ' ll do more things like that in the future. But the news staff is pretty separate from the DJ s and the rest of what goes on at LSU, which is not to say that I disagree. I think basically that they ' re trying to get more news oriented and working that into the music. So I think this year especially we ' re getting to be more of a one kind of group as opposed to being, Ya know if you listen to KLSU, you listen to weird music. Progressive-type music is just an area I think. News is just an area. In any business, I don ' t think you ' re gonna find everyone is the same. Gumbo: Kym, bemg that you ' re an athlete and in excellent shape, do you find any disadvantages in being the muscular 6 ' 2 athlete? Do you find that you intimidate people? Kym: (Smiling with faint laugh- ter) L. don ' t know. I try not to. I guess in a lot of ways I don ' t notice that I ' m doing that. I mean when someone says. Well. YOU tell em, Kym, because they ' re gonna be afraid of you — I don ' t even think of that because I think of myself most of the time as a mild-mannered per- son... until you try to cross me (big smile and laughter). For some reason I do; 1 think people are in awe of height, especially in a woman and I try to use it as an attribute. I like being tall. Gumbo: On the same topic, do you find that you are stereo-typed because you ' re an athlete ' . ' Do you get that dumb jock treat- ment ' ' Kym: Ummmm...not so much now, I don ' t think. I don ' t think a lot of people really knew that 1 Kym Carter did compete on the tr.ick team here. 1 think one thing that people feel when they talk to athletes anyway is that that ' s basically all that we do. And a lot of times it really is. That ' s why I ' m trying to cram in a lot of things in my last semester because in previous semesters I didn ' t have time for internships, and I didn ' t have time to even have a part-time job because I was training all of the time. So right now,in some ways. 1 think being on athletics puts you at a disadvantage be- cause it doesn ' t allow you to get your feet wet that early, but at the same time I don ' t think a lot of people around here know I run track. So I don ' t think it ' s been that much of a disadvantage. Gumbo: What is it you like best about your years here at LSU? Kym: Besides the year compet- ing when I got first here — that was a really good year. It was my last year of collegiate athletics and I was on a championship team. We won indoor and out- door SEC. indoor and outdoor Nationals, and the highest place I got was third place indoors. But this year has been really good — from a different aspect. I ' ve got- ten to do a lot of things that we just talk about in class. I ' ve talked with the Governor, going on stories and trying to keep peo- ple abreast of what ' s going on. So this semester has been a good one too. Gumbo: What are your plans when you graduate. Kym? Kym: Ummmm...for right now I ' m planning on mo ving to Eugene. Oregon. Gumbo: Why Eugene, Oregon? Kym: Because there are a couple of coaches there I ' d like to train with and continue on and try to make some kind of mark within the next four years. I ' m not finished with athletics. The aspirations in athletics aren ' t dead yet. I just put them on hold. Or. ..(grinning). ..if I ' m able to find a job that ' s gonna pay me $45,000 a year — I might stay around or go to some different area of the country. (We ' re both laughing now.) Paula Dale ' W U-lUc-gL PM f f ' -zm ■ ■ ' ■;■■; E N I R S 5iM- ViiL Simon. Michelle M Franklin Simon, Ron New Ibena Simon. Troy A Simoneaux, David E Rayne Simoneaux. Steve Baton Rouge Simons. Edward J Simpson, Henry C Shreveport Small. Jefferv S New 0 1ean Smailus. Thomas O West Germany Smith, Carolyn H Baton Rougt Smith. Kimlin Tnnidad. W! Smith, Kirby W Sulphur Smith. Lon Birmingham. AL Soileau. Slewan R Ville Platte Sohnigen, Bettina M Baton Rouge Sonnier. Dwaync D Spikes. Glenda S New Orleans Stamper. ManI E Baton Rouge Starks. Annette Baton Rouge Stefan. Miryam G Honduras Stephens. Florestint Baton Rouge Stewjrt, Bnan R Panama Cn . FL Stewart. Norma K Baton Rouge Stone. John B IV Virginia Beach, ' A Stout. John E Jr Pumpkin Center St Pierre. Jacqueiir Nederland. TX Stuan, Kathleen L New Orleans Sunscn. Michael J Baton Rouge Sutton. Neal R U Place Swiuer, Heidi M Meiainc I v I 1 88 Seniors Tai. Tsi L Singapore Tan. Ban S Singapore Tan. Ban T Singapore Tan, Cindy L Baton Rouge Tauzier. Tammy M. Tavlor. Curtis G Naidlbany Taylor. Delia A Livingston Taylor. Donna M Th ' ibodaux Tee. Tong L Malaysia Terrell. Monica S Slidell Thev. . Tho Metaine Thorn. Tiffany N Lake Providence Thomason. Randall L Baton Rouge Thompson. Chnstopher C New Orleans Thompson. Gregory L Kenner Tillerv. Lenard Jr New Orleans Toffe. Isabel S Honduras Tolivar, Slehen L Baton Rouge Tononch. Charles A Donaldsonville Trahan. Matthew Kaplan Trahan, Waiter S Rayne Trahani. Mane A New Ibena Trammell. Jeffery S- Greenwell Spnngs Tran. Thai V Thibodaux Tran, Thanh N Tnbaldos, Mananella Panama Tucker. Cathenne L Greensbiiro. NC Tullis. David P, New Orleans TweedeL Don R Baton Rouge amado. Merwyn L. Baton Rouge Vamado. Paula J, Denham Spnngs Vega. B Clark ill Donaldsonville Vegh. Joy R Baton Rouge Viator. Van P Thibodaux Vick. Bnan D Berwick Vides. Jose E El Salvador Seniors 189 A D A Y 1 N i;li:ii - h i H ' iii; li i i ' i ;• i° i; s l : ss r ' . . .0 ■ ! ! ! — .. ■ 1 ' = ....! ' .. ' 0 - l ! . . , ., t .,.,., . • .;.= .■..■ THE L 1 F E We have a leader in our midst here at LSU. Her political skills have brought her to work in local as well as national campaigns. Kellie Taylor is a junior majoring in none other than political scien- ce and as I spoke with her in her apartment, I have to admit, the enthusiasm she feels for the poli- tical world led me to see it in a very different light. Gumbo: How long and what have you been involved in, politi- cally? Kellie: I ' ve been in Louisiana Young Democrats since I was fif- teen years old. I took over the position of parlimentarian of Young Democrats in 1986, at which time I tried unsuccessfully to organize a Young Democrats chapter in my high school — but students just don ' t feel like they have much say since they ' re not old enough to vote. Young Democrats encompasses anyone between the ages of 15 and 35 registered Democrat or planning to register Democrat, who would like to work within the party to help the party. In 1987, I was appointed as vice-president of Louisiana Young Democrats. At the same time I was serving as something at LSU — vice- president or secretary or some office that they elected me to — I remember they elected me — I was 17. My freshman year at LSU, I was elected to an office. In December of ' 87, 1 left LSU for a semester to go work the Presidential campaign in Scott County, Iowa, where I found high school students who were willing to do it. So I organized a Scott County Young Democrats. When I returned to Louisiana, I went to UNO. UNO didn ' t have a Young Democrats Club, so I started a Young Democrats Club at UNO and 1 served as president for one semester and then appointed my successor. I came back up here and I ' m currently serving as vice-president of minority affairs for Louisiana Young Democrats. I ' m no longer serving on LSU ' s Young Demo- crats as an officer, but I am still a member. Gumbo: What got you interested in politics? Kellie: Well, I ' ve always been in politics because my mother is a lobbyist for the AFL-CIO. I grew up on the house floor. All the state representatives and a few of the senators call me their niece. I just grew up there, and when you grow up there, you don ' t just see Kellie Taylor the speeches on TV, like most people do — you see the behind the scenes action — and that ' s where it gets fun. Edwin Ed- wards is fun. You know the man long enough, you realize politics is a game. And, it ' s a game everyone should be a part of — it ' s fun. So that ' s what I think really encouraged me: spending so much time on the house floor. Gumbo: Have you ever encoun- tered any problems with you being a woman and being so poli- tically involved? Kellie: Yeah. When I went to Iowa. They had a lot of problems when I first got to Scott County. Scott County has two blacks in the entire county. And I went into Scott County as a field organizer, one of three. When I arrived, the first problem they had with me was that I was black. The second problem they had with me was that I was female — and black — and coming to take over their county. Then they realized I was 18 years-old . . . and they had a real problem with that. I was run- ning the entire county phone bank, and I was offered the posi- tion to run the state phone bank. Luckily my supervisor wouldn ' t allow it. He hired me for my abil- ity, not for my race or my sex, and he politely sat down with the main members of the politcal scene in that county and told them that. Once you make friends on the council, you ' ve got the rest of the county in the palm of your hand. So I had no further problems. Gumbo: What is it about politics that attracts you? Kellie: Well, I like it for different reasons than most people. Most people , if you ask them why they like politics, they ' ll tell you, Oh, it ' s a part of our lives and we must participate in it to have a say in the country. Well, that ' s fine and good and that ' s really a nice sentiment, but my thing is that about 80% of this country does not know what ' s going on. They are mainly dependent on media and the politicians to let them know. I figure it ' s my part, my duty, to elect somebody who does know. Now the election process is the part I like — the actual going door to door and saying, Look, this is what this man is about. I think he ' d repre- sent you well and I think you should elect him. Besides that, (I like) the game. The game is the set-up, the image, the facade. I love it. I love going into a town that has never even heard of the candidate, and leaving it with half the town voting for him. It ' s an intricate game, but it ' s a game. Gumbo: What are you planning to do after graduation? Kellie: I want to go to grad school and I ' m hoping to go to a grad school in Florida which has a program specifically in cam- paign management. It ' s hard to find a program like that — it ' s not a widely spread field. Normally political science students study American politics and interna- tional politics. You don ' t study just campaign management. Campaign management is the game — you ' re supposed to learn the theory of it and end there. Gumbo: Do you think you ' ll al- ways be working in campaigns for other people or do you think you ' ll ever run for an office? Kellie: I will never run for public office ... at least I don ' t forsee it. Mainly because I personally feel it ' s much better to be the king- maker than the king. No one de- lves into your private life; no one wants to investigate your second cousin ' s brother-in-law ' s son. We are called private citizens be- cause we ' re supposed to be pri- vate citizens. The media totally exploits political candidates and their families and I don ' t like it. Gumbo: What part do college students play? What can we do? Kellie: A lot can be done ... not much is being done. Not for lack of effort, but for lack of interest. If the students would just wake up and realize that age does not matter if you think you have something vital at stake here in politics — this is your life. The main purpose of Young Demo- crats is to jxjint out that you do actually have something to say. This is your life people are play- ing with. My mom used to say if you don ' t have fun with your life, someone else will, and it ' s true. If students don ' t get off their butts and vote for candidates and policies that will benefit them, then the next generation is lost. Gumbo: Is there anything you ' d like to add? Kellie: People think, Oh my god, this is what politics is about. All these criminals and crooks and boring speeches. No. That ' s not what it ' s about. If you want to go into a field that you ' ll get paid to have fun for the rest of your life, politics is it! If you take politics too seriously, it can be dangerous; if you don ' t take it serious enough, it can be deadly. Jacqueline R. Lord fW ! 1il- T :  ,j jiN;a E N I R S Vuiet. Donnj V, Galliano Wainwnghl. Cameron T Rammond Walker, Alan K Pineville Walker, Michelle Baton Rouge Wallate, Maureen L Pineville Wallon, Sleven C Denham Spnngs Ward, Michele E Houma Warr, Ronald R Jr River Ridge Wauen, Keith R Metaine Walts, Melanie D. Baton Rouge Weber, Laune A La Place West, Becky J Chalmette White. Devone L Lafayene Whitlow, Stephen t Baton Rouge Wibisono, Imam S Indonesia Wilems, William V Piano, TX Williamo, Paula J Port Allen Williams, Rhonda S Tnon, GA Williams, Sandra J New Orleans Wmkeler, Chnsta H New Orleans Winkeler. Laura A. New Orleans Wolfe. Russell H, Stamford, CT Wong, Nyap L Malaysia Young. Brian T Forest Hill Zakana, Zanira N. Malaysia Zatarain, Ann L New Orleans Seniors 191 RADUATES Abuodeh, Akjam Y. Baghdad. Iraq Achee. Vivian Napoleonville. LA Axhord. Belinda Kaye Si Amani. LA AgarwaL Sharal Haryana. India Ahmed, Nafiz Baton Rouge. LA Ananlhaprasad. S Bangalore, India Andalib. Saied W. Arenas. Rene Ventura Philippines Aurora. Ravmder Singh Chandigarh. India Balasubramanian. Pazhampalak India Barada. Hassan R. Lebanon Baskar. Sampathkumar Baton Rouge, LA Bilisoly, Phihp L. Ba ton Rouge. LA Bone, Michel Emile ST Forkunat sur Eyneux. F Bourge. Fabnce Rene Boyce. William Curtis Amanllo. TX Boyle, Margaret Elizabeth Dallas, TX Brassart. Francois Champs, France Breilhaupt. James Jonesville. LA Canlin. Barry W Melaine. LA Chainani. Sanil Ram Madras. India Chakrapani. Snram Bangalore. India Chalasani. Venkal Baton Rouge. LA Choudhury. Sailen Christian, Jorge F Mayaguez. Puerto Rico Cofskey. John G Bossier City. LA Cohen. Ellen New Orleans. LA Crow. Jeffrey Alan Blanchard.LA Dandapani. Mahesh Baton Rouge. LA Das, Subrala Calcutta. India Davis. Felton L Baton Rouge. LA DeJean. William Opelousas, LA Desiefano — Beltran. Luis J Lima. Peru Develle. Glenn A Metaine. LA Dobbins. Matthew Scon Baton Rouge. LA Duggar, David Baton Rouge. LA Echle. Rainer West Germany El — Zoobi. Majd Ahmed Evans. Connie Sue Baton Rouge. LA Farrag. Khalid A Cairo. Egypt Foo. Kok — Soon Ganapathi. Krishnaraj Bombay. India Gravois, Tnsha Babin Weslwcgo. LA Green. Ronald Eugene Lake Charles. LA Hale. Jeff Allen Canbou, Maine Hamed. Jihad Han, Dongmez Hangzhou. P. R of Chir Hart. Garland R Greina. LA iP WJI ■i I 192 Graduate Students Hartjn,!, Rull urh.lIJ K Ind.incM.i Hepdc KaJh.iknshn.i Iniiu Hcnf. 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LA Graduate Students 195 % --- ' Sr ' r ' S Simpers Home After Third Straiglit Loss In a game that seemed to be staged entirely as an aerial duel between native Louisianian pigs- kin-flingers Tommy Hodson and A M quarterback Bucky Richardson, the LSU Tigers effectively numbed the formid- able Aggie offense with a 27-0 victory on September 3. The contest itself, however, did not exactly prove to be the stunning exhibit of quarterback- ing skills that it was billed as. In fact, LSU ' s first score was on a returned interception from second string A M quarterback Lance Pavlas, who replaced for- mer Broadmoor star Richardson eariy in the game after a few dis- mal drives. LSU ' s own hurtling hero. Tommy Hodson, also had a less-than-inspiring evening with a meager 1 12 yards in passing. Nevertheless, LSU overcame whatever offensive problems may have presented themselves by effectively utilizing its de- fense against the much-vaunted blitz-brothers of A M. The Tiger s defensive squad quelled all hopes of an A M victory by holding the Aggie offense to only 230 yards and by scoring three monstrous sacks for 16 yards. LSU continued its total shelv- ing of Texas A M with back-up quarterback Mickey Guidry con- necting with tailback Eddie Ful- ler for an early 14-point lead. LSU then completed a rainy day ' s work by engineering a 98- yard touchdown drive (described by coach Mike Archer as a thing of beauty ) to put the 21- point victory in the proverbial bag, giving LSU fans something to definitely scream about on one particularly unhospitable Baton ii Rouge evening. The A M game marked the first LSU shut-out since the 47-0 di.ssection of Ole Miss in 1986. The September 3 game was also the earliest date an LSU football team has ever began a season. It was so early, in fact, that student L.S.U. defender Marc Roulte collars A M ' s Chn.s Osgood. tickets for the A M game had to be sold separately through the athletic office, instead of the usual yellow-form route taken during registration week. J. Steve Zaffuto 198 LSU VS. Texas A M Running back Slip Watkins goes tor short L.S.U. defender Ron Sancho celebrates yardage late in the second quarter. after an interception and return for goal. Sancho was named S.E.C. Player of the Week. LSU VS. TEXAS A M 199 Tigers Break Tennessee, Ten Game Jinx II w.is a dreary day as Ihe L.S.U. i igcrs entered Ihe Ten- nessee N ' olunleers ' territory at Neylan-I Stadium to try and end the jinx lliat has plagued them for nearly ;i century. Keeping with their pi evious performance of the season. L.S.U. shut down Ten nessec ' s defense with an im- pressive 34-9 score. L.S.U. faced it ' s worst record of I5-2-.3 against a conference opponent going into the match, but by games ' end the Tigers were left with a 2-0 overall and a 1-0 in SEC competition. Despite quarterback Tommy Hodson ' s worst performance ( as a Tiger ) against Texas A M m the season ' s opener, he proved that against the Volunteers it was LSU running back Slip Watkins is hit out of bounds riglit at the goal line by a Ten- nessee defender. The Tigers scored on the drive. LSU defender Ron Sancho tries to drag down Tennessee running back Reggie Cobb. no contest. Twieve consecutive passes loimd their inark and he finished the game 21 of 31 for 246 yards with three touch- downs. By hall time, one first down and a possession time of under seven minutes left the Volunteers down 17-0. Volunteers senior quarterback Jeff Francis, consi- dered the great passer of the week, rarely found an open re- ceiver, and when he did, hit only 4 of 1 2 for a depressing 7 1 yards. The Tiger defense icept the Volunteers offense on the run for much of the game, and were re- warded by being named SEC de- fensive player of the week. Play- ike senior Eric Hill, L.S.U. ' s outside linebacker, and junior defensive end Karl Dun- bar, were particular noteworthys in the Tiger defense. By breaking a ten game jinx the Tigers may well prove to have the stars on their side this season. Janet M. Barklage (special thanks to Drew Story. USU vs. University of Tennessee 201 .. -I  . LSU linebacker Verge Ausberry clings desperately to star Florida running back Emmitt Smith. Smith eluded and dragged LSU defenders to lead the game in rushing, enabling Florida to dominate time of possession and upset LSU, 19-6. LSU running back Slip W uikiiis avoid,s a lunging Louis Oliver of Florida lor a short gain deep in Florida territory. Oliver nar- rowly missed being penalized lor grab- bing Watkins face mask r igers open After a pair of convincing sea- son opening victories over Texas A M and Tennessee. LSU seemed to have bettered it ' s skep- tics and vaulted into the top ten. Now after a pair of demoralizing losses to Ohio State and Florida the Tigers once again are wondering how good they really are, Saturday at Florida Field, the 1 7th ranked Gators dominated the 14th ranked Tigers, 19-6, en- ding several positive LSU streaks ■ ' f- ' i I •Cfc« I Take Fall On and putting the Tigers in a nearly desperate situation going into the Auburn game. Because of the loss, the Tigers dropped out of this week ' s Associated Press Top 20 poll, re- cieving only enough votes for 22nd place. Florida now 5-0 for the first time since 1969 and 3-0 in the Southeastern Conference, improved to 14th. I don ' t like to make ex- cuses, LSU Coach Mike Archer said after the game, We ' ve Gator Turf played four good football teams. A M and Tennessee are physic- al, Ohio State is physical, and Florida is very physical. Nonetheless, several LSU players say that they are anxious to play at home again, despite the fact that Auburn awaits them. I just feel like we ' re all ready to go back home and play in our atmos- phere and on grass, Tiger flank- er Tony Moss said. Just get down to playing Tiger football. Inside linebacker Verge Au- sberry, who stifled one Florida drive with a leaping interception of a Kyle Morris pass in the end zone, said that three straight games on artificial turf have taken their toll on the Tigers legs. We aren ' t used to this, Au- sberry said, My legs are dead and a lot of other guys ' legs are dead. Ausberry added that he isn ' t used to losing either, Since I ' ve t)een here we ' d never lost on the road. It ' s real hard and it really hurts. We have to watch the film (of the Florida game) and forget about it and get ready to play Au- burn. It ' s real depressing. Scott Rabalais LSU VS. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 203 I . --v K A LSU wide receiver Alvin Lee holds his ground against an Auburn defender. w ' ' ' A i - : .-J ! i- S JVa ?? ; ' V x J r ' iVr ' ' it f- .jsaJs ' lf, f f !S?! J |..L|-l RUBORM ftTRH WkMN I I ' kMt.. Ray in Mahmood Otoqc PULLER GETS L S U ■ 6 KE TD 5 (WRH s Razin Mahmood I 204 1-SU VS. Auburn University LSU Surprises Auburn, Conventional Wisdom with 7-6 Win After two depressing losses and two victories it was anyone ' s guess as to how much of a chance the Tigers of LSU stood against the Tigers of Auburn. Predicted to lose by one point to the 4th ranked but as yet. untested Au- burn team, the Bayou Bengals proved that predictions aren ' t al- ways what they seem. Or perhaps we thought we were favored to win by one point. Whatever the case the LSU Tigers pulled off- what could only be described as a miracle. Tommy Hodson looks on as one of his passes is deflected by No. 96 Benji Ro- land of Auburn. Hodson later connected for a touchdown late in the 4th quarter toftaS 1 Drew Sory n««nsDO«T WORRY - BE HfiPPY !!! ™«oo LSU 7 ,rnr RUBURH QT •UU r BALL ON LSU ' s Marc Hannon pulls down Auburn running back No 10 James Joseph, using Joseph ' s face mask for added leverage By halftime things weren ' t looking too bright for either team, Auburn ' s defense restrain- ing the Tigers throughout, tag- ging them for 28 yards rushing in 27 attempts and allowing them to cross midtield just twice. The situation was dishearten- ing. Then with 6;07 left on the clock, quarterback Tommy Hod- son drove the team to Auburn ' s 21 yard-line before facing a fourth and nme situation. Tight end Willie Williams secured a first down as the tension built. Hodson executed three straight miscues then finally found Fuller ten yards from the goal line for the play of the year. The touch- down caused the crowd to be- come so excited that the commo- tion registered on the Seismo- graph in the geology building. It ' s the most emotional game I ' ve ever played, said Hodson. Once again Hodson hit on less than half of his passes for 167 yards. Coach Mike Archer lavished praise on the defensive half of the Tiger team. Defensively I don ' t know if we can play any better against a team like Auburn . ' The Tigers ended two of Auburn ' s in- terceptions and held them to two Win Lyle field goals and almost 200 yards below their game aver- age in offense. We put every- thing we had into this game. offensive lineman Jim Hubicz said. The battle of the Tigers drew representatives from several ma- jor bowls. Representatives fr om the Gator, Peach, Sun. Fiesta. Freedom. Florida-Citrus. All- American. and Sugar Bowls looked on as the LSU Tigers beat Auburn 7-6. For many of the rep- resentatives this was their first weekend outing. Bowl agents were looking not only at the teams ' pert ' ormances but also at their excitement ievel and the fans ' reaction. Seismograph re- cords show no problem there in Tiger Stadium! Janet M. Barklaae LSU VS. Auburn University 20S fen Willi 206 LSU VS. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCK ' ' sports Editor . fc,v Greg lacKs ■ SVJ v.eaK ' „, v offense. ..nd the aeic— ; ■■ rifSi prep n- ' n. - nient. he had been a ou ,niercepu n both speoal l Aggres r as Jackson caUed said ,-„,„cUxv thdefens ' T ENTUCKY HELD AT BAY B V STRONG DEFENSE I Linebacker Rudy Harmon leaps inlo the fray at the Kentucky game. LSU defensive end Marc Boutte drags down Wildcat Ivy Joe Hunter. Greg Jackson picked off two second-half passes (his fourth and fifth so far this year) from Kentucky quarterback Glenn Fohrin LSU ' s 15-12 come-from- behind win over the Wildcats. His interceptions were the high- lights of a night punctuated by big defensive stands and dotted by great plays by the Tiger spe- cial teams. We were in a zone and I read the receiver (John Bol- den). The quarterback had been pointing to him all night. When 1 saw the receiver coming, I knew I had him. Jackson said. But the same man that wowed the crowd with his two take- aways was the one who allowed a third-quarter 7-6 Tiger lead to vanish away only eight seconds after the Bayou Bengals finally got on the scoreboard. Jackson dove for yet another Fohr in- terception, but missed, allowing him to connect with Bolden for a 70-yard TD-strike. This sideline catch gave the Kentucky quarter- back only his third TD-pass on the year, and the first touchdown scored against LSU ' s defense since the Ohio State fourth- quarter collapse several games before. Overaggressive. I played overly aggressive on that play, Jackson said after it was sus- gested that perhaps he had been a bit too greedy for the intercep- tion. Aggression by both special teams and the defense, as Jack- son called it, carried a slumping Tiger offense that has self- destructed more than once since a 33-point effort against the Buck- eyes. Thus far, the Tigers had lost to Florida. 19-6, and edged fourth- ranked Auburn, 7-6, without a ground game and only an adequ- ate passing attack. Against Ken- tucky, the Tiger offense showed some vital signs (270 yards), but two first-half Tommy Hodson in- terceptions and a Victor Jones fumble led to two Ken Willis field goals. LSU was down 6-0 going into the half, just as it had against Auburn in the previous game. We had some success run- ning the ball, Coach Archer said. Penalties ( 10 for 86 yards total) killed us more than any other time. Deadball fouls, stu- pid things — we kept shooting ourselves in the foot. He con- tinued. Our first drive was a great indicator. We got three first downs, marched 30 yards and get a holding penalty that put us in the hole. Now we ' re second-and- long, third-and-long — 15 or 16 yards. Then we ' d get the in- terception or fumble or whatever. That ' s what killed us more than anything. We were a little cocky, fullback Darrell Williams said. Kentucky — we thought we could run over them — but they came out and played a good game. Hey those Cats can hit and we sure helped them out w ith our mistakes. The Tigers ' 15 points hardly hinged on the offense. The initial score came only after linebacker Ron Sancho blocked a Jeff Nel- son punt at the Kentucky 10 which led to an Eddie Fuller touchdown run. Another botched punt snap gave the Tigers the ball at their opponent ' s 13 and a second touchdown. A mad rush by the special teams finally sent Nelson running through his own endzone for a safety for the final two. Archer called the performance hardly midseason form, but praised an LSU defense that bot- tled up a versatile Wildcat attack. The defense has kept us in the ballgame for three games now. and hats off to them. I think we really need to score some points to take the pressure off them. Hodson admitted. Jeff Jenkins L.SU vs. University of Kentucky 207 Happy Homecoming Tigers Squelch Ole Miss Rebellion Thus far in the season, the LSU offense and the endzone hadn ' t been on the best of terms. LSU had only punched the ball through the ends twice in the two previous games. The Tigers had amassed only 28 points m a three- week span, five fewer than they earned in a loss to Ohio State. Quarterback Tom Hodson in- evitably was a man on the spot, only able to ignite a struggling offense when he had come-from- behind tussles with Auburn and Kentucky. Hodson threw for only 32 yards in a loss to Florida and had not reached 200 yards in more than a month. The once-hopeful Heisman candidate found him- self the target of boos from impa- tient Tiger fans, waiting for that one explosion. All that changed Homecoming night, when the 13th-ranked Ti- gers solved a few mysteries of their own. dismantling Ole Miss 31-20 in front of a crowd of 79,1 14. The win moved Hodson and company into a four-way tie at the top of the SEC. LSU. Ala- bama, Auburn, and Georgia all shared 4-1 conference records. We made a few adjustments and I think we were able to get some big plays, Hodson said. On all the drives we scored on, we were able to get a chunk of yardage — a 25-yarder or a 30- yarder. We hadn t been doing that the last few games. LSU s chunks were long and many. A 47-yarder to flanker Tony Moss was only one of the Tigers big gainers. A second- quarter touchdown pass to Eddie Fuller for 39 yards and two touchdown passes to Moss buried the Rebels. Hodson s 249 yards passing (II for 20) was his best since throwing for 299 against the Jay EglotT pounds out the tough yardage, tending off Mississippi ' s Kelvin Pntchett. Ills aeiial fijer run- d-ive InN ft Buckeyes. Yet Hudson said that his aerial was upstaged by the Tiger run. l don ' t judge my game on stats. I have to do what enables us to win. Against Au- burn. I had to be there on the last drive. In Kentuck 1 had tti throw a t ' ourth-quarler pass. The run helped today. ' It always helps to have a run- ning sianie. 1 think an team that is sucesstui with the run leaves defenses off balance. Hodson ' said. They don t know what to , call when you ' re in second-and-y. three. Putting that pressure on the 9 defense is when we ' re suc- ' cessful. ' Eddie Fuller can take some of [■ the credit for LSU offense ' s tur- %. (, naround. running for 114 yards ' on 21 carries. We knew we had to get the run going. Fuller said. • ■ Sometimes we tried too hard and couldn ' t get it done. ; Fullback Jay Egloff plopped ' ' ' ; pid penalties, and be a successful ■■ over the goal line from three ' offensive football team. Hod- yards out for his first touchdown ' ' -on added. We ' re getting be- ever as a Tiaer. tiind the chains. We can ' t do the ' But the penalty problems pla-4. ' things we like to do here in our gued the purple and gold. The, scheme of things in second-and- j; ' O ' i ' fifteen, third-and-ten. and third- Ole Miss quarterback Mark Young is ' and-twelve. We ' re not gonna be .sacked by LSU defenders Karl Dunbar successful in those situations, ' and Marc Boutle. i ■ . LSU riinmn. ' back Eddie Fuller ' IS drag«d ' : ' We ' re such an emotional dounb uieMissdeienderDarT lSmith.v team. Tiger offensive lineman Fuller gained over a hundred yards r rushing and receiving to lead the Tigers to ' ' a 31-:n victor . i. Tigers were flagged 14 times for 107 yards, more than double Ole Miss. It ' s frustrating. We can ' t have those types of mistakes, stu- Ruffin Rodrigue said. We get into our games. I think the per- sonal fouls and penalties were a little overdone, though. The calls were ridiculous. We had some dumb penalties that hurt us and the fumble (by I iiilerl hurt us. but overall I thought we played as good offen- sively as we had in a long time. Coach Mike Archer said. Defensively the Tigers didn ' t do too bad either. Karl Dunbar sacked Ole Miss quarterback Mark Young three times. In all, LSU defenders grabbed the Ole Miss quarterback for a loss five times and broke up four passes. We shut them down for the most part, LSU linebacker Eric Hill said. We gave up a few big plays that we have to correct, but other than that, they really couldn ' t drive the ball on us. Archer called the game atro- cious and said that he planned to insert playkicker David Browndyke on the kickoffs as well as his usual chores. Kicker John Genung knocked two kicks out of bounds. People don ' t realize how much position we lose when we ' re penalized 10 yards. That ' s something that concerns me and we ' ll have to work on that, Archer said. Ictf Jenkins USU vs. OLE Miss a09 Defensive back Dominique Artis sides- teps Miami players who seem to have problems with the Louisiana Rainy Season. 210 l_SU vs University of Miami 110|ljvt •« Rail) Hurricanes Take Tigers by Storm Thanks to a 44-3 trashing at the hands of Miami (Fla.), the Ti- gers ' postseason fate no longer lay in their game but in the out- come of the Alabama-Auburn game in Birmingham the follow- ing week. Should No. 17 Alabama defeat or tie seventh-ranked Auburn, LSU would win the Southeastern Conference Championship out- beaten Tulane the following week, the Sugar Bowl would take LSU. After that fateful Saturday night however, the decision pro- cess for the Sugar Bowl selection committee was very clear-cut. Because of LSU ' s bowl possi- bilities and its SEC title. Tigers ' Coach Mike Archer said that few would have thought that LSU would accomplish what it has this season despite the Miami de- was in their possession. LSU got inside the Miami 30-yardline five times and came away with only three points: a 27-yard second- quarter field goal by David Browndyke. And LSU gained only 23 net yards rushing on 27 attempts. LSU ' s margin of defeat was its largest since a 48-7 loss at Tulane in 1981 and its worst at home since 1948 when the Tigers lost right, its second solo title in three years. The 16th-ranked Tigers would then earn the SEC ' s auto- matic bid to the USF G Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on January 2. If Auburn were to win howev- er, those Tigers would tie LSU for the SEC Championship, leav- ing it to the Sugar Bowl selection committee to decide which team would be paired against No. 5 Florida State. The unofficial word prior to the Miami game was that if LSU had beaten the ' Canes and then bade. I don ' t know how many peo- ple at the beginning of the season thought, looking at the schedule, we had a chance to be 8-3, Archer said. LSU of course had an oppor- tunity to have a record even better than that before their hopes of a second straight 10- win season were washed out by the torrential rein of the Hurricanes. But it was not merely Miami ' s skill that led LSU to their defeat: LSU seemed virtually unable to do anything with the ball once it to Tulane 46-0. All this, coupled with an inter- mittent downpour and the fact that the horror was televised nationally on cable by ESPN, led to a thoroughly embarrassing evening for the Tigers. We waited a long time to play a highly-ranked team, and we wanted to go out and show the rest of the nation that we could go out and play a highly-ranked team and beat them. It just didn ' t happen today, Browndyke said. For someone to come into Ti- ger Stadium and put 44 points on the board — it hurts, comerback Jimmy Young said. I don ' t think anything went right for us tonight. Nonetheless, Archer said, the Tigers can learn from this defeat much the way they learned from losing to Nebraska 30-15 in the 1987 Sugar Bowl. Our approach was, ' here we are playing the No. 3 team in the country and what may be the best team in the country. They do the things that it takes to win. Let ' s look at this film and learn from it, ' he said. Although many thought LSU would bum its game film. Archer said the team reviewed it in full and was able to pull a few posi- tives out of the wreckage. We had some good throws and catches. We got inside their 30 five times which was good. The bad is obvious; we got only three points, he said. But despite the Hurricanes ' attempt (and apparent success) to drown out LSU, the Tigers final- ly came back up for air and de- cided to keep their heads above water. Junior comerback Jimmy Young summed up the feeling of the team. We can ' t let this hap- pen, he said referring to the Miami loss and looking ahead to the upcoming Tulane game. We can not lose. We have to play our kind of football and win the game. Scott Rabalais LSU VS UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 21 1 Derrick Giron and Greg Jackson double- team a Tulane punt returner Wide Receiver Alvin Lee slips away from Tulane ' s Doug Adams. r j P j % MP- jsjapi. ' 5 !V Sr - ' - -- -Wf jk k g - ' Hm. i 1 jj mfk cv A K «1 1 iiii H ] B K 1 r Hedo [OBlB Site leoulc 13 lillll) l ' il«o4 fete! All phol05 by Bazuki Muhammad M Fi 212 USU VS. TULANE RIDING THE Tigers Capsize Tulane in Baton Rouge Play Folks can call Ralph Norwood ungrateful or brash. He doesn ' t care. When Tulane comes to town, the fifth year Ti- ger lineman is more than w illing to forget his ties. I hate Tulane. You go out there and you see that green and white — it makes you want to throw up, Norwood said. Despite the obvious bad blood, Norwood and his Tiger team- mates were able to keep their emotions in check long enough to dust their archrivals for the si, th straight time. 44-14. in front of a Tiger Stadium crowd of 75,497. No one was more pleased with the outcome than Norwood. ■ I grew up in New Orleans and I knew if the game was close, rd go down there and they ' d say, We kept the game close. We had the chance to stay close. You aren ' t as good as you think you are. We went out there, played hard and ran it up. I wish we could have scored 50. That was our goal. Norwood said. The 16-th ranked Tigers. 8-3 and co-champions of the SEC with Auburn, managed to stage a reverse of the previous week ' s crushing defeat to No. 2 Miami, matching the Hurricanes ' 44 points in the 44-3 defeat. It feels great. We talked ab- out beating Tulane by the same score that Miami beat us with. And we accomplished that, so everybody wa s pretty happy. Norwood added. A lot of peo- ple thought we would be mental- ly flat during the game because Miami whipped us bad. We put that behind us. The Tigers buried the wave in an avalanche of long passes and occasional bursts on the ground, nearly doubling the Greenies in total offense. LSU quarterbacks passed for over 300 yards. Tommy Hodson connected on all but six of 22 pass attempts for 220 yards. Mickey Guidry in his final Tiger Stadium appearance, averaged 27 yards on four completions to compliment his team ' s 174 rushing totals. i think some of our players relieved some of the frustrations of the year. said Coach Mike Archer, referring to the fact that his team averaged only 19 points through ten games. While the offense sought to avoid explosions, the Tiger de- fense created them. Safety Greg Jackson picked off a pass from the Greenies ' quarterback Terr- ence Jones and ran it back 71 yards for a score, only two mi- nutes after fullback Jay Egloff dove into the Tulane endzone to give LSU a 26- 1 2 lead. Jackson ' s magic run. on the heels of his 100-yard interception touchdown return against Mississippi State two weeks before that gave his team a share of the SEC title, broke open the game for the Ti- gers, giving them an unsur- mountable 34-14 advantage. I consider the better run to be the one at MSU. The circumst- ance and what was at stake (made it special). I ' ll always remember it, Jackson said. But to run two back — I can ' t complain. It ' s been my strongest year. Jackson ' s defensive team- mates didn ' t do too badly either. The Tigers held the Wave 150 yards below their 373 yard aver- age. They gave up only three first quarter yards and no first downs. And Jimmy Young grabbed his fourth interception of the year. Yet the dominance in the stat books is something in which Ti- gers on both sides of the ball can take pride. ■ There was a lot of fuel on the fire this time, senior outside linebacker Ron Sancho said. It wasn ' t just a regular Tulane game. There ' s a lot of statements I made last year: a lot of statements Eric (Hill) made; a lot of statements that you don ' t know about that they made. They seem kind of cocky to me; we seem kind of cocky to them. There ' s a lot of pnde out there. I ' m just glad my state- ments held true. Sancho said. ■ I ' m. glad to be at LSU. I ' m glad to beat Tulane six years in a row. Norwood said. It ' s great to dominate Louisiana right now. It ' s great to dominate a team like that. Jeff Jenkins Eddie Fuller makes an abbreviated attempt for yardage before being stopped by Tulane ' s Boo Harvey. 1_SU VS. TULANE 213 GAMES OF THE Olympic Dates The Olympic Games take place in the first year of a four- year period known as an Olym- piad. The Olympiads are num- bered consecutively, beginning with the first modem Olympiad celebrated in 1896. The separate Winter Games are numbered as they are held, beginning with the first in 1924. Olympic Sites The Games are awarded to specific cities, not countries, several years in advance of the scheduled date. Most of the mod- em Olympics have been staged in European cities. Sheila Echols Schowanda USA WilUams Memphis, Tennessee USA 4x100 Relay Altamonte Springs, Florida (Gold Medal) 400 Meter Hurdles 214 LSU Olympians E XXIV™ OLYMPIAD orida Laverne Eve Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas Javelin Angela Phipp Canada Mississauga Ontario, Canada 4x100 Relay The Olympic Flame The Olympic Flame symbol- izes the continuity between the ancient and modem Games. Dur- ing the early Olympics a sacred flame burned at the altar of Zeus. A modem version of the flame was adopted for the Berlin Games in 1936, and the tradition has been observed ever since. The torch used to kindle the flame is first lit be the sun ' s rays at Olympia, Greece, and then carried to the site of the Games by relays of runners. Ships and planes are used when necessary. Prizes The winner of each event re- ceives a gold medal. Athletes finishing second and third win silver and bronze medals, respec- tively. I_SU Olympians 215 GAMES OF THE The Olympic Creed The Olympic Creed reads as follows: The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well. The Olympic Flag The Olympic Flag displays the symbol of the five rings on a plain white background. The flag made its first official appearance in the 1920 Games at Antwerp, Belgium. Robin van Helden Juan De La Garza Holland Mexico Dordrecht, Holland Javelin (Coach) 800 Meters 216 USU Olympians E XXI V OLYMPIAD za Mikael Olander Sweden Jonkoping, Sweden Decathalon 4 Mark Andrews Canada Patit Valley, Trinidad 50 Meter Freestyle The Olympic Motto The Olympic Motto is Citius. Altius, Fortius. Latin words meaning faster, higher, brav- er. The modem interpretation of the motto is swifter, higher, stronger. expressing the athlete ' s goal of running faster, jumping higher, and throwing more strongly. The motto was coined in 1895 by Father Didon. a French educator. The Olympic Symbol The Olympic Symbol consists of five rings or circles, linked together to represent the sporting friendship of all peoples. The rings also symbolize the five con- tinents-Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and America (consi- dered as one continent). Each ring is a different color-blue, yel- low, black, green and red. |_SU OLYMPIANS 217 r GAMES OF THE Organization The International Olympic committee, with headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, is the chief governing body. National committees direct activities with- in participating countries. History The Games originated in ancient Greece during festivals honoring the god 2 us. The first Olympics on record took place in 776 B.C. and the series was en- ded in 393 A.D. The Games were revived in 1896 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a Frenchman. Neil Harper Great Britain London, England 100 Backstroke, 400 Medley Relay Bianca Morales Guatemala Esquintia, Guatemala 100 200 Butterfly 218 L.SU Olympians XXIV™ OLYMPIAD i ij IWr- : Ben McDonald Skip Bertman USA USA Denham Springs, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Louisiana Pitching Coach Pitcher (Gold Medal) (Gold Medal) The Olympic Oath The Olympic Oath, recited by an athlete of the host country at the opening ceremony, declares: In the name of all competitors I promise that we will take part in these Olympic Games, respect- ing and abiding by the rules which govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honor of our teams. The oath and the creed were composed by Coubertin. LSU OUYMPIANS 219 TigePS Fault to good Start, All-Aam D-D Pollack ' s Lady Tiger gymnasts vaulted to a good early season in 1989. Sophomore Rachelle Fruge paced the Lady Tigers in January meets against Centenary and Au- burn. The Parkview Baptist graduate won the vault, bars and floor exercise to take the all- around against Centenary and took overall honors against Au- burn. Fruge ' s teammates were not far behind, racking up points from every direction and leading LSU to lopsided wins. LSU couldn ' t quite maintain the early form in the first signifi- cant meet, the Purina Cat Classic Her steadiness while holding this difficult pose brings Consistent All-Arounder Jami Snopek high scores for her balance t)eam routine. at the University of Missouri, Jan. 27-28. Up against Arizona, BYU, Penn State and host Mis- souri, the Lady Tigers could manage only a third place finish. LSU ' s only winner was Tina Wetzel who captured first place in the floor. LSU picked up the pieces in a triple meet against Georgia and Houston Baptist the next week. While LSU did not win, the per- formances were much improved from the last meet. LSU ' s Julian- Pure Energy hoists Susan Lindblom into mid-air in her floor excercise bnng- ing her two first places this season. ne Wilson won the vault, while serious contenders for a national Wetzel won the beam. Susan title- Lindblom tied for first in the floor exercise. Despite the occasion bobble, LSU gymnasts proved they are Jeff Jenkins 220 Gymnastics % All-America performer on the vault in 1987, Senior Jennifer Lyerly continued her outstanding record as she sprung into first place against several SEC teams Qib A ' «„-i,lopSided-- Julianne Wilson, a sophomore from Downingtown Pa . glances cautiously at the bar as she hurtles through the air Q l.l ■ lyH r lii 9|HI T c §iV ' ! 8c H j lu P MMP h f ►2S s mm «i Sophomore Susan Lindblom sails through the air and lands precisely where she in- tends, bringing another terrific vault for the Tigers Gymnastics 221 Rebecca Hayes is mishandled by a Uni- versity of Texas opponent. Lady Tigers Face Nation ' s Toughest Schedule The Lady Tigers enjoyed a rocky start over the early course of the season. With arguably the nation ' s toughest schedule dangling in front of them, LSU made the upset an early habit. After los- ing the season-opener to Clemson, LSU reeled off seven straight wins. Along the way, they dusted off Long Beach State and Texas, top ten teams at the time. By mid- season, LSU ranked as high as ninth. During the streak. Coach Sue Gunter picked up her 4(X)th win agaist Pacific. However, the schedule soon caught up with LSU, who dropped three straight. LSU led No. 1 Auburn early but lost 57-43 in a heartbreak- er at home. LSU also lost to cross-state rival Louisiana Tech, the defending national champs and second-ranked, and to Texas A M. The schedule did not get any easier for the Lady Tigers, who faced top ten foes Ole Miss, Georgia and preseason No. 1 Tennessee, not to men- tion a rematch with Tech. But Gunter ' s bunch proved they could play with the nation ' s best. Jeff Jenkins Flanked by two Jackson State players, Shelley Rains makes a futile attempt to gain control of the ball. 222 WOMEN ' S BASKETBAI_I_ r m Women ' s Basketball 223 __ r - :- - -: ::im E B M g g jgg 1 ■■ B!f 1 1 l S Iph P A H ■l 1 ■F  1 m0 mJH 1 H Hm K . , By B R Vv n 3 Patricia Woods fakes out a Long Beach I C 1 Lay 0 4 f 1 State defender as she makes the journey pE H MUTm H i „ .IptoM downcourt. r 1 I ' HIh Rebecca Hayes tries to save a ball from going out of bounds. H S rJk [(LSl ' W .tilBp fe Stt, 224 Women ' s Basketball The LSU bench anxiously awaits key free throws that will enable the Ben-Gals to upset top-ranked Long Beach State. Bazuki Muhammad Dana Chapman drives the lane against Auburn ' s Patrena Scruggs swats the ball Texas defenders. away from Lady Tiger April Delly, much to the LSU center ' s chagrin. WOMEN ' S BASKETBALI- 22S Despite Poor Season Tigers Still Boast Winner Second Baseman Andy Galy goes for a double-play after he successfully banishes the opposing player back to the dug-out. !%«.- ,11 Vt J Normally a 39-win season wouldn ' t be any reason to com- plain. But for the 88 LSU Base- ball Tigers, that figure is associ- ated with failure. LSU, 39-21, was only wins away from a spot in the NCAA Regionals. A late-season slide kept them from postseason play and a chance for a third straight appearance in the College World Series under coach Skip Bertman. Early, the atmosphere was one of promise as LSU rode the fire- ball pitching of Ben McDonald and Russ Springer to 12 straight wins to of)en the season. Thereaf- ter, the performances were streaky at best. After sweeping Tennessee in Southeastern Conference play, the Tigers dropped two of three at Florida and lost a trio of games to Wichita State. While they swept Ole Miss and Alabama, they could not avoid a sweep of Au- burn and lost games to schools like Southeastern Louisiana and Nicholls State. The Tigers were SEC conten- ders until the final weeks of the season, where they blew five of their last conference games to settle for a fifth place showing. In fact, LSU lost 10 of their final 14 games, including games to Ken- tucky and Florida in the SEC Tournament in Starkville, before beating Southern in a pair of meaningless games. LSU, depending on its pitch- ers, struggled at the plate more often than not and as a result lost quite a few close games. The first-rate pitching staff was often Tiger short slop Keith Osik dives for the grounder that could, if returned quick enough, decide the winner of the even- ing ' s game. 226 Baseball. Keith Osik fields a throw from the catcher in an attempt to catch a Southern Uni- versity base runner stealing second base. ttssfillj ■ weary and ineffective in the wan- ing weeks of the season. When all was said and done, LSU was overlooked for the post- season; however, Southern made the NCAA field. While LSU fell just short as a team, several Tigers excelled. McDonald made Baseball Amer- ica ' s All- America team with a 13-7 record and outfielder Craig Cala made the SEC first team. Springer set the single-season LSU strikeout record and led the SEC in the same category. McDonald pitched for the USA in the Seoul Olympic Games, helping his country to a gold medal. Bertman was the pitching coach for the USA as well. While LSU didn ' t set the records of years past, it showed that the Tigers are becoming national powerhouses. LSU was e) pected to be better in ' 89 with a bt tter blend of pitching and hit- tirg. Jelf Jenkins Basebali- 227 228 BASEBALl- When Bertman Came to Town Head Coach Continues to Improve Program When Skip Bertman was inter- viewed for the LSU head coaching position in 1983, he toured the baseball facilities and immediately made a list of appro- ximately 108 ways in which to improve the program. I ' d say he ' s knocked off ab- out 98 of them, said Jeff Rooster Southall, an LSU graduate assistant coach who played for the Tigers in 1982 and 1983, prior to Bertman ' s arrival in Baton Rouge. It still amazes me how much LSU baseball has changed over the past five years. There hasn ' t been one thing that Coach Bertman ' s done since he ' s been here that can be called a mistake. Every year there ' s something new to benefit the program. For the 1989 season, new field lighting was installed which illu- minates the playing surface near- ly three times more effectively than did the old lights. As a re- sult, on March 12 ESPN carried the LSU-Florida game, marking the first national telecast from Alex Box Stadium. Other facility additions include a state-of-the- art public address system and a black grandstand netting de- signed to enhance field visibility for Alex Box patrons. And so it has gone for the up- wardly mobile LSU baseball program under Bertman ' s direc- tion. Driven to succeed by a tremendous work ethic and pos- sessing phenomenal organiza- tional skills, the Tiger head coach has laid the groundwork for a rock-solid winning tradition. LSU Sports Information ili ! BASEBALL 2Z9 To come out of high school a football hero and enter a world of college football is a dream that seldom comes true lor many high school football stand-outs. Many are not recruited; sofct re in- jured when the scouts come by; some are just not good enough. But still they come out by the dozen. Some are asked by re- cruiting coaches to walk-on. Most simply show up and say . I want to play. ' These non-scholarship players are called walk-ons. and they have little to gain from walk- ing-on to the team. They do not receive the financial support scholarship players do. Never- theless, walk-ons must abide by the same rules scholarship play- ers do: they cannot miss practice, team or NCAA meetings, and they must meet the grade point  alUi Fori a30 Wai_k-On Athletes Running hack Mike Clarrctl scans for open Icrnlorv duiing ihc Icnnessee ' jatiic Prior to the game. Carlton Buckels and Sammy Seamster jog onto the turf for the obhgatory warm-up excerciscs. requirements as well. Walk-ons play two major roles on the LSU football team. Some play against regular starters as part of the scout teams. Walk-ons Coach Darryl Day said that let- ting wulk-ons go head-on with starters gives them the feel of competition, which could some day land them a spot on the team. Let ' s say a walk-on came from high school and he ' s a pret- ty good athlete and he came out here and he wants to contribute. Day explained. His desires are a lot more than a guy who came out of high school All-World. ' He ' ll get out there and bust his butt for you. The walk-ons ' steely determintion often forces starters to practice harder than they might otherwise. Recruiting coordinator Sam Nader said walk-ons boost the quality of practices and help im- prove the regulars. Not having walk-ons would change the way we practice. There would be few- er repetitions in practice, Nader said. For those who remain tied to the scout team, quite a few man- age to land starting spots. Often they wind up on the Tiger special teams. In addition to the scout teams. there are seven walk-ons playing in games this year. Brian Griffith and Rene Bourgeois, both walk- on punters, have played in ( of this year ' s games. Tom Fabacher, Patrick O ' Neal. John- ny Genung, Gordy Rush, and Tom Fereday are also walk-ons that play. The road to starting in a game has been described as a hard one for walk-ons as well as for regu- lar players. According to Rene Bourgeois, one of the hardest obstacles for a walk-on to over- come is the sense of being un- known. When walk-ons first come out for practice, they are generally unknown, and accord- ing to Bourgeois, they must earn the respect of the other players and of the coaches. Nobody knows who you are, says Bourgeois, a third year walk-on. ■ You usually just get one chance. Scholarship players can make mistakes and you can ' t. Although coaches give regular players more attention, the chance to be noticed is still there. Bourgeois added. Other walk-ons agreed with Bourgeois. Brian Griffith, the other walk-on punter, says he sees a difference in the way walk- ons are treated, but understands why they ' re treated differently. Griffith says that because the University has an investment in regular scholarship players, they must give them more atten- tion. Walk-on running back Dan Jackson agreed. We ' re treated differently, said Jackson but it ' s not negative. 1 think we ' re treated pretty fair. Darryl Day feels that how a walk-on is treated depends on the player and not the coaches. They (walk-ons) are treated according to how they treat other people. If they come out and let people push them around, they are going to be treated like that, said Day, a walk-on himself in 1983. As you earn the respect of the players, you earn the re- spect of the coaches. Its just a climb up the ladder. For walk-ons. having to earn respect does not end when they earn a starting position on the team. In the season opener against Te.xas A M, Brian Grif- fith and Rene Bourgeois, who both played, were not listed in the team roster in the stadium prog- ram. Griffith believes they were left out because they were walk- ons, regardless of whether they were to play or not. Herb Vin- cent, with Sports Information, said Bourgeois and Griffith were left out because Sports Informa- tion did not receive the two play- ers ' numbers and photos in time to be printed. Despite the difficulties and competition, many high school players continue to walk-on. There are sixty-four walk-ons presently contributing to the team. Matthew Bordelon Walk-on Athletes 231 Midfielder Joaquim Lobo keeps his eyes intently on the ball as he makes a clean reception. All photos by Bazuki Muhammad Soccer: ' A Although the majestic and col- orful game of football does in- deed enjoy a deserved place in collegiate sports, one may indeed wonder why the one pastime that every four years threatens to cause millions of dollars of prop- erty damage to several Latin American countries is virtually ignored in the Southeastern Athletic Conference. It seems that soccer, the one sport that over two thirds of the planet fol- lows quite religiously enjoys John Parduc vinually soars through the air Fullback Roben Daigre positions himself in his attempt to keep the Tigers ' goal under the ball in order to propel it to his from penetration. teammate downfield ! fe(vts ill does in- ji place in ireaiens to ,eral Latin IS viitiiallv mkasiern .. li seems ; spoil to epiajietb ' - lilv ef) A Leisure(?) Sport at LSU only ' leisure status in the has laid claim to three SEC club members of the LSU Men ' s Soc- rounds of the t ' ifteen-leam con- heirarchy of college athletics. However, despite valuable offi- cial recognition and funding. LSU soccer enthusiasts do man- age to muster a competitive spirit in the form of the LSU Men s Soccer Club. Although the SEC and SWC are the only collegiate athletic conferences without actual soc- cer teams, all SEC schools have soccer clubs, who all par- ticipate in an organized SEC soc- cer tournament which has been in existence for nine years. The LSU club, in existence on cam- pus since 1978. has been one of the more successful athletic en- deavors in LSU history. In the past six years, the Soccer Club championships and two second- place finishes, resulting in 74 wins out of 100 total games. No sports team at LSU has ever won over 74% of their total sche- dule. said Troy Duhon. Senior club captain, if they have. I sure don t know about it. The amount of university sup- port the Soccer Club receives is generally minimal at best. The annual budget that LSU Leisure Sports allots club teams such as the soccer team is $1200. most of which is quickly depleted for fuel for road trips, referee fees, and a portion of hotel expenses; what the budget won t cover must come out of their own pockets. Indeed, the benefits enjoyed by cer Club are a bit more esoteric than those involved in other sports. The people who play soccer. continued Duhon. play it because they like it. not because they really get anything (superficially, at least) out of it. If there is any time for the amateur soccer participant in- digenous to LSU to truly enjoy his sport of choice, it is during the SEC championship held each fall. The 1988 tournament was held at Mississippi State Uni- versity at Starkville where the local team fared quite adaquately with two wins and two losses, beating both Tennessee and Flor- ida and proceeding to the final test. Certainly no mean feat for any athletic organization com- prised mainly of part-time parti- cipants. The LSU Men s Soccer Club, probably because of its leisure ' status, is one of the more heter- ogenous groups on campus. Cur- rently, the 20-man team compris- ed of grads. undergrads. and faculty has members hailing from more than eight different coun- tries, attesting to the wide appeal of the sport Americans would probably never get used to calling football. J. Steve Zaffuto Sailing Team Jibes into Douglas Cup Semi-Finals Throughout history, quite a di- verse group of people have gained great pleasure by traversing the seas in a wind- driven craft. Ted Turner, the gra- tuitous media mogul, does it for pure fun. The infamous Edward Teach (alias Bluebeard) did it for pure profit (although it has been speculated that he found no pain at all in emptying French vessels of their loot, killing and maiming the passengers within). Although the main modes of transportation used today usually involve the use of a throttle or radar instead of a jib or mainsail, the ancient art of sailing is still practiced to- day as a hobby, or, in the case of the LSU sailing team, a sport. Often stereotyped as an activ- ity that conforms perfectly to the jaunty, carefree life of the college student, sailing has existed on the LSU campus as a legitimate lei- sure sport for several years. The team ' s current helmsman. Dale Steinkamp (known to the rest of the crew as simply the Com- modore ) is a team veteran of three years while tactician Scott Tonguis ( the Vice Commod- ore ) has been on the team boat for two. The remaining members of the regular crew are Mike Klopf, Doug Stone, and Pete Schultz, all with at .east a year of competitive sailing experience. Although recent publicized meetings have piqued the interest of the general student population in the seafaring spo ' l, in a strict sense it cannot reallv be said that there are any walk-on sailors that will eventually man an LSU- owned dingy. I ' ve actually been sailing since I was about 5, said Commodore Steink- amp. Being from Annapolis, Maryland, I just sort of grew up around boats. Expectedly enough, the rest of the crew share the same sort of lifetime experi- ences needed to maneuver and navigate a large sloop without the aid of an Evinrude. Far from being just a bunch of fun-lovin ' guys hanging out in a boat at the University ' s expense, the sailing team actively com- Team members Mike Klopf. Dale Steink- amp, Scott Tonguis, and IJoug Stone har- ness the wind during the Mardi Gras Re- gatta in New Orleans. Dale The Commodore Steinkamp munches on a sandwich and surveys the calm waters that face he and his crew. € 234 SL IL-ING petes within the Southeatem In- tercollegiate Sailing Association, a loose confederation of southern (mainly Texan) schools who all field a bona fide sailing team. This organization includes uni- versities such as Baylor, Lamar, Texas Christian, and Tulane, who incidentally boasts the high- est-rated crew in the entire na- tion. In January, however, at the Douglas Cup semi-finals in Dal- las, LSU ' s own seadogs posted a respectable third-place win. thus enabling them to attend the Ken- nedy Cup regatta held in the spring in Steinkamp ' s hometown of Annapolis. According to the team mem- bers, sailing, especiallv in a com- petitive capacity, is an enjoyable, if not occaisionally physically demanding sport, but not without it ' s many merits. It ' s a sport where all of your planning, strenth, and intellegence are used together with natural elements. It ' s quite exciting if you think about it, said Vice Commod- ore Tonguis, commentating on the esoteric nature of the sport. And besides, girls really seem to like it. J. Steve Zaffuto Ml phol.. I y James Clcmtnl Dale Steinkamp and Scott Tonguis relax on the deck of Scott ' s Boat, ihe Zephyr. As weekend traffic can easily show, sail- ing is and probably willalways be a im- mensely popular pastime After LSU ' s victory over Kentucky, Tom Hodson receives congratulations from Kentucky ' s head coach, Jerry Claiborne Tom Hodson prepares to pass as Ole Miss ' Kelvin Pritchett applies pressure. i 236 Hodson for Heisman J JS I H ODSON YPE Media Blitz Surrounds Tom ' s Eligibility stamp also proudly proclaiming i When the ' 88 football season began, folks weren ' t talking ab- out a Southeastern Conference ti- tle. A brutal schedule, coupled with the departure of notables like Wendell Davis, Nacho Albergamo and Sammy Martin, didn ' t leave much optimisim. The one bright star for the Tigers was a bright-eyed quarterback from Mathews named Tommy Hodson, a guy who could bring LSU its first Heisman trophy in more than three decades. The university system, always eager to utilize another public re- lations ploy, began a graphic media blitz promoting the young quarterback. In the image- conscious eyes of the athletic office, before Hodson played like he deserved a Heisman, he had to look like he deserved a Heisman. Soon, no off-campus dive was complete without the stunning, four-color Hodson Heisman poster that also came to adorn a multitude of dorm-room walls. As somewhat of a subtle remin- der, all mail originating from the athletic office had a curious red the buzzwords of Hodson- Heisman. In the midst of the hurrah, local media was delight- ed and fans were expectant, all that remained were the actual contests where Hodson ' s skill would ultimately be tested. By years end, the Tigers were on top of the SEC, and Hodson came out a little tarnished. After pacing LSU to record-setting offensive totals in 86-87, the Ti- gers offense often was stale, and so was Hodson. While he was named to the Coaches All-SEC team for the third straight time, he slipped to fifth in the quarter- back ratings in the SEC and 37th in the nation. That ' s right 37th, quite a slide from the previous years when he was rated among the top dozen of so in the country. Hodson statis- tics were quite a bit below such unnotables as Syracuse ' s Todd Philcox and Washington State ' s Timm Rosenbach, the top passer in ' 89. Hodson ' s year was not quite up to his usual standards and sub- sequently he decided to return in ' 89, which is good news for Ti- gers. More might be expected from Hodson without a Hodson for Heisman campaign and all the additional pressures. Just football and fun, like the days of old. Jeff Jenkins Hodson for heisman 237 foLLEYBALL ' 89 Ladies battle tough season, finish 2 ' ' in SEC Despite being spiked by quite a few teams in an up-and-down campaign, this year ' s LSU Vol- leyball Tigers enjoyed some me- asure of success. For the fourth straight year. LSU finished second or better in the rugged Southeastern Confer- ence. The Tigers, 22-13. tied for second behind Kentucky but hardly accomplished everything they wanted. The Tigers didn ' t return to the NCAAs as they had one year earlier. To be fair, the competition was nothing short of brutal. The Ti- gers faced eight teams that went to the NCAAs. including nation- al champion Texas, Colorado State, and the Lady Wildcats. But LSU managed to beat W. Michigan and Florida State, both qualifiers, and conference foe Tennessee in a marathon five- gamer. The Lady Tigers road was too bumpy to merit a berth. While they won their first five games and eight of 10 near the end of the season. LSU did drop four of their last five, including their second straight to Florida in the SEC Tournament semifinals, their final game. Quite a few Tigers enjoyed success off and on the volleyball court. Senior Sibel Gurkan made the SEC first team, while junior Monica Freitas made the second team. Freitas and Lisa Sulatyki made the SEC Academic team. Freshman Julie Stempei was named SEC Freshman of the Year. And LSU ' s coach Scott Luster was named the Southeast re- gions Coach of the Year. Jeff Jenkins Julie Stempei goes for a kill Julie Stempei blocks another shot hy Melissa Magos of Nichols State. 238 VOI-L.EYBAI_l- All phiHi ' s l ' Drrw Slory STRUGGLE Mark Patterson attempts to circumvent a tough Texas defense. Tough Sport Shows Growth on Campus Lacrosse is a sport that is American Indian in origin and Ivy League in tradition. The most popular impression that most people have of the aggressive pastime (if indeed they have any) is that of brawny New Englan- ders slugging away on the cam- puses of schools like Dartmouth or Colgate. Stereotypes aside, the sport is somewhat obscure in our particular corner of the South, but it isn ' t entirely unrep- resented. t)., w Sl.iry Defenseman Pas Eddington deals with a stick check from an opposing University of Texas player. Clovis Steib grapples for control of the lacrosse ball. 240 LACROSSE Since about the early 1970s, the LSU lacrosse team has been active in the intercollegiate lac- rosse circuit. The team, funded in part by the leisure sports depart- ment, competes annually within the confines of the Southwest Lacrosse Association. This fed- eration of universities possessing lacrosse teams is comprised mainly of schools from Texas, Oklahoma and even a revived Tulane team. Each team plays ten games per season in a schedule that eventually culminates in a yearly championship in April. The 1989 incarnation of the LSU lacrosse team was headed by club president Darren Dimat- tia. who is a fifth-year veteran of the sport. ' Most of the guys on the team have never really played lacrosse before, stated Dimat- tia . Some had never even seen it played before . ' ' This slight hand- icap can, according to Darren, eventually be remedied. If you ' re athletic, you can pick it up pretty easily, said Dimattia. Dimattia part of a 26-man team competing in a sport that fields ten men at a time. These ten play- ers consist of five attack play- ers, four mid-fielders, and one goalie. While the attack play- ers are strictly offensive, the mid fiddlers are required to play both offense and defense. The goalie, of course, does what most goalies do and tries to prohibit the scor- ing of points by the other team. While members of the LSU lacrosse team are recruited through word-of-mouth or by tables set up by the team at reg- istration, according to Dimattia, many Texas high schools are starting to introduce the game as a varsity sport. It is getting to where a lot of schools are having lacrosse programs, stated Dimattia, even on the junior high level. Hopefully such bud- ding interest will eventually spark a popular interest in the sport, an interest which could only benefit the LSU lacrosse team. J. Steve Zaffuto Midfielder Eddie Leblanc is hassled seconds after making a pass at the goal. Andy Deichert tests the water with one foot and shouts, No, I will not! Andy and the rest of the LSU Swimmers could be responding this way, although not so aud- ibly, every morning when Head Coach Rick Meador tells them to dive into the sometimes chilly waters of the Natatorium. Swimmers are a rare breed of animal. Leaving their nests as early as 5:30 a.m., they must watch the sunrise every morning and earn the prestigious title of LSU ' s early birds, since no other team gets up that early to prac- tice. Sometimes, while charting up enough mileage on their feet to make some wonder if it ' s not LSU Swimming LSU Swimming and Track they ' re practicing for, the swim- mers may encounter a renegade ROTC unit jogging, but general- ly not at this early hour. A regular practice day for an LSU swimmer consists of two two-hour workouts: 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. During these four grueling hours, they may experience what only Dante could describe, but in a watery form. The mornings are divided into two one-hour segments: one hour devoted to weightlifting or dry Andy Deichert gets it up by powering through the 200-yard breaststroke. land, and one hour of swim- ming at the Nat. Dry land workouts are a misnomer since nobody could possibly leave dry. After running stadiums, a form of masoch- ism consisting of running from the bottom to the top of Tiger Stadium in a zig-zag pattern for three quarters of the perimeter, the Tigers leave a bunch of wet i fli) 1 loista Men ' s SWta Team Front Row (1-r) — Donnie Crane, Wade Reddick, Doug Jones, Eddie Wolf, Jerry Badeaux. Robert Cambias, Jon Griffin, Peter O ' Konski, Scott Shaw, Matt Breeden, Jason Lewis, Monty Hopkins Kim Domburg looks for the water in midair born the 3-meter springboard. Second Row (1-r) — John Kirsch, Gavin Holies, Simon Finlayson, Andrew Roberts, Danyl Brach, Man Oerhle, Chip Castagnos, Pal Hamilton, Bobby Koob, Jeff Reinholtz, Nick Nevid Third Row (1-r) — Rick Meador, Kelly Chadick. William Keever, Brian Summe. John Mogenson, Daryl Cronje, Randy Everatt, Scott Zabel. John Sirois, Scott Elkman, Mike Svets, Brian Zielinski biei miiii iKosi loioiis N. 242 SWIMMING TEAM and Track Meador Builds Powerful Swimmers on Land and Off pussycats. They don ' t have any showers so they cleanse their sweaty bodies in the pool. Another facet of dry land workouts calls for doing sprints, crab walking, bear crawling, and wheelbarrowing up and down the 45-degree incline of the levees. Diving coach Donnie Crane par- ticularly enjoys pushing the team to its limits and beyond during his Some think about what they are going to do for that day or night while others think about with whom they are going to do it. Ideally, coaches would like swimmers to concentrate on stroke techniques but they are no thought police. Still, others think alivmt a jihing : all. I don ' t think about a thing, junior Wade Riddick said. It ' s tenure as the dry land overseer. Opening up new neurological pathways, the coaching staff is open to incorporating anything that either hurts or takes the breath away from the team. If that involves climbing a 20-foot rope to the ceiling without using legs, that ' s fine. An often brutal aerobic game of water polo is not out of the question. Nevertheless, the swimmers ' main job is in the water. Three hours in the water can often yield as much as 10,000 to 12,000 yards or four to five miles. Since water is 1000 times denser than air, the yardage takes its toll on all the muscle groups of the body. One might ask, Isn ' t it mono- tonous to go up and down the pool, lap after lap, not really ' going ' anywhere? But swim- mers have something going on in their heads during this time to keep from losing them. the one opportunity I get to men- tally unwind. It ' s mentally relax- ing. the 4.0 GPA student athlete said. The LSU swimmers have a saying, get it up. It is similar to hammer down — what for- mer head coach Sam Freas coined to mean, give it all you ' ve got. When All- America team captain Gavin Holies yells, Get it up, the response is an immediate boost in speed as a Tiger chums up the water. The Tigers were a young team this year, losing 1988 NCAA Champion sprint freestylers Mark Andrews and Adam Schmitt. However, boasting the best recruiting season we ever had, Meador was optimis- tic about the future of the 1988 SEC Championship men and the 1988 undefeated dual meet champion women. Some of the incoming fresh- men who have already made waves are P.i ' M;imilton, Junior National long course 1(K) meter butterfly champion William Keever, Olympic Trials qualifier and Georgia state champion backstroker Doug Jones, North Carolina 100 and 200 yard breaststroke champion Scott Shaw, and Olympic Trial quali- fier Scott Zabel. The women also had a good recruiting season, according to Meador and Crane, picking up Division II national champion di- Team Captain Gavin Holies goes the dis- tance In the 200-meter individual medley event. ming fewer events within a period of time. College meets were different than what they were used to. They had to swim hard, three times within a short period of time, he said. Meador was carefully guarded on praising the I9-member women ' s team. We lost some numbers, he said. The quality is still there, but we ' re weak in depth. While swimming is one of those sports caught in the threshold of being both an indi- vidual sport as well as a team sport, Meador hopes to bring his Women ' s Swimming and Diving Team Front Row (1-r) — Donnie Crane, Laura Beard, Mandy Owens, Lorie Jacobson, Kelh Hill, Kim Doraburg, Michelle Mar- tin. Alison Maisch, Jennifer Jenkins, Jen- nifer Middleton, Jennifer Campbell, Monty Hopkins. ver Kim Domburg, sprint frees- tyler Heather Hageman, High School All-America diver Kelli Hill, distance swimmer Laurie Jacobson and 1988 Guatemalan Olympian butterflier Blanca Morales. Coach Meador hoped to re- build his aquatic empire this year by the SEC Championships and the NCAA Championship meet. We have a whole different team than last year, ' ' he said . In the men we have a different mix — a lot of young people. Being young isn ' t bad. but Meador points out it is a change of pace to enter college freshmen who are accustomed to swim- Back Row (l-r)— Rick Meador, Michelle Virgets, Heather Hageman, Marie Nils- son, Liz Martin, Dana Tanner, Marcy DeNiro. Lisa Rakoski. Anita Dembek, Denise Gereghty, Andrea Hommonnay. Nick Nevid team closer together to push each individual to limits they thought they couldn ' t attain. We ' re just trying to come toj. ' ether at the end, he said. Rob Cambias SWIMMING TEAM 243 LSU defensive back Jimmy Young looks for an interception as Syracuse receiver Duanc Krnnon stretches Icir a pass. CLAIM TO F A M E Once again in the postseason the LSU Tigers were left singing the blues. This time it was the Syracuse Orangemen who ruined the Ti- gers week in the sun, thumping LSU 23-10 in the Hall of Fame Bowl on Jan. 2. The loss dropped SEC co- champion LSU to 8-4 on the sea- son and to No. 19 in the final Associated Press poll. Syracuse, which is 21-2-1 over the last two seasons, improved to 10-2 and No. 13 in AP. Six times in the 1980 s the Ti- gers have been to bowl games, and five times they have come away a loser. A 30-13 victory over South Carolina in the 1987 Mazda Gator Bowl was but a brief and happy refrain in what has been a depressing string of trips to bluesy bowl towns like Miami, New Odeans, Memphis and now Tampa. Basically we didn ' t do any- thing right, LSU coach Mike Archer said after the game. We couldn t kick it, couldn ' t snap it, couldn t catch it, couldn t throw it, couldn ' t tackle, couldn ' t block. When you don ' t do the little things that are necessary against good football teams, you don ' t win. After trailing 10-0 for most of the first half, LSU appeared to get on track offensively with 10 points of its own late in the second quarter and early in the third. 1 look at it this way: we were co-champions of the Southeast- em Conference. This is not a pleasant way to end it, but there were a lot of good things that happened in the previous four months. I think the future is bright at LSU, he continued. We ' ve got nine starters (on offense) and five on defense and our entire kicking game coming back. When asked to describe the 1988 season, Hodson said, It ' s a tough one. It ' s hard. A lotta ups, a lotta downs. We weren ' t used to a lotta downs here at LSU. It ' s been pretty sweet for two years and this year it was kind of rocky. We won the conference championship, but we didn t play well today. It leaves a bitter taste in my mouth, and I have to live with it through the offseason. Scott Rabalais Jeff Jenkins ! 244 HALi- OF Fame BOWI- Kunniiii; hjck C ' jivin Windoni burslv .n the middle tor a touchdown in the quarter to pull the Tigers within 10-7 Tony Moss celebrates in the background lAUl- OF FAME BO I- 24S ..- ! Playing Multiple Sports Has Athletes Cross Dressing Changing Uniforms and Rules Keeps Players on Their Toes It is not at all uncommon for high school athletes to play more than one varsity sport. Since extended practices, in- creased travelling, and a higher level of competition make play- ing sports at the collegiate level much more difficult, most athletes must choose one sport to which they will devote all of their energies. A few athletes, however, do find the time and the energy it takes to play two varsity sports. Lyle Mouton, a 6 4 , 215 lb. sophomore from Lafayette, does just that. As a freshman. Mouton played on the Tiger basketball team. He averaged 4. 1 points per game and 1,6 rebounds per game. He started two games for coach Dale Brown and had his best sconng effort against Auburn when he scored 15 points. He played in a total of 27 games, scoring double digits in five. He is best known jt his exceptional shooting and good fundamental skills. Mouton, aLso skilled in base- ball, was anxious to be a Fighting Tiger not only on the campus side of Nicholson Drive, but also on the other side — in Alex Box Sta- dium. Although Coach Brown did not allow him to play both sports last season, Mouton plan- ned to approach him again with the hope that Coach Brown would change his mind. Mouton said that basketball ' M.ha„,„ •atioi itnii«i over to than Slip Watkins? Wat- kins, a 5 ' 1 I , 180 lb. junior from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. plays football and runs track for LSU. As a sprinter, Watkins helped to catapult the track team to its first SEC outdoor championship in 25 years. With that kind of track record, who would question his return to his natural tailback position this past season after h;wing played recruited Ireshman in 1986. His 1,701 yards of career rushing already have him ranked seventh on the LSU rushing charts. He has led LSU in rushing for two consecutive years. He and Sam Martin were rated the second- best running back combination in the nation in r 87. His best game as a sophomore came against Rice when he rushed ten times for 196 yards and scored three touchdowns. As a freshman, he was hon- ored as a first-team Freshman All-American by The Football News, and was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team by the Knoxville News-Sentinel. The life of a cross-training helped him keep in shape for baseball and the hand-eye coor- dination that he got from basket- ball helped him on the baseball field. His ambition is to play both sports professionally. Another Tiger in the same situation is Chris Moock, a6 2 , 196 lb. red-shirted freshman from Greenwell Springs. He too plays on both the baseball and basketball teams. Moock played quarterback in a 1988 spring game where he com- pleted six of eight passes for 38 yards, including a two-yard touchdown pass to teammate Slip Watkins. In that memorable scrimmage he also rushed for 1 3 yards. When Moock passes through the gates of Alex Box Stadium, he is transformed into third base- man. Last year he played in 32 games with a . 169 batting aver- age. He also drove home 2 home runs and had nine RBI ' s. Moock seems to have a full schedule trying to play both sports. I really don ' t have an off-season, he said. He has to miss fall baseball practice be- cause he is playing football and he must miss summer football practice because he is playing baseball. Moock said that it hurts when he has to miss being with the team due to the obligation of another sport. He also feels the pressure to win twice as much. He, however, has no prefer- ence as to which sport he would like to play professionally. When Moock, or any other Ti- ger quarterback for that matter, needs someone to slip through the fingers of the dastardly oppo- nent, who better to hand the ball wide receiver in 1987. His most memorable moment as a sophomore came while play- ing Cal State Fullerton where he caught a pass from back-up quar- terback Sol Graves and then dashed 71 yards for the score. Running alongside Watkins on both the track and football fields is teammate Harvey Williams. Williams, a 6 2 junior from Hemstead,Tx., is a short sprinter for the track teaii and a running- back for the football team. He came to LSU as a highly athlete may indeed be the road less travelled, but travelled it is. And as long as they continue to spread themselves across th; vast universe of sporting options here at LSU, they assuredly will be followed by cross-specta ' ing fans — indeed the road more travelled. Tim Savoie Cross-Traiiming 247 u BASKETBAL SPRING Dale Brown ' s 89 Tigers once again used a familiar formula: adversity breeds results. After losing a whole slew of recruits to Proposition 48 last summer. Brown ' s charges were picked to finish no better than eighth in the SEC in a media poll. By mid-January, LSU was in second place with an 11-5 record and 4-2 league mark. LSU, as expected, started the year off slow, losing back-to- back games to Oral Roberts and Louisiana Tech. But two games later. Chris Jackson started the Tigers ' climb with a record 53- point performance that gave his team a 1 1 1-101 win over Florida. Lyle Mouton cradles a rebound from the probing hands of a Mississippi State de- fender. The Bulldogs handed LSU its first SEC loss of the season. 19 8 9 248 BASKETBAI-I- Ricky Blanton, the lone senior on the squad, powers his way to the basket for a fast-break point. S roi BASKETBALL 249 Wayne Sims has the ball knocked away by a McNeese defender. LSU did drop a 27-point loss to Illinois at home, but by February Illinois was No. 2 and the last undefeated team in the country. The rout triggered a four-game road win streak for the Tigers la- ter broken by Mississippi State. Later in the season, the Tigers beat Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Auburn and lost to the early lead- er Tennessee. Jackson and Ricky Blanton carried the team over the early going. Jackson led the SEC and was No. 2 in the nation in scor- ing. Blanton was not too far be- hind — 3rd in the SEC — and was his team ' s best rebounder. The Blanton-Jackson combo was more often than not the SEC ' s best. Wayne Sims and freshman Vernel Singleton also contri- buted early. I VtM 2SO Basketbali. : Russel Grant hustles for a loose ball in a loss to Oral Roberts. u BASKETBALL SPRING 19 8 9 Vemel Singleton lunges for a rebound. BASKETBALL 251 VerncI Singleton is louled us he and another Auhum eager grapple lor the hall The 1988-89 squad filled out the remainder of its roster with guard Scott Guldspeth and Lester Scott who saw action in spare amounts. Coach Brown also in- dulged his penchant for utilizing foreign talent by recruiting Geert Hammink from the Netherlands, a freshman player showing con- siderable potential. As noted earlier, LSU ' s recruiting efforts were hampered somewhat by the [Uiiia BazulLi Muhammad introduction of Proposition 48, which prohibited those with be- low a 2.00 grade point average from participating in varsity sports and receiving financial aid. However, even despite such bureaucratic difficulties, by mid- season LSU ' s chances for a sixth NCAA appearance in a row still looked as solid as any. Jeff Jenkins u BASKETBA SPRING 19 8 9 Mm Dm 252 Basketbaui- Chris Jackson drives toward Ihc basket •I Geen Haamink dives for a loose ball against Illinois. Basketbaul 2S3 ll i Scot! Tonguis 257 Sffis Alpha Lambda Delta Irtltoi 4 I 4 A i A 4 Business Administration Leadership Council Khairina Zck Khainidtlin h LSU Block and Bridle Wavnc Sc.he ii;ivilcr Students belonging to the Central America Program of Under- graduate Scholarship (CAMPUS 11) are sponsored by the United States Information Agency (USIA). The outstanding stu- dents are from Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Circle K Circle K is the organization that holds the promise of today ' s college student becoming tomor- row ' s leader. It exists to meet the personal needs of the individual collegian through the qualities of leadership, the rewards of ser- vice, and the unique spirit of friendship. Circle K ' s potential lies in its ability to positively in- fluence those in our society who are facing ultimate personal deci- sions and those who will one day create the vision of mankind for generations to come. Circle K is the embodiment of those qual- ities necessary to shape the fu- ture, realized in the colleges and universities of today. The vision of Circle K Interna- tional is dedficated to the realiza- tion of mankind ' s potential. 270 Delta Sigma Pi [I LSU Pre-Dental Society Society of Engineering Technology Student Finance Association §§ n H ■ i)r «  -vr H, ■.■,-.!■ F ' ■ 1 I iM LSU Forestry Club Fulhriszht Scholars dirsl row, 1-r) Nadia AmazJI. Algeria; Jose Alpl ar. Costa Rica; Alicia Ranihal- di. Argentina; (second row) Brilta Hard- neck. Federal Republic of Germany; Bli- saheth Pirchnioser, Federal Republic of Germany; Beatriz Urbina. El Salvador. Aaron Mainga-Co-chairman. Zambia; (third row) Roberto Portillo. El Salvador; Luis Botello. Panama; Patrick Mass- chelyn-Secretary. Belgium; Haeke Hueneke. Federal Republic ot Germany; (fourth row) Roberto Mendo a- Treasurer, Panama; Christoph Hin . Federal Republic of Germany; Michael H. Ruge-Co-chairman, Federal Republic of Germany; Erin Schmidt. International Student Director; Hubert Baierl. Federal Republic of Germany. The Fulbright Scholar Asso- ciation was founded in 1987 as the first of its kind in the United States. The aim of the association is to promote cross-cultural understanding and communica- tion among its members. Active membership is restricted to LSU students who have been awarded a scholarship by the Fulbright Commission. Fulbright Scholar Association -.-•r i  t Bazuki Muhammad Louisiana Home Economics Association The purpose of Louisiana Home Economics Association is to promote the professional de- velopment of LSU home econo- mics students who are individual members of the American Home Economics Association. LHEA within the home economics curri- offers leadership opportunities, culum. LHEA participates in ' promotes scholarship and many exciting projects each year achievement, explores career and has an interesting guest at opportunities, and provides each meeting, opportunities to meet new people (lirsl row l-r)Connie Taylor-ASA Repre- sentative. Lorna Picou-Vice-President, Angle Choal-Historian, Michelle Sirnon- ASA Representative. Donna Hendncks- Treasurer. Doltie Bagwell-PresidenI, Becky West-Secretary. Terry DeBlanc- Social Chairman, Elva Berrynian- Advisor (not pictured Cheri Marque- Reporter) (second row) Charlotte Coxc. Marie Hammond. Wendy Scardina. Adele Ong. Leah Obrien, Beth Barber, Shannon Descant. Lisa Bacile. Jamie LeBlanc. Becky Kamo, Sherry Banks, Charon Schexnaildre, (third row) Lisa Davis, LAuren D ' Aquin, Beth Warring- ion, Laurie Thomas, Dana Bemer, (not pictured Angela Lally and Tammy Vining. Un ion OVi ' ' ' S Board Fashion Committee SlilXt: ' ® ' •x - Bazuki Muhammad 1 - -. : (front row. l-r) Diana Garcia de Parede Carry Hart, Marie E. Caldera, Carlos Olmedo, Alberto Borja, Jorge Sanlaella (second row) Carlos Martin, Luis Medi na. Jose Mauncio Hasbun, Sigifredo Ochoa. Kent Finger. Fransisco Abular ach, Evangelio Rivera, Pedro Salinas (third row) Dr. Graves, Stephanie Andry Dr. Bruckner, Dr. Parks, David Sulick Alejandro Miranda, Salvador Llort. l.T.E.C. Club Kappa Delta Epsilon is a pro- fessional, educational honor ' society. It is for students seeking .1 degree in education or in a simi- ar field. A cumulative GPA of 3.2 must be maintained to be eligible. Special guest speakers are selected in the interest of educa- tion majors at LSD. This year such topics as Special Educa- tion and Dressing for Suc- cess were presented. Kappa Delta Epsilon also en- gages in service projects for the community such as taking under- privileged children trick-or- treating, or sponsoring a Thnksgiving basket drive. This year our chapter hosted the Kappa Delta Epsilon regional convention November 12-13. • f fel Ti. ' « ---«■ -w-1- -=1 Mexican Student Association dirsl row, l-r) Bazuki. Zanira. Sulina. Noor Lwd. Rahmah. Liza. Lia. Lim Yan Mei, Ibrahim Mohammad (back row. l-r) Ross. Zul. Hihiii, Che Mat, Amin. Zai. Faizal. Kay, Bad. Razm. Maha, Boon Hook, Khairul :.r -n it ' B Miller House Council The 1988-89 House Council has had a great year. We have spon- sored a BBQ with Hatcher. Homecoming with power, and Scoo Tooguis Little Sister Weekend. We helped with the Miller monster mash for Halloween. The offic- ers have worked long and hard to make Miller the best dorm on campus. Miller Dorm House Council ■1 t ia u CircU ' ' ■ O.X DUJA Kapp Omicron Delta Kappa is a national leadership honor society which recognizes students, facul- ty, and community leaders who have demonstrated superior lead- ership, scholarship, and charac- ter. Since its founding in 1914, Omicron Delta Kappa has char- tered 208 chapters, including the LSU chapter which was founded in 1933 at Louisiana College in Pineville. This year ODK co- sponsored LSU ' s first Lead- ership Junction to help students to be better leaders. Other activi- ties included the potluck picnic, bimonthly meetings, tapping ceremonies, and the initiation re- ception. I fI Omicron Delta Kappa lAmerican Society of Personnel Administration Khllrinl Zrk Khilmlilin Pi Epsilon Tau MfeMMMeS re il-iaispxxAi! y v ; , - Phi Eta Sigma Initiates Corey S. Alemand. Kathleen M. Allen. Mark W. Anger. Richard S. .Appleton. Elizabelh A .Ardoin. Jay S. Arnold. Scott Babin. Kenneth D. Basslnger, Becky A. Baucuni. Sarah R Baughman. Bret M Bellard. Sandra L. Billie. Michael A Blue. Shea L Bohannon. Andrea M Boley. Gene M. Bourgeois. Jenniter Brasseux. Debora M. Braswell. Angela M. Broussard. Chad C. Cagnolatti. Allen R. Calabresi. Charles P. Campbell. Nan- cy G. Cannon. Karla C. Carney. Michael B. Carroll. Cabe W. Chadick. Pamela A. Chozen. Juliet L. Clark. Patra M. Coco. John D. Constanllmdes. Catherine M, Cooper. Bryan D Copeland. Travis A. Core, Kelly L. Coullard. Shannon A Cupit. Kevin C. Curry, Michele L. Cutil- to. Scott N. Daigle. AnnaM. Daniels, Liz E. Dautreuil. Melis.sa M Deichmann. Bonifrancia M. de la Cruz, Gerrad M Delatte, . nne A Dennington. Gina DiGiovanni. Robert H Dille. J. D ' Ann Dixon. Diane E Dobbs. Angela M Duel, Monique C. Duplessis. G. Claire Elliot. Mark E. Estorge, Peter J, Evans. Christie L. Falgoust. Brian D, Feigles. David P Fitzgerald. Ellen B Fletcher. Yolanda Y Flugence. Carey N Ford. Julie A. Foren. Lizabeth A. Forrest. Kenneth J. Gaillot Jr.. Craig A. Gentry. Joseph V. Gibbs 111. Emily A, Gillis. Anne K. Gilmore. Anu S. Goel. Ralph J Gonsoulin. Billy W Goodwin. David B. Gourgues. White S Graves, Julie A. Guidry, Roxanne M. Hebert. Stephanie P Held. Lloyd D Her- nandez II. Heidi M, Hirschey. Lesly J Hodges. Jeane E. Hong, Cecilia L. Hop- kins, Sally A. Hughes. Lisa A. Huxen. Bengt A. Jarlsjo. Gerald J. Jeandron Jr.. Larry L. Johnson. Shawn L Johnson. Jason P. Juneau. Heather L Kelton, Sta- cy L. Kennair. Juliette R Kemion, John B Kinchen. Dawn N King. Herald D Kirby. Rochelle D, Kistler. Michelle M Kliebert. Erin E. Knoebel. Joseph S. Kobty, Brent J Konstanzer, Anita T. LaFrance, Carlos Lamoutte, Maria L. Lanclos, Jenifer L Landolt. Katherine A. Larisey, Lisa K. Le, Gregory A. LeB- lanc, Thomas P. LeBlanc.Tina A. Legen- dre. Michael L, Leingang 111. Judson D. Leonard. Joseph R. Linn. Ralph C. Long- mire. Leland Kyle Loudon. Carmen A. Lyons. HueT. Mai, Tammy M, Manskie, Bridget H. Mayo, Michelle L- Mc - dams. Karen E. McClendon. Leah E McFarlain. Maria M. McGuire. Jeanetta A. McKinney. Michael D. McMahon. Alan J. McMurray. Melanie M, .Merritt, Monica G- Meza Shelly C Miller. De- nnis W. Mitchell. Megan J. Mitchell. Michelle D. Mitchell. Paul L. Monier. Rebecca C. Morgan. Susan A. Morris, Melissa G. Morrison. Lowell R. Mounce. Anthony M. Musacchia. May H.Nasca. Sylvia W. Nethken, Anh-Dai T. Nguyen, Dung N. Nguyen, Ha Nguyen. Quynh V. Nguyen, Elizabeth M. Obee. Christopher LPiace. Kyle F Pope. Laura L Putnam. Victor K- Rabalais. .Anthony V. Randaz- zo III. Michael R Redd. Robin A. Roberts. Stephen .M. Rose. Cindy M. Rotellina. Leslie M. Salamone. Margaret K. Searing. Chen H. Shen, Vera Christ- ina Sirail, Lindsey C- Smith, Stacy L. Smith, Angela B. Spilka, Rebecca E. Spusler. Suzanne M. Symmank, Scott K, Tonguis, Mauro Torellini. Kenneth W. Tucker. Mary E. Tuvell. Richelle M. Vega. Ronald J. Ventola II. . ' nthon J. Verbois. Kaylan B. Walker. Patrick M. Weimer. Charlotte M. Wilkerson. Leigh A. Willcox. Daniel S. Wohlgenanl. Joan- na C. Wuensch. Monica L. Zirkle. Khairma Zck Khaimddin Phi Eta Sigma Phi Eta Sigma is a national col- lege scholastic honor society for freshman. All Freshmen students who have a 3.5 grade-point aver- age after their first semester are eligible to join. The goal of Phi Eta Sigma is to encourage and reward high scholastic attain- ment among freshmen in institu- tions of hiiiher leamina. iJ L I Phi Boota Roota Phi Bdol.i roota Phi Boota roota is a National Druriihne fraternity, which was founded in 1971, at the Universi- ty of Southern Mississippi. The lAO Chapter at Louisiana Stale University governs ten other chapters around the United States, since the National Chap- ter and Headquarters for the fraternity is located here on the Baton Rouge campus. The fraternal spirit of Phi Boota roota is spreading to collegiate drum- lines across America, as outside interest in our fraternity is grow- ing also. Phi Boota roota is comprised of the men and women in the per- cussion section of the LSU Gol- den Band from Tigerland. The 1988 Drumline is comprised of twentN-eieht members; nine snares. t )ur quads, five bass drums, five cymbals, four mal- lets, and one tympanist. As these twenty-eight active members support the fraternity, a combina- tion of seven inactive and thiri alumni members give additional support to the advancement of the fraternity. Our fraternity in the sense that individual percussionists are brought together to develop and display their perfections in the skills of rudimental drumming. The goals and ideas of these young men and women revolve around the primary purpose of the fraternity; to further adv- ance the percussive interest in drumlines of America, by dis- playing precision, perfection, and excellence; and by upholding the highest standards of tradition- al rudimental drumming. Sieniil I ' hi Pi Frances, Edmond Rogers. Roger Ducmc Bill Bailey. Not pictured: Ginny Dorgan. Kalln Hearn. Walter Massie. Charles (liisl WW. l-ri kurl Cihirardi, C irol n Seal, Gail Sternberg. Tammy Bone. Smith. Laverne Jasck. Mel Galjoui, (second row) Butch Riley, Susan Grmdle, Paul Heinrich, Lenny Maughn, Ellen Theresa Oshorne. President Punch, Jon Burrouiihs, (third r: I lini Jc Sigma Phi Pi Khainna Z k Khainiddi Bazuki Muhammad Rho Lambda Ml r Sigma Tau Delta To be or not to be . . . that is the question Shakespeare posed at which many majors minors shudder. Sigma Tau Delta, the national English Honor Society, was reinstated on LSU ' s campus one year ago to assist English stu- dents in their pursuits of options and opportunities. The English Club hosts guests speakers in academia, business, law, pub- lishing, and many other careers in an effort to demonstrate that an English B.A. is an equal oppor- tunity giver. Sigma Tau Delta also participates in the fight against illiteracy in Louisiana in conjunction with our state ' s First Lady Patti Roemer. On a lighter note, the English Club enjoys fun social get- togethers and plans a wine and cheese party for all English ma- jors and minors to develop in- terests, share ideas, and enjoy the company of fellow English pur- suers. ( l lin Slisll n J- ' f The National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA), founded in 1972, is the national organization for Master ' s candidates and under- grauate students interested in the normal and disordered human communication behavior. NSSLHA is the only official national student association rec- ognized by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The NSSLHA chapter at LSU was chartered in 1972, and there are chapters in more than 260 col- leges and universities. The LSU chapter presently has 40 active members. The activities of the group in- clude having an Annual Deep South Conference to educate stu- dents and speech pathologists and audiologists in the area, and also to bring in students from sur- rounding states. The group im- plements special projects at pre- ?ltv Scon Tonguis schools to promote language in children through stories. The group also brings in speakers in the field for promotion. The members of NSSLHA are provided with access to profes- sional literature, interaction with (top row, l-rl Angele Duet, Babette Fon tenet; (bottom row) Dacia Alexander Sheila Pizzolato. Lisa Gettvs- Terri Lynn Bush, President Morgan Stewart, Vice President i Student Government Association I In the spring of 1988. the reigns of Student Government were taken by Terri Lynn Bush, a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, and Morgan Stewart, a former Free Speech Alley Moderator. For the first time in recent his- tory, the SGA executive office was run by students only. The civil service office manager no longer worked there and the Vice-Chancellor of Student Affairs had yet to be appointed. Thus the responsibility restt solely upon the elected and appointed Student Government members. During the summer semester, under the control of President Bush and Vice-President Ste- wart, The SGA successfully fought a proposed tuition in- crease against the Board of Su- pervisors by having the proposed $97 increase cut in half. Meanwhile, President Bush was elected the student repre- sentative on the Board of Regents by the Louisiana Council of Stu- dent Body Presidents. And V.P. Stewart unveiled new parking policies beginning with bi- zone ' parking for the residents of the North Zone, with plans for future expansion of these poli- cies. As the Fall began Bush had the Women ' s Transit fleet of cars in- creased from one to four cars. And Stewart furthered campus safety by securing the funding of new campus lighting from Chan- G M AjKhvwt cellor Wharton, which the uni- versity delivered at the end of November. Stewart also pro- duced an SGA sponsored concert called --Trash Bash -88 to heighten everyone ' s awareness of litter on campus. In addition, the SGA supplied the campus with some badly needed pencil sharpeners, ice machines for dorm residents. Ti- ger Whips for sports fans, and a highly celebrated awards pre- sentation for the University ' s best teachers. xn: lOSHWivtvavi (front row 1-r) Thao Mguyen-Secretarv. Mimi Vuong-Vice-President. Lisa Le- Hostess. Hahn Nguyen-Fashion Coordi- nator. Thoa Pham-Treasurer. (bacl row) Khari Bui-Presidenl. Thai Tran-Former President. Ninh Tran-Entertainment. Tuyen Le-Vice-President. Tuan Nguyen- Sports Director.  (first row l-r) Laura Cinnater-secretary Leanne Walker-vice-president. Crissi Bailey-president. Ann Tassin-Treasurer. Dr. Anne Doucet-Faculty Advisor, (second rowl Laura Frey. Kari Brewer. Elizabeth Delaney. Sandra Holmes. Mimi Johnson. Sharon Glasper. Melissa Belmon. Stephanie Andry. Ruth Riley r Khsi ina jrt KhainHMifl X J V r i I I ■ International Student Association (lirsl niu, l-ri S iikri Hus.iim. IiuIoiii ' m.i: George J. Subhagh-Memher al large. S rla Guslavii Sanlaella-Presidcnl. Me Ki); Saloru Walanabe. Japan; (seciind ri)« I Ting Ting eh ' Ke- presidenl ol Adnilnislralion. laivsan: Chiraporn Sirithauee, Thailand; Erin Schmidl-Direclor. ISO; Suhha S. Rarniah-V ice-president 111 ' Finance. India; (third rou ) Jiirge Sanlaella. Mexicn; Sccill Ciillier-Assislant Direclnr. I.SO; AmI Chowdhar . Pakistan; (lourlh nm) Rene V Arenas. Philippines; Alice Maw- Assistanl Director. ISO; Shawn Pearse. Zinihahwe; Charles T ' I ' o an-Meniher at .-. Kor Coast; Nahd A Ahtikhader. Pak-sline uu Wayne Schc«nayilcr r - «. ' : (K Razin Mahmood Chief Announcer.Jamal Alidrius, broad- casts live from Trash Bash. I . ' i I i : a 1 J ' Ruin MahiDood at0  - - SS3ii eveilie i 316 fiSX The objects in the Greek section appear All copy appearing on chapters ' pages is courtesy of Balfour House composed and submitted by each chapter Anchor Splash, sponsored by Delta Gam- ma, made its yearly appearance at the Huey P. Long pool in early October The coveted Mr. Anchor Splash trophy was taken by Lambda Chi Alpha, while Aca- cia captured the trophy for over-all. Bamkj Muhunmad 318 Greeks Divisio AaMNJTygrilWt-MkCe. « « Greeks division 319 B IfS 1 fim yi M : t) •W 1 ..- • .« l?5P liS iii • IS id B3 Bi 1 P H 02 iJ 50«W HkJRI btcj fir 2 k ll : ba  r 320 ACACIA 1 48iS was a great year for Aca- cia. Participating in every cam- pus activity. Acacia excelled in all of their endeavors. Delta Zeta teamed up with Acacia to win Jam-Jam Sweepstakes, and Aca- cia went on to take first place in the top bracket of intramural athletics. The Homecoming Sweepstakes trophy has had its home at Acacia for 1 1 of the past 14 years, and Songfest was a challenge well met. A strong social calendar has added to the winning spirit of Acacia. Casino Nite, Night on the Nile, South Seas, and Formal topped the list of fun functions while sorority parties were, as usual, great. There is always something going on, and the members are enjoying a fine fraternal life. Community involvement is also a major part of Acacia life. The Acacia Vein Drain blood drive was a great success and Acacia became involved in com- munity clean-up and beautiflca- tion. For these outstanding efforts. Acacia won the Superior Chapter Acacia 321 award this summer at its national convention. Acacia prides itself on improving the lives of its members and the LSU commun- ity in general and the close brotherhood provides the means for keeping Acacia the best frat on campus. A IheL Delia d( tsptose CkptH down I U m 111 numb 322 Acacia puiail; ASA Closes Doors on Half a Century The LSU chapter of Alpha Xi Delta closed its doors for the last time this fall. Their low pledge response and accompanying high expenses forced the National Chapter into its decision to shut down the near fifty year-old LSU sorority . Only three years before. Alpha Xi Delta was still a very strong sorority, having little trouble pledging incoming girls. Since then however, the sorority ' s numbers have been quickly de- pleted. Even with this year ' s con- centrated effort among the Greek system, the Greek Task Force in particular, to attract more girls to pledge to Alpha Xi Delta, the chapter still could not fulfill the National ' s stipulations. The sorority needed to receive a competitive amount of pledges this fall in order to remain active on our campus. A competitive amount would entail enrolling approximately the same number of girls as the other LSU soror- ities, which some semesters may turn out as high as 140. Although the attempts successfully brought in about 80 new pledges, the National Chapter felt that LSU ' s chapter of Alpha Xi Delta should close. National probably felt that the girls would be constantly hav- ing to work at keeping their num- bers, so they wouldn ' t have time for other sorority-related activi- ties, explained Kathy Marcel, Assistant Director of Greek Affairs. With the closing of the soror- ity, the active members received automatic alumni status, while the pledges were released from their obligation to Alpha Xi De- lta, and freed to pledge other sororities. The younger members were disappointed at the loss, ex- plained member Jill Coury. But the older ones weren ' t so much — I think being forced to live at the house was part of it, she added referring to the mandatory rule that all members must live in the house. The rule was enstated to insure that the house would be full, but many of the older mem- bers were growing weary of the arrangements and often express- ed a desire to move into places of their own. Coury said she thought it was also possible that the rule about living in the house drove some of the new pledges away. Is there hope of reopening? Not much — and certainly not im- mediately seems to be the general consensus. The house will prob- ably be sold as the upkeep is hard on the National Chapter. The re- tirement of such a sorority may shed a discouraging light on LSU when trying to attract new Greek institutions, but hopefully LSU ' s still strong Greek reputation will beckon a new fraternity or soror- ity, and the doors of the former Alpha Xi Delta will once again open. Jacqueline R. Lord Al_PHA XI DELTA 323 1 « il •- «- ' ; G t Uf a i r3 i tr . - ( , 1 s - rr ♦ B9 «ii4 ' eJ ▲ 4- 1 ? ► r:: ' r ' Aj ' a: A % r3 03 r « mmt • J wt ' j t i-4- 1—  •— ■ «-tf M pp - V - - ' .• 13PW yj Jf :; ; Q : : QJ 324 ALPHA Gamma Rho Alpha Gamma Rho was found- ed in 1908 at Ohio State Uni- versity, and has since grown to include over 55 chapters nation- wide. AGR is the only social- professional fraternity on the LSU campus. It consists mainly oi ' men studying any of the scien- ces of the food and fiber industry, which include a wide variety of fields from microbi ology to education. Over 40,000 men have found AGR to be their most rewarding college experience. Alpha Gamma Rho was founded at LSU in 1 926 as the Alpha Epsi- lon Chapter. Homecoming and Jam-Jam are just a couple of activities that AGR participated in during the year. Various activities such as football parties and hayride ex- changes balance out each semes- ter ' s social calendar. AGR is growing bigger and stronger each year at LSU, and the brothers at Alpha Epsilon are looking to the future with optimism. ALPHA Gamma Rho 325 •r i. t : 1) 2 3 ■i i J Q U — J 13 ■ U i- T3 =: -J OJj C — c 0 o — c 3 Z. Q. ■- _ E ■- ' c «■ , a «J c j: — O 3 o :9 ' si -: ?3 «j 5. I S E — Q. i 3 : s o ■ U :fl C (D 3 _ «i - 5 J= c :;; J= t: .= -o -t: c ■- E E b = ' 3 £• E OJj u B3 00 5 b Q- 2 _ ■2 -g „ 4J .— y; y; 3 u a. ot ■a 3 3 13 Z M) S «J S -i I I s e5| 4 326 ALPHA Phi Alpha IPV m ■ ■ g IWmT H o m t lT5 g KfeS H U d ■QBI S Hp Hi jfl ALPHA TAU OMEGA 327 328 Alpha Tau Omeg cO ® €1 C c O O O O © 4i O c a ' ' : ! Ql i ! CHI OMEGA 329 ' 0 1! OiiC Chi Omega continued a tion of excellence on campus this year, pledging 65 baby hoo- ters, and consistently maintain- ing the highest grade point aver- age of all Greek Organizations on campus. As the largest sorority on cam- pus. Phi Gamma chapter of Chi Omega proudly led in campus activities. Chi O ' s joined forces with Delta Tau Delta to win Songfest 1988 and also won Sig- ma Chi Derby Days 1988. In the fall semester, Chi Omega placed fourth in the Muscular Dystrophy Charity Marathon and ranked third in Homecoming decora- tions with the theme Mike Geauxs for the Golden Girls. The Owls also hosted their annual Family Day, a Christmas 330 Chi Omega party for mentally retarded chil- dren and continued to tutor at Highland Elementary School. Social calendars were full as Chi Omega held a Jamaican Me Crazy grub party and a Wine and Cheese party on the Samuel Clemens Riverboat in the fall. In the spring, the sorority enjoyed Formal and a Secret Sweetheart Crawfish Boil. Chi Omega proudly supported members in their extra-curricular activities which included being the overall chairmen for Songfest and the Charity Marathon, pres- iding over Mortar Board and rep- resenting students on the SGA. Chi O ' s also excelled in Scotch Guard, Angel Flight, The Daily Reveille staff, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta, Gamma Beta Phi, Kappa Delta Epsilon, the Gener- al College Student Council and the Golden Girls. Chi Omega 331 j MlITt 332 DELTA Chi Red Buff Formal at Seascape Resort in Destin. FL Once again the Delta Chi chap- ter has been one of the most ac- tive fraternities on the campus of Louisiana State University. Our year started off with our usual Lost Memory Party to welcome all the new rushees. After a week of intense competition for new pledges, we celebrated bid night with one of our largest and best pledge classes ever. As football season started, we began the pre- game cocktail parties before ev- ery home game as well as post- game parties. The LSU — Alaba- ma football game saw many LSU brothers travel to Tuscaloosa to invade the Alabama Delta Chi chapter. The fall semester also brought Delta Chi our annual Up- town Invasion Bus Trip — un- matched by any other fraternity. In September, we travelled to St. Francisville for our Mystery Ball at The Myrtles Plantation. As the Holidays approached. Delta Chi held Christmas Cocktails Big Mike Coach Upton Steve Boo Boo Adams just don ' t understand what happened. Band Semi-Formal at the Bel- mont Hotel. With the Spring Semester arriving. Delta Chi ' s looked for- ward to exchanges and T.G.I.F ' s with all the top sororities. The Louisiana Delta Chi chapter hosted brothers from Oklahoma. Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana together for a weekend of brotherhood and partying. The height of the spring was our annual Red Buff Formal held every year at Seascape Resort in Destin, Florida. Hard work and imagination went into the prepar- tion of Songfest, with Delta Zeta and Jam-Jam with Pi Beta Phi. Spring Break gathered brothers together that all wanted to break away from BR and hit the beaches of Florida. The final ning Delta Chi participated in was the annual South Seas and our Cajun Luau Celebration, with Ross Cloud and hundreds of pounds of crawfish. Delta Chi 333 P E I ■ 1 B IT 1 5r a 1 1 ' H t L 1 1 i M i d 1 1 1 B H — 1 1 1 1 H f H % 1 H y ' :: tt I ' ; ' f -4, v - M i ' 334 Dei-ta Chi i o 0:C Q ®;©®0  e @ f; — M (;:« ; ' ' fJA HiX SP SP C ' P ' R t ! Cw i l 0! W ' wy wi DELTA DELTA DELTA 335 336 Delta Delta Delta Tri Delta is proud to be 100 years old and celebrated their centennial anniversary this sum- mer in Boston where Delta Delta Delta was t ' ouded in 1888. This spirit was carried out in all activi- ties in which Tri Delt participated in 1988. After an eventful summer, Tri Delts returned to LSU for Rush and pledged 65 new members to Delta Omega. During the fall semester Tri Delt actively partici- pated in all campus activities which included MD Marathon. Greek Week, and Homecoming. Highlights of the semester were Tri Delt Plantation Party and the annual Wine and Cheese Party. Tri Delta chapter functions also included Big Sis Little Sis Parties, a Halloween party for the alum ' s children, and a special Founder ' s Day celebration in honor of our centennial The spring semester opened with Songfest when Tri Delt, together with Lambda Chi, was awarded 2nd place. Formal fol- lowed in February with the pre- sentation of our 1987 pledge class. Tri Delt participated in Jam-Jam with Fiji, and won 3rd place in Derby Days, helping Sigma Chi raise money for the National Heart Association. Tri Delts show leadership and enthusiasm on campus holding leadership positions and taking part in honory organizations such as Mortar Board, Omicron Delta Kappa, Scotch Guard, Angel Flight, the Accounting Society, the Union Governing Board, and SGA to name a few. Tri Delta ' s 100th year has been an exciting and eventful one for the Delta Omega chapter, the largest chap- ter of Delta Delta Delta. g the Plunge If you had stopped by the Huey P. Long pool Sunday October 9, 1988, you would have noticed something different going on. Clusters of bikini-clad fraternity men were chanting their inspir- ational brotherhood songs and hordes of girls were cheering them on and shouting advice. It was Delta Gamma ' s annual Anchor Splash, an event to raise money for charity. Delta Gamma has three philan- thropies: Sight Conservation, Aid To The Blind, and Grants and Loans. Anchor Splash be- nefits the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired. This year, the DG s raised over $2000, and in exchange they provided parti- cipants with a day to remember. Anchor Splash began weeks before the actual competition. First, fraternities were recruited to participate in the races and select candidates for the Mr. Leggs and Mr. Anchor Splash pageants. Each fraterni- ty paid an entrance fee to the De- lta Gamma Foundation. Was it difficult to find fraternities to par- ticipate? Not at all! Fraternities love to do this , said Delta Gam- ma President Toni Foret. Win- ning Anchor Splash is as impor- tant to them as winning Home- coming! Kappa Alpha tratemity members pose with their Delta Gamma coaches around the Best Swimming trophy they won during Anchor Splash. Interfratemal aquanauls rip through the Huey P. Long pool during Anchor Splash After fraternities were re- cruited Delta Gamma divided into groups of eight coaches to whip their teams into shape and prepare them for victory. On the fraternity side, the men con- ducted tryouts to choose the best candidate for each race. It was serious business as far as the frats were concerned. Said Scott Hayes, chairman of Anchor Splash for Acacia fraternity, There ' s always competition be- tween fraternities, especially for this. The Mr. Legs competition was held the week before Anchor Splash. Each participating fraternity chose the man with the best legs and submitted a photo- Razin Mahmood i 33S Anchor Spuash Lambda Chi Alpha ' s Darren Bone de- iminslrates the poise and grace which eventually garnered him Ihe title of Mr. Anchor Splash. graph of him. These photos were displayed in the Union for every- one to vote on. Votes were cast with coins and dollars and the legs that drew the most money were considered the winners. Anchor Splash began at twelve noon on Sunday. For Delta Gam- ma, it was the culmination of hard work on everyone ' s part. The day began with the Mr. Anchor Splash competition. Each contestant presented a dance routine to the music of his choice and stripped down to his bathing suit as the girls cheered him on. This year ' s winner of the coveted Mr. Anchor Splash title Darren Bone, of Lambda Chi Alpha, roped all the judges into his favor with his western flavored routine. As for group competition, af- ter a series of aquatic hurdles were met and defeated, the team with the most points was the overall winner. This year ' s sweepstakes winners were Aca- cia in first place with over $600 in donations, followed by Lambda Chi and Sigma Nu. Quite a diverse crowd witnes- sed the event. Girls from other sororities showed up. as they often do, to cheer on friends. Pa- rents attended to watch their sons and help with donations. Raffles were held throughout the day for items donated by AT T. Delta Gamma ' s co-sponsor for the event. Laren Langlois ANCHOR SPLASH 339 O ; C) ; i © i j ® @ O ' G ©©O® 0€ ( S 1 1 a Bi Q b( O: OE CO® 9! ft) ' 0 340 DELTA Gamma e Fall Enthusiasm filled the Gamma Zeta Chapter of Delta Gamma as its members began the 1988 fall semester with 65 wonderful pledges. Anxious to dive into the midst of activity. Delta Gammas cheered on 14 fraternities partici- pating in their annual Anchor Splash competition. In addition to this fund-raiser for the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired, sight conservation, and aid to the blind. Delta Gam- ma held its third annual Ja z Lun- cheon and Style Show. The Li- mited, and Rigsby ' s backed this first-rate function. Continuing the fun. Delta Gamma sailed higher at one of its big parties: Yacht C lub. Members had barely anchored when they won the overall Homecoming Sweep- stakes and first place for decora- tions. With the semester coming to a close. Delta Gammas cele- brated their achievements at their classy semi-formal Holiday Party at the de la Rhonde Hall and their jolly chapter Christmas Party. members such as Vice-president of Panhellenic Madelyn Gibbs, Commander of Angel Flight Toni Forte, and Commander of Scotch Guard. Delta Gammas sailed through yet another great semester. The Delta Gammas sailed into the spring semester in the style of the roaring twenties with their participation in Songfest with Acacia. Following this show- stopper. Delta Gammas dazzled their dates at their fancy Forma where they honored their new in- itiates. Changing style. Delta Gamma jammed into Jam-Jam. Having celebrated the Louisiana tradition. Delta Gammas held their own ragin ' -cajun crawfish boil. Through these activities and the leadership of many of our 342 Delta Gamma •mi l i g J Eri ! OS ■Hi ' ' ■■° ifl ' !■■ DEL.TA KAPPA EPSII-ON 343 %f i t K L 344 DELTA Kappa Epsii_on i i B BS B S Q9; M fSM 1 I P m s BS 1 9 fev I ii a iei [ 2 UliS U El ' m l IftSI I E3 1 ' C 5 ' fc l p Q M ' Isw •a Q B Q « ' At .V S . ' 4 f ■■i liM: Hlfl Lp- B i 1 H ' B 2 •Ncr S ' i i 1 3 ' E3; 1 1 ; S =1 S 3] S] fl iw S 1 DEI-TA TAU DEUTA 345 1988 was a year of great achievement for the Epsilon Kap- pa chapter of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. The Delts success at LSU proves that there is nothing that a dedicated, closely-knit group of brothers cannot accom- plish. In the spring the Delts teamed up with Chi Omega and won first place in Songfest. With the help of Kappa Delta, the Delts won first place in Jam-Jam entertain- ment for the sixth year in a row. The Delts had the third highest fraternity G.P.A. on campus and placed first in the USF G National Collegiate Football Tournament at LSU. During the summer, national convention was held in Toronto, Canada. Epsilon Kappa received the Court of Honor Award, rec- ognizing Epsilon Kappa as one of the top twenty Delt chapters in the nation. Once again, the Delts domin- ated intramural athletics. The Delts won first place in floor hockey, pool raquetball. The Dells placed third in golf and second in soccer. The Delts sent four football teams to the campus playoffs. 1988 found Delta Tau Delta involved in many philanthropic and community service projects. The Delts were the first fraternity to participate in Adopt-A-Road, a program sponsored by the state to clean up highway litter. The Delts teamed up with Delta Gam- ma and sponsored an Easter egg hunt for kids from the State School for the Blind. The brothers of Epsilon Kappa raised hundreds of dollars for M.D., and assisted the Baton Rouge Kiwanis Club in a poboy sale to help raise money for abused chil- dren. The 1988 Delt social calender V mi ,21 f I s I ' V mSm? included sorority parties. TGIF ' s, crush parties and foot- bail parties. Date parties included Blowout. Heaven and Hell party, Mekong Delta, TYP party and Sleazy-Cheesy-Greasy Semi- Formal in Port Allen. Formal was held in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Rainbow Formal at Gull Shores. DELTA TAU DEUTA 347 iU Host ' ressed What is the well-dressed Greek wearing this year? You might think big bows, pearls, duck heads, and Polo ' s, but actually the most essential item of the Greek wardrobe is the par- ty shirt. The purpose of a party shirt is to capture the memory of a night, whether good or bad. The shirt is designed around the theme of the party. An elected person or com- mittee designs the shirts, meets with a graphic designer, decides on the colors, and has the shirt printed up. The price varies de- pending on the number of colors used and the question of whether or not to have a pocket. There has become an increas- ing demand for the party shirt business. Salesmen have begun going from house to house trying lOOPTCOf IMPOiflD Faded blood stains from late night adventure at Mur phy ' s. Lipstick stains on shoul der from late-night adventure at Murphy ' s. Result of an independent ex- periment concerning the spa- tial placement of a 16 oz. can of Milwaukee ' s Best. FRONT 34.8 Party Shirts iJ bk. For a prime example of THE TYPICAL FRATERNITY PARTY SHIRT, we asked the congenial brothers ofNu (Non) Epsilon (Extensia) if they would allow us to diagram and study a specimen of their most beloved shirt. to fight for business. Berry Braud, from Dreams Silk Screen said, An average order is around 200 shirts and 15% of our business is the sale of party shirts. ' In business for four years Dreams Silk Screen have always had good business due to the in- creasing popularity of party shirts over the last five years. These shirts are not only a fashion statement, but they also distinguish members of the Greek system. Party shirts are de- signed for almost every occasion, including grubs, formals, Jam- Jam, and South Seas. Greeks compete during Homecoming, Songfest, and Greek Week to gain points for the best shirts. Party shirts are also sold for MD Week and help raise money for muscular dystrophy. Guys and girls alike try to attend as many functions as they can, and sometimes it ' s not strict- ly for the party, but for the shirt. Some are choosy, but others just m want as many shirts as they can get. Often the pre-requisite for a blind date is, Will I get a shirt? or What does the shirt look like? If the date goes well, you can usually count on a shirt, but if the date ' s a bomb, you can almost forget it. So when you want to see just how well your year went... just count your shirts! Phoebe Rice It H f Liberian postmark. Last known location of former roommate who borrowed it just for class. Skull and Crossbones — obligatory on party shirts at least once every two years. Holds ritual significance and or comments on party ' s outcome. Damage sustained during devastating pledge active wedgie war. PARTV SHIRTS 349 IB @) €) G ' O € DebZi lifcaoi lerinii o o 55: 1 @ tTl cn m r;: I ' O ' ;?( mme) m A 1 € @ ■p 51 Hb Bi 8k- BB ' B! o Q) . ., @ @ @ Oi © ® ® O ' ® @ @; @, @) @ ' @ 350 Delta zeta Delta Zeta, the second largest national sorority was founded at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, on October 24, 1902. Sig- ma chapter was installed in the LSU campus on November 30, 1917, making the chapter 72 years old this year. Sigma chap- ter was the first Delta Zeta chap- ter in the south. Our colors are pink and green with the Killam Rose as our flower. Our symbol and badge are the lamp. The tur- tle is our mascot. Delta Zeta had a wonderful year, beginning with the pledg- ing of 65 fantastic girls. The year continued with participation in Muscular Dystrophy Week, Homecoming, Alcohol Aware- ness Week, Greek Week, song- fest, second place in Sigma Chi Derby Days, and ended with Jam-Jam where DZ placed first place overall. Individually, Delta Zeta ' s are very involved on cam- pus. Some campus organizations include Scotch Guard, Panhelle- nic. Campus Crusade for Christ, College Republicans, Greek Col- umns, Tigerband, LSU Sym- phony, Greek Who ' s Who, Pi Sigma Fpsilon ' Rr t Girls, and fraternity Little Sisters and Sweethearts. The philanthropy of Delta Zeta is Speech and Hearing Helped. This includes support for The Gaullaudet College for the Deaf, The Louisiana School for the Deaf, and the adoption of a pa- tient at Carville Hospital for Han- sen ' s Disease. Delta Zeta promotes scholastic achievement, high ideals, parti- cipation, and loyality. Some uni- que festivities enjoyed by Delta Zeta ' s inlclude exchanges. Grub parties, Tahitti Sweetie, Favorite Professor Meals, Spring Fling, Pink Rose Formal, and our annual Big Band Party. Delta Zeta National awards in- clude The Crest Award, Merit Award, Scholarship Award, So- cial Award, Activities Award, and being recognized as the second strongest chapter in the nation. EI-TA ZETA 3Sf Erciic feal 352 DELTA ZETA A REAL IS A TOOL AGRIPPINA PARTY SHACKS WITH PYTHAGORAS SOCR. TES ' WIFE IS A HOSE BE ST 1 SAW HOMER WITF LAND-BARGE AT THE BATHS LAST TUESDAY THE DELPHIC OR CLES DIRTY RUSH PLATO. THE DOUBLlfLTEGArY mnaM r i 9 As with military men, lumber- jacks, and philosophy 2010 in- structors, those affiliated with a fraternity or sorority are made privy to an entire vocabulary uni- que to themselves and their self- ascribed social circle. The more common ones, when mentioned, are known to the general public as verbal hallmarks of once being part of the Brotherhood or Sister- hood. All collegiate greeklings remember the amusing awkward- ness of being classified a rushee. that prospective member who, depending on the organization, is subjected to either extreme scru- tiny or absolute adulation (see no pledge is ugly with a check in his hand ). Of course, those are the com- mon terms. Any dolt knows however, that when one lives, studies, and gets sick and throws up with a certain group of people for a lengthy period of time, a much more, eh, personal diction- ary of terms is bound to come into use. A few have been gleaned and edited here for your own perusal. Some are common slang. Some are quite obvious in origin. Some are witty while others are an obvious product of the crotch-pulling bravado of the male-bonding experience. Yet they are all an essential part of greekspeak. Tool; The pariah. A relatively hip way to call someone a dweeb, dork, wanker, nerd, or greebo. This individual is generally clas- sified as someone who you don t want to stand by you in Mur- phy ' s. He scares the chicks away HE ' S KILLIN US! ' The GDI: Any self proclaiming member if the profane student body; the unclean. This is also an easily identifiable origin for one s own brothers and sisters. As of late , the GDI has been quite easily taxonimized. There is the reclusive yet cloyingly eager dorm rat, the defiant, Camaro- cruising rahlude, and most re- cently, the left-leaning, X- ingesting, relentlessly sappy dis- coid mutant the sweaterfag. These folks will never, in almost any circumstance, get you any party T-shirts for any occasion whatsoever. Avoid them, they are poison. Double-Legacy; Oh, now here is a truly wonderful individual. They are that organizational dis- ease whose grandparents prob- ably built the house you live in and died doing it. Almost always mysteriously lost on vacation ' during formal rush, this is that sweet girl who can ' t even hal- lucinate a date for formal and that really good guy who is O.K., but has his problems. See also the fabled land tuna and land barge. Beware also of any nice or sweet guys palmed off on you by any loving sorority sis- ters. And, of course, last rites and an ironclad insurance policy are definitely in order if one were to encounter the deadly hose beast. Slam, Slamming, etc; This is basically a violent action done or given from one party to another. The implications are simply mind-boggling. You can slam your boyfriend by dumping him and deflating his ego to the point of suicide. You can slam your roommate by giving him a wed- gie that requires surgery to re- move. You can even slam the jerks down the row by stealing their composite and pouring chili mac all over their sofa. Slam- ming, if done properly as an ac- tive participant, can be the high- light of a semester. It ' s more than a verb; it ' s an attitude. Brewskis; That evil yellow li- quid that makes the wheat group fun! If there is indeed any mineral wealth located beneath this great campus, it is probably a huge, underground well filled with the frothy fluid. Besides downing some brewskis, one can always indulge the sybarritic urge by sucking some suds or nabbing some brew-dawgs . If, however, your funds are low, your bladder can always be stretched beyond the normal human capacity by purchasing a case or two of Monster Brau or Milwaukee ' s Beast and imbibing ' til your glands float. Blowin ' Chunks; The perhaps second best known by-product of ingesting enough alcohol to float a trawler. Other graphic repre- sentations of this sacred cleans- ing action include delivering the street pizza, spraying the shrubs, throwing onions, and the vaguely onomonotopaeic selling Buicks. A lot of bother to describe a rather distasteful action, sure. But your body will thank you for it and your buddies will talk for days. Cruisin ' for Babes; One activity sacred to the fraternity man is the never-ending search for a partner with whom to indulge in the hori- zontal rhumba. The tireless cruiser is a resourceful and pa- tient fellow who, like a wizened angler, throws out his lines and trolls endlessly for his trophy of choice, that is, skank. If one only happens to be browsing, utilize any sexist obscenity and make the run of sorority row and scam on some primo babes Partyshacking: The demure sorority counterpart to trollin ' for skank. Once a desirable good (i.e. affiliated) guy has been snared in the beguiling traps of a marriage-minded sister, many nights are usually spenl partysha- kin ' in pre-marital bliss at her loved one ' s apartment, frat suite, tent, or even dorm room. It is, quite simply the epitome of domestic euphoria without get- ting one ' s sisterhood revoked on the grounds of wanton prom- iscuity. J. Steve Zaffuto GREEK SLANG 353 i r w. mk ( V .if Greek steering Committee 3S5 SEIFC Delegale irom LSU and Ole Miss. Stephen Duplantis addressing the South- eastern Interfratemity Council . 356 INTERFRAXERIMITY COUNCII- i fl A ' Q ' c,y ' -• • ' ' ' ° ' ' • •%:? ' ' ° -:v l ' % 5 P ' , e IFC Executive Committee (1 tor) Trey Barnes, Rush Vice-president; Stephen Duplantis, President; Arthur de Houssaye, Administrative Vice- president; Mike Kantrow, Secretary; Camp Kaufman, Treasurer; Warren Richey, Advisor. i-iIkSou - Waynt Schexnayde; INTERFRATERNITV COUNCIL. 357 i Daggers I TiL- BarrK-s-Si;.Miia Nu. Mich.icl Hiciuf- nuc-Lamhda Chi. John Britlam-Kappa Sigma. Sciill Cabes-Fiji. Todd Comeaux- Slgma Nu. Raymond Cosev. Jr. -Kappa Alpha Psi. Ricky Cox-Lambda Chi. Dan- ny Diall-Kappa Sigma. Lad Drago- Lambda Chi. Steven Duplanlis-Kappa Sigma. Kenny Gabb-Theta Xi. James Grady-Sigma Alpha Lpsilon. John Har- per-Phi Kappa Psi. Mike Happel-Deha Chi. Trey Holhs-Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Arthur dela Houssaye Ill-Phi Kappa Thc- la. Roben Hoy land-Phi Delta Theta. Gary Huntley-Kappa Alpha Psi. Scott Johnson- Fiji. David Kantrov. -Theta Xi. Mike Kantrow -Sigma Chi. Camp Kaulman- Founded in 1912, Daggers in- terfratemity set as its main goal the betterment of feelings and fel- lowship among the members of fraternities. The Dagger goat or initiate in his sheet, horns and bloody dagger across his chest, has become a symbol upon the campus. Each initiation is pre- ceded by the pinning of the Daggers, in which the initiates decorate the campus with green Daggers. To prove superiority over their friendly rival inter- fraternity, the Samurais, the Samurai Special is played at the Annual Formal and the Dag- ger-Samurai football game is played in the LSU stadium. 3S8 THE INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL ii 5B ,i B«! | f m t •9 ! a f i B m •i« Wltmmmm H 2- I M ' 1 3 1 0 r3 C7 t7 « t; ' Ai fe P - 1 ' ' [r 1 ■HBHSHlHi EBSBBERSSIBii eaSSSS ai I BBMamMfl KAPPA Al-PHA 359 keu Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. was founded on the night of January 5 , 1 9 1 1 on the campus of Indiana University at Blooming- ton, Indiana. Since its inception under the astute leadership of Elder Watson Diggs, Kappa Alpha Psi has held true to its fun- damental purpose; Achievement in every field of human en- deavor. The Nu Iota Chapter at Louisiana State University was chartered on February 12, 1988. Indicative of the high standards of excellence set by our Noble Founders, the Brothers of the Nu Iota chapter continue to be the dominant leaders and achievers on the social an J academic levels of L.S.U. society. Its philanthropic activities in- clude Guide-Right, Afri-Care, the Sickle Cell , nemia Founda- tion, and the United Negro Col- lege Fund. Kappa Alpha psi 361 B « IFC fital li afflffl? kXlllDI KpiE ' SfOBS ttT: ' m IFC BANS ALCOHOL PURCHASE WITH FRATERNITY FUNDS As the fall semester begins, many a young man enters that long and exhaustive process cal- led Fraternity Rush. Some join to meet those of the opposite sex, some join to make new friends, and others because of what seems like an easily accessible and end- less supply of alcohol and drink- ing buddies. But as of Fall 1988, and the final Interfraternity Council meeting of that semester, those pledging a Greek organization may find it a bit more difficult locating alcoholic beverages purchased by their respective fraternities. The Interfraternity Council passed (not unanimously) an amendment to their constitution, forbidding the purchase of alco- holic beverages with fraternity funds. It (enforcing the amendment) will be difficult at first, said Arthur delaHoussaye, incoming IFC president, but it will put the responsiblity on the individuals and not the fraternities. When the drinking age rose to 21 a few years ago, many young men and women on the verge of their 1 8th birthdays were thrown from the edges of drinking estab- lishments and told to wait three more years. There were some local bars willing to overlook this small inconvenience thrust upon us by state and national politi- cians and allow those neophites of alcohol in the door anyway. Loopholes existing in the law, large enough to hinder law en- forcement efforts, resulted in policemen unable to penalize those who broke it. Life in Louisiana seemed to carry on as usual. Now that fraternities cannot purchase these beverages, the under 21 greek will be looking to these bars or their older fraternity brothers for their alcohol. This, said delaHoussaye. makes an otherwise positive idea nega- tive for the individuals. The young fraternity member, 20 and under, will be asking the older fraternity members to buy booze for them, and those older can be held responsible. Responsibility is what spawned this idea and the big push for the birth of this amend- ment came not from citizens or officials concerned about the health and well-being of the greek community, but from the fraternities insurance companies. Many were concerned with liability suits from alcohol- related accidents and began pressuring the fraternities ' national affiliations. As insurance companies began threatening to drop insurance pwlicies, national fraternity con- stitutions began showing alcohol policies. But Mike Kantrow, 1987 IFC Secretary, said this new policy will not be a big change; greek systems on other universities have been using it for a long time. Though it will take some time to work effectively and adjustments will have to be made, Kantrow said, he hop)es it will take some emphasis off of the greek system on alcohol . But this awareness may poss- ibly be traced as far back as pro- hibition. There may have been numerous other reasons sur- rounding the decision to drop alcohol as a legal substance, but the predominant reason being that many moral-based societies of that era thought alcohol would cause the ultimate destruction of society. And now we are coming full swing back to previous attitudes concerning alcohol and its effect on society. Its not easy to com- pare what ' s happening today with prohibition, because many of the situations have changed. But the problem of alcohol abuse still remains. This increase in alcohol aware- ness began again several years ago when people became rea- quainted with the detrimental effects of alcohol abuse on life, limb, property, and insurance rates. Now it seems the Greek sys- tem at LSU has entered this alco- hol awareness arena with the hot- ly battled Interfraternity Council amendment. Based on the diffi- culty and increasing expense of obtaining and keeping insurance, the law became active and will remain on the books till someone deems the law useless and not representative of that time period or lifestyle. But as the amendment began to have an effect, ways were being considered to sidestep it. Hunter Hardy, president of Phi Delta Theta, said that their fraternity had not formulated a plan. But if this hypothetical plan needed to be developed. Hardy said they would form an account, lower dues from social and each member would pay cash into the account to buy alcohol. But we don ' t know. delaHoussaye began his tenure in office by appointing a commit- tee. This committee was to over- see the enforcement of the amendment. Composed of mem- bers of IFC and Panhellenic (the governing body of sororities). delaHoussaye believes they can find a way to make the amend- ment work in a positive way. Wayne J. Schexnayder Jr. ' Se« L RESTRICTIONS 363 @) ?■? IS § .■ S3 I en ' - !? O 364 KAPPA Alpha Theta N 1 Theta had another great year beginning with the pledging of 65 wonderful new girls. The Theta pledges followed their kite strings to find their big sisters and we all partied at our Big Sis Little Sis luau. We started the semester off right with our Mystery Date party during MD week to benefit the fight against Muscular Dystro- phy. Thetas won Acacia Vein Drain in the spring and the Theta house was transformed into a ski lodge as we came in 2nd for Homecoming decorations. In Jam-Jam, Theta and Pike came in 2nd in entertainment with our Theta actives eagerly wait to welcome our pledges. I Seymour and Hebert skit. Our year was filled with ex- changes, our best Grub ever at Bay View Tavern and our Christ- mas Cocktail at the Top of the Tower. We also had a surprise from Santa at our Big Sis Little Sis Christmas Party. Last spring Theta celebrated our 25th anniversary on LSU ' s campus with a party at the faculty club. Our Delta Kappa alums from as far away as New Jersey came to congratulate us for 25 great years at LSU. We also had our annual Kite Fly and Crawfish Boil in April to raise money for our national philanthropy, Logopedics. Thetas also take part in campus organizations such as Rho Lamb- da, Angel Flight, Scotch Guard, Mortar Board, Omicron Delta Kappa, fraternity little sisters, and the LSU Fashion Board. Theta also excels in scholarship as well as participating in the LSU Pageant, Greek Week, Jam- Jam, Homecoming, Sigma Chi Derby Days and Alcohol Aware- ness Week. Theta pledges get to know one another better at pledge lock-in. Having a great time at Theta Formal. KAPPA ALPHA THETA 365 (jp  ' Z)s o ■ fe . r ' 1 C5 - c O O £A cl Ct m %c O! O O Cf cT C ® r - C O i ' C 1 s €) 9 ® S G 4j ' . i d j 1 i E)j bS Sj! j ) i A: QBi S KAPPA DELTA 367 aa On February 6, 1909, Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Delta was founded at LSU making it the first and oldest sorority on cam- pus. Since that time Epsilon has strived to maintain a tradition for the Kappa Deltas at LSU. Helping KD ' s national philan- thropies, The Children ' s Hospit- al in Richmond, VA and the National Committee for the Pre- vention of Child Abuse is an ongiong and everpresent event for KDs everywhere. In early March, Kappa Delta participated in their annual Shamrock Project which entails shaking cans at Cortana mall to raise money for the prevention of child abuse. This year Epsilon raised over $3 ,000 to contribute to the cause . KDs also spend many volunteer hours working at the Louisiana Council for Child Abuse as well as visiting local nursing homes and the School for the Deaf on a weekly basis. Kappa Deltas. Several more poli- tically minded KDs serve on the SGA as representatives. Scotch Guard, Greek Columns staff, and the pre-law association are just a few of the organizations in which Kappa Deltas hold leadership and membership positions. In the Greek arena, KD is proud to say that for the past two Besides philanthropic activi- ties, KDs are involved in a host of other activities centering on cam- pus life. Honor societies such as Mortar Board, Rho Lambda and ODK are well-represented by years, the award of the Outstand- ing Panhellenic Representative has been given to Kappa Deltas, Lisa Gray and Chris Sciaccheta- no. Also five out of six of the Kappa Delta Rush advisors were named outstanding Rush advi- sors for the 1988 fall rush perio d. In the spring, KD had the oppor- tunitiy to team up with Delta Tau Delta fraternity to win first place in entertainment and third place House molher Nancy Goza i.s a necessary pan of most KD activities especially at Homecoming time. overall in the guaranteed to be fun Jam- Jam contest. KD also geared up to help raise 368 KAPPA DELTA lai KDs annucil Hjllciween exchanue with money for Jerry ' s kids in the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon and place second overall. KDs relationship with the male coun- terparts of the Greek system has never been better. This can be seen by the number of Kappa De- ltas serving as sweethearts and little sisters for various fraterni- ties. In the fall KD s social calen- der was filled with a Mystery Bus trip and their annual How ' s your Aspen grub as well as a host of exchanges with different fraternities. Although KDs man- aged to have a great time social- ly, they didn ' t forget why they came to school and were re- warded for their efforts by plac- ing second in overall scholarship among the sororities. Perhaps the most exciting event that was experienced by KDs in the year 1988 occured when a scene from the movie Everybody ' s All-American was shot at the Kappa Delta house. However, mingling with Hollywood stars did not go to any KD ' s head and 1 988 proved to be a highly successful and reward- ing year for Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Delta. ELTA 369 Wp a| it .amti) National representatives liite Pam Wads- worth visited LSU ' s Greeks to encourage support for traditional values and promote campus leadership through events like Anchor Splash and MD Week pictured opposite 370 Greek National Presidents on Campus EDEFlNlNG GREEK CULTURE National Leaders Encourage Traditional Values National Greek leaders spon- sored day-long seminars to dis- cuss changes in the LSU Gre ;k system during project Collabora- tion 88 in the Student Union . We hope to bring aboui sig- nificant positive improvements in our system, Assistant Direc- tor of LSU Greek Affai-s Kathy eei( l«i Marcel said. Among the topics discussed in the workshops were public rela- tions and image, ritual values, scholarships, risk management, and expectations of the Universi- ty and the national Greek offices. Director of LSU Greek Affairs Bud Richey said he thinks the tem and are volunteering their time to make the system better, said Sandy Hubbert, assistant director of LSU Public Relations. Hubbert said the National In- terfraternity Conference and National Panhellenic Conference hope to make the LSU Greek sys- tem an example to organizations conference will build the know- ledge Greeks have about the organizations. We would like to see the fraternities and sororities use their ritual to enhance know- ledge, to improve — not detract from values the students already possess, Richey said. Representatives included top national fraternity and sorority leaders such as head of the National Panhellenic Conference Beth Saul and chairman of the National Interfratemity Confer- ence Chuck Loring. Representatives have a com- mon concern for the Greek sys- on other campuses. LSU will serve as a model to be applied to other Universi- ties, Hubbert said. They will then determine if the (Greek) sys- tem has improved as a result of the conference. Hubbert said she feels bringing the national representatives together to look at the entire Greek system will cause a change in organizations on other cam- puses. It will show a unified effort among all Greek organizations, Hubbert said. Jeanne Clark Greek National Presidents on Campus 371 372 KAPPA KA K $ pi Ei ' ?r- i IHI r B I J P r MhIP • ' Uli ' C ' € ' ' W9 9; r t i !- i  ii)(S5 9y: i ' ' 1 : Ss H - HJ ' : c @. ' m @ @i 4 c ' ©i m C @: €) ' , ' . Kappa Kappa Gamma 373 I s I 374 Kappa Kappa Gamma te I UAMBDA Chi alpha 37S MJ n 376 Lambda Chi Alpha 2 21 — I In Memory of Brother George Scroggins LAMBDA CHI AUPHA 377 IC9 THE ANN SLANDERS COLUMN Advice for the confused greek Dear Ann. I just went active in my fraternity and have a couple of questions about greek dating rituals. I have been dating this girl for about three weeks and I really like her. If we don ' t see each other, we spend hours on the phone talking. 1 used to have a girlfriend, but I didn ' t care for her like 1 care for this girl. 1 wanted to know if you thought it was too soon to give her drop letters, and if so, how long should 1 wait before before I give her my fraternity pin? Lost in LSU Dear Lost, Your problem is a recurring problem with every Fraternity male that meets the girl of his dreams. Just about every male that has dated a girl for more than 48 hours thinks that this one is the one for him. And if this rela- tionship lasts more than a week, your fraternity brothers will generally consider you whip- ped. And they most assuredly will pry into your sexual habits, whether you have any or not. But don ' t let this bother you. Don ' t expect anything. Remember the sexual revolution died with Liberace. 378 Dropping Pinning Join a kit pin Olson I Bum PKseai- UBCll li WKen Anyway, greek drop letters, or dropping, is a tradition that spans many years in the greek system. In the late 50 ' s and early 60 ' s. if a young man was swept away by some cute, giggling sorority girl looking for her MRS degree, there would usually be somewhat of a lengthy courting ritual. If they continued to date, drop letters and pinning were al- ways in the future . If a girl was to get pinned, the fraternity would march over to the girls sorority or dorm and serenade her with the fraternity sweetheart song. A pinning was thought to be a se- rious step in a relationship, and marriage was usually expected (though there are reported cases of fraternity men giving away their pin more often than Merlin Olson gave away Pick-Me-Up bouquets). But those days are gone and present-day mating habits are much less defined and much more erratic. In the 70 s and most of the 80 ' s, the seriously-dating greek had but two options when giving the sorority girl of his choice drop letters: being stripped to his undergarments and tossed in the LSU lake directly in front of his girlfriend ' s sorority house or being stripped to his undergar- ments and dowsed with a garbage can of week-old leftover kitchen slop in front of his girlfriend ' s sorority house. Either way, the result was a fairly nasty experi- ence. Since a rash of the most recent episodes have caused trips to the emergency room, the lake- dunking has been discontinued. My best advice to you would be to wait on giving her the drop letters. If she really wants them, she ' ll let you know and let you know, again and again and again. Before you do anything, re- member, its usually a pretty mes- sy experience and she may only be in it for the cham. Ah, yes! Who else would strip you nude in front of hundreds of iinpressionable collegiate women, manhandle you like case of cheap beer, and finally fling you into a body of water about as deep as your average puddle of dog drool? Only a fraternity brother! Gonz and Perv Dropping PiisriiNG 379 nj ■m Cb IE IS O B Co Q Mir.V.1 lliK 13 ES 3 §: ' 9 Qi E ' B9 ilS V „ Lii-7-.:= (tR m % ' j?. - te • g Qg E • 9 1 Q . 1  ?? i; i 380 Kappa Sigma Mh tmmn KAPPA SIGMA 381 Razin Mahmood 382 Panheli-ENIC PANHEI-I-ENIC 383 .. S B ' 3 l a i MH j 1 ' t. J ■ 1 3 fS M 384 Phi Gamma delta Ififev : ' Ii mhmI Greek Alumni For Student Set Examples Counterparts Vice- .Cha Behold the campus greek. If contemporary steroetypes hold true, (which of course, on a liber- al campus such as ours, they sel- dom do), we see a garrolous par- tymonger, an individual still clinging to an ancient sense of tribal unity — a person who col- lects party shirts like a demented Sioux warrior would have once collected scalps. In light of such prevalent attitudes, is it indeed true that your average Fratboy or his female counterpart somehow evolve into a conscientious adult with formidable responsibilities ' ? The answer to this hypothetical and entirely illogical question is, of couse, yes. The same people who keep Balfour House and Murphy ' s financially solvent are very often the same people who will later venture out into the real world and make excellent (and very often the best) lawyers, administrators, writers, and yes, even educators. Once upon a time, when the Gumbo had a staff larger than your average table tennis team, LSU didn ' t actively canvass the nation with the voracity of a NCAA basketball coach looking for teachers and administrators from all lands and climes. More often than not, the University, (like most at the time), practiced a sort of internal cannibalism by culling a fine faculty from its very own alumni. These alumni were characteristically former members of the many esteemed greek organizations found on our campus and were not in the least ashamed of their affiliations. Consequently, these instructors, administrators, etc. were a point of pride for their respective fraternities and sororities. They were their Brother or Sister on the inside; the guy they could talk to about another brother who was perhaps in a bit of academic trouble, or some campus wheel they could invite to functions to impress rushees. At the time, every fraternity or sorority had a least a few im- pressive Fratres or Sorors in Facultae they could list in the Gumbo along with the regular membership. Although the goals of most contemporary students, greek or sot, do not usually include mak- ing their fortune on our beloved campus, there is still a consider- able number of faculty members who did indeed spend their post- adolescence right here at LSU. many with experiences in a greek system they remember quite fondly. Arthur Roberts, Associ- ate Director of Student Housing, graduated from LSU in 1960 and recalls his four years as an active brother in Phi Gamma Delta fraternity with great pleasure. Being an only child from North Louisiana, I found the brother- hood of about 60 to 100 guys something I ' ll remember for a long time, recounted Roberts. Serving at various times as re- cording secretary, pledge trainer, and an IFC representative and parliamentarian, Roberts en- joyed a membership in one of LSU ' s biggest fraternities at a time many consider to be the hey- day of collegiate greek life. Even today, Roberts is still quite active in the Fiji organization. He cur- rently serves on the Fiji house council and has been a national representative for the local fraternity. I don ' t really go to the parties all that much, said Roberts (reflecting on the in- creasing social orientation of the modem fraternity), but I still try and maintain a presence. Maintaining a presence is something that most greek alum- ni will at least attempt to do in their post-graduate lives. Careers and domestic restrictions not- withstanding, some alumni are, of course, able to do this in a greater capacity than others. One fraternity man who has contri- buted to his organization with equal effectiveness both as an ac- tive and an alumni is Associate Phi Gamma DelU alumni Aith ' now serves as the Associate I Student Housing. 1 kifliereiii Hi S« Diiicti-la« naienn deitmli ooial te rrfilKt TH „ M.I ' UA M ' ' - t 111 II II inn M 386 GREEK Faculty Vice-Chancellor fo Student Affairs David F. Hull. A found- ing member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity in the mid-l%Os, Dr. Hull was intsrumental in the chartering of the fraternity and the acquisition of its first house. ' The 60s were a dynamic time in higher education, recalled Dr. Hull. Students had a sense of who they were in society. This much-lauded sense of social awareness that was so prevalent during the 60s, was even evi- dent in the greek houses — tradi- tional bastions of conservatism. According to Dr. Hull, the greek organizations reflect what Chi Omega alumna and Marketing Mana- ger of Uie LSU Press, Cathy Silvia. fondly recalls her college days during the early seventies. rl | . IH,(II I(ASSII is going on in society at large. We were more academicallyoriented: mainly because of the pressure to stay in school and out of Viet- nam. There was also no alcohol allowed on campus and the fraternities had to police them- selves concerning discipline and other matters. We basically had a more philosophical basis for our organization. As a founding member of the Louisiana Alpha chapter of Phi Kappa Psi, Dr. Hull describes his own experience as a fraternity man as somewhat unusual. ' ' First of all , I was a married stu- dent, explained Dr. Hull. Although it is a bit unusual for fraternity men to be married while an active member, it really presented no problem. I was able V U t V O M Y:. Vi to become president and enable Phi Psi to get its own house dur- ing my junior year. As both a Phi Psi and an in- fluential administrator. Dr. Hull continues to serve his fraternity in an extensive capacity. Known amiably to the local Phi Psi ' s as Dr. Dave, Dr. Hull is a past national president of Phi Kappa Psi and also masterminded the re- cent greek collaboration, where most national fraternity and sorority leaders converged on LSU for a series of confer- ences and workshops. The con- cept was concieved by Dr. Hull as a vehicle for change in the greek community, something Dr. Hull feels is desperately needed on the LSU campus. Greeks as we know them today cannot con- tinue any aberrant behavior, gross abuse of alcohol, or the de- triment of their fellow man or woman, said Dr. Hull. In order to survive, the Greek sys- tem must practice superior scho- larship and gain some cultural di- versity, or the entire system will go the way of the dinosaur. Another product of the tumul- Dr. David Hull has been active in many greek-related activities as well as serving as the national president of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. tuous Vietnam era, who enjoyed both the identity of being in a sorority and a active member of the student body is Cathy Silvia, the current marketing manager of the LSU Press. It was an interesting time to be in college, reminisced Sil- via. There were a lot of ' move- ments ' stemming from con- troversies about Vietnam, civil rights, drugs, and sex. It was, consequently, not the most popu- lar time to be a greek. At the time, Cathy Fry (as she was pre-nuptially known) had a few conflicts, as did most greeks, with her identity as a greek and as a student. I wasn ' t the most ac- tive Chi Omega, said Silvia, I was more civicly and scholasti- cally oriented, serving as presi- dent of the Union Governing Board and as a member of Mortar Board academic honor society. Nevertheless, membership in Chi Omega has always been an important element of her life, collegiate and otherwise. 1 real- ly enjoyed the fellowship of my sorority sisters and I also believe that the basic tenets and goals of the sorority helped prepare me for post-graduate life. Interestingly enough, Silvia has become more involved in her sorority as an alumna than she was as an active in the early 1970s, serving as president of the alumnae group and as the Chi Omega social advisor. In addressing the situations facing modem greeks as com- pared to her own experience as a student, Silvia states that there is still entirely too much partying and drinking — although we prob- ably drank more. As social director, Silvia has seen a lot of progress concerning discipline and substance abuse first- hand. We, for instance, had no such thing as a designated driver, explained Silvia. There was also wider drug use when I was a student. Never- theless, according to Silvia, the years spent as a student are usual- ly an irresponsible time in one ' s life. It ' s all part of the chaos that is college. J. Steve Zaffuto Greek Faculty 387 388 Phi Delta Theta hmmmmI of OhK) m 1848, Phi Dcit has a strong tradition of leadership nationwide, with famous alumni such as astronaut Neil Arm- strong, President Benjamin Har- rison and baseball legend Lou Gehrig. Phi Delta Theta looks to- ward the next 50 years as its best yet. Phi Delta Theta 389 k 390 Phi Kappa Psi mk MM PHI Kappa Psi 391 Phi Psi: Livine On the fdge What are the basic needs of all fraternities at L.S.U.? Parties, sororities and nice cars? Well maybe for some, but for the members of Phi Kappa Psi they have renounced all of the above just to have a house of their own. Well, maybe not. but they have finally gotten a house, in a unique location at that. Located on West Parker Avenue, the Phi Kappa Psi ' s are enjoying a fraternity house off campus. After three years of waiting for housing on campus to open. Phi Psi got tired of waiting and we got one on our own, says member Scott Thomas. Last spring the fraternity took its housing problem into its own hands and decided to look into off-campus housing. The Sum- mer Executive Council was assigned to find an off-campus house and work out a deal the fraternity could afford, if possi- ble. After a little searching, the Council found an available house and called the realtor. Needless to say, the rest is history, and an off-campus house for Phi Psi be- came a reality. In a proposal to the Director of Greek Affairs requesting permis- sion to attain housing, the fraternity listed no meeting place, lack of storage or practice facitlities, no room for social functions. Formal Rush dis- advantages and lack of recogni- tion within the Greek system as reasons for their needing a house. Since their reorganiztion by 14 members in 1 985 , the chapter has been without a house. Over the All photos by Bazuki Muhammad L te afternoon finds three Phi Psi ' s en- joying the rec room of their long-awaited home. 392 Phi Kappa Psi Off-Campus House i| pains. ' iig. Hi fpncte for sociil past three years when mem- bership in most fraternities was on the decline Phi Psi s mem- bership increased by 35 . the total membership now totalling about 30. The fraternity felt the house was necessary for a suc- cessful chapter to step forward and grow. said Thomas. The fraternity felt they were not being supported as the larger fraterni- ties were, although they say their academic and disciplinary record is much better than the larger fraternities. Thomas added that the University is using four fraternity and sorority houses for office space, so there ' s no room for us to move in. Furthermore, there are four fraternities with houses that have fewer members than we do. For the time being it seems the problems of housing have been settled for the Phi Psi ' s. And even if an on-campus house be- comes available, the Phi Psi ' s don ' t plan to give up their great location. It ' s closer to CEBA and Tiger Stadium than the other frats. says Thomas. Apparent- ly, the advantages of finally home far outweigh the trouble they had getting there. Julie Sullo PHI KAPPA PSl OFF-CAMPUS HOUSE 393 i€ C- %mif yi jg- 1 1 . t 55 ' if. ! ' H M ■C m Ki Pl I 394 Phi Kappa Theta taA $K0 Phi Kappa Theta began as two separate fraternities over 100 years ago. Phi Kappa, founded in 1889 at Brown University, and Theta Kappa Phi, founded in 1919 at Lehigh University, merged on April 29, 1959 form- ing the only true marriage of two different greek organizations. LSU ' s Louisiana Xi chapter of Phi Kappa Theta was chartered in 1937 and began the 53 years at LSU on West State Street. The house in which they presently re- side was built in the early 50 ' s making it one of the first fraterni- ty houses on campus. PKT participates in all aspects of the Greek system including Homecoming, Jam-Jam, South Seas, MD Week, Anchor Splash, exchanges, intramural sports competition, as well as their annual Sweetheart Formal in Pensacola. Members of Phi Kappa Theta are involved in every aspect of campus life including greek, honorary and business organiza- tions. PKT wishes to congratulate Arthur delaHoussaye, Inter- fraternity Council president for academic year 1989. Phi Kappa Theta 39S O ' o o 6)1 5 ' S 9 i C) O C ' A ' A 09 €)! 396 Phi Mu M i Phi Mu was founded at Wes- leyan Female College in Macon Georgia in 1852. The Alpha Eta Chapter was established here at LSU in 1934. Phi Mu began an exciting and busy fall semester with the pledg- ing of 65 members to Alpha Eta. Phi Mu was proud to be involved in the Muscular Dystrophy Char- ity Marathon in which over $6,000 was raised through a ock-A-Thon. Phi Mu was ex- cited to place first in the MD Marathon. Homecoming activi- ties quickly followed and Phi Mu was thrilled to have members Becky Odinet and Holly Coxe on the Homecoming court. Phi Mu also sponsored a Halloween party for alumnae ' s children and a party for the deaf school. The Favorite Professor Dinner proved to be a success with both students and teachers alike. Phi Mu was honored to host National President Pam Wad- worth for Collaboration ' 88. So- cial activities included exchanges with different themes. Grub, Masquerade Party, and Semi- Formal. Greek Week provided wonderful opportunities to meet other Greeks as well as engage in many fun activities. A Chapter Christmas Party ended a busy and exciting semester. Spring activities included Songfest with Acacia and Jam- Jam with Lambda Chi Alpha in which Phi Mu placed second overall. A Mother-Daughter Luncheon and Fashion Show at the Faculty Club was enjoyed by all. Participation in Derby Days was also a success. Social activi- ties included Formal, a Crawfish boil, and Grub. Phi Mu was proud to arrange and sponsor the Miss LSU pageant. The pageant was part of our fundraiser for Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere), our philanthropy. Collegiates and alumnae also sponsored Beignets for Bun- nies, a fundraiser for the Chil- dren s Miracle Network. Phi Mus are also very active on campus with members participat- ing in and holding offices in Mor- tar Board, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta, Gamma Beta Phi, Angel Flight, Scotch Guard, Rho Lambda, Greek Steering, the Arts and Sciences Council, Gol- den Girls, and Business Fraterni- ties. We are proud to have the Panhellenic President as a mem- ber of Phi Mu. Phi mu 397 398 Phi Mu @, a .® i 9 av ' « en CD , e @ ® O Lk M 00 5 00 o O) €) 9 @ ®  Sfttl k L- i V % V C) ' 1 !9 K Jl ii « i 9 :Zi P K y O ® Kx 9 Pi Beta Phi 399 For Pi Beta Phi. the 1988-89 year began with the pledging of 65 new members. Pi Beta Phi was very active on campus. They pariticipated in many fun and re- warding activities. They began the fall semester with Muscular Dystrophy Week, and then Homecoming week with the theme, ' Mike Geauxs for the Gold. The Pi Phi Angels are involved all around campus in many other activities such as Rho Lambda, Angel Flight, Scotch Guard, and little sisters and sweetheart courts. They were proud of their inductee into Mor- tar Board ' s Top Ten Freshmen for the year. Pi Beta Phi also serves the community by raising money for its national philanthropies which include Arrowmont, Arrowcraft, and Settlement School . They also held a bike-a-thon to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis. In the spring semester, their annual Crawfish Boil with Kap pa, Sigma Chi Derby Days. Jam- Jam. Songfest. and Spring For- mal concluded another great year for Pi Phi. L PI BETA PHI 401 %M u 402 PI Kappa Aupha Members celebrate the initialum of 21 new members at the Alligator Bar. The brothers of the Alpha Gamma Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha continue the Pike tradition of excellence on the Louisiana State University ' s campus for the 86th year. 1988-89 kept the Pikes busy with their full social calen- der and many extra-curricular activities. Among the many par- ties were the famed Kamakazi party, which featured the Mur- mers, Polynesian Paralysis, and the Pike Ski Lodge party. After taking first place in the fraternity division of intramurals. the Pikes moved to the purple division and are presently vieing for the title The Pikes finished second in Jam-Jam with the Sisters of Kap- pa Alpha Theta and are partici- pating in Songfest with the Sis- ters of Pi Beta Phi. The Pikes took first place in the fraternity division for Homecoming, and sponsered the first annual Pike Open golf tournament. The Pikes reached out to the Baton Rouge community through the Adopt- A-Road program and two food drives held under the supervision of the Baton Rouge Food Bank. The Pikes strive to continue their quest for dominance at LSU. The tall Wine and Cheese party at the Elms mansion in New Orleans. Robert Marks poses with his little brother, Jason Mitchener. at the Big brother-Little brother party. r Pi Kappa Alpha 403 I vm Anita Bowman added an extra dimension to the pageant by exhibiting her expertise with the classical flute. Black and Gold JjiJU]iji — More so than many organiza- tions on campus, the three pre- dominantly black fraternities on the LSU campus are well known for their philanthropic activities. Every year their fraternal sche- dules are filled with events that bring great financial and academic help to those who are greatly in need of it. This kind of giving nature of course, involves a large amount of work, but the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity realize that a good time and a good cause can be com- bined in a relatively elegant manner. The Alpha Phi Alpha Miss Filack and Ciold pageant which is held every year by the fraternity is a prime example of this sort of activity. The annual contest is basically a natonwide competi- tion which ultimately results in a national Miss Black and Gold and scholarships of varying amounts for some 60-or-so col- legiate women. According to Alpha Phi Alpha President Reg- inald Chapman, The national competition for Miss Black and Gold actually begins on the local level with the chapters, after that, the local winner goes to state, regional, and then hopefully national competion. For the local chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, the search began with 404 Miss Black Gold im s applications distributed to in- terested girls requesting a trans- cript and a picture. From this pro- cess, eight local women were chosen to participate in the pageant which was held in the Union Theater. The co-eds were ultimately judged (by the fraternity) on talent, grades, and overall appearance. The winner for the 1988-89 school year was Erika Prelow, a freshman from Shreveport majoring in physical therapy, whose involvement in the event arose almost out of pure curiosity. I didn ' t really know any of the guys in the fraternity, but I had heard about the service activities they participate in and I knew it was something I wanted to get involved in. As a result of her victory, Eri- ka was awarded $250 in scho- larship money and was able to compete on the statewide level on January 27th in Lafayette. I had always competed in pageants, said Erika. but this one made me feel really good. by Bizuki Muhammad Yvelte Foy was one of the eight chosen to compete in the local contest. Miss Black Gold 405 fe 406 SIGMA ALPHA EPSLION Ca l lE ! C ' Cft larji CB C © S 1 ! ©1 %)2 s c i ffS! e lE S is l Sigma Alpha epsii-on 407 t W ' 7 ' ■- ' Ba ir la Sigma Chi 409 1 410 Sigma Chi ifl ' ■■ — - w SIGMA CHI 41 1 SEEING THROUGH It would seem that a new liber- al attitude has invaded many of the once conservative Greek in- stitutions on campus. The Greek community has been under the microscope for quite a few years now, and changes seem to be happening quickly. The Inter- fraternity Council has banned the purchase of alcoholic beverages with fraternity funds, a meeting of Greek national officers was called to enlighten the always slow to change South with the liberal attitudes of the northern chapters (hoping to create an in- ter-Greek bond which has per- vaded LSU for so long), and the time-honored practice of hazing has come under increased scru- tiny since incidents have grown on campus. Hazing, according to LSU Code of Student Conduct, in the broadest sense of the word, is prohibited. Hazing is also pro- hibited by Louisiana law, Greek national chapters, local constitu- tions, and the LSU Greek com- munity. The problem lies in the definition. The university ' s definition, as well defined as greek, state, and community definitions, reads as follows: The University, pur- suant to the provisions of State law and published regulations, holds all student organizations accountable for any activities or actions, be they ceremonial, so- cial, or programmatic, which re- sult in harm to or which consti- tute a hazard to health and safety in that inappropriate or irres- ponsible chances are taken with the physical or mental well-being Acco Diiecloi ingisa I Although most fraternity rituals aren ' t nearly as riotous or foreboding as those practiced by the t)elta and Omega houses m the film Animal House, most esoteric fraternity practices that are considered either harmful or demeanmg are gradually bemg expurgated from the greek system. 41 2 Hazing of members of the organization, a prospective member of the orga- nization, or any other person. According to Bud Richey, Director of Greek Affairs , Haz- ing is a critical concern for the university. LSU ' s Greek system has a traditional character about (it) — a character that is some- what engrained. Webster ' s New Collegiate Dictionary defines hazing as to harass by exacting unnecessary or disagreeable work; to harass by banter, ridicule, or criticism; to haze by way of initiation. Hazing comes in many forms, but most documented cases are the result of the intense abuse of alcohol. CHUCK, the Commit- tee to Halt Useless College Kill- ings, was named for Eileen Steven ' s son, who died from alcohol poisoning at a fraternity initiation. But a letter sent to Ann Land- ers syndicated advice column said this type of hazing has its start long before someone enters the university environment. Most students arrive with atti- tudes and drinking patterns that were established in junior high and high school. By the time they reach college, they have been conditioned by parental conduct, movies, TV, and their peers. Un- fortunately, an increasing num- ber of students are alcoholics when we get them, ' said Presi- dent of Rutgers, Dr. Edward J. Blousten. Not all hazing has been associ- ated with Greek organizations. Honorary, social, and academic non-Greek groups all have their own forms of initiation or rites of passage. The November 10, 1986 Newsweek reported the hazing death of a Texas A M cadet corps member. Freshman Bruce Goodrich was forced to take part in hours of calisthenics, resulting in heat exhaustion. But hazing still remains a problem of Greek systems every- where, and LSU cannot exclude itself. While LSU ' s Greek system is progressing in efforts to re- duce hazing incidents, said Richey, it ' s a problem that, while diminishing, still does exist. Wayne J. Schexnader HAXING 413 414 Sigma Kappa The Zeta Omega chapter of Sigma Kappa celebrated its fifth birthday at LSU this year. It all began on bid day when the Sig- mas welcomed their new pledge sisters into their home and their bond. There were big-sis lil-sis parties, movies, and pumpkin carves in the fall semester. The annual September Smash was a smashing success as usual, as was the Grub party. In November the sisters cele- brated their Week of Giving by sending gifts to the other soror- ities and fraternities and by rais- ing money for their philanthropy , Alzheimer ' s Disease. The annual lollipop sale is helping Sigma Kappa lick Alzheimer ' s Dis- ease. Other philanthropies of the sorointy are the Maine Sea Coast Mission, the American Farm School, and the studies of geron- tology. Parent Alumnae teas and lun- cheons gave the girls a chance to meet each other ' s real families and get reacquainted with alum- nae. And the semester was rounded off with Sigma Kappa State Day, the annual event where the four other Sigma Kap- pa chapters in Louisiana came to stay with the Zeta Omega chapter for a weekend. The Spring semester opened up with initiation-when pledge sisters become real active sisters! Besides the annual scholarship banquet and family day, the Sig- mas got involved in Jam-Jam, This yearly Cajun festival means fun and food for all I Once again Val-O-Grams were the Spring fundraiser for the sorority ' s phi- lanthropies. But it was the ex- changes, parties, crushes, and formal that made the whole semester as much fun as it could possibly be. Sigma Kappa is especially proud of its individual members who participate in a wide range of activities. Sigma Kappa is the in- tramural Softball and football champions of sorority row, yet there are many Sigmas involved in the arts and writing. Sigma Kappas are involved in Mortar Board, ODK, Student Govern- ment, Senior College Councils, Angel Flight, Rho Lambda, Alpha Lambda Delta, and many professional and honor societies. Sigmas are also fraternity little sisters, models, and Panhellenic council members. The 1988-89 school year was truly a success for the Sigma Kappas, but 1989-90 will be even better ' Sigma Kappa BHT 416 Sigma Kappa C 5 § ( 2 cffli et Sigma Nu 41 7 :i Sigma Pi 41 9 I iblicity shol courtesy of the Delta Zeta Sigma Pi mutual appreciation society Down from 58 West Lakeshore Drive they came. Armed with Ray-Bans, Ducks, and an unswerving abihty to have a dam good time, the good men of Alpha Kappa chapter found themselves in a new stately man- se which served as both the home and headquarters that Sigma Pi could now call their own. Hailing from all lands and climes (even Mamou). the Sigma Pi ' s strive to make life at Pi-manor a more en- lightening and Zen-like experi- ence. Spurred on by singularity of purpose, determination, and the downright inspirational cuisine of their cook. MamaD, Sigma Pi succeeded in making the year one of the most invigorating succes- sion of nights and days since the Earth cooled. Mere mortals shud- dered on the sidelines as the Pi- men dismantled Cypress Hollow during their annual Espionage Extravaganza! Later, in the Spring, the entire nation figeted nervously as Sigma Pi eroded several miles of Florida coastline back into the Gulf, virtually par- tying it away. And, of course. Kappa Alpha Theta and Zeta Tau Alpha sororities together with Sigma Pi made the world a better place with their fabled 1st and 2nd place finishes in the MD Week airband contest where they gave homage to both Elvis and relaxed drug laws. With the ozone layer rapidly dissapating and the tragic passing of Emperor Hirohito. the upcom- ing years should prove to be even more intriguing for the men of Sigma Pi. Yet. optimism is the cold brew of life and for Sig- ma Pi. it is a heady potion indeed. Pookie. Man of Ihe Future, and the Ama- zm ' Timmy Brechtel po.se lor a pic with Mom, Sigma Pi ' .s arm themselves at Ihe Spy Parly to execute Frankie Bennet. the man in the gray lame ' suit. 420 Sigma Pi ' y l TAU KAPPA EPSII-ON 421 I ESOURCE PEOPLE Marcel and Richey Provide Support With LSU ' s 39 greek orga- nizations plus the Interfratemity and Panhellenic Councils, there must be some force behind the scenes ironing out the wrinkled Duck Heads and keeping the can- vas tennies pearly white. And there is. Cathy Marcel, Assistant Director of Greek Affairs, spends her days advising the various greek organizations on such topics as activity programming, rush, alumni relations, honor societies Rho Lambda and Omic- ron Delta Kappa, and any acci- dents or mishaps that may occur. Bud ' s (Richey. Director of Greek Affairs) and my purpose is to serve as advisors and resource people to the greek system, with my primary responsibility being the sororities, Marcel ex- plained. Originally these issues were handled by the Dean of Students but the early 1980s brought a transfer to these advisors to Assistants to the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs. In the Spring semester of 1987, Greek Affairs was established as a department all to itself. Marcel applied for the job after the retirement of Julia Farris, who held the position for the pre- vious twenty years. Cathy Marcel has devoted her career to a system in which she has been actively involved sincei her own college days. Whilel attending LSU in the late 60s.. Marcel was a member of Kappaj Delta sorority. After graduating. | she spent three years travelling asi rush advisor for the sorority. She has also worked for RHA and was Kappa Delta chapter advi- sor. House Corp. president. and| rush volunteer. Jacqueline R. Lord JJ As with any large, healthy, group of young men, no one en- vies the people who have to feed, govern, or entertain those inhabi- tants of fraternity houses. Perhaps the one occupation that could be met with even more dif- ficulty is that of the person who has to counsel and occasionally discipline the Brothers. For Director of Greek Affairs Warren A. Bud Richey. it ' s a tough job, but not totally without it ' s merits. Bud (as he is universally known throughout campus) has worked with LSU ' s greeks for 9 years and has served alternately as Assistant to the Dean of S tu- dents and Assistant to the Chan- cellor of Student Affairs, before filling the slot as grand advisor of LSU greekdom. As Director of Greek Affairs, Bud acts as a re- source person, helping to de- velop programs, mediating disci- plinary problems, and working with the national and local alum- for Greek Organizations ni. Making the pledge of brother- hood himself as a Sigma Nu at Louisiana Tech. Bud majored in English and distinguished him- self as a collegiate live wire by involving himself in the IFC and the debating team. Immediately after graduation. Bud travelled extensively on behalf of his fraternity as a chapter consultant and later as fraternity dean at the University of Tennessee for two years. This sort of campus- oriented post-graduate work left Bud with a definite aftmity for the college student and his every- day problems. Hazing, relationship prob- lems (i.e. splits within chapters), manpower problems, financial problems and problems with irresponsibility are just some of the things I have to consider, says Bud of his occupation, but generally speaking, the students are able to take on their own problems and handle them well. According to Bud. most fraternal mishaps that occur could be avoided with just a bit of forethought and responsibility. The thing that dissapoints me the most is when you ta!k to the students, they know whai ' s right. They know what they ' re done and what needs to be done. But it ' s difficult sometimes lo stand up — and they don ' t always stand up. Despite the occasional hazards. Bud maintains that the greek system is still a rewarding part of a traditional college education, providing a support group of friends, a place to im- mediately belong, and an avenue with which to get invohed in campus activities. Concerning the future of the LSU greek com- munity, Bud states, 1 vish I could see it open up more, so that more students would have the opportunities that it offers. Holistically. Bud ' s job is an enjoyable one where he is able to work closely with a system that has given him so many rewarding experiences. Basically Bud simply enjoys being around the students. Occasionally, he ' ll even drop by the house just to see what ' s going on. But even under such relaxed circumstances says Bud, I still don ' t get in the back of a Jeep and roll around sorority row with them. J. Steve Zaffuto Bud Richey BKI Ife]l MaikBo fm WV 424 Theta Xi ft: Theta Xi Caps Mark Bergeron represents Theta Xi at National Convention ■ ■T ' ' n I H 1 ' H H 1 ' J 1 :% RfH Rl y Bk ■ 1 i H Ib Theta Xi ' s fishing in Jamaica. 0 ' Theta Xi 425 426 Tmeta Xl (@0 o o ® g © ® C 5: Oi • 1 Oi tis @). X G ® O O ' Q- ZETA TAU ALPHA AZT Zeta Tau Alpha started out the year with 65 terrific pledges and continued its reputation for being active in all aspects of college life. Our social calendar remained busy with exchanges and TGIF ' s. a grub on the USS Kidd. Crush, Bus Trip, Crawfish Boil. Final Fling, and Formal. With all these activities, Zeta still main- tained the highest grade point average of all sororities. Zetas get involved in all cam- pus and greek activities, with members serving on overall Jam- 428 Zeta Tau Alpha Jam, Greek Week, and Home- coming committees, as well as Mortar Board, Greek Steering, Rho Lamda, Angel Flight and Scotch Guard. All our hard work and dedication paid off when we placed second overall in Home- coming and first in the run- around competition for the fourth year in a row. Service is a large part of every Zeta ' s life. Our philanthropy is the Association for Retarted Citizens, and in addition to spending time with the children at our annual Halloween Party and Easter Egg Hunt, Zeta spon- sored the Men of LSU Calendar and a Pancake Breakfast for their benefit. The Delta Kappa chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha is constantly striving toward new heights as exemplified by our present chap- ter which was recognized at our International Convention this past summer with the Crown Chapter Award, one of the high- est awards given to a chapter. Zeta Tau Aupha 429 BF 430 ZETA BETA TAU J 307 CL.OSING Division 433 ™ mtnii IJ IJm1iJL contains lists and lists of To liven things up we ' ve included lists and lists ] es of people and organizations which are of terms, places and things that are peculiarly potentially useless and boring to you the reader. us. These are LSU. Abdulmajid. Noorliza 172 Abshire. Tricia 122 Abukhader. Nabil 172 Abularach. Francisco 172 Abullarade, Jorge 154 Abuodeh, Akram 192 Acacia 320 Accardo, Brandie 172 Accounting Society 256 Achee. Vivian 192 Achord. Belinda 192 Adair. Robert 122 Adams. Angela 154 Adams, Ashlyn 138 Adams, Johnny I 54 Adams, Peter 122 Adams, sarah 122 Agarwal, Sharat 192 Agncultural Student Associat 258 Aguillard, David 154 Ahmad. Yahya 122 Ahmed. Nafiz 192 AIDS Virus Research 116 AIESEC 258 Al-Hayek. Yasser 172 Alano. Joy 138 Albersiadt. Julie 154 Albert, Tanya 122 Alcock, Courtney 154 Aldridge. Glenn 172 Aldndge, Una 138 Alemnad. Corey 138 Aleshire, Mitchell 138 Alexander, Dawn 1 72 Alexander, Jonalhon 154 Alic Ahson, Stephen 154 Alleman, Mary 1 54 Alleman, Sophia 1 54 Allen. Kathleen 138 Allen. Pamela 154 Allen. Resi 154 Allen. Rhonda 154 Almarzouq. Ali 1 54 Almond. Randy 138 Alonzo, Gar 1 38 Alpha Gamma Rho 324 Alpha Umbda Delia 259 Alpha Phi Alpha 326 Alpha Tau Omega 327 Alpha Zeta 260 Alv I 172 Alvarez. Patrick 154 Amado. Camilo 172 Amard, Emily I 22 Amer. Advertising Federation 257 Amer, Institute of Aeronautic 256 American Society of Civil Eng 269 Amundson, Shcn 138 Ananthaprasad, S 1 92 Andahb. Saied 192 Anders. Deidre 172 Anderson. Cassandra 172 Anderson. Charles 172 Anderson. Humberto 172 Anderson. Jeffrey D. 172 Anderson, Jeffrey E. 172 Anderson. Leslie 1 38 Anderson, Patrick 138 Anderson. Susie 138 Anderson. Tammy 138 Andreassen. Trude 154 Andrews. Melissa 154 Andrus. Meg 154 Angel Flight 261 Angelino. Paul 172 Antoniadou, Zoc 172 Appe, Karen 172 Arango. Alberto 172 Arccneaux. Greg 122 Architecture Students 262 Ard, Elizabeth 1 ;2 Ardoin. Stephanie 138 Arenas. Rene !92 Anza. Mana 138 Armato. Cnstina 138 Armato, John 138 Armentor, Blame 172 Armentor. David 172 Armstead, Dephae 122 Amett, Dean 172 Arroyo 108 Arroyo, David 139 Assembly Center 32 Atkinson. Jane 172 Aubert. Paul 138 August, Leslie 138 Aurora, Ravinder 192 Auzenne. Dwight 172 Ayala. Miguel 172 B Barron, Troy 122 Barrow. Fredcnck 1 39 Barrow, Susan 1 39 Barthelcmy, Juan 139 Baskar, Sampaliikumar l ' )2 Baumajn, Margie I 22 Beadles, Gregory 139 Beall, Kyle 139 Beamon, John 139 Beattie, Joanna 122 Beck, Michael 122 Beer Wine Leisure Class ! 14 Bell. Joyce 122 Bclmon, Melissa 172 Beltran, Armando 122 Beltz, Rebecca 122 Bennett, Frank 122 Bennett. Stephen 139 Benoil. 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Ernest 122 Bischoff, Clmt I 72 Bivin, Gregory 172 Bi , Krisl 172 Blackmon. Ashley 172 Blakency. Trudy 1 39 Blanchard. Lynn 139 Blanchard. Ryan 1 39 Blanchard. Shannon . Blancke. Charles 122 Blanco, Theresa 1 39 Block Bridle 266 Bock, James 1 72 Bodi. Avie 172 Boyd, Jody 139 Boyle, Margaret 192 Brasher. Christopher 173 Brashier. Chad 139 Brassart. Francois 192 Brand. Constance 173 Braud. Geri 122 Braud. Melanie I 39 Braud. Viki I 39 Brazzel. Teresa 139 Breard. Danielle 122 Breaux. Barry 1 73 Breaux. Jill 139 Breithaupt. James 192 Brenner. Vincent 122 Brewster. Terry 122 Brian. Angie I 39 Bnggs. Stacy 122 Brignac. Greg 122 Bringol. Karen I 39 Brock. Jennifer 173 Brock, Scott I 39 Brooks 1 1 Brooks. Brian 122 Brossette. Shane 1 39 Brothers, JelTery 173 Broussard, Amy 122 Broussard, Eric 123 Broussard, Kathryn 123 Broussard, Lance 139 Broussard. Leonard 1 73 Broussard, Nance 173 M Mir [ .;. Dale I catal cops cafe com naci fl eji km cfltaJ cops cafe con lac atei 434 INDEX Broussard. Patricia 140 Broussard, Shanna 140 Browder. Damn 140 Browdcr, Marshella 12? Brown. Angela 2i Brow Brow Brow .Jill 173 .John 123 , Kciv 140 Regina 140 Brown, Scoll 173 Browning. Frances 123 Browning. Lynn 173 Brumfield. Nicole 140 Brumfield. Robb 1 73 Bninson, Charlotte 173 Brylski. Ron 140 BSU 264 Buckhannon, Michael 173 Bui. Richard 140 Buisson. Dian 123 Buras. Chccch 123 Bumell. Michael 123 Bums. Sandra 123 Bush. Kristina 123 Bush. Tuna 123 Business Administration Lcade 259 Bustamante. Marta 140 Bustamante. Nydia 140 Butler, Oynthia 140 Buxton, Toni 156 Byler. Mignon 156 Dale Brown gives thanks after LSU ' s upset win over George- town in the Superdome. Attendance for the game, boosted by student ticket giveaways, was the highest ever recorded for a regular season collegiate basketball game. H catalog capital campus cops college Chemistry cafeteria cramming commencement copy machine classes Co- ates Chi credit curricu- lum cumulative career catalog capital campus cops college Chemistry cafeteria cramming commencement copy machine classes Co- ates Chi credit curricu- C.AM.P.US. 267 Calabresi. Allen 140 Caldwell. Kimbnerly 123 Callaway. Shannon 140 Calle, Veronica 156 Callegan, Daniel 156 Callegan, Thomas 1 56 Calloway, Wendy 156 Camardelle, Nancy 140 Camardclle, Tricia 156 Cambias, Robert 156 Cambre, Amy 1 56 Cambrc. Cynthia 140 Cambre, Lana 123 Cambrc, Stephen 123 Campagna, David 156 Campagna, Deborah 140 Canciennc, Tern 156 Cannon, David 156 Cannon, Nancy 156 Cantin, Barry 192 Cao, Binh 123 Cardwell, Maria 156 Cardwell. Theresa 123 Carmcna, Eleanor 123 Carney, Camille 124 Caronia. Cheryl 124 Caronia. Stcvan 124 Caronna. Dominick 156 Carpenter, Tamatha 124 Carradine, John 156 Carnagee, Kelly I 24 Carrigce, Stephen 1 40 Carroll, Charles I 56 Carter. Fletch 124 Carter, Michael 156 Caruso, Sharon I 56 Casas, Antonio 1 56 Cashen, Carrie 1 56 Cason, DeEttc 140 Castccl. Tammy I 56 Castillo. Chantel 140 Castillo. Claudia 140 Catoire. Palty 124 Cayer. Karen 1 56 Cayeux. Joseph 1 56 Cazayoux, Michel 124 Cesario, Debi 140 Chainani, Sunil 192 Chakrapani, Snran 192 Chalasam, Venkat 192 Chamberlain, Tern 140 Champagne, Beth 1 56 Chandler, John 124 Chang-Jonfe, Karla 140 Chapman, Jim 156 Chapman, Philip 140 Chapman, Robin 124 Chauvin, Kathy 156 Chehardy, Bnan 1 56 Cheletle. Annette-Marie 1 56 Chemin. Bryan 124 Chen. Jianhua 195 Chen-Lou, Gordon 140 Cheramie, Flint 140 Chi Omega 329 Choudhury, Sailen 192 Christian, Darrell 156 Chnstian, Jorge 192 Chnslison, Beau 124 Christmas, Dana 1 56 Circle K 268 Civello, Randy I 56 Claiborne, Tony 140 Clark, Sherry 156 Claw , Meh! 124 Clay, Ingnd 156 Clement, .Alden 156 Closing 432 Clubb, Steven 140 Cockrell, Ellen 141 Cofskey, John 192 Cohen, Ellen 192 Colbert, Timolin 124 Colbum, David 156 Cole, Grace 1 24 Cole, Natasha 141 Coleman, Carla 1 57 Coleman, Sterling 141 Coleman, Vickie 124 Collegiate 4-H 267 Collegium 270 Collins, Gyo 124 Colman, Matthew 124 Coltora, Jennifer 157 Comeaux, Lon 141 Conhaway. Lori 157 Connerly. Lynnon 125 Connors. Susan 157 Conrad. Charlene 157 Constransitch. Claire 141 Conty, Edgardo 157 Cook, Alex 141 Cook, Laurie 141 Cooper. David 141 Cope. Kelly t57 Copeland. Bryan 141 Cormiel. Tommy 141 Cortes, Melissa 141 Cortina, Michael 125 Cosby, Kevin 125 Counnglon, Jennifer 125 Courtney. Stacy 1 57 Courville, Wendy 141 Coury. Jill 1 57 Coverdalc, Andrew 125 Cowart, David 125 Cox, Shan 125 Cragin, Stacey 125 Crawford, Robert 157 Cretlet, Richard 125 Cnscione, Peter 125 Crockem, Robert 157 Crop Walk 48 Crow. Jeffrey 192 Cnianes. Cherie 141 Crump. Chnstopher 125 Cniz. Bonna dc la 141 Cryer. J P. 157 Crymcs. Lawrence 141 Culbenson. Veronica 125 Cunningham. Mary 141 Curry. Marsha 125 Cusimano. Lon 125 Cutitto. Michelc 141 D design dorm dope dead week drop department dean Dalrymple Delta diploma drafting Dairy Science discipline de- cision debt degree de- sign dorm dope dead week drop department dean Dalrymple Delta diploma drafting Dairy Science discipline de- cision debt degree Daigle. Barbara 157 Daigle. David 157 Daigle. Kim 125 Daigle, Rhonda 157 Dale, Paula 157 Dalton. Raul 157 Dan Qayle 40 Dandapani. Mahesh 192 Dangerfield. Lazetta 125 Daniels. Karen 1 57 Danos, Debbie 141 Danzell. Sheila 157 Danez, Charles 141 Das. Subrata 192 Data Processing Management As 271 Davies. Bnan 125 Davies. Chns 125 Davis, Fehcia 125 Davis, Felton 1 92 Davis. Gerrelda 141 Davis. Jody 125 Davis. Karen 141 Davis. Keenan I 57 Davis. Mark 141 Davis, Minam 125 Davis. Tamara 125 Davis. Tanya 125 Day. Diana 157 Dean. Michelle 125 Decvir. Cristy 125 Def Leppard 12.13 Degan. Douglas 157 Degeyler, Cun 157 DeJean. William 192 DeJohn. Stacey 125 Dekemel, William 125 Delaney, Lauren 157 Delatle. Gerrad 157 Delaune, Margaret 125 Dclee, Cathy 1 57 Dellaccio, Rebekkah 141 Dellenger, Charles 141 DelMonte, Diana 157 Delta Chi 332 Delta Delta Delta 335 Delta Gamma 340 Delta Kappa Epsilon 343 Delta Sigma Pi 272 Delta Tau Delta 345 Delta Zcta 350 DelToro. Juan 1 57 Demmons. Larry 125 INDEX 435 Demmons, Lloyd 141 Dennis. Kaihr n 125 Dennison. Richard 157 Demon, James 125 DeRoche. Dionne 141 Deselle. Julie 125 Desholels. James 125 Desobn. Theresa 125 Desselle. Charlotte 141 Desselles. Lisa 141 Destefano- Belt ran. Luis 192 Detweiler. Jeannie 125 Develle. Glenn 192 Devillier. Charlotte 141 Devitt, Deidre 141 Deykin. Donnak 141 Diabetes Research 102 Diana Garcia de Paredes. Garc 1 79 Dias. Laura 141 Dickey. Stuart 125 Diez. Maria 141 DiFranco. Enca 125 DiGerolamo. Nicolle 141 Dillon. Pat 125 Dixon. Jefrer 125 Dobbins. Matthew 192 Dobson. Dawn 141 Doescher, Kristen 125 Dolese. Chris 141 Doiese. Denise 142 Domingue. Cun 125 Dorm Stor 1 8 Doskey. Pamela 142 Doucet. Am 142 Dragna. Andrea 142 Drago, John 142 Dreher. Lois 142 Drewes. Heather 125 Drexel.Todd 125 Duchamp. Jennifer 142 Duckies. Dawn 125 Duel. Drew Ducole. Jill 125 Dufrene. Gisele 142 Dugas. Andre 142 Duggar. David 192 Dukes. Br dia 142 Dunaway, Chns 142 Duncan. Jennifer 125 Duncan. Sonya 142 Duplessis. Monique 142 Duponl, John 142 Dupu%. Leslie 142 E exams elective exercise education Economics employment English exemption experi- ments elementary en- rollment equivalent Engineering entertain- ment Epsilon exams elective exercise education Economics employment English exemption experi- ments elementary en- rollment equivalent Engineering entertain- ment Epsilon Echle, Ramer 192 Economics Sociely 274 El-Zoobi, Majd 192 Ellis, Mclanie 142 Elvir. Rosa 195 Englande. SherT - 142 Enmon. Susan 142 Enlr Requirements 94 Esiay. Shanna 142 Evans. Connie 192 Bazuki Muhammad As every freshman soon realizes, an LSI) football game would not be the awesome spectacle that is is today without the powerful melodies of the Tiger Band. F faculty freshman fall financial aid football fraternity fail full-time fellowship fees field- house finals fast food foreign language Flor- ida faculty freshman fall financial aid foot- ball fraternity fail full- time fellowship fees fieldhouse finals fast food foreign language Florida Fountain. Taylor 142 Fowler, Donald 179 Fowler. Robert 160 Foy, Yvette 142 Francis. Kelley 160 Franklin. Perrv 160 Fredenck. Heben 142 Free Speech Alley 62 Freitas. Monica 160 Fremin. Michelle 160 French Literar Journal 104 Fre . Mark 143 Freyar. Karen 143 Fulbnght Scholar Association Fullon. Deidre 179 Fuselier. Julie 160 Futch. Rylan 160 Bazuki Ntuhanunad A contestant for the title of Miss Black and Gold expresses herself in a melodic fashion during the talent competition. Falgoust. James 142 Fall Fever 72 Farrag. Elisabete 1 95 Fairag. Khalid 192 Fitzgerald. Richard 179 nefil. Vivian 179 Fleniken. Dawn 1 79 Fletcher. Jennifer 142 Folse. Darrvl 142 Folse. Joel 1 79 Folse. Rickey 142 Fontanille. Darlene 179 Fontenot. Angela 160 Fontenot. Brian 142 Fontenot. Chris 142 Fontenot. David 160 Fontenot. John 179 Foo. Kok-Soon 192 Ford. Mike 1 79 Forestry Club 277 Formica. Santos 1 60 Fon. Ronald 142 Foster. Roy 1 79 Foster. Saavedra 1 60 Foster. Tami 142 Foster. Troy 1 79 Foulks. Ashley 160 graduate GPA Gumbo GMA T grades Geogra- phy Geology goals greek graphic General College Gym-Armory Gamma g-spot gossip GRE graduate GPA Gumbo GMAT grades Geography Geology goals greek graphic General College Gym Gahano. Mark 179 Galler. Marc 143 Ganapathi. Knshnarat 192 436 Index GandN. Robin 160 Garcia. Btanace 160 Garcia, Cesar 143 Garcia. Jose 143 Garcia. Nelson 160 Gardner. Rhonda 143 Gales. Burham 179 Galhrighl. Wends 160 Gaudi n. Kylara 160 Gaulhreaux. Chandel 143 Gau . Dan 143 Gaulreaux. Anne 143 Geier. Jennifer 160 Gcndron. David 1 79 General College Sludenl Cou Gennuso. Joanna 160 George. Marjone 160 Gibson. James 143 Gibson. Kimberly 143 Gibson, Mao 179 Giglio. Deborah 143 Gilder. Rustin 160 Gill. Don 179 Gilmore. George 179 Giroir. David 160 Giron. Dawn 160 160 Gladish. Gregon 179 Glover. Rodney 1 60 Godeaux. .Angela 179 GofT. Marx 1 60 Goldsmith. Palnck 143 Goldsmith. Rebeci Gonsoulin. Ralph 143 Gonsouhn. Shannon 1 143 60 Green. Barbara 143 Green. Ronald 192 Green. Shannon 143 Green. Tanya 179 Grefor . Michel 128 Grcgoire. Sherri 1 79 Gner, Terry 1 60 Griffing. Angelyn 128 Growden. Thomas 128 Guarino. Stephen 179 Gueniol. Eric I 79 Guerin, Karen 143 Guerin. Phyllis 128 Guice. Catherine 179 Guidry, Catherine 128 Guidry. Gayla 179 Guidry. Jared 128 Guidry. Kyle 179 Guidry. Tara 128 Guidry. Thomas 160 Guilbeau. Matt I 79 Guillory. Angela 128 Guillory. David 143 Guillory. Phyllis 143 Guillory. Travis 128 Guillory. Wayne 143 Guillol. Randy 179 Guitreau. Glenda 160 Gumbo 456 Gumpert. Melain 179 Gurkon. Sibel 179 Gurley. Jennifer 128 Gutierrez. Juan 128 143 Bazuki Muhammad Like Vietnamese student Mimi Vuong, most of the students involved in the International Expo wore the native garb of their respective countries. Gonzalez. Gustaxo 160 Goltschalk. Dawn 143 Gottsche. Elizabeth 128 Goulas. Mana 160 Gourgues. Russel 143 Gourgues. Steron 1 60 Grady. Don 128 Graf. Randall 143 Graff. Paul 179 Graffagnino. Jason 160 Grafton. Donald 143 Graham. Stacey 160 Grammer. Jane 179 Granes. Edward 1 79 Gravity Wave Machine 106 Gravois. Lydia 1 28 Gravois. Tnsha 1 92 Gray, Lashanda 128 Gray, Wylea 143 Grayson 108 H Haaga. Brett 160 Haase. Michelle 160 Habet. Orlando 179 Hadnot. Ray 128 Hacrb. Tract 128 Hale, Jeff 192 Hale, Tammy 128 Halim, Kliaoril 179 Halvorsen. Kirsli 160 Hamed. Jihad 192 Hamilton. Chenisc 143 Hamilton. Stephen 143 Hampton. Alice 160 Hampton. Jacinda 160 Han. Dongmei 192 Hancock. Jolee 128 Hanks. Isaac 160 Hanks. Robert 128 Hardeman. Hollie 128 Harding. Lowell 180 Harper. Lisa 180 Harrell. Michele 160 Hams. James 143.180 HPRD hell week hometown Hodson hormones hamburger handbook Health Cen- ter History honors hours housing huma- ne 160 Harrison. Deoin 128 Harrisl. Stephen 160 Harrouch. Ignacio 160 Hart. Amy 143 Han. Garland 192 Hart. Shana 143 Hart. William 180 Hanana. Rutisurhala 193 Hasbun. Jose 180 Hascnkampf. Jeffrey 143 Haskins. Rebecca 180 Hataway. Klark 1 80 Hawkins. Dal 160 Hawkins. Kim 128 Haydel. Stephanie 128 Havden. Jennifer 128 Ha 160 Heben, Hebert. Bradley 128 Heben. Janene 128 Hcben. Jill 160 Heben. Randall 180 Heben. Scott 180 Henry. Bertha 161 Hernandez. Gareth 129 Hicks. Mary 129 Hicks. Shannan 129 Higginbotham, Patncia 1 Higgins. Deborah 180 Hilbum. Robert 161 Hill. Ed 161 1 Jek KhainidJin More often than not, the intricate work of a landscape architect often begins with a general idea and a simple sketch. Heben. Stephanie 128 Heben. Tncia 143 Heben. William 143 Heck. James 180 Hedge. Radhaknshna 193 Held. Stephanie 143 Hellbach. Harold 180 Hemphil. Arlesler 161 Hemphill. Demck 145 Henderson. Benha 128 Henderson. Lisa 129 Hendncks. Heather 145 Heng. Jee 193 Hennessey. Bridget 129 Hennessey. De.Anne 129 Hills. Chnstina 145 Himmel. William 161 Hinkel. Uuren 180 Hinkel. Lisa 145 Hinton. Amy 161 Hipp. Paincia 145 Hirsch. Jon 180 Hodges. Dana 129 Hodges, Stacy 129 Hoffmann, Suzanne 161 Hoffpauir, Rhonda 145 Hogsett, .Amy 145 Holcomb. Shannon 145 Holers, Bnan 180 Holmes. Audrey 180 INDEX 437 Holmes. Jennifer 145 Holmes, Sandra 180 Holmes. Tracy 161 Holmes. Travis 145 Holle. Kathleen 180 Home Economics .Association 279 Homecoming Games 30 Hong. Jeane 145 Hooker. Daynel 145 Hooper. David 161 Hoover. Keilh 161 Honiciiliure Club 279 Horton, Dwandolyn 145 Howat. Heidi 161 Howe. Kalharyn 129 Howell. Viclor 161 Hsu. Julie 180 Huang. Belly 129 Huang. Weiji 193 Hubchen. Jonathan 193 Huckleberry. Tnsta 145 Hudelol. Lorelta 180 Hudson. Holly 180 Hudson. K. 161 Hughes, Uroy 180 Hughes. Susan 129 Hughey. Julie 145 Hulse. John 180 Humes. Knsta 129 Hummel, Jeffrey 161 Hunter, Andrew 193 Hunter, Deidra 145 Huntley, Sybil 161 Hurd, Bnan 180 Husaini, Syukn 180 Husser, John 145 Hutson, Henry 180 Hutson, Mary 180 Hulton, Knsli 180 Huval. Jennifer 129 Huynh, Venn 129 Hyde, Samuel 193 Hymbaugh, Mike 145 Hymcl, Brett 129 Hymcl, Larry 180 Ihop intramurals in- ternational insecurity indigestion infirmary impotence independ- ence ID internship idiot inebriate irrele- vance intelligence Iota Ihop intramurals in- ternational insecurity indigestion infirmary impotence independ- ence ID internship I junior janitor Journal- ism judicial junk food jerks jobs jam-jam jilt jambalaya joint Jager- meister joke jock ju ve- nile jovial jinx junior janitor Journalism judicial junk food jerks jobs jam-jam jilt jam- balaya joint Jager- meister joke jock juve- nile jovial jinx Jeansonne, Jennifer 145 Jeansonne, Mark 193 Jeansonne, Shannon 129 Jeffers, Lauren 162 Jeffncs, Paul 162 Jenkins, Jeff 129 Jenkins, Valerie 129 Jessie, Fitzgerald 180 Jiang, Xiaoshi 193 Joachim, Donna 129 Joancn, Elizabeth 162 Jobe, Bnan 180 Joffnon, Barry 129 John, Rene 157 Johns, Quentin 180 Johnson, Arleen 180 Johnson. Earl C. 193 Johnson. Frankie 162 Johnson. Gregory 162 Johnson. John 162 Johnson. Marcia 180 John John John John . Patrice 129 , Paul 129 , Randolph 145 , Ronald 162 , Rustv 180 Johnson, Shauna 145 Johnson, Suewan 145 Johnson, Volunda 129 Johvettc, Kelhe 129 . Anis 129 IT EC Club 285 IPC 356 111, Ruffin Brown 140 III. William Rieke 150 Impound Lot 14 Indovina. Ronni 180 Ingalls. Donaldh 129 Institute of Eleclncal . Elc 275 Institute of Industnat Engin 284 Intenor designers 286 International Expo 68 Isaac. David 129Isbell. Stephanie IV, Henry King 129 Jackson, Donna 145 Jackson. Reginald 161 Jackson. Tnna 193 Jackson. Yvette 129 Jafan. Hamid 193 Jakway. .Allen 193 Jam. Jam 16.17 Janiszewski. Elizabeth 161 Jarreau. Joseph 161 Jarrell, Elizabeth 145 Jarvis. Marcella 180 Jeanfreau, Troy 129 Jeansonne, Cristine 145 Jones, Carolyne 180 Jones, Chat 180 Jones, Daniel 180 Jones, Gisele 180 Jones, Katie 162 Jones, Kenneth 162 Jones, Mark 180 Jones, Tncia 145 Joseph, Monica 145 Joseph, Nicole 145 Jr., Claude Rodngue 168 Jr., Harry Christophe 140 Jr., Hayward Thenot 151 Jr.. James Melancon 131 Jr., James Mouton 148 Lacrosse, the sport of Ivy-leaguers and American Indians alike, is starting to make its ' presence known within LSU intramural sports. 438 INDEX ' i Jr., Joseph Kilchnst 129 Jr., Roben Brandt 1J9 Juan, Guillemo 180 Judycki, Vera 193 Juge, Tonya 162 Juno. Cath 121 k KLSU keg Kappa kha- ki kiss knowledge kamikaze kickoff knap-sack knock-out karma kitchen keys kosher know-it-all Kil- ler Bees KLSU keg Kappa khaki kiss knowledge kamikaze kickoff knap-sack knock-out karma Kalache. Rima 145 Ralapaiapu. Rasjsekhar 193 Kalbaugh. Steven 162 Kappa Alpha 359 Kappa Alpha Psi 361 Kappa Alpha Theta 364 Kappa Delta Epsilon 287 Kappa Kappa Gamma 372 Kappa Sigma 380 Karate Club 287 Kamo, Rebecca 180 Kearas, Jeffrey 180 Keller. Joell 180 Keller, Troy 180 Kelley. David 181 Kelley. Ron 1 29 Kelly, Doreen 129 Kelly, Gabriclle 193 Kendrick, Bemic 162 Kendrick, David 145 Kendrick. Kendyl 1 8 1 Kennedy, Andrew 145 Kennedy, Brian 162 Kennedy, Darren 145 Kenney, Shawnn 129 Kern. Melinda 145 Key, Amanda 181 Keys, Katnna 181 Khadra, Samir 181 Khammash. Bassam 181 Khemakavat. Nat 193 Khosh. Ellie 162 Kilgore, Barry 145 Kim. Miji-Ja 162 Kimball, Paul 145 Kinchen, Lance 181 King. Catherine 145 King, Cherlynn 162 King, Dawn 146 King, Ronald 162 King, Sherry 162 Kinnard, Julie 130 Kirby, William 162 Kirkland, Deesi 181 Kize, Chiquila 162 Kleck, Jonathon 181 Klein, Sean 146 Kliebert. Michele 146 KLSU 310 Knapp. Becky 162 Knieper, Chene 146 Knight, Kelli 146 Knight. Shirley 130 Knott. Daniel 146 Kojis. Shannon 146 Kolodzie. Sebrena 1 8 1 Kovacs. Connie 162 Krairapanond. Nawaral Krairapanono. Asdapon Kranz. Catherine 162 Krauss. Tract 146 Knshnamachary, Balaji 194 Krupp, Jennifer 130 Kuebler. Dale 162 Kugler. Susan 162 Kurtich, Michael 162 L 193 LSU-TV library lec- ture lover laboratory lair land-lord lan- guage laughter laun- LaBauve. Rene 146 LaBorde, Glen 130 LaBniyere, Edward 1 30 Lackett, James 162 LaCour. Anthony 162 LaCour, Marsha 130 Lacour, Michelle 162 LaCour. Troy 146 LaCour. Valeric 162 Ucy. ManI 1 8 1 Ufleur, Johe 130 Lagarde, Chanel 1 8 1 Ugrange. Julie 181 Laguaite. Cathenne 1 30 Lainez. Carlos 181 Lair. Corey 146 Lalonde. Joseph 163 Umbda Chi Alpha 375 Umbert. Patrick 181 Umbert, Wade I 30 Lamey. Johnathan 181 Umia. Lynne 194 Lamoutte. Carlos 146 Lanclos, Mana 146 Landrem, Jason 130 Landrem. Steven 181 Landreneau. Melissa 146 Undry. Adrian 130 Landry. Alvin 146 Landry. Anna 181 Landry. Bowen 146 Landry. Brett 1 30 Undry. Jamie 146 Landry. Jill 182 Undry. Michael 163.194 Undry. Roger 1 30 Undry. Tabitha 146 Undscape Architects 288 Une. Miracle I 30 Unghart. Sandy 163 Unglois. Kyle 182 UPrairic. Angela 163 Urkins. Tyrone 146 URochclle, Barbara 182 Ussard. Stephen 146 Uslrapes. Renee 130 Ustrapes. Robin 163 Ulhon. Derrek 130 Uurenl. Margaret 1 30 Uvender. Wendy 146 Uvergne. Blame 182 Uvergne. Rachclle 146 Uvoie. Chad 130 Uw. Dana 130 Bazuki Muhammad A leaf, a student, and a con- crete arch create the illusion of a studious environment. H l - 1 Uwhom. Don 163 Uwless. Paul 194 Uwrence. Benita 146 Uwrence. Wendy 163 Uwson. Uuren I 30 Lc. Lisa 146 Lea. Archon 163 Leadership Junction 96 LeBlanc. Bravillc 182 UBlanc. Christine 130 LeBlanc. Daniel 130 UBlanc. David 163 LeBlanc. Deborah 1 46 UBlanc. Jeff 146 UBlanc. Jen 130 UBlanc. John 163 UBlanc. Julie 182 LeBlanc. Uura 163 LeBlanc. Lisa 182 UBlanc. Mark 1 30 LeBlanc. Thomas 163 UBlanc. Todd 163 UBlanc. Tnche 182 UBoeuf. Jeffrey 182 LeBoeuf. Mary 146 LeBouef. Stephen 146 Lebron, Isabel 182 Lebron. Jorge 1 82 Udet. Becky 163 Lee. Kyettan 182 Lee. Michael 146 Lee. Soduk 183 Razin Mdhmtxid The LSU cheerleaders make the customary pre-game ride around 1 iger Stadium atop Mike ' s cage. INDEX 439 Lee. Suzanne 163 Leeper, Jeffrey 146 Leigh. James 183 Lejeune. Gerard 163 LeMaire. Charmon 18, LeManc. Mark 163 LeMay. Tandra 130 Lemoine. Paul 182 Lemoine. Roxanne Lemoine. Scolt 146 30 Len- 182 Leong. David 146 LeSage. James 163 Leslie. Lisa 1 30 Lessard. Chrvstal 130 Leveque. Elizabeth 182 Le -y. Bemice 130 Lewis. Kaysha 163 Lewis. Mara 1 30 Lewis. Mary 163 Lguaile, Timothy 163 Li. Wai 182 Li. Xiaozhu 183 Li. Zhijian 183 Liggett. Mark 146 Ligh. -Arlene 1 30 Lim. Cham 182 Lmdsey. Robert 146 Lingle. Robert 183 Linxwiller. Lon 146 Lipan. Lucien 146 Little. David 130 Littleton. James 182 Livingston. James 147 Lion. Belinda 163 Lo. Joseph 147 Lo. Julia 130 Lobell, Thea 147 Lodato. . ' my 163 Lodge, Shoan 163 Loflin. Michael 182 LoGiudice. Fran 182 Long. Heather I 30 Lonibos. David 182 Looney. Wendy 130 Lopez. Amy 130 Lopez-Boyance. Ellen 1 63 Lono. Angela 182 Lott. Rebecca 163 Louis. Alfred 1 63 Louviere. Wendy 182 Lowe. Tract 1 30 Lu. Weiben 183 Lundin. Darlene 163 Lvons, Carmen 147 M music mid-terms minor major Middle- ton mail macaroni cheese manuscript masters math mediocrity mem- bership Mu military money Memorial Tow- er Mardi Gras memor- abilia meal plan music mid-terms minor ma- jor Middle ton mail macaroni cheese M.D. Week 50 MacBelh Director Magno. Lidel 163 Mahler, Melissa 18 Major, Keith I 30 Major, Tammy 13( Malani, Ginshkum Malani, Vijaylaksh Malaysian Students 28 ' ) Malbrough, Michelle 147 Mall, Kyle 163 Malveaux, Shaloma 147 Manale. Vance 163 94 Man . Tho . 147 MArt Marti Mam Mani Manelkar. Nitin 1 94 Mann. Darin 147 Manning. Lora 147 Manskie. Tammy 147 Maradia. Luis 163 Marcello. Todd 1 30 Marcus. Micheal 163 Marenco. Angeles 147 Manx. Michael 147 Marlborough. Dwayne 147 Marley. Kay 163 Mars. Barbara 147 Martin Luther King Holutay 34 Martin, Carlos 183 Martin. David 183 Martin. Eric 163 Martin, Tern 183 Tonja 165 Troy 147 z. Ellen 147 z. Maria 130.147 Martinez. Zoila 183 Mason. Chardia 147 Mason. Jotholyn 130 Matamoros. Gloria 183 Matamoros. Rodolfo 194 Matese. Gabrielle 1 30 Matheme. Charlene 1 30 Mathews. Sheila 147 Matthews. Sheldon 147 Matthews. Vanessa 183 Mattingly. Jennifer 165 Mauffray. Paul 1 30 Maughn. Lenny 183 May. Darrel 130 May. Jonathan 130 Mayeaux. Brian 165 Mayeaux, Cynthia 165 Mayeaux. Michelle 165 Mayeaux. Sheila 183 Mayeur, LaDenna 165 Mayeux. David 183 Mayne. Michelle 147 McAdams. Michelle 147 McAllen. Monica 147 McCall. Jamie 194 McCarthy. Renee 183 McCarty. Fontella 147 McClendon, Karen 147 McClurc. Steven 147 McCoy. Amy 130 McCray. Carol 131 McDowell. Charles 183 McDucffy, Donald 165 McDuffy. Chandra 183 McFarland. Gayly McField. Claudias 165 McGee. Carrie 183 McGuff. Tena 131 Mclnnis. Stephen 183 McKee. Derek 183 McLaurin. Patricia 147 McMoms, Dana 131 McMurray, Michael 165 McNabb. Frankie 165 McNally, David 131 McPhaul, John 183 McPherson, David 165 McRcynolds, Connie 165 Mdjaafar, Noorlezah 183 Mears, Lori 147 Mechanical Engl Medina, Luis 194 Mechan. Carolyn 1 31 MeganMarchiafava 163 Melancon. Dawn 147 Melancon. Heather 131 Melancon. Monique 147 Melancon. Shannon 165 Melancon. Thomas 148 Melcrine. Georgia 148 165 90 Melvin, Mane 148 Mena, Emilc 148 Menard, Brett 131 Menard, Carla 165 Mendoza. Juan 165 MEndoza, Robeno 164 Mendoza, Tammey 164 Menesses. Becky 148 Mercadel. Karia 183 Meredith. Tract 183 Mcmtl. Paul 148 Mills. John 148 Millenberger. Lon 164 Mincey. Alben 131 Miss LSU 22 Mitchell. Dennis 183 Mitchell, Mark 164 Mitchell, Megan 148 Mitchell, Patnce 148 Mitchell, Robby 131 Mitchell. Russell 164 Mohamad. Ibrahim 183 slintll ' ' ' UdJiCmi MBil.« « ' MimN nonm Steve Franz Tim Tucker leads a prayer of thanks after the Tiger ' s stunning win over Auburn. Messner. Bnan 164 Molina. Luis 183 Metrailer, Amy 183 Molina. Rosa 183 Mexican students 289 Molina. Stephanie 148 Meyer. Barbara 183 Monica. Melissa 148 Meyer. Glennice 183 Monica, Rachael 131 Meyer, Michael 164 Montague, Roy 164 Meyers, Kave 1 3 1 Montalbano, Steven 183 Miceli, Melissa 164 Montelaro, Cathenne 148 Michel, Aimec 131 Montemavor, Melissa 164 Michel, Judith 148 Montz, Marlene 164 Midboe, Mana 131 Moody, Lianc 164 Milano, Rac 148 Moore, Dixie 131 Miller Dorm House Council 291 Moore, Uun 194 Miller. Cindy 183 Moore, Sara 194 Miller. Danny 131 Moore, Shan 1 64 Miller, Jennie 131 Moore, Veronica 1 32 Miller, Monica 131 Mora, Jose 183 Miller, Paul 164 Morales, Blanca 132 Miller, Shelly 148 Moreau, Tern 183 Miller, Theresa 183 Moreira, Carmen 132 Millet. Amanda 183 Moreira, Robeno 183 Millet, Stephen 164 Moreland, Kenneth 164 Mills. Chnstine 183 Morgan, Dorothy 164 Mills. Henry 164 Monsc, Michelle 183 Inlht ' i c n, 440 INDEX II Moms. Armando 164 Mo 148 148 Morrison, Ja Monar Board 291 Mowad. Jud 164 Muhammad. Bazuki 184 Muller. K alherinc 184 Murganlroyd. Wend 195 Murrell. Kamberh 132 Murrel. Denise 184 Murungi. Jane IM Murungi. Rulh 148 Musso. Cindy 1 32 MuslafTa. Firuzah 184 Muslin. Came 148 Muzik. Roben 164 Myers. Randall 164 Mystery of Edwin drood 66 Naquin. Daryl 164 Nasereddin. Haider 184 Nastasi. John 132 Nalarajan. Vilva 194 National Society of Black Eng 265 National Speech Language He 303 Nav, . Julie 164 N nonmatriculating Nursing national news natural science night- Navarro. Fernando 184 Ncal, Bob 184 Neely. Mona 184 Nelson. Don 164 Nettles. Laurie 164 News 80.8 1 .82.83.84.85.86.87.88.89,90.91 Ngo. Lena 148 Nguyen. Anh-Dai 148 Nguyen. Anh-Thu 164 Nguyen. Gthanh 132 Nguyen. Tan 164 Nicassio. Alexander 184 Nicassio. Anthony 194 Nicassio. Susan 194 Nicholas. Michael 148 Nicholson. Teresa 148 Nikro. .Azzam 184 Nilawati. Et ■ln 149 Nine. Cloud 42 Noel. Christophe 164 Noel, Gregory 1 32 Nogess, Neshelle 149 Normand, .Amy 164 Norwood. Stacy 149 Note. J ' lene 164 . Jeffrey 149 , Mark 184 orientation observa- tion owe offense Ome- ga oppose original over-charge oyster out- going oral exam opin- ion opponent op ed O ' Brien. Katlu Ih4 O ' Dowd. Frank 164 O ' Quinn. Richard 184 Oakes. Amanda 184 Obee. Elizabeth 149 Ochoa. Sigifrcdo 164 Oddo. Holly 164 Oglesby. Jennifer I 32 Olagues. Judith 164 Olasin. Kim 184 Olds. Christopher 132 Olivier. Marc 184 Olmedo. Carlos 184 Omicron Delta Kappa 292 Ong. Adele 1 64 Ong. Guek 1 64 Ong. Kim 164 Ong. Victor 184 Orgeron. Lisa 164 Ortego. Juhe 184 pass Pentagon Phi payroll Panhellenic Physical Plant Pi Pleasant Hall place- ment Power Hall print psychology Presbyte- rian Post Office pub- lishing pass Pentagon Bd uki Muhammud In the Fall, architecture students were challenged to create the better birdhouse, examples of which were displayed behind the Old Design Building. life naiveity noncom- mital Nu notebook nicotine nervous nick- el noodles nick-name noisy nonmatriculat- occupation organiza- tion out-of-state Osborne. Tammy 164 Osbonte, Theresa 1 64 Osteicoechea. Zoila 1 84 Ostendorf. David 164 Ostendorf. Steven 1 32 Oubre. David 164.184 Oubre. Lauren 149 Oubre. Mallory 1 64 Ourso, Craig 184 Owen, Thomas 184 Owens, Knstinc 184 Guard Russel Grant tries to elude Alonzo Mourning for that fateful last-second shot against Georgetown. Mourn- ing tipped the ball where it was picked off by Ricky Blanton, who made the deciding points. Index 441 amm Paddock. Lon 184 Page-Slewart. Karen 132 Paige. .Alicia I4Q Pakannen. Jeffeo 132 PaliT Wv . 132 Pandhare. Sandeep 194 Pandian. .Annamalai 194 Panhellenic 382 Parjus. George 164 Parker. Selena 1 32 Parsiola. Charles 164 Parsons. Con 132 Panney. Chnsline 164 Panino.Troy 149 Passman. Dennis 149 Paiel. Kiran 132 Paiel. Sima 167 Paiemostro, Gina 1 84 Palon. Lee 1 49 Panerson. Janifer 132 Pauhno. Mable 149 Pavur. Bradd 184 Pax. Stephen 167 Payne. Sheila 167 Paynon. Selina 149 Peairs. , nissa 149 Peatross. Anilh 149 Pea -y . Cheryl 1 32 PeavA. Earl 167 Peck. David 132 Pecnik. Nathan 167 Pecorino. Tony 132 Pecquet. Amy 149 Pecquet. Andrew 149 Pedersen. Knsien 167 Pellcgrin. Dave 149 Pellenn. Tina 184 Pendergraft. Kelly 184 Peneguy. Nissa 149 Pere. Alison 149 Pereda. Oscar 167 Perez. Andre 1 49 Perez. Jean 1 84 Perez. Stacey 132 Pergande. David 149 Perioux. Dana 132 Perkins. Cathenne 167 Perkins. Lollta 149 Perret. Craig 149 Pemlloux. Shem 132 Perry. Susan 132 Pete. Kainna 132 Peter. Susan 1 67 Peters. Holly 1 32 Peters. Scott 132 Peterson. Bnant 184 Petite. Laronda 167 Pevehouse. Laura 132 Pfister. Stephen 185 Pham. Hung 167 Pham. Randy 185 Phan. Huan 185 Phang. Mun 185 Phi Boota Roota 295 Phi Delta Theta 388 Phi Eta Sigma 294 Phi Gamma Delta 384 Phi Kappa Psi 390 Phi Kappa Theta 394 Phi Mu 396 Phillips. Christy 132 Phillips. Craig 185 Phillips. Leah 167 Phillips. R. 185 Phillips. Samantha 149 Phillips. Sherry 185 Pi Beta Phi 399 Pi Epsilon Tau 293 Pi Kappa Alpha 402 Pi Sigma Epsilon 296 Pierce. Randall 149 Pinckcn. Stephanie 149 Pipes. Shannon 1 32 Pipilone. Angelle 149 Pitcher. Janice 167 Pilrc. Joseph 167 Pitrc, Judc 149 Pizani. Mark 167 Plaisance. Ellen 132 Pochc ' . Kristy 1 32 Poicncot. Kelly 185 Poirrier, Rafe 185 Polar, Delilah 167 Polar. Natalie 1 32 Polydorou. Manma 185 Pontif. Sheryl 185 Pope. David 185 Porche. Leslie 132 Porche. Tern 149 Porche. Tnsla 149 Portillo. Robarto 167 Post. Kristin 149 Poteete. Tracy 132 Poultry Science Club 297 Pounce. Thaddis 149 Pousson. Martin 167 Pousson. Monica 185 Powell. Allison 133 Powell. Julie 133 Powell. Miles 1 33 Power. Anne 167 Powers. Heather 149 Prater. Mary 133 Prather. Rebecca 185 Prather. Trey 149 Prather. Wendy 133 Pre-Dental Society 273 Prc-Vel Association 307 Precht. Charles 167 Prejean. Don 167 Prestridge, Dallel 194 Prestnoge. Richie 185 Price. Denise 133 Price. Leslie 194 Prospene. Jeffrey 185 Prudhomme. Todd 167 Pua. Tee 185 Puissegur. Rene 185 Pullcn. Traci 149 Pumpboys Di Puppala. Jagadeesh 194 Purbaugh, Knsten 185 76 QBA quit quiet queer quaff quill quiz quixo- tic quantum physics quarters quart quark quality Quadaffi quar- terback QBA quit quiet queer quaff quill quiz quixotic quantum phy- sics quarters quart quark quality Quadaffi quarterback Quant, Claudio 18: Quariararo, Debbie R ROTC rain Residence Hall Association reli- gion research registra- tion reading records reservations remedial rodeos Rural Sociolo- gy Lab roommate rip- ped repair ROTC rain Residence Hall Asso- ciation religion re Rabalais, David 149 Rabalais, Mike 133 Rabalais, Robert 133 Rachel, Nickey 185 Radovich, Kim 185 Rahman, Mahbubur 194 Ramaknshnan. Snkanth 194 Ramos. Mario 185 Ranney. Jennifer 133 Ransibrahmanakul, Vans 194 Ransome, Rexleigh 149 Rasben , Lisa 185 Ratchff. Jack 149 Rea, Charles 167 Rebello, Keith 194 Reber, Jimmy 185 Redmond, Lisa 133 Reed, Donald 185 Reed, Lisa 185 Reed, Susan 168 Reeson, Greg 168 Reeves, Michelle 168 Regan. Kelly 149 Rehage. Stacy 149 Reid. Joseph 185 Rcinhardt. Courtney 133 Reis. Clifford 168 Richoux. Angela 133 Riedel. Marcia 185 Rieke. Chnslopher 133 Riley. Elaine 168 Riley, Kevin 168 Ritter, Kenneth 133 Rivault, Mike 150 Rivera, Manana 185 Roane. Edward 168 Robbins. Denise 133 Robert Plant 46 Robcn. Risa 185 Roberis. Frank 133 Roberison, Gregory 133 Robertson. Philip ISO Robichaux. Dawn 168 Robin. James 185 Robin. Susan 168 Crystal 133 Kimberiy 185 LaRhonda 133 Monique 150 Roddy. Carolyn 168 Rodngue. Bnan 168 Rodngue. Todd 133 Rodnguez. Daivid 186 Rodnguez. Denise 133 Rodnguez. Eloisa 186 Rogers. Jamie 186 Rogers. John 1 50 Rogers. William 133 Romaine. Durel 133 Romar. Miguel 133 Romero. Susan 186 Root. Laura 186 Rosales. Marcos 168 Rosamond. Deneen 133 Rosamond. Tisa 186 Rose. James 168 Rose. Kayan 1 34 Rosenberger. Stacey 168 Robi: Robi: Robi: Robi siatt Ji Denise Gereghty churns the water in the 200-meter freestyle against Kentucky. Reis, John 185 Remz. Dee 168 Revador. Stacey 168 Reviere. Joey 168 Reynolds. Patnck 149 Reza. Syed 194 RHA 298 Rho Lambda 299 Rice, Phoebe 149 Rice. Ronnie 133 Richard, Andree 168 Richard, Anthony 168 Richard, Elizabeth 185 Richard, James 133 Richard, Lon 133 Richard, Martha 133 Richard, Monique 150 Richard, Pamela 185 Richard, Tracy 168 Richardson, Kyle 150 Richert. Jill 168 Rossi, Kevin 168 Rotellini. Cindy 150 Round, Amber 186 Roussel, Robin 150 Roy, Darren 186 Roy, Kevin I 34 Roy. Melissa 186 Ruffen. Lita 194 Ruffin. Tanya 186 Ruffins. Shemeka I 34 Ruiz. Charlotte 168 Ruiz. Mana 186 , Un Rusho. Natasha 134 Russo. David I 50 . Edn nd 16 150 Russo. Jasc Ryan, And Ryder. Robin 186 Ryder, Tammy 1 6 442 Index s Southern student St. Alban ' s Sigma soul state staff Systems Building special sociology science Soil Testing Lab stadium swimming sugar Southern student St. Alban ' s Sigma soul Saari, Angela 186 Saccaro, Steven 1 34 Saiassi. Tracy 150 Salbador. Darrell 168 Salbador, David 186 Saiim. Hartono 186 Sahnas. Pedro 1 86 Sammour. Anwar 168 Sampia. Natalie 134 Sanchez. Steven 168 Sandoval. Gioconda 16 Santaella. Gustavo 194 Santaella. Jorge 186 Santaella. Robert 150 Santos. Leslie 194 Santoso. Iwan 195 Santulli. Teresa 186 Schaelz, Lon 1 34 Schaffer. George 1 50 Scharfenstein. Jody 1 34 Schell, Rosalie 169 Schempp. Monika 150 Schexnaildre. Leigh 169 Schexnaydre, Jill 186 Schiro, Gna I 34 Schlolzahaur. Scot 169 Schmidt. Gavin 134 Schmitt. Kathleen 134 Schneider. Christine 1 50 Schockc. Matthew 169 Schulingkamp. Mark 186 Schullz. Paul ISO Schumann, Christa 186 Scotch Guard 300 Scott. Elizabeth 186 Seal. Daphne 150 Seals. Shoan 169 Sea), Catherine 195 Sebastian. Tadrick 186 Scgravc. Robert 1 86 Seller. Shannon 169 Seilhan. Keith 186 Seilhan, Kevin 186 Seitz. Sabine 195 Sellars. Tracy I 50 Sellers. David 186 Sellers. Kathryn 1 50 Semien. Chnstopher 169 Semper Fi 301 Senentz. Melissa 169 Sercovich. Dianne 1 69 Serice. Valene 1 34 SGA 304 Shally. Stephanie I 34 Shaneyfelt. Terrence 186 Shankamarayen, Ganesan 195 Sharkey. Kenneth 1 69 Sharp. J ' ohnnie 134 Sharp. Monica 150 Shayegi, Sara 1 86 Shearmau. Donna 1 50 Those who weathered the process of becoming homecoming queen to it ' s final stages were Becky Odinet, Amanda Oakes, Maria Hillburn, Holly Coxe, and Christy Lee. Sarkan. Zanr 195 Saucier. Jeffrey 1 34 Saunter. Jodi 168 Savannah. Priscilla 186 Savoie, Terry 168 Savoy, Jeannie 168 Sawaya, David 1 69 Saxon, Wendy 134 Sayecd. Quazi 195 Sayer, Karia 1 50 Scardina. Phillip 186 Shehane. Dcanne 134 Shellon. Claude 186 Shepard. Devonne 186 Sheperd. Richard 169 Shepherd. Paul 186 Sherman. Scherolyn 134 Short. James 186 Short. Richard 169 Shropshire. Kent 1 50 Sias. Kimberly 169 Sicard B rr HJ Sicdcl, Daniel 1 34 Sigma Alpha Epsilon 406 Sigma Chi 409 Sigma Kappa 414 Sigma Lambda Chi 301 Sigma Nu 41 7 Sigma Phi Pi 297 Sigma Pi 419 Sigma Tau Delta 302 Sigur. Danielle I 34 Silbernagel. Mary 1 50 Silva. Manuel 186 Simar. Roscllc 169 Simmons, David 134.169 Simmons, Felicia 1 50 Simmons, Joseph 186 Simmons, Shelly 134 Sin . 134 Simon, Michelle 188 Simon. Ron 188 Simon. Todd 1 34 Simon, Troy 188 . David 188 . Sandi 1 50 .Steve 188 Simons, Edward 188 Simpson, Carlette 169 Simpson, Henry 188 Sims, Melanie 150 Singleton. Sandra I 50 Sinquefield. Michael 150 Strait. Vera 169 Sinlhavcc. Chirapom 195 Sisung. Ty 134 Small. Jeffery 188 Smailus. Thomas 188 Smith. Amanda 150 Smith, Angela 1 34 Smith, Carolyn 188 Smith, Daniel 169 Smith, Holly 150 Smith. J. Allen 169 Smith, John 150 Smith, Karla ISO Smith, Kimlin 188 Smith. Kirby 188 Smith, Lon 188 Smith, Michelle 134 Smith. Paula 169 Smith. Stacy I SO Smith. Suzette 150 Smith. Trevor 169 Smiihhan. Casey 169 Smoking 38 Snowden. Jill 134 Society of Engineering Techno 274 Soetijanto, James 169 Sohnigen, Bettina 188 Soileau, Stewart 188 Sommers. Joel 134 Sone. John 188 Songfest 24 Sonnier. Dwayne 188 Spahl. Enn 150 Sparacio. David 1 34 Spikes. Glenda 188 Spilmann, James 150 Spnggs, Charles 1 50 Sproll. Suzanne 169 Spyro Gyra 58 St.Amant. Thomas 134 St.Pierte. Ann 170 St. Pierre. Jacquline 188 Sl.Romain. Rose 195 Stafford. Latania 169 Slallings. Yvonne 1 34 Stam, Sherry 150 Stamper. Manl 188 Stanley. David I 34 Starks. Annette 188 Starling. Knsten 134 Slaub. Kenneth 134 Steel Magnolias 20 Stefan. Mir am 188 Steib, Dale 1 69 Steinkamp, John 169 Stelly, Abbie 150 Sicily, Robby 169 Slemmans, Catherine 134 Stephens, Floresline 188 Sterkms, Rebecca ISO Stevens, Kathy 1 34 Stevens, Lisa 169 Stevens, Maria 134 Stewart. Brian 188 Stewart. Norma 1 88 Stewart. Stephen 1 70 Stewart. Toni 151 Stichweh. Melinda 170 Stout. John 188 Stout. Pamela 1 70 Stoutc. Samuel 170 Stoute. Tonya I 5 1 Slovall. Amy 151 Slowc. John 134 Strauss. David 151 Sirid. Camilla 134 Stuart. Kathleen 1 88 Student Dietetic Association 273 Student Finance .Association 276 Sturgeon. John 1 34 Stwart. Morgan 1 70 Suarez. Ramon 170 Substance Abuse Week 52 Sullivan. Becky 151 Sullivan. Karla 151 Sumayah. Mary 135 Sundaresan. Natarajan 195 Sunscn. Michael 188 Sutton. Neal 188 Suwannan. Lifanah 151 Swanson, Stephanie ISI Swearingen, David 151 Swindell. Rose 151 Switzer. Heidi 188 Switzer. Jennifer 135 Sylvain, Jill 135 Sylvain, Joy 135 Sylvain, Stacey 1 70 1 technology tennis Tau theatre Tigers televi- sion tickets traffic training travel trees tools trite twits tecto- nics totally tests Theta testament taste tech- nology tennis Tau theatre Tigers televi- sion tickets traffic training travel trees tools trite twits tecto- nics totally tests Theta testament taste Tabata. Marie 1 70 Tanner, Chnsline 135 Taranlino, Christian 135 Tarantino, Lauren 151 Tassin. .Ann 1 70 Tau Kappa Epsilon 421 Taylor. Harold 135 Taylor. Kenneth 195 Taylor. Patricce 135 Teral. Rannic 135 Tenil. James 1 35 INDEX 443 BB . Chns 135 151 Temo, Mark 195 Temlo. Jodie 170 Thaller, Timothy 170 The Daily Reveille 314 Theatre I 12 Theophilus, David 170 Thela Xi 424 Thibodeaux. Brent 170 Thibodeaux, Dirk 151 Thibodeaux. Franc 170 Thomas, Andrea 1 51 Tho Thomas, Gii Thomas, Jacob 195 Thomas, Jeanie 1 51 Thomas, Jennifer 135 Thomas. Joni 151 Thomas. Kristi 135 Thomas, Noi 1 35 Thomas, Rachel 135 Thomas, Scan 151 Thomas, Tamara I 35 Thomas, Thompson 151 Thompson, Brenda 151 Thompson, Jennifer 151 Thompson, Vonda 170 Thompson, William 170 Thornton. Pamela 170 Tiger Glee Club 98 Tillery. URae 151 Time Capsules 60 Tipitneni, Ratan 195 Tipovsky, Amy 151 Toemer, John 195 Tolbert, Angela 135 Tompkins, Allan 135 Tonguis, Scott 151 Tooma, Monica 170 Topham, Lisa 135 Torellini, Mauro 170 Tornatore, Tara 135 Torres, Rachelle 170 Trahan, Becky 170 Trahan, Robert 135 Trash Bash 44 Treadway, Jennifer 170 Tregre, Jason 135 Trcloar, Scolt 135 Trosclair, Michael 135 Tucker. Kenny 170 Tufaro. Paula 136 Tuition 10.11 Tvler, Valencia 170 Underwood. Monica 136 56 Union Gov, Board 28 ' Urbina. Beatriz 1 70 Urela, William 170 Uribe. Jose 1 70 V u University Union underfed undersexed unprepared U-High used utilites up-to-date underwater ugly ultra- violet unbelievable umpire umpteen- million University Un- ion underfed under- sexed unprepared U- High used utilites up- vending machines veterans votes veterin- ary science visual aids venereal disease vol- leyball video vast vir- gins voice Vice- chancellor vermin vic- tims verbs vending machines veterans votes veterinary scien- ce visual aids venereal Valadie, Richard 136 Valhen, Gina 170 Valteau, Jennifer 170 Vamado, ' hen 136 Varsity Vemaci, Kathi 195 Verret, Jason 136 Victor dcBouchel, Jr. 125 Vider, Pam 136 Vietnamese Students 308 Vizier, Donna 191 Sc xl Tonguis Kyle McKenzie goes for the steal against the Yugoslavian national team. i? 444 Index Ul WestLaville wild wierd worry ' ' W withdraw- al Wetland Resources wimps women work wormwood warped warm whiting whipped WestLaville wild wierd worry W withdraw- al Wetland Resources wimps women work Wadswonh. Elizabeth 195 Waguespack, Warren 1 36 Wainwright, Cameron 191 Wales. Carol 136 Walker, Adnenne 136 Walker, Alan 191 Walker, Michelle 191 Walker. Stephanie 1 36 Wallace, Maureen 191 Wallace, Michael 136 Walton. Steven 191 Wang. Wu 195 Ward. Michele 191 Warr, Michael 1 36 Warr. Ronald 191 Warren. Keith 191 Washington. Rodney 136 Watson. Carolyn 1 36 Watson. Kathleen 136 Watts. Melanie 191 Weaver. Cheronda 1 36 Weber. Christian 195 Weber. Uune 191 Wesley. Mandy 136 West. Becky 191 Whit . Dev 191 White. Diane 136 White. Laura 136 While. Natalie I3( White. Russel 195 White. William 13 Whitlow. Stephen Whitney. Yvette I Wibisono. 1 Wijenayare. .Ajith Wilcms. Will Williamo. Paula |9I 191 191 191 Wiiha Willi: Wilh, Willi! Willi: Willi; Alexander I 36 Beverly 136 Denise 136 Fchcia 136 Randolph 136 Rhonda 191 Rodney 136 Sandra 191 Wilson. Michelle 136 Wilson. Pamela 136 Winkeler. Christa 191 Winkeler. Laura 191 Wiseman. Wendy 1 36 Wll. Sarah I 36 Wolfe. Russell 191 Women Engineers 308 Wong. Nyad 191 Wynn, Leigh 136 Wvnton Marsahs 64 X X-pendable X-pose X- troverts Xerox X- quisite X-tract X- change X-clusive X- patriate X-pensive X Xu, Fei I9.S Xu. Wa 195 Man Dohbui Some just couldn ' t stand the tension when the Lady Tigers eeked a win over top-ranked Long Beach State. Y Z years yesterday yo-yo ' s yogurt yellow YEE- HA! yield youth yak yelling yourself yoga zeal zones zest Zeppe- lin Zeta zoology zo ' Zippy Zig-Zag Zen Yalta yearbook yokel - The zeal of the Tiger fan manifests itself in many ways, espe- cially in the warm, semi-tropical climate of Southeastern Louisiana. ■lahaya. Sulina 191 Van. Song-Kai 195 Yarbrough. Traci 136 Ybos. Yvette 191 Yoes. Tracy 1 9 1 Young. .Alonda I 36 Young. Brian 191 Younis. Mahmoud 195 Zatarain. Ann 191 Zemmer, Franz 136 Zepeda. Lilian 191 Zcrlin. Nancy 191 Zeta Beta Tau 430 Zeia Tau Alpha 427 Zhang, Bin 195 Zhang, Chi 195 Zhang, Yi 195 Zitzmann. Richard 191 Zzynch, Zachary 191 Zzynch, Zelda 191 Index 445 The Gallery is not simply a collection of old family snap- shots depicting your older sister in plaid bellbottoms or Mom with horn-rimmed glasses and a bee- hive, a collection to be pulled out from time to time for a bit of humor. Rather, Gallery is a collection of the Gumbo ' s staff photo- graphers interpretations of the everpresent beauty we so many times overlook. These pictures are timeless. They are poetry caught in a single frame, each one able to express a thousand different perspectives all at once. They are our best given to you. You write the stories. « Hi 446 GAL.I.ERY GAI-UERY 447 IHl 448 Gallcwv GALLERY 449 sm ! 450 GAULERY GALLERY 451 t ii i ft. fii . . . . -- ' -■ - -v . ■ ' 1 - ••-. ■■ .. ■ - . i ■ 9 i J BkKIi ' i: --  452 Galuery Razui Mahmood Gallery 453 454 GALUERY Biruki Muhanmu Gallery 455 ;THE GUMBO l-OUISiANA STATE U.vivEKC!.; 1988 Edition Malces History, ' ' There are so many outstand- ing elements in the attractive and exciting 1988 Gumbo. These were the words of Reed Trask concerning LSU ' s year- book. They don ' t have any grea- ter weight than if they were com- ing from anyone else except for one minor detail: Trask is a judge with the National Scholastic Press Association Associated Collegiate Press. The NSPA ACP critiques and rates yearbooks from all across the country every year. The top rating which one can receive is that of All- American, which the 1988 Gumbo was awarded. This is the first time in the his- tory of the book that such an award was earned. When asked to comment on the achievement of the book then-Editor David Hawkins said, Cammy (Sieg- fried, Managing Editor) thought I was kidding when I called to tell her, and Heidi (Trosclair, Design Editor) just laughed. It was so funny because we all knew that we had worked very hard and we w werep; we w( Americ submit! hopes All-An W, selectei or, sa Sludei 456 Gumbo i Wins National Recognition were pleased with the book, but we weren ' t expecting All- American. I mean everyone who submits their book for judging hopes to get a good mark, but All- American? Wow. We ' re very proud to be selected for this prestigious hon- or, said Jon Fisher, Director of Student Media. According to Fisher only a relatively small number of books are awarded that honor each year. The All-American winners continue in a final round for the Pacemaker title, which is awarded in the fail of every year to the best yearbook in the nation. Siegfried commented on the continued competition of the book, All-American is enough for me, but if we go on and make a good show in Pacemaker com- petition it will just be icing on the cake. As one of his closing com- ments Trask said it was a real pleasure to visit LSU through the pages of a brisk and tasty Gumbo. Gumbo 457 Gumbo Staff Offers Thanks The staff would like to publically and liberally thank a few people that have helped greatly in the production of this year ' s edition of The Gumbo: Janet M. Barklage for helping us to get started in the copy department of this book. Balfour House, for their willingness to let us photograph objects for the Greek section of the book. The many and various writers who contributed stories and comments for use on featured topics (some of which you may barely recognize at this point due to editorial process). LSU Public Relations and Sports In- formation for providing hard-to-find pictures and information. LSU Office of Student Affairs for Steve Zafutto, Managing Editor. Razin Mahmood, grapher. Staff Photo- Colophon Volume 89 of the Louisiana State Uni- versity Gumbo was designed, written and edited entirely by its student staff and a small entourage of volunteers. The book wa.s printed by Inter-Collegiate Press, a subsidiary of Herff Jones, in Shawnee Mission Kansas with Kurt Cox acting as its sales representative and Julie Bogart as its customer care goddess. 458 Gum bo providing lists and lists of campus groups used to compile the Organiza- tions section of the book. Parts of the Daily Reveille staff (you know who you are) for helping se- cure photos and information regard- ing recent and not-so-recent campus events of historical significance. Jeff Jenkins, especially, for his great contribution in the form of advice, information and writing for the Sports section of the book. Bud Richey, Director of Greek Affairs, for his help in securing in formation on Greek activities. Jon Fisher and Mike Konvicka for helping us out in a number of technic- al areas. And finally, all the friends, room- mates, and family members who aided our object-finding effort by providing for temporary use and, in some cases, donating (whether wil- lingly or not) those objects which grace the pages of this year ' s book, making it reminiscent of a Sears, no . . . a Macy ' s catalog. Jacqueline R. Lord, Copy Editor. s jimbl s ' jl fl ir w •• ■ ! W ■ ' ■B i M ■ x l S ' B K? •. - ■% i ' 1 M ' P --. . mk ■ ' -■ ' ■ ' iiP . The book is printed on 80 pound ermine special paper stock in the usual offset lithographic process and contains 464 pages. Body copy is set in 1 point Times Roman. Captions are set in 8 point Times Roman. Photo credits are set in 6 points Times Roman. Folio Tabs are printed in 14 point Copperplate Gothic 33. Head- lines are differing faces and point sizes as per the whim of the design editor. All copy was set by the staff at LSU using Myro-Tek video display terminals, the Linotron 202 N typesetting system, the Apple Macintosh and a laser printer. All photography appearing in the book is done by LSU students except for the class photos which were taken by Sudlow Photography of Danville, Illinois. The cover is ' dawn ' with an embossed, silkscreened design in pale gold and black and mounted on 160 board stock En- dsheels are unprinted standard grey stock The Gumbo is produced on a printing budget of $98,(X)0 which is denved from the selling of space to student organiza- tions and fees allocated from student tui- tion. Total of such fees is $9 per student. The book is distributed at no extra cost. Wayne Schexnayder, Organiza- tions Editor. Mindy Stichweh, Apprentice . Design Pressrun for the Gumbo is 13.500. Any editorial views expressed in the Gumbo are those of the staff and of its contributing writers and may not reflect the views or beliefs of the university, its students, faculty or staff. The Gumbo is in no way connected with The Manship School of Journalism, but is an auxiliary unit of the Department of Student Media. No portion of this book may be repro- duced in any form, edited or otherwise, without the written consent of the Editor and the LSU Office of Student Media and must be credited as such. ■ v i ' (uuJ vm u A Bazuki Muhammad, Photo Bill Lewis, Design Editor. Editor. U Uu ' ! U Vv u vi||ta|, i David Hawkins, Editor-in-Chief. Information which I have gleaned: No person can ever possess the soul of another p)erson. Hard work does pay off in the end, but it doesn ' t al- ways involve glory. Life is too short to live lies and deceive people. Gumbo Staff Photographers: (1 to Scott Tonguis, Steve Franz, and r) Drew Story, Khairina Zek Matt Dobbins. Kairuddin, Bazuki Muhammad, No matter what else hap- pens in life you have to be Society is a ravenous beast Humor is necessary for con- satisfied with yourself be- which tries to eat its tinued survival, but tact and cause you have to live with progeny, you. There are leaders and there One size does not fit all. are followers. good judgement must tem- per its use. David Hawkins Editor, 1989 Gumbo People are generally good Bitchy, rude and preten- and, if given the chance, tious is no way to go will try to help each other, through life. Gumbo 4S9 And there you have it! August to May in one bound volume. We ' ve gone from pull- ing cards to phone reg- istration. From Ronald Reagan to George Bush, from James Wharton to Grady Bogue. And some of us have progressed from fifth year seniors to, well . . . sixth year seniors. Ba7uki Muhammad ff 460 Closing Bazuki Muhammad CLOSING A61 Many of these changes are apparent. Perhaps less obvious is the fact that you have changed too. You ' re older, wiser, and on the move. Or maybe not. But you get the point: you ' re not the same person who opened the book only a little while ago. You will by now have noticed that we didn ' t include every- thing that happened on campus this year. We couldn ' t, nor would we want to. You bring something very impor- tant to this book that we refuse to take away: your own collection. Your dreams, experi- ences, failures, all these combine to make this book especially yours. They fill in the details that we could not and color the pages in a way we couldn ' t afford. While we real- ize that this book may be filed away on some top shelf for future re- ference, we hope that it and all the memories it recalls will become part of your personal, private collection. 462 Cl-OSING 4 r (Lt lr- , ,■.■- T ' ' ' V • - ■ . CL.OSING 463 464 CLOSING 1 1 .f J