Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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From turmoil... HELL RAISIN' - The activities on Marshall's campus here as diverse as the peisonalitles that made up its student body. Sometimes the plaza was a scene of chaos like the day students witnessed the hell-raising speeches of James Brother Jim Gilles. The 23-year old self-appointed minister caused quite a controversy, preaching to students and dishing out verbal abuse, as in his statement. Marshall University is a three dimensional cesspool of lust. 24 ■ PLAZA MOODS

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All this and more When students were tired, needed a place to sit and talk, or eat. or just lcok for a litt'.e excitement, they could do all these things and more at the Memorial Student Center. Built as a memorial to the football team, staff, and townspeople who died in the 1970 airplane crash, the center served as host to a variety of activities and services for all students. Within the Memorial Student Center. students tried their luck at the game room, went shopping in the bookstore and grabbed a bite to eat in the sweet shop or the cafeteria. In addition, the lower level offered activities ranging from bowling to pool to ping pong. Students also enjoyed the atmosphere of the Coffee House — where they could visit with friends and drink a beer or cat a pizza. TODAY'S THE DAY — This newspaper box seemed to be a perfect place for Tom Price to fill out his Sears credit card application. Also housed within the student center were the offices of Student Life. Alumni Affairs. Student Activities. Marshall Artist Scries. Minority Affairs. and Student Government, among others. An added attraction to the Memorial Student Center this year was the newly remodeled commuter lounge. It gave commuters a place to go between classes where they could watch TV or study or just take a break. One of the most widely used areas of the student center was the plaza. Never a day passed during good weather without dozens of students flocking there to relax and visit with friends. The plaza was also the site for seme activities such as sales, sorority and fraternity fund raisers and pledge sign up. organizational fairs, a variety of entertainment. and even some demonstrations on important issues with which students were concerned. STUDENT CENTEX - 23

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to tranquility KEEPING THE PEACE • At other times. Marshall's shaded ■Araik ways and many benches provided a place to sit and talk with friends or share quiet moments. PLAZA MOODS • 25