Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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,,m tee of drunkennes . , . . .. LottIe Moon S Underground openedf ;jg i , .,f0rithe 21-and-over crowd someth1ng;-. Oxford had never seen Plans fer a neW' S ' ,tauran became a reahty as Al and? , .Srry Wesman planned to rebulld- V with an elegant new bulldmg andi'a totally new atmosphere ' ' 'L: . As the change In the llquor law drew ,3 more people uptown OXford began to ' b105, om agam New stores such as Fm- 1shmg Touches the Monogram Shopfif nd the Acorn opened their doors and -, -.. . welcomed the townspeople and Stu- dent jfahke to 100k QVer and purchasef; 'the5'r'wares - New fast food places llke Greekis P1294. f

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Then at the beginning of the new term, the announcement was . made that Western campus might become a- department of Miami University, in- stead of the separate, interdisciplinary school that had made it unique for so many years. Students from both the main cam- pus and Westernls campus bonded to- gether to try to insure that the program would be preserved. The argument from the university, that Westernls enrollment was continually declining and was consequently losing money, lost its force when the stu- dents on campus pointed out that the university had made no effort to re- cruit for the program. But the dichs- siOn continued with no one knowing what the final outcome would be. The Western program, unique to Ohio state schools, was a plus for the university, and the faculty and stu- dents felt that it should remain as its own school instead of simply merging into the university as another depart- ment. 1 Another term began with the con- tinued hostility of the Americans on both this campus and in the entire country as the American Embassy in Iran remained in the hands of its Ira- nian captors with 52 American hos- tages scattered throughout t the confused country of Iran. The Iranian crisis touched Miami in' particular through Vic Lauterbach, a seniof hiS'. tory major, who awaited the outcome of his brother, Steve, who had become a hostage on November 4, 1979, when the Embassy was overtaken. After the initial controversy be- tween many young Americans and the government, the draft wash'reinsta- ted and all males bornsin 1960 and later were required to register. The draft involved mostof the underclass males, but the registration process continued 1n Oxford without any sig- nificant trouble. As the students, faculty and ad- ministration began to adjust to the first full year in the new decade, they prepared to vote in the national elec-i 1 Shifting Focus 5 3i

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Zeria and the: new Dalry ngen location .;i ;.,. a d ded their lists of offerings to the fast '5 1: growing liSt of food selections available . a Vto. students. The additiOn t0. Phillips Hall was ' f; completed and opened providing the . . students With additional recreahonal ifaCillthS And as the football team began its way to anether losing season, fans be- gan looking toward other sports teams ,5 for the Miami spirit. The women 5 vol- . leyball team, field hockey team and the men 11 soccer team responded to the challenge and conVerted many of the di sillusioned football fans to other. : Sperts activities by showing champion- Ship seasons ' ' One of the biggeSt cencerts Mianii . . students had ever seen opened Concert Boardh season as Elton Jehn and his , Original band rocked Millett Hall. The 1- ' concert opened with iiFuneral for a .. FriendXLove Lies Bleeding as dry ice ' ' . ' ' filled the darkened stage, and john ap- ' -: ' peared from the fog t0 beg111 a long and ' i intense ciencert filled with ornate cos- tumes and lighting From the beginning of the year ev- ,v E :31 1.6 :3 .3: 1.. ca 2 eryone witnessed changes that affected f i everything involved with Miami.A11dL. .5 'as the new decade began,- people, pro- ' f grams, and opportunities at Miami and . in Oxford were constantly shiftlng foe Ti cusiv... . .5 VV , -.- Lisa Phtllips As the d?! drew to a close; the shadowso Lar1y-Khufman .1 .xfT. ' the trees shi ted and students began the tru g8 hOme , . .. . . . to dmner and homework Pezformmg under brightly colored light5 E 11072 john brought the M zamz crowd to ztsfeet through- out his entzre repertozre of oldfavorites.