Millersville University - Touchstone Yearbook (Millersville, PA)

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Parents shop in the University Store on Parents' Day. The store offered a discount on clothing that day. Pholo by Christie HemMMorgan East Stroudsburg University. Delaware University, and West Chester University. The Marauders came up second to ESU. Delaware placed third, followed by WCU. The girls' tennis team challenged Bloomsburg. but was defeated 6-3. The main sports event of the day was the football game against Cheyney State. The kickoff at 1:30 p.m. followed a sprited musical performance by the Marauder marching band. Our Marauder football team then proudly triumphed over the Wolves with a final score of 42-16. Victory and school spirit was displayed throughout Millersville as black and gold balloons, supplied by Student Services, filled the air after the first Marauder touchdown. However. Parent's Day was more than an active display of Marauder pride and good sports. It was a great opportunity for students to catch up on the gossip from home, and for parents to view their son's and daughter's home away from home. '• - Families and students tour the campus on the first day of the Fall semester set aside for the families of the Millersville stu dents. Students served as unofficial guides for their families. Ptioio by Wall Dickerson Parent’s Day 21

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Students sewed as unofficial tour guides for Parent’s Day by Lisa Naylor The day was a bit cloudy and the weather rather warm for an early October day. but that didn't dampen the spirits of the many parents and students who attended and participated in the events that were slated for Parent's Day. 1986. On Saturday. October 4. the day's events began at 9 a.m. and wrapped up around 4 p.m. after the Millersville vs. Cheyney State football game. At 9 a.m. the activities commenced with a lakeside reception. At 10 a.m., the Bullets performed music from the fifties and sixties along the sidewalk path by the pond. The SMAC was open throughout the day to provide refreshments and a place for relaxation. Also in the SMAC. parents could have their pictures taken with their children. The pictures were made into buttons, which made for a nice keepsake of the day. The University store, which was open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., helped to wet the shopping appetites of many generous parents by offering a 25% discount on all the sportswear in stock. Kay Strasnider. manager of the store, noted that business was much heavier than last year. It actually doubled.” stated Strasnider. She said that the clothes were the most popular items of the day. The remainder of the day was left to touring the campus and attending various sports events. The field hockey team defeated Indiana University of Pennsylvania at Brooks Field 2-0. The cross country team competed against Kim Ariza and her mother stroll through the campus, enjoying various sights. Parents spent the day catching up on news with their children while touring the 'Villc. Photo by WWt Dickerson 20 Parent’s Dav

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Regulations, friendships and fun make up Dorm Life Living in a dormitory was one of the first aspects of life that every MG student had to adjust to. The communal atmosphere of our eleven male, female, and coed dorms was something unique to college life, something only dreamed of by those who had never tasted the fruits of academia. Nancy Vaccaro. a freshman resident of Gilbert Hall said. Dorms are a great place to borrow clothes. This paints a picture of girls frantically running down halls, knocking on doors, and raiding closets to find the perfect article of clothing to borrow. Of course, if it needed to be ironed or washed first, it was usually bypassed or returned in the same by Lisa Olson condition. Spontaneity was another quality associated with dorms. Barb Jones liked the idea of being able to get four or five people together just to hang out. on the spur of the moment. This was true of many times, whether at 1 p.m. or 1 a.m., people could be seen congregating around doorways or in dorm rooms laughing or gossipping. What about those midnight popcorn runs? Anywhere else this activity could take hours. Here at MG it only takes as long as the popcorn popper needs. No phone calls or road trips are necessary. The most common response to dorm life is that of everyone getting to know each other so well. It was hard not to get close since everyone shared a bathroom and showers. Like a nuclear family, the residents of a dormitory ate together, lived together, and saw each other everyday, through good times and bad. Its no wonder that these friends become the closest and most sincere of all friends encountered. Anne Marie Provazzo summed it all up by saying, Dorm life is having all your friends in one place, meeting 'interesting people who become your friends. and perhaps best of all. its so convenient — where else can you be fed. swept up after and have your bathroom cleaned? Even the army doesn't do that! 22 Dorm Life