Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 264 of the 1976 volume:

1976 SPECTRUM GREEN Volume II OHIO UNIVERSITY Athens, Ohio 45701 197B SPECTRUM GREEN Staff: Steven Harrison, Editor .lack Finn, Business Manager John I). Elliott, Managing Editor Virginia Hall, Copy Editor John Micklos, AssL ( ' opy Editor Carole Levingston, Photo Editor Bill Wade. Asst I ' hoto Editor Sharon Pearcy, Associate Editor Roger Yohem, Sales Manager Editorial Staff: Sue Cairo Tom Federico Lisa Ford Cheryl Grazulis Diane Heemsath Bcv Killian Sue Koch Barbara Lee John Moore Mike Saenz Belinda Scrimenti Bill Sweenej Jim Vokers Photography Staff: Jon Elmer Dave Fonda JohnGraybill Mark Paylor Greg Smith Greg Thomason Francis Woodruff Contributing Photographers: Steve Brezger Ben Brink Maureen France John Harlan Dave Levingston Clif Page Thomas Folk Mary Schroeder Larry W, Smith Joevitti Special Thanks to University Publications Advisers: J. W. (Tick Karl Meyer Contents: 4 Problems and Promise 10 Have you come too far, baby? 12 Black profiles 14 Entering this strange microcosm Hi A year without conflict 10 What does O.U. think? 37 ACADEMICS 38 Believe or nuts 40 The deans and others 44 Juggling times, courses and profs 46 Arts and Sciences 50 Tinkering with engineering 52 Giving students the business 54 College of Communication expanding 56 Learning how to teach 58 The art in Fine Arts 60 Theater 62 Mixing drinks with meditation 64 Feeling at home in Ohio 68 Life in the library 70 A little muckraking 73 LEISURE 74 The greens 82 Uptown in Athens 86 Things that go bump in the night 88 The climate 94 A blast from the past 98 Were you zapped : 100 New steps; new steppers 104 Lindley: meeting new minds 108 Hillel House atmosphere 110 One to one: serving the needs of people 1 12 A room of one ' s own 114 Winding dow n 118 The Frontier Room 124 Concerts 130 Special weekends keep families close 134 Sports for the common man 138 WIC A hopes high 140 A bright light in a dark year 150 Stand up and cheer 152 Bobcat profile 154 Team shots 161 LIFE STYLES 162 Going crazy the easy way 168 They aim to please 170Petpourri 172 Tripping through Athens 176 Pleasing the palate 182 Reassessing the Greeks 197 GALLERY 213 SENIORS 245 Etc. RIGHT: Framed by a chair at his desk, Ping works at the other end of his office. Students tend to be in awe of the President ' s office. The closest many students get to Cutler Hall is walking through the blinding floodlights on the way to the library. President Charles J. Ping welcomes you into a beautiful office. A large table is at one end of the room. The side where we sit has two couches, a chair and a coffee table. President Ping ' s philosophical training as well as his administrative experience as Central Michigan University ' s provost are evident as he analyzes his role at O.U. and O.U. ' s role in the future. He entered the presidential position because of the University ' s problems and promise. O.U. has problems, such as the enrollment decline and the fiscal crisis, which are not unique, but, We got through them ahead of everyone else. He feels the University is strong in its response to changing career interests and the development of professional schools. The kev to our university is the unusually strong faculty, a diversity of students, and a distinctive community. The campus is a striking mixture of the very new ff Problems a promise By Ginger Hall and the very old. Although he has only been at the helm of O.U. for a few months, Ping has developed an impressive list of long-range goals for his administration. First, he says, As a public- institution, we must provide access to an education and deal with the mass we must serve. While dealing with the mass, we must be responsible to the individual and deal with quality. Considering charges that academic standards are low, he demonstrated his characteristic systematic- approach to problems. To evaluate academic standards, he stressed examining the evidence. We must get at specific causal factors that contribute to W hat would seem to be inflationary standards. For example, some critics point to the high grade point of a university or of a certain class at the school. Ping stressed that one must notice evidence that might inflate- the grade point, such as the use and abuse of a Credit No Credit system, or the ABC grading system, which guarantees all freshman a 2.00 minimum grade point. Other aspects which should lie used to evaluate academic- standards, according to Ping, are LEFT: A contemplative Pimj. BELOW: Various parts group together in a university president. One of these is the role of an administrator, illustrated here In the main elements of President Ping ' s desk. BOTTOM: Ping confers with hisson. Andy, at a Baker (enter luncheon. BlUWuh fellowships, the employability of graduates, and uclmi i other universities ' graduate schools. Ping listens tostudents, nol because they ' re students, but because they have something to say. Student activism is not as strong as it ought to be, Pingsays, in terms of consistent involvement in careful, analytical review. Students given the right to participate in the slow, dreary business of busy work tend to lose interest. He would rather see a more thorough, and systematic approach. Ping visits dorms to hear what is on students minds, and he is influenced by students on University Council and in student government Preskfent Ping is an athletic president, spending several hours a week working out on the equipment in the athletic department. He feels co-curricular activities such as drama, music, publications, and athletics, are important to the education of the students. He justifies a strong sports program because spoils contribute to the development of drive and responsibility in both players and spectators. The University is made up of various subcommunities. All aspects of University life contribute to the whole community. The party school image seems a part of O.U. ' s community. But Ping feels that reputation lags behind the present. I see so many students at the library on a Sunday afternoon. Students make excellent use of hills, parks and the regions surrounding Athens. The partying that goes on seems exaggerated because we have a high degree of visibility. The University ' s immediate future illustrates the way it accepts the challenges of this age. The overabundance of dormitories is being used as a positive force to help bring organizations on campus where students can gain practical experience working with people. The president is busy. His inauguration attracts many officials and alumni. But he is 0|)en to and has time for students ' thoughts because students are the ultimate promise of Ohio University. ABOVE: President Ping takes a break from work in his office. LEFT: Ping leaves his office in Cutler Hall with an associate at the end of a grey  inter day. Carole Levinfcston m . ' ' y M J V. ' h A «j : 3±2 nx. . . Kill Wade ABOVE: President Ping looks at his speech while representative delegates. University faculty, administrators, and former O.ll. presidents (far left and far right in front row of the platform are John C. Baker and Vernon Alden) listen and look on. RIGHT: Ping looks up to the public in the Convocation Center as he delivers his inaugural address. Splendid, magnificent, stately, and other adjectives came to mind in descriptions by viewers of Charles J. Ping ' s inauguration as Ohio University ' s 18th president. Although there were some audible grumblings over the cost of the ceremony, the expense was felt by many to be justifiable. One student said, Ping will have to prove himself, and an inauguration ceremony won ' t change anything. Thai ' s why I saw the inauguration as basically simple and done in good taste. He added, It wasn ' t blown up and pompous as 1 thought it would be. Flanked by tin- olor guard (right). Ping steps up to the platform at the beginning of the inaugural ceremony. Minutes later he was administered the oath of office bv Chief Justice C. William O ' Neill, making Ping O.U. ' s 18th president. Ping is framed (below) by two of the entourage of University trustees, former University presidents, and other inaugural officials on the platform. Held on March 6th and employing the vastness of the Convocation Center, the first public inauguration of a university president since Vernon Alden in 1962 was attended by close to 1,000 persons. With a seeming suspense that led up to the entrance of Ping, 132 delegates from educational institutions and organizations filed in, sporting brilliantly colorful delegate robes. Superficially, it was a display of splendor, but underneath it all, trie concept was simple; Ohio University now had a new president — Charles Ping. Bill Wade Expressions of interest (left and above) were shown during Ping ' s 31-page speech. The front row of delegates look up (below ) to watch thi- activities happening on the platform. The delegates and faculty (bottom) file out of the Convocation Center after the inaugural ceremony March 6th. . KE iW m u Hi Mm Although 1975 was proclaimed International Women ' s Year, the women ' s participation in the liberation movement at the University this year seems to be weakening. Groups formed within the past two years to serve the needs of consciousness-raising women now are struggling to retain their membership at former levels. And while the groups still meet to attain their goal of helping women to become their own women they seem to Have you come too far, baby? By Becky Fannin be intimidating women with traditional beliefs. Perhaps a backlash to the women ' s liberation movement is now developing, suggests Nancy Bare-Knepshield, coordinator of women ' s programming at the University. It really seems to be slacking off . . . but it seems like it ' s too early, says the woman whose position was created this year to serve the needs of a seemingly dwindling group — women ' s libbers. Ideally, things should be better for women at the University level, she notes in a worried tone, but I guess it doesn ' t matter if you ' re educated or not, because women ' s liberation is just a super-threatening idea. The Women ' s Center provides a prime example of recent trends. A 1975 Women ' s Center brochure states, We are concerned with creating an atmosphere where all women of the Athens community can feel free to interact, exchange ideas and feelings to become more aware of their opportunities and potentialities. Less than a year later, however, a group of close-knit friends cluster in a small, half-painted room at Baker Center, waiting for a swarm of women to fill their half-empty Women ' s Center. But they are disappointed. Their meeting, which was called to stimulate more and new women involvement, generated only about five newcomers. Their concern is voiced by Karen Shaw, a senior majoring in hearing and speech. We called this meeting because only about five women are using the center. We are sure there are more women raising their consciousness. As one woman joins the frequent users of the center, she glances at the soiled, lopsided chairs and drab, half-painted walls. No wonder no one is using the center anymore, she can ' t resist from saying. And it ' s difficult to keep from noticing that a 1974 issue of Ms. Magazine is the center ' s most recent issue. The Women ' s Center moved to Baker Center this year, leaving behind McGuffey Hall and two, fully-equipped rooms. In addition to their weekly meetings, the Women ' s Center also sponsors sandwich seminars every Thursday noon, featuring topics such as masturbation, female sexuality, black women and feminism, and lesbianism. A monthly newsletter written by the women also gives information on their activities, such as the women in the arts program during spring and the women ' s film festival during the winter. Highlighted in the three-day film festival were an all-women western, a documentary about two divorced lesbians attempting to combine households, and Antonia, a biographical sketch about a woman composer and conductor. But the women are not content with just the sponsorship. They say the Women ' s Center is poorly located because it is hidden away in a third floor corner and because their activities are monitored at 10 Baker Center. We ' re in the seat of the bureaucratic mechanism, says Dannie Sher, while another notes, We can ' t smoke dope or drink wine because Baker Center administrators won ' t let us. Another member emphasizes, We want a place for women to sleep, but they make us get out at 12. Likewise, the women are intensely concerned about the poor status of women at the University. There is not enough money for programming, very few classes specifically for women, and not enough counseling for women, Debby Krause, a sophomore chemistry major, says. She also sees need for improvement at Hudson Health Center, where she says, They, even the nurses, sometimes coerce women to go on the pill instead of allowing them to choose their own birth control methods. Although recognizing that the University has responded to the women ' s liberation movement by offering Women in History and Women and Public Policy courses, Krause emphasizes that the University of Cincinnati has a whole women ' s curriculum. Statistics reported in The Post last December, however, show that while the University has not taken great strides in according women more equitable status, it has taken the necessary first steps. While women at the University still swell the lower ranks, The Post noted, the University has hired more women faculty. There were 91 full-time women faculty out of 778 faculty members in 1972, but during the Fall Quarter there were 125 full- time women faculty while the total number dropped to 615. Despite this encouraging sign, Bare-Knepshield comments, Women at this University don ' t stand very well in comparison with the nation or other universities. In fact, she notes the movement has been moving backwards because affirmative action officers have been changing. It takes a new person time to get used to new duties l efore they can get things going. Statistics for women students are also encouraging because they show that more women are enrolling in colleges formerly dominated by male students. And the number of women enrolled in the College of Education, typically a female stronghold, has decreased from 2047 in 1972 to 1398 this year. While it is clear that women have responded to the challenges of gaining equal employment opportunities, it is also apparent that many women at the University feel threatened by other goals and idealogies of the women ' s movement. Bare-Knepshield, who provides dorms and other organizations with an assertiveness training program and a slide show on Growing up Female, says, Most women at the University view the movement negatively. They are unwilling to relate to the slides, she adds in a disheartened manner, and even resident assistants in the dorms have misconceptions. They were worried it was going to change them into these castrating women. Whether the trends suggest that a counter-revolution to the women ' s movement is questionable, but it is true that membership in two other women ' s groups — Athens Women Against Rape (A.W.A.R.) and support groups United Campus Ministry (U.C.M.) — is declining. But, as GiGi Verna, adviser to A.W.A.R. notes, You can ' t expect everyone to support women ' s lib just as you couldn ' t expect everyone to be for the Vietnam War. Regardless, however, A.W.A.R. ' s membership has dropped from 30 members last year to 15 members this year, but the decrease has not harmed their intentions of eradicating rape. We get more done with less members, Verna says. Beside giving counseling to those who have been raped and teaching prevention methods, the group also sponsors a victim assistance program. By calling Careline, a person from A.W.A.R. will accompany a rape victim through a hospital examination and police examination. Police usually prefer to have a woman with her because they ' re upset at what has happened and they know the woman doesn ' t want to talk to a man right then, A.W.A.R. ' s adviser says. Likewise, support groups at U.C.M. still maintain their goal of assisting women not to be so dependent upon men and systems, despite less participants. Carol Kuhre, assistant director at U.C.M. attributes the decrease of women ' s meetings at U.C.M. to budget cuts from the University, but states, U.C.M. has an ongoing concern for women ' s interests. To celebrate International Women ' s Day in March, U.C.M. sponsored a speech by a woman theologian from the Lutheran church and provides a room for women who might be runaways or women who fear being beat up. A mixed picture seems to be emerging for women ' s liberation — dramatic advances in the formation of groups to serve their needs and the opportunity to pursue new careers, but minimal progress in persuading more than a handful of women to become committed to the activities and idealogies of the women ' s movement. Carol Ford uniqueness If your radio has ever startled you by yelling Yoo ' -oo! , it was Carol Ford ' s vocal cords that seized your attention. Energetic, dynamic and petite, Ford is the producer of WOUB ' s Black Directions, and a disc jockey for the station. Black Directions is an eight-hour weekly segment of programming originating and staffed by Black Radio-TV majors. Ford has spent four years with Black Directions as an announcer (reading news, Black history and the Black Board community calendar) in addition to being a disc jockey. She ' s also worked with WOUB-AM for four years. In addition to her announcing chores, she has aired a wide variety of music. She ' s the one who says, If you ' re driving your car now, thanks for the ride! Ford is known to listeners and friends as a real Zany. You have to be ' out there ' to do radio anyway — talking to a microphone and people you can ' t see. Her media work is not limited to radio, however. She has also done TV news and booth announcing for WOUB-TV but prefers radio work. I don ' t like TV; there are too many people. In radio it ' s just you. Ford is very proud of Black Directions. I feel like a mother. I got trained in Directions — preparing myself to go on the air. It ' s grown a lot anil done a lot of things. When asked what Iaitj ' W. Smith contribution of hers pleases her most, she says Keeping up shipboard morale. She ' s a person of multiple talents. She has taught a BSI workshop in modern dance, was an MC for the Eddie Kendricks Concert, has been a runner-up in the Miss Bronze Contest, and has given a lecture on radio to a speech class at Nelsonville-York High School. She has also been the MC for a live remote-broadcast of a jazz concert in Seigfred Auditorium by Ron Esposito and Rania. A lot of the vacation time has been spent in Athens as part of WOUB ' s break staff between quarters and during summers. Ford projects a lively and animated personality over the air waves. Basically radio is a background medium. You don ' t just sit down and listen. So I guess what I try to do is make the radio easy to listen to. DJs are traditionally male and Ford says, It ' s kind of weird when you think about it — generally women are the best talkers. Some people think the pitch of a woman ' s voice is high and irritating. I used to imitate a male voice with a speed-of-light delivery. In order to succeed, Carol Ford will probably only have to imitate herself. She says, I don ' t think I could ever do without the music. Horace Coleman 12 Student — again Richard Carter, a senior majoring in business administration, first came to O.U. and then left — as do many freshmen. He has a unique perspective on what school has been like and what he feels it is like now. Rich, tall, lithe, friendly, w ith a short afro, sideburns and a chin full of hair; a go d-natured person who readily puts you at ease. Basketball, with hopes of playing regularly, is what originally influenced him to come to Athens. After Fall Quarter of his sophomore year, he became disillusioned with the sports program and b.s. that goes on around campus in general, and transferred to Ohio State. After playing ball for O.S.U. and re-injuring a leg muscle. Rich was back at O.U. in a year. The doctors told me I would keep re-injuring it. and I had the hours here so I came back. Since returning, he has learned w hat it takes to get ready for ' out there ' . I came here at first and went wild, he relates. I took all basic 101 courses, raised (left) on the weekends and partied day and night. But now he feels that the whole school seems to have changed. Little things, like the freshman dorm thing, I guess to change the school ' s image. Rich relates that the party school image has changed, partly because drugs are not as plentiful. He observes They ' re still here, but you don ' t see as much now. Commenting on trends in and out of the classroom, he feels that. Everything is harder. For instance, Soc. is really hard now. It used to Ik ' cool, we would look forward to it as a chance to talk about common-sense things. Rich drives a small blue Chevy and noted that more students have expensive cars now, and there is more emphasis on nice clothes. A casual dresser, who — as often as not — wears jeans and a cap, he says he likes to dress nice, too. But some people wear long coats and bad-ass rags all the time! Through the good quarters and the bad. Rich says he has been able to achieve a balance and that now, like most, he tries to maintain, study and just take it day-by-day. Wayman Smith Afro-American studies . . . The rejection of that which was or is ours has been the hasi for the acceptance of that which is someone el« ' s. The most effect i,e weapon used against us has been the educational ssslem — 1 1 - ii I. las?. Rlack poet It is still in existence. That is the most important, most valuable, fact of the Center for Afro-American Studies The Center was created in reaction to racism (sic). Black Studies Institute courses are not recognized by the College of Arts and Sciences. Professors outside the department question the legitimacy of professors within BSI. Compounded with the financial crises of a new interdisciplinary department, BSI continues to struggle to secure its rightful place in the University. Most Black Studies departments across the country have come and gone, the victims of planned obsolescence via underf unding. poor planning and a general lack of support. But the C.A.A.S. continues to provide an educational opportunity which always-present instructor Lindi Pettiford describes as organic, stimulating and nourishing. The BSI is indispensable, says Assistant Dean Bev Childs in that it is the only one that addresses the problems of the largest minority of Americans and serves a variety of needs Whether stopping by the John Coltrane Room to cneck on the progress of the Afro-American Affairs newspaper, or knowing that you. as a serious student, can enroll in a study skills course not available in the Universitj anywhere else — and get it Black — is unique in itself. Wayman Smith 13 Entering this strange microcosm It sounds like an audio version of War of the Worlds. He hears the stereos from the left, from across and from the right. He is a freshman at O.U. and is only beginning to experience the differences between home and Athens. He entered this strange microcosm on a Friday when there were no taxis running from the bus depot and he had three suitcases of various sizes and a duffel bag with a broken zipper. By the time he had walked to where he decided his green was, he was wondering if it was really worth it. The weather soon became another problem to confront. He found out that it was impossible to predict the weather from one day to the next (unless you just said cloudy ). It was such a shame to see his relatively new shoes slowly disintegrate from the wear and tear of hills, steps, mud and rain. Food was provided by the local cafeteria, which at first seemed adequate. But soon the selections became monotonous, and later came comments such as Geez, what is that? The novice student is introduced at the quarter ' s inception to the pizza- funding methods, where your still friendly acquaintances combine their meager finances and coupons (everybody has ' em) to order pizza. After — oh, forty-five minutes of waiting, he ' s so ravenous that he is about ready to kill (lest someone take his half with the mushrooms). Yet, this is a short-lived vice, for funds are limited (Dear Mom and Dad, . . .) and the price of Clearasil is prohibitive. From the start, he is carried along with the wave of over- zealousness for companionship of the opposite sex — even to the point of calling any 594 and begging blindly if a female voice answers. Soon, this, too, may prove to be both a waste of time and money, as both are becoming more scarce. The classes and courses follow a general rule — you take what you get. The explanations of available courses are brief, to say the least; and friends can offer little assistance, for they are all in the same boat — a new and strange one. In the end the freshman or freshperson goes on his customary path, or the one that fits his immediate needs and desires. Some opt to continue riding on the wheel of fun and freakiness, a la Athens. Some withdraw into a cocoon consisting of classes, library and back to the dorm, exhausted from such academic concentration. Others seem to acquire split personalities; Monday through Friday they whiz through their classes and exams just so they can let loose on their just reward — Friday and Saturday evenings. John Elliott I he class of ' 76 is leaving. The class of ' 79 has entered. Each group has its own views of what University life is all about. Some freshman echoed the views of seniors. I thought it would be harder than it is, stated freshman Cheri Hipsley. Senior Ervin Ball said, It wasn ' t as rigorous as I thought it would be. The atmosphere is conducive to studying only if you know what you want to do. Otherwise it is a dead end. On dorm living, views were mixed. Some, like Ball, liked it. Dorm life did have its natural drawbacks, but the dorms helped me a lot while I lived in them. Freshman Joy Lehman said, They ' re not bad. I ' ve done worse things than live in dorms and I ' ve also done better. Senior Eric Salo felt, They were noisy. I think they should change all the dorms to some order of apartments. I live in an apartment now and I find it cheaper to live here than the dorms. ' Why do students come to Ohio University? Salo says, Academically O.U. is higher than average. I ' ve had some good instructors and some poor ones. On the whole I ' m satisfied. Freshman Michelle Stubbs pointed out what she likes about campus. Relationships on campus are informal and liberal. I like that. Sue Cairo A year without conflict BY DAN SEWELL As the nation entered its Bicentennial year, the revolutionary spirit was dying at what was once one of the most vocal of the nation ' s campuses. In the late 60 ' s, O.U. gained a nationwide reputation as a hotbed of student activism. Increased United States involvement in Indochina spurred a strong anti- war movement on campus, culminating in a 1970 student take-over of Lindley Hall, which housed the campus ROTC, Riots later in the year, following the Kent State incident, in which four student protesters were killed by National Guardsmen, and the U.S. invasion of Cambodia, forced the University to close for the year in early May. After the 1970 peak, student activism cooled considerably. In 1972 O.U. government professor Robert Whealey opposed conservative Republican Congressman Clarence Miller for the 10th District House seat. However, Whealey, running on a liberal, anti-war platform, was unable to marshall any substantial student support and received only 26 percent of the vote in the general election. With the end of U.S. involvement in Indochina in 1973, student activists directed their efforts inward. In 1974, Those Concerned for Quality Education (TCQE), Concerned Black Students (CBS) and the Student Workers ' Union (SWU) all were formed by University students. TCQE, consisting of about 20 seniors, worked against academic budget cuts, particularly in the areas of study in which the group ' s members were enrolled. However, the group exerted little influence during formation of the University budget and it lasted less than a year, mainly because its members graduated and were not replaced by undergraduates. CBS was one of several black groups on campus working for an end to campus racial discrimination. The group was extremely vocal during the latter part of the 1974 school year, demanding the resignation of University President Claude Sowle. Sowle claimed he was cursed and shoved at a meeting with CBS members, a charge that was denied. Also in ' 74, the SWU, a group working for a student union, came very near to closing the University. The student workers, protesting low pay and unsafe working conditions, held a four- day work stoppage in early April. However, members of Local 1699 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, who at first honored the SWU picket lines later crossed them, crippling the student strike. An unsuccessful attempt was made to stop food trucks from making deliveries to the cafeterias, and the strike ended after the University agreed to allow students to vote on whether they wanted to unionize. In the elections, less than the needed two-thirds of student workers voted for a union. The following year, many of the student worker grievances were redressed by the University, and no further attempts at unionization were made. Student unrest caused by the aforementioned groups was considered a major cause of the campus riots in late April, and Sowle ' s decision to resign as University president. During the low-key administration of interim president Harry Crewson the following year, student activism focused on the controversial freshman residential program (FRP) and the plight of California farm workers. A sit-in in Boyd Hall protested the FRP, which provided for housing of freshmen in dorms separate from upperclassmen and special hours for the freshman dorms, resulted in referrals to the University Judiciaries for 23 students during Fall 1974. Referred students were given light penalties. At the end of the school year, a faculty -student-administration committee set up to review the FRP recommended only slight changes in the program. The Athens Citizens for the United Farm Workers (ACUFW) urged students to boycott non- union lettuce and Gallo wines, and during spring quarter, urged the University to stop buying non- union lettuce for the campus cafeteria. ACUFW members conducted a sit-in previous to the voting, and three members were arrested. ACUFW member Richard Swirsky was suspended from the University for one quarter. Also during Spring ' 75, the Student Governing Board, an ineffectual group, disbanded, citing lack of input in University affairs. By the beginning of the winter segment of the ' 75- ' 76 school year, nearly all student groups had also disbanded. No major Black groups were active on campus. The ACUFW picketed Cutler Hall in October, then faded in inactivity as California Gov. Edmund T. Brown signed legislation providing for elections to allow unionization among his state ' s farm workers. A group working for establishment of a Public Interest Research Group in Athens folded when little interest among students was generated. A University committee was examining the possibility of re- establishing student government on campus, but most committee members were pessimistic about the chances for a strong organization. A ff spectrum of a university In talking with the students of O.U. many things were discovered. There were a variety of responses and therefore, it would be difficult to describe the campus in one word. The only word that could be considered sufficient is spectrum. As the word connotes a range or variety of colors, so do these responses connote diversified opinions and feelings among students. When asked about President Ping ' s new image for O.U., a feeling of apathy was conveyed. Some of the students were aware of his ideas, but the majority did not seem to care about being up on current events. Students are accepting things and not questioning issues. There were a variety of areas chosen for thinking and solitude, but everyone appeared to at least have some place special to them for pondering over thoughts. A large number of the answers were either the library or their rooms. It is difficult to come to any conclusions from the interesting graffiti questions. There seems to be a trend towards more spiritual and intellectual writings. The most interesting are heard to be found in Ellis Hall. All of the students seem to be here for basically the same reason — education. Certain departments were mentioned as well as the location. Getting out of school seemed to be important to many of those interviewed. Important things in their lives were very materialistic. Along with academics, students of O.U. appear to be learning how to drink and party. The majority of responses dealt with getting along with people and social aspects. When asked what they would wish for if offered one wish, many responded in abstract ways. Most of the wishes were for themselves and with self- satisfaction. RIGHT: David Miller — To be alone and to think I go to the bathroom because I have a 2-year-old daughter. 18 4 ABOVE: NealReid — Besides academics you learn to grow and experience and learn how to interrelate with people. BELOW: June Giltner — The most interesting graffiti said, Laughing and crying are the same relief. ABOVE: Bob Soifer — If I had one wish it would be not having to worn about money. I would spend my time on the French Riviera. LEFT: Randy Liebman — I came to O.U. because it is far enough from home to keep my mother out of my hair; different from New York City and has a good journalism school. LEFT: Bill Seyferth— The most important thing in my life is m dog I ' oo — hut he died. M wife will kill me! ABOVE: Sara Cunningham — I ' ing ischanging the image of O.U. I getting hack to the old ' Harvard on the Hocking. ' Where is Ping taking us? ABOVE: Kate Schanckel — ] have no idea. ABOVE: Mary Whittenton — I think he ' s raising the academic standards. BELOW: Gail Williams — I haven ' t seen him do anvthing yet ABOVE: Shehu-EI Yakubu — I have no idea. BELOW: Nancy Boyle — I don ' t know. Bruce Vest — If I had one wish I ' d wish for wisdom. ABOVE: Pamela Gee — O Lots of table tennis. Prof. Jas Obrecht — To be alone I enjoy privacy in my own room. LEFT: Melissa Russel — I don ' t know I don ' t get into it. BELOW: Sarah Blum — I have no idea. BELOW: Richard Cowan — A generally more conservative image. He ' s stressing academics cohesion. 20 BELOW: Mike Salladin — He ' s not changing the style. ABOVE: Mitch Livingston — Ping ' s image hasn ' t come on too strong. He hasn ' t said anything dogmatic. LEFT: Beth Howell — I have no idea. LEFT: Fahed Al-salem — He ' s trying to change it academically. ABOVE: Ralph McGreevy — I hope a new athletic budget. Rick Billy — I go to my room to be alone. RIGHT: Kathy Brumfield — I don ' t know anything about who he ' s talking about. ABOVE: Randy Thoman — He wants to try to improve academics. BELOW: John Rossignol — Tightening up the strings financially. LEFT: Sue McMullen — I wouldn ' t say. BELOW LEFT: Kjm Farmer — I have no idea. 21 RIGHT: Mark Shotwell — go to mv room mostly. FAR RIGHT: Frank Zilbe ' rt — go over to my house but I don ' t have much time to think and be alone. BELOW RIGHT: Julius Oghen — I go down by the lake. Alfred Ogunfeyimi — I ' d wish for more education. BELOW: Barry Rapoport — I go to bed and turn on my stereo or go down by the river on south green. ABOVE: Michael Howard — The library. RIGHT: Ruth Cottrill — The chapel. ABOVE: Luanne DeAtley — Behind Crook where it ' s nice and quiet and peaceful. Jon Kostival — I ' d wish for $1 million. RIGHT: Jay Bechemin — My house. BELOW RIGHT: Kevin West — My room. BELOW: Joe McConnell — My room. 22 My quiet little corner for thought 0. U. ' s most interesting graffiti . RIGHT: Steve West — It ' s in the philosophy building and says, Religion is the opiate of society. BELOW RIGHT: Randy Pfeiffer — On the men ' s room wall in Grover someone said they wanted a toe job. The answer says, I have a two-inch one with a hangnail, and gives a number. BELOW: Barbara Fisher — It said, God is dead, by Nietzche with an answer that said, Nietzche is dead, by God. ABOVE: Keith Stiener — A whole section of nose jokes in the library. ABOVE RIGHT: Bruce Smith — I don ' t know of any. RIGHT: Vattel Wiggins — I haven ' t read any. Keith Corbin — I came here to get an education. BELOW: Kathv Apple — The best is in Ellis Hall. ABOVE: Mary Morrison — I don ' t know of any. BELOW: Gary Tekamp — I haven ' t read any lately, it ' s vulgar. 24 RIGHT: Theresa Dwyer— It said. O.r. is like the pill — it gives you a sense of security while you ' re being screwed. BELOW: Raquel t ' elenza — II muion a girl ' s restroom wall and said, Give your love to a woman, she ' ll never turn on you. ABOVE: June Middleton — There ' s been so much of it. It ' s getting more political. ABOVE LEFT: Luciana DiPilato — On bathroom wall. BELOW LEFT: Bill Reighard — I don ' t read much. LEFT: Bo Southerlin — I haven ' t read anv worth reading. ABOVE: Debbie Line — In bathrooms. RIGHT: Denise Mihalko — There ' s no gravity, the world sucks. ABOVE: Doug Marquette — It was b] Dylan. 25 hang around OU because ABOVE: Gary McManus — I think they ' ve got a great journalism school. RIGHT: Catherine Hemerline — To get a diploma. ABOVE: Ray Frye — They ' ve got a good journalism school here. BELOW: Kevin Lant — The best graffiti said, I wish I was a headlight on a northbound train. Obrahim Cemen — They accepted me. ABOVE: Steve Vana — I liked the atmosphere. BELOW: Bob Adams — For the school of music. ABOVE: Bruce Smith — I didn ' t have the money to go West. RIGHT: Laura Constable — I ' m a journalism student and work at The Post. BELOW: David Saltzman — I came to get a degree and some training. Pam Price — I think all the graffiti is foul. .ABOVE: Brant Johnson — My father works here. LEFT: Ed Odorizzi — I ' m working on courses for my masters. ABOVE: Paul McGuire — To get an education. BELOW: Chuck Naccarato — I came back. I guess I like it. ABOVE: Joni Schlossberg — I like the midwest. BELOW: Doug Jadwin — To continue my education. BELOW: Clarence Underwood — We have a really good music department. It ABOVE: Doug McGarry is a good school for journalism. BELOW: Krista Furderer — It has a good art department. Carolyn Clifford — For me it ' s important to make something of myself. ABOVE: Hernan Aranguren — The schools in the U.S. are best. BELOW: Greg Harriff — Wayne Dodd. LEFT: William Vomholt - like it down here, I guess. 27 The most important thing in my life . . . ABOVE: Jean Licht — Being happy. RIGHT: Shelly Peters — Probably being satisfied with myself. ABOVE: DeeDee Workman — I think being happv. ABOVE RIGHT: Tets Pettiford — Going to schools. BELOW: Barb Cantrel — To be aware. ABOVE: Bello Salin — My mother. Ousmane Minta — I have learned to know- American people. ABOVE: Toni Wolfe — To be happy. RIGHT: Gail Ryan — My career. FAR RIGHT: Jim Barton — Getting my degree. LEFT: George Halsey — Getting out of school. BELOW : Jane Gibbons — I would have to say doing things for other people. LEFT: Marianne Danker — Being happ . BELOW: Tim McCauley — I ' ve learned a lot since I ' ve been at ().! ' . ABOVE: Yasin Al-Yasin — Love. Janice Kay Shank — I ' ve learned a new value system. BELOW: Oharmayne Harper — Jim Barton. ABOVE: Deb Skafar — I would say helping othera BELOW: Scott Nielson — I transferred dow n here to be with my girlfriend. Robin Richardson — To be with him — my boyfriend. ABOVE: John Laws — Satisfaction. BELOW: Alan Farber — Respect. LEFT: Mania Greene — Planning for my future. ABOVE: William Barton — Pursuing my education. BELOW: Leslie Osborne - About life in general and people. BELOW: Rick Hepler — I ' ve learned how to party. ABOVE RIGHT: Judy Schabel — How to have a good time. BELOW RIGHT: Gary Winters — A lot of interests I didn ' t know about. RIGHT: Mike Kobra — I learned a lot working at Careline. ABOVE: Gerri Harmon — It has a really nice social atmosphere. I ' m from a small college and I ' ve found there ' s a variety of cultures here which helps a lot. ABOVE: Carol Acks — I ' ve learned about life and getting along with people. BELOW: Bill Burke — I haven ' t learned anything down here. Besides booking Fve learned ABOVE: Dave Fosdeck — Not to come to O.U. The photo department is shittv. BELOW: Tracy Buck — To hike, I like the country. ABOVE LEFT: Jim De Vincenti — I don ' t know . ABOVE: Mike Precker — I work at The Post. There re so many avenues to pursue you have to take advantage of them. ABOVE RIGHT: Mike Barrad — Nothing, how to mix drinks. ABOVE: Jack Zealand — That education doesn ' t take place in the classroom. RIGHT: Tom Rieker — How to have fun, plav pinhall and party. BELOW: Danny Leonard — I ' ve learned how to party. ABOVE: Tom Yahle — How to live with other people. ABOVE: WallyBeller — How to get along with people. 31 If I had one wish, Id wish . ABOVE: Shelly Stickler — Happiness. RIGHT: Diane Rettos — Not to be here, to be in Colorado. ABOVE: Linda Zamecnik — For 80 degree weather, even though I ' ll get it over spring break in 47 days. RIGHT: Bob Palinkas — To live comfortably for the rest of my life. BELOW RIGHT: David Davis — A Utopian society with everybody getting along with everybody. ABOVE: Charles Kalal — I ' d get hung up on some kind of prosperity and youth. ABOVE RIGHT: Andrea Manente — Health and happiness for mv familv. RIGHT: Steve McCarthy — To get out of school. 32 LEFT: Ixiuis Antorietto — Warm weather. BELOW: tarry Hamilton — I ' d provide food for the world. LEFT: Carol McArthur — 1 haven ' t thought about it lately. BELOW LEFT: Denise Babeaux — Happiness. BELOW: Diana Lovett — A boyfriend. I ,. F tH LEFT: Jeff Wittman — To graduate from this school. ABOVE: Mohammad Keshavarz — For a beautiful girlfriend. LEFT: Craig Nost rant — Happiness and an injury-free rugby season. RIGHT: Kathy Johnson — I wish I could graduate. 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Union St. Call 593-6601 Free Delivery CHE STROH BREWERY CO , DETROIT, MICH. 48226 Kerr Distributing Athens, Ohio 36 Ohio University: Carole Levingston Carole Levingstoi the facts Founded 1804 Location Southeastern Ohio on the Hocking River Size 126 buildings on 748 acres Branches Four state campuses Enrollment 13,160 Tuition: in-state $780 year out-of-state $1980 year Room and board $1494 year Freshmen 80% return Greg Smith 38 Believe it or nuts . . . When laid out on a map, the five Athens graveyards form the points of the Devil ' s Star. The Plains, located three miles northwest of Athens, was the original site of Ohio University. Manassah Cutler, who appears to have been the first Athens barfly, became a trifle inebriated and ended up founding the university amidst craggy bluffs and flooding rivers, instead of on the picturesque (and comparatively dry) pastures of The Plains. (What a rum hound!) Booker T. Washington ' s wife went to school in Albany, Ohio. In 1859, a man named Nicodemus was killed in the labyrinth of passageways beneath the Zeta house, which, according to legend, he still haunts. Years ago, Chauncey (pronounced Chancey ) was a haven for small time gamesters, betters and other daring souls willing to take a chance, hence the name. When the local sheriff or his deputies would come by shining their badges, the poker- faced towns-people temporarily altered the pronunciation of the city ' s name to Chauncey until the coast was clear to resume their gambling ways. The floods in the spring of 1872 brought hundreds of wild turk eys to Athens from the surrounding woods in search of food. One farmer living just south of the town remembered witnessing a sea of turkeys in his field as they headed for the town. Not about to pass up the chance for an early Thanksgiving, his gunfire frightened them off. Athens town records report that the battalion quickly but noisily passed through the streets, and, finding nothing edible among the dirt and cobblestones, moved on to spread out among the hills away from the river and the town was safe again. In the early 1880 ' s an Athens man named Alvin Hatch was a traveling peddler of books around Athens and Washington counties. He was relatively unknown until 1885 when officials learned of his wife in Guysville, his wife in Chesterville, and his wife in Belpre. After three years behind bars, he was run out of Athens after he tried to open a candy store here. The townspeople would not have their children buying from a vagrant the likes of him. — Believe it or nuts. Tom Federico Carole Levinffston 39 THE DEANS John Peterson College of Business Administration James Barnes Center for Afro-American Studies John Jewett College of Arts and Sciences 40 John Wilhelm College of Communication Don Flournoy University College Samuel Goldman College of Education 41 Henry Lin College of Fine Arts and others In an effort to streamline the administration, President Ping has elected to eliminate certain administrative positions and combine others. The positions of vice-president for administrative services and treasurer were eliminated and others combined and put under the positions of provost and dean of students. In President Ping ' s administration, the provost will basically deal with academics while the president will deal with other areas. Taylor Culbert Provost Dale Mattmiller Academic Services James Bryant Regional Education Charles Culp Administrative Services John Milar Treasurer Martin Hecht University Relations 42 Richard Mayer College of Engineering and Technology Ellery Golos Honors Tutorial College Norman Cohn Graduate College 43 Juggling times, courses and profs What happens three to four times a year and drives students crazy? Registration for classes, of course. Nothing can be more frustrating than trying to juggle class times, courses, and favorite profs and still come up with a workable schedule. The University offers pre-registration for those who don ' t feel like waiting in endless lines the day before classes start — only to find out that the classes they want have been closed for a week. Pre- registration doesn ' t guarantee that students will get the classes they signed up for, but they have a better chance of not being closed out of so many. By utilizing pre-registration, students receive their schedules one to two weeks before classes begin. Registration doesn ' t go as smoothly as idealists would like. Sometimes the computers foul up. Freshman Therese Ball recalls what happened to her sociology class Winter Quarter. There were too many kids assigned to my class period. The prof made a program for the computer to reject five names from the roster. Instead of closing our class to five people, the computer closed out the whole class except for five people. There were a lot of angry kids around when they found out what happened. — Sue Cairo Carole Levingston ABOVE: The problem is finding a class to fit the schedule, BELOW: After waiting in a line like this, one can find merits in pre-registration. Carole Levingston £m Textual affairs Books. A necessity of life at O.U.; or so the profs tell us. But what they don ' t tell students is the cost involved. Books for one cjuarter alone can run as high as $60. It is not uncommon to hear students moan, Now I have to write home for more money. I never thought I ks could run this nigh! If a majority of students feel that books are too expensive in town, why do SO many buy them there 7 .Junior Judy Ettenhoier reasons, It ' s the easiest way to buy texts. However, I don ' t like to do it. I feel that Logan ' s anil College have a monopoly. I would feel better if the University ran a co- op. Different dorms and college departments operate I heir own book exchanges, hut Sherman Gilmore, manager of College Book Store said. The co-ops that are held never seem to af feet iis. We still sell as manv texts. TOP: Takin ' care of business at the book store. ABOVE: Visions of three- digit figures whilst queing up to pay. 45 Practical sciences incorporate training After a two year campaign by the Ohio Osteopathic Association and the University, state funds were allocated in 1975 for a College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University. Planned to open in Fall, 1976, the new school chose Grosvenor Hall as its site. Curriculum and enrollment, handled by Dr. Charles Atkins, were determined in detail for the first two years of the program. Maximum enrollment was limited to 24 new students. Required courses would include morning lectures on body systems and afternoon practical labs, simulating doctor-patient Carole Livingston ABOVE: Grosvenor Hall awaits renovation as the site for the new College of Osteopathic Medicine. relationships. Emphasis for the third and fourth years would rest on hospital experience in Athens, Dayton and Cleveland. Graduates from the school upon its accreditation would receive the Doctor of Osteopathy degree. LKFT: Geology students trek through the hills of Nevada on their five-week mapping excursion. Would you like to earn nine credits for a five-week trip to Nevada ' . ' Every summer, the geology department takes 15-20 students and two I ' acult members to east central Nevada for experience in field mapping and rock formations. The trip is a requirement for graduation and allows students to apply classroom training. The geology department also offered two-credit mini-courses on topics such as Water Pollution, along with its program of Water Resources. Flutfa Woodruff Under Shively Hill lies a nuclear accelerator, built and operated by the physics department. The accelerator was installed in 1970atO.U. through a federally funded program for energy related research. Long term energy plans are explored by mainly graduate students, researching controlled, clean Post-doctoral graduate work got zoology professor Dr. Fred Hagerman interested in the physical effects of altitude on athletes. And this interest led him to a position as physiological consultant for the U.S. Rowing Team in the 1968 Olympics. Hagerman has continued to act as consultant for subsequent (James, and hopes to participate in 1976. It has yet to be proven that altitude is physically beneficial, states Hagerman, ' Tout it is psychologically beneficial. He lias trained teams at moderate altitude, 6-9,000 feet, in Mexico City and St. Mori tz. High altitudes increase the rate of breathing, the heart and cell reproduction. It makes the muscles work harder, he said. ig c clei thermonuclear reactions. LKFT: Experimenting in nuclear physics, undergraduates work in the Neutron Ijih located near Clippinger. 47 Labs, trips, personalities New ventures characterized the sociology department, the biggest being the development of a criminal justice program. Written and sponsored by the department, criminal justice courses started Winter Quarter with an enrollment of 15. Experimental courses on poverty, inequality and other topics were also offered. Field experience was being planned for anthropology majors, similar to trips made in previous years. Arts and Sciences would never be complete without its language department, and the O.U. program was extensive. Along with the language labs, the department offered quarter abroad programs in Mexico, Quebec, France and Austria. Why would the author of Flowers for Algernon prefer to teach at Ohio University? As a writer, I ' m not alone here. I have the benefit of interchange with the creative writing professors, all of whom have been published, responds Daniel Keyes. The professor writes during the morning hours and teaches two University classes. 48 Psychology has to be more than reading hooks, according to Professor Danny Moates. Through the Morton Visiting Pro lessor program, the department exposed students to four different professionals in their respective fields. Each speaker spent a week at the University giving speeches, and conducting seminars and informal discussions. Visiting professors in the program were: George Miller, Rockefeller University; Elliot Valenstein, University of Michigan; Walter Mischel, Stanford; and Frederick Kanfer, University of Illinois. I a c ! • jnjrvlon Daniel Keyes, author (if Flowers for Algernon, is also professor of creatix e writing. Based on a practical aspect of social sciences, the social work department continued to offer its internship experience program. Actually responsible for patients, students in their senior year spent two days per week working in an area agency. Fifty students at a time participated in this field practicum. A two year Mental Health Technology program was also included under the program of the department Other activities included applying for a university grant so that spring quarter 101 students could also have a chance to do field work. 49 Tinkerers toy with engineering ideas ABOVE: Students in this mechanical drawing class use pencils and T-squares to figure out mechanical designs. Classes in mechanical drawing give students the knowledge that they will need for careers as architects, bridge-builders and mechanical engineers. Both male and female students find these courses where book learning is replaced by practical experience useful and rewarding. In addition to preparing Greg Thomason RIGHT: The Engineering building looms cold and imposing at the top of the street past the Richland Avenue Bridge. students for careers in various areas of engineering and technology fields, there is much research going on in the college which will benefit the general public. Most of this research is being done by professors in various departments of the college. frog f LEFT: Chemical engineering students occasionally take time out to perform Jekyll and Hyde experiments. (irrg Thomasnn ABOVE: A student prepares for some practice driving around the streets of Athens. Driver education classes prove useful to students who did not participate in the driver ed. programs in high school and to foreign students. The class includes textbook study of traffic rules as well as practical on-the- road experience. Students who have not driven previously use the course as preparation for their driver ' s test. ABOVE: Professor William Beale stands beside one of his 200-watt Stirling engines. Professor William Beale is on a leave of absence from the University to continue research on his Stirling engine. He has established his own business, the Sunpower Corp., at 48 W. Union St. The Stirling engine is an external combustion engine which can be run by any heat source. While there are many forms of the Stirling engine in operation, Beale ' s is the only free-piston model. One advantage of this version is that the engine is self- starting. The only Stirling engines that Beale now has in operation are demonstration models. They have the potential to run anything from air conditioners to automobiles. The engines are highly efficient, very quiet and need no lubrication. The engines can also be produced at a low cost. ( ' ■role LoinjrstiMi 51 Giving students the business Although it is not well-publicized on campus, the College of Business Administration has a good reputation nationally. The economics department has won national awards in the area of economics history, and the accounting department is also respected. The Economists Club gives students the opportunity to do research papers and present them, while the Society for the Advancement of Management gives business students a chance to participate in programs which will enhance their practical experience. Professor Gerald Draayer, who spent a year teaching at the MARA Institute in Malaysia, relaxes in his office in Copeland Hall. Dave Levingston 52 One interesting feature of the College of Business Administration is a program where professors from O.U. go to the MARA Institution of Technology in Malaysia to teach. Professors Warren Reininga and Gerald Draayer are among those who have participated in the program. According to Draayer, the good will generated by the program is partly responsible for the fact that about 70 Malaysian students are now attending O.U. Draayer said that he really enjoyed his trip to Malaysia. I managed to shaVe in the political and social events of both the Institute and the country. He added that the experience helped me to appreciate the adjustment problems of foreign students in the U.S. LEFT: Professor Warren Reininga taught in Mala) sia as part of the University ' s program to send instructors there. LOWKR LEFT: A husiness student decides to start with something else before tackling her thick Business U book. Candid Camera Two new videotape machines have enabled professors to initiate many new teaching methods. according to Thomas Johnson, who frequently uses the equipment Johnson said that one use is to videotape the presentations of small groups working on management problems to let people in the group see themselves as others see them. Johnson added that a new use involves the notion of going into the field and videotaping aspects of facilities and processes to bring the plant to the class. eliminating the need for expensive field trips. Plans for the future include studying the management problems of the Bobby Brooks firm in Cleve land. 111..- I . ' inct..ii S3 R-TV, Journalism expand A fund drive for the School of Journalism raised $100,000 to re- equip Lasher Hall, making ' O.U. the best-equipped journalism school, according to Dean John Wilhelm. The nationally recognized journalism program offered newspaper and magazine sequences, a foreign correspondence program, and advertising and PR sequences. RIGHT: Journalism professor Ralph Izard lectures on sports writing during a brown-bag lunch session. ABOVE: Radio-TV students practice filming techniques in one of the new color TV academic studios. The School of Radio and Television expanded its resources with the conversion of the academic studio to full color. Being one of the largest schools of its kind in the country, the R-TV school also intended to conduct a fund drive to enlarge its equipment supply. Money was needed to purchase video tape recorders, remote color units, more closed circuit televisions for classes and other equipment to keep up with the new technology. Focusing on practical training, the School of Hearing and Speech Carole Levingston RIGHT: Hearing and other tests are available to area residents through the Speech and Hearing Clinic. Sciences educated students through the Speech and Hearing Clinic. Each student, before graduating, was required to complete three quarters of practicum in the Clinic located on the ground floor of Lindley Hall. One or two area patients were assigned to the student who worked with them in the areas of speech therapy, diagnostics, hearing evaluation, or hearing rehabilitation. Twelve faculty supervised the 230 undergraduate members in the program. Carole Leving-gton 54 FRONT ROW: Don Rice, Dean Johnson, lx '  Nescott, Raymond Beatv — Director of Forensics. SECOND ROW: Sanet Bury, Nancy Beam, Sue Prokop, Will Allen, Jack Thomas, Scott Ballou, Leslie Dean, Mary Gust, Laurie Heuermann, Marsha Smith, Martv Montovani. THIRD ROW: Chip Letzgus, Mike Atkin, Tim Porter, Scott Krohn, Alvin Ewing, JohnCassese, Gary Bolan, Carl Sutter. Jerry McCalmont. FOURTH ROW: Dr. Paul Boase — Director of School of Interpersonal Communication, Scott Estep, Tom Keen, Holly Wellstead, Andrea Wolfson, Lynn Bajec, Gordon Nakagawa, Kay Pietscher, Jackie Stephen, Ted Foster — Director of Debate. Franci. Woodmfl Only national awards and success have marked the history of the Ohio University Intercollegiate Forensics Program but so far, this has been the most successful year, says Forensics Director Dr. Raymond Beaty. One-third of the funding for the team came from the College of Communication while the rest came from donations by alumni and friends. The program, which is divided into the debate category and individual events category, had 53 total members on the team. Participants travelled to bordering states, California, as well as in Ohio to attend meets. Of the 400 meets held nationwide, debate students competed in 50-55 during the year, including the national tournaments in April. BELOW: Marti Hard gives a first affirmative rebuttal, as Jerry McCalmont, Dean Johnson and Leslie Dean outline their arguments. 55 ABOVE: A worker in the University Child Care Center helps a small child with a puzzle. The Center serves 90 children ranging in age from 3 months to 5 years. RIGHT: The Center for Human Development does training and research in the field of mental retardation and other developmental difficulties. Trainees from many fields work together to come up with individual treatments for each case to try to stimulate learning to the greatest degree. Learning how to teach The College of Education, under the direction of Dean Samuel Goldman, is in the midst of a three-year program to revamp the teacher education program. This includes the use of massive in-service seminars for faculty and a program which supplies funds for teachers to update their curriculum. The new School of Nursing has attracted 166 students in its first year of operation. Under the direction of Margaret Wyatt, the nursing program works in cooperation with hospitals all over Southeastern Ohio. As one of its projects, the fledgling school ran a health fair which attracted over . ' 500 people. Directed by John Mangieri, the Teachers Corps is running a federally funded two ear program to increase the reading level of children in the Meigs Local School District. It is a community effort involving schools, parents and children. A huge mobile reading center called the apple crate serves as a lending library. It travels all around the Meigs area and has been a great success. An integral part of the College of Education is the student teacher program. This year 880 students are enrolled, and they serve in schools in the Athens area. While enrollment has decreased from its peak of 1670 student teachers in 1971-1972, the program is still flourishing. John Micklos LEFT: A student teacher shows one of his students how to properly construct his project. 57 It ' s a bird, a plane; better yet — a work of art! insists an agitated student in Seigf red Gallery, while another student calmly takes note of it all. The art in Fine Arts The School of Music offers a number of opportunities for students and faculty to exhibit their talent through performance. Director Clyde Thompson asserts, Music isn ' t of much value until it ' s heard. One can practice for years, but the test is the performance. Carole Levingston The Barbershop Quartet, minus barber pole and haircuts, display their talent as hair-raising musicians. The College of Fine Arts strives to serve both students and community of Athens. Our role is more than the classroom; our responsibility is to provide opportunities in art for the people who live here, and become a conscious center of this community, states Dean Henry Lin. The College of Fine Arts consists of six departments: Art, Music, Theater, Dance, Photography, and Comparative Arts. The doors of the school are open not only to majors, but also to those interested in the arts strictly for enjoyment. RIGHT: In conjunction with the theater department, the School of Music presented the opera, Madame Butterfly, by Puccini. •- : In the School of Dance, the program is only as good as the faculty who is teaching it, says Director Shirley Wimmer. And the faculty is excellent. The dance department is rated in the top ten in the country; quite a feat for the school, which was started in 1969. Emphasis is placed not only on performance, hut on choreography, the art of making dances. Students are extremely active in concerts and choreography. Also, such noted dancers as Erick Hawkens and Dan Wagoner have performed on campus this year. The School of Theater is designed not only to give professional and artistic training to students, hut also stresses a strong background in production. Each season has five major productions, six experimental plays, a children ' s play, and laboratory productions. This year ' s performances included Jumpers, and Marmalade Gumdrops. Undergraduates can choose one of three areas in which to major: acting, comprehensive theater, and production design. LEFT: Choreographer Dan Wagoner works with students in Baker Center. To him, Dancing is an adventure. A thoughtful theater class seems to be discussing the quality of the mirror image. I ■ i r . 1 1 . ■ 1 . ' . in. inii ( ami Lrrincvton 59 O.U. Theatre: Madame Butterfly, Antigone, etc. THE EXPERIMENTAL SERIES: Boom Room Boom b ikoid n br Directed by Kevin Thompson. Antigone i supK. i Directed by Tony Thomas. Requiem for a Nun b William Faulkner Uirerted l Greg Tuminello. Jumpers i. hmStoppud Directed by Jack HoMingcr. He Who (k ' ts Slapped b i imid Andnyn. Directed by Jack Hollinger. 61 Mixing drinks with meditation Witchcraft. Astrology. The art of clowning. Are these your roommate ' s weird habits? No, just some typical courses offered by the Free Form University during its six-year history at O.U. One would be hard pressed to find these classes offered anywhere but in Free Form U., whose non-credit offerings are aimed at various pasttimes and hobbies, giving welcome diversion to both students and faculty. We try to offer courses that people can take cheaply, reported Ruth Hines, organizer and coordinator of the classes. Ruth, a speech and hearing major, is responsible for publicizing the courses and arranging class times for the instructors. Since there is a fee for each course, she tries to keep the prices as low as possible. Some classes that have been provided by Free Form U. during the past school year include plant care and the construction and maintenance of sand terrariums; organic foods, which involves the preparation of various dishes; yoga; macrame; meditation; and photography. Songwriting, country crafts, beginning and intermediate chess, and Italian and Lebanese cooking have been offered in previous years, along with classes in massage, the art of living, earth medicine and earth food, and leather crafts. Those enrolled in the art of clowning discovered what it takes to be a circus clown, complete with make-up and costumes, while mixology students paid $25 toward wine, whisky and liqueurs purchased by the instructor for the class. The eager students not only learned the correct procedure and etiquette for preparing and mixing drinks in this popular class, but drank what they concocted, truly becoming absorbed in their work. At least in this class, no one minded if they bombed out on the finals. Tom Federico ABOVE: Mind and body become one in FFLTs yoga class. BELOW: A limited enrollment allows more personal attention. Francis Woodruff 62 Fr nci« Woodruff TOP RIGHT: All areas of plant care for the layman are covered in this class. RIGHT: Instructor in macrame shows the ideal methods, and ABOVE: helps student on her individual project. Francui Woodruff 63 Feeling at home in Ohio What do over 700 students from 65 countries have in common? They all call Ohio University home, at least for now. And while the natural problems of getting adjusted to life in a different country can be perplexing, the foreign students and the University seem to have built a strong relationship. I think they are generally pleased with life here, says Shirley D ' Auria, assistant foreign student adviser at the International House. Sure, there are individual problems which upset people, but I think in general they like the closeness of the University and the Athens community. I enjoy life here. I ' d say Americans are remarkably tolerant, even for people who are not interested in their football, said James Urwick, who is beginning his masters study in African affairs. Urwick, a London native, taught school at the Sokoto Advanced Teachers College in Sokoto, Nigeria, for five years. This is his first visit to the United States. His roommate, Walter Awich, is familiar with American schools and the way of life. He left his native Kenya five years ago to complete his undergraduate work at Wilberforce University in Indiana, and is also currently completing his masters program in African affairs. The first time I came here, I couldn ' t adjust to the American style of learning. The grading and tests were different than what I was used to. I had heard of America as being great in terms of everything. Your road network systems and buildings still fascinate me. And I saw snow for the first time when I came to this country. But it was initially frustrating to me and it ' s still not easy. You ' re alone here. If you don ' t have anyone to visit, you ' re lonely. It is overcoming this fear of loneliness that is perhaps the prime concern of the staff at the International House. This is one of the major services of our office, D ' Auria said. We are an advisory office and work in liaison with the students and anyone they may (continued on page 67) Greg Triomaeon Greg ITiomason 64 ■F i i )m ■ P W$ f 4 w x ' L . v-Y Greg Thomaaon FAR LEFT: The United Nations Flag symbolizes the goals desired from this dinner, as Athens residents and international students gather for an informal period of interaction. BELOW RIGHT: A cultural exchange presented by the O.U. Latin American Association gives a demonstration of Latin American Folk dances. ABOVE RIGHT: Oriental Calligrapghy demonstration. LEFT: Culminating a successful week of events, the International Student Fashion Show brought together a wide variety of Fashions. 65 Gng Thom aon FAR RIGHT: Smiling hostesses serve a wide variety of foods. BOTTOM RIGHT: As part of International Week, Indian cooking was demonstrated at the Columbia Gas Company. ABOVE: The International Dinner attracted people of all nationalities by offering a variety of dishes from many countries. RIGHT: This girl dons native clothing during International Week. Greg niomason Internationa] hi to Xlp S ffitSj? « a,w Problems and we tr bmnd mTw S ere D ' S SEW « and is touch with others from Vh ' wc ' tr ' to P ut them in here for ( lowers from their country who fiave been tS il 88 m V Urwick said. I thought a ne. For :ulty socials, and I remember nXl Th were a ' t of organizers th S r n m il e time to the severT Nigerian who had been teach ni S? h r a mine, and what made m, iw K 7 u Sch ° o1 next to which was aS fCel - ' ' 1 - He « en knew me, Uri£5$ attract foreign students to Ohio m 2 S on °£e m i° f Inte Ve E ? ' ish a foreign coSS X firhika 9efu nd h proj !? ct f in to Afr Sot! h [ ;R £ P D - re returning Program. I £ {£ $ £ f «? too. ive aiw v ffi 2 S S rag n ' r u : come here - much, WalteV added ' S ° Z llke rt here ver y and h ' ave a SjKfe Andy Conrad ' ■rrjr Thomason Gotta stucr Whether you saunter into the ' library fur social visits every week or only during finals, you usually see the same characteristics. Whatever your favorite place, you see students in innumerable states of mind and body. Studying in Alden Library is a bent back and crossed legs. It ' s patience. You read the feeling of procrastination followed by despair on a guy ' s face. Anxiety hits when you discover that another student checked out a desperately-needed book. Forgotten encyclopedias and bound magazines are carelessly left on tallies. Ashtrays overflowing with ashes, butts and chewing gum remind you of ithers going through the grind. Studying is loneliness. It ' s an empty coffee cup. It ' s wishing you could be listening to Elton John or uptown with your roommate. It ' s eyes that you can ' t keep open with toothpicks. That ungodly-long buzzer that signals the close of the library wakes you from your nap or from your concentration. You go home to study. A dog barks until 3 a.m. But sometimes, just sometimes, studying in the library is something near joy. The isolated filings fly to the magnet, a click hits your brain. And understanding occurs. Then you can go home. Ginger Hall 3 © The library ozing... Carole Levinfcston TOP CENTER: Fortunately, the library ' offers comfortable furnishings to make studying easier. TOP LEFT: The lower the books are stacked, the easier you doze as you browse. ABOVE: If you need two tables for overflow ing cheat sheets and crumpled Marlboro packs, try an obscure corner of the seventh floor. 68 Computer catalog: punch it out Walking im tin Reference Periodical room on the fourth floor of the library, you may notice this machine sitting against one of the square building pillars. You walk closer. It looks like a TV screen mounted on a typewriter. Don ' t let its appearance put you off, though. Have a seal and check it out. You ' re looking at the Alden Library Ohio College Learning Center (OCLC) video display terminal, which you can use to find any hook on record at libraries around the country tied into a central location. Type out a few letters of the title of the hook you want, add a couple letters of the author ' s name, and it all appears on the screen in front of you. Or, if you need assistance, a how-to sequence is printed to the side of the terminal. With just a tap on two buttons, the Columbus-based computer goes l work. In a few seconds, lines of words unroll across the screen — a list of all the editions of your book and any other material with the same suffixes. Do you see one edition you ' d like to look at in more detail? Take the number, type it, push the appropriate buttons, and you receive a more detailed listing, with information on the author, publisher and a list of which libraries possess a copy. If you see an OUN on the list, you ' re in luck — Alden has a copy. After running the terminal for a while, you get up, reaily to search the stacks for the books you ' ve just located. You ' re a little more informed than you were another stride for technology. Michael Saenz 69 A little muckraking Every morning, Monday through Friday, The Ohio University Post is distributed in stacks all over campus. But many of its readers arc not satisfied with the finished product of over 50 students. Some persons feel that the University should exert more influence over The Post. The Post sure ain ' t The New York Times, is a familiar comment among those who are dissatisfied with what is viewed as a sensationalistic, inaccurate paper. I think a lot of the criticism about The Post comes from people who are uncomfortable having a newspaper around which tries to do a little muckraking, said Susan DeFord, editor during the 1975-76 school year. Certainly, we occasionally have inaccurate stories, but so do other papers, she noted. I believe that you ' ll find that, among the journalism faculty and other persons who are knowledgeable in the field, The Post is very highly regarded. The Post annually captures several awards in the regional Sigma Delta Chi Mark of Excellence competition. Many people, all students, put in hours and hours of time here, said DeFord, who was the first female editor of the paper since the 1950 ' s. They do so out of pride, and I think as long as people like that are attracted to The Post, it ' ll remain one of the nation ' s best college dailies. Dan Sewell Greg Smith Greg Smith 70 BOTTOM LEFT: Ron lori  as named managing editor Spring Quarter. FAR LEFT: Susan DeFord was the first female editor of the paper since the 1950 ' s. LEFT: Mike Precker, managing editor Kail and Winter Quarters, keeps late hours to get the job done. BELOW: Photographer Joe Gel Weird itti. BOTTOM: I ' osl staffers take a break for a quick editorial meeting. Congratulations and Best Wishes . . . Class of ' 76 SMfc J v Athens Finest Department Store Always Searching for Ways to Serve You Better THE TOWNE HOUSE RESTAURANT We Specialize in Grecian Foods Try Our Pies and Greek Pastries Open Daily 10 a.m. -9 p.m. 22 W. Union St. Athens, Ohio Over 12,000 different items plus a complete line of office furniture and equipment □ □ athens office supply, inc. □ swam Bl 17-21 W. Washington St. Athens, Ohio 72 LEISURE Carole Levjngston Goings-on at the College Gate Pardon me, please, but would you like to contribute to the Cancer Society? ' Excuse me, can you spare a dime, a nickel, anything that would help the poor people in Athens? Hi, we ' re collecting for the Guatemalan Earthquake Relief Fund . . . Hi, I ' m collecting for the March of Dimes. Your contribution will help us find a cure for multiple sclerosis. How often do you hear these or similar requests while crossing the College Gate? Practically every day there is someone soliciting for some kind of drive. The solicitors stand at that gate summer and winter, crying out for our financial support. One Thursday, while approaching the College Gate on my way to class, a young man stopped me, requesting a contribution for the Heart Fund. He must have been the tenth person requesting money that day, and my patience was growing thin with these authorized beggars. Nonetheless, I am a weakling for solicitors. It seems I give them my last nickel. Unfortunately, the young man collecting for the Heart Fund was a little late; I had just given my last to the March of Dimes. I hope the Heart Foundation was not depending on my contribution to save a life, for we all know You can t get blood from a turnip. Zoe Thomas TOP: The College Gate is also the popular space for advertisers and announcements, put up by the dangerous ascent of the arch, as this MIA worker is in the process of doing. RIGHT: Some give a nervous smile to accompany a quiet, no, sorry. Carole Levinggton TOP: No potential contributor to the canned goods drive by the Alpha Phi Alpha is overlooked. ABOVE: One of the many ploys used to collect for the Council for Exceptional Children t voir Ijft infut . . . people and money were collected with the use of this old paddy wagon. 77 Greens are good for U Green life at O.U. bears only a slight resem blence to vegetation. For the most part, it is where students form friendships during their first two years at the University. Frisbee and volleyball games are good ways to become acquainted with residents from other dorms on the green. Each Green offers distinct advantages to students. The West Green offers the athletically inclined student access to both Grover Center and the Convo as well as intramural fields. The trees of the East Green offer a very cozy atmosphere, as well as some beautiful grounds. The College Green dorms offer accessability to both classes and uptown activities. A bit of seclusion and a chance to get away from the flow of things are among the assets of the New and Old South Greens, with the New South also allowing upperclass students apartment-like living. Bill Sweeney Carole LevfngBton T( P, LEFT: The East (ireen. FAR LEFT: The College (ireen statue is one of the many popular spots on the (ireen for academic contemplation and relaxation. 79 Dave Fonda Dave Fonda 80 I ' ... Fonda FAR LEFT: Transit from one Knt ' n to another sometimes employes the time-saving train tracks. LEFT: The South (ireen. AHOVK: Two freshmen return from classes to the freshman- dominated West (ireen. KKiHT: All of the Greens contain numerous obstacles, he they stairs hills, or railroad tracks. 81 Objective: to find the true meaning of rf Uptown Athens I pause at the corner of Court and E. Union streets to witness a bagel vendor exchange snide comments with his huddled customers. Several drunkards are lying on the sidewalk; others prop themselves against the wall of the College Bookstore. My first stop is the Frontier Room, where the West Coast Ramblers are stomping out The Milk Cow Blues. Several western types are dancing to the music, but the song abruptly ends when an overzealous square-dancer knocks over one of the band ' s speakers. Someone smashes a beer pitcher on a table, and I decide to try my luck elsewhere. I pass a long line at the CI and enter The Cat ' s Den, where the color T.V. is tuned in to the UCLA-S. Cal football game. A stocky bartender is raving about Ohio State ' s chances at Pasadena. Alas, there is nowhere to sit; I chug one Goebel and proceed. Next on the agenda is The Phase I; I wait in line for thirty-five minutes, hoping to find the true meaning of Uptown. Once inside, I hear a group of fraternity brothers chanting, We ' re going to drink — and — drown. Scanning the bar, I find that most of the customers have already completed that objective; one guy is entertaining a lady friend underneath a large table. The Deck Lounge was a last resort in my partial quest. A man is calling himself the Boss Groover. I see people playing the stereotyped love games, and watch lonely hearts guzzle their Busch, trying to forget about themselves for a few hours. Pressed, I decide to get bold and approach a blonde woman, hoping she might have the answer. She does, and we leave. I have found the meaning of Uptown. Bill Pappalardo Francis Woodruff 82 Living on Court Street Where can you find windows displaying legendary unicorns made from acrylics, a painted chorus girl beckoning from the wall of an artist ' s abode, musty hallways reminiscent of old Hoolihan and Big Chuck horror movies, and a skylight serving as a daytime overhead light? Now here but the infamous apartments lining Athens ' main drag — Court Street. The tenants had varying opinions about living in a location that was the center of both Athens ' business and night life. If you ' re going to live on Court Street, there ' s no place like the Old Athens Hotel, one enthusiastic tenant stated. Another commented not as favorably, It ' s kind of dilapidated. There ' s street noise and kids. Every time the door opens at Magoo ' s you hear a rush of music; this is definitely liv ing quarters for a partier. However, he also decided that it is a convenient location because a lot of friends stop by, and it is great for the night life. His roommate agreed that the apartment has its advantages. Besides being in a location which makes it easy to get to classes, it has a porch which they use frequently in the spring. He enjoys living uptown. A tenant whose husband is from Malaysia thought it was convenient for different reasons. I can go into town to shop, and my husband isn ' t far from the library. she said. Another student stressed the economic advantage: Right downstairs it ' s 40 cents a beer. You can ' t beat it! When asked about the noise, most of the tenants agreed that the noise from the street or the neighbors was more annoying than noise from the bars below their apartments. A junior remarked, It ' s quiet, except for the neighbors who party until four a.m. Other tenants over Swanky ' s said, It ' s noisy from Swanky ' s but it doesn ' t bother me. I go to the library to study. One noted that the noise from the trucks driving by was louder than the music from Swanky ' s and added, Sunday is the only night that music isn ' t playing down there, and then I can ' t fall asleep! Several students commented, It ' s not as noisy as the dorm. But there were disadv antages to liv ing on Court Street. Some of the opinions expressed were: As far as student living quarters, the room isn ' t good for studying. We have roaches. It ' s dilapidated. Expensive . . . The rooms are too small. It ' s noisy at rush hour. My shoes have seen Court Street every day, one tenant said, implying an advanced case of sore feet. Taking into consideration both the good and the bad, one student philosophically summed up his feelings about living on Court Street w ith a shrug and said, It ' s no big hassle. Such a philosophy can make living anywhere easier. After all, Life is a cabaret. Especially when you live on Court Street. Cheryl Grazulis Uptown i VfW Dave Levingston RIGHT, ABOVE: Athens uptown is also a shopping and activity center for the permanent residents of the County of Athens. FAR RIGHT: Two of the Athens working-class pause in their daily activities. RIGHT: The many shops lining the streets of Court and Union afford convenience and relative competition. ABOVE: Union Street, looking Northwest. 84 CIIUKM SCHOOL HOA M RFV LDRR1N A KREIDER PAS TOR Monument to frivolity Catcalls and chuckles float down on the apple- cheeked runners as they near the turning point of their wintry evening race; two or three moisturized breaths hang in the air behind them as they make the turn and head for home amid the laughter and cheering of the spectators and themselves, leaving behind them a minor monument of the New South Green. The water fountain nestled midway between Wray and Weld Houses has become a semi-official landmark for South Green streakers. All paths lead to the hexagonal cement platform in the exact center of New South Green. It is crowned by one small, lonely water fountain, yet affords an excellent — albeit brief — look at the frisky bare-bottomed students w ho occasionally circle it once before streaking back to the safer and warmer haunts of their dormitories. A metal plate on one side of the fountain bears this inscription: The Streakers Che Guevera and or Memorial Drinking and Streaking Fountain? These words characterize the simplicity and informal importance of the fountain. As far as any students know , no w ater has ever come out of it. Most of the drinking there is of a different variety. The dedication to streaking is also simple and straightforward, as is the sport itself. No fancy words are required to explain the importance of the fountain ' s presence; we all know why it ' s there, and we may even use it some cool evening. Unimposing, sturdy, and devoid of practical uses, the SCGa oMDSF? is our stronghold of non-reality and a true monument to frivolity. Richard Wood Searles 83 Late night walking: the liars arc closed, the eateries are locking up, people are going to sleep. Nothing left to do but walk hack home. You wait at a corner for the light; cars shish past, their tires making a low rumble against the streetbricks. The street is lit in blue mercury light; it runs up against the buildings, bright on each first floor, then dimming and dying out on the second and third. Small groups of people step down the sidewalks, some laughing and talkative, others quiet and into themselves. The traffic light box hums and spins inside, and light changes. You cross the street and enter the College Green. Things become darker. Bushes, trees and an occasional building stand w atching in the blackness. No one else is in sight. Your footsteps on the bricks click away into the night. A far-off hippie-war- whoop drifts by. A floodlit building stands ahead. You stop in front of the light and are glared into whiteness. Moving around another building, your coat is puffed open by a blast of hot moist air from a sidewalk vent. The trees and bushes give way to buildings on either side of you. You turn another corner. Ahead is a blue mercury-lit street corner. Beyond ' that is home. You step a little faster towards it, your footsteps clicking on the bricks, only this time not so forbodingly. Michael Saenz 86 ' r Things that go bump in the night 1 - • « C H 1 g 1 • ■ r 4« ' l ft ' P b 87 The climate Some say it is easy to predict Umbrellas have become a part of the Ohio University tradition. After all, a freshman doesn ' t dare step foot in Athens without a slicker and a pair of galoshes! Rain, gloom, puddles and even floods have all become expected in Athens. When a student first comes to O.U. he automatically learns that it seems to rain all of the time in Athens. But does it really rain all of the time? No, not always. It just seems that way. Sometimes we are even blessed with sleet, slush, melting snow and ice. Winter Quarter, however, didn ' t produce any ordinary precipitation like rain. Athens actually had snow, and lots of it! The University Geography department reported a total of more than seven incnes of precipitation (rain and melted snow) during December and January. In January alone Athens received one and a half inches more precipitation than normal. Belinda Scrimenti 88 the weather in Athens 89 The climate Rain turned to snow with much rejoicing . . . Freshmen received a very distorted look at winter weather on O.U. ' s campus. The big three- to four-inch snow was extremely rare. Athens residents said that it had been at least four or five years since Athens had had a large snow. However, this snow was still not the end of the winter antics. Later, in January, two more one- to three-inch snows fell. For students the snows meant snowmen, snowball fights and skating on Dow Lake. But it also meant dirty slush, ice, wet feet, and a week of wading through the mess. (Who could forget the time you slipped on the railroad tracks, sat up to discover your books had flown six different directions and your rear end was soaking wet.) And we couldn ' t wait for a good old Athens spring rain! Belinda Scrimenti %% v. Sags- Carole Levinggton trays became flexible flyers. (irtg Smith 91 The Climate Things began to pick up and the sun The Athens weather is, at liest, very unpredictable. Granted, the rain is a very big part of Athens, but occasionally the sun will put in an appearance to the delight of all. If it is the early part of Fall Quarter or the latter part of Spring Quarter, jackets and jeans are exchanged for shorts and T-shirts; and classes and lectures are exchanged for the sun at Strouds Run or the bicycle trails. The walls in front of Baker Center are lined with sunners and students copping a quick I icer between classes. The College Green becomes the home for guitar strummers and fresh-air-studiers. Bill Sweeney made a guest appearance, lighting up faces . . . ( ' •role l - int:-t n 93 RIGHT: A bit of American — no? BELOW: The brass takes a breather while strutting down Court Street. - r ? tsil V vlliLh, The scene resembled a miniature version of the Rose Bowl parade. Although the setting was not California, and the flowers were made of tissue paper, the same contagious excitement was present as the crowd viewed the Homecoming parade on a chilly, but bright November day. Ten thousand bystanders, old and young blending in a colorful collage of smiling faces, lined Court Street to witness the revival of an old tradition. Along with this revival came the rekindling of fiery enthusiasm, as the contestants planned and constructed each float, watching it come to life through hard work and animation. Keith Welsh, Director of Alumni Relations and one of the coordinators of the Homecoming parade, considered the parade a tremendous success and thinks that Homecoming should become an annual event involving students and the community. He felt that the students liked it, especially those who participated in it. Students gave a variety of opinions. One senior remarked that Homecoming and the events surrounding it were on the upswing. Another student, a junior in music, noted It was nice because it brought back the old traditions. The alums like to see it when they come back. Another emphatically agreed that it was a reunion weekend. Maybe le oi tissue bigger eve A BLAST FROM THE PAST that ' s what Homecoming is really for, he added. Others thought it should have been made into a bigger event with a concert and that the Homecoming parade should have gotten more publicity. But the words of an enthusiastic participant seemed to most accurately sum up the true meaning of the Homecoming parade this year — It ' s a blast from the past! First, second, and third prizes were awarded to floats belonging to both university and commercial participants. Among the university contestants, the Yeomen Alpha Delta Pi float of an over-sized version of Betsy Ross, serenely sewing on the first flag in a huge rocking chair, won first place. Phi Kappa Tau Pi Beta Phi claimed second place and third place was awarded to Phi Gamma Delta Sigma Kappa. In the commercial division, the Gallipolis State Institute Float, a steamboat nostalgic of Mississippi days, glided into first place. With true sovereignty, the Black Homecoming Queen, Veronica Shappell, sat high above the spectators on her float. Ohio University succeeded in bucking the Broncos of Western Michigan by winning 24-10. And the Homecoming parade succeeded in bucking much of the apathy of yesteryear. It was a winning weekend all the way around. Cheryl Grazulis LEFT: A Beta seems happy with what he has in each hand. ABOVE: Smiles greeted the crowds from all manner of float. BELOW: T housands of spectators lined the streets to view the floats. 1  n At I - injpfton 95 TOP LEFT: Band alumni responded to an invitation to participate in halftime routines. TOP RIGHT: Past, present and future students enjoved the homecoming game. BELOW LEFT: Fans gave all types of support and BELOW RIGHT: unashamedly danced to the band ' s boogie routines. Bronco buckin ' BillWade God cooperated . . • r Good people, good food, good .music, a good time, was CPB Vice-President Tom Misuraca ' s description of the 1975 ;tcjberfest. , it was a success. God ted for the most part, he referring to the fair er bestowed upon the al. Misuraca cited student . articiDati ole Lomakin also felt that this year ' s Oktoberfest was lucrative, considering homecoming was the following weekend. The booths were successful and most made money, she added. In the placing of the booths, The Council for Exceptional ChiJ- 4 y pitch contest and Delta ion ' s chuck-a-luck dice game. Tom Federico Were you zapped? Francis Woodruff ABOVE: 1 was pushing through a mob . . . when some guy in a loin cloth picked me up and carried me out. RIGHT: Two sugar daddies masqueraded as mummies during the biggest Halloween party on campus. The Wolfman made it, accompanied by his friend, the Mummy. David Bowie was there; so was Barbra Streisand. Even the John from some building made it. I was pushing through a mob in an attempt to leave the Phase, commented one girl, when some guy in a loin cloth picked me up and carried me out. Yes, Tarzan was there also. Did anyone miss the fairy godmother who ran around zapping people into ecstasy or into lizards with her aluminum foil wand? These and hundreds more made it to the biggest Halloween party on campus that October night. The idea of dressing-up was at first snickered at because only freshmen do things like that. But, surprisingly, the costume idea became contagious, and it infected the many who remained on campus for the Halloween weekend. As the bars became overcrowded and long lines formed outside, the masqueraders took to the streets. With the aid of the Athens police, who re-routed traffic to avoid disturbing the block party, and the aid of a carry-out or two, North Court Street was invaded by an unusual array of college capers. It was the most amazing thing I ' ve ever seen! exclaimed a transfer student. The police were so cool — so cooperative. They even appeared to be having a great time like the rest of us. In fact, one looked pleased when a friend of mine complimented his costume. No, Snow White wasn ' t there. Neither was Prince Charming. King Kong missed it. So did a freshman girl who was heard to moan, And to think I passed up this weekend for a visit to Ohio State! Sue Koch Francis Woodruff 98 Francis Woodruff mmt jL. m Am W A • ' mSm 1091 t ' « V R 1 ft JH L AwM 1 ■ wM mm % W mm Am A%. fW fir ' kHNC .w I] IBk K tmi ' mk Franrtii Woodruff LEFT: Ohio University ... an institution of higher learning. BELOW: Rejects from a Ronald McDonald lookalike contest. r r noi« Woodruff BELOW LEFT: Young Frankensteins roamed their favorite uptown haunts. BELOW: Athens police cooperated with masqueraders. Kraori- Woodruff 99 BELOW: One of the 110 dancing at halftime of a football game. RIGHT: A close-knit group, the band hoists its leader. BOTTOM: Halftime at The Convo. BOTTOM RIGHT: A female member of the Marching 110, first time since 1967. rU L. i ' J Carole Levingston Carole Levingston V. p Carole Leving-pton too New steps; new steppers I fell in love with 110 Marching Men, stated Toni Azar, one of Ohio University s first female marching band members. For th - first time sino 1967, the ll 11 Marching Men accepted women into its ranks. As original skepticism about the girls ' abilities and places in the band faded, men and women members worked together as one unit. Describing the season, Toni commented, Band was the greatest experience in my life. The unity of the band and its inner power is what makes us great. Many returning bandsmen resented the demise of their prized tradition but had expected it. No one got upset enough to quit. Senior Steve Graham remarked, At first I thought the band would change dramatically and affect the spirit and common brotherhood, but it didn ' t. We just accepted the girls. Most of the men felt that the women would be all right as long as they could do the job and not detract from the band itself. The girls all felt that they received a very warm reception from the guys. During band camp, director Ronald Socciarelli stated that he didn ' t want to see more than two girls together at one time. From that point on the girls were treated as friends and part of the group, not something special. After band camp the girls felt they were no longer a token, for they had made it. During band camp, many of the men held back on their traditional spirit until they realized, We should do what we ' ve always done, because we ' re the ones who want the band to remain the same, but yet we ' re the ones making it different. As the season progressed, spirit rose to its usual high level and the year went smoothly. Sophomore John Laws commented, The band is still the same thing. The story is the same, only the actors have changed. Regardless of the band ' s major change, the Most Exciting Band in the Land continued to enthrall audiences. They played for a televised Buffalo Bills game, the Columbus Day parade in Columbus and the Miami-O.U. game. On tour, they traveled to Mansfield. Columbus, and Canton. Belinda Scrimenti TOP: The women exhibit the tight, exhuberant feeling that is the trademark of the Marching 110. BOTTOM: Losing a cap is no excuse for interrupting the routine. 101 TOP: The Hags of the Mid- American Conference fly high over Peden Stadium. TOP LEFT: The energetic faces of the band exemplify their enthusiasm. ABOVE: Band members rear back to belt out another hot number. 102 TOP: A ven proud and close organization, the band prepares to perform at a football game. LEFT: leading the cheers, the band salutes a fine play. Lindley: meeting new minds . Thom s Polk ABOVE: Functioning primarily as a recreation area, The Black Student Center serves to catch a flick, find out the latest, and polish off an 8-ball game between class. FAR RIGHT: Relating, relaxing and regrouping in the T.V. room of the Black Student Center. RIGHT: The Angela Davis Library, for quiet study and contemplation, contains books, periodicals and other reference materials relevant to the Black experience. Faces and people . . . Quiet Linda, unmistakably New York, something about the way she says quarter to tin . . . Sonny, ever- present with those silver wire- rims, always at the desk, always on the scene . . . Hot and humid Fall Quarter dances . . . hotter winter ones. . . Hearing people and music when you open the door. Definitely the center of activity. The Lindley Hall Student Center is where the pool tables are well-used and you can make someone mad over a ping-pong game in addition to finding a sure dance on the weekends. The center as it exists is a shadow of the original idea pressed for by students in the Spring of 1974. It has no real meeting rooms, library space, or office area, all of which were part of original student demands; but according to Center Director Tommy Childs, it is not designed to duplicate services already offered by the University. Although it is now functioning primarily as a recreation area and occasional meeting place, Childs has been able to establish respect and avoid administration problems, at the same time coming under fire for the lack of alternative cultural programming in the center. Childs comes across as a strong individual. He recognizes the problem of the center becoming a hang-out where the same students plan the same activities and then support and attend them in a narrow, repeating cycle. He envisions the center as a common ground for social and cultural interaction in which, by raising the participation level, people can come together and relevant things might happen. Apathy seems to attack the students like a sleeping sickness; no one wants to wake up to responsibility or awareness. Tommy feels that the best thing about the center is that it is l eing utilized, but always by the same people . . . maybe if everyone was to bring a friend? He says he doesn ' t have the answer (to apathy) but adds I would like to see 110% effort and HXr; utilization by students and the community to break the barrier of awareness and to show mutual responsibility and respect. That, he says, would make me happy. The student center evolved out of continued and concerted student effort, and it is sustained by student activity and interest. If it is to grow, the effort and flux must continue to be student- oriented and student-originated. It ' s good because now you know you can find someone there. Before, between classes, all you could do was go to somebody ' s room, and get high. So it serves a purpose. It ' s cool, said Adrian Harpool. A place to relax in familiar surroundings. A meeting place. An alternative to developing racial animosities, said Dwight Kirk. The Lindley Student Center is all this, Black, and freshmen, upperclassmen, meeting new minds, and throwing out lines. It ' s Tony and Kenny and Tanya and Vicki and Spyder. It ' s altern ative directions and street-corner revisited. It ' s important. It ' s Black. It ' s good. ■] man Smith LEFT: A place to relax . 105 Black potentials realized Any organization should he designed to perpetuate the specific needs and interests of the students, said Michael Davis, president of the Black Students Communications Caucus (BSCC), just one of several groups on campus helping to increase understanding of the hlack community. Minorities in a predominately white institution face the same basic problems, said Davis. Blacks throughout the campus have organized central organizations where they can discuss specific problems in their areas of interest. The BSCC was formed three years ago to accomodate the needs of a growing number of blacks enrolled in the College of Communication. They use lectures from the faculty and professionals to aid the student in planning his academic and professional career. Also included are films and the annual Black Communications Week each Spring Quarter. Goals for the year included improving the availability of resource materials about blacks in communications, such as trade journals and job- related materials, upgrading the curriculum, and increasing communication with other schools where there are a minority of students in communications with the same problems blacks face at O.U. In the past, the caucus has offered academic and pre-registration counseling and has referred students to the appropriate services on campus to aid them in problems the caucus is not equipped to handle. The newly-formed Gospel Voices of Faith is in the business of doing God ' s work, says the choir ' s advisor, Dr. Francine Childs, a professor at the Black Studies Institute. The choir began Fall Quarter with nine members, and gradually grew to forty-five. Performing mostly gospel songs, the group presents concerts on campus and in the community. An affiliate of Mount Zion Baptist Church, the choir receives no funding from University sources. But, says choir president Jackie Sims, we will succeed with God s help. Its publicity slogan is communicating soul to soul, and that ' s just what the fifteen-member Black Directions Staff, a part of WOUB radio, does. The show ' s producer, Carol Ford, says the programming is geared primarily toward the interests of the black community. The program basically follows a top-40 soul progressive format with staff-produced features, including Black Talk, Black History, and Perspective. The Black Forum Theater in its first year on campus, organized by, of, and for students, is providing alternate forms of expression and an avenue for displaying untapped black and white talents. President and organizer Bertram Hill, who first got it together with Chevolkalee Cookie Jones and interested friends, says the organization was formed, in part, because of the difficulty many blacks have in getting a chance to act in the Theater Department, The Black Forum Theater is a group of students seriously dedicated to the purpose of giving all students a chance to put their talents out to be seen, Bertram relates. The African Student Association (ASA), strives to make its programs: cultural, social, or educational, correctly identify and reflect the historical realities of today. ASA does not carry out its programs in isolation from those of other progressive organizations on campus, explains ASA President Jembe Mwakalu, nor can it afford to divorce itself from true events back in Africa. ASA took active part in the International Dinner, declared its solidarity with the African National Congress of South Africa, endeavored to explain the true situation of the Angolan debate, celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Day, and took part during the Black Awareness Week. Mwakalu stated, We want to be more and to do more rather than have more. Wayman Smith Denise Ransom Jembe Mwakalu Enid Doggett Hillel House atmosphere (■re(( Thompson Andv Karp lends musical atmosphere to Hillel House. TOP: The Israel Action Committee meeting convenes, with ltahbi lx uis EUeser (holding babj ). CENTER: Discussion centers around contemporary topics. LEFT: The Hillel House Lihran often becomes the place for livelj discussion. 109 LEFT: Located on North College Street, The UCM serves a steady stream of students and townspeople. BOTTOM: Rev. Charles McCullough feels the UCM provides an intentional struggle with values. BELOW: Many organizations, such as this women ' s group, use the UCM facilities for meetings. Greg Smith 110 Our image is that we are not a church in the traditional sense of a church, says Rev. Charles McCullough, one of the co- directors of the United Campus Ministry. An interdenominational organization supported by six different religious groups, the UCM provides more of a forum for interaction and discussion. We ' re not trying to push dogma, said McCullough. The United Campus Ministry provides an intentional struggle with values. It does not assume that any denomination has any truths. Located on North College Street amidst the fraternities and sororities, UCM provides counseling for individuals on a wide range of issues in addition to providing meeting space for over 95 different groups. We don ' t turn down any group who wants to meet here, he said. Some think that ' s great. Others have criticized us for that. It is the image of being an unconventional church that the UCM is attempting to cultivate. Instead of preaching, the four co- directors feel that counseling is one of the most effective ways of helping people. With a budget of only $58,000, 15 per cent of which comes from local churches, UCM manages to deal with a wide range of issues and projects such as Caroline, Athens Women against Rape, crises intervention, sexuality seminars, support for the World Hunger Coalition and even how to workshops for women on auto mechanics. Steve Harrison One to one: serving the needs of people Un W LEFT: Co-director Kathy Kitchen coordinates many of UCM ' s women ' s activities. BELOW: Members of the Divine Meditation Society gather at the UCM for discussion. TOP: Women ' s group listens attentively to speaker. ABOVE: Different points of view lead to interesting discussions. RIGHT: This girl isn ' t quite sure where the discussion is headed. Carole Le vinggton LEFT: Confiding in a friend makes problems seem smaller. BELOW: The Women ' s Center offers a refuge where one can work alone quietly. I nnil. I fi ingNton ' ■ ■ • I . - llll ' - 1 A room of one ' s own Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a jail; but ' til the E.R.A. (Equal Rights Amendment) is won, we ' re only out on bail, is the cry of many feminists, but thanks to the efforts of the Women ' s Center and Athens Women Against Rape (A.W.A.R.), University women are offered facilities tnat can help them overcome some of these stone walls. The Women ' s Center, an alternative educational source, aims at reaching out to people in the dorms through social activities, clinics, and workshops that emphasize the need for awaren ess in the women ' s equality struggle. The late novelist Virginia Woolf recommended a room of one ' s own to women as a place where they can find themselves, and this room is available to University women at the Women ' s Center at 321 Baker Center, which can be used by- anyone. Women gather here informally to talk about women ' s achievements and to use the books and resources of the center. An organizer of the Women ' s Center maintains that the efforts of the center are directed toward support of actions that improve women ' s positions. The fact that the center is here is an important step toward improving that position. Like the Women ' s Center, A.W.A.R. is working to improve a woman ' s position in society by destroying a stone wall — rape. Margi Van Demark, A.W.A.R. member, charged, Rape is one way society has to keep women in their places. A.W.A.R. was organized in October 1974 to give victim assistance and to educate the public about rape in Athens. Their work encompasses victim assistance with Careline and counseling, speaker ' s panels for organizations, work on a pamphlet about rape and efforts to improve campus security. Although a woman needs a room of one ' s own to develop individuality, she should not have to stay locked in it in fear of rape. A.W.A.R. advocates that women must know rape can happen to them and learn to defend themselves by physical and psychological attacks. The most basic thing, which will take the longest, is the equality of women on every level, insisted Ms. Van Demark, who believes that rape will be hampered when women are accepted equally in society. Through efforts like the Women ' s Center and A.W.A.R., women might make their getaway through society ' s stone wall to find a room of one ' s own and equality. Cvndi Woods 113 Winding down Carole Levingston ABOVE LEFT: Taking advantage of a good day and some free time to get a quick pitcher on the Frontier Room porch. ABOVE: Stopping in for an ice cream and a little extra to go along. RIGHT: Gathering for some gossip in the 1954 Room. Students with time on their hands and books at their sides adorn its walls and steps. A few who are done for the day lounge on the patio with a beer and The Post. Though not always elaborate or extravagant, Baker Center serves its purpose and favorably accommodates the students and faculty. Enjoying a sandwich and a beer between classes, grad student John Mitchell relaxed in the Frontier Room. The secret to something like this is simplicity. I like the informality. I feel I ' m not treated as an enemy here. He pointed out that the Bunch of Grapes Room is more anonymous than other Athens bars, in that it operates smoothly without any frills. As senior Becky Snyder had a cheap lunch in the Center Slice, she commented on the accessibility of Baker Center. I can find anything I need to know here. I can always count on finding a Post. She contends that the Cavern, Center Slice, Sundae School and Bunch of Grapes Room don ' t try to rip you off. ' After mentioning that she sometimes watches the news on the television in the 1954 Room, she was struck with a realization that hits many University students eventually. I guess I use Baker Center more than I think I do. Eighteen years behind the counter in the Baker Center Recreation Room has left Glen Hashman with the impression that these kids are good on the whole. He described the eight bowling lanes, 13 billiard tables, and one snooker table as some place to let off steam. Business is fine, he reports with a grin, Same as last year. Baker Center also houses the Center Program Board offices, Student Government, Fraternity and Sorority Affairs, an arts council, the Ballroom and the 1804 Room. Students and faculty find the 1804 Room a pleasant place to read, think or just survey the Union Street traffic. Baker Center, built on a foundation of simplicity and convenience, continues its daily role of being the hub of Ohio University. Although it is centered around the students, many are quick to realize that it is they who are centered around it — and are what makes it happen. Tom Federico Carole Levingston I) vr Fond TOP: Baker Center: A good place to read The Post, sit and rap, or just watch people go by. LEFT: The Center Slice where you can get a good quick meal and talk over lecture notes. ABOVE: The Cavern offers cafeteria type food service for the folks off-campus. t arolr LrtinjrHto 115 BELOW: Taking a respite from the books with a game of pool in the Baker Center game room is always popular. RIGHT: A quiet moment at a sunny window in the Cavern. Carole Levingston f We ' re proud 9 ' With the resources available, Baker Center is a success and we ' re proud of it, declared Gary Musselman. Until March the director of Baker Center, Musselman was also its prime advocate. Despite what he calls severe limitations, Musselman feels that Baker Center is prospering as a service to students and faculty. The limitations he cites are simple. Resources. We can ' t continue to give services without human and physieaFresourees. He believes that the Center could be more successful if he had the assets he feels are necessary. Baker Center has not served the campus as the campus should be served. As far as expansion is concerned, Musselman mentioned The Center Slice and The Sundae School as the most obvious and recent examples, adding that creative crafts classes in Baker Center ■ are under consideration and should be in full swing by Spring Quarter. There is a need for people to learn pottery, jewelry- making and photography outside of enrolling in a class. Musselman takes pride in Baker Center and hopes to stimulate the use of it. We want people to know it ' s here, he said with a smile. And the more people discover Baker Center, the wider Gary Musselman ' s smile grows, Tom Federico Steve Brezger 116 Ctrak Lei Engrton T( )l ' : Students ran ease hack and relax after classes in the Frontier Room. LEFT: The piano offers background music to those «ho studj. sleep or converse in the I sol Room. ABOVE: Huhhlinu soap operas or buzzing quiz show - entertain those « ho have an hour to kill in the [954 Room. C j ri li- l ini;-ti ' n 117 The Cavern TOP RIGHT: Randy Light puts everything he ' s got into his music. LEFT: Hello People combine mime with music to the pleasure of Baker Center audiences. ABOVE: Two members of the Hello People mime and ham it up for the audience. ABOVE RIGHT: Tom IngTam sings for the enjovment of Frontier Room patrons. LEFT: The antics of Hello People often keep the crowd alive. ABOVE: The Hutcheson Brothers sing a duet in Baker Center Ballroom. Carole Levingston 120 l  r Fond TOP: Brownie Magee and Sonnv Terry sing out to the receptive crowd. LEFT: Hello People uses strong visuals to captivate their audience. ABOVE: Ixist John and the Hutcheson Brothers keep everyone grinning with their picking! LEFT: Brownie Magee and Sonny Tern joke with the crowd between songs. BELOW: An extension of quest from Hello People. LEFT: The mood is serious and the heart is fulfilled for Brow nie Magee. ABOVE: Tom Ingram puts the crowd in the right mood. 123 Dan Hector, director of the Center Program Board, knows that getting a concert for Athens is no easy feat. First, you must confront a major schism: the students complain that there just aren ' t any good concerts in Athens, while promoters hesitate to book concerts at the University because of the lack of response towards concerts in recent years. Poor attendance at the concerts leads to money problems for CPB, which reduces the possibility of a big name concert, which in turn means that less students will attend because they ' re interested in big names. It ' s an unbreakable cycle. Burdened with this problem, Hector has had a considerable amount of difficulty with concert bookings during Fall 1975. Sometimes the performers themselves are the deciding factor; they don ' t always adhere to their appearance schedules. For example, Jethro Tull ' s act fell through when Tull cancelled. Chick Corea ' s tour was rerouted, and Earl Scruggs ' plane crashed. Due to such misfortunes, Athens still didn ' t have a concert to offer. An effort to get Frank Zappa for Memorial Auditorium conflicted with Dan Wagoner and Dancers, already scheduled with the Artist Series. The Tower of Power act was out of the question when the group ' s West Virginia appearance was cancelled. For a while, it seemed as if there would be no end to cancellations, and with the acts that did come through, Hector was limited with a tight budget. CPB was originally given $10,375 from the University Student Activities Council. Of this amount, $6,000 was set aside for entertainment. By Fall Quarter of 75, half was already spent. New equipment cost CPB $1,500, and losses from the Hello People act in November totaled close to $1,400. However, Hector still remains optimistic. He stresses, Just because we lost on the Hello People act doesn ' t mean we ' re going to stop programming. We ' re just going to be more cautious. The Beach Boys ' concert in November 1975, was the biggest success; the concert broke even (and then some), and gave the Athens community exactly what they wanted — a big name band that really had their act together. The Michael Stanley Band concert in January was not so lucky. Hector stated, We lost a whole lot of money. It hurt us in a real definite way — hurt the Cavern concerts, primary concerts. Yet February 4-5 brought the Sonny Terry Brow nee McGee act to the Cavern. Getting a concert to Athens is difficult — but not impossible. Cheryl Grazulis Carole Le ingston Mike Love singing and swinging. 124 r The Beach Boys was the first major concert in over a ye ar — and the 8000- plus fans loved every minute. LEFT: Our bicentennial should get such a response . . . 125 Carole Levinjfston BitlWuIr LEFT: Carl Wilson leading the way. CENTER: You Are So Beautiful Denny Wilson. ABOVE: A round of applause from Cindy (Jerts. TOP LEFT: Anne Novack lighting the way for an encore. BELOW: Gayle Baran having fun. fun, fun. 127 Greg Smith Greg Smith TOP LEFT: Gary Wright, the Dream Weaver, sings to the Convo crowd. TOP RIGHT: Peter Frampton listens to the crowd for requests. ABOVE: Peter Frampton playing to the Convo crowd during Sib ' s Weekend. RIGHT: Concerts are a good place to renew acquaintances, as these folks prove. 128 TOP: The Front Row Club eager for a good time and Home good music. LEFT: Peter Frampton slowing down with some acoustic music. LEFT: Svelte-damiT-tanilxiurinist. a positive aspect of (iary Wright ' s Act. 129 BELOW: Sargent Halls Casino lets dad flash his cash. RIGHT: If the luck ' s bad on the tables, one can always try his hand at cards. Greg Smith Special weekends keep families close Remember the Casino ? How about the mad lines outside the Oak Room? Remember the dancing on the table tops in the bars? These are just a few memories of the phenomenal annual weekends at O.U. The first seasonal weekend occurs around the middle of October. This is the perfect time for dads to catch up on all the Monday night football beers they have been denied. Dads pour out the money buying the whole bar drinks. Fathers revive the ' 50 ' s as they fill the dance floors with their daughters. His Casanova image must be coming back about now. Sometime near the end of February, U.S. 33 becomes filled with caravans of siblings destined for Athens. Imagine four little sibs anxiously waiting to be picked up by their older brothers and sisters. Four sets of huge eyes overwhelmed by the college sights, clinging to a bench. Who would ever think of lowering the drinking age to 12? It happens in Athens. When sibs come down, they do not want a lollipop, they want a beer! A big flock of O.U. T-shirts disappears this particular weekend. It is a case of the idolizing the big sisters and brothers ' routine. O.U. is very spec ial these weekends. A certain beauty shines, the blending of both young and old. Lisa Gordon 130 BELOW: ith ;i fistful of money, dad concentrates OK his next move. BOTTOM KHiHT: Casino ' s hunnies ket-p dads young at heart. BOTTOM: Had gets BOOK help in counting his winnings before heading uptown. TOP LEFT: Saying goodbye to your sib, and hello to some good memories. TOP CENTER: Taking little brother for a weekend ; a short but welcome vacation. RIGHT: A timid little sib meeting big sister ' s good friends. Carole Levingston 132 Rill Wadr TOP: The last toss in hopes of an O.U. souvenir Sib ' s weekend goldfish. Ali( VK: Leave it to sis to lose the package from home. 133 Common man ' s sports Greg Smith ABOVE: Competition among the Greeks was intense during the indoor track and field meet. RIGHT: Intramural paddleball literally enjoyed a smashing season. Where did over 14,000 University athletes compete and showcase their skills last year? In the O.U. intramural program, that ' s where. Even during the severe enrollment decline, participation in the intramural program has remained steady, according to Richard Woolison, who has directed the program since 1969. The first written record of any intramural activity at the University is from a Field Day held in June, 1890. The Intramural Department was organized in 1923 by Brandon T. Grover, who became its first director. This year the intramural program offered between 75 and 80 different activities, including such unique sports as inner-tube water polo and broomball. Now activities are usually initiated because of student demand. Woolison stated, Most activities come about because the students want them. Another unique activity is the annual Superstar competition, started in 1975. Based on the same format as the television show, it is open to townspeople as well as students and faculty of the University. Woolison commented, It ' s unusual in that no one is eliminated. Everyone competes, and gets points. The winner of the event is the person who gets the most cumulative points. According to Woolison, the main objective of the intramural program is to provide a well- balanced program for all of the students, faculty and staff of the University within the restraint of facilities and budget. Judging from the popularity of the program, it must be fulfilling this objective well. And since the program is constantly changing and expanding to meet the needs of the students, it has an extremely bright future. John Micklos tireg Smith H W VJ TOP: Spiking is a deadly weapon, but N - W- V only if one can handle it. KKillT: Time i outs afford teammates a chance to talk v- over team strategy. ABOVK: Hroomball slippery antics have made it one of the •s_-- ' students ' favorite intramural games. 135 Greg Smith Greg Smith .r. k - Smith FAR LEFT: There ' s always a crowd under the hoop. ABOVE: Dean Boeh guts it out for the Yellow Snow. RIGHT: A good handball strategy involves using the walls effectively. 137 . • v Clif Page Carole Levingston TOP: The swimming team faced a tough 16 meet schedule including state and national tournaments. ABOVE: Volleyball requires co-ordinated teamwork. RIGHT: In field hockey action, opponents battle for control of the ball. WICA hopes high As sap rises in the trees during spring, so do the hopes of the women ' s intercollegiate athletic teams. The lacrosse, Softball and tennis teams hold their tryouts in the spring. This year, according to WICA Director Peggy Pruit, should be as good or better than last year. Last year ' s lacrosse team finished the regular season with a 3-6 record and post-season play 1- 1. Two women, Joanne Bontempo and Phyllis Morgan, were selected to go to the Nationals. In addition to Bontempo and Morgan, other returning regulars are: Jan Lyon, Pam Downing, Cathy Knight, Kathy Richard, and Debbie Anderson Brown. This spring ' s schedule includes 10 regular games and Midwest selections to allow those athletes with exceptional skill to be selected for the National selections and possibly represent the United States in international competition. Last year the Softball team had an outstanding 16-1 year. Because of exceptional ability, the women Carole I-evinjrston played in the College World Series of Softball in Omaha, Neb. It was the first time a team from Ohio participated in the tournament. Ohio split with 2-2. Returning players are Peg Amos, Neatie Burris, Debbie West, Nancy Thorne, Sue Shepherd, Vala Crabtree, and Jan Rowell. The softball players play a 22- game season. The tennis squad faces a relatively unknown season with only one returnee, Jill Semon. Last year ' s team finished with a 5-5 record, while the doubles team of Debbie Sneck and Debbie Ghezzi finished third in the state tournament. This year ' s team will compete in six singles and three doubles against 10 schools with post- season competition including the state tournament. Additional opportunities for highly skilled players are in the Western Association and National Intercollegiate tournaments. Jill Semon .- -V 4S Cliff Page H( VE LEFT: Who said volleyball isn ' t a rough game? ABOVE RIGHT: Foreground Ohio player about to hit ball after opponent ' s fall. LEFT: Bobcat defense prevents pass. ABOVE: Ohio spikes ball over net. Carole l.r iniptl n Ml ABOVE: Elbows and headaches are all a part of the game against Notre Dame. RIGHT: Out of the scrum, the rugger looks for an outlet. MAC wrestling title brightens dark year The milestones and memorable events — some laudable, some lamentable — that occupied the Ohio University sports picture held student and faculty interest in both on and off the field affairs on 1975-76. The wrestling team enjoyed a superb season as Coach Harry Houska won his seventh straight MAC championship. Led by 150 lb. Gus Malavite who was rated eighth in the country, and 118 lb. Andy Daniels, the close-knit squad brushed off opposing teams almost routinely. Malavite and Daniels made impressive showings at the NCAA meets and Houska ' s recruiting efforts assure strong teams in the future. The national recognition gained by the Mike Borden case helped the two-time high school Most Valuable Player regain his position on the junior varsity basketball team after being dismissed because of his glass eye. The controversy concerned whether he should continue playing ball and risk the loss of his good eye. Though the basketball team picked up Ohio ' s AAA Player of the Year, Tim Joyce, it lost three other players during the season. Freshman Greg Cobb, UPI ' s AA Player of the Year, left to go to school in Cleveland. Darnell Irby quit the team in November and 6- 8, 230 lb. center Clayvon Williams was dismissed from the team for disciplinary reasons after a voyeurism incident in Crook Hall. What the basketball team lacked in size (Coach Dale Bandy fielded one of the smallest college squads (continued page 145) Carole Levingston 142 LEFT: Andy Daniels at an obvious advantage. BELOW: A helping holler from Coach Iluuska. BOTTOM: Swim team springs into action. U3 It was headlines in Athens in tctober. By Christmas break it n as national news. Mike Borden could have just accepted the verdict when the tram physician. Dr. Phillip Wood worth, declared him ineligible fur junior varsity basketball because he had a glass eye. Bur Borden felt the risk of injur) was his and that the University should allow him to participate in intercollegiate sports. Athletic Director Bill Rohr and Head Trainer Ski]) Vosler were following an American Medical Association (AM A) recommendation stating that anyone with a missing paired organ should not participate in contact sports. Borden, who was twice named Most Valuable Player of his Fairborn Park Hill ' s High School team in Dayton, received support in the form of student petitions submitted to University A winner administrators. As national attention was gained, largely through the efforts of The Post sports staff ' s Norm Blum, other athletes who had played with handicaps made their views known. The 6-8 freshman ' s most visible supporter was Rep. Morris Udall, a Democratic presidential candidate who had played basketball with just one eye at Arizona University. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) investigated the case and Borden consented to file suit in federal court. Udall submitted an affidavit supporting Borden. A court ruling Dec. 30 claimed the AMA ' s standards interferred with Borden ' s constitutional rights to assume a minor risk. No waiver was signed, but the court absolved the University from any responsibility should Borden be injured. By March, Borden was practicing with the varsity squad and scored two points on a tip-in in his first varsity appearance against Central Michigan University. Ginger Hall Carol Levingstot imu LOWER LEFT: If vou can ' t go through em . . . LOWER RIGHT: O.U. goalie, Robby Begg, makes one of his record number of saves. Sports in the nation), ii made up in a hustling, running style that gave them seven consecutive ictories and an early first-place spot in the MAC. When the O.U. cagers met Miami, who also had won seven in a row, the result was a t ujjh86- 63 loss that ended the Bobcats ' streak. An exciting 70-()7 loss to Kent State was the first time that the Kent team had won here in 25 tries. ( me reason for the Bobcat collapse in mid-season was the lack of a dominant figure on the court. Their former I i j-t man, Walter Luckett, was rut from the Detroit Pistons sq uad after his NBA tryout. Hill Hess enjoyed his looth Carok lye iagatoa victor} as a college coach, a 38-21 w iii over Marshall in the last game of the season. Defensive lineman Rod Day, offensive guard Ed Madison and punter and wide receiver Mike Green (who led the league with 50 catches for 642 yards and three touchdowns) all were placed on the first All-MAC team. A 5-5-1 record was good enough for a fourth place finish, though tlie team lost three games 1 a total of 13 points. ' The Hockey Club ' s 12-0 drubbing of Denison University gave Coach John McComb his 175th career win. His record throughout his 18 years in the coaching ranks places him among thi ' top ten coaches in the nation. Kill Wadr LEFT: There ' s always congestion around a loose ball. ABOVE: Persistence tin both parts: one to break away, the other to take down. US Sports Goalie Robbie Begg passed the 1000 career saves mark and the hockey team was bolstered by the return of defenseman Brian Heggie, who holds Ohio ' s single season scoring record for defenseman with 29 points. Though three straight one-goal losses hurt the strong soccer team, rookie Coach Earl Draper led it to a 5-5-2 finish, solid enough for 2nd place in the MAC. The team will miss forward Frank Vizearra, who is transferring for academic- reasons. He made the 2nd all MAC team, was voted the Most Valuable Player on Ohio ' s offense by a team vote and received honorable mention for all-Ohio, as did teammate Pat Kabba. Kabba and Vizearra shared the team lead in scoring with six goals each, and Alemu Shura and Nick Behzadi made first all-MAC team. A rebuilding problem faced by Coach Larry Clinton was eased somewhat when Ohio ' s cross country team won its first MAC dual meet since 1973, a 23-28 win over Toledo. Paced by Greg Moran and Randy Foster, the cross country team was first in the Rio Grande Invitational and ended the season with a 2-5 mark, putting them in seventh place in the ten-team conference. Tom Federico Carole I . ingston ABOVE: Trying to avoid the opponent ' s tackle, this O.U. receiver comes up with a heady idea. TOP: Going back to the dog days of practice, several O.U. players crawl after the loose football. Enthusiasm The- practice, hard work and excitement starts long l efi re the name for a clnse-knit group of jndh iduals « ho help mentslh prepare and supixirt the ISohcals in their athletic guests for victory. I -onil veils, chants and enthusiasm are Ohio ' s varsit) cheerleaders. The football season opened with two men on the squad and the crowds seemed quite receptive to the idea of male cheerleaders as a welcome addition. I5ut earl) in the basketball season, the men c|uictl disappeared, except for the Bobcat. Our cheerleaders do man) things to root our ' Cats to victor) such as the traditional decoration of the locker rooms and the halftime boogie routines to the rousing beat of the 1 1(1. RIGHT: Trying to excite the crowd, a cheerleader can get lonel but will keep trying. BOTTOM: Giving it her all. this cheerleader attempts to keep the momentum up. r ' y Vnnc ' i Woxdnjff Carwlc l-f inp.ton V, I i KM i W.-xIruM PlvJKHl Woudniff LEFT: This [ ' .{ ' . defender is a good candidate for interference. ABOVE: Surrounded b defenders the Ohio receiver gives his all for coach, team and the American dream. 147 LEFT: Scott Ix ve off the glass for two against Cleveland State. BELOW: Chuck Seltzer with the fade away jumper against Eastern Michigan. Carole Levingston Bill Wade If only you had practiced Once upon a time there were it is up to the coach to award them participating in his sport. If an many young boys who dreamed of going to college on an athletic to individual players. athlete does not perform, the At O.U., as with most other longest he can receive aid is one scholarship. Unfortunately, only a universities, football and vear. He then receives notice that few made it, and the rest were basketball are the major his contract will not be renewed. forced to pay. This is the story of recipients of the awards, having If he feels he was treated the select few. 75 and 17 respectively. These are unfairly, he is entitled to a The University ' s athletic full scholarships covering room, hearing. To date, the University department is subject to the rules of Mid-American Conference board, tuition and books. has not had a case go to the Minor sports, such as baseball, hearing stage. National Collegiate Athletic track, wrestling, golf, tennis and For those of you who were not Association. The guidelines of swimming receive only partial aid. so lucky, think of all the money these bodies allow a school some The full grants are divided among you could have saved if you would 120 grants-in-aid to be divided the players so that more may nave spent more time playing and among the various sports that the University fields. After these are benefit from them. less time studying. No longer can a student receive distributed to the different teams, a free trip through school without Bill Sweeney 148 U9 The Crowd Hi Si£ Bill Wade Fans often find things other than the game to attract their attention. Bill Wade The top of the stands gang vociferously voice their opinions on the game. 150 Comradery runs high as buddies momentarily turn their attention from the game. Leering, screaming, drunken madness flows like waves, coursing like adrenalin onto the battlefield. The cacophony roars, a freight train shooting from lager lips and Boone ' s Farm bellies. Whispers, oblivious to crescendos, break through the swirling, third down clammering. Triumphant or defeated, the fanatics depart — grinning from beer to beer just the same. Tom Federico Weary fans make the long trek home after a rugged contest. Some are too exhausted to continue the journey on their own. and others just need a break to rest their tired feet. Mill  ..,!, A fan good-naturedly demonstrates that not all tackles are made on the field. 151 152 Da e Livingston Bobcat Profile Originally I was intended to be entertainment for the children at the games because they didn ' t understand what was happening. But my image has gone from being goofy to a proud, legendary character of the University. Traditionally there is an aura of mystery surrounding my identity. I don ' t know why; it ' s just always l een done that way. However, I am unveiled at the last basketball game of the season. True to the rumor, there arc two of me — one part of me is the ' senior ' anil the other is the ' junior ' . Believe me, this life is not an easy one. I have to keep in shape — why, the work-out I go through during a game causes me to lose between five and ten pounds. Basketball games get so strenuous that I often feel as though I ' m going to pass out. I go through no real practice sessions because mainly I just act the way I feel is appropriate. On occasion I do practice with the band in an effort to imitate their actions. It ' s a relatively well-known fact that I live in Lincoln Hall. In fact, the Bobcat always lives there — I ' m chosen from the residents. Screening takes place during Spring Quarter. My interests, plans, looks, height, and weight are carefully evaluated. Naturally my personality has a large part in the screening process. Since Lincoln Hall is a male dorm, many women feel that it is discriminatory that I ' m always a male. However, there used to be a Bobkitten and I ' m sure she ' s only waiting to be revived. I often take 1 part in extra activities. A couple of tny bigger achievements were the Dance Marathon and a Six-Mile Bike Marathon. The festival that ' s held at Gallipolis State Institute is OPPOSITE PAGE: Occasionally, even the usually self-confident Unheal needs a gentle guiding hand. Carolr I . Inic.l usually an event to look forward to. Harassment is not a new thing to me. Away games get especially frustrating — I get teased, ridiculed, and called names. But I usually smile and ignore the hecklers — after all, that ' s part of my image. ( )n the other hand, away games are fun because the other school has its mascot. The two of us usually indulge in a little game of some sort — we ' ll do a one-on-one game in basketball season or chase each other with theO.U.bat. My life can be strenuous, frustrating, tiresome, and even boring, but there ' s a sense of reward when a sincere child asks for my autograph. I ' m always glad to oblige with an O.U. Bobcat. Sue Koch liKLOVY: A shy Bobby Bobcat strolls to the music of the Marching 110. IiSBpfl TOP: One of O.U. ' s hockey players entures into the stands to mingle w ith fans. 153 Baseball Basketball FRONT ROW: Keith Hawk. Manager: Darnell Irbv, Chuck Seltzer, Phil Miller. Steve Skaggs, Dave Terek, Ralph McGreevey, Manager. BACK ROW: Head Coach Dale Bandy, Asst. Coach Mike Wren. Bob Leon, Mike Corde. Randy Anstine, Scott Love, Cliff Sawyer, Buckv Walden. Greg Cobb, Asst. Coach Bill Brown, Graduate Asst. Coach Steve Moore. NOT SHOWN: DougJauch. WICA Basketball Cross Country 155 WICA Field Hockey Football ' S l 36.- (53,12, 44 a ? ;. ; W ' lr 4B if s pSS ' IS 11 DougKavlor DB 39 12 Rick Lilienthal QB 41 13 Greg Brooks QB 44 14 Lvle Govert DB 45 15 Mark Thomas DB 46 16 Steve Moss QB 50 17 Gan Homer PK 51 19 AndyVerter QB 52 26 Dave Houseton TB 53 27 PhilBuckner Flk 54 28 John Summers DB 55 30 Kennv Woodson FL 56 31 Neil Carlson FB 58 32 Mike Green WR 59 35 Steve Alt TE 61 36 Steve Miller DE 62 37 John Thompson FB 63 38 Greg Gilders TB 65 Don Wood DB 66 Chuck Barrington FB 67 ChuckTaylor DB 68 Arnold Welcher TB 69 Roger Koepfle LB 71 Joe Kopec C 72 MikeEmody OG 74 JeffPisching C 76 BillOHara LB 77 Tim Pounders C 78 Scott Downer C 81 MikeBiehl LB 82 Jess Van Fossen LB 83 Kevin Axe LB 89 Ed Madison OT 91 MikeDeLuca MG 92 Walter Moss DT 93 DaveDoseck OG Dave Miller OG Burell Charity DE Eugene Hunter DT Bob Willis MG Bob Weidaw OT Jim Bollman OT Tim Ramsey OT Tom Kauffman OT Ted Librizzi DT Bob Barrow DT John Barrington TE Bob Dubelko TE BuddvMohler DB WallvSonnie DE BillChaney DE Dennis Thompson DT Lockett LB Golf Soccer 33 Richard Allenson F 31 is Abdulla Alwazzan ....KB 31 38 Anthony Antonakos . . . ...MB 45 19 NosratoUah Behzadi . . ...KB 4:5 .16 Frank Heodrav F 43 IS Matthew Bill ... .FU 28 34 Winston Bizel F • • 49 Dennis Blackucll III! ■)• 21 Jeffrey BUwkwdl ..III! ■)• 21 Zindoga Buniru ...MB 41 II Kenneth Dixon ....KB II 27 ...111! III 15 David Hiteshew ....FB 20 21 Arthur Johns4in ...MB :i2 12 Kichard Jones .... KB :(2 IK Harold Jutkuhn K .19 Patrick Kahba F Kichard I Aiken G Ben Marshall HB Jc« McGowan F AM Menasria FB Don Musnicki F Leslie Nagy HB Ugwau Nnamani F RachidOuari HB Raadtjutheddeen KB Eric Rot land FB David Ryan IIS Terrence Shay F B Alcmu Shura K John Sports HB BillSweenej KB 39 Donald Tkacz (J .10 F ' rank Vizcarro F 30 Paul Whittinnshm G :10 Robert Wood FB 16 MarkWourms FB 47 Thomas Ziliak F F arl Draper, Head Coach Mark Berson, Assistant Coach Dan Drotar. Assistant Coach 157 wimming FRONT ROW: Dick End res, Tom Kroeger. Bill Sneeburger, Garv Reiss, Ross Bandv. SECOND ROW: Paul Vole, Mike Pangrac, Brian Wehteridge, Steve Mariske, Steve Harrison, Jim Mcintosh, Ed Pallone. Bill Herringer, Dan Meeks. THIRD ROW: Head Swimming Coach Fletcher Gilders, Jack Pavelle, John Griffin, AI Duff, Roy Cheran, Marc Werbeach, Skip Snable, assistant coach. BACK: Ron Glasgow. WICA Swimming • • a 1P« A SSfl?l? 159 Ads DOLEN ' S DRIVE IN 275 West Union St. Complete Menu Dining Facilities — Curb Service Mon.Thurs.6AM3:30AM Fri.-Sat. 6 AM 4 AM Sunday 9:30 AM- 1 PM 1 Chapman J )eu elnf A Complete Line of Jewelry for the O.U. Student Athen ' s Diamond Center 8 South Court St. — n .Th Your Happy Shopping Store 15-19 North Court St. Athens, Ohio 45701 Phone: 593-6855 Where student business is appreciated and every purchase is guaranteed for price, quality and satisfaction mm Compliments of Belk-Simpson Department Store 160 Greg Smith LEFT: A coed relaxes in her cramped quarters called a dorm room. BKI.OW : Textbooks are often cast aside in favor of more colorful readings. J.ihn I. tail., II Going crazy the easy way What is dormitory life like? It ' s the stereo next door blaring while you ' re trying to study for a quiz. It ' s sharing a pizza with friends. It ' s going to the shower and finding it ' s already occupied. It ' s making friends and learning to cohabitate with people of many different personalities and interests. It ' s an experience like- no other at the University. While some students enjo dormitory life and others hate it, all find it interesting. While many aspects of dorm life are exasperating, dorms offer many outlets for student energy. Dorm government ami intramural sports are two vehicles whereby students can participate in organized activities through the dorms. Dorms also provide social opportunities through parlies, cook-outs, and dances with neighboring dorms. Life in the dorms often tends to get rowdy as residents let out their tensions from classes. Resident Assistants provide supervision to make sure that things don ' t get out of hand. There are many restrictions in dorm life. Marijuana is not allowed, and high beer and hard liquor are not allowed for residents under 21. Many freshman dorms also restrict visiting hours for mem! ers of the opposite sex. So, there are both positive and negative aspects to dorm life. Whether or not a person enjoys it depends largely on individual tastes and temperaments. Rut dorm life is one phase of the University experience that everyone must participate in for at least awhile. Like marriage, it is something a person must accept I ' m- better or worse. John Mickloe 163 Greg Smith ABOVE: Many friends from home help students ease into dorm life. RIGHT: Door after door are only distinguished by their respective numbers. BKLOW: Telephone conversations often brighten the day. K V ■m2 W j ■ HbYv I B 1 Hey Mr. Postman, look and see . . . What innocent everyday process induces mature college students to near hysteria ' . ' what daily ritual is treated with the respect and reverence normally reserved for s| ecial events? Mail call. Checking the mailbox each day is a ritual which can be intensely satisfying or excruciatingly painful, depending upon the result. An unexpected letter from the girlfriend or boyfriend back home can make the entire day enjoyable. Conversely . the absence of a long-awaited lover ' s letter ran spoil an otherwise beautiful day. Freshmen are especially dependent on mail, as many of them are not used toli ing away from home. Letters from friends and family help lessen the totality of the break with loved ones. For most students, letters pro idean important psychological lift While some students joke about the cobwebs in their mailboxes, most take letters very seriously. For those who live far away, letters and occasional phone calls are the only link with home. So it is no surprise that students flock eagerly each day to check their mailboxes. Letters are indeed an integral part of college life, tying life at 0.1 ' . to life back home. John Micklos 165 Flora madness Harken men of Athens. We have been invaded! True, the Ohio University campus has indeed been subtly invaded. Who has done this thing, you may ask? Joe, Butterfly, Cecil, Norman, and George, that ' s who. The cleverly-chosen names of foreign spies, you inquire? No, they are the lovingly given names of plants. On any day in any quarter one can stroll along the catwalks of the South Green or the shady lanes of the East Green and observe hordes of leafy beings crowding the dorm windows. What are they thinking as we pass? What are they planning? Even while enjoying a sub at the Backdoor they are always hanging around and looking over your shoulder. And we young Americans who love freedom and have become slaves to our plants: loving, feeding, and caring for them. Many dorms over holiday breaks established plant- sitting areas for those who had to leave their beloved, silent children behind. One can almost imagine them all sitting, huddled together, plotting the final takeover of the world. Garry Larrison (ireg Thomason Greg Smith 166 nn ' V irr|E Smith TOP: Room inspection should be no trouble for someone who keeps his room this neat. ABOVK: Sometimes it ' s easier to crash in the lounge rather than climb four flights of stairs. LEFT: Mail-call is the highlight of the day — not to be missed. KKJHT: Occasionally one must take time off from the busy social life of the dorm to do homework. 167 They aim to please, but they don ' t claim to be good shots BELOW: Lunchtime conversations often set up the evening ' s activities. RIGHT: Ice cream sandwiches are a favorite dessert. SECOND RIGHT: The University ' s salad bar set-up is one of the most efficient in the nation. FAR RIGHT: After lunch this coed relaxes with the latest news from home. BOTTOM RIGHT: Orange peals, a full glass of milk and a half hour before the big test. It ' s difficult to please everyone. Many of us dread it but we go through it every day; that trip to the cafeteria for our daily intake of delicious calories to relieve our growling stomachs. The quantity is always there but the quality is often lacking. The cooks are rushed by hungry students and in mass meal preparation, it is difficult to add that special touch that results in good home cooking. Some things, however, are inevitable. It is not uncommon to have your whole floor hit by the epidemic after an evening meal. There are good nights, such as when the administrators preside over the ceremonial cutting of the roast beef or when it is Mom ' s or Dad ' s weekend. The cafeteria also provides many students with a chance to sit back and relax, read The Post, shoot the breeze or check out the prospects for future dates. The long lines can be avoided by arriving very early or late; and such common quips as, My God, what is it ' ? or I waited all this time for this? can be heard from the front liners. It ' s easy to fall into this rut and many students combat this with an occasional visit to their favorite uptown restaurant in an effort to save their systems from further destruction. Roger D. Yohem Greg Smith 168 169 John Gra bill Pet Pourri While some people are walking their dogs and cats across the College Green on a nice sunny day, others enjoy watching the piranha, sharks and goldfish. As you look into Michael P. Stambaugh ' s room at the College Inn, you are met by numerous aquariums of different sizes and shapes. Walking through the room you feel like you are in a tropical wonderland as you hear the bubbles from the water as the fish swim happily past you. I feel as close to my fish as a person would feel to his dog. said Stambaugh as he peered through the glass of his favorite tank. It was amazing how the fish came up to meet his finger as he placed it at the top of the water and stroked their backs. I have spent almost $1,000 in the past year, he said. I prefer fish over other pets because they are easier to take care of and most landlords don ' t mind them. .Stambaugh is a zoology major and is preparing for graduate school in the field of microbiology. James C. Morrison I.KKT: llappv dogs ensure a smilinK owner. BKI.OW LEFT: rets are tin burden on a moodj day. BELOW: Man) owners beat iht- dorm pet polio with aquariums. I i LEFT: Love comes in all shapes and sizes, MIDDLE LEFT: Hamsters arc popular with man; students. J..hn(,ra)bill You ' re surrounded l texture and - k, brown,  hite, yellow furs swish at your entrance. Yellow and I l uc- eyes follow your movement. Yowls and meows reach out towards you. You are standing in the Athens Humane Societj Cat Shelter. Unwanted cats in the Athens community can be left h h lure they will be cared for rather than dumped in the countryside to starve It sounds like thi I ey for the cal - sit in a cage all daj . be fed, gel a chance to run around outside even nowandthen except for one catch Sina there are onlj facilities for alien t twenty eats, if they aren ' t adopted after a length of time, or if crowding occurs, the are killed. It all adds up to humanity by man in the lonjr run. stated in a quote bj Albert Schweitzer that is taped to the front « indow of t hi shelter When man begins to show sympathy for the small animals, then his humanity liecfins to snow. .Michael Saenz Tripping through Athens In Athens you walk. It ' s healthier, easier, and more pleasant than other forms of transportation. The other modes of transportation eliminate themselves by the amount of hassle and grief to which they subject the student. Most students were probably raised as slaves of the automobile. Maybe no other form causes more trouble for the student than driving here in Athens. The labyrinth-like streets are narrow, sometimes one-way, and usually lined with parked cars. Parking is a terror. If you grab one of the Court Street parking places, you have to stop traffic while you repeat your parallel parking test and find out you won ' t pass anymore. Bicycles are superb as long as you don ' t have to pedal uphill. In Athens, hills are unavoidable and huge. Motorcycles are an alternative solution to parking, gas and distance problems, but few students use them. They ' re cold in the winter and scary. For a change, some students have used cafeteria trays on snowy days, but they ' re only good downhill. The elevator in the Music Building is a novel means of avoiding Jeff Hill, but not worth the wait. At least one student resorted to a unicycle, certainly adding to Athens ' circus atmosphere. Walking remains Athens ' major transportation form. It gives the student a chance to exercise and express himself simultaneously. One look at the different walking techniques and shoe styles, such as Earth shoes, proves this. Besides, when you walk, you see who is out and circulating, another Athens ' pastime. Scott Love TOP: Motorcycles offer the most exciting way to view the Athens area, unless you are able to maneuver a unicycle, as the student RIGHT nonchalantly demonstrates. I ' j.i Fonda ABOVE: Students sprawl in reckless abandon on a speedy descent down Jeff Hill. BELOW: One of the minor haonc l a of owning a bike . . .keeping it. ■ ZONP ONLY N DAILY SATURDAY EXCEPT SUNDAYS ANP.HQLiDAYS ? t !   ■ lynnjf.t-.n 173 John (ira) bill Athens can be particularly enjoyable perched upon the seat of a good bicycle. H l.ri-c Smith K U ' : simple walk through the Athens countryside will introduce new facets into an otherw ise mundane week. LEFT: Bicycles and Jeff Hill don ' t mix. ABOVE: ISo friends and .Icff Mill miv 175 M unfiling out is a hobby of every student at the University, and the means by which an individual relieves his hunger pangs vary greatly. There are eating places in Athens to correspond to every kind of taste. Pizzas are undoubtedly the most popular food. The free delivery to the dorms which several of the pizza parlors offer adds to their popularity. For people with smaller appetites roaming around uptown, Louie the Bagel Man, Animal Crackers and David Brennan, the fruit vendor, provide a variety of snacking foods. Snack bars in Irvine and New Nelson Halls cater to students who don ' t feel like making the trip uptown to eat. They offer a great variety of munchies at moderate prices. For students of even less moderate means, the vending machines which can be found in nearly every dorm are popular. They represent the cheapest means of relieving the munchies. There is something on campus to please everyone ' s eating habits; the only problem is choosing a place to fit individual tastes and budgets. Bon appetite! John Micklos Pleasing the palate TOP: All-American Borden Burger finds followers. Sonic lunch hot-spots After two years of dorm food, [just had to rive my stomach aDreak, were most of the comical replies received from O.U. students in a survey taken Winter Quarter on their favorite lunch places. Quite a few students stated that their cla were so close to uptown that it made it difficult to go back to the South Green Commons to eat, especially if their classes were timed close together. What were the favorite spots ? Definitely The Cavern, stated Richard Herak, a business major. The food is good, and it ' s cheap compared to most others. Mike Jettinghoff. a junior journalism major, felt that The Hungry Mouth was the only place to go. _ You are wasting your time going anywhere else, he said. Sitting in The Pub for an afternoon was an experience in itself. The variety of luncheons ranged from candy bars to four-course meals. And the time taken to eat, no matter what the food selection, was just as wide-spread. One little group of people sat around for a half- hour before they decided what they wanted, which ended up being ' four small cokes and one order of fries. Later, a student walked in to order two large submarines and a beer. Before he even sat for a minute, he had his meal devoured and was out the door. No doubt he was late for a class. It seems a little strange that what turned out to be the most visibly popular place, Honlen Burger, was never mentioned. Asking a student in a rush to get through the ordering line why he chose to eat here, he remarked that it was just the lesser of evils. Chris Bvnson ABOVE: Chakiris ' hot dogs are a favorite of man] students. 177 A special treat If there ' s a phrase to be tired of, Louie, the bagel-man (or Louiethebagelman) would probably choose: What ' s a special? Many virgins, as he is fond of calling them, enter under his lighted umbrella and are initiated into the realm of bageldom with: a plain bagel, a bagel with oleomargarine, a bagel with cream-cheese, or the special ' : a bagel with a generous spread of cream- cheese . . . topped with Smucker ' s jam. The selection, or any combination thereof, is taken by the magic tongs and heated to a delightful warmth over a charcoal fire, built into the buggy. This process is especially appreciated on those colder nights of the year. Although the unique aroma permeates the surrounding area, luring many, his greatest asset in advertisement is the infallible humor he perpetuates. Not unlike a junior version of Groucho Marx, his glib inuendos are mostly directed towards smiling and sometimes-shocked young maidens of Athens. His biggest diversion from the otherwise assembly-line process of creating the bagel to fit the individual personality is conversing with fellow motorcycle freaks and shutter-bugs (his primary and secondary hobbies) and ogling passing females. I love ' em all, he says longingly. Most receptive to amiable chatting when not too busy, he becomes strictly buggy-oriented when the pressure ' s on; i.e., Friday and Saturday nights. Often, when his homemade buggy is surrounded on these nights by bagel-mad crowds, he asks in an officious voice for some of the people to step to one side, thereby creating a flue which allows fresh air to circulate and keeps him from gagging in the crowd- trapped smoke of his charcoal fire. There are many reasons for his epicurean popularity; his magnetic appeal combines ebullient charm and warmness, an ability to keep track of when one came — so one is served in turn (there is no queuing up), his meticulous cleanliness, and, more often than not, his superb mastery in the art of bagel- making. John D. Elliott munch Chakiris ' magnetic magic A hot dog with everything is a phrase heard daily in Chakiris ' Sundry. This little delicatessen on Mill Street has grown tremendously in popularity among the students of O.U. Chakiris sells a variety of items, including subs, hot dogs and bagels. Mike J. Chakiris, the owner of the sundry, was born in Greece and came to America at the age of six. In 1969, Chakiris and his wife opened the sundry after twenty years of running the Varsity Theatre, which he built. Receiving steady business ever since its opening, Chakiris believes in serving fresh food only, and would sell nothing that his family would not eat. Their success is due to the careful preparation of the food. The special sauce for subs and hot dogs takes twelve hours to cook and comes from a special, old family recipe. Mrs. Chakiris makes the meatballs for sandwiches herself. Chakiris has been catering to the students of O.U. for many years, and they are his main business. He feels the students attending O.U. today are the same as they always were. They still like to do many of the same things. The only difference is their long hair and clothes. The general concensus of the students who have sampled the artistry of Chakiris is that the food has that special, spicy, tantalizing aroma. 178 John li I Hi, -M John D I II,... ' Bev Killian 179 Francis Woodruff ABOVE: Forgetting about that diet at the Deli. TOP RIGHT: Towards evening, Carol Lee ' s Donut Shop is sought out by sweet freaks. CENTER: Drowning your sorrows in a sub and soft drink. BELOW: Mike Chakiris ladles some of that special sauce. 180 Selling an image Spot! His voice cracks the crisp morning air. As the bleary-eyed shuffle to their cight-o ' elocks, they turn, expecting to see a stray cocker spaniel. Instead, they witness 24-year old fruit vendor I ave Brennan hop into his van while a co-worker races down Union Street to stand in an Athenean thing of beauty — a parking space. Though he has sold his wares to Court-Union pedestrian traffic for three years, Brennan has yet to reserve a permanent spot. He and his friends who operate the mobile fruit stand ( We ' re all country cowfreaks, ) travel twelve miles from Carbondale every morning at seven and do not pack up until six that night. Brennan is an ex-FBI clerk and ran for Athens City Council in 1973. He feels that he is conducting a business, though the police call it soliciting. Animal Crackers and Louie the Bagel Man, who share the corner with Brennan, also consider themselves business operations, he explained. You sort of sell the image, as well as the product, which may explain why Louie the Bagel Man may sell more bagels on a Saturday night than Animal Crackers, revealed Brennan, who himself sold Munchy Muffins on the same corner three years ago. Thej were organic, according to the tall fiddle player — made with natural ingredients, including honey and apples. Brennan, peering out from under his tattered black hat, believes that people are not eating right anymore. The more natural something is, the better it is. When you buy processed foods, you pay for the processing, he remarked. As for the financial situation of the fruit stand; on a very good day they could make $150, while a rainy day may limit them to $60. Brennan would rather see the money circulate in Athens than be sent to an out-of-town bank, as is the case with large area food chains. We buy for quality, stated Brennan, whose prices compete with Kroger ' sand A P ' s. He sells no Teamster or scab products, but does carry UFW goods. Trying to live as close to the land as possible, Brennan ami five others live on a farm, believing thai a simple life stj le is best. Their half-acre grossed them $300 this summer — mostly in vegetable sales, including a ton of tomatoes. Brennan keeps the goods on his buggy as fresh as possible. People might say ' this is delicious, I ' ve never had a pear like this before, ' when the truth is that they ' ve never had a ripe one, he remarked. Tom Kederico John I . Kill. .11 Reassessing the Greeks Exactly what is happening to Greek life at Ohio University? Actually, no one really knows. But all Greeks do know that the Greek system at O.U. is declining. This decline became evident in the Fall when low membership and financial problems caused Tau Kappa Epsiion, Phi Delta Theta and Kappa Delta to close their chapters. Sigma Alpha Epsiion also lost its house. Some opinions expressed by Greeks concerning the problem ' s cause include lack of support from the University, a poor image, the uptown social life, apathy, ' ' strict rules in the sorority houses, and residence assistants in dorms who influence freshmen. Greeks from several houses took a Greek Interaction class which was held in a different house each week. The class, organized by Jon Loyd (Delta Tau Delta), Suzie Schottelkotte (Chi Omega) and University representative Mike Sincoff, met to discuss the problems of declining membership, lack of unity, rush, pledging, publicity, stereotypes and solutions to these problems. The group decided that their major problem is Ohio University itself. They concluded that the University is not the type of school that attracts potential Greeks. Greeks must first recruit for the University and also structure rush differently. They emphasized that greater unity is needed between Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity Council to coordinate rush. They considered eliminating fall rush in order to create a more unified atmosphere for a formal rush in Winter Quarter. Other ideas, such as a summer rush like Miami University ' s would require more support from the administration. If summer rush were to be instituted, the University would have to open the dorms a week early. This plan would make rush shorter and less structured. Determined to prove that Greeks live, some Greek units managed to fight the downward trend. Sigma Nu reorganized and yellow Sigma Nu shirts popped up everywhere as the fraternity publicized its existence. Lambda Chi Alpha, chartered in January, 1975, remodeled and moved to a new, better-located house on Mill Street. Delta Upsilon also began to look for a new house. Phi Kappa Tau, Lambda Chi Alpha and Sigma Chi instituted little sister programs. Kim Mates, a Phi Mu Greek Interaction class member said, I realize the Greek system is declining, but it can be built up. Some chapters are already making progress. We must work together to fight the stereotyped image. People just don t realize that Greek life is more than a social life. The sorority has created so many close friendships for me that wouldn ' t have been possible in a dorm. Belinda Scrimenti Steve Figatner 182 OPPOSITE PAGE TOP: Sororitj girls endure the struggle of a tug-of- war (luring the annual Greek Week activities. BOTTOM: Sigma Nu was one of several fraternities « hiih reorganized. TOP: The Chi Omegas take their turn «rith the rope. MIDDLE: Representatives to the Panhellenic Association. TOP RIGHT: Nen Sigma Nus Hill ( reighton. John Fitch, John W lam and Paul kessel perform a mock hanging at the College date. BOTTOM: A few Alpha (Jams relax on the front steps of their house. I hrr l l.fa uh. 183 TOP: Starving Greeks line up in anticipation of the pizza eating contest. MIDDLE: Eating a pizza quicker than anyone else requires long fingers and plenty of beer. BOTTOM: The dance marathon was held to raise money for charitable causes. 184 LhFT-HhI.t : Proving that even pups can be pizza lovers this pooch muscles in on (he (ireek action. BOTTOM: The jfruel of the marathon dance contest becomes ( h much for this participant. F ' ranri Hmidruff 185 Alpha Angels FIRST ROW: Rosanne Sheard. Evelyn Albright, Martha Wood, Floratine Gray. SECOND ROW: Brenda Barnett, Lisa Quinn, Jackie Brackett, Karen Duncan, Valerie Jones. NOT SHOWN: LaDawn Brown, Sherrill Holbert, Laura Hoskins, Judy Jolly, Michelle Jones, Cheryl Laney, Bonnie Langford, Carmen Langford, Desiree Langston, Marva Price, Karen Turner, Rachelle Voss. Alpha Delta Pi FIRST ROW: Jane Leighty , Melinda Snyder, Paula Kerschner, Brownie Buckalew, Nancy Punderson, Lisa Lansdowne. SECOND ROW: Jane Zorn, Priscilla Di Napoli, Laurie MacMeans, Barb Wacke, Kaye Smith. THIRD ROW: Sandi Dukes, Lisa Sarringhaus, Kim Dempster, Laurie Morgan. FOURTH ROW: Cyndie Forsha. Barb Setterlin, Joan Atkins, Mary Anne Campbell, Leslie Greene, Jackie Smith, Michele Piolata, Sue Tiffany, Jan Weese. 186 Alpha Gamma Delta FIRST ROW: Sue Harrison, Vickie Ferrara, Sharon Pearcy, Kyle Coles, I .auric Hess, Marv Farris, Sara Hapner. SECOND ROW: Joni SchlossberR, Cindy Wilson, Donna Greco, Allison Grey, Debbie Inin, Di inne Gemin. Gretchen Van Huffel, Laura Lavery. Andrea Manente, Val Queer. Debi Carter, Terri Johnson, April CrowelL THIRD ROW: Nikki Klonaris, Amy Hazen, Ellen Beckley, Gina I ,ar;il la. Monice Kremin, Karen Ciampa. Man Kay Hornik, Karilon Jacobs, Sandy Householder, Debbie Line. Molly Malay, Cheryl Grazulis, Terri Vannoy, Chris Vickers. Alpha Phi Alpha SECOND ROW: GeorRe Dixon, Tommy Polk, Bruce Williams, Bennie Black, Payton Hall, Kenneth McCoy, John Flynn, V. Pres.; Phillip Buckner. Donnv Underwood. Arthur Bennett. FIRST ROW: Dean Martin, Grad. Adviser; I-avell Ray. Carl Dean. James Crawford. Pres.; Travis Corley, Secretary: Gregory Thomas, Treasurer: John Chappell. Dean of Pledges. Alpha Xi Delta FIRST ROW: Jeanie Grasso, Patti Landot, Jenny Newsome, Bernie Seman. SECOND ROW: Mary Markley, Kim Moore, Debbie Poling, Lvnn Larue, Karen Berman, Sharon Sonnalter, Betsy Millman. THIRD ROW: Debbie Green. Becky Reeves, Patty Hiranilovic, Debbie Davis, Marcy Downer. Pam Johnston. Betsy Downer. FOURTH ROW: Faye Lucy. Linda Haas. Beth Rickleman, Karen Light, Amy Schwan. Nancy Meniak, Greta Kruz, Mom Schaal, Mary Michael. Beta Theta Pi FIRST ROW: Dan Dahlen, Dave Cappellari. Mark Stone, Mark Cirin, Jeff Rulin. SECOND ROW: Winford Wipple, Mark Moorehead, Steve Semon, Bruce Lacy, Jim Stagi, David Brow n, Tom Brenner, Brad Inskeep, Rob Good, Steve Nararro. THIRD ROW: Bruce Johnson, Doug Schwarz, Jim Gagnor, Larrv Rice. Gerard Mastroianni, Barry Becker, Jim Domke. FOURTH ROW: Mark Lawson, Tim Forbriger. Dave Marshall. 9ft9999999999«9 § 9 Delta Tau Delta Jonathan Ix vd. FRONT ROW: Todd Henrv. Ken Alexander. Kevin ORourke, Dave Polacek, Jim Mikkila. Bill Mercer. Adison Smith. Ix uis DragO, Mike tssacs. BACK ROW: Doug Haire. Dave Johnson. Boh Haines. Jav Ahrens. Doug Warnke. John Cunningham. Keith Steiner. Dan Rodeno. Mike Cohanev. Tom Theis, Neil DeRue 189 Delta Upsilon FIRST ROW: Doc Schiweizer, Pete Porter, Mike Hronek, Tim Lavelle, Dean Boeh, Gary Hessberger, Les Sparks, Dave Pritcharo. SECOND ROW: Bill Jackson, Dave Oughten, Kevin Shufelt, Glenn Berzins, Mark Morgan, Dave Tate, Vince Zottola, Dave McCasland, Barry Armitage. THIRD ROW: Fred Gathers, Jon MacLean, Rick Campbell, Scott Lavelle, Charles Denton, Tom Ellis, Phil Methety, Bill Carlson, Tom Vondruska. Lambda Chi Alpha FIRST ROW: Joe Myers, Jeff Boncutter, Robert Young, Randy Stark, Phyllis Davis — Housemother. SECOND ROW: John Laws, Mark Oesteele, Jeff Green, Fred Burns, George Woolacott. THIRD ROW: Larry Galchick, Rick Brownwell, Greg Hartman, Marty Richmann, Bill Pidcock, Steve Brownwell. 190 Phi Beta Sigma FIRST ROW: Terrance Curtain, Pre-..: Salim Talib. B.O.C.; Reginald Kilgore. Director of Education. SECOND ROW: Albert Klam, Secretary. NOT SHOWN: John Boyd, Vice-Pres.; Walter Moss, Tres. Phi Gamma Delta FIRST ROW: Jay Banes, Paul Ilursh. Bret Creke. John Ziza, (Jeorge Sandlin. Jack Monevpennv. Doug I kner. Boh Zicht, Dennis (aist. SECOND ROW: Craig Robinson. Ted Yersteeg. John Clark. Rick McCarroll. Mike Keaton. Lou Grasso, Dan Fleming. Dan i .in -in. in. Jeff Elliott. Jim Powell. John Cassese. Phi Kappa Tau FRONT ROW: Brad Poorman, Ron Wood. SECOND ROW: Pat Fitzgerald, Joe Lawson, Roger Karr, Mom Evans, Jim Schrank, John Byrne, Greg Schubert. THIRD ROW: Bill Delaney, Mark Peterson. FOURTH ROW: Ken Kangisser, Jack O ' Donnell, Rob LaMont. Am m PhiMu FIRST ROW: Elena Ehlert, Brenda Bush, Belinda Scrimenti. Jane Teke, Bev Killian. SECOND ROW: Cindy Carle, Linda Bell, Debbie Stanforth, Jan Springer, Carol Nitardy, Patty Baker, Marianne Danker, Patti Arcade, Kim Mates. THIRD ROW: Dianne Huntwork, Diana Lovett, Joanne Belfiore, Cynthia Lane, Avis Cain, Missy Spero, Brenda Paradiso, Marlene Williamson, Janet Halstead, Cathy Cripe, Mom Willis, Lori Fende. 192 Pi Beta Phi FRONT ROW: Barb Pinson. Pam Rosen, Mrs. Runser (House Mother), Bonnie Flick, Diane Linn. SECOND ROW: Ann Beatte, Gwyn Francis, Kris Johnson. Cindy Gurtz. THIRD ROW: Robin Shepard, Terri Morris, l-iuri.- Hammitt, Sally Auld, Kathy Handel, Merrie Marlig. Sigma Chi FRONT ROW: Steve Kosengard. MarcTwitchell. Lance Weeden. Pat (Tyburn. J. J. Jentgen. John Lee, Bill White. Bob Kagle, Brian Baiter, Steve kurv la. iriril Capone, 1-arry Webb. (Jreir Schall. Herb Rupp, David Reed. John Moore, John Opremcak, Rob McBrayer. BACK ROW: Doug Myers, Mark Flockenzier. Mark Jordan. Scott Kajoppi. I ' at Cullinan, Jim Hauser, Tim ( iMik. Dale Campion. Bob Moll. Buzz Williams Randy Rock. 193 Sigma Kappa FIRST ROW: Kathy King, Denise McDonald, Pam Douglas. SECOND ROW: Doris Engemann, Barbara Ostrander, Kathy Navo — Housemother, Susan Reed, Janice Butner, Carole Humpreys, Jo Borris. THIRD ROW: Heidi Knapp, Ann Wilhelmi, Mary Hummel, Terry Wiley, Bethann Schroeder. STANDING: Nancy Yanity, Theresa Davis. Sigma Nu FRONT: Scott Estep, John P. Fitch, Paul Kessel, Steven J. Figatner, Terry W. Combs. RIGHT TO LEFT REAR: Steven Harrison, Eris N. Mathuews, Frank Fugate, John Wylam, William H. Creighton, III, Wayne Ballentine. 194 Sigma Sweethearts FIRST ROW: Lynn Baker. Danita (ornute. Sharon Shells. SECOND ROW: Karin (lemons. Leelk Kennebrew, Jerry Colfield, Linda (lemons, Delores Jordan, Jackie Sims, Chen I Holmes , Aprvle (rossen, Linda Bethel. THIRD ROW: Nita Jeffers, Rita Jackson. Ron Chappell. Renee Roache. Retina Kelly. NOT SHOWN: Pam Sims, Debbie Harden. Dru Mitchell. Carolyn HijfKs, Carole (ioins, Toi Motty, Konni Ransom, Auis Fain. Michealynn Thompson. (Jay Jones. Zeta Tau Alpha FIRST ROW: Glenna Lew is, Jackie Mouty, Suzanne I ' ngerleider, Lois Boright. Robin Howe, Nancy Border. Unda Prochazka. SECOND ROW: Susan Hanny Brenda Beebe. Barb Mecklenbory. Lynn Buzzard. Frances Bauer, Vana Wisner, Cathy Diemer. Phyllis Richardson. Toni Florio. 195 Angelo ' s Pizza Free, Fast, Hot Delivery Open Daily at 1 1 A.M. Sandwiches, Subs, Spaghetti 1 2 West Union St. 593-7796 HOCKING ATHENS ALBANY VALLEY BANK Athens ' Only Home-Owned Full Service Bank! Member FDIC BILL ' S ARMY-NAVY STORE PATRONS: Lettershop Plus Union Printing Co. CoagtaicJaiiotiS Thanks for Shopping With Us 65 North Court St. Athens, Ohio 196 ACRN SEATED: Fred Wright, Curtis Au. Mike Kean, Joel Weinberg. STANDING: Tom Newhouse, Rich Wells, Mark D. Armstrong, David Barber. Denny Cline, Niles Wolfson. Marty Student, James Seifert, Jon Sloan, Bill Klaus, Linda Bugaj, Rick Rosenthal. Angel Flight SEATED: Suzanne Ford, Carol Duncan, Carlita Wickline, Comptroller. STANDING: Leslee Eastwood; Administration, Kathy Bente, Vana Wisner, Lynda Stagman, Commander: Sheila Cochran, Executive Officer. Black-Students Communications Cheryl Cotton, Lelaini Rainge, Vienese Ruff in, Delores Jordon, Arthur (Ian) Hardin, Michael Davis, Kenneth Williams, Robert Jordon, Dana Booker, Debbie Day, DeNise Ransom, DeNorris Myles. 198 Alpha Phi Omega SEATED: Raymond Hunt, Gug Ellis. Jeff Mason, Robert Beasey. STANDING: Kause Chancellor, Ken Hall, Richard Kyle, Hcnn Wedman. American Society of Mechanical Engineers SEATED: James Mcintosh, Eileen McCartney, James Mulinex, Professor Fan Y. Chen. STANDING: Carl Kipp. Stephen Cowdery, David Grass. Mark Tienvieri, Philip I uman. Alex Vargo, David I andis, Richard John, Dale Machir, David Mil ray. Richard Dellinger, Robert Hague, Professor Roy A. Lawrence, Professor 0. E. Adams. NOT SHOWN: Professor Lewis F. Hicks, Advisor; Warren Bridges, Brace Chagnot, Daniel Farson, Ravindra Jain, Mehrdad Kheranian, Alan Olson, Robert Pincelli, Dwight Pittenger, William Pool, Jon Schrier, (Jary Strahinic. Larry Waitz. Robert WiMidall. Athens Ecology Group There is only one Earth, we are its operators, so we might as well get good at it. — Buckminster Fuller. MEMBERS: John Beehler — Pres., Alice Homes — Sec., Gyro Burns, Kirby Davis. Susan Good, Eric Herminghausen, Jim Morris. John Ristine, Jim Smith. Charlie Staudt. Tom Ginlev, Dan Brown. Bonnie Petrovich.John Perovsek. Will LiPhart. Brett Altieri. Harry Ballinger, Terry Michaels. Karen McMahon, Gerald Krebs, advisor. Beta Alpha Psi FIRST ROW: Ronald Marko, Mark Bishop, Sharon Perdan, Kathy Pittenger, David Best. SECOND ROW: Mark Stevens, Richard Heidebrink, Nancy Reilly, Kathy Zamborsky. THIRD ROW: John Feeney. David Potter, William Barton. Blue Key John Flynn, Steve Salt, Jim Millila, Dave Culbertson, Jim Bradley, Dave Marshall. NOT SHOWN: Michael Brown, Rick Badger, James Malone, Loren Black. Black Pre-Law Club SITTING: John Flynn, Jr., Bruce Chancellor, Co-Chairmen; Wesley Walker, Jeffery Mason. 200 Campus Girl Scouts FIRST ROW: Kathie Mavfield. Rachel Sims. SECOND ROW: l.ynn (orbett. Shellv Finke, Molly Silver, Janet Sehultz. Center Program Board FIRST ROW: Jim Artis, Diane Cook, Treasurer; Christy Woodland. Nadine I makin, President; Terry Hofran, Jane Steele, Ruth Mines, Maureen Lonseth, Tom Misuraca, Vice-President; Danny Hector, Linda Avedon, Lori Sasky, Kevin Hunter, Rob Wood, Mike Sostarich, Adviser. Christian Scientists STANDING: Susan Peiffer. Leighten (ankling, Nowell Blake. SITTING: Kllen (omar. 201 Christian Student Fellowship SEATED: Joyce Brown, Kathie Mayfield, Diane Mercer, Lorrie Hupp, Lydia Seevers, Connie Martin, Ruth Cotrill. STANDING: Timothy Tattan, Dennis Reinhart, Jammie Harlow, Lisa Higgins, Sara Mace, Margaret Oliver, Becky Kyle, Sharon Mcintosh, Steve Seevers. Circle K Terry Combs, Dr. Clifford Houk, Bill Creighton, John Moores, Eric Mathews, Linda Fultz, Nanci Cornish, Frank Fugate, Steve Faigley, Debbie Back. rr B f I ■ k i -lHI ■ WFHJ HB B B| B AI 1 BBV MtT tv Economics Club George Hegarty, Wallapa Rarnyarupa, Thomas Donley, J. D. Ingram, Patricia Boylan, Kathy Neville. 202 Delta Sigma Pi SEATED: Daniel Brooks, Chris Fearing, Dan Orsini, Norman Scherer, Ed Nemerever, Dave Thomas, Greg Emmert, Stan Kehe Sandy Zelkovitz. STANDING: Rob Wood, Don Baetzeld. John Balzarini, Wally Staresoiak, Eric Cordray, Jack Lewis, Debbie Morin, Richard Swartz, Doug Fletcher, Tom Fahey, Larry Sussberjj, (rf-orjje Hegarty, Ralph Robinson. John Gompf . NOT SHOWN: Allan Wade. Daniel Strawn. Dave West lake. Mickey McCord. Desi Mayer, Marlene Sparks. Home Economics Association FIRST ROW: Irene Barnes, Jane Gibbons, Sharon Smutny. Jackie L. Archer. Crystal L Garee. Maria Leech. Barbara Michael. Sandj Mack. Carol Whittaker, Donna L Miller, Tern S. Lay ne, Vanna Hannam. Carol Hartman. Laurel Key FRONT: Nancy Yanity, Joanne Belfiore, Carol Nitardy. Jan Johnston. Robin Shepard, Sally Auld, Chris Ayers. BACK: Sue Richards, Judy Simmons, Lois Boright. Junior Men ' s Honorary Jefferey Mason, D. J. Wilson, John Cassose, Frank Kaplan, Rich Jones, Ron Weir, John Keval, Denis Behm, John Flynn, Jr. Judo Club FRONT ROW: Jim Kael, Warren Smith, Karen Shornik, Falyce Yuill, Eric Wagner. SECOND ROW: Doug Deaw, Susan Werner, Dave Heldman, Dan Shaver, Butch Alexander. THIRD ROW: Susan Gilfeat, Chuck, Beth Sebaugh. FOURTH ROW: Don Chapman, Vicki 204 Kappa Delta Pi STANDING: Janis Mclnturf. lire- president; Na ncy Vanity, Nan Oatney, Teresa Furrow, Therese Garofalo, Dr. Lester Mills, treasurer; Caroline Mummey, Kathy Daft Patsy Whiteside, Margaret Goodwin, Chris Ayers, secretary. SITTING: Paula Davis, president; Becky Miller, V ' icki Gordon. Ruth Wiseman, Bonita Edwards, Karen Eskey, Jo Ann Owens, Merilee Kunzman. Kappa Kappa Psi SEATED: Fred Palmer, Daryl Pritchard, Pick Willison; Treasurer, Bill Gibson; Secretary, Jim Alexander; Vice- President, I arry ' Ludlow; President, Dave Day, Steve Graham, Joe Facske. STANDING: Kim Pretzer, Cliff Rowe, Dave Kochheiser, Stan Miller, Doug McCullough, Jack Delaney, Dan Davis, Jeff Horn, John Krumm, Jay Kraker, Bruce fiottf ried, Jeff Evans. Kappa Phi FRONT ROW: Linda Bell, Beth Henderson, Debbie Piacentine, Kim Bohon, Karen Barr, Nancy Williams, Judy Fry , Carlita Wiccline, Barb Stren, Doreha Donavan, Paula Powell, Mary Beth Fallaher, Martha McNuh, President, Beverly Guider, Maureen Hills, Kim Koutz, Linda Woods, Lisa Pugh. Kathy Guy. NOT SHOWN: Marcia McCoy, Sue Clarke, Genny Long, Tina Haissaple, Debbie Mitroff, Carol Henderson, Holly Saunders. 205 Latin American Association FRONT: Enrique Sanchez, Humberto Valencia, Laura Rodriguez, Regis Tezier, Anita Kain, Maria Regina Rigeire, Bias Arrudad, Ana Fernandez-Besada, Guido Rodriguez, Franciso Baldeon, Ovidie Tore, Luis Bohorquez, Mauricio Guzman, Bernd Kappel, Lynden Williams. MIA Film Committee Mitchell Dveskin, Rick Linhart, Richard Rettino, Robert Klie, Martin Peterson, Deborah Henry, Patricia Glenn. Moslem Students Association OFFICERS: AH Shuraideh, president; Nik Musdapha, vice-president; Asad Alsamad, treasurer; Niaz Khan, secretary; Saad Albarad, social chairman; Ab Rahman, Azinal Zakaria, committee members. 206 Omicron Delta Kappa Orienteering Club FRONT: Alan Stemen, John Klemens. MIDDLE: l eslee Eastwood, Sec.-Treas. BACK: John Cornwell, Advisor; Dennis Baylor, Vice-Pres.; Tom Knapp, Pres.; Dave Seslar. Phi Gamma Nu FRONT ROW: Tanya Patrella. Gina Coen, Gail Patrick, Michelle Canigelia. Pat Glenn, Tina Abdella. Julie I x se, Marianne Slough. Dehbie Reynolds. Carol Ferguson, Roberta Joy. Paula Fox, Nancy Reilly. Sue Kish, Sue Sutkus, Lorraine Coutwic, Linda Stagman. 207 Phi Upsilon Omicron FRONT TO BACK ROWS: Carlita Wickline, Joyce Brown, Merrilee Kunzman, Carlyn Taylor, Joanne Belfiore, Molly Suver. Sharon Smutney, Sandy Mann, Linda Fife, Boni Edwards, Irene Barnes, Marilyn Sukke, Denise Babeauz, president. Ruth Wiseman, Melody Beach, Lesa Dearth. Dr. Betty Jo Sullivan, advisor; Carol Hartman, Barbara Sells, Mickey Miller. Pi Gamma Mu OFFICERS: STANDING: Michele Ryan, secretary; Carol Vaughn, vice-president; Tom Eshman, president; Dr. Ray Gusteson, advisor. Pop Concert Committee Nadine Lemakin, Andy Waters, Dan Hector, Tom Misuraca, Mitch Diveskin. Jeff Calvert, Clark Culbertson, Marty Student, Curtis Au, chairman; Christy Woodland. 208 Rifle Club FRONT ROW: Steve Riddle, Mark Scott, Ken Heyer, John Flynn, Rret Gerke. Gerj (Jriffen, Dan Robb, Robert Klenk, William Beeman, Mike Mulligan. ROTC Staff Officers FRONT ROW: Cdt Maj. Tom Knapp. SFC Ken Lanzalaco, Cdt Smj Al Stemen, CPT Hush Dittemore, Cdt LTC Charles Cox, Cdt Maj. (iarv Wesket. CDT CPT Dennis Baylor, Col. Frank Norwalk. NOT SHOWN: Cdt CPT Frank Slugoski. Cdt CPTJeffEdsell. ROTC First Platoon FRONT ROW: Larry Sheridan, John Fitzpatrick. Pat Bechdolt, Doug Job, Brett (rf-rke. Mike Adams, Jeff Rerisk. Tom Krouse. Mark Chandler. Joe Wade, Ann Hinkle. Doug Hammell. Dave Oushton. 209 ROTC Second Platoon FRONT ROW: Mike Mannerino, Vick Burnette, Walt McLaughlin, Leslie Eastwood, Cris Jackson, John Klemens, Mark Gresham, Dave Zoolek. Jeff Elliot, Dave Houseton, Steve Houseton, Steve McKenna, Karen Atwell, David White, Tom Polk, Gordon Nesaard. Sailing Club FRONT ROW: Cindy Whisler, Tim Loss, Christy Woodland. Michael Wilchek, Chan Clarkson, Tim Williams, Greg Smith. NOT SHOWN: Chris Melnyk, Jim Demke, Tim Lauffer, Mike O ' Keefe, Steve Prisant. 1  J f If 111 ■iffV « j n fc - . ' T ' ill W ■ ; Students Int ' l Meditation Society SEATED: Aline Steele, Linda Bydolek. STANDING: Jim Bydolek, Cynthia Adams, Roger Quisenleerry, John Adams. Joe Gabrenya, Ed Elbrecht, Markus Perlick, Jim Balakier, Bill Dickhaut, Tamas Cramer. 210 20th Century Christians FIRST ROW: James Rushin, I)r. FrancineChilds, Jackie Dudley. Chris Nolan, Selena Fields, President; Obie Shelton. SECOND ROW: Bertrand Hill. I -oiniii- Fields, L B. Towns, Rev. Eddie Buffington, Kenny Williams. THIRD ROW: Elise Smith, Secretary; Linda I ' atton, Treasurer; Rick Badger. Walter Moss, Jackie Brown. Wesley Choir FRONT ROW: Hollie Ann Saunders, Shelly Finke, Norwelda Webb, Mary- Beth Gallaher, Karie Massaro, Cindy Klingman Carol Vaughn, Carol Henderson, Linda Wood, Lisa Pugh, Lois Johnson, Beth Henderson, Becky Ruud. Dan Waltz, Bill King, Wesley Marsh, Mike McKinniss, Bob Alexander. John Hornikle. WLIII) Radio FIRST ROW: Jim Booth, Ron Pomerantz, Bob Bajorek, Mike Kastner. SECOND ROW: Rich Wells, Dennis Doros, Max Grubb, Thad Mon Kow ski, Steve Cherry. THIRD ROW: Donna Apidone. Jim Yokers, Bill Gibson. John Berry. FOURTH ROW: Jay Kraker. Dick Dixonotto, Goeff Erb, Bob Hagger. FIFTH ROW: Unidentified. Bill Sklodowski. 211 You can take the person out of O.U. but you can ' t take O.U. out of the person Alumni Chapters and Clubs ARIZONA — Phoenix — Tuscon CALIFORNIA i — Southern COLORADO — Denver FLORIDA — Fort Lauderdale Jacksonville Naples Orlando Sarasota Tallahassee Tampa GEORGIA — - Atlanta KENTUCKY MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN — Detroit MINNESOTA — Minneapolis MISSOURI — St. Louis GREATER NEW YORK NEW JERSEY OHIO — Akron Akron Mothers ' Club Akron Women ' s Club Belmont County Canton-Stark County Cincinnati Cleveland Mothers ' Club Cleveland Women ' s Club Columbus Columbus Women ' s Club Dayton Lancaster Miami County Toledo Toledo Mothers ' Club Youngstown Youngstown Mother ' s Club Youngstown Women ' s Club Zanesville OREGON-WASHINGTON PENNSYLVANIA — Pittsburgh TEXAS — Houston WASHINGTON, DC WEST VIRGINIA — Southern KEEP IN TOUCH Ohio University Alumni Development Office P.O. Box 1804 • Athens, Ohio • 45701 212 SENIOR Johnson A. Aaron John 1). AM Mori Abrams Chris Adams Douglas Addison Salami Agbonika Philana Allen Rashid Al Motawa Philip Amadio Parti Arcade Jill Armstrong Linda Aronovskv Brian Arthur Paul Aukerman Sally Auld Charmaine Austin Kwok Shing Au Yeung Linda Avedon Abdulrazak Awangduraman Christine Avers William Badg er Jr. Donald Baetzold Pat Bail Suzanne Ball William Ervin Ball Irene Barnes Rhonda Barnes Melody Beach Carl B. Beamer Ann Beattie Dennis Bebel Thomas Becka Barry Becker Sammie Becker Ellen Beckley Denis Behm Anthony Belardine Joanne Belfiore Linda Bell Mark Bender Deborah Bennet Debra Bennett Susan Bergman Robert F. Bernoskv Charlotte Betts Eric Bikis Mark Bishop Loren A. Black William Blake Jefferv Blankenship Cliff Blakely JoAnne Blum John Bobbitt Ernest F. Bodamer III Luanne Borda Nancy Border Roy Borgman Lois E. Boright Wayne Borrelli Richard Bowen In case you ' ll ever have to know • • • Senior Class Officers Bruce Fox, president: Patt) Schager, vice-president : Dave S .alxi. secretary - treasurer. Elizabeth Bowman Kenda Boxer I.illie Hi kins Constance A. Brac Darlene Brad Terry Brennan Joe Brockert Jack] Brown Jeff Brown Thomas Brundage Kllen Brunton Hoang Anh Bui Thi Christopher L. Bumpass Rebecca Burns Becky Burt Brenda Bush Tom Cain Gale Campbell Joseph Candito Michelle Caniglia Cheryl Capuder Ellen Carpenter Molly Carroll John Cassese Victoria Chambers Charlotte Chapman Kevin Chapman Ginnie Chatfield James Chiappone Tom Cingcade Susan Clarke Deborah P. Cohn Clark D.Culbertson Thorn Collins Timothy Cook Kathy Coovert 218 OMm Lynn Corbeti Cynthia Corcoran Joel Cornette Susan ( irp Thelma Cotton Patricia Coujjhlin Lorraine Couture Kit-hard Cowan Charles l (iar Crew Sara Cunningham Kath I  ;ift jr - fe 219 Dun Dahlen Marianne Danker Warren David David Davis Debbie Davis Paula Davis Mary Daw- David Day Rick Dean AnneDeCosky Jeffery Demas Jim DePaul Kenneth DeVault Basil DeVito Catherine Diehl Michael Donahue Thomas Donley Gary Donovan Laurie Dorf Marcy Downer Christine Drescher Elsa Druckman Clifford Dukes JoAnn Dunn Mitchell Dvoskin Valerie Dye Lalene Dyshere Dave Eden Bonita Edwards Renee Ellison Estelle Escovitz Thomas H. Eshman II Carolyn Esler Judith Evans Steven Epstein 220 Faithful followers Horning classes are over. You get back to the dorm and either rush to the cafeteria to wolf down lunch, or you wait until later to eat Maybe you kip it altogether. Whatever you decide, eventually you ' ll gravitate to the lounge, where what you seek is waiting — the cathode face of the television, unveiling today ' s adventure with Ryan ' s Hoik-. [ he Young and the Restless, All M j Ihildren, General Hospital, or the Boap opera of your fancy. You are not alone. The lounge is filled with others like yourself, absorbing themselves into the lives of the Tylers and the Brooks, the loves and tribulations of Julie and Doug, the illnesses ami anguishes of Mickey Marty rlorton. They sit back, savoring every word, gesture and twist; they laugh and sometimes cr with them. Personal involvement runs high. It ' s the only constant in our lives, says one student. He s|)eaks for many. Bonds are created; friends and lovers are made between the viewers and between the characters who only exist, in reality, as a script and an electronic picture. The) see plots swell and recede for twenty-odd minutes a day. then rise to a crisis — only to be continued next week. And they come hack, day after day, weeks on end. Faithful followi interested involved and willing. Hellfire and damnation would not pull them away; it would l e unthinkable — abandoning friends. Michael Saenz 221 Stephen Faigley Kohvn Feeback Lee Feinerer William D. Fergus Carol Ferguson Robert Feme Jeffery Finkle Jack Finn Helen Fisher John Flynn Suzanne Ford Dianne Forman Bruce Fox Joel Fox Steve Fox Maria Fragasse Kevin Franzniek Charles Freeman Joan Friedenberg Teresa Furrow Diana Frush Kathy Garofalo Diane Garrett MM 222 Dianne Gemin Michael (iendreau Karen Gersten Philip (Jetz Gregorj A. Godec Garj Golembiewski Rebecca Good ballet Brenda jo Gordon Harrj Graham Steven draham Shellej Grannell Donna Greco 223 Debhie Green Ste e Greene Joyce Gregory ' Allison Grev Suzanne Grote Tom Gubar Peter Guglietta Curt Guhl Karen Hale Tamara Gwilym Hall Jane Hanshumaker Sara Hapner Roxie Harbison Jeffrey Hardcastle Beverly J. Harris Steven Harrison Carol Hartman Mary Harwood Priscilla Hastedt Tom Hauenschild Susan Hayes Robert Hedrick Richard Heidebrink Richard Helmuth 224 Mar llenne Laurie Heuermann Jeffre} Hilton Charles Hinze) Krifl Hold. nil. in Rebecca Hollinuer (Jan Holloua) Hannah Holm Woodj Holt Gar} Horn Patricia Home Jeanne Houlf 225 Dennis Houston Robert Howard Mary Hummel Dianne Huntwork Rose Hyer Jesse Ingram Raymond Irwin Kim Jackson Karilon Jacobs Mark Jacobson Kermit James Marilvn Jasin Deborah Johnson Guy Jordan Marilyn Jordan Mickey Jozwiak Roger Karr Mohamed Kasim Charles Keen Anne Kemmerle Janet Kepple Gary King Robert Kirk Kathy Kish 226 1 BET 1 A ex Haley: Only fate — HMCMaadSto) — J K For Alex Haley, his book, limits, began in thi most innocuous of ways, and yet expanded to occupy him for more than n earch and development, covering not only his life, but that of In- ance tor both in North America and in iambia, Africa. Mr Haley spoke to a Memorial Auditorium a Tuesday,No 18, of the Kennedy Lectun Series, about this saga of Black history, and with his Illustrious narrative, he carried the spellbound audience with him from the depths f his childhood memories to the distantjungle village of his ana Author of the epic Malcolm . Mali j related his early encounters with writing, telling of the Coast Guard ship he was with in World War II, and of the reputation as a writer that he acquired as a result of many amorous letters he penned to the Australian girlfriends of his shipmau - ( All of my clients white . the brothers didn ' t need this help. ) He moved on to writing increasingly important mat. rial for periodicals such as Harpers, Readers Digest and P aj boj Roots is, according to rlaley, the saga of a people, not a family, and concerns itself with the results of the research into his African heritage before his forefather was brought as a -i.e.. to this land. He told of the stories that had been passed down through generations in his family. They were about the Africa that was left In-hind, ami carried dow n « ith the story were African w.,rds h Inch later helped Haley piece together the puzzle of his past At the climax of Hale] s story lie his experiences when he visited Africa and heard of stones of his ancestors He described himself riding through his ancestors ' primitive illage, after its inhabitants realized who he w as. with his hands over his . screaming and crying. It just wiped me out, he explained, and elaborated bj saying that it w;ls only fate that picked his ancestor from the forest of this area, rather Ulan another, which would out him in the position of the villagers, who were now greeting Haley as a killer. A wry relaxed speaker. Haley, sometimes leaning heavily on the podium, conveyed all of the anger which he felt at times while researching the treatment of Black slaves; astonishment, which occurred as historical facts, cultural facts and memories came together; and the awe he felt while relating with the illage griot, literally a walking archive, containing facts, to the minutest detail, of centuries of histon A film version of Roots, which, to Haley is the story of one, the saga of all, is to be telecast this bicentennial year over a six-hour l criod. 227 Suphot Klinprat M)m Thomas Knapp Lee Michael Knepshield Lemar Knighten Dave Kochheiser Jeff Kokensparger Walter Kolisnyk Karen Komac Mark Kouba Marcia Binau Kovacik Daniel Krajcovic Pattie Krempasky Kris Krieger Kathry n Kroeger Dennis Kronenberg David V. Kuhaneck Kathleen Kutsko Steven Kuzmiak Bruce Lacy Roland Lajoie Jr. William Lambers Cynthia Lane Bonnie Langford Janet Langmead t 1 228 sM Susan Muss Todd llutto James Jackson Hazel Jacob Klnora Jenkitu Rosemarie Jessen Frank Kaplan Jane Ann Karr Renee Kemp Davie Kepple Susan Kish Bob Klie Sharon I -i| Ann Latternian Susan Ix-aih Mitchell I edcrman JoKllen I einiii I.a rence I x-nnertz Nam } I. uis Deborah Line Charles I.ipps Wendy Lob Arthur Iyodge Nadine I omakin 229 Genny Long Nancy Ixing Cathy Ix reno Candy LosegO Steven Luc Larry Ludlow Richard Luther Donna Jean Lyons il Jon Maclean Eileen McCartney Michelle McCauley Christine McCorkle Jeri McCoy Kenneth McCoy William Mcllvaine James Mcintosh Janis Mclnturf Hubert Mclntyre Dan McKinlev John C. McKinney Gail McMahon Gary Mack Sandy Mack Julie Mudonia Jeff Mauk Seal Mann JoAnn MarcheRKiani H. Charles MarU Betsy Masla Ronnie Ma nard John Mehaffej Geraldine L Meh in Ken Mendenhall Jean Merritt Karen Metzger Kranri W mKjruff 231 Mary Mihalick Anne A. Miller Barb Miller Jay Miller Ulna Miller Llovd Miller Stan Miller Margaret Mock Jorge E. Moheyer Laurie Morgan Lisa E. Morris Patricia Morris David Murany Doug Myers Karen Myers Pam Myers Joseph Natoli Jeff Neidert Carol Nitardy Fred Nevins Helen Newsad Scott Nixon Carol Nolan Gloria Norman Nanette Oatney Usman Ogungboye Don Olson Michael O ' Malley Daniel Orsini Jose F. Ortega Silas Oshajare Dixon Otto Kinikanwo Owhondah Ann Oyer Debbie Pacyna Mark Palkovic 232 r—n The beauty of the dance Let ' s dance! isSabiha vVorell ' s favorite phrase. She is referring to the exotic belly dance which she teaches to local residents, as well as University students. The Middle Eastern belly dance has hit the hills of southeastern Ohio, just as this craze has spread all over the United States. Residents from Athens, Nclsonville and Ijogan are all engaging in the dance. Sahiha has quite a variety of students, all of them female, with ages ranging from seven to sixty-four. Sahiha. a realtor in Athens, loves the art of the helly dance. hen the music starts. she s out dancing, enjoying everj minute of it. She say s a bell} dancer can ' t dance without her skirt. The heauty of the dance is in y our movements. She started to teach last September, w hen Ih-IIv dancing stopped being associated with burlesque and night clubs. When I first put the ad in the Athens Messengeruie phonedid not stop ringing for weeks. Everyone wanted to learn. According to Sahiha, she has as much fun teaching as the students do learning. She loves to dance, and after the basics are taught and everyone is relaxed, the dancing begins. Very little verbal explanation is needed. Sahiha is very pleased w ith the progress that the students in her classes have made. She is enjoying her success and plans to have classes as long as there are people w ho want them. Since the students in the early classes usually continue through intermediate and advanced levels, she will probably have enough business to keep her dancing for a long time. Kim Smith Frederick Palmer Todd Palmer Richard Papa Gayle Patrick Jim Pavlik Anthony W. Payne Gregory Pecca Susan Carol Peiffer Jaime Perlov John Perovsek Richard Petak Garv Pillar Gene Pinkus Robert Plassman Toby B. Plummer Andrea Porter Mike Precker Virginia Vargo Price Susan Pridmore Karen Pruett Raad Qutbeddeen Bette Rader Sandy Rainbow John Rainsford 234 Kath) Raita Wallapa Ramyarupa Marj Rand Denise Ransom I iri Ratzenberger Douglas Reeder Rosalie Reese Rebecca Reeves Jaiu ' t Rrnmrkcr l«irr Rice Sue Ric hards Gail Riefa 235 Dean Rine Jr. John Kistine Cilen Robbins Michael Robey Kenneth S. Robins Robin Roekey Al Roman Carole Rosenberg I)a id Rosenblatt Steve Rosengard Stacey Ross David Rothenberg Clifford Rowe Monica Rucker Mary Rudell Pam Rudv Cynthia Rueckel Michele Ryan Andrew Sabados Kathy Sanders Marcia Sanders Mary E. Safranski Robert Salamandra Anita Salins 236 Steven Sail Tamera Salt ickie Sauerbrei Hollie nn Saunders Kick Saj re Carol Schaefer Norman Scherer Dehliie Schmid .lanel Schmid Steven Schmidt illiam Schneider Kenneth Sciidiiva Suzie Schottelkotte Jim Schranb Janet Schulz Susan R. Schuyler Amy Schwan Jackie Schwartz Steve Schwartz Deborah Seiger Barbara Sells Jim Shanlej Dan Shaver Robin Sheck 237 Robin Shepard Brenda Shepherd William Shumay Joy Simmen Janet Simmonds Judie Simmonds Jeff Simmons Susan Slagle Bradlev Small Elise C.Smith Faye Smith Glenn Smith Kaye Smith Norman E. Smith Melinda Snyder John Socotch William Spain Sharon Spangler Thorn Speakman Jerry J. Spetseris Jan Springer Lynda Stagman Michelle Stechler Jane Steele Ellen Steen Debbie Stellon Shelley Stickler Tom Stoneburner Kathy Strauchon Alan Strickler Rebecca Stricklin Barb Strom Marty Student Marilyn Sukke Daniel Sullivan Molly Suver 238 Cursing the daily climb I hear their drunken voices screaming as those survivors of a weekend uptown rush madly down your bricks. The i oundingof their feet barelj fades aw a when it is replaced by the groaning and whining of an ill-equipped VW trying to scale your height before losing the battle and rolling backwards down into the slumbering East Green that lies at your feet. I ' ve often found myself gasping for breath as I reached your top w ith shaky legs and a racing heart that only told me w hat sad shape I was falling into. I ' ve smiled smugly when I ' ve seen others huff ing and puffins and trudging along « ith flailing arms and giant steps normally reserved for lunar walks. In frozen w inter times, I ' ve know n your glazed sidewalks to Ik- used by mad thrill seekers squatting on cafeteria trays as they race blindly down toward their meeting with the fender of a parked car. In pleasant, sunny times. I ' ve seen your steep incline challenged by the pride of confident cyclists steaming to your top in a test of strength and honor. I ' ve heard you cursed and cursed again by those w ho face j our daily climb. I know those who try to avoid it with the help of a lazy elevator. Still you ' re there to draw complaints and sighs from weary climbers. Another car roars, ready to take off like a jet straining up over the top. The next group of retreating partiers gathers for their dow nward dash, and I smile weakly as I think of how you ' ll be waiting once again for my regular morning assault. Dave Johnson 239 Tonya Swanson Syed Shamsuddin Syed Hussain David A. Szabo Yew -Boon Tan Lisa Taylor Rick Taylor Patricia Thomas BobThomsen Joseph Thompson Johneice Threat Eileen Thurman Mark Tienvieri Robert Trout Gail True Jim Turcovskv Randall I ' hlar Suzy Ungerleider Steve Vana Jeff Van Dyke Susan Van Hala Cannis Vann Patsy Vehar William J. Vernon Charles Voll At the movies in MIA It seemed no one could hear. The mo ic through all the cheer. Not that it was an award-winning presentation; The audience clapped at anj animation. voice demanded, ' Focus! Don ' t )ji « ' us this hocus-pocus! While someone else sanjj hadh along, ith the movie ' s theme son ;. Thursday . j elled t he crowd. Then the noise began to yet quite loud. And in the hack row The heer and laughter In-jjan to flow. One fact is sure — From the comments there is no cure. The Audience alwaj 8 has plenty to say, t the movies in MIA. ( hcrvl (irazulis Frank Vovko Lannj Wagner Sheree WaTbum Tom Waklcik Nancj Waldren Angela Walton Douglas Warnke Tico Warren Douglas Wasson Michael Wehr Stanle .1. Weiner 241 Stanlej Weiner Gregon Weisenberger Marc Werbeaeh Hill Wetzel Patsy Whiteside Denissa Whittington Kathyrn Wiens Ann Wilhelmi Andrea Williams Timothy Williams RickE.Willison Claudia Wilson Karen Sue Wilson Noreen Wilson Pam Wilson Mark Windell Mary Winkler Walter David Winner Ruth Wiseman Evonne Woloshvn Christy Woodland Gayle Woods Kim Woodward Ted Woznicki 4 Ai4fc«T« 242 — Roger W riuht Nancj Vanrtj BethVockej Nancy Zaharew i Kath Zimmer William V.Zuk Oju Amachree Diane Barr Glenn her ins Klizuheth B noe Don I . Kllis Shirks Metro Matt Schwartz Brent Sommer Nancj Waldron Peg Watson 243 You ' ve got money to blow on something special so you head to an auction. Every Saturday night at seven, students and townies head for 18 1 tepot Street. Anyone who wants to sell something can take it to the auction house and get 80 per cent of the sale price. Many of the items are loose and secondhand ones from local stores. When you go to the auction, you pay a $1 deposit and get a number. You raise your number to bid, and the amount is credited to your account. You pay as you leave. Or, if you buy nothing, you get your deposit back. The auctioneer, babbling wildly, sets the price high at first, lets it fall slightly, and then makes it rise again. If one item will not sell, men keep stacking several items on the table. If you want one, you have to buy them all. Young couples, students and children bid feverishly on chipped dishes, scratched mirrors andold blenders. Some wait for the bargain TV sets, power tools and furniture. Decorate your apartment, buy Christmas gifts, or just have fun. You may walk out minus a few bucks, but you won ' t be sorry. Ginger Hall Saturday night bargains GregThomason 244 Playing the student employment game When someone comes in to apply for a job off the bulletin board, first ask if they nave an OIG, NDSL, BE ) ;,..(• SK H) and if they aiv full or part. If 1 Ui answers arc no, ask if they have previously filled out a student ap. If yes, it ' s in the basket or file. If no, have them fill oik- out. Ignore the hit about using a pencil; pen is acceptable unless, of course, they prefer the pencil. Cross reference is a must for all jobs list person on job card and job on person card. Then give them a referral card. Such is an example of the tons of paper work and the mass confusion involved in the Student Employment office. Handled through the Financial Aids Office. student employment begins when a student finds a desirable job listed on the bulletin board in Chubb Hall, fills out a student application card, and receives a referral card entitling him to an interview . In many ways, student employment can be more profitable than the University-affiliated Work Study Program. In the student employment system, a student can obtain a job that pays above the minimum wage of a job that offers more prestige and advancement Opportunities. I fp to forty hours per pay period maj be arranged around class schedules. Often it seems that the Qniversitj creates jobs for thi ' sake of increasing the job market. Numerous substitutes are hired for dining hall work. Mundane jobs are given fancy titles: salad bar assistant, examination supen isor. ( Iccasionally an impossible to fill job will be handled through the student employment service; consider the job asking tor a Southeast Asian research assistant the applicant must have Southeast Asian background knowledge, high typing skills, and be fluent in at least one Southeastern language. To the naive, the job seems impossible to fill. Yet there were many applicants and the position was filled. Belonging primarily to the students, the employment sen ice is a pure example of the old maxim, you are what you make of yourself. Betty Reese, a regular job-poster from the Athens community, summed up tier attitude towards the student employment service, I have yet to be disappointed. Sue kiK-h v. ■- Gospel voices of faith FRONT ROW: Cheryl Davis. Helen Robinson, Angela Gillespie, Michele Pierce, Enid Doggett, Aprvle Crossen, L. T. Randle. SECOND ROW: Obie Shelton, Linda Patton, Gwen Spencer, Pam Boone, Glaydes Yelks, Laura Hoskins, Jacqueline Sims. THIRD ROW: Tamara Howard. Eloria Blount. Bonnie Langford, Tern Mann. Patricia Lanier, Delores Jordan. Brian Johnson. FOURTH ROW: Danetta Render, Veronica Chappell. FIFTH ROW: James Rushin, Bruce Williams, Michael Phillips. Wilarene Williams. Rick Badger. Samuel Lockhart. Walter Moss. Ken Williams. 246 The all night show Staying up all night is not uncommon to most college students. After putting off the task of studying for days on end, man) students find it necessary, at one time or another, to stay up all night cramming for a mid-term or final! Students take breaks from stud} ing in different ways. Many students take naps or get snacks, while others do something a little more active, such as play basketball or go s imming. The atmosphere w hile studying also has many variations. Certain students prefer music: others enjoy the peace and quiet of the library, where the) can concentrate w ithout distractions. It is often nice to study while relaxing in bed. At other times, however, sitting at a desk with a window open, with the air crisp and refreshing, is preferable. Drugs also plav an important role in studying. Many scholars pop No Doze to stay awake; others would rather study high, saying. I can really get into it. Reaching deeper into the drug scene, speed is used by many to keep awake and alert for long periods of time. Fritz Drake, a freshman in radio-television. sa.vs. I don ' t recommend pulling all-nighter to cram for exams, but if I had to. I ' d ha e to use ' speed ' to sta) up. Ralph WcGreevy, a resident assistant in R or Hall, comments, If I had to sta) up all night. I ' d find myself a steady companion and pra) I make it all night. Hopefully, I wouldn ' t Bleep through my final. It is clear that there are many different methods to st ud) . and it ' s often quite difficult to tell w hich method is best. The choice is yours. I5arr Kiinlirnu ' h 247 Student recruitment with student involvement What makes freshmen come lo Ohio University? Students come here for many reasons, but without the recruitment work of the admissions office, chances are many high school students wouldn ' t even know O.U. existed. Extensive recruitment efforts involve not only admissions counselors, but also faculty, other administrators, alumni, and students. Two years of the extensive efforts began to pay off as the admissions office noted a 30% increase in applications over last year. Dr. James Walters, director of admissions, predicted an enrollment increase of 500 freshmen for Fall 1976. Walters, who took the post in August 1975, said his goal for the 1975-76 school year was to hold our own and stabilize the enrollment. Things are working out even better than expected, he added. In the past five years. O.U. ' s enrollment dropped, while that of other state universities increased. This year O.U. ' s application rate is increasing at a rate similar to other state schools. The admissions staff made a personalized approach to recruitment. John Blatnik, assistant director of admissions, said, We are trying to get at the students ' needs because we want to keep them here. We don ' t sell the University, we are more service-oriented. Walters described the recruitment efforts as marketing. He explained, We have a product, and if it meets the needs of a student, the customer, we do our best to inform him about the University. He added, We are not slicking anybody into O.U. We are candid and honest, even if it means telling a student to go somewhere else. If a student comes to O.U. and isn ' t happy, he bad-mouths it and wepay the price later. The all-out recruitment efforts centered around publicity and increased contact with students. The staff made contact with nearly every high school in Ohio. They increased visits to high schools, employed college night appearances and made mailings. Area receptions in seven major Ohio cities involved joint efforts of the admissions office and alumni. People from all facets of University life were available at the receptions to answer questions and inform prospective students. Prospective student weekends during Fall and Winter Quarters brought over 1,000 high school students to the campus. Statistics proved that getting the students to the campus increased the chances of them attend ing. During the weekends, students lived in a dormitory, attended informational sessions, toured the campus and received free football or basketball tickets. Student involvement played an important role in the recruitment efforts. Walters said, Students are always the best recruiters of any institution. The office made use of students by instituting the Visit Your Hometown High School program. Over Christmas break 120 students returned to their high schools to recruit for O.U. Blatnik said, I was surprised at the turnout and willingness to do anything for O.U. He said he hoped to see the program expanded. Other students had more formal involvement in the program. Junior Jon Loyd coordinated daily tours and the weekend programs. Senior Susie Goyer coordinated the area receptions. Other students worked as tour guides, volunteered to help out on weekends and attended area receptions. Delta Sigma Pi members acted as tour guides for the weekends. One weekend 20 girls from Treudley Hall took prospective students to campus events. Concerning Ohio University ' s image, Walters said, Although the image problem still creeps up, it ' s diminishing. People are realizing we have a good school and good programs. Belinda Scrimenti - s = o - CO Author and feminist Susan Hrownmiller spoke to a Mem Aucl audience in January ;i- part of the Kennedy I erture Series. Maurrrn France Brow nmiller told her audience that men have subjugated women through rape. 249 Alpha Kappa Alpha RIGHT: Jacqueline Brackett, Vanessa Bell, Martha Ward, Brenda Barnett, Donna Lowery. Sherri Wathen, Susan Watson. BELOW: Johneice Threat, Faye Smith, Deborah Davidson, Michelle Laisure, Geneva Foster. Beverly Harris, Georgia Threat. MYERS _wgmm ITY 1804 CLASS GATEWAY 250 ■ M People spend 3 months of their lives earning enough money to huy a car. But the) spend no time learning how to huy a car. They go to the car dealer and say ' take me ' and the dealer ohliges them. Inspiring advocate You represent the greatest single group of intellectual leisure power in the United States. Ralph Nader said Monday, March 1, to a full house in Memorial Auditorium. The possibility of great improvements is in tVie hands of students. Why not learn traditionally like you ' re supposed to learn, but also [earn how to be an effective citizen? asked Nader. The way most societies deal with the young is by processing them. The way this society deals with the young is by producing 22- year-old adolescents, ' said Nader. He feels the voung are concerned with trivial differentials of beauty because corporations control the standards of beauty. Ralph Nader is responsible for the passage of at least six major consumer protection laws. He organized Public Citizen I ncorporated and has been ranked the fourth most influential man in the nation. liettemarie Nagorney 251 Omega Psi Phi Clifford Johnson. Nathan Duncan. Clement Crosby, Rohert Norton. Ton Charles. GET WORD £ (ire Smith iiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiii Pre-Law Club John Flynn. Carol Vaughn. Micky Rvan. H illiam Schonberg. 252 Trainers; finding out the whys If you have plentj of time on your hands, a desire u help other people and to know college athletes, then you would be a good candidate for the O.U. Athletic Trainer Program. Seniors Denis I). Benin, Owen Keller and Kevin Hoi lis spent over 18,000 hours in the program during their four years at ( .U. Keller describee a lengthy day as Classes in the morning until maybe two, with all practices usually starting at 3:30, we must be in the training room • mi -anil-one-half hours beforepractice and again for treatments from 7 to 8:30. Study comes after that. All three indicate ' that the major difference between years is the trainer ' s responsibility. After the freshman year everyone works with a sport. In the junior and senior years, they are in charge of a sport with people working under them. You are on a different sport practically every quarter and there are different injury situations from one sport to another, explained Mollis. Behm and Mollis recall their most outstanding injury during football training. We were standing on the sideline and the quarterback came sweeping around the end. About lour or five guys tackled and all piled up. We heard moaning and groaning right in front of us. One guy was delirious and spent the night in the hospital. It was a rare injury, explained Keller of his most memorable injury attended. His leg was out to the side and he was in a lot of pain. It was downright uglj . Keller pointed out, It is important for us to find out the whys behind the injuries. Our primary dutj is the prevention and treatment of athletic injuries. _ Student trainers graduate with a B.S. in Health Education with special emphasis in athletic training. Upon graduation, they are eligible for certification by the National Athletic Trainers ociation. '  • f. ' s program is recognized by the National Athletic Trainers Association, which is accepted by the American Medical Association. Behm will be with the Cincinnati Reds Farm Club this summer in Billings, Mont. He wants to return to school in the fall in physical therapy, later returning to professional sports. Keller would like to he a trainer in fast moving contact sports like football, soccer or rugby. Hollis wants to be in charge of all sports at a high school. We have the authority to say a guy will or will not {,«•(! hack in if he cannot adequately participate and protect himself. Keller asserted. ' Most of the coaches listen to us. We are supcr-first-aiders, the three referred to themselves, which includes anything up to the administration of drugs, and even performing CPR, closed heart massage. Ronald Hicks I.KFTTO RKJHT: ()«en Keller. Denis Behm. Ke in Hollis. ft ' IK it • ft Social change through action Although it began as a project for special education majors, the Gallipolis State Mental Institution volunteer project now encompasses students from all areas. Eacn weekend, O.U. students travel to the institution to help the patients and make life more enjoyable for them. As one volunteer put it, it is an opportunity to help change society through direct action. Photos by Mary Schroeder 254 If you did it at home as a child .vou were spanked. If you did it in another town you might be arretted. But in Athens there utone wall on which vou can write without fear of reprisal: TfctWall. 71 ' i ' The graf fift all is located at the t p of Hichtand A ven ue near the West Green, and here you can w rite y our mVssages, . announcements, or frustrations in a nvvriad of colorratia , styles in uninhibited freedom. . ( B4ta4 hrCy ft VfOMarchmglWid f ' J. f , Welcome Cathy . . Occasionally events are announced on the wall. Sometimes the message is complete; at other times it could be termed mysterious. OU Symphony plays tonight at 8 ; Joshu coming. Whatever the message, whenever the change, the graffiti . wall offers a kaleidoscope for everyone. Perhaps in your heart pertains directly to you. Sue K och 255 Surviving another year It is very difficult to produce a college yearbook. Many people doubt the necessity for one while others eagerly look forward to receiving their copy. Yearbooks are one of those things you don ' t miss until you realize you don ' t have one. Sometimes looking back can be painful. A yearbook is oftentimes the only tangible evidence that you ever went to a place called Ohio University. Despite the many shortcomings of this book, the staff feels it has made some major accomplishments which hopefully can be refined in the years to come. We have moved to a Spring delivery book, included nearly sixty organizations, and covered a wider variety of subjects than previous books. Essentially, this book was produced in one quarter. This was due to the late start caused by the uncertainty of the book ' s future and the move to an early deliver The additional handicap of a volunteer staff being required t put in many long hours was also detriment to quality. The staff would fike to thank our advisers J. W. Click, editoria and Earl Meyer, business; who helped save us from extinction caused by a legacy of which we had no part. Thanks also to Wes Mirick, Taylor Publishing Co. representative, who helped us make the difficult transition to a Spring delivery book on such snort notice. Judging by the support we received from numerous students, faculty and administrators, future books are certain to be a vast improvement over this one. However, the 1976 staff hopes it has succeeded in laying a firm foundation while producing an adequate yearbook SOME OF TH( )SK WHO MADE THIS BOOK POSSIBLE: Left to right: Bill Wade, John Elliott. Sue Cairo. Jack Finn, Tom Federico, Ginger Hall, Steve Harrison, Bill Sweeney. Roger Yohem, Sue Koch. 256