Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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Baker Center Tour — 13

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A college of student activities Students Defending Students advises and councils students charged with violations of the student code of conduct. SDS works closely with judi- ciaries and students to advise on punishment. The third floor boasts a host of meeting rooms and student offices, in- cluding the Student Activities Office. The Student Activities Office is the place to start if you want to become involved in any sort of student organi- zation. It publishes a list of organiza- tions along with the names and phone numbers of the current president or chairman. Terry Hogan, Director of Student Activities, along with Nance Lucas, Assistant Director of Student Activities, are determined to make student organization involvement a re- warding experience through leader- ship programs and the publication of Campus Connection, the Ohio Univer- sity newsletter for campus organiza- tions. The Athena Yearbook office, BACCHUS, SAC, Student Senate, SES, and Greek Councils are all located on this floor. BACCHUS is a nationally affiliated organization committed to alcohol awareness through dorm program- ming. Mixology and a virgin bar? No problem — BACCHUS sponsors a program just for responsible party planning. BACCHUS isn ' t against drinking we ' re here to provide counseling referrals and to encourage responsible drinking, said President Lori Eskeck. The Student Activities Commission funds various student organizations based on quarterly program outlines and monetary requests. Student Escort Service, manned largely by the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, provides an option for the student walking alone after dark. Members escort as well as dispatch. The Athena staff is dedicated to producing a quality yearbook repre- sentative of the multi-faceted life at Ohio University. Members copywrite, photograph and edit the student-run publication. Traveling down yet another set of stairs, the visitor confronts the mainly administrative second floor. Made up of meeting rooms, a ballroom and the Alurnni Lounge, it also contains the Student Life Programming office. Mike Sostrich. director of student life, can be found in room 205. The first floor, yes, has check cashing and a Jubilee machine. But it also contains many student services such as typing rooms, a directory of all registered students, two local phones, a TV lounge and a study lounge complete with a piano. The desk sells such items as pencils and pens; it also hands out literature on various topics. Below the main desk is the ground floor which includes the offices of the Post; Suzi Greentree ' s, a local eatery; and the Frontier Room. Although the Frontier Room has a spring quarter reputation as the place to hang out in the sunshine on the beer garden walls, it is primarily in- tended as a programming device. Pro- gramming is done six nights a week to expose movies, comedy and cultural experiences. The Baker Center basement con- tains a recreation room, the bike and camping shop and a bowling alley. Baker Center ' s diversity may seem confusing to the average freshman, but within its walls are housed the central functioning organs of all student life activities. Every committee needs dedicated members and the diverse offerings of Baker Center accomodate the interests of every student at OU. Tim Geoghegan 12 — Campus Life

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908 people jam Byrd Arena to break a world Twister record TWISTER GAME Students go for the record By Judy Polas I ieft hand yellow, right hand green, right foot red, left foot blue, and that ' s the end of round one OU! It was the beginning of a gang led event, as 908 Ohio University students played Twister, The game that ties you in knots. It was advertised as the World ' s Largest Twister Game and it was the thing to do on college campuses Spring Quarter of ' 84. The OU version was held in Byrd Arena on Saturday, April 28. The Center Program Board sponsored the game, which was co- ordinated by CPB member Kelley Al- len. The Black Student Center Program Board P.R.S.S.A. and members of Alpha Phi Omega assisted in registering players and refereeing the game. Ohio University held the title for the largest game for two weeks before Colgate University, in New York, broke the record with 1138 partici- pants. Students began packing into Byrd at 10:30 to register. The game didn ' t start until noon, and some people left to grab lunch, while others took a seat and eyed the floor of the Arena. It was covered with Twister mats. The game began with a set of rules and an announcement that free Twister shirts would be awarded as participants lost in the game. Music was played between rounds and stu- dents danced and cheered while waiting for the next round to begin. Many students started out playing on a mat with people they knew, but through elimination and consolidation ended up with strangers by about the third round. People became fast friends, though, when their nose is pressed into someone else ' s knee. The game lasted approximately three hours and 24 rounds. The crowds were cheering when the win- ner was announced. The champion twister of Ohio U. was Junior Rick Amiet, a civil engineering major from Applecreek, Ohio. Amiet said that he and a couple of friends decided to play because of the lure of a free t- shirt. Amiet was given his own Twister game for winning. When asked how he felt after winning the event, Amiet replied, I was too ex- hausted to think about it, but later I realized that I won and I was thrilled to know that I was the winner of 900 people. The knots were all untied by late afternoon and everyone went home — maybe a little tired and maybe a little grimy, but in agreement that it was indeed a very large Twister Game. qj ■ ci - A 14 — Campus Life