Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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Scott Trebitz. Anna Har- vey, Alex Copher and Rex Scott present a mock debate. Ides of Marcb entertain the almost 800 people at Regfest. Students enjoy a cold beer at the festival like registration drive. 1 ... i 9. Wi 20 — Campus Life

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Students head to Gee Willeckers following a rough day to relax and talk over a buck- et of beer. O ' Hooley ' s irish de- core, music and dart- ing has not changed with its new location. Hangar 5, OL ' s new- est bar addition, has become a convenient piace for S. Greeners. Although the hangouts might change jver the years the atmosphere as well is the people who made those memo- ries will be rekindled when we come jack and those memories will be :eived in any bar

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-REGFESL- Beer brings voters out By Lisa Abraham Tim Geoghegan Despite its title, Regfest was not a reggae music festival sponsored by Student Senate. Similar to a mini Springfest, Reg- fest, which stands for Registration Festival, was sponsored by the Stu- dent Vote Campaign ' 84. On September 28 Senate members took over the Putnam playing fields for the purpose of registering students to vote. Despite the cold weather, close to 800 new students were signed up to vote in Athens. The idea for Regfest was the brain- child of Vote campaign manager Scott Treibitz. Regfest had all the elements of a great outdoor festival — bands, beer, and food. Voter registration tables made the only difference. Treibitz was pleased with the success of Regfest because it was planned in such a short time. As the kickoff for nearly two weeks of voter registration activity, Senate and the Vote campaign committee were pleased with the success of Regfest. However, the Vote campaign was busy for most of fall quarter register- ing and educating student voters. I would consider Regfest a great success. The Student Vote campaign ' 84 committee deserve a lot of credit. said Senate vice-president Scott Elisar. Elisar was responsible for Senate ' s very successful 1983 registration drive which registered over 4,000 students. Vote campaign committee members set up registration tables at the college gate and in the cafeterias on campus. Despite their efforts, however, this year ' s total was sizeably smaller than last year ' s — with only about 2,500 total students registered. Treibitz was still very pleased with this year ' s outcome. I think of every new voter we ' ve registered as a plus, he said, we now have 2,500 more pluses in this election. According to Treibitz, OU rated high in the state again, proportionately registering more students to vote than any other state university in Ohio. Ohio State registered 5,000 students but percentage wise that ' s not a lot of people at all, Treibitz said. [%] Malhew Zwick puts his name in as a registered American voter. Regfest — 21