Oklahoma Baptist University - Yahnseh Yearbook (Shawnee, OK)

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T elecommunication majors Paul Van Wyk, Lydia Gross, Amy Aus- tin and, disc jockey, Mike Askins participated in Radio Day during J-term and experienced radio from the other side of the speak' er. photo by Steve Holman Remember January - The New Mini-Term, New Classes, New Friends And Snow, Snow, Snow. cross America on January 4th, col- lege students packed up their presents and clean clothes and headed back to school. For some of us, how- ever, that was not the case. More than 1000 of us decided to stay home and work or play or travel. However, 650 brave souls determined to fight the cold and snow decided to test the new and improved January Mini-Term. Students took classes such as humanities, natural science and piano tuning. The classes, rather than meeting the usual two to three times weekly for a fifty minute period, met every day for two hours. Beth Gibson, sophomore, enjoyed the new mini term. l loved J-Term. l made an For some, the term was a nice break. lt was so wonder- ful and relaxing, in addition to being practical. Sort of a long vacation that l got credit for - but l hated the snow, said Der- rick Lynch. The snow. January will prob- ably best be remembered for all the snow, which proved to be a hassle for students and faculty as it delayed classes for three days straight. Not everyone was entirely upset about the snow, however. 'Playing in the snow on Raley steps was so much fun. lt was a great chance to get closer to old friends and make new ones, said Elisabeth Brooke, sopho- more. Not all students needed the distraction of the snow. Many students participated in var- ious musical and theatrical en- deavors. ln cooperation with Shawnee Little Theater, some of our budding actors and ac- tresses performed in the musi- cal West Side Story. Others performed in the production of the play The Skin of Our Teeth. Still more of our students helped with the children's pro- duction of Alice ln Wonderland. Missing all the snow and ice were eleven students who spent two weeks of January in Hong Kong on a study tour with the School of Business. The January Mini-Term end- ed with 650 students welcom- ing their 1200 colleagues back and anticipating the beginning of the new spring semester.- J-term

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anuary classes weren't getting freshmen Chris Young and Brian Hazlitt down. They saw the 15 inches of snow on Raley steps as another opportunity to practice their swan dives. photo by Steve Holman ne hand, one heart .. Jay Brown and Darla Barrow, starring as Tony and Maria, pledge their love to each other in the musical West Side Story produced in coo- peration with Shawnee Little The- ater, photo by Brad Shirley The Big -Picture , . .7,,,, .HWLV ,,,,i.-w,,M f ' f , ya 5 2-,., ,HW 1, 9 . f J-term was a great idea, ,iii, yriii especially for seniors. However the schedule was still demanding gm. , -,Zh V , uv 'G -Tonia Foretenberry I ,, friends. l met people through the musical I might never have met. Now they are my good Eric Fox Jterm I...-

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The Big Picture Christian Growth Week The Spring revival, Focus Week , was re- freshing as students re- turned from Christmas break or continued on after January term. The speaker, Rollin DeLap, was a Scripture-memory whiz, who inspired many students to memorize Bi- ble verses. Junior Steph- anie Bedard said, l think Rollin opened up a lot of areas that our campus needed to focus on. Fo- l T cus week was an encour- agement to many stu- dents on campus. X P Q . , ,L:. i l .. . bb yi! I Students like Stephanie Bedard, and Lynn Whiteley, listen to West Hughes at Noonday. The mid-day worship services were held three times weekly, for students to come together and fellowship with one another. wo weeks into the fall semester, Dr. Joel Gregory came to campus for the fall revival, During the Wednesday morning chapel ser- vice, he used the illustration of paste pearls. Revivals-Noondays-Chapels XVVV4 0