Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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ON STAGE Performers offer variety As spring approached, students returned to Lubbock, with high hopes of an entertaining semester. Anita Bryant, the controversial gos- pel singer, came to Lubbock Jan. 21, to perform religious music in conjunction with her testimony. Bryant appeared before a sympathetic crowd, consider- ing her recent outspokenness on homo- sexuality. The Harlem Globetrotters per- formed before a crowd of Lubbock res- idents and Tech students Feb. 7, draw- ing peals of laughter with their combi- nation of athletic agility and humor. The team was in competition, but enjoyment was the theme of the eve- ning as Curly Neal and Geese Ausby went through the paces of involving children and adults in their show on the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum floor. My Fair Lady was presented by the Tech Music Theatre and Civic Lub- bock, Inc., in the Lubbock Municipal Auditorium Feb. 11. The musical, directed by John Gillas, is Broadway ' s longest running musical. Alan Jay Ler- ner and Frederick Lowe turned George Bernard Shaw ' s Pygmalion into the story of Eliza Doolittle, a cockney Eng- lish flower girl. The presentation involved choreography by Peggy Willis of the Tech dance department and included the original sets from the broadway play. The story centers on Eliza, a poor young girl, who is transformed by Pro- fessor Henry Higgins into a lady of society. The comedy of the musical came from the dealings of Higgins and Colonel Pickering to pass Eliza off at a society ball as a person of noble rank- ing. The audience received the presen- tation as an extremely enjoyable one. Edward Villella, male ballet dancer, spoke in the University Center Theatre Feb. 12 on his approach to dance. Before his speech, Villella showed excerpts from his television film, Dance of the Athlete to introduce his feelings on dance. In his speech and demonstration, Villella compared the classical style with neo-classicism. The latter, he explained, is danced to 20th century music with a more angular form and the dancer turns in more, so that the toes are pointed less. Dance was more of a challenge than sandlot athletics, he said. Other performers during the semes- ter included Molly Hatchet and the Outlaws during spring break and Ted Nugent, who returned to Lubbock after appearing here last spring. The year was full of entertainment. Many times the students had to search a little harder for it, but it was there. T 22 — La VnuaHa

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' ' a shoved snow down coeds ' jackets. Oth- ers leaped upon people, some they did not even know, dragging them down and rolling them in the snow. The reason? Well, the snow was just another excuse to put off studying a minute longer and regress to childhood and the fun that seemed not to exist. The skiing season started late and students were able to get the ski bug out of their systems by romping in the snow. However, skiing was prolonged this year with the last lift in New Mex- ico closing around April 13. Red faced students came laughing into the dorms and homes to brew cof- fee and hot chocolate, moaning now rii have to stay up all night. As the Tech t-shirt says, Damn, another all- nighter at Texas Tech. The night seemed to be endless, but they were comforted by the constant thought they could run outside and play more if the urge struck. Deep down, they knew they must study for finals. Dead Day ended and finals began, but not many will forget the ultimate joy of gathering with friends to sing Christmas carols, make snow ice cream and have those good ' ole snowball fights. Frostbite and all. the snow and ihc Hub were fun!

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