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

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m 1 I 8 — Opening This Champange Party, like many of the other functions sponsored by fraterni- ties and sororities at Tech, was a very elegant affair. Photo by Kevin Autrey One of the biggest personalities to make his way through Lubbock in ' 84 was Bob Hope. Hope entertained students and southplains residents with his wit and classic delivery. Photo by Kevin Brinkley ■J S ' - ' - . ' ' U m m ji ' pfld «.. iil IS rsii I Ifi- IB V:

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standing in line at registration used to be a headache for most students, how- ever, computer registration solved much of the problem. Photo by Candy Mathers Tech was a complex place both in and out of the classroom. New students had to cope with both a new lifestyle and harder subjects. Photo by Candy Mather If one word could sum up complexity to many of Techs 23,000 students it might be computer. With terminals in many of the buildings on campus, technology had finally reached in to the everday lives of many students. Photo by Mark Mamawal Opening — 7

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1. I!!I1U UU- Tech Homecoming Queen Casey Horn gives the crowd a big smile during the crowning ceremonies. Photo by Candy Mathers No longer plain and simple, but . Elegant come quite a success story. And it ' s a story that just keeps getting better. Despite an occasional scandel or snub; Texas Tech University has managed to cre- ate its own unique persona, a persona of so- phistication, complexity, vibrance and elegance. Sophistication in the simple beauty of its fountains and parks, the greenhouse, and the Holtkamp organ. Complexity in the expansion of the build- ings and the technology both in and out of the classroom. Vibrance in the people and surroundings of West Texas, from the springtime frolic of students to the amazing yel- lows and pinks and blues of the Despite being the second largest campus in the continental United States, Tech manages to keep itself beautiful and vi- brant. Photo by Darrel Thomas Opening — 9