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

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i ech senior Lisa Ehr lich takes a break between classes at the fountain by the ugly statue in the courtyard of HolHon Hall, (Photo bv Hcnr - I.ian) 1 his walkway gives Wall-Gates resi dents something to say yuck aboui — ugliness at an all-time low. (Photo hv James Raabi • ' , , • ,- Ik R ■ - t ' « ' «■-■ ' -1 ) 1- • ;■■ »i. 1 % » ■ • .dl - = «, n i - 4 r i XT i,-, , ' -

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Ugly: A matter of politics Ugly — 1, FRIGHTFUL, DIRE 2. offensive to the sight: HIDEOUS 3. offen- sive or unpleasing to any sense 4. morally objection- able: REPULSIVE 5. like- ly to cause inconvience or discomfort 6. SURLY QUARRELSOME. When I tr ' to envision what Sports Illustrated writer Douglas S. Looney was like during childhood, all I can pic- I might even be able to get you an ugly date. —Joe Homaday in a letter to SI sportswriter Douglas Looney ture is a runny-nosed kid who ran around saying, My dad can beat up your dad. The funny thing is I think he still says it. When Looney goes as far as to call one of the most beauti- ful campuses in the south- western United States ugly, he ' s gone too far. If he were still a kid I ' d probably spank him. Perhaps a little more in- sight into the matter would justify my case. After Sports Illustated ranked Texas Tech ' s football team 20th in the na- tion and Tech finished a dis- appointing 3-7-1, the maga- zine ' s staff was not amused. In Looney ' s evaluation of the Tech campus the next year, he wrote, out of the blue, Looks as if they should cancel classes and covert the school into a prison. In what seemed an attempt to rub salt in the wound, Loo- ney went on to proclaim Aus- tin as the best town and the University of Texas Longhorn band as the best band. The only thing Looney did not do was kick a prairie dog. What he did do was upset generally everyone associated with Texas Tech. Bill Dean, executive director of the Ex- Students Association, chal- lenged Looney ' s accusation and questioned whether the writer had ever set foot on the campus. Sports Illu strated and Loo- ney were not finished in their assault on the Tech campus, however. Looney dropped his second bomb on the campus in the Aug. 31, 1987, issue of SI in which he added more insult to the already uncalled for in- jury Three years ago we said . . . Texas Tech has the ugliest campus. An avalanche of mail has disputed this assertion. So we have looked at the school again, rechecked the photos, and consulted experts, Loo- ney claimed. We are not too proud to admit our mistakes. This, however, is not one of them. Sports information director Joe Homaday invited Looney to come to a Tech football game, offering him a tour of the campus. Maybe even a pa- rade, or a picnic under one of the ugly trees . . . Maybe a Sports Illustrated Ugly Man on Campus contest ... I might even be able to get you an ugly date, wrote Hornaday. Dean used his influence to deal an even more severe blow to SI. He challenged Looney ' s fairness in publicly repeating what he deemed as this slur. Dean canceled a renewal of his son ' s subscription to SI and concluded his letter: Further ... I intend to write a letter addressed to all 91,000 graduates of this uni- versity and strongly encourage them to cancel their subscrip- tions to SI if they have one. In the September-October is- sue of the Texas Techsan Dean carried out his threat with an open letter to Tech exes. Joel Brandenberger, a Tech- ex from Austin, served SI its second slice of humble pie which should muffle Looney for the time being when he wrote, Realizing that my opinion might be considered biased, I decided to find a comment from an objective observer. I didn ' t have to search long: ' . . . neither Texas Tech with its elegant campi nor air as clear as Steubei glass has enabled Lubbock shake its unsophisticated ii age . . . ' What publicatioi would describe Texas Tech ' campus as elegant? Why nonj other than Sports Illustrai ed . . . On the subject of ugly, pei haps Looney should revie Webster ' s connotations 3-6 the word ugly and read articles again. Then his quei tions as to who or what is ugly could be answered. — Tony Renteria An ugly sight at Tech. the tov looks worse when shown through ugly trees. Gives a person a pn- type feeling of incarceration. (Ph. by Corby Roberts) 12 — Ugly Campus Sneed Hall behind ugly flowers bl h. (Photo by Corby Roberts)

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B Goodbye finals; hello sun REARING AWAY Summer — a time when most Tech students broke the steady routine of the school year and took off in every di- rection to pursue a wide vari- ety of endeavors. The Tech Student Recrea- tion Center entered two teams in the Yellowhouse Canyon Raft Race sponsored by the Lubbock City Parks and Re- creation Services. The Rec Outdoor Shop team took first place in the four- man rubber raft division, but the Rec Equipment Rental team ran into some problems. Two guys hit us from be- hind; we ran into a sign and punctured our raft, said Pau- la Tate, team member. The race took place at Canyon Lakes 1 and 2. Students attended semi- nars, and learned Tech tradi- tions during summer orienta- tion. About 20 students worked as Raider Aiders. They conducted tours and served as direction guides. Some students were in- volved with internships. For the past two summers I have worked on architecture pro- jects with the city of Gaines- ville, said Byron Yeatts, an architecture and engineering major. I was responsible for drawing a map of the town. Six Tech students were mis- sionaries in Australia in con- junction with the Southern Baptist Convention, which works with the Baptist Stu- dent Union. We worked with youth groups of various churches and organized ' after school clubs, ' where we ministered through the use of puppets, singing, Bible stories and games, said Tony Gruben, an electrical engineering major. — Jamie Stewart Golf provided an escape for Tech stu- dents during the summer as it gave them a chance to get away from the hassles of summer school to enjoy the sunshine. (Photo by Corby Roberts) Tech students conquered the bore- dom of staying in Lubbock for the summer by participating in such city- sponsored events as the Yellow House Canyon Raft Race. (Photo by Corby Roberts) Fraternity and sorority members were given a chance to strut their stuff and party in the streets at the Greek Street Dance before the fall se- mester. (Photo by Allen Rose) 14 — Summer John Waites worked as a lifeguard at Texas Water Rampage. (Photo by Barrel Thomas)