University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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In Concert: Styx The concert season rolled into full swing with the arriv.il of Styx, that group from Chicago that used () play at everyone ' s high school dances . They ' ve since graduated to bigger and better things, and proved this to the crowd gathered in the ACC on October 4th. Opening the evening was Ian Hunter, who ' s brand of rock pleased the audience, especially with such songs as his tribute to the Golden Age of Rock and Roll . Also a definite favorite was Cleveland Rocks , where 1 everyone had the chance to participate- in chanting several phrases (along with the ever-popular Disco Sucks ). An encore was demanded, and Hunter came back with All the Young Dudes , which had been made popular in his Mott the Moople days. Then the stage ' was set for the Grand Illusion - Styx. They performed some of their old favorite ' s, like Lady , Fooling Yourself , and Sweet Madame Blue ' , and introduced the audience to a few songs such as Babe , from their new Cornerstone album. A drum solo highlighted Renegade , and Styx then ended the show with Come Sail Away . The excitement of the evening had the crowd calling for an encore-, and Styx responded with a song that paid tribute- to the queen of the Unite-el States - Miss America .

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That First Test The tust test-just one in long line of tests at Notre Dame. Until now, you w to tell .one in votir letters that s hool w, .ind (kisses weren ' t loo hard. All yon had to do was r i lupteis. do problems, and write papers. But a ; that ' s something really different u don ' t have a week to work on it, like a reseat ( h paper, and you i have a F A standing besid( c HI, giving ansv, You begin studying days before the big event, wondering it you ' ll still do be doing this for e rommonplace. rause what all the hard upperclassmen do the night beto Groggy from studying, you make a qtm k tup to the Grotto, ng your first avoiding your first F . Test Dav ,ir rives, and you get up in time to go to the dining hall for your first hot breaktast. (Somewhere in the back of your mind, Mom is telling you that eating a good breakfast makes you etter). With pencils and your study notes hanging out of your pocket, you take a deep bieath and prepare to do th you can. Did you study enough, and the right things, to ready you for tin attack this exam ' waKQ M E Jefenses of your memory and knowledge 7 After you reali e that vou can answer the first question, then the second, and you ' re almost sure of the third, you acquiro some confidence. As you leave the rlasssroom and the test behind, while unsure, of your grade, you ' re certain of one thing: you e met the challenge of the first test . and you surviv Ttvr l.i

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To .uicl lo the excitement of U.S.C. weekend, the ND-SMC e ommunity was treated to an evening with the lock group Kansas. The concert had d rather bi are beginning, with weird music and sounds. A while curtain was pulled around the stage-, and lights illuminated the group behind it. Kansas completed this setting with smoke, then began a performance that was far from being bi aire. Instead, it turned out to be a showcase for their main musical talents. They employed the use i.t numerous musical instruments, which also includc-d a lophone, electric violin, tambourine, and even an anxil. Steve Walsh, on keyboards, looked as it he- had just run around the ACC track. Dressed in gvm shorts and tennis shoes, he displayed plenty of energy on stage. An enthusiastic 1 1 owe! was on hand to cheer Kansas on to singing their most popular songs, which included many from the Monolith and Point of No Return albums, r ei one got to mellow out a bit with Dust in the Wind , but for the most part, the- songs that Kansas performed were rowdy, and invoked mue h response- trom the audience. After closing with Glimpse of Home , the crowd demanded to hear more. Kansas came back with 3 encore songs, the last of which was Carry On, Wayward Son , a definite favorite. Another crowd pleaser proved to be the- light show that Kansas brought with them, espee iallv green laser beams that were emitted from aiious points around the stage. In all, it u.is an exciting concert, that helped to get everyone psyched for the- big weekend. i imitK ; '