Western Kentucky University - Talisman Yearbook (Bowling Green, KY)

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Stroke Stroke n a Saturday morning in September, the water lapped gently against the sides of the Diddle Arena pool. Children watched the waves with fear and excite- ment as they ventured toward the water. As instruc- tors led students into the pool, anxious parents kept an intent eye on their progress. At times, trickling tears ran down a frightened child's cheeks when he was faced with the inevitable task of entering the water. For five weeks from September through October, the swim team, coached by William Powell, and about 30 volunteers offered the Learn to Swim program for beginning swimmers. Approximately zoo students, ages 4 to 55, came to learn the proper swimming techniques. Many participants, however, seemed more concerned about entering the water than with developing any profes- sional skills. From 8 a.m. until noon, each beginner was as- 20 Student Life With some reluctancy, a child tries to decide if she should jump off the diving board. The teachers worked at each child's level. signed an instructor for a 30-minute lesson. Each teacher worked one-on-one at the learner's pace. This made the program the only one of its kind in the region, Powell said. S Kicking and screaming. That's the way Eliza- beth Hocker, a Bowling Green senior, described the kids she worked with-most commonly referred to by the instructors as criers When you work with the more developed swim- mers you look for picky things in their strokes, but when a frightened child is no longer frightened of the water, it's a visible accomplishment, I-locker said. According to I-locker, most of the criers were really afraid of the water, but then others simply did not want to be there. After the mother of a 7-year-old boy had told I-locker that he wasn't afraid of the water, the child began screaming and burst into tears because he did not want to swim. By the time I got him away from his mother, everyone in the pool knew what was happening and Coach Powell intervened, I-locker said. Dealing with the criers who were frightened of the water was another challenge. According to Becky Brunner, a freshman from Prospect, her main concern was to make the child feel secure in the water by learning to trust his instructor. She accomplished this by holding the child firmly to make him feel safe and by playing games such as follow the leader. There were different goals for each crier, Hocker said. If a frightened child was secure with being in the water after the course, a great hurdle had been overcome. And when the child who had no desire to swim became content, he could be taught to tread water or swim underneath it. But when itls all over, I-locker said, and you see the little girl run to her mother's arms saying, 'Did you see me Mommy, did you see me swim?' it's all worth it. I -Story by John H. Binkley -Photos by Cindy Pinkston Bowling Green resident Jae Kim and her son Stanley, 6, watch the beginners and their instructors. Stanley's brother Raymond, 9, participated in the program.

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- Tim Broekerna Lead vocalist Don Wright sings with the band Double Expo- sure. The Louisville based band performed throughout the night for about 2,500 people. Hudson, Ohio, senior David Scharlotte who cov- :red his top half with a white square box and had a :oilet seat top attached to it. Scharlotte was judged :o be wearing the most original costume. Some students waited until the last minute to :reate a costume. jennifer Lipscomb and Mark Cur- zis, both Nashville freshmen, came up with their dea an hour before the event started. They resem- Jled trees as they walked around with their arms up n the air, leaves taped to their shirts and noses. I really honestly don't know how we came up with this, Lipscomb said. It's major embarrass- ingf' For the first time, fortune telling was offered to students for a small fee of 50 cents. Sponsored by the Western Players, a theater group, fortune telling was divided into two sections-palm reading and -,arot cards, The activity was a popular one among those in attendance. Lines formed outside the closed door as students waited to discover their destinies. Inside, darkness filled the room and the air hung heavy with incense as two gypsy-like women sat and wait- ed. If she hadn't hit on so much that was me, I wouldn't have believed her, Michelle Ayer, a senior from Owensboro, said. It kind of scares me. Carla Petty, a Louisville senior and one of the fortune tellers, said the booth was popular because students want to know what their future is. The haunted house was also a favorite activity among students. Set up by the Recreation Majors and P.E. Majors Clubs, props included cardboard and reflecting aluminum foil. -Cindy Pmknan During Hilloween, Alicia Rodriquez, a Cadiz senior, laughs Dancing to the music of Double Exposure, Angela Riedley, a with Paul Stagner, a Bowling Green senior. Stagner received first Louisville junior, and Brad Swinney, an Elkton sophomore, dance place for wearing the scariest costume. the Pee Wee Hennan. The event was held at Downing. We use the main props every year and just rearrange them, Tim Justis, a Morgantown senior and vice president of the Recreation Majors Club, said. We have the creep room, a graveyard, a mad scienctist and what we call the time warpf, Some went through the haunted house just to make trouble, justis said. We get a lot of scream- ing. The night was not over until after the final eventbthe midnight movie. According to DUC night manager Jerry Johnson, April Fool's Day, this year's movie, was one of the most successful midnight movies the theater has ever had. It had the shockers, but it also had a comical ending, he said. No one got up and left like they did last year fduring 'The Fog'J. When it was all over, lights in the lobby were brightened and monsters did not seem as frighten- ing as they walked back toward their dorms. Shari Jarvis, a Bremen junior, said she enjoyed the annual Western tradition. It's one of the few times you can get together and not drink and really have fun. - Y- . X 'N. t 4 NL, .,' 1 Y . , 3 vi X K .- -. -Cindy Piribron Clowning around, Tina Henson, a freshman from Columbia, carves her pumpkin in the Hilloween pumpkin-carving contest. The holiday festivities were sponsored by UCB. , ,, . ,Q ly if 'xl i' X I 9 H illmveen

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