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

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I i Tech Me Protest Housing Some 500 students staged a rally to protest the men ' s housing policy for the spring semester. Due to the vacancies in men ' s dor- mitories, and especially Coleman Hall, which was completely vacant, the Board of Directors required all men to live on campus except those with approved work permits, doctor ' s excuses, or those living with relatives. This decision re- versed a short-lived policy that senior men could live off campus. By requiring these men students to move back on campus, the economic strain of paying the bonds for dormi- tories would .be lessened. This idea of keeping dorms full in order to help pay for the bonds has been in effect since 1934. Several suggestions were offered by the demonstration speakers, including a letter-writing campaign and contacting the American Civil Liberties Union about taking the students ' case. New Buses Lighten the Load The Student Senate was successful in the Spring semester in beginning a bus system which ran on the main streets of the campus. The new innovation was financed by student traffic tickets and a raise of one dollar in student fees. The bus system was divided into three routes, the Red, Green, and Yellow. Each route ran frofn 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on class days. The niain advantage of the system was that all buses went by the Lubbock Municipal Auditorium, where many Tech students had class. The new system proved so successful, that in the future more buses will hopefully be added. Life 9

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I A Blaze of Glory- The Carol of Lights The Carol of Lights program, which initiates the Christmas season on the Tech campus, was held December 5 at the Science Quadrangle. This was the 10th Annual Carol of Lights, which is sponsored by the Women ' s Residence Counsel. Dorm choirs were featured singing Christmas carols with audience participation. The program ended with the turn- ing on of over 17,000 lights outlining the major academic buildings. A new feature added this year was a Christmas tree donated by the Associa- tion of Women Students. It was located north of Memorial Circle. The tree, which towered nearly 60 feet, glowed with lights furnished by AWS. 8 Life m

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Pageant Sparkles With Miss America Miss America, Debra Dene Barnes, brought a special luster to the Miss Lubbock Pageant. She served as Mistress of Ceremonies during part of the program, and presented question? to each of the finalists. Miss Barnes also played her title-winning arrange- ment of Born Free. Selected as Miss Lubbock was Pasadena co-ed Peggy Kincannon. Her talent was singing the title song from Thoroughly Modern Millie. Her court was Devorah Russell, first runner-up, and Linda Jo Taylor, Kay Hayden, and Lj.ida Austin. Charges Filed in Murder Charges of murder with malice were filed Wednesday, March 13, against 23-year-old graduate student Benjamin Lach. Police said Lach had signed a three-page statement in con- nection with the near decapitation of Mrs. Sarah Alice Morgan, a Tech cleaning woman. Mrs. Morgan was found in a Tech biology laboratory on the night of Dec. 4, 1967. Lach originally became a suspect in the case when a similarity between Lach and a police composite sketch was reported early in the spring se- mester. On March 12, Dr. Michael Ry- lander of the biology department re- ported that his office had been entered early that morning. A master key to all offices in the Science building had been taken the night of the murder. The break-in led to an all-night surveillance of the office by police. When Lach attempted to enter the of- fice the morning of the 13, he was met by detectives. Although he eluded them there, he was finally appre- hended in west Lubbock that same morning. • Lije