Augsburg College - Augsburgian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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to really get to know each other except in a small group situation. Small tightly knit groups of peo- ple don't know other people outside of their group- they don't want to. I think this problem can only be licked when we start to break up these groups. There's a lot of nice people around here, both com- muters and residents. Faces faces from all over the United States and from different parts of the world. Hundreds of people encountering for the purpose of furthering their edu- cation: each diverse in their way of thinking. The com- muting student and the residing student live in separate worlds, but in the world that they share and in their relationships with one another there is much to learn and there is much to celebrate. LEFT: Early morning is a hard time for Jon Nelson. TOP: A commuter student. Lynn Anderson, studies at home. RIGHT: A student uses time between classes to study in the lounge. ABOVE: The parking lot is filled with cars during class hours. 29

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Commuters Speak Ted Markgren (Jr.. Bloomington): I have found that I have developed other interests outside of school so I don't feel a need to get involved. Brian Rokke (Sr.. Minneapolis): Things are happening with resident students that are not publicized at all. Elizabeth Everson (So.. Minneapolis): I feel foreign being on campus after class hours. In commuting you don't feel as if you belong as much. Scott Johnson (Fr.. Minneapolis): It's not actually harder to get involved but you don't. When you're done with your obligations you just leave: you don't hang around. Susan Hanson (Fr.. Bloomington): If you're involved, you're involved. Commuter: A iot of times there is a need for the commuter to find a new group of friends at col- lege as the old friends from high school split apart and go their separate ways. Resident: In a way I can see why commuters don't want to stick around. What is there for them to do? Resident: Perhaps there's a possibility of a sharing system between commuters and residents in which a resident can go home with a commuter when he wants to get away from the school atmosphere, and a commuter can stay with a resident whenever he needs to. perhaps for a certain night activity that would get over kind of late. Resident: There were very few commuters that ran for office in Student Government. On the Stu- dent Council there is a Men’s Off Campus and a Women's Off Campus to meet the needs of the commuter and to make sure every segment is rep- resented. Resident: As far as participation goes, there are many resident students who are unwilling to be- come involved at school. Resident: Some resident students have a hard time getting to know people, too. There are a lot of re- sidents who go home every weekend. Resident: Actually it’s easier for residents to get to know each other because they're living together. They see each other all the time. Resident: You can't help but get to know them. Resident: Students who live at Augsburg are ex- posed to a wide range of different people. I feel that there's a lot of fear of the other person, not wanting to get close to someone, and not wanting Residents Speak Paul Sandness (So.): You're always with friends and there's always someone around to talk to. Mike Thomsen (Fr.): I get my work done at school: at home there's too much to do. Mark Brodin (Jr.): The resident student has an advantage as he is exposed to a valuable college experience, social interaction, that the commuter doesn't have access to. Jeff Dahl (Jr.): Living on campus is lots of fun. I wouldn't like commuting because I'd have to get up too early.

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Religious Activities Fellowship in a Christian Community by Patrice Nordstrand Religious life how can it be described? It's that in- tangible spirit which permeates our community - not only the religious organizations and activities, but also the administrative policies, faculty concerns and our outreach to our community. Religious life is an integral aspect of our life-style here at Augsburg. As such, it can't be confined to statistics about how many people attend chapel, how many people belong to Lutheran Youth Encounter or Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, or how many people believe the “right thing. No. re- ligious life is more complex than that - it defies a sim- plistic explanation. True, religious expression changes from year to year. Over the past four years people have become more willing to identify with groups - religion's become more communal, less private. Faith is more easily dis- cussed - interest is wide-spread. As President Anderson pointed out in a chapel talk in the spring, the campus is affirming again in a fresh way that we are not ashamed of the Gospel - it is the power of God unto salvation. This affirmation is made in speech, in attitudes, in ac- tions and most visibly in groups. Groups of students have formed Bible study groups, outreach to high school youth groups, singing groups, a group which related to an elderly, terminally-ill pop- ulation, a group which printed a newspaper, a group which invited speakers and singing groups on campus, groups which led chapel, and a group which planned and led Sunday morning communion celebration. Of course, there was individual action in many areas in- ABOVE: Myles Stenshoel. faculty member at Augsburg gives a chapel presentation. CENTER: 'Toman Nye and Friends provide an infor- mal concert outside the Chinwag. RIGHT: The cross on Science Hall signifies Augsburg's affiliation with the church. FAR RIGHT: The open door of Pastor Mansagcr's office welcomes students. 30