Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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Area Companies Struggle While State Teams Thrive Just as the football team's champion- ship was a huge thrill tor the coliege, it aiso provided the local area with a great deal of excitement and pride. The1983-84 vear for the iocai Quad-Cities area was fiiled with both its good times and bad times, but no matter which outweighed the other, it was detinitelv a memorable year. Statewide the peopie 0t lilanlS had other teams to cheer for, The Fighting illini made it to the Rose Bowl again after a twenty year wait, Even though thev iost t0 the UCLA Bruins, it was still a thriii for loyal fans to watch on New Year's Day. Weather-wise QuadrCitians were plagued with record breaking heatwaves during the summer and piunging temperatures in the winter. But this area has always carried its share of ups and downs. One company seemed to only be hav- ing downs unfortunateiv this year. Rock Isiand's International Harverster spent a let of its time negotiating to keep its company aiivet Workers were on shut down for a four month period causing the area unempiovment figures to rise. Other area businesses also felt the eco- nomic slump. On a little bit brighter note, the Quad- Citians ceiebrated the Wear of the River? Many new features were opened includ' ing a new Ciwc Activities Center in Daven- port, a watersiide in Bettendorf, a new mall on Blackhawk Road in Rock Island, and many' future sites to open in the other of the OuadeCities. People aiso saw the Closing of a Rock Island landmark since 1925! the Fort Armstrong Motel, and a Davenport iandmark the Blackhawk Hotel, But then again, sometimes the oid must make room for the new. Connected with the coilege the area had a man in the running for the Republi- can nomination for west centrai Illinois' seat in the US. House of Representatives. Professor Dan Lee of Augustana filled the lot. Whether or not he won, area resi dents were hoping someone would represent them in getting their taxes and Workers at the international Harvester Farmall Piant hit the aasernbiv line again after a four month shut down Unfortunately work wnli only last a short whiie as more iav-ofis were scheduled in the future, 8 Local NEWS even their utility bills lowered. This year the Iowa-iiiinois Gas a Electric Company announced a hike in prices. The celebration of the River was dam- pened when a woman's torso was found in the river. Later more parts of her body were found and Chiropracter James Kiindt was accused of using a Chainsaw to kill his wife. The evidence built up and peopie have predicted national coverage of the future trial Obviously the year was certainiv not uneventful, On the contrary it was note- worthy; a year filled with new ideas, old faithfuis. and inbetweens. it brought attention to the Midwest states of lilinois and Iowa through sportsj a 297dav heat wave of over ninety degrees. people, problems, openings, and an area that was joined by a river. The iocai area Joined the college in experiencing an unforgettable year

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Runners irom both track team run The BrquES a favorite SIX-mlIP loop through Davenport OVEi Dom reniennIal and Arsenal nndges SODNOmOiM HOiIV O'Donneilt MiChEIIP HalFIS ano Barb Benson SFII lhe tradItIonal Hornemmlng rnurn corsages H H 'lgBridges t Unique Engineering Feats; Reminders Of Students' GFOWth Coilege should do more than merely bridge a gap. It should represent more than a dIoioma or a necessary evil that faciiitates empiovment. it's often the first time voung people get awav from the watchfui eves of ther parents. By being on their own, and perhaps rentIng their first apartment. pavIng theIr own biiis, beIhg responSIble for their own Iaundrv and meals students have a lot to learn. And that's in addition to the class- room education that they came here for andlor ali the tempting sooal activitIes and pressures. Having to develop all new fnendships starts one rerevaiuatIng his standards and resettrng hIs priorities This Is growth But there's aiso pure fun Just a glance at the con- tents of this book gives one an Idea of how much goes on around campus Departmentai organIzatIons interr collegiate and Intramural athletIc teams, ser rVIce organI- zations and informal dorm cliques all fIii a student' 5 day ior trv tOi WIth activities announcements and the ever presentr Iunk marl It is possible to crawi In a hoie ior an organIc chemis- try textbook or the Denkman iIbrarv stacksi aVOId most of these gomgs- ons and SimDiV endure these four years. But those takIng that route can't make It over the bndge Their college years don't reaiiv exrst; theIr adult IIte and childhood are one In the same - onejust longer and oider than the other. Approaching Augus- tana In this manner ieaves oniv a VOId , a gap With no means of reachIng the other side These other students - the dolers - who seem to be so Involved one wonders how thev manage It all, approach the penod of their IIte as a barrier too, but they use that time carefuiiv iayIng the groundwork to successfully navigate the roads ahead. The reqwrements for each major mapped out In the cataiog represent the rnInImum 7 a mere footbridge 7 needed to reach the end. Each elective course and each co-curncuiar actIvitv acids In a figurative sense. new materials and new technology to the bridge-buildIng, making the structure sturdier and more elaborate. rhese are the bridges we admIre for more than thew function; we look at them With awe In terms of the work behind them, as uanue engineering feats In their own rights Theme 7

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Hundreds of Ouad-CitTahS flocked to the MississiDDT Rwer t0 tsee the Cawpso, the famous oceanic teseatcher belonging to Jacques Cousteau. The boat passed through the Ouad-Cities on a trip up and then back down the Mighty Mlssissippi. Tight End Pam Bergman of the UCLA Bruins goes up for a pass to score the firs: touchdown Of the ROSE Bowl game against TLIThois' own Fighting lmni, as Ed Brady tries to reach mm. The Brutns went on to wm the game. UPT Photo Area business people and residents attend the grand opening of the new Davenport ActTvitTes CWLC Center. The Center has promp- ted both the cities of Rock Island and MoTine to make Man: to open similar facthies. f Locai News 9