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

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The layout of the Augus- tana campus has changed greatly in the last thirty years. Centennial Hall, Wes- terlin and the College Cen- ter have come into use. among, other buildings. East Hall, the old gym and the amphitheater have been torn down. Other buildings have changed, like the Biology Building, which used to be the stu- dent union, and Wallberg, 4 Campus Overview which has a new fourth noon Augustana's campus is continually changing, and that will continue in future years, with the addition of the new library and a new location for the drama cle- partment. What other changes will occur no one can predict, but the winds of change will continue to blow across campus. A The bulldozer which marked one of the first signs 0f the new library Above, an aerial view of Carlsson, Carver. and the tennis courts Right, the venerable Denkmann Memorial Library

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inds of change School's cancelled, no classes today! - Tuesday, De- cember 15. A5 Erickson Resident Assistant Ted Hines shout- ed down his hall, thirtyenine guys thankfully rolled over and went back to sleep. Outside the 50 mph winds buffeted the 12 new inches of snow. Some drifts grew, others shrunk,- nothing stayed the same. The Winds of Change had shocked Augie and paralyzed the Quad Cities. School was closed for the first time in years. December 15 was not an exception. The year was filled with the Winds of Change . Some of the winds, like the snowstorm, had been expected: only their magnitude was a surprise. Others like the stock market's Black Monday and Harold Washington's death were completely unanticipated. Nobody was prepared to see Augie's 60 game winning streak end with at 584.56 loss to the University of Dayton. This fall students were greeted by growing concerns over off-campus partying. Relations between Augie students and nearby residents were strained. Media hype aggravated the problem. Eventually through increased communication, an uncertain respect emerged as students began to assume more responsibility. An administrative reorganization was far less disturbing. This was prompted by the retirement of Dean Betsy Brodahl after forty years of service. Three new posts were created. More impending changes appeared when both Father Al Bis- Choff and Pastor Phil Schroeder announced that they would be leaving Augustana. All about campus changes occurred. Everyone struggled for a parking piace after forty were eliminated along Augus- tana Avenue. The pumpkin patch became private art stu- dios. Red Shoes moved to the old Plantation tin order to make room for the libraryl. Semi- nary went co-ed. The pledge period was reduced to seven weeks. Coke machines appeared on campus. A 4.6 million dollar grant from the Roy J. Carver Foundation brought ground breaking nearer for the new library. Students and faculty mem- bers alike began to wonder how the new library would alter their lives. Not all the changers were local. Often accused of being isolated from the ttreal world, Augustana students were affected by both na- tional and international events. Black Monday changed the way we thought. On October 19 most stocks lost twenty-f'lve per- cent of their value. All together. market value decreased one trillion dollars. Our sense of faith and security in the market was temporarily toppled. The crash was only one of several events which made American stop and think, With the lran-Contra publicity, Americans asked whatever happened to ethics? The in- dictments of Wall Street Trader Ivan Boesky and former Illi- nois Governor Dan Walker further emphasized the problem. Then, of course, there were the Bakkers, Gary Hart, and Jimmy Swaggart. Not everything was discouraging, though. New found re- spect seemed promising as UtS.-Soviet relations warmed. Mikhail Gorbachev became the first Soviet Secretary to visit the U.S. in fourteen years. For the first time ever the two nations agreed to reduce their nuclear weapon stock piles. Trivial and monumental, Augie was surrounded by changes. at times nearly buried by changes. Repeatedly stu- dents wondered where the ever quickening winds of change would carry them. A

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Len, students walking between Old Main and the College Center Beiow. Ascension Chapel and its high copper spine The Quad on an early fall day, with the trees just beglnning to change colors Left. Old Main is seen rising Campus Overview 5