Avila University - Anthem Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

Text from Pages 1 - 20 of the 1979 volume:

I look jSL?o s.c Ears that sten Hands that c not ret Do not toucl A Hang limply aw the: People that do- Or do they? Do they want to, nd simply can ' t? Busy, busy, busy Running in circles ' •Busy with their own little lxve ' h Ignoring those around them who Need help- love- ignoring themselves We dare not break through our comfortable little Shells We might get hurt Love is a dangerous thing-it often Bites the hand that ' 1 needs it Wo dare not Yet we must Those who do not dare- Live an empty, shailoty, hopeless Existence Everything costs something. . . To live completely, it ' is sometimes necessary To die. Brian Dodd Junior Speech Theatre Registration And now it begins. . . Will it ever end? . . . What courses? . . . NUMBER, PLEASE. . . Which teacher? . . . WHAT ' S YOUR I.D. NUMBER?. . . How do I find myself?. . . TAKE A NUMBER. . . The line moves on . . . And now it begins. . . Marcia Anderson, assisted by six year old Jennifer Anderson, pay fees and finally complete registration for another semester A moment of chaos in the bookstore as students line up for textbooks. Nick LaPosha holds friend Sadie as Wanda Vernassie watches with 2 concern. IDENTIFICATION TH ROUGH ORGANIZATIONS Dave Potter, soccer player, displays his spirit of individuality. Homecoming ! . . . And you are a part of it . . . you can relate to it . . . and identify with it. Friends and teammates, you enjoy them. . . work with them. . . laugh with them. . . identify with them SUB. . . many faceted. . . comprised of several personalities who work and create for you. . . Opening new doors ... a means of identifying with others. Susan Rothove is Avila Ant and Kathie Miller is the Mistress of Ceremonies at the Homecoming Pep Rally. Patty Flucke takes a spill at SUB-Skate in January while a helpful friend stands by. 3 Expression Stephanie Newcomb and Elizabeth Cress-Sweet employ a variety of materials to create scenery for theatre productions. Carol Hill develops skill in the darkroom during photography class. Students get hands on experience in actual pro- duction situations during TV production classes. of Identity Through Fine Arts To create is to bring something original into existence out of noth- ing. No matter where you are, you can create And each medium has only the potential for significance that you bring to it. Eileen Karpin and her sculpture, Empty Swing . Jacqueline Johnson displays her painting in Thornhill Gallery. EIGHT BY MAC (Collage) Eight by mac hang on a yellow wall in free verse : snow is a bird, a frag- ment in very black and white. ' her hands reach like a crucifix for a man to sprout from the wall, some Renaissance and sophisticated in silk and gloss, a china doll hanging by prose pieces, run together like (birds over) an Irish coast. — Dan Jerome Dalton 5 Mike Lawless, 16 and Doug Helfrich, 12, battle an opponent for ball control in a game against Ottawa University. Avila won, 7 - zip. All-Star Doug Helfrich passes downfield while teammates Keith Paton and Wally Betz back up the play in the Homecoming game with Ottawa. Fulfilling yourself. There is more to identity than the single existence. . . There is the coming together with others , The coming together as a TEAM. Avila is growing - not only in numbers of students and buildings, but in the teams it fields. The competition is fierce - and Avila teams can be fiercely competitive. Coach Pete Tumminia accurately predicts the result of the Home- coming soccer game. Avila Sports: 6 Fred Haney, Baxter Jones, Orveston Cand- ler, Mark Hatchett, and Ted Melton dis- play the trophy won at the Second Annual Avila Classic. Powder Puff football team celebrates its Homecoming victory over rival Rockhurst. (above) Kelly McQuillan puts up a shot in the last game of the season against Johnson County Community College, as Belina Strope looks on. Avila won the game. (below) Orveston Candler watches Mick Koch net the ball in a closely fought game with Marymount. Avila lost the game, played at Kemper Arena. Collective Action Acting: Reaching Powerful Queen Marguerite, as played by Elizabeth Cress-Sweet in Avila ' s entr y in the American College Theatre Festival XI, compels the king to accept death in Ionesco ' s EXIT THE KING. Avila ' s musical PAINT YOUR WAGON had a fast moving chorus. On the left: Greg Borders, Susan ' Comford, Trish Crutcher, Kevin Amey, Jennifer Law- son, Paul Regan, Angelee Newton, Mark Zacek, Chris- topher Glaze, Mary Nickel... 8 In theatre, a variety of iden- tities mix and meld to become the final character that the audience sees. The actor sublimates his or her own identity into the role. The identities of the director, the playwright, the designers, and the other characters on stage with that person all contribute to the final con- ception. Within to reach out There is no single contributing source in theatre. It ' s all back to basics with shared participation in inter- related areas . Theatre is a living entity. Unless the participants can share and learn from one another, it loses and they lose too. It is a creative process enabling one to grow and learn oneself better. Prince Charming ' s royal parents, played by Darian Smith and Brian Dodd contemplate a portrait of the Princess in Gold, (Trish Crutcher) in CINDERELLA. Chorus continuing :... David Allen, Darian Smith, Jeffrey Frazier, Stephanie Newcomb, Tom Crook, Julie Butcher, Pat VanBuskirk, and Ellen Stock . 9 Identity through Commitment Kim Patten, Kitty Vetter, Karl Delecaris, and Clarence Robinson chat with Tom Lease, Director of Student Life, at a Leadership Retreat held last summer at Parkville, Mo. Commitment, to some, is just a four-letter word - WORK. And that is true. It also means to care. . . to help. . . to love. . . to plan. These are also four-letter words. (above) Judy Gemeinhardt, Avila ' s school nurse, checks a student’s blood pressure. (below) Santa Claus, looking mysteriously like Dave Combs, presents Mark Pilcher with a candy cane to promote SUB ' s Christmas Dinner-Dance. Commitment is a part of our identity . . . a part of our obligation and our future : Commitments like giving up your free weekend to plan for others; Commitments like giving up a few hours to cheer and entertain; Commitments like giving up a few minutes so someone else may live. A Gary Thompson, Jane O ' Bryan, and Chris Callery lead officials to the dedication of the new library. Mike Eschbacher and Deb Gibson, Work- Study students, help Sister Marie Gainey check out materials for her classes. Dan Larson leads the singing during dedication ceremonies . Deb Gibson finds a book among the stacks in the library. An informal moment with Academic Dean, G. Richard Scott. Director of Housing, Barbara Rush, plays charades on a Avila Leadership Weekend. Np search is done totally without others; they may also be searching, may also be growing - they may hold out a helping hand, a welcome thought - and concern themselves with the pro- blems of others. But being essentially other-directed does not mean that they lose their own identities . Sister Ellen Marie, helps out at a check-point during registration . Steve Sirridge and Sister Marie-Georgette discuss a new program for the Psychology Department. 12 Sister Margaret Rhinehart spends some President of the College, Sister Olive free time on her own creative work. Louise is the guiding spirit behind Avila . Living movement The goal of yesterday will be the starting point of tomorrow Carlyle Sister Rose Anthony updates her records Dean of Students, Lynn F. Cupkie on Avila Alumni. appears ready and willing to talk with students. 13 Sister Olive Louise presents Mrs. Coretta Scott King with the Avila Seal as Robin Walsh, Lauri Barkett, and Mary Strick, all of the Student Union Board, look on. Identities? Personalities? Influences Come to Avila from the Outside World The Oregon Mime Theatre, sponsored in part by SUB and the College, appeared on campus in October. If you break a moral law. . . somewhere in the totality of the universe, you cannot break that law without paying a price. Mrs. Coretta Scott King Opera is for all ages. . . Music is to be enjoyed. — Stanley Wexler Stanley Wexler, baritone, demonstrates his operatic talents for students and staff at a noontime concert in Marian Centre. 14 Staff Experience Working on the Avila Exam- iner has given me the confi- dence and experience that I couldn ' t have gotten any- where else. I enjoy work- ing with people, to contri- bute to my needs and the needs of others . -Mary Clark The feedback for me has been positive.. a creative process that offered more discoveries of me ' s. In doing interviews, I ' ve learned not only about the people that make up the complexion of Avila, I ' ve learned more about what I , myself, think, feel, react to. It has enlarged and com- plimented my own identity and has been constantly challeng- Out of chaos comes organization as the Examiner staff lay out the paper. From left to right, Elizabeth Cress- Sweet, Wanda Vernassie, Denise Papin, Connie Johnston, Diane Banks, and Dave Johnson, Aavisor. ing, demanding, frustrating- but personally satisfying. -Elizabeth Cress-Sweet I have found it a strange, weird and wonderful experience. It has been a time of growth for me, both creatively and mentally, in learning more about working with people and working within myself. - Diane Banks I have enjoyed working this year on the staff. It has been an experience that has made me grow and mature this year. The people on this staff have been wonderful! I ' ve enjoyed every minute of it! -Connie Johnston Working. on the Examiner has helped me prove to myself that I could do things that I haven ' t done before; also, that you can get as much or as little out of any experience as you choose to. I ' ve had the change to meet and talk with new and in- teresting people. And it ' s been a great source of prac- tical experience. -Denise Papin AVILA EXAMINER Staff photographer Linda McKinley captures a moment in time. 15 REFLECTION ON IDENTITY Thank God ! It ' s almost over. Thank God ! Now why did I say that? Was it all that bad? Did I really waste four years of my life? Where would I be if I hadn ' t come to school? Perhaps I would be like my friend Jim. He ' s well off and comfortable. However, he ' s awfully boring; yet he didn ' t use to be. Now why is that? Maybe it ' s because this institution allowed me to meet more interesting and knowledgeable people. People willing to share what they know with me. Somehow this must have affected me. Why else could it be that I no longer can relate to Jim? Did I just grow older or was I grown, Grown and nurtured by this institution? Did they bring something out in me which was always there but had to be nurtured and pushed in order for it to come out? I know more about some things than I could ever have hoped to imagine. I ' m ready now! I can face the Real World ! Why? ! Because I invested four years of my life to this institution. Thank God ! Carlos Perez Senior Speech Theatre Staff: Elizabeth Cress-Sweet Advisor: David Johnson Denise Papin Photo Consultant: Michael Burks Wanda Vernassie