Baldwin Wallace University - Grindstone Yearbook (Berea, OH)

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SPECIAL EVENTS

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The Rocky Mountain Field Studies The Rocky Mountain Field Studies is a program co-sponsored by Bald- winaWallace and Northwest Commu- nity College in Wyoming. The pro- gram takes place at NCC, a small col- lege located in Powell, Wyoming. The town is situated in the Big Horn Basin, a large river basin surrounded by the Absaroka, Bighorn and Beartooth Mountains. B-W students are offered 12 credits for five weeks of concen- trated introductory courses in Geology and Botany. To some tor mostJ, this may seem like a relatively easy way to complete some core requirements, see the West, and have fun doing it. How- ever. the program is much more than just this. As it lasts for approximately the equivalent of one half of a quarter at B-W, the academic work is very demanding, keeping the student in class either on or off campus from 3 am. to 5 pm. Monday through Friday. The Botany course requires digging up. keying out. pressing and memo- rizing anywhere from 75 to 100 plants native to the west, as well as many hours of intensive note taking. The Geology course also includes much note taking and memorization. and everyone gets a shot at fossil hunting tie. - oolites and ftshscalest and map- ping in the desert. When not in the classroom. students are itout in the field, a term loosely describing the several hundred miles of territory covered in both courses. Wyoming is very scenic, and it takes some time for one to become accus- tomed to looking at even the most breathtaking sight from the eye of a geologist or botonist. These held trips require a working pen, a strong liking for nmelted cheese sandwiches, an extra roll of film. patience. and stami- Top right: Old Faithful in Yellowstone Park. Wyo. Left: The Rocky Mountaineers in front of the Grand Tetons in Iaokson Hole. Wye. Opposite page: Top left: Sunlight Basint Park County. Wye. Top right: Some of the Alpha Geo Bets after a long and strenuous day at Horseshoe Bend. Middle left: Heft to rightt Alice Sutton. Pat Schmucki, Casey Wiggins, Deanna Falk. Middle right: Thermopolis. Wyo. Bottom left: Ruthie Thomas overlooking Sunlight Basin Bottom right: Heft to righU John Delehanty. Alice Sutton. Pat Schmucki, Lisa Becksted. Dr, Rich from Bowling Green Universityr and Jim Umerley. 14 na in case the accelerator pedal should cease to function on an exa ceedingly warm day. tWe wontt men- tion the possibility of losing the water cooler, will we'H. Highlights of the Field Studies program include several trips to Montana. and a four day trip to Yellowstone Park and the Grand Tetons is taken during the third week. All of the work and traveling around leaves little time or reason to do anything but study on weeknights, but during the weekend, all one has to do is hop in the back of the nearest available pick 'em up truck and head for Horseshoe Bend, a small lake lo- cated about forty miles from Powell, offering the latest in tor onlyt cliff diving and sun bathing physilities. Cody has much to offer as well, one can visit the Buffalo Bill Museum and learn about the West as it used to be, or go shopping in the many cowboy stores in the town. As for entertain- ment. Wyoming offers everything from soft music on the jukebox to jitterbugging at The Bronze Boot af- ter a live rodeo. All in all, the Rocky Mountain Field Studies has much to give the student who is prepared to embark on a trip taking him or her as far back as Pre- Cambrian times, and as far ahead as their minds will want to go.