Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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Living: Places, e ents and p blems-part ol it all As a late afternoon sun stretches over the campus. two students take afew moments out of the day to just be with each other and enjoy the all weather Besides lazing at the Duck Pond f - . or in the Arts Terrace, many students found Cardinal Creek not too bad of a place. Weekend visits to home and to other campuses still caused some to call the school a suitcase college, but what ls wrong with seeing old friends and getting a home-cooked meal? And since 95 per cent of BSU students were from Indiana. they probably did get to make it home more often than the out-of-staters. -1-'41- qu ' The recent popularity of fn'sbee tossing ga ve the Sigma Chifraternity a new game to add to their events list in their annual Derby Days. The object of the game was to see how far apart two team members could move and still toss the fnsbee with accuracy, which a Sigma Chi little sis did to perfection. As Homecoming Steering Committee member John Kraft watches and laughs at the unusual sight, two participants in the Thursday night games try to pass a softball between them while working it up and down their bodies. S.R.P. Page 4 - Opening ...W ., ,,,,. . , ...U J.E J.K.K. .W. living BSU-style iust about beat all, didn't it? Activities abounded in almost every area imaginable, including tug-o-wars, bike races and even watermelon eating contests. But the organized games didn't dominate life on campus. Not by a long shot. living meant putting up with a noisy hdl late into the evening and getting up to the sound of your roommate's alarm clock, even if he had a nine o'clock and you had an ll. And it meant getting used to taking care of meals if you lived off-campus. And iust what about skimping together the pennies iust to pay the landlord at the first of each month. Sure there were the hectic moments to contend with but don't overlook the happier times, like when you sat through a miserable, rainy day to watch the Cards pull off a lb-13 squeaker over Centraleldichigan. Even the cold and sore throat the next day seemed to be eased a little iust because of the victory. Special moments engulfed the campus on all sides. Warm November evenings kept students sautering through the Arts Terrace late each day. They were the ones that knew living was more than iust the books and the classes. They were the ones who tried to take in a college of activites and made their stay at BSU more than iust educational via the books but a total educational existence. .The Greek events, the hall proiects and dl of the little things done outside of the classroom made up the real life situation. Hopefully everyone got to taste some of it along with having their own life style uninhibited by others. 'Cause that's part of it too. Doing what you enioy doing. living BSU-style did iust about beat all, didn't it? Maybe it wasn't as good as some expected and maybe it was worse but most found if you put your mind to it, there was almost nothing you didn't have the opportunity to experience. Yes, our side of living was unique. We made the university what it was this year- exciting. All the way from booking to dancing and from being serious to acting crazy, we did it all. And we're the better for it. Framed by a couple of Art Terrace trees, a student relaxes and catches up on the news from the DN. Indian summer weather kept the terrace alive with people late into October and early November, either taking a break between classes or getting in a few scenic hours of studies.

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J.K.K. J.K.K, Moming shadows stretch over the Emens Auditorium concourse before students begin poun'ng onto its path. The concourse was used as one ofthe hubs on campus for seeing friends and for selling almost anything to people. s ei' 'f while- - f ' -' -2' -.5gg55?,:-r.1-tqS,.- , A .. . -. ,l 1 A.. - 'f-sq' ff-S-1'fa.ea4A4. ---2552+-?5.,.?-3:51-. 'xg Q, r... .:,i' ,giE- Q- . .6 .az-,sb . .Li A ..,., r, to , .' 1.: -.-. se - ., -.gcc 1- Lj315,,4- 5 a alll- f 1' 1 re A ft Sa- iv- fist 4 VY .l uille J jf ,-7.l.1ff5F,f ' , ' SY: '. l 4.3. i, .' ..:1. 4 I 'v lgafq, H -'E- -- . , Y 9 W ,,,,..,,,,,, l . N ,I -. ' ---. A - f-fe -- . f 2 , 4 --A .,.. ie - ,, b'i?j'F f EJ , 11'S7i'a ,.'. S-'133'???5seg .,- -Z. . -. . - wc ..,-.,.':.. .- ,-..,1.:.--. F 2 1'--:gf arg-+15 3' -. 5--Lp'---f'T1:-g..'1 gore?--1-v-or.-sw, '-j . . , ..3 ', I, . 1: te- , . :--rate-' - S.M.0. The doorway to the old library looks a little antiquated in comparison to the modern entrances to Bracken Library, but it still has an important role in creating the unique atmosphere to that portion of the campus. The spirit of '76 was upon us. Bicentennial issues starred and striped their way into almost every happening nationwide and locally too. But although there was celebration throughout the land, we still maintained OUR SIDE OF '76 on the Muncie campus. True, Emens Auditorium brought in several bicentennial productions but there were still the student plays and variety shows that were termed more than successful. And while the rest of the country was taking a look backwards in history, we were looking ahead to more growth. The old liirary was no more and newly-christened Bracken broke our past ties with an obscure place to research and study. Perhaps only the Arts Terrace and its serene beauty kept up an old tradition. Never had it been more dive with people. Warmer weather helped but maybe students needed more relaxation to get away from the ever-present hassles of college life. OUR SIDE OF '76 proved more than iust sitting back and watching the rest of the country celebrate. We did lots of our own in our own little ways, whether it be through a campus-wide activity like llomecoming or an individual's night at the Chug celebrating an 'A' or, for that matter, drowning out thoughts of an 'F.' One thing was for sure though. Students began taking more pride in the university. Campus spirit grew to unheud of heights when the fall sports teams won consistently week after week. But not only in sports did the pride grow. Our side also had a good academic one to it as departments grew to take on the higher errollment numbers. Some even gained accreditation, as the landscape Architecture program, which gave a new meaning to true academic growth. ln one lump sum BSU students merely waltzed through the year as before but with new drives and new goals. OUR SIDE OF '76 seemed unique to us. We did what we wmted and what we didn't always want to do. We did some bicentennial work but we kept it within our own perspective. But, most of all, we simply did. Nestled amongst the autumn trees. the Arts Terrace takes on its grandeur structure. The wooded lawn behind the Arts Building often was filled to capacity on warm days with students merely relaxing and enjoying the late summer weather. Overview - Page 3

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