Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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UNDER PRESSURE Not even the Administration Building remained a sanctuary. As scandals mounted, the yellow brick fortress fell. Provost James Koch came under fire for his handling of such issues as “sex for grades’ and “campus rapes.”’ But the controversies didn’t stop there. Due to what they called philosophical dif- ferences, the Board of Trustees put the squeeze on Jerry Ander- son, former University President. On Friday, January 30, Will Parker, president of the Board of Trustees sent out special notices to the faculty, calling for classes to be canceled and a meeting to be held the next Monday. No explanation was given, and for three days the University hung in suspense. Rumors flew. Speculation grew. Then at the meN THE EBIG February 2 meeting the tension cleared -- almost. Parker an- SQUEEZE nounced that Anderson had resigned and Robert P. Bell would eee 6 © tee CU aoe, ae alia gh nae

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om we EY “ee ae nr tee So = 25 5, . sates © .44. 4 3 Jee ‘¢ es” Pe: r ON the north side of cam- take on the huge weight of the position until 1983. Some were relieved, others annoyed, but almost everyone was shocked. Still, Bell became the fourth president in the last seven years. The office changes were made, and the routine continued, as if nothing much bad happened. Fraternities still packed people into their action-packed parties. The crumbling and crashing down of the old business barracks continued on schedule. And the people living off campus still tried to think of new and ex- ' citing ways to cook ground beef. By then, the cold had clamped down on the campus. Events had moved inside and friends huddled together through the bliz- zards, the inflation and the unemployment. Although the cost of such collegiate essentials as popcorn, pretzels, and Pepsi jumped twice as quickly as dining service wages, enough pennies were usually saved up for the truly necessary things in life. Sambos wasn’t deserted. Pizzas still rescued the victims of midnight munchies. And some weekends were still made for Michelob. Sie re, DURING th ; the lights of ken il- minate the whole.campus “e Snes tretching from one end ‘inley to the other, Bal te has just about reached its limits. --photo by Kim Francis The Big Squeeze OPENING | poem: pus, every available foot of space is utilized. The Office of Campus Planning has the near impossible task of fin- ding enough room for each — of the departments, offices and classes. --photo by Kim - Francis