Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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WRAPPING IT UP Relationships were begun, and even some promises for June weddings were made. The kind of friends that are never forgotten were found. In fact, the whole year was the kind that isn’t forgot- ten easily. Day by day, the students watched the close calls of a Univers- ty living through cut-backs, crowding changes, and controversy. They relied on friends, groups, and organizations to pull them through the tight spots and to share with them the good times. But through it all they clung on tightly. They made it through the year of the big squeeze. DESPITE a year of infla- 5 peers Renee tion, unemployment and area ee pron draft registration, students still smiled, partied and filled their weekends with good times. --photo by Tony DeCristofaro WAITING for their cue to run on the field, marching band members stand at attention. --photo by Terry Clark 11 The Big Squeeze OPENING

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Friends huddled together in the warmth of the Homecoming bonfire. --photo by F.A. Phillips, Jr. hey joined together in- to one huge crowd. They gathered for performances, plays and parties. Students forgot about studies for awhile and attended every campus event possible. The masses of people, the price of tickets, the issues, the games were all part THE BIG SQUEEZE that was sweeping the campus. The great fury of events seemed to close in on the cam- pus. The schedule never let up. The pace of college life never slacked off, and students were caught up in the frenzy of dates, discussions and demonstrations. The spirit clos- ed in. The crunch continued.... The crowds became bigger and rowdier. In a year of close quarters, close budgets and close calls, students came together and they made close friends. There was little elbow room when 2,544 students col-. lected in the Quad to “Jump For It’ and to be a part of the Guiness Book of World Records. --photo by William E. Vance