Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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ALL OUNT (| WIN | i | ) L mmediately, the campus became crowded. When 18,000 students arrived with their over- stuffed suitcases and bulging boxes, it was ob- vious that it would be a year of close quarters and close relationships. A record high number of students crammed their essentials into 10x12 dorm rooms, converted study lounges and munchkin-size apartments. They piled in and crowded in together for nine months of tight budgeting, tight places, and tight- knit friendships. It was the year of the big squeeze. It was everywhere. Everyone felt it in some way. The squeeze touched some gently, and others it bruised. But no one could avoid it. Even going to a campus party meant sharing jokes, good times, and the keg with 50 other fun-loving students. In the dorms hot water was the privilege of only the few early-risers, and even such a simple luxury as driving to campus required squishing a car into whatever minute parking space was Ind 416 left. It was a year of close encounters. Ep oe er eens And they began early. As fall closed in around cam- Closing 440 } ,u 5 the heaps of albums, posters, and milkcrates were THE BIG finally getting organized, but the chaos of long lines and SQUEE=Z © red tape was just beginning. Ope Ogee 2 Sa Ce os eS neat te Buteraimment... 2 92-119 evies AD poodemics 218 Ofganizations 268 Bee 838 Sports Magazine 376-391

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1981 ORIENT ees From the middle of the M Band, one saxophone pla his position while addi melody of “They're Plays. Song. ’--photo by Kim Fergal! Ball State University Muncie, Indiana 47306 Volume 63 Close friendships helped students withstand a year of close calls on campus.--photo by Terry Clark © 1981 Orient Department of Journalism Ball State University