Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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| bao STICKING IT OUT But in the middle of a crowd wasn’t the only place the big squeeze was felt. Pressures closed in from all angles. GPA hassles plagued the academic-conscious. The Bracken refugees had the impossible task of finding a quiet corner to study in, and business majors fought it out among themselves for classes in the already over-crowded Whitinger College of Business. During the peak hours, it took a lot of pushing and pleading to squeeze into the book store--only to discover the needed book was already sold out. The financial aid office also seemed like the place to be as the lines of people hoping for jobs, grants, or loans snaked through the office and down the stairways. Freshmen had the headaches of Mom’s constant checking-up and Dad’s over-sized expectations. Seniors had the worries of job- hunting weighing down on them, and dorm residents fretted over the hazards of dining service’s mystery meat and surprise soup. Few escaped the touch of the big squeeze. v4 W ote A) fz ' EXPOSURE to the cold was eer one of the hazards of being a pom-pon § girl--except when there was a warm friend around. --photo by Tony DeCristofaro ALTHOUGH the campus around her continuously changes and grows, Beneficence, dedicated to the Ball brothers, remains the one constant, stable ele- ment of the University. -- photo by Steve Buchanan

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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