Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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oe | Bi INFORMATION hours for Rush and Round Robin were important in keeping the problems of recuiting down to a minimum. Rush commit- tee members begin the Rush ac- tivities by going over some of the tules set by the Interfraternity Coun- cil. Photo by Tom Amiot We try to improve the academic program. But to say one thing’s more important than another, that’s not really accurate. I) Dr. Robert Bell University President THINGS === — ON wu JRDER “IMPORTANCE It seemed as if news of accomplishments and victories never got reported; and the negative aspects of the University were the on- ly events worthy of media attention. The negative could be easily missed, too: students didn’t always have the time to find out what was happening, and, therefore, much of what went on also went unnoticed. No one seemed to notice when the Slaughter House Five became the College Bowl 1983 champions or that the temporary faculty from the College of Science and Humanities wouldn’t be returning Winter Quarter because of a shortage of funds. While Dean Michael Gemignani worked to solve the faculty pro- blem, Student Association President Kyle Babcock, Warsaw junior, was making bets and planting trees. In an effort to resurrect a deflating rivalry between Indiana State University and Ball State, Babcock bet a tree that the Cardinals could outscore the Sycamores when the two met on the football field. The bet backfired which put Babcock and vice-president Dan Hampton, Warsaw junior, out in the cold and in their boxer shorts to plant a Sycamore in Sycamore territory. If students had missed Babcock’s exploits, chances are they never heard about the weekend manuevers taken by the ROTC or the sign language club started by Jim Frenchik, Blairsville, Penn, senior. Few students would know to ask about the first place speech team awards in rhetorical criticism and after- dinner speaking won by Nancy Buchanan, In- dianapolis sophomore, and Barry Shietze, Kokomo freshman. A few students even might have remembered to congratulate Delta Tau Delta fraternity on their $1,500 donation to Mother’s Against Drunk Driving. If they didn’t it wasn’t because they didn’t care; there were just so many things to think about in a time when getting something done fell into a pattern of first things first. Opening 7

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©)... more HING ollege life might have included tension- filled days of homework and hassles, but the first thing it brought to mind was the good times, the times when doing crazy stunts (like dressing up as a Crayola for Watermelon Bust) was nothing more than a little style blended with a lot of college craziness. And no matter how much homework had to be done, there were always a few extra minutes to be found. Homecoming only asked for a week out of students’ time. And the barnyard full of ac- tivities had students pickin’ and grinnin’ in bed races and bull rides throughout the Homecom- ing Hoedown. And if there was time for Homecoming there was time to get disgustingly dirty at Tug-O- War, drop a dozen or so eggs at Derby Days and see the latest play at the Studio Theatre. Who could even stop to think about all the homework when Bike-A-Thon was coming up? Most students jumped into college life to keep from being bored, or at the very least, to take a study break. No matter where students turned or how hard they tried, there was always something to draw their attention or entice their interests away from the almighty GPA. Even ‘‘Middletown’’ -- Muncie -- offered her share of good times and past times. Christopher’s was the place to be for drinking and dancing while the Flying Tomato was the r¢ r¢ newest place to dine on the ultimate college Y rt cuisine: pizza. OSES Of course, there might have. been other Just do one thing ee things that needed to be done. There could like study. have been a chapter to read for English You need variety literature or a test in criminal justice, but ; TIES Une in your life. J BIKE-A-THON had a fourth time CHUCK MANGIONE belts out “70 y winner in the Destiny bike team. Miles Young” and closes up the first Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity riders half of a more than three-hour-long congratulate Destiny rider Dave Emens Auditorium performance. Angie Geiser Lewis, Wheaton, Ill., senior, after Mangione played for a packed Evansville sophomore the race. Photo by Brad Sauter house. Photo by Tom Amiot Lifestyles Division 9