Barton Community College - Spoke Yearbook (Great Bend, KS)

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Big Brother fail to watch in 1984 “Big Brother is watching you. War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength.” The year 1984 did not turn out exactly how George Orwell foresaw in 1946, when he wrote the book “Nineteen- eighty-four.” The year was a year for Americans to feel good. There were many firsts in the “good old US of A.” Jesse Jackson became the first black man to run for President, as Gerldine Fer¬ raro took her place as the first woman to run on a major party ticket. Baby Fae made history as the world watched her three-week struggle for life with a baboon heart. Likewise, Bill Schroeder became the first successful re¬ cipient of an artif icial heart. The Russians boycotted the Olympics in Los Angeles giving the US the chance to win a record 63 gold medals and gross a $150 million profit during the games. A jet powered back-pack gave Bruce McCandless the chance to dance with the stars as he took the first free flight in space. Big Brother and the Thought Police cer¬ tainly had it wrong, ’84’s motto should have been: understanding is peace, indi¬ viduality is freedom, intelligence is strength. A newly formed group on campus is the Dan¬ celine. Some of the members include Sunni Ellis, Julie Kratzler, Teresa Eiland, Karla Leiker, Cheryl Schneider, Margo Reents, and Michelle Ragsdale. New carpet in the Union was one of the many changes in the Union during the Fall Semester. 18 News

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Beauty Rcademy provide ervice The Academy of Beauty has been serving the community of Great Bend since 1965 ana a part of Barton County Community College since 1978. During the 1984-85 school year, Instructor Ruby Brown and the stu¬ dents decided it was time to update the academy a bit by changing the name to the Department of Cos¬ metology. The Department of Cosmetology offers sev¬ eral services to the com¬ munity as well as to the BCCC students. Among these sevices are hair¬ cuts, facials, manicures, pedicures, and many other beauty services. There are only 29 cos¬ metology schools in the state of Kansas. This col¬ lege ' s Department of Cos¬ metology is one of only nine that are associated with a college or vo-tech in Kansas. Since the department has been associated with BCCC, Brown said,“(The department has) con¬ tinued to grow and is well recommended throughout the state.” Cosmetology student cuts Mary Hooper ' s hair as she trains to be a beautician. Academy of Beauty 1 7

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Change come to campu As the academic year of 1984-85 ended and students were saying goodbye to the college and friends, there were also several staff members that were saying their last goodbyes. Jean Haffner, admissions counselor and women’s volleyball coach resigned her position of three years with a record of 119 wins and 19 losses. Coach Jerry Mul¬ len resigned as men’s head basketball coach, as Charlie Sprott resigned as men’s assistant basketball coach. Head track and cross country coach, John Webb also resigned his position after leading both the men’s and women’s teams to claim conference titles. Linda Webb, sociology instructor, and Dave Robins, director of admissions also resigned their positions. Dan Wall of Coffeyville was hired as Head Basketball Coach to replace Mullen and Dan McGovern signed on to be As¬ sistant Basketball Coach to replace Sprott. Mike Warren was the new Baseball Coach and Sports Information Director. The Student Union got a well deserved face lift during the first semester. All new carpet was installed and a new “scramble system” was introduced into the food ser¬ vice program. Added features included a sliced meat deli, two salad bars, hard ice cream and a drink “gazebo. The Board of Directors approved the proposed addition to the Fine Arts Build¬ ing. They also approved the construction of a maintenance building. David Maneth, Phi Theta Kappa president, pre¬ sents BCCC President, Dr. Jimmie Downing a ticket for Phi Theta Kappa ' s National Honors Breakfast for college presidents and deans which was held in San Francisco, California. News 19