Bethany College - Bethanian Yearbook (Bethany, WV)

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Challenger: Ride, Sally Ride And so Sally Ride did, becoming the first American woman to fly into space as she astronauts aboard the t couple of satellites ran scientific experi- Tthe robot arm a flexing. The Two Amer made a rare pcr« Hul III no avail. 1 Null read a final V c first round trip (the shuttle will also lane Kennedy Space Center), the fint repeat ip by a shuttle astronaut (commander obert Cnppcn, 45, piloted the maiden uttle flight in 1981) and the first five- rson crew. Dr. Norman Thagard, 39, was ddcd to the crew last December to conduct After a round of for even bigger TheF In the Super computer Gay America in Transition A turning point has been reached, and AIDS may mean the party is over. The Hothouse was leRcndarv in i»av »ii!»l»Hvmiiirr » hendkwppHmbolonthe is sexually transmitted is the most crushing San Francisco — a f th Nquare-f Hit pleasure pali I Tli V dTkif € Y 7f t A I I 1% ' ' mgpnvate alcoves and l) A AJLV ' M. »M M 1V V ▼ % X X m M ■ VJ .n moveineni. A,. kinky sex; harnesses, ch , - .. . inany early AIDS vici Its centerpiece, boyish and innocent amid sibility— to oneself, to one ' s friends, to the they had engaged in sex with more than the ominous clutter of Icathi-r rfstrainini? larger and still pressing concerns of gay life 1,000 different partners. 9 menca — are now the watchwords of The belief that was handed to mc iberation. and many homosexuals do thai si-t «,;(s liK-r nuia .tnd nunc st-x It wa.s television, not the end o( the world, and therein lies a After ' The Day After ' happened at FEMA. kagemcnt Agency— is a Poyees are dedicated to lixxts, hurricanes, even cdfor The Day After. : thermonuclear apoca- kwer phone calls from Caui Mondale SeU Himself? A Racial Outburst in Miami ' A Rut] The Soviet attack oi 28

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Bid Day 1 984 Another bright reflection from th e prism of Bethany is the Greek System. And the Greek System would be nothing without Bid Day. The day was February 3rd, 1984. The weather was cold, rainy and muddy. The people were anxious. The time was 4:30 p.m. And it was BID DAY! A day of cele- bration which marks the end of a long week of formal rush, but the beginning of new bonds of friendship. The men were informed Thursday night of where they would be pledging, but they still met in Richardson on Fri- day. They came out of the building to- gether as a pledge class and were greet- ed by their new brothers who were dressed in super funky attire. They ran back to their houses, throwing one an- other in the mud. Then they began cele- brating. Welcome to the fraternal world! The women waited in anxiety until Fri- day at 4 :30. Ms. Nicholson distributed the bids in Wailes Theatre this year. When the girls received their bids, they opened them up, then ran into the arms of their new sisters. After everyone had come out of Wailes, there was a mad rush up the hill where more girls impa- tiently waited to greet their sisters. Kegs were tapped, chants were sung, tears were shed, bonds were formed, and hugs were given. It was celebration time. Although Bid Day is a special day for the greeks, the independents consider it a fun day too. Every year they look for- ward to joining the fun and hosting a huge party for everyone at Campbell. And the celebration continues for ev- eryone through morning. — KLT 27

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