Bloomsburg University - Obiter Yearbook (Bloomsburg, PA)

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Union tables are filled at lunchtime by those students unable to tolerate the commons lunch or by those who just want a quick bite to eat before the 1 p.m. class begins. An information table, below, about contraceptives is one of the educational displays sponsored by the union Food IS perhaps the main attraction of the union as this student munches out on some fries, a drink and a cream pie for desert. 1-27, shouts the caller as Kathy McCloskey looks to see if she has the lucky number during the bingo game held in the union. For a quarter per card, a student can play all night in the hopes of winning money. Bingo, in addition to the Nile Club, was one of the more popular union events. Skill is needed as Karen ReichI attempts lo sink another pool ball In the right corner pocket. If she makes it, she will win her match. 28

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Neither the exception not the rule, the smoking of pot did occur on the weekends and occasslonally during the week. Some stu dents decided that the weekend was the time to get high while others went to parties. The bus station, right. Is used by those who went home or elsewhere for the fun Brought about by the popular movie Anim ' al House the campus frats and sororities sometimes held a toga party which always proved interesting. Weekends; a time for letting loose and enjoying Weekends were the best part of the week. Parties flourished, students let loose and everyone seemed to be more relaxed. It was the time for each student to do what they wanted. At the parties there was beer and at some there was even such drinking games as quarters, and spoons, and the favorite 99. The beer and the party always seemed especially good if the prior days were filled with tests and due dates for term papers. Ordering out to Luigi ' s, Two Boys, and Debbies for food was also a weekend tradition. Pizzas, hoagies, and steak sandwiches made their way into the dorms from 7 p.m. to about 3 a.m. Weekends also held the promise that the students could sleep as long as they desired. Other students decided that home was a better place to go or to another college for excitement. Whatever the students did, they enjoyed it. Weekends were something to treasure, not something to waste. Afterall, what other way is there to end a week, than a weekend. 27

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. ..(itJiilMMI H Master at pinball. Randy Yoh, controls the flippers and sends the ball to the lit special which will win him an extra game. Ready to throw her shot is this student as she strives for a spare in the last frame of the game. She is practicing for bowling class. A place to go, th people to see; th Aside from the usual schoolwork and greek parties, the Kehr Union offered something for the students to do. It was a place to go, it was something to do, and it was a place to meet one ' s friends. If one had a spare quarter, a game of pinball could be played. Some of the most popular ones were the Hulk, Gogar, and the space age moans of Meteor. Other games for a quarter were the computer games of the football, basketball, and one where the student was the commander of a spaceship. Bingo was a popular union event where students could win money, and for those with the disco beat, a Nite ings to do, at is the union Club was sponsored several times throughout the year. Education was not neglected. The union served as the spot for displays of art, photography, and educationa ' information such as contraception. During pledging was when the union was the most active. Greeks would claim the one side of the snack bar area and work their pledges. Food at the snackbar was a lifesaver when the commons decided to serve veal for the third time in a week. Hamburgers, fries, and soft drinks could be purchased. Even if there was no quarter, or a student did not have the urge to play a game, one could always call a friend friend and sit and talk. 29