Flagler College - Desiderata Yearbook (St Augustine, FL)

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Student Center Opens Flagler opened its new student cen- ter this spring. An immediate hit, the center gave students a place to get a late-night snack, meet friends, study, or just avoid eating in the dining room. Thanks to Mrs. Molly Wiley, who donated the funds, the old snack bar was renovated into a new facility. Al- though the work took longer than ex- pected, it was worth the wait. Back when Flagler College was the Ponce de Leon Hotel, our new student center was the popular Gay Nineties Bar. ln years to come, the Flagler pop- ulation is sure to use the student cen- ter as a source of entertainment and nourishment. Above, During renovation, student center looked like this, but ttopl spiffily refurbished, the center filled with students like Michele Prindle tleftl and Beth Clausnitzer, who were eager to eat, or trightl like Greg Lund, who wanted to do mundane stuff, like study O sn-

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N10 Right, Linda Stone and Marc Williar dance new wave during the parents' Weekend Dance. Below, Sandi Butterfield passes time on the dance floor. Above, Carrie Valenti and Mark Coursin talk during the Christmas Formal. Left, Allison Stehr, Julie Fish, Debbie Hefferon and Patti Kaufman consider the atmosphere at the Luan Dance. 'N-Q5

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Muslcal Makes Amerlcan Debut Cruel Tears, the hit Canadian musical by Ken Mitchell, made its American debut at Flagler this spring. Described as one of the most origi- nal and inventive theater pieces ever staged in Canada, Cruel Tears of- fers certain intriguing parallels to Shakespeare's Othello g but the jeal- ous hero, Johnny Roychuk lplayed by Mark Hunterl, is a Ukrainian truck driver from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, not a Moor of Venice. Billed as a country opera,', the play is written in the idiom of country and western music. Kathy Jensen lDebbie Tapleyl is Cruel Tears ' equivalent of Shake- speare's Desdemona, and Jack Deal lJeffrey Troyerl is the Iago-type char- acter. Other cast members were: Flora- zarea Deal, Mimi Craigg Earl Jensen, Bruce Oxford, Ricky Yates, Russell Gremillotg Roy Carter, Michael Lind- say, Debbie Lou Belinsky, Joann Sper- anzag Filthy Phil and the policeman, Michael Sivelsg mime chorus, Toinette Benton and Pamela Koloniag the band, Mike Roberts, Joe Warren, Eddie White and Joan Noeldechen. Cruel Tears was directed by visit- ing drama instructor Jack Boschulte. Top Mark Hunter as Johnny Roychuk and Debbie Tapley as Kathy Jensen Taking a break from the rigors of work, the pledge their love in song Above Mike Snvels lleftl Joan Noeldechen and truckers e Michael Lindsay lleftl, Jeffrey Russell Gremillot musically describe the problems of modern life Troyer, Michael Sivels and Russell Gremillot - compete in a fooseball game.