Fort Hays State University - Reveille Yearbook (Hays, KS)

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' :• Change is also evident in our lifestyles. From a small calculator in Trigonometry 122 to the Computer Center complex in Sheridan Coliseum, computers play a part in every stu- dent’s life. Computerization has affected tests in classes, Forsyth Library and student publica- tions. Preparation for a career has changed the aver- age student’s coursework. Former students once studied John Milton and other traditional “lib- eral arts.” Today, they study business statistics and pursue job-related major fields. But just when the world has become so com- plicated, young adults have turned to more basic forms of entertainment and recreation. A greater awareness of physical fitness accompanied the nationwide jogging trend. Courses such as aero- bic dance and self-defense were added to the physical education curriculum. Even roller skat- ing made its comeback among FHSU students, and an arm-wrestling championship was held at a local bar. 3

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1. Our of the more popular ways to spend a Fri- day evening is to drink and dance at one of the many bars in Hays. 2, Anxious teammates con- centrate upward as they prepare for a jump shot during an intramural basketball game at Cun- ningham Hall, a Jogging, probably one of the most inexpensive forms of recreation, attracted many men and women each night to the track in the Coliseum, 4. One of the more job-related courses is Normal and Pathological Communica- tion, taught by Dr. Charles Wilhelm, associate professor of communication. 5 Staff member Nada Ingalsbe enters a response for a program as pari of her job in the Computer Center facilities. 4 Opening

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As the decade of the ' 80s arrived, our lives were affected by events in a few liltle-known countries on the other side of the world. Ameri- can hostages held by Iran militants and the entering of Soviet troops into Afghanistan prompted calls for the resurrection of draft reg- istration. The push for equal rights for women — and an equal national service commitment — made the issue even more complex. With gasoline climbing to over $1.25 a gallon, we examined our priorities and in some cases. even made adjustments in our individual energy consumption. More events were held on or near campus for students by the Memorial Union Activities Board, residence halls and Greek organizations. Trips home came less frequently for most students, and full-service gas stations became nearly nonexistent. Gasoline was con- served by students more as an act of desperate economic need, rather than as an act of admira- ble patriotism.