Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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22 A little guitar solo. R.E.O. Speedwagon and Black Oak Arkansas shared the iiNo. 1 posi- tion on the list of Sycamore Showcase entertainment this year. R.E.O. stands for an old truck that a man named Ransom E. Olds invented. The name is used for npurely aesthetic reasons remarked Neal Doughty, piano player for the group. Besides Neal there is drummer Alan Gratzer, bass player Gregg Philbin, lead guitarist Gary Richrath, and lead singer Kevin Cronin. R.E.O. is known for the hit songs iiGolden Country, uMusic Man, and HLittle Queeniefi REO Speedwagon offers harmony and hard rock REO fans shouted for more after every song.

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If tHis ia tuESDay: youlReV Is registration an Indiana State University trick? Is it a plot to trick and confuse students? Well, not inten- tionally. Actually registration is the hors-dlouevre, the appetizer, the chance to select the courses you'd like to have or need to graduate. As a senior you have first crack at those inevitable lines of squirming bodies. They're all here for the same reason you are. Like it or not. Slowly you watch the T.V. screen as the courses you signed up for are being closed and you find that your schedule isnt going to be quite what you had in mind. Damn, another nine olclock class with whatls-his-name. And oh those three hour night classes in Holmstedt Hall. There goes one drink- sEnioSI-P ing night. But registration goes on and on for days. Seniors have to show up one or two days early, earlier than everyone else, then sit around while the registration process takes the toll of other lives. Freshmen have an even harder time getting classes they want at the time they want them. Therels an unwritten law saying llif youlre a freshman you shall have eight olclock classes? and perish the thought of attending classes with upper classmen. Survival of the fittest? Maybe. But keep one thing in mind. Where would you be without registration? A Yearbook survey given to registration participants turned up these results. Anyone You Know? ll Has pre-registration made the process any easier? Not really. In the end you have to go through the same process as before. Somewhat-providing you are given a permit. Yes, especially for seniors when they mail the address cards before registration. 2l If you are a freshman, what do you think of registration? Was it what you ex- pected? Better? Worse? lOOlKJ confusion. 3 Do you manage to obtain all of your signatures orehow many have you forged in your ISU history? Ilve forged many signatures because its just too much of a hassle to find all of these people to hassle them. Two or three times. My advisor sends letter to all her students and she makes appointments for them. Her signature is easy to obtain. 4l What is your reaction to the price increase in tuition? Poverty. Good-bye ISU. I can now afford to attend N.Y.U. now that I pay $47.00. Why do students have to pay the whole sum at once? Why not go to monthly payments for tuition. More students could afford that instead of paying $400. or $500. at once. I think its ridiculous. It wonit affect me because Iim a senior. I know a lot of kids who aren't coming back next year due to the price increase. Sl Have you any suggestions to make registration easier? No. Eliminate the pre-registration. Computer cards, but let the students pick the profs they want. Mail out all of the registration materials prior to registration. 6l Would you prefer computer registration? No. Computer registration would give us no choice in when or at what time we would have our classes. Id rather pick my own time. Yes, if itls done as it should be. 7l If a grad student, what do you think of the process? Ilm glad I'm out and on my way. Forget it. The only good thing about it is I get to register first. At least II get the classes I want. lb

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Black Oak Arkansas belts out rock sound in down home style One of the serious moments. Black Oak Arkansas adopted their name from their hometown. Noted for their t'downehome rock? their songs Mountain washboara' rhythmn. are iiHot and Nasty, and ttLord, Have Mercy on My Soul.n Why songs Black Oak consists of Jim like these? Because the population of Mangrum, Stanley Knight, HarveyJett, Black Rock is 204 and because they Rickie Lee Reynolds, Pat Daugherty, feel with a different pulse. Wayne Evans, and their sometimes singer Ruby Starr who Black Oak claims has Joplin appeal. A drum solo highlighted Black Oak's performance in which the drummer first used sticks and then his hands alone. For added homesy effect the lead singer played the washboard. The groups may have been loud, but they certainly held the crowd,s attention. A bassoon added a touch of class.H Black OakiHot and Nasty. Fans loved the stage antics. 23