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

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Heavenly hulabaloo No one could decide if the visits of the street-corner preachers were a holiday or a hulabaloo. Throughout the year, these evasive evangelists turned up somewhere around the University Bookstore near the main flow of traffic. De- pending on the weather, a crowd would or would not gather around these men, many to heckle, some to listen to their message. Early in the first se- mester, one regular Bible- thumper, Jed Smock, brought the Word and a couple of bud- dies to start the students off on the right foot on the road to heaven. Standing on the concrete heat duct in front of the Book- store, led declared that all ISU students were llgreasy, sleazy, slimy, grimy masturbators. Whether due to his poetic way with words, or the students' ea- gerness to learn more about the advantages of college life, a crowd gathered. Jed judged most of the women there to be whores because, in the still in- tense summer heat, they wore short shorts. led preached about St. Ronald Reagan and St. Billy Graham and condemned all popes to rot in hell. And the crowd grew and egged him on. Christianity and capitalism are intertwined, he said, so social- ism and relief are morally wrong. His attack on Islam final- Iy got him into a heated debate. Speaking against Mo- hammed, llDo not put your faith in a mere man, he insist- ed. nLike you? asked, Jamai Al- Ramahi, a Moslem. After an in- tense shouting session, lamai came away, out-talked. uHe didnlt teach, he just attacked, said Jamai. llAs a foreign stu- dent, l'd like people to under- stand. Passer-by Ben Rivera, campus minister from Campus Crusade, wouldn't condemn them, but couldn't-agree with them. lll agree with their message, but not their style, he said. One woman, Valerie Hart, Terre Haute freshman, was very embarrassed because, llHe claims to be the same religion as me, but people shouldn't attack others, she said. nHe's sending people to hell before they get there. So she stayed to cast an irate glance in led's direction every now and then. The crowd hung around until late in the after- noon cross-questioning the preacher and taunting his an- swers. Although many students were truly offended by Jedls al- legations, most stayed because it was a nice day to be outside and there wasn't much else go- ing on in Terre Haute. It was jok- ingly told that Jed's visit was sponsored by SGA. Early in the evening, when the crowd had dwindled to a tenacious few, a commuter stu- dent waiting for his ride gave his opinion. tlA large percentage of the students on this campus are very rude and close-minded, said Dana Everhart. lllf they are not what he is accusing them of, they're not being talked to and it shouldn't matter. Judging him for judging them makes them no better. by DEBBY ELLIOTT Preacher lim Gillis utilizes the Bookstore heat duct in the fashion of led Smock. Besides bringing the Word to college students, the preacher also heals broken or sickly parts. Doug McSchooler Bookstore Preachers 29

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30 Not just anothe Q ,ttgal 1 a re Hardee's See Hardee's. This suggestion is often put aside by newcom- ers to campus with a disdainful llwhen you've seen one Har- dees A trip through the doors of the glass enclosure and down the stairs into our subter- ranean Grill quickly quiets disbe- lievers. The mere architecture of the place impresses some while others will be surprised by the wide cross section of stu- dents who hang out there and of activities and services per- formed there. It's a rainy afternoon. Some students duck in to grab a bite to eat and do some last minute studying. Others chat about Classes and tests or just watch the soaps on the wide-screen TV. The pool sharks are at work at the tables and the video r games are blipping their little hearts out. Several passers-by are stopping by the display at the foot of the stairs to check on the information there. W A 1' w W W-i a ; ijt l V a Many students think of the Hardee's On Campus as a cure for the between-class dumps. lt's handy for commuters who don't want to go home only to come back again and also for those on-campus people who don't want to go back to the halls. One may even spot a pro- fessor or two trying to escape the hassles and relax with a styr- ofoam cup of steaming, Har- dee's coffee. The Grill isn't simply a place to relax. It is a voting place for such things as Homecoming Queen and B.O.Y. candidates and SCA elections. It runs a variety of promotions throughout the year like poster sales and casino night. The Grill also serves as a meeting place for small groups. All in all, Hardee's On Campus is not only a place for one-on-one small talk, but also acts as a par- ticipant in the life of this Univer- sity. by DEBIE HOLLON m , w a- ra- t t