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

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LARRY WELLS Kelly Thrasher, Indianapolis junior and Missy Pe- terson, Princeton, III junior horse around out on the Quad. President Richard Landini consoles Coach Dennis Reitz after another hard fought battle. TREVIS MAYFIELD Oeem'ng 7

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We Are Students Of The '80's We don't need much. Just $4,200 a year for tuition and housing, a car to drive, money to spend, food to eat, clothes to wash, and a place to retreat on the week- ends and holidays when the aura of this place becomes just too much. An occassional letter from home, with mon- ey of course, a late night phone call, when you can catch us, and care pack- ages through the mail each week like clockwork are required. But, give us some space! Sound familiar? Independence for a student? Sound impossible? Unthought of for a parent, but very reasonable for students. Once their child leaves home, how could a par- ent not trust their only child amongst so many people at State? Trust these: sim- ple fraternity parties with minimal beer, of course; Homecoming celebration fes- tivities, which requires pairing of men and women together for heated races, battles and late night activities; road- trips with motel rooms packed full of coeds wall to wall in sleeping bags; sporting practices, grueling and exhaust- ing; and late night trips to Hardee's for the all-nutritious hamburger and greasy fries. What about the all-night gab ses- sions, doing countless loads of laundry while placing a red sweatshirt in with the whites and missing class simply be- cause you overslept? Independence for the parent? Known as a suit-case college, ISU students often run home to Mommy and Daddy when: the money runs out, the latest romance hasn't worked out or simply, your clothes need washing and ironing. Need advice? Call home. In the age of the eighties, independence ranks high for college students with stubbornness and a definite sense of ambition. Just give us the car' money and house and we aSk for Bringing back memories of the 150's, playing guitar and the harmonica on the Quad is a sign of doing no more. Yes we are the ISU student of' you, own thing. the eighties, dependent on people who care. RON KOCH by SHEILA HOFFMAN 6 Opening

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KELLY A. GUNN Reviewing notes before her first test, Michal Miller, Goshen junior, concentrates in the serenity of a deserted quad. 8 Academics