Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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Social Barriers Dissolve In I. U!s Melting Pot At the University, status barriers are dissolved in the melting pot of social and academic activities. Across the campus, through the Commons, and in the classroom, one encounters people from every phase of the social, economic, and cultural structures of the world. A common goal, the pursuit of knowledge, erases the antagonism between the millionaire ' s son and the debtor ' s son, the Catholic and the Jew, the Orien- tal and the Caucasian. People are accepted at their own value, not on the basis of their cultural or social backgrounds. In few, if any, otlier settings will the free flow of ideas between different nationalities and classes be so flexible as it is at the University. Within the University melting pot are some 600 foreign students from 72 different countries. Their native costumes, different accents, and social values impart a colorful image of the life in various sections of the world. These people come to the University for an education, yet often the knowledge they impart far exceeds that which they take with them. From the far corners of the earth, they come to learn and to teach. Nigerian students celebrate their country ' s independence. Foreign journalists interview Gov. Matthew Welsh and learn more about Indiana ' s political system. 25

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Cat Catckes Mouse— Live Happily Ever After A blind date with a guy four inches shorter or a girl who could impersonate an Amazon, a coffee date v ' ith the blond in history class who turns out to be another Einstein in disguise, a brother-sister relation- ship that ' s lasted for years— then, without warning, a chance meeting. The girl jumps with each ring of the telephone; the guy decides to play it cool this time. The budding romance becomes a grand game of cat and mouse. Half the time they are both playing the role of cat— the other half, both the role of mouse. Sometimes the game ends there. Other times it con- tinues until it is no longer a game. With each cup of coffee they discover more about each other, their moods, their likes and dislikes, their backgrounds. More serious thoughts enter their minds— sometimes only to be forced out— sometimes to linger awhile. Is this the one with whom I want to spend the rest of my life— have children, be broke, watch hair grey and wrinkles form? Am I ready to assume the responsibilities required of a devoted spouse? If all the answers are yes, perhaps they are merely infatuated. If there are some questions, some doubts, a few misforgivings, then perhaps they are ready to form a union which will last not for just a few short years but rather the rest of their lives. Oh, honey, can ' t we afford the one with the stone in it? A cozy corner, a lively conversation, a piping hot pizza— there ' s no need for cat and mouse games tonight.