Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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Several places where the crowds gather de- serve some sort of mention. The Gables is one place they have been mov- ing to for so long that, next to the Board of Trustees, the most influential body of men affect- ing the campus is probably the Poolitsan broth- ers. Have you ever noticed when the Gables closes the University follows suit? Try to buy a butter brickie cone anytime during spring vaca- tion. One of the Gables ' attractions is just seeing I.U. come out ahead athletically every week in the latest Pick by Nick. Something about biting the hand that feeds you. From here, students leave those thick shakes behind and venture deeper into the environs for other refreshment. Pubs have been an unofficial part of the campus for as long as anyone can remember. Or hazily try to remember. 18

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The Stardust (right) is where, according to legend (that is, the owners), Hoagy Carmichael penned the evergreeen of the same name. False. But the Dust does have Friday afternoon going for it. During those golden hours the Back Room becomes « ' all-to-wall amplified guitar filled with warm bodies being dissolved in a great outpour- ing of Pabst. A couple of sister establishments are slightly more popular than — a professor who doesn ' t give finals; Ye Okie Regulator — Olde right from the day last summer when the Old Reg moved out of the way of progress and the New Reg opened up on North Walnut. The move was heartbreak for a lot of people, but this sort of thing has its hmits. Si.x months later the always- slow waiters were still mo ing like widows be- hind the coffin. And Nick ' s English Hut hypo- critically threw a St. Paddy ' s Day party this year. Israeli Independence Day somehow slipped by unnoticed. 20