Iowa State University - Bomb Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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Something Better Every spring for the past five years the residence halls at ISU have opened their doors to high school students. Something Better was chosen as a theme for Residence Hall Week 72. Some 800 visiting students spent the weekend living in the residence halls. This year the Central Committee chose Cerebral Palsy for its service proiect with proceeds being donated to this program. This year for the first time a queen was not chosen. Instead, a proud princess was presented by King Dick Martin at the convocation. The prin- cess, Jill Berkamp, was the poster girl for Cerebral Palsy. Convocation speaker was Sorrel Chesin, assistant vice president for student affairs at the State University of New York. Traditional events of the convocation included toppings into the residence .hall honoraries, and the awarding of scholarships and best house awards. Activities during the week included a car rally, International 500, intra- murals and several Cerebral Palsy programs. The weekend proved to be the busiest with campus tours, the carnival, open houses, dances and the highlight of the week, a sell-out concert by Bread ancl Rare Earth in Hilton Coliseum on Saturday night. WP -.ig A .S .43-vnxdq

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ISU Hosts NCAA Gymnastics mwsHoHman .T n.....manLdu ,. .C4hI.h Eight teams battled for the 1972 national collegiate gymnastic crown in Iowa State's Hilton Coliseum April 6, 7 and 8. In the 30 years this meet has been held, the host school has won the title iust four times. Iowa State did not raise the total to five by retaining its national collegiate title. Southern Illinois had the highest season aver- age score and proved their ability by placing first in the contest and earn- ing the national title. The Cyclones were favored in five of the six events but finished only in second place with Penn State receiv- ing third. Although Iowa State as a group finished No. 2, two of its seniors, Russ Hoffman and Dennis Mazur, both seized individual titles. Hoffman won his third straight pommel horse championship and Mazur gained his fame on the parallel bars. The six events included the high bar, pommel horse, rings, vaulting, parallel bars, and the floor exercise. Each of the eight teams was limited to a maximum of five entries per event A special event on Saturday night was the awarding of the Nissen tro- phy, given annually to the nation's outstanding senior gymnast. Brent Simmons of Iowa State was the 1971 winner and Southern Illinois horizon- tal bar winner Tom Linder was pres- ented the 1972 Nissen award.