Louisiana Polytechnic Institute - Lagniappe Yearbook (Ruston, LA)

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and a new name - Howard Auditorium Center for the Performing Arts. The renovation of Lomax Hall, the Life Sciences Complex located on Tech Farm, was a turn forward to the future with its ultra-modern glassed-pyramid structure. However, it's a look at the past also. lts name, taken from the building which used to stand where Wyly Tower now stands, reminds us of our roots and how far we've come. Probably the most unsettling renovation was that of Keeny Hall. Our administration building for as long as any student here can remember, the building is now only a shell, scattered inside with carpentry dust and littered with scaffolding. lt was like a chain reaction. When Keeny closed down for repairs, the whole campus played fruit-basket turnover. Because Keeny moved, everybody moved - financial aid, the Tech Talk, the. LAGNIAPPE, the Registrars office - and although for beginning freshmen it was no problem, for seniors and other long time residents, it was like re-learning everything we spent our college career getting straight. , Maybe as a part of this chain reaction, or maybe because of the increase in enrollment - inching up for the 11th straight year to set a record at 11,164 ill! Cheerleaders Misty Norwood and Tammy Leachman participate in the Homecoming pep rally The cheerleaders placed fourth nationwide in competition.

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9 e re On The Move ! Literally and figuratively, Our One of the biggest Changes year was marked by movement. And rather than moving in only one direction, we seem to be trying to change everything at once, and sometimes we move backwards. V .,,., W ...N , .t.......-x- y .V , ......-., ..,.,.,,,,.,... ..- ...., i i 3 'L .K 2 t 2 'S 2 3 .. 5 . to in 'xi - 'x Q if this year was a physical change. Our year was a year of renovations. Howard Auditorium, where scores of students spent their final moments on campus walking across the stage to .....-..ss., . ms., mms.-. T, ,s pick up a hard-earned diploma, has been given a major facelift. The old building, now decked out in chandeliers and plush carpeting, has moved up to a totally different class. Not only will students have to say goodbye to hardwood floors and familiar walls, but also to the buildings name itself. The old auditorium has a new look ky , .W 7 .. '- A , , . , in , ' iw., xii? ' , X ., .323 , ., s. , ., in is P W, 1, 1 ig s T, .sg . 1 1' i -4 ' so js. ,. , , at , li . i 2 f 4--ll.-4' WN? vw- 3 14,02 'MQ iw xiii QQ! li ,wh , Jw., i,g3'.fqli.. v fs. Q 'S it . .. ,H,,,i15'1 ' 'A L -,Af AH , -was . .ev . Aww- -sz - 5 , -as The newest team sport at Tech is waterskiing. Team member Tim Pearson cuts through the wa- ter at Lake Darbonne. 'Iii-?'ff'. sgwwr Q lf thai, il

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students - or maybe just because of the change of scenery, not only did the SGA, Union Board and the Tech Talk get new homes, they also got new outlooks. The Student Government Association, led by President Wendell Manning and operating from a Student- .:5iANA rf .. , . . . ' ,t 1 .AL .. Q ,w 'Z' 1' ' J in ., ., . -- . K Track and Field standout Jim Garvey takes the hurdles one at a time. The track team finished the 1983 season with the best record since 1980. n The Move Center broom closet during the campus cafeterias. Wilson fall managed to open up the Cafeteria is almost like a new new Tech Pond Pavilion, one of place with its barbecue and the few on-campus places where students can have alcohol. The Llnion Board, also suffering from cramped quarters, brought top-quality entertainment with some of the biggest names in show business, such as Styx, Ronnie Milsap and the Gap Band. Although both of these organizations have new, more comfortable offices in the now- renovated Howard, the Tech Talk has found a quasi- permanent home in the Continuing Education building fformer Grace Methodist Churchj along with the journalism department, the Lagniappe and the Printing Office. Even some of Tech's oldest and most revered symbols have found this the year to be on the move. The Lady of the Mist, Tech's leading lady and campus symbol, has found a new home in Dudley Circle. The lady was rescued from an obscure back room, outfitted with a new head and a new home thanks to the efforts of concerned students. A new twist for freshmen, the return of a comforting sight for everyone else. Buildings moved, statues moved and lines moved. Cafeteria lines, that is. Certainly one of the biggest changes for on-campus students was the fall addition of four new lines to the Mexican food lines. And Tolliver hasn't slouched behind adding its own lines featuring low-calorie meals and seafood Sometimes it's just a continuation of movement For instance, the Lady