Louisiana State University - Gumbo Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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Left: Bicycles are the ships of the campus to students loaded down with books. Below right: Morning calisthenics get students in shape for a gruelling school day. Bottom: Waiting in line for days for Springsteen tickets didn ' t pay off for this girl, who was so exhausted she slept through ticket sales.

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Boy George meets Johnny Carson on late-night TV in the Union. Below left: An enterprising cowgirl demonstrates her roping skills on a cooperative goat at the rodeo. Michelle Hindelang, Michael Toellner and Robert Zimmerman cut loose at the Pop Entertainment Halloween party. m s - i 1 J t m QP4 . I f fr Drew Story Life at LSU has always been a savory blend of traditional Louisiana spices and seasonings . . . rich and flavorful all year long, not to mention hot. But even the occasional moments when things boiled over provided an added tang to the taste of campus living. The ingredients simmered throughout the year, a classic combination of coursework and recreation: exams and quizzes; rooting for the Tigers at the ' 84 season games; eating ice cream on steamy days in the Quad; kicking back on the Parade Grounds; squelching through the rain; joining organizations and getting involved in the myriad activities on campus. A dash of fun and festivity sprinkled in at regular intervals kept the pace from flagging, (continued on page 6) Aresh Javadi I 4 Opening Contents: Opening 2 Campus Life 14 Individuals 78 Athletics 142 Academics 212 Organizations 274 Gallery 430 Index 444 Editorial Staff: Editor Gigi Venugopal Managing Editor Shannon McCaffery Design Editor Craig Moonshower Photo Editor Steve Whaley Copy Editor Mary Beth Kammann Head Photographer Drew Story

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- - y ; v ! ' r W;; Right: Buddy Heiel, Colleen Meadam and Kathy Warner make travel plans for their Rio vacation. Below left: Todd Robineaux attempts to make Deidre Devier pucker up. Below center: Waiting for the bus can be fun if you have friends like Jamie Creamer and Tadley Williams to discuss school with. Below right: Winning is on this man ' s mind as he closes in for a goal. (continued from page 4) Occasionally things were stirred up as con- troversy provoked students into action. Early in 1984, sports radio broadcast rights were given to a Baton Rouge station without a bidding process; and then the university Board of Supervisors voted to raise admissions standards by 1988. Things really started to sizzle when the .1984 generic Gumbo was released rarely has a college yearbook caused as much furor. The book was a departure from the norm, and resulted in students building bonfires and setting alight piles of the books, while its editors were hanged in effigy. A splutter of discontent began in summer and reached boiling point in fall when the university finalized a new football and basketball seating policy. (continued on page 10) jm ' Outside Atkinson Hall, Julie Michael and Steven Labarge blend in with the architecture. 6 Opening