Lycoming College - Arrow Yearbook (Williamsport, PA)

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%CC€ Pt CUtct % €cCcf The Space Shuttle ... a new Mass Comm building . . . Achille Lauro . . . longer lunch hours . . . the Statue of Liberty . . . AIDS ... A year filled with tragedy and triumph. One cannot easily forget the trage- dy of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Students filled the lounges of dorms in an effort to hear the news of the explosion aboard the Challenger as well as the unfortunate deaths of the seven astronauts aboard. Terrorism was also around as an Italian cruise ship, the Achille Lauro, was hijacked. The terrorists, claiming to be members of the Palestinian Lib- eration Organization, demanded the freedom of fifty comrades in Israel. A handicapped passenger, New York resident Leon Klinghoffer was pushed overboard after a shot was fired to his forehead. Although events such as these were taking place, not all seemed hopeless. AIDS claimed the lives of nearly 9,000 patients creating a panic in the U.S. After the disease claimed the life of the actor Rock Hudson, however, a move was made to raise funds to combat the dreaded virus. The economy hit an upswing in the U.S. and the nearly completed Statue of Liberty was prepared for re-dedica- tion. As many looked to the sky for During a question and answer session sponsored by the Political Science Club, Republican Congressnnan George Gekas answered questions about federal budget cuts, increased defense spending. Star Wars and tfie 1988 Presidential election. Halley ' s Comet, some realized that maybe all was not bad. At Lycoming efforts were made to create a much-needed Mass Commu- nications facility. Mass Comm majors felt new facilities were urgently need- ed. An attempt was made to bring stu- dents and administrators together when a Meet with the Administra- tors program was held. Issues such as extended library hours, a lack of Business professors, longer lunch hours, the + - grading scale, and bet- ter security were discussed. Unfortunately Lycoming College was not free from tragedy in the past year. Thomas Jenkins, a freshman from Ramsey, New Jersey, lost con- trol of his car Parent ' s Weekend, crashing into a boulder. The incident claimed Jenkins ' life. Fire destroyed the home of Maxine McCormick, Ly- coming ' s Records Clerk, on Septem- ber 7, 1985, claiming the life of her son Kevin. Careless smoking was deemed the cause of the disastrous fire. Whenever one looks back over a year it ' s apparent that the year was tainted with tragedy yet blessed with triumphs. The previous year ap- peared to be no diffent to the students of Lycoming College as well as the world. 6 Current Events

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p m !r • Above: Getting by with some help from a friend. Kathy Csoman has her hair styled by Jen Dagna before the Blithe Spirit presentation. AS the old saying goes, All work and no play makes Johnny a dull boy, may have been the cri- terion for student involve- ment in activities at Lycom- ing. Whether working through campus employment or taking part in a drama pre- sentation, students took a break from the daily routine of studying. Freshman Wen- dy Park commented, You have to take a break from studying once in a while or you ' ll go crazy. Although the old saying All work and no play ... may not have been the ulti- mate criterion for students ' involvement, Lyco students did engage in other activities besides cracking the books. Opening 5

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Current Events 85-86 Left: The demolition of the old Fine Arts building offers space for a possible Mass Communications building. Above: Father John Tamalis serves his final mass with his successor Father Mike Kirwin. Top: Efforts were made to increase hours in the college library, the location for the brunt of most studying at Lyco. Above Left: Flying at halfstaff the Stars and Stripes acted as a reminder of the tragic space shuttle accident. Current Events 7