Lycoming College - Arrow Yearbook (Williamsport, PA)

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Dr. John A. Radspinner sings the Alma Mater during the Commencement program. The American flag, like Miss Liberty a sign of American idealism, flies high on a sunny day at Lycoming College. Lycoming College has seen many changes since its birth in 1812 — Changes for the better, allowing for 175 years of continuing education. Current Events 1 1

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The G€€d With The Cad Happy Birthday Lady Liberty Len Bias Dead at 22, Cherno by); A Nuclear Nightmare IranContra Scam Continues, AIDS PTL, 175 Years for Lycoming, and New Security Staff Slated for Lycom ing headlined the news in 1986-87 al lowing the readers, viewers, and lis teners to take the good with the bad New York Harbor abounded in cele bration as six million people gathered to mark the 100th birthday of the Statue of Liberty. Surviving five wars and eighteen presidents, Miss Liberty received a $69 million restoration for her birthday, helping her to maintain the role of an enduring symbol of U.S. idealism, energy, and self confidence. University of Maryland basketball player and Boston Celtic ' s draftee, Len Bias, died at the age of 22 follow- ing a cocaine overdose. His death sparked the nation ' s attention caus- ing them to realize that cocaine can kill; even the occasional light users. and that drugs weren ' t all fun and games. A nuclear disaster hit the Soviet Union ' s Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant causing a reactor fire hot enough to turn graphite into charcoal. Thirty one Soviets died in the reactor fire. The greater than Hiroshima and Nagasaki radiation was expected to cause a total of 4,000 deaths. President Ronald Reagan said that he wasn ' t fully informed about his aides ' activities concerning the sale of weapons to Iran. Attorney General Edwin Meese delivered the bombshell discovery that $30 million in secret profit was diverted to Nicaragua. Meese also formed a Committee on Pornography in 1987 that called for legal attacks on hard-core porn and urged citizens ' action against the milder material. The letters P-T-L took on many meanings in 1987 when TV evangelist Jim Bakker was accused of an extra- marital affair with secretary Jessica Hahn. An extra-marital affair plagued Democratic Presidential candidate Gary Hart also. His alleged affair with model-actress Donna Rice caused the denouncement of his 1988 presiden- tial campaign. AIDS headed the news in 1987 as well claiming 15,757 lives with an ex- pectation of claiming 179.000 lives by 1991. The disease was openly dis- cussed in both the media and society with anticipation of a cure. Tragedy struck in the Persian Gulf when 37 American sailors were killed by an Iraqi fired missile. President Reagan consoled grieving family members by saying, These men made themse lves immortal by dying for something immortal. 1 987 marked the celebration of 1 75 years of continuing education at Ly- coming College. Congressman George Gekas commented at the 175th New Student Convocation that An anniversary is a split second be- tween two eternities, the past and fu- ture. He continued. The past should be celebrated and the future created. The implementation of a new secu- rity staff involving proctors and uni- formed security guards took place after students requested such a change, and problems with phone fraud arose at Lycoming College in 1987. Dr. Mary J. Vestermark, Dr. John A. Radspinner, and Dean Jack C. Buckle retired after many years of service to the campus. Both positive and negative head- lines characterized the media in 1987 allowing the media consumer to take the good with the bad concerning the news throughout the year. 10 Current Events

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Life at Lycoming. What does it encompass? Working, studying, dining, and partying. Each student was different, yet these individuals made up a community a community forming St. Life at Lycoming. Enjoying a Chinese dinner Silas Mills, Mike Yacuboski, and Jeff Grogan lean how to use chopsticks. Above: Chris Hooker checks numbers with Alice during Chinese night in the dining hall. « SJ i 12 St. Life