Manchester College - Aurora Yearbook (North Manchester, IN)

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People • Places • Things • People • Places • Thin These animal caricatures, drawn by Jeff Hunter, are found in the hallway at Oak- Junior Faith Brown displays a pizza wood - she made. Openings 3

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People • Places • Things • People • Places • Things So much can happen in nine months at home and abroad. When fall term started last September, Jimmy Carter was still President, and it was nearing a year ' s time that the hostages had been held captive in Iran. Here at Manchester, Bill Jones was the Community Council presi- dent, there was grass where the new gym now stands, and students had never heard of David Stockman ' s budget cuts. When the smoke cleared after the November 1 980 presidental election, Ronald Reagan came out the victor. A close race was predicted, but it turned out to be an easy victory for the ex-actor Reagan. The American people were clearly ready for a change, and within a month after President Reagan officially took office they were confronted with Reagan ' s New Economic Plan. The economic plan was devised by Reagan ' s right-hand man, David Stockman, who is the director of the Office of Management and Budget. Reagan ' s New Economic Plan calls for drastic budget reductions for the cities, for the public school systems, for social security, and . . . GASP! OH NO! . . . financial aid. In response to the financial aid cuts, Manchester College sponsored a campus-wide letter writing cam- paign. All students were urged to write their senators asking for increased state funds for financial aid, and many students were happy to oblige. Manchester College students also kept in the trend of change by voting Mistie Tomlinson the first woman Community Council president. Miss Tomlinson, who received 60 percent of the popular vote, put rewriting the Community Council constitution as her top priority. Miss Tomlinson also served as chairman of a coffeehouse planning committee. This committee is currently supervising the remodel- ing of three basement rooms in Oak- wood Residence Hall for use as a student, staff, and faculty coffee- house next year. A. Blair Helman celebrated his 25th anniversary as President of Manchester College this year. Man- chester students showed their grati- fication during one of the Monday morning convocations. The first day of May Day week was also dedicated to President Helman, and was dub- bed A. Blair Day. Juniors Kim Moyer and Jim Martin stop to talk on the snowy sidewalks in front of the gym. Coeds play Ha Ha in Oakwood. 2 Opening

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Two students seem to have missed the sign which was placed in the mall. Two people hold hands on their way to the union. People • Places • Things • People • Places • Thing! The new gym, located behind East and Garver Halls, was put well underway this year. Although con- struction was stalled by a delay in steel delivery, students were very suprised as to the speed in which the steel girders were transformed into the shell of the future physical edu- cation center, To help raise money for the inflated cost of the building, a gym-a-thon was sponsored. Stu- dents, faculty, and staff gathered sponsors for their pledge sheets, and on May 3, 1981 they spent the day walking, running, or biking a 25- mile course in the North Manchester area. When all the figures were tabu- lated, over $1 8,000 had been raised. Nationally, much has happened in these last nine months. On January 20, 1981 , Americans had breathed a giant sigh of relief. Not ony had Pres- ident Reagan taken office on that day, but the 50 American hostages who had been held for over a year, were finally released from Iran. For- mer President Carter flew to Ger- many to greet the courageous Amer- icans, while television stations jug- gled their coverage from Washington D.C. to Germany, where the Ameri- cans were staying as a stopover before departing for the U.S. Not long after, Americans were shocked at the news of the ex-Beatle, John Lennon ' s death. John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York townhouse, and it seemed that all of America had gone into mourning. At the end of March Americans felt the pang of a national disaster. There was an assassination attempt against the life of President Reagan, which not only wounded the Presi- dent, but also seriously injured his Press Secretary, Jim Brady, and a Washington D.C. police officer. Near the end of April, NASA successfully got the Columbia Space Shuttle off the ground after years of complica- tions. Internationally, Americans felt the fear of conflict. Young men and women were faced with the fact that they might have to be drafted during several touchy situations. The con- flict between Iran and the U.S. was great during those many months that the hostages were held. The tension grew when Russia invaded Afghani- stan and also during the Polish Soli- darity Strike. The fears have also grown that the communist threat in El Salvador may end up in another Viet Nam. So in the last nine months different feelings and emotions have come and gone in response to many events, but although much has hap- pened it seems that nothing has changed. 4 Opening