Manchester College - Aurora Yearbook (North Manchester, IN)

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Juniors Ken Nissley and Dominic Romeo talk in the main hallway of the Ad Building. Sitting in the stands at the football field is Freshman Dianne Farrell. People • Places • Things • People • Places • Thin Robin Stouder and Greg Robinson are lucky enough to be at the front of the student payroll line. Opening 5

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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

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6 Student Life Division