Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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. ' Table of Contents More on the Inside Opening . 4 t Academics 8 Campus Life 46 Involvement , h - . 128 Athletics - . 168 t Greeks . 228 Graduates , t 284 . Index ' - 360 7 Closing 372 . , Bachelor Hall overlooks one of the busiest intersections on campus, and .provides Miami with her newest expansion of the traditional red-brick ' , Georgian arches. ' a Larry Kaufman 3 Expanding the Arches

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Expanding the Arches More on the Inside . its own unique way of reflecting annual events. This year was no different. Old traditions were carried forward; new ideas were formed and became traditions. Upon entering Ox- ford, it seemed that this year there was more on the inside, less on the outside. As students began streaming in dur- ing late August, they found that Miami had more to offer than in previous years. It all began with the new build- ing that conveyed the traditional look, Bachelor Hall. Standing on the corner of Rts. 73 and 27, the red-brick struc- ture was complete with Miamils famil- iar arches. The newest achievement on campus stood ready to receive students into its fresh corridors for the first time. While moving in, students found that other changes had been made. Because this year brought the largest number of entering freshmen womenever, dorms that had traditionally housed up- perclassmen were reversed to house freshmen. Bishop Hall, an ideally 10- Miami, like every institution, has cated dorm which normally housed upperclass women became a freshman womenis dorm, while Dodds became a freshman menls dorm. As a result, Mor- ris and Clawson both became upper- class halls. ' In early November, the loud noises coming from Oak Street turned out to be the bulldozers that were preparing the lots behind Phillips Hall for a new gymnasium which could be divided into handball courts, classrooms, 0r 0f- fices. The new facility was orginated to reduce the congestion of the other rec- reational areas. . ' But, as Miamils campus reflected ex- pansion and continual growth, uptown Oxford seemed to be shrinking. The Bears Head was offically taken over by Miami Co-op. The Dime Store, the Mus- tard Seed, and Oliver,s Eatery all closed their doors to student business. Oxford Shoe Store was converted to Gold Star Chili, but Al and Larryis and lacks Corner remained empty lots. The only hope for Oxfordls progres- One of the many attractions that Miami has to offer is arches. Looking out frorn the CPA, some of the beauty of the evergrowing campus seems to come from the nature which surrounds each burldmg. 5 Expanding the Arches