Millersville University - Touchstone Yearbook (Millersville, PA)

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This club became Known as one of the less expensive along the strip. It was a convenient watering hole before moving next door to the Button, rhoto by Steve Olson The Button attracts students from all over the country. It was a quiet place early In the morning but. by noon, it was lllled with ad venture seeking young people. Photo by Steoe Olson 71Iff MOULD Ftmm Jogging along the beach is a less famous aspect of life in Tort Lauderdale. Nevertheless. this early riser found it to be a satisfying experience. Photo by Sfeoe Olson .jf ESnLc1? PARTY°A,U K r noEcVAHiflT50 ST 3PM FR££ MUG ■RTiuc pUTwm. • ncrc is something for everybody In riorlda Many spring breakers found everything they needed in this popular club Photo by Steve Ol on ♦ Fort Lauderdale1 Port Everqlades1 i lot I Airport ] on the road. Photo by S eoe OLson '9 Student Life 13

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. . . Lauderdale Style!! Continued from page 11 anything too much more active than totally relax. One feature of the hotel unmatched by our luxurious MU dormitories was the room-side pool. As an alternative to a long walk to the sandy, crowded beach, the pool served as another breeding ground for unbridled merriment. Although many chose to use the pool for a cool swim or sit around the poolside bar. talking to old friends and meeting new ones, certain inspired vacationers used all their collegiate creativity to develop a totally new concept of team diving. The lazy spirit of pool life was livened considerably by the advent of the Slam Dive. Innocent girls were hoisted unsuspecting, and quite unwillingly, onto the tanned shoulders of fun-loving guys who then dove head first into the water. It began simple enough with the dunking of a sun-bleached blond who laid sleeping on a towel. The action rapidly escalated, however, and one by one girls were ceremoniously slammed into the cool, clear pool until there wasn't a dry bikini in sight. By then the playful gents were too involved to let the fun stop there. The hotel maid, with a look of fearful realization, bolted down the outside walkway to escape her turn at victimization. As a large, but nimble, Alabama youth closed in for the kill the maid dove into a nearby room and instantly barred the door with mattresses and lounge chairs, not to be cheated, however, the determined hunter settled for the maid s hastily discarded vacuum cleaner. Clutching it to his chest, he hurtled belly first into the infamous pool. The gathering crowd roared its approval, inspiring more raiding parties to begin literally grabbing bikini-clad women passing by on their way back from the beach. The Domino s man. universally the victim of practical jokes, was chased briefly after making a delivery in the hotel. Tempers remained calm, luckily, since the good-natured victims took the dunking in the spirit in which it was intended, the spirit of fun and youthful playfulness that only college students can appreciate. A generally festive attitude was prevalent everywhere. Total strangers stopped to talk, and cheerful greetings were called between students wearing clothing from familiar schools. The mood was seen in hotels, like Howard Johnson's on the Strip, where appreciative males gathered in a daily ritual to encourage the ladies on the street to join them in a bit of afternoon fun. And the mood carried into the hotel rooms, which became the dorm room away from home. Posters of frosty cans of beer and scantily-clad ladies were hung with respect in windows for public scrutiny. A peck through a window or an open door further revealed the occupant s innate need to create a familiar setting in which to live. Mattresses were tossed on the floor, suitcases and duffel bags emptied into corners and furniture was rearranged in an all-out effort to perfectly transform the hotel into a temporary dormitory. The Motel Board of Lauderdale. Several proud students even kept track of their alcohol consumption by saving, and of course displaying, their empty beer cans in the tall floor to ceiling windows of their room. Spring break was a memorable occasion for all involved. Steve, an MU Student, beaming after befriending a fine young lady from Hew Jersey at the Playpen, summed it all up: Dude, this is great! I really needed this. It's been the best time of my life! Lisa, giggling on his shoulder, agreed wholeheartedly. ■ 12 Student Life

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We have our own way of Flinging Spring . . . ---------by Kim Morris and Brian K. Morgan The annual rites of spring were joyously performed again this year as hundreds of fun seeking Miller-svillc University students descended on a field at Rocky Springs Park the site ol the traditional Spring Fling. Textbooks, term papers and social inhibitions were tossed aside for a few glorious hours as people crawled out of their winter hiding places on campus and boarded the buses in front of the Inn. Being held off-campus, alcoholic beverages were permitted at Spring Fling, in fact, private parking at the festival was restricted to vehicles carrying at least two kegs of beer. The brothers of OGO, the fraternity that sponsors Spring Fling, directed traffic coming into the park and patrolled the boundaries of the park to keep stragglers from wandering into the woods surrounding the site. Many kegs of beer were bought at local distributors in the Lancaster area, and a wide variety of alcoholic punches were mixed in coolers filled with ice as groups of students prepared to set up their own little camps at the Fling. Colorful banners were made out of sheets to be hung over each group’s kegs, marking the position for ease of location as the day wore on. Charcoal, hamburgers, and hot dogs were also found to make this the ultimate college-style picnic. One group of about ten people waited anxiously for their supply of beer, charcoal, and hamburgers to arrive. When it did. on a little pickup truck loaded with six half kegs and a quarter keg. they all pounced upon it before the driver even set the parking brake. Their banner was quickly tied up in a tree, attracting an even larger mob to the two flowing taps set up on the tailgate of the truck. A volleyball game was soon begun by their tree, with nearly twenty people per team. Two bands were hired to entertain the joyous crowd under a pavilion beside the large open field. The first band. High Tide, was a fraternity group from nearby Franklin and Marshall College. The second group. The 14 Student Life Continued on page 1 7