Northwestern State University - Potpourri Yearbook (Natchitoches, LA)

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The Time has Come On-Campus activities increase after years of demand The suitcase college finally has hop)e. For years, life after class was something dreamed up by someone looking for something to do. Only those week-long events such as homecoming and state fair provided continuous activities that generated fun among groups. Now something is happening at most times of the day to keep someone busy, especially on the weekends. Intramurals has increased in popularity in the past few years, since the independent teams are so widespread that anyone can participate with a group. The final struggles are usually between an organized independent group and a group of fraternity or sorority members who feel they have no problem with wirming. Now they do. SAB and SGA sponsor activities nearly every afternoon, such as bands, comedians, movies, and union events. One attracting factor to these activities is that they are all free to attend. Nightlife is on the upswing with many activities being planned on and around campus that do not encourage drinking. The strip has taken a sharp blow to its image since college students no longer find interest in it. It ' s become so juvenile and dangerous, said one sophomore. When you ' re a freshman it seems that it is the only thing to do. I ' ll never understand why I wasted my gas. Change takes time. And we definitely have a lot of time to donate if we look hard enough. Band members rehearse for a home game. Band members are required to practice three times a week before all home game activities. 20 Student Life

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Student Life Steve Horton and Jim McKellar, editors A traditional spring at Northwestern... summer brings many changes... Sam Smith and Dean Bosarge leave NSU... Harold Boutte and Fred Fulton arrive.. .and the new life at NSU begins. A halloween tradition begins with the Rocky Horror Picture Show at midnight... dorms are scrubbed.. .the cafeterias are cleaned.. .Mike Knotts takes over the Intramural Program...Inside View scrapped with plans for a better program folio wing... a winning football season... the State Fair tradition changes with the last of the NSU-LA Tech classics... Varnado Hall becomes a relief center for fire victims before it is renovated for upperclassmen...over 600 seniors receive diplomas from NSU... and undergraduate enroUement finally increases as NSU undergoes a major overhaul. You wouldn ' t recognize the old place, but the traditions are still there! Student Life 19

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Daniel Anderson supports a Baptist Student Unbn function. The BSU plans weekly luncheons for all NSU students regardless of religion. Val Doiron, Angela Gentry, Cherie Kay Dunagan, and Karen Oberlie prepare for Phi Mu ' s rush parties. Pfii Mu pledged 27 girls after official rush week activities. Members of the Kappa Alpha Order steer away from a loss during the annual Tug-of- war competition. The rope broke during KA ' s struggle urith TKE. Student Life 21