Ohio Northern University - Northern Yearbook (Ada, OH)

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A Center Of Activity Some students may never enter Biggs engineering building during their college career because they are not an engineering major, and an engineer may never enter Presser Hall of music but it is guaranteed that every student will spend time in McIntosh Center. McIntosh is always humming with activity whether it is just students coming to the Marriott for meals, watching T.V. in the lounge, taking their parents to eat in the Wishing Well for lunch or grabbing a late evening snack while studying in the White Bear Inn, there are always daily routine type activities going on in the Center. Yet McIntosh is more than eating facilities and the bookstore, it is the center of many special events every year. Clubs and organizations use the lobby to display posters and sell items for fund raisers. Every week the Student Planning Committee shows one or more hit movies for students to enjoy at the low price of .50C and every day there is the opportunity for an inexpensive game of bowing or billards. It has been thirty years since McIntosh’s initial construction of the dining hall, now yearly a McIntosh week is held to highlight the different aspects of the Center. This year the week included a poster sale, movies and the Roommate Game. McIntosh also was the hall for other activities during the year such as dances, mock elections, speakers, The Christmas Arts Festival, and other S.P.C. sponsored activities. McIntosh Center always seems busy because it is definitely the center of student activity. Will Evans takes advantage of the low bowling rates in the campus bowling alley. This student considers the different posters of- ferd for sale during McIntosh week. Booths are always a common sight in McIntosh Center, like this homecoming booth run by Mi¬ chelle Smith.

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Students including Bryan Zarlenga and Brent Johnson, learn pool tips from a pro. Students voting during the mock presidential elections include Gary Stalter, Dave Burke, and Eric Beck. ■m The blood mobile makes regular stops in Mcln tosh and some students take time to donate in¬ cluding Doug Anderson and Steve Reichard. Beth Breitzig works at a booth at the Christmas Bazaar.

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ACTIVITY FTER-HOGRS Missy Lawson and Tina Gocghan catch up on the afternoon soap operas when they arc not in class. Spending time catching some rays are Tammy Crazier and Mama Stoepfel and friends from back home. A student’s primary purpose in college is to attend class to receive an education. Yet only around five hours a day are spent actually listening to lectures, working in lab or participating in class discussions. Students spend most of their time in college out of the classroom. Their time is spent in the residence halls, on the tundra, in the library or just “hangingout. What is there to do in Ada and on campus when you’re not in class? Well, after-hours activities seem to be different for every person and change with every season but students always seem to find ways to stay busy and entertained. For those with academic minds, the library, study lounges and their own rooms provide havens to study. While some are trying to study, others are enjoying television and microwave popcorn in the residence hall lounges. Those students who have a need to escape the campus usually find that the Ada Theater and the Reagle Beagle provide a relaxing environment that keeps the mind far from the classroom. Other students need an even farther escape and road-tripit to Lima, Findlay or some unknown destination to get away from it all. Many students chose to stay right on campus and use sports or a good work-out to relax. A trip to the King-Horn weight room, intramural sports, a game cf softball on the tundra or just a leisurely bike ride, walk or jog through campus provide both exercise and enjoyment away from class. Some students just enjoy socializing in the halls or on the tundra with a group cf friends. Others enjoy an evening of quietly listening to the radio, reading a good book, a day of catching some rays or just catching up on their sleep. There are many other activities that take place across campus from the quiet and simple to the loud and wild. Yet no matter what kind of person you are there are always a wide variety cf after-hour activities to participate in at O.N.U. Above Left: Susan Kirin enjoys bicycling around campus. Below: Clair Zeits spends his time socializing in the hall.