Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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the continuing challenge issues 18. Tradition: Renewed or New? 20. Risk. Life and Go to the Head of the Class 26. One Year After 28. New Faces. New Strategy 30. Balancing the Budget Between State Spending Cuts. Debt and Inflation 32. New Senate Faces Old Problems 36. OU Sports: Back in the Ball Game 38. A New Tradition — A New Beginning 42. Sizing up 76

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Tradition: Eenewed of, %m By Belinda Scrimenti Ohio University. Tradition. These two words are nearly synonymous. Ohio University tradition dates back to 1804. Things did break from tradi- tion in the recent past. However, it was not a break from tradition in so much as it was simply a sign of the times. Tradition is not new, but only be- ing renewed at Ohio University. To- day is reminiscent of 173 years of rich heritage. The university was founded on the basis that schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged. The means of education has always been and still continues to be encouraged at O.U. We ' ve grown from one bui lding, one professor and three students to over 100 buildings, 800 professors and nearly 14,000 students. Nothing has really changed. Life in the 1960 ' s was simply a deviation from the norm. In fact, student rebellion itself is not so uncommon in the past. Ohio University first ex- perienced disorderly students in 1834 when the president, Robert Wilson, termed a rowdy student dis- turbance as boisterous, disorderly and reprehensible. Tradition was renewed this year in yet another area. Plans for a medical college at Ohio University date back to 1823. The plans became reality with the addition of the College of Osteopathic Medicine. The continued tradition is evident in many areas. Academics have always been stressed. The University is now returning to a traditional grading system by eliminating the ABC and pass-fail options. Discus- sion has also centered around possi- ble freshmen requirements. Athletics have also been revitaliz- ed. Ohio has quite a record of ex- cellence in athletics, even as recent as the early 1970 ' s. Interest in Greek Life is increasing also. This is only a return to the past when nearly all Greek units had 75- 100 members. Tradition is really not a change for Ohio University. It is not new, only renewed. The University has con- tinued the pursuit for academic ex- cellence through a century of expan- sion and today finds itself returning to the tradition of its heritage. 18 Tradition: Renewed or New?