Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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Brett Kline he still of a quiet, Sunday morning was broken by the steady hum of a rcn rumjlreet cleaner gliding down the bar- breathes fy or College Avenue. The machine it hurri forlly In the damp, November air as of can Cb past the corners whose usual crowd now tuncekrs' rOOIball fans and students were were stilled safely away in slumber. There books andadfc'w pCOpIC awake, squinting over keep the r'nkmg Cndtess cups of coffee to Were ea ltr cyesppen untll daybreak. But most pursue 5;er In dreamSedreams they could ing Th en the sun rose again in the morn- . ey Were young, they were bright and THE HUB LAWN provides a backdrop for a little mu- sic and a lot of relaxation. THEREhS ALWAYS TIME to catch up on national and international news at McClanahanhs. Pedro Lacomba they were a part of a University continually changing. Nighteen hundred and eighty-four marked a Renaissance year for Penn Stateaone of renewal, revival and rebirth. There was a sense of the fresh, of the spirit ofturning over a new leaf as the students returned in the fall under the guidance ofa new University presi- dent. Students also had to adapt to the return of the 15-week calendar system. Under se- mesters, courses were revamped, class per- iods were shortened and the number of courses a student registered for increased. Whether it was the revival of the semester Mann Mullen ALMOST-ANYTHING-COES entrants find time to clown around at the annual spring Phi Psi 500 system or the nationwide trend towards con- servatism, students seemed to spend more time in their studies. Not that they didnht spend time in the age-old Penn State tradi- tion of celebration, but that there was a born- again desire for excellence spreading across campus. The Renaissance was, therefore, not a number of disconnected changes moving the University in different directions, but rather one general comprehensive movement towards excellence in all our branches. Renaissance 5

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u mat -n-a -H-J BOUNDED BY NORWEGIAN ELMS and hisloric landmarks. the mall is u gateway to cumpm. and provides a pathway for late afternoon walks, OF RENEWAL, REVIVAL, REBIRTH enaissance Penn State 4 Renaissance

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