Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

Text from Pages 1 - 344 of the 1980 volume:

Table of contents: Opening...........................2 Student Life......................6 Academics.......................100 Sports..........................156 Organizations ..................212 Portraits.......................272 Index...........................322 Closing.........................330 HIT WITH A LATE WINTER STORM Pittsburg came to .a stan- ding halt, except for those ’like Bianca Carba jo who braved the storm on foot, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) Kflnzfl ‘80 Pittsburg State University Volume 71 PittsUurg, Kansas 66762 A £ t mt A t ■ - f I 1 On the Oval... by Olive Sullivan It's a never ending circle of enrollment, classes, finals, and enrollment again. The drudgery of university life. Sometimes it's almost too much to handle. Life on the Oval contains many other aspects often overlooked at the beginning, but these memories will be the ones that stick with us. Honestly, who is going to remember who the father of sociology is 20 years from now? Who cares? The never ending circle goes on, each year the same, but each year a little different. This year, the Oval ex- panded. New buildings were built, the fate of old ones left undecided. New curriculum was added. Faculty and students changed. Graduation saw old familiar faces leaving, and each enrollment sees new faces enter. A new 97 DEGREES AND FREE PEPSI made the oval a perfect place to pickup and read the 1979 Kanza. (photo by Bob Benignus} FIRE ON THE OVAL added its own glow when Chris Knoedler, a university baton twirler, gave an exhibition with her fire batons, (photo by Alan Ford) sidewalk cut through the Oval, with a concrete circle in the center. Record snows covered sidewalks, then record slush, But the familiar Oval remained, and students once again migrated outside at the first signs of spring. Pitt State's Oval burst into the national eye with the TRANSPORTATION ON THE OVAL is usually by foot but even with snow on the ground Pat Terry found the bicycle to be the fastest, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) 2 EVEN STUDIES WERE interrupted when a Kanza photographer to a photo of Brenda Beachner, in an attempt to photograph life the oval, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) EXCITING, NOT ALAWAYS, the oval also provides a place for quite relaxation, as Lance Petrie discovers, (photo by Fred McGary) On the Oval. . . Iranian Crisis. An Iranian student was assaulted on campus, forums were held, both by Americans and Iranian students. What started out with a potential for violence ended up peacefully, albeit not quite a meeting of the minds. But we tried. Then, registration for the draft became a real possibility. Students and faculty alike speculated on the likelihood of 60's type riots. Women wondered whether they too would have to register, maybe fight. Congress unanimously voted that one down, to many a young woman's relief. But 1980 found the country and campus curiously united. People talked about evading the draft, but many more were heard saying, If my country needs me. I'll do anything 1 can. The 1980 Winter Olympics served to heighten that feeling of unity, when Russia was defeated by the U.S. hockey team. Students on the Oval cut classes to watch the historic games. Hollywood's and the Tower saw students rejoicing over the victory. O.K., maybe it was just an excuse to party, but there was pride too. Pittsburg pride swelled in the field of sports, as the Gorillas whipped Peru at the Boot Hill Bowl. Social life on the Oval is another part of campus living. There were dorm parties, Greek parties, GDI parties, and parties on the spur of the moment. And concerts, the concerts on and off the Oval were something to remember. Shooting Star came to Pitt- sburg in March, sponsored by SUB and KSEKKMRJ. Leon Russell and the New Grass Revival came to Joplin, and Pitt Staters went to Kansas City to see A Chorus Line or watch a Chiefs game. THE NEXT BEST THING, well not quite but a telephone call home does help Roxanne Volz escape from dorm living for a short time, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) UNDER THE DIRECTION of Chris Star, PSU pep band members Paul Benner, Derrick Hall, and Dan Oats perform at a home game.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) A QUICK JOG around campus gives Steve Jones a chance to catch up on his exercise. Even the chilly weather didn’t slow him down, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) The Oval expanded again. And, after graduation students went their own way, adults for real now and in the real world. And a piece of the Oval went with each of them, expanding and growing, and still the same. A never ending circle. 4 6 On the Oval... Student Life by Olive Sullivan THE SECOND FLOOR BATHROOM OF SHIRK ANNEX WAS THE LOCATION for two kegs of beer that the floor enjoyed during their third floor party, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) PLAYING POOL is one to the more popular after study activities on campus. Joe Alexander takes a break from his hectic schedule to shoot a game, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) A MID-DAY SHOWER doesn't prevent Liz Burke and Tony Cedeno from getting out on the oval, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) Features: Wild wild week.......... Pits provide recreational area Season ends with big win. . . Home is what you make it. . . Where were you when..... 16 40 46 50 70 The Cui by Olive Sullivan Picture a balmy spring day, not too hot, not too cold, with a light breeze. These are the kind of days that see Pitt State students migrating to the great outdoors. As spring approaches and the weather gets nice, most people find it harder and harder to make it to class. Anyone walking across the Oval has to be on guard for flying frisbees and, sometimes, kites. Around the dorms, one is liable to get whacked by a football during a friendly match. The Oval also provides a good place for a little sunning, and attempts at studying. Of course, if you allow your mind to wander with the breeze, you are likely to find yourself thinking about anything but Abnormal Psychology! The Oval is a central part of PSU. It provides a place for studying, games, and organized events. Any event on the —Oval must be scheduled through the - Certer Of Campus Life Information Desk in the Student Union, according to Jack Overman, Student Union director. If there is a problem, the office checks with the Student Affairs Office, and Larry Nokes, director of the Physical Plant. “We have to make sure these are the kind of events we want on the Oval,” Overman commented, but there are usually no problems.” This year, events included coffeehouses from SUB, a car show from Automotive Technology, SUB sponsored art sales, and the Ozark Folk Festival. The folk festival was sponsored by the Major Attractions Committee, and scheduled through Overman's office. Students may have noticed food and drinks being sold on the Oval, such as SUB’s Western Week Chuckwagon. This is done .through the food service. Overman said that the food service contract agrees that no food may be sold on campus, except through the food service. Any other sales, such as art sales or crafts must be approved when scheduled. BEFORE APARENTSDAY CROWD, Cadet Captain Ervin Neff gives an exhibition on rappelling off Russ Hall roof while Sargent 1st Walter Martin belays him.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) On enrollment day this summer, SUB sponsored a band on the Oval. The group played between two of the huge evergreens in the center, and both old and new students gathered on the grass to listen and rest up from the rigors of the enrollment procedure. It also made the atmosphere much more pleasant for those whose business took them walking across campus. There’s nothing like a little music to rejuvenate a person after a day of running around Pittsburg in August. A chance just to sit down and listen was welcomed eagerly. “In the summer we do a lot on the Oval,” said Overman. SUB sponsored several band concerts and coffeehouses. Almost any night you could wander by to the sound of some sort of music. Sometimes, classes will also be held on the Oval. Eric Abraham’s ceramic classes are held outside at least once a semester, 8 THE OVAL CAN BE SEEN from any of the main buildings on campus, its sidewalks taking students wherever they need to go.(photo by Alan Ford) for experience in outdoor firing. Guitar classes also occasionally meet on the Oval, and the composition classes can sometimes be seen gathered around a tree discussing the day’s lesson. Even in the winter, the Oval is the scene of a lot of action. This year’s record snow brought snowball fights, snowmen, and smiling faces. Some people had never seen snow before, and it lifted the spirits of everyone, except maybe the few that wanted to get their cars unstuck. The snow saw lots more people walking to school, or even riding their bikes, which is no easy feat on ice. Try it sometime! The funny thing is that once the weather got nice again, people returned to their cars in droves. Once again, parking places were hard to find. Plans are being made for a few changes on our familiar Oval. A new sidewalk was already added this year, with a large concrete circle. Benches and lights are planned to be installed on the circie, but Director of Facilities Planning Gary Carlat said it may be awhile. We don’t have any money identified for that right now,” he said. The sidewalk, and others still in the planning stages, are part of a long range plan of sidewalk improvement. The current sidewalk is the culmination of approximately five years, and it is only the first phase. Facilities Planning is asking for money this year, but Carlat said if approved, it still would not be available for one and a half years. The long range planning will probable be worked on for the next 10 to 15 years, he said. It all depends on how soon the money becomes available,” he added. Carlat said he didn’t think the new sidewalk system would make much difference in the amount of use the Oval gets. I think it will be appreciated a lot more by the people who have to walk through the mud to get where they’re going, he said. The new benches should also see a lot of use when students want to sit outside, but the ground is too damp and all the rocks are taken. Whatever the plans are, the Oval will most likely remain the center of campus life. It may look a little different, but expansion will do that to you, and everybody’s got to grow. “I THINK HE SOMETIMES THINKS HE’S IN COLLEGE,” said David Lash of his three year old son. Ryan. Lash, a junior, and his wife Sandy, a freshman, carry the triple burden of going to school, working, and raising a family.(photo by Kyi© Cleveland) A hectic time of movin' in by Becky Holland Excitement and apprehension prevail when students move into university dorms, opening day in early August. First impressions are always important to these students who are experiencing college dorm life for the first time. Housing personnel, maintenance men, housekeepers, dorm directors, and staff assistants all combine their efforts to ensure that each student's first im- pression is a good one. Housekeepers and maintenance men begin their work three weeks before school starts to make sure that the dorm is clean and in top shape. Each dorm has cleaning ladies who are responsible for cleaning every room, said Jo Wheeler and Wanda Rhumes who are based in Dellinger Hall. “We clean a total of 103 rooms in Dellinger, trying to average two days to each 29-room floor, said Rhumes. Every wall, floor, window, bathroom and piece of furniture has to be cleaned, Wheeler said. Five gallons of wax are used in each dorm by the maintenance men who are responsible for waxing floors, Rhumes said. We are responsible for vacuuming the carpets before they are shampooed by the maintenance men, she said. Cleaning is just the first step in a long process of behind the scenes preparation. Dormatory staff; directors and staff assistants arrive a week early for intensive training sessions designed to teach them how to deal with people and agencies on campus, and basic paperwork fundamentals, said Cheryl Fisher, Nation Dorm Director. “During that time, we must make sure that we have enough supplies such as paper, pencils, and notepads , Fisher said. “One of my duties is to check the keyboard for any missing keys which are to be replaced and see that each key works, she explained. The week is a busy time for the directors and staff assistants who are also responsible for filling out contracts and room charts, getting meal tickets ready, making welcome signs, and designing name tags for each door. “Name tags are put on the doors early in the week so that students feel welcome AS BRIAN KOETKEMEYER AND KEVIN WESTOVER UNLOAD their car. thoughts of what may lie ahead take up more than just a few minutes of their time, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) 10 on the first day, said Susan Daniel, Independence senior and residence hall staff assistant. Fisher and Daniel share sentiments regarding opening day. “It’s very hectic, even if you know what you’re doing,” Fisher said. “It’s the busiest day of the year, Daniel said. “There is always a lot of confusion,” said Fisher. “One time housing put four people in the same room, so we had to find a place to put them. Insuring that everyone is in the right room only creates some of the con- fusion. “Many times students show up without contracts and we can’t give them a room until it has been cleared through housing,” Fisher stated. “Another problem occurs when a few students who are contracted never show up,” explained Fisher. “We need to know so that we can assign the room to someone else,” she said. When opening day finally arrived, the real bustle of activity began. Students of all shapes and sizes began showing up by the dozens, filling the dorm's, once quiet hallways, with the sounds of new voices and busy activity. Carts filled with an array of unloaded valuables are everywhere. A steady stream of students and parents, carrrying clothes and boxes kept directors and staff assistants on their toes throughout the day, giving aid where they couid and helping students get acquainted, Fisher said. “We know that it’s hard on fresh- men and new students coming here for the first time, she added. “It’s interesting to watch the people, ” Daniel said. “They are excited but ap- prehensive for the new experience.” “Parents are often reluctant to leave their kids in the new surroundings, but GETTING RESETTLED AFTER SEMESTER BREAK provides a chance for Dee Czapansky, Jane McNay, and Cindy Brenner to renew friendships from last semester, (photo by Alan Ford) HANDS FULL WITH THE LAST LOAD of belongings. Carol Simpson and Lisa Knopp are glad to call it a day. just as the sun sets on their first day on the oval, (photo by Alan Ford) 11 AFTER RE-LOCATING HER LIFE'S BELONGINGS in her dorm room on Dellinger's fifth floor, Jeanne Koslowsky takes a refreshment break. (photo by Kyle Cleveland) Movin' in the students are usually anxious to get them off,” she said. “I was scared on the first day,” said Cherry Stevens, Gardner transfer student, who was a new resident of Dellinger Hall. “I think anyone is in a new situation. Janet Lawrence. Parsons sophomore, and veteran resident of Dellinger Hall agreed that the first year was scary. “I didn't know what to expect moving away from home for the first time, Lawrence feels that her second year went a lot smoother. I helped some of the new girls who didn't know what to expect, she said. “Moving in was still a big hassle and until I got everything unpacked, my dorm room seemed empty and lonely,” she added. Both Lawrence and Stevens packed their cars to the brim before making their trek to PSU. ”1 brought about everything I own packed in two cars,” Stevens said. As Cheryl Fisher states, It’s nice when it's all over and everyone is settled.” AFTER GATHERING THE OCCUPANTS of the entire dorm together. Dellinger Hall officers conduct the first alt-hall meeting of the semester, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) A BARREN. EMPTY ROOM FACES FRESHMAN STEVE SWANN as he prepares to move his belongings fn for the coming school year.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) 12 It UJ'dA CL% by Carla Scassellatl Summer is often thought of as a time for sunning, swimming, sailing and relaxing. The 2,448 students at Pitt State's summer session found that even though they were attending classes, interesting things were occurring on campus. If anyone was bored during the summer session, it wasn’t the fault of the summer activities committee. They brought acts such as Missouri Woodland, Denise Stiff, and the Pitt- sburg Municipal Band to the campus. Another event they sponsored was glassbfower Vernon Brejcha of Missouri. The committee also sponsored many nighttime “blanket concerts” on the Oval, moonlight swims at the Municipal Pool, and skating parties at a local skating rink. During the afternoons, tournaments in pinball, pool and frisbee were held. Two Freshmen Previews were held over the summer. This is an annual oc- currence on campus for the orientation of incoming freshmen, and to allow their parents to see the university. The first one, held June 25, drew 207 students and 190 parents, it consisted of a day-tong program of departmental meetings and group discussions during the morning. After a lunch served by the university food service, students spent the afternoon pre-enrolling for the fall semester. Parents were also kept busy with meetings of their own as members of the administration got them acquainted with the university. The second preview on July 9 was much different from the program held in June. It was a half-day program that eliminated the morning meetings. The incoming freshmen and any first time students to the university enrolled in the afternoon. James Parker, director of Admissions, said the second preview was changed to a half-day session because ft offered an alternative to incoming students who were already familiar with the university. He said his office surveyed students who participated in the 1978 previews and found that some students, particularly those from Pittsburg, felt they didn't need an extensive preview. One of the main events that occurred during the summer was Hartman Hall being struck by lightning during a thunderstorm on July 2. Besides blasting a large hole in the roof of the building, the bolt traveled down a pipe and struck the Military Science Department offices. Except for a few such thunderstorms, the weather during the summer wasn't the scorcher that Southeast Kansas usually experiences. The temperature, for example, as recorded by the university weather station, didn’t reach 100 degrees within the city limits. Three major productions were produced by Playhouse on Broadway during July, Carnival” opened the 18th season of the Playhouse, running from July 1-3 and 5- 8. Based on Stories of the Circus” by Helen Deutsch, it was the story of Lilli, a young girl who ran away from home to join a circus. The second production Arsenic and Old Lace,” played July 10-17. Set in Brooklyn in the 1940’s, this was the story of the Brewster sisters, Abby and Martha, who had the unusual hobby of poisoning lonely old men with lethal wine. Pippin” closed out the summer HOLES IN THE ROOF of Hartman Hall due to the lightning damage required temporary repair to prevent leaks.(photo by Bob Benignus) season, running from July 18-27. The setting of the production was the Holy Roman Empire of 780 A.D. Pippin, the son of King Charlemagne, in searching for a meaning to his existence, ex- periments with war, politics, and sex, only to decide on the simple life as best for him. The end of summer school on July 27 saw the end of Porter Library, which had been in use since 1927. It was between that day and the middle of August that the contents of the library moved to the new 3.5 million dollar facility built on Joplin Street, Approximately 450,000 items were moved during that time. The facility had not been officially named as of December, 1979. Construction of the new library began in 14 the fall of 1976, on the site of the old tennis courts and the old Gibson Dining Hall, 10 years after the university applied for a new structure costing 5.2 million dollars. The amount, however, was reduced by the 1975 Kansas legislature to 2.9 million. The building was to be completed in fall of 1978, but due to delays in con- struction, the facility was not completed until the summer of 1979. The new building is two-and-one-half times larger than Porter Library. Its design, according to Stevens Hilyard, library director, is an attempt to match in part the present Gibson Dining Hall and live with the weird eyelashes on Grubbs Hall,” LIGHTNING STRUCK HARTMAN HALL In the summer of 1979, causing damage to the roof of the building.(photo by Alan Ford) STUDENTS, FACULTY, and TOWNSPEOPLE relax on the Oval during a lazy summer evening and listen to one of the scheduled blanket concerts”' sponsored by the Summer Activities Com- mittee.(photo by Bob Benignus) Wild wild week Royalty hosts wild week by Catherine Henderson The 1979 Homecoming Queen, Cathy Duffin, was sponsored by the Newman Center and is a junior from Weir majoring in Automotive Technology As Homecoming Queen, Duffin attended many homecoming events with her escort Tom Smiley, Overland Park senior, such as the theater production of Vanities’' and a dance at the Alumni Center, Duffin was also Master of Ceremonies at the “Yell Like Hell” activities. After riding in the parade on Saturday, Duffin and Smiley were guests of honorat an aiumni luncheon at 11:30 am. in the Imperial Ballroom of the Student Union. I started at Pitt State as a business major,” said Duffin, “but I had electives to take and was persuaded to take them in automotive technology. When I decided that I really liked it, I decided to make it my major, with DURING THE PARADE, homecoming queen, Cathy Duffin does her part to raise support for the Gorillas In their upcoming game, {photo by Kyle Cleveland) business administration as my minor.” Duffin is third in a family of seven children. She has four sisters and two brothers. Her mother Is Mary Francis Duffin of Weir. Duffin commuted as a freshman and pledged Sigma Sigma Sigma that year also. She has lived in the sorority house for the last two years. As Membership Rush Director of her sorority, Duffin was voted as Out- standing Member” for 1978-79. Other clubs and organizations that Duffin has been or is presently in- volved in are Newman Club, her sponsor as queen candidate; Student Senate and committees in the Student Senate; SecretaryTreasurer for Epsilon Pi Tau, technology honor society; former Diamond Editor in charge of reporting and the scrap book for Lambda Sigma; charter member of Order of Omega, a newly formed honor society; the Sociey of Automotive Engineers; the Society of Manufacturing Engineers; and Little Sigmas, the Sigma Chi little sister organization. by Catherine Henderson Western Style activities were the order of the week for Homecomeing 1979. Many campus organizations participated, carrying out this year’s theme of the Wild, Wild West. On Tuesday evening, October 23, the last of the queen candidate competition was held in the Imperial Ballroom of the Student Union. Earlier that week, each of the 23 candidates had met with each other and the nine judges and were in- terviewed. The candidates were judged by An- nabelle Loy, Rollie Peters, and Larry Thornburg, of the faculty; Tim Sohl and Linda Lawrence, alumni; Jerri Staton, Girard junior; David French, Pittsburg senior; Marissa Crawford, Wichita junior; and John Barrington, Overland Park sophomore. BURSTING WITH ENTHUSIASM Stephanie Cook, Monica Harrison, graduate, Debbie Price, and Twylla Williams let it all hang out at this year’s Veit Like Hell contest.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) ENTERING THE PYRAMID building contest was one way that organizations such as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes displayed their homecoming spirit.(photo by 8renda Collins) GUS GORILLA TAKES A BREAK from his cheerleading duties to watch the Gorillas1 losing battle with Kearney State, (photo by Fred McGary) 18 THE LAMBDA CHI’S were one of several organizations showing their spirit for the Gorillas at the Yell Like Hell contesUpholo by Fred McGary) Wild wild events . . . The 23 nominees were given two questions, one impromptu, and one previously given them. The ten finalists were announced at the convocation at Brandenburg Stadium on Wednesday, October 24f at 10:30 a.m. Classes were dismissed for the event. Finalists were Stephanie Cook, Pittsburg sophomore; Cathy Duff in, Weir junior; Elizabeth Fast, Columbus senior; Teri Garner, Lee Summit, Mo., sophomore; Lori Hess, Cambridge junior; Diane Hurt, Pittsburg senior; Lori Kingrey, Baxter Springs sophomore; Janeile Renner, Garden Plains senior; Bronwyn Stafford, Pittsburg junior; and Diane Wheeler, Springfield, Mo,, junior. With the finalists lined up behind numbers one through ten, the crowd was asked to make their choice for queen. Ballots were collected and as they were counted, master of ceremonies Dean VanDeMark, Lamar, Mo., senior, and Miml Gorman, Kansas City senior, in- troduced University President Dr. James Appleberry. After an inspiring speech from Ap- ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE two Kearney State tacklers, Richard Overton races downfield.fphoto by Fred McGary) pteberry and a demonstration by Pitt State mascot Gus Gorilla of what the Gorillas were going to do to the Kearney State Antelopes, the Clone Brothers performed for the third consecutive year at Homecoming festivities. Rob and Bob even drafted Kelly Waldo, Lee’s Summit, Mo., junior, to sing a song with them. Other entertainment included an in- troduction of the 1979 football coaches by Head Coach Ron Randleman, and a final thank you from 1978 Homecoming Queen Jeannie Fowler Watson. Gorman and VanDeMark then an- nounced the queen and her court: Cathy Duffin, queen, sponsored by Newman Center; Teri Garner, sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Lori Hess, sponsored by Lambda Chi Alpha; Lori Kingrey, sponsored by Dellinger Hal I; and JaneJIe Renner, sponsored by Sigma Phi Epsilon. Other Homecoming activities included “Yell Like Hell,” which only 15 organizations participated in, yet many more attended and yelled from the stands. Wilma Minton, Director of Student Affairs, Dr. Peter Hamilton, associate professor of speech, and H. Francis Short, associate professor of speech, were the judges of this year’s com- petition. The winners of the contest were Dellinger Hall with first place; Shirk- Nation in second place; and Alpha Sigma Alpha winning third. Besides the spirit of the PSU Yell Leader and Cheerleaders, another event that sparked the crowd was the introduction of the 1979 football team and it’s coaches, which was followed by a chant that they performed for the crowd. The results of the sign painting contest followed, with the Sigma Chi fraternity placing first, Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity placing second, and the Newman Center placing third. After the excitement and enthusiasm of burning Kearney State’s mascot, many groups, clubs, and organizations worked into the morning hours making final completions on their floats. Saturday morning, October 27, crowds of people lined Broadway from 9th to Rose Streets, despite the brisk October weather, to watch the annual Homecoming parade. With more than eighty floats, novelty acts, bands, and queen float cars making their way through downtown Pittsburg, the 23 Homecoming candidates waved 19 Wild wild parade and smiled at the crowd as they passed by. The parade ended at 10:35 a.m. and the 1979 Homecoming football game began at 2 p.m. The Gorillas were the first to score with a touchdown, but Kearney State College soon tied and took the lead in the first quarter. Kearney went on to hold that lead, defeating the Gorillas 36- 17. At halftime, the winners of the remaining Homecoming events were announced, with Sigma Phi Epsilon placing first in the second annual pyramid building contest. Alpha Gamma Delta placed second in the contest. Also announced were the winners of the float building contest. Alpha Gamma Delta and Lambda Chi Alpha took first place, Sigma Sigma Sigma and Tau Kappa Epsilon took seconds, and Dellinger Hall took third. Activities at halftime included the performance of a myriad of bands and the presentation of silver trays to the Homecoming Queen and her court by Dr. Appleberry. Many Homecoming dances took place that evening with the SUB dance held at the Eagle’s Club from 9 p.m. to midnight, bringing Homecoming Week to a close. MANY STRANGE VARIETIES of entries were at- tracted to this year's Homecoming parade, in- cluding the Pittsburg Van-O-Mite Club.(photo by Janlne Frlskel) FOLLOWING THEIR THIRO SUCCESSFUL pantie raid so far this year, Tom Cloyd. Mark Pemberton, and Kevin McCrary welcomed any claimers.(photo by Ky ) Cleveland) WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHT on floats was common during homecoming week. Alpha Gamma Delta and Lambda Chi's effort was rewarded with a 1st place, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) The Price Ule llaue to Pay by Max McCoy For the past decade inflation has been named one of the top news stories of each year by United Press International. Some Americans are more affected than others by it, and students are especially vulnerable. Dr. Charles Fischer, assistant professor of economics, said that given the current economic situation, students have two main concerns from inflation—food and housing. An overwhelming majority of student income goes for these two commodities. Rent of all types of housing has in- creased significantly in recent years. Dr. Fischer attributed this skyrocketing to the over-all high cost of residential housing, including the price of building materials and ever—higher interest rates. Although there has been a rapidly in- creasing demand for housing, there has been no significant building because of prohibitive costs. This results, said Dr. Fischer, in longer waiting for “nice” apartments, and historically low vacancy rates. It also tends to create a situation of paying more for less. Food has taken it’s largest monthly jumps in over five years. But unlike housing costs, there is more of an op- portunity for the wise consumer to cut corners. A good shopper, willing to substitute “tuna fish for steak,” said Dr. Fischer, can lessen the effects of in- flation. Restraining the urgeto “impulse buy” is a key in cutting a food budget. Everyone has heard the story that you shouldn’t grocery shop while you're hungry. That story is valid. Make a shopping list and stick to it. Pian each meal in advance. Another group of students who have been hard hit by inflation are commuters. Pittsburg State is traditionally a com- muter college, and with gasoline priced at a dollar per gallon, changes in driving habits are required. Tighter class scheduling for less trips and carpooling when possible are needed to offset the higher price of gasoline. The use of economy cars has also become predominant. Dr. Fischer said that since most working students are either unskilled or semi-skilled, prices are rising at a r tte significantly higher than wages. Working students must cope with a decrease in real income, and in purchasing power, which excludes the consumption of luxuries. Unfortunately, most students view record albums as one of the basic building blocks of life. A lot of students are going to have to wear the grooves in their older record deeper. In an attempt to control Inflation, the federal government has tried to put the brakes on the economy, Dr. Fischer said, which results in a looser labor market. Layoffs proliferate. Students looking for work are finding It more and more dif- ficult to locate jobs. The major obstacle that most students must somehow find a way to overcome is tuition costs. The tuition a student pays doesn't foot the entire cost of his education—the government makes up OFF-CAMPUS HOUSEING COSTS have escalated to the point where a great many students have found dormitory or fraternity and sorority housing to be less expensive, (photo by Alan Ford) i MORE AND MORE people have turned to filling their tanks themselves with an effort of trying to save a little money.(photo by Brenda Collins) the rest—but the part that students do pay has risen drastically. Going hand in hand with the rising cost of tuition ($ the price of books. At Pitt- sburg State this is especially emphasized because there Is no textbook rental system; the students must buy outright every textbook they intend to use. Dr. Fischer said that there was a positive note, however. The solid students in the right areas have good foundations for good careers,” he said. The important thing is to make the right choices in order to make the economic sacrifices worthwhile. The economic advantages of living with one's parents, said Dr. Fischer, will probably contribute to the continuation of Pittsburg State as a commuter college. The psychological impact of being poor may be less for students than for other people, said Dr. Fischer, because most of a student's friends are in the same boat. There Isn’t the pressure of income hierarchy. Although today’s inflation hits everyone, students are the hardest hit. But they are also the ones most likely to come out of their personal economic slump with better jobs and more hope for the future. GAS PRICES sky rocketed as a result of the oil shortage photo by Brenda Collins) DIGGING THROUGH THE PURSE has become an all to commom event for Sheree Gamble In her attempt to cope with higher prices, (photo by Brenda Collins) Controversy Strikes Senate by Janet Stites Impeachment proceedings, high tur- nover of senators, a new vice president and a threatened libel suit were all a part of the 1979-80 Student Senate. John Perry, Ghent, KY., senior, and Mark Huffman, Olathe senior, were elected president and vice-president respectively, in an upset election. Perry, who was the chairman of the election board, resigned from his position at the last minute after the deadline for filing was extended. While many considered this move unethical, it did not stop Perry and Huffman. They hit the campaign trail in full force with the idea that Student Senate had previously been responsive to only a small portion of the student body, and they wanted to represent everyone. Approximately 22 per cent of the student body voted, and Perry and Huffman were declared the new Student DISCUSSING SEVERAL OF the trials and tribulations confronted by the Student Senate during the fall are Mark Huffman and John Perry, (photo by Bob Benignus) Senate president and vice-president. Perry and Huffman adopted a very loose type of student government. Senate meetings were conducted in an informal manner. Perry was definitely not a conventional senate president, ad- dressing university officials by their first names and hitch-hiking to Board of Regents meetings. He attended senate meetings wearing a red bandana over his long, curly hair accented with a marigold. Perry was an idealistic type of person. He felt that he and Huffman were predestined to become president and vice-president. He had great dreams, and during the president's report he would present ideas and philosophize about the effect his ambitions would have on the University, Many senators did not condone Perry and Huffman’s behavior, and tension mounted. The first senate meeting began 25 minutes late due to a lack of a quorum, and Perry seemed unable to generate enthusiasm in the senators. Things came to a head after the Collegio ran an editorial on Sept. 19 requesting the resignation of Perry as president. The Collegio’s editorial sparked the senators, who had talked of impeachment, to take action. Rick Van Pelt, Webb City, Mo., senior, presented the first reading of a resolution on Sept. 19 asking for Perry and Huffman's resignations. The resolution asked for the resignations on four grounds, the first being that Perry and Huffman had allowed mismanagement and misap- propriation of funds. This referred to an incident where $80 was taken from the Public Information Commission account by the treasurer, Tim Stewart, Overland Park junior, to pay for a picnic, without the consent of Molly Vomhof, Olathe junior, who was the commissioner. Perry had collected two dollars from each senator, but did not use it to pay the bill. Perry said that the money had been in his personal savings account during the five months that the discrepency went unnoticed. The resolution also said that Perry and Huffman had neglected the respon- sibilities of president and vice-president, and had neglected to follow con- stitutional policies and procedures. Van Pelt said that Perry had not at- tended the first Board of Regents meeting, that there had not been an official secretary in the senate office for months, and that Huffman had neglected to make sure the treasurer was in the senate office during the summer. Van Pelt also said that there had been no effort made to appoint a parliamentarian and that Perry had not attended freshman previews. The resolution charged Perry and Huffman of not being representative of student body as a whole after Huffman referred to Greeks as having thin thoughts and shallow minds, and Perry said that he represented independents and minorities in a Collegio interview. Huffman threatened the senate with a libel suit unless the wording of the Whereas in the resolution stating that he and Perry allowed the misappropriation of funds was changed to state the specific charges against himself and Perry. On Oct. 3, approximately 100 students were present at the meeting when the resolution was presented on second reading. Perry’s supporters, each wearing a marigold, presented petitions which asked for the editors of the Collegio to make public apologies for the editorial which ran in the Sept. 19 issue. The petitions had 711 signatures; however, they had not been validated through the registrars office so could not be presented as a resolution. This is the largest audience I’ve seen here, said Perry. According to him sensationalism and yellow-dog jour- nalism were responsible for the large turnout. Those who are gaining access to the press are few. This control must be wrested from the handful, he said. An attempt to close discussion and vote on the resolution requesting the resignations failed after several opposing comments from the audience. A three and a half hour discussion commenced. Lori Hess, Cambridge sophomore, was given the floor early and then yielded it to members of the audience. One student said, I'm new on campus. I didn’t know what was going on. I came in here with an open mind. Why don’t you all just resign? Another student said to the senate, You were elected to help us, not turn this organization into a political bitch session. The meeting ended with Van Pelt amending his resolution to read that a meeting would be held between the senate and Perry and Huffman to discuss past, present and future senate policies. When it seemed that all had been solved and the senate was back on the track again, Perry suddenly dropped out of school. Huffman filled the position of president and Van Pelt was made vice- president on Oct. 3. Of the 37 positions on Student Senate only 14 students served the entire term. However, several things were ac- complished. Several committees were established such as the legal aid com- mittee, student advisement committee, campus development committee, and a committee to study allocation procedures. A commuter file for student carpooling STEVE ENNS, ELECTION BOARD CHAIRMAN, swears in Kathleen Harnish as the new Student Senate President for 1980-81. (photo by Alan Ford) was established as well as the trading post, a service in which students may buy and sell books through the senate. The senate was also instrumental in passing the health fee increase which enabled the Student Health Center to continue services. They also voted down an increase in parking permits: Huffman, as senate president, traveled to Washington D.C. on Feb. 13 where he met with President Jimmy Carter and approximately 300 other student body presidents in the United States, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. The election for the 1980-81 Student Senate was much different than the previous one. Kathleen Harnish, Kinsley sophomore, and Dick White, Overland Park sophomore, were elected senate president and vice-president unopposed. Approximately 300 students voted in the election, a number less than half of those that voted the year before. Four senatorial positions were left unfilled on the voting ballot. Harnish and White are looking forward to the 1980-81 senate year. We want students to know where the senate office is and that they are always welcome, said Harnish. If senators will make senate their top priority, we will have a very successful year. I am very optimistic; we have already formed some new committees and we are looking at everything with an open mind,” she said. Time will tell how well Harnish and White will represent the student body. The 1979-80 senate was full of disagreement, but- accomplishments were made. It was a controversial year for the Student Senate. fin Authentic ffloog by Max McCoy The machine stands against one wall of Richard Cook's office in McCray Hall, row upon row of terminals gleaming, dials waiting to be tuned. Loops of audio cable sweep toward the floor, like a switchboard operator's nightmare. The only thing that hints that it's a musical instrument is the single keyboard at its base. It's as much an instrument as any guitar or piano. Even more, it has as much heritage as a Stradivarius. This synthesizer was built by Dr. Moog himself. Each module has the Initials of its engineer scratched upon it. Attesting to the quality of hand craftsmanship. Cook, an associate professor of music, said that in the 10 years the music .department has owned it, the total cost of repairs has been about 35 cents. Before Moog brought it to Pittsburg State, he let it play for a full week to make sure nothing would break down. “The first synthesizer was really built around 1906, Cook said. It ran on dynamos, weighed 200 tons, and was moved by railroad cars. For a time it was wired into the telephone system. In contrast, in the 10 years since Moog started building synthesizers, integrated circuits have reduced the size of syn- thesizers to chord organs, and the cost has come down to $400. The reliability, however, sometimes does not equal some of the older models. Cook teaches a course on the syn- thesizer, which essentially lets students explore the machine’s capabilities. Synthesizers are an integral part of most modern bands, first popularized by Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon.” Synthesizers have the ability to mimic other instruments, such as horns or strings, or create their own effects, such as laser sounds, Mark Huffman, Olathe senior and a student in the synthesizer class, said, “For an upper level music course, the enrollment is really diversified. In my class, there are biology and electronics majors. “We start by getting orientated to the instrument. You can’t play chords, unless you hook up more than one oscillator at a time. One note cuts off all. the other notes above it, (f you don’t, Huffman said. I’ve learned a lot more in this class than I have in any other music class. OPERATING A MOOG synthesizer requires a great deal of technical know-how. Richard Cook, associate professor of music, prepares the syn- thesizer for a demonstrationi.[photo by Alan Ford) MOOG SYNTHESIZERS PLAY an Important rota In today's modern music and Richard Cook, associate professor of music, experiments with new sounds on PSU's moog synthesizer.(photo by Alan Ford) Cook handles the Moog from skill born of practice, and maybe a little love. He knows which lead to plug into which socket to produce a desired effect. “The machine cost $4,700 when we bought it 10 years ago, Cook said. “Everyone was shocked by the price. At the time, it was one of only 100 synthesizers in the world and was quite a boon to the music department. The synthesizer is connected to a custom-made four channel reel-to-reel tape recorder, which allows students to record their performances. It also allows the tracks of live instruments, including voice, to be mixed with the synthesizer. 27 Toeing JK Little Different by Olive Sullivan Most foreign students at PSU come from Iran, The second largest group is from Taiwan, the Republic of China. Ail told, there are students from 22 foreign countries attending school at PSU, in- cluding Venezuela, Denmark, Ireland, and the West Indies, for a total of 236 foreign students including those in the American Language Program. They come to Pittsburg for a wide variety of reasons, said Dr. James AuBuchon, Associate Director of Student Affairs. He said he asks students why they chose Pitt State, and there are a lot of answers. He told of one Taiwanese girl who chose MANY NQN-TRADITIQNAL foreign students can be found working on campus in such areas as food service at Gibson Dining Hall.(photo by Fred McGary) _____________________________ the school because she thought the cover of the Pitt State catalog, showing the campus In the fall, was pretty, and that she would like to live here. She applied, and we had the program she was in- terested in, so she is now a student here. MANY FORMS OF SELF-DEFENSE are being taught informerly around campus. Bruce Johanaiisa is learning Tae Kwon Do. a form of Karate, from Soran Sankataval. (photo by Fred McGary) Reasons range from answers like that to reccommendations from a friend. Dr. AuBuchon also said that unique programs attract people. PSU’s printing program is especially attractive, since not every college has a four year degree program in Printing Management. The whole School of Technology and Applied Science is a big draw to students from developing Third World countries, AuBuchon said. Most students in such programs plan to return to their home countries and work, which, according to AuBuchon, is the idea behind in- ternational education in the first place. One reason we should accept foreign students is to share the field of knowledge we have developed with the idea that they'll go home to benefit their own country. That’s what international education is all about,” he said. Some students like it so well, though, that they want to stay. “When that happens, we’re not really achieving our goal in international education, AuBuchon stated. Wanting to stay can present problems for a student. Once admitted to study, it 1$ difficult to change one's Visa status, but AuBuchon said there are a couple of ways to do it. One is marriage to a U.S. citizen. This insures lawful permanent residence for the foreign students. If a student posseses skills in short supply in the U.S. they can also gain lawful permanent residence. This leads to another problem faced by foreign students—money.- Most American students have some sort of job, on or off campus, to help them get through school or earn a little cash on the side. Foreign students cannot hold jobs here, except in unusual circumstanr It is a pre-stated condition in an F-1 Student Visa from a U.S. consul )road that the potential student r ost be financially self-sufficient ♦ attend school full time without having to resort to work. The primary purpose in coming to the U.S. is assumed to je the desire to engage in a full course of study, said C . AuBuchon, and this s one way of in- suring that a student will have enough time for his or her studies. But a lot of things can happen in the four to six years a student will be studying in the U.S, Someone who has a family remaining in the home country and who could support them here can run into problems. If they’re farmers, crops could fail, or an Illness can strike. These kinds of things present situations where a student is permitted to supplement v their income, based on the fact that that income has drastically and suddenly changed, Dr. AuBuchon said. He added that the student has to establish that fact and submit an ap- plication to him, which he forwards to the Immigration and Naturalization Service District Office in Kansas City for approval. This is sent back to the student, who is then authorized to get work in the community. But, AuBuchon emphasized, this is based only on demonstrated economic necessity. There are other problems facing a student wishing to study in this country, too. Aside from the language barrier to most students, a common problem is adjusting to a new culture, a different kind of university structure, and classroom structure. Most students at 29 A little different PSU are undergraduates, and most have already gone to some other school In the U.S. for Intensive English programs, or to a two-year junior college. Dr. AuBuchon explained that Pitt State does offer the American Language Program, which is an intensive English program. One thing very important to a foreign student is to be able to un- derstand and cope in an English speaking environment. The ALP teaches those who don't have the required English competency, and is a full-time endeavor. After the intensive English program, they move on to academic studies. Some stay at Pitt State to enroll, some move elsewhere. One of the participants in the American Language Program is th Reverend Peter Morciniec, of Opofe, Poland. After World War II, many people from Poland immigrated to the U.S, Most were Catholic, Polish priests already here Invited a few newly-ordained priests to help them provide worship services in the im- BECQMlNG A STUDENT takes more than Just books and a classroom. To many of the non- tradttlonal and foreign students the university is a new culture. PSU offers a number of non-tradltlonai classes, such as modern dance, to help these students become party of the university, (photo by Fred McGary) migrants' native language, and Morciniec was one of this group. He arrived in Philadelphia in October of 1976, not knowing one word of English. He spent three years giving a weekly radio broadcast in his native language . The 15 minute programs were religious in nature, and included the history and culture of Poland, one of Morciniec's special interests. “For example, I might spend six or seven minutes discussing Christmas customs in Poland. . . the way people celebrated Christmas in church and at home with their families. Of, if it was the anniversary of an important person, I would remember that person, what he did, and what made it important in terms of Polish history,1' he said. But Morciniec wanted to become an American citizen, and so wished to work in other parishes. Bishop Law, of Springfield. Mo., appointed him assistant pastor in Neosho, Mo. There aren't very many Polish people in this part of the country, Morciniec said, in southern Missouri, there is only one parish of Polish descent, and this generation now speaks English, he added with a grin. Morciniec enrolled in an intensive language program, attending classes from B;3Q to 4:30 Monday through Friday. During the week, he stayed in the rectory of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, returning to Neosho each weekend. Morciniec had taken seven weeks of English at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, but he felt the program here was what he needed. It's more professional, he said. Nontraditiona! students Glyncora Wilburn is 65, and a grand- mother. But she is also a college student studying to be a guidance counselor for the elderly. She is what they call a non- 30 traditional student. They form 20 per cent of the student population at Pittsburg State. The administration appointed a Non- traditional Advisory Committee who defined the term as one who has been out of school fora few years, or is a returning student after more than three years. Also, over 21 and at the undergraduate level. “Someone working on his Master's isn’t non-traditional, because he’s been with the system,” said Dr. Carmela San Diego, Minority and Non traditional Student counselor. Glyncora graduated from high school in 1935, and got married. She was very happy as a mother and wife, living in Lawrence, Kansas, where her husband taught at K.U, Every once in while he would ask her,“Why don’t you go to school?” She replied, “Oh, you, why don’t you, and the subject dropped. When he passed away in March, the first thing 1 thought was, ’Hey, you better go to school,”’ Wilburn said. But, like many people in her situation, she was afraid—afraid of what people would think. The thought that kept running through her head was You’re black, don’t you know those kids will laugh at you?” Finally, she got up one morning and called before she could talk herself out of it. She said, I'm an old grandma and I want to go to school. The secretary asked what she wanted to do, and when Wilburn replied that she wanted to be a counselor for the elderly, the secretary laughed, “Honey, you can’t be a counselor, you have to be a graduate student and have a degree. “I said, Oh, pooh. I was so upset t didn’t know what to do, Wilburn said. But, she was connected with the Counseling Department and repeated, Tm an old grandma and I want to go to school, but the lady says I can’t.” Dr. Sheverbush’s secretary said, “Well, I'm an old grandma, too. Glyncora ended up with an appointment for the next day. “I got out of my car the next day, and I didn’t have no idea of nothing! I asked a young boy if I could park there, and he said, ‘Lady, I don’t have a car, but where are you going?’” She told him, and he took her over to Hughes Hall and delivered her to the door. “I felt like a queen! I said to myself, ‘Why, he isn’t laughing at me, he’s trying to help mei”’ She talked to Dr. Sheverbush for a long time, First thing I knew, he had a piece of paper and he was making out my schedule and here it was October!” Next thing she knew, she was walking out, with Dr. Sheverbush calling “You start school tomorrow, And that’s the way 1 got in school,” Wilburn said with satisfaction, Wilburn said the big difference between attending school now and in 1935 is in herself. Pm more interested now. It gives me something to get up for,” she said, “It makes me feel younger. If I wouldn’t have been going to school, what would I have done this morning? Would I have been out at 8 o'clock in the morning walking across campus, up stairs, carrying a load of things? No! I don't have time to feel sorry for myself, I have to study! I don't have time to think about how badly off I am, 1 have to think about pituitary glands. 1 don’t know what they are, but I know 1 have a test on them Friday!” Wilburn started college in the fall of 1977. She dropped out a year ago to be with her mother, 82, who had cancer, (t was the first time she'd ever needed me, and I stayed with her day and night.” She died on April 19, and Glyncora returned to school. “I have so much to be thankful for! She didn’t suffer. Mother said she was tired and this was a good way for her to rest, Wilburn said. Wilburn’s own experiences, such as that, are what makes her want to counsel the elderly. “Pve lived in better days than this, she said, days when the elderly were part of the family. Mothers could work because Grandma lived right there and could take care of the kids. “All of the sudden, there’s no place for the elderly. They get stuck in a rest home. These things, Pve seen them come to pass. When I was growing up I'd never even heard of a rest home! I just can't imagine people living like that. I really can’t. I would have starved to death before I stuck my mother in there,” Wilburn said. But, she said, old people find their lives changing, their taxes changing, along with income. There are counselors for the youth, divorce counselors, and so on and so on, why not for the elderly? “It used to be we shared. There came a time when people didn’t share anymore. They don’t know what to do. “But here I have a job at the library as ofd as I am. Yeah, a job. A job! she breathed. “And I still want to be a counselor for elderly people! it’s just a whole new world for me,” she said. She has two grandchildren, children of her own. She said her family would do anything they could to help her, but she added “I don’t want any help, I want to do this on my own. If I fail, then I am the one who fails. But I still feel that Pm going to be a counselor some day.” Glyncora is a lively, intelligent woman. She may be 65, but she’s younger than a lot of people one meets, in her attitude and her ambition. She radiates life. She talks animatedly, and concluded, “When you get past 50, start thinking about going back to school. The administration is so interested, they’ll go over half way to meet your needs. Pm not paying near as much as I would be at a rest home!” AS THE BABY BOOM ENDS universities are seeing a growth Jn the number of non-traditlonal students Sharon Baker Is a mother and former housewife, whom has chosen to return to the classroom to continue her education, {photo by Fred McQary) 31 Leading a by Becky Holland President James B. Appleberry once said that we should dedicate ourselves to a life-long process of learning. For the single person, the task of dedicating at least four years to learning is not quite as difficult as the plight of the married couple. Tom and Tonie Augustin took a big step on June 10, 1979, that was to change their lives forever They got married, vowing to love each other for better or worse, and that did not exclude making it through their senior year at PSU together. The Augustins met as freshmen at Pittsburg State University and dated steadily until they were married, just before their senior year. The university setting and the people were still the same, but the problems and advantages changed for the newly married couple. Tom and Tonie feel that money is the biggest problem faced by married students. “You must consider many more financial factors as married students because most items are double what they were before and you don't have as much financial help from your parents,11 Tonie said. “You have to consider extras once you're married, such as double school bills, life and health insurance, greater transportation costs, rent and food bills, plus much more, she said. Tom shared an apartment with three men in his junior year, splitting the cost of most bills four ways. “It’s more ex- pensive for two because most of the financial burden rests on my shoulders, double life he said. Being full-time students limits the amount of time available to work. Tom squeezes in 20 hours a week at Neptune Car Wash, fixing radiators. “This is an advantage for me because my major is in auto mechanics, he said. Tome's busy schedule allows her to work a minimum of hours during the week at Pittsburg State's new library. “I worked in periodicals at both the new and old library, but it was difficult to get adjusted to the floor plan and location of materials in the new library, she said. The Augustins share most household responsibilities to allow more time for studying. “Tom buys the groceries and does most of the cooking, while my chore is to keep the house clean and take care of Zero, our hamster, Tonie said. Tonie, whose major is in medical technology, takes her school work seriously. She probably studies about five hours a day and I only get In about five a week, if even that much, Tom said reluctantly. Social patterns have changed for the Augustins, who went out a lot as single individuals mainly to see each other and occasionally to party with their friends. We stay home a lot more now, only going out once or twice a week to see our friends. We’re on a budget and it’s very expensive to socialize these days, Tonie said. Another Pittsburg State University coupie, Gary Verberg and Donna Cun- ningham, have taken their dedication to learning one step further. They are returning to college for a second time after a period of work. Gary graduated with a B.A. in speech and theater and Donna with a 8.A. in psychology from Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa, in January 1977 and January 1978, respectively. Working odd jobs, they began saving money to attend Pittsburg State University last August. I felt like my brain was at rest. It was hard getting back into gear, not partying, and beginning the study routine all over again, said 23-year-old Donna. Gary’s 24 and has had a worse time because he was out longer. He's had to work harder to adjust to studying again, but he’s done well. Unlike the Augustins, Gary Verberg and Donna Cunningham, who chose to keep her maiden name, have been married throughout their college years. “That's the name I was born with, it was good enough then, so why shouldn’t it be good enough now? Donna said with conviction. It doesn’t mean we are any less married, she said. EVEN THOUGH HE IS A BIT OLDER than most college students. Bob Shewed finds that he has no trouble adjusting to college life, (photo by Kerry Jordan) Verberg and Cunningham may not share the same last name, but they share everything else, and that does not ex- clude the problems. Being young married students like the Augustins, Gary and Donna agreed that having very little money was their main obstacle. I worked as a night cook and bartender to put both of us through college as undergraduates,” Verberg said. I've been working two jobs here in Pittsburg this year to make ends meet. On Sept. 10, I started working as manager of the Big Cheese Restaurant and have been teaching courses in the speech department on campus,” he said. Verberg was working on his masters in speech education and hoped to finish his thesis by May 24, 1980. Cunningham is working on a masters in speech with an emphasis in theater. She spends most of her time in the playhouse, acting in productions, directing productions, painting stage scenes, putting up scenery, or working on various tasks given to her by Barry Bengsten, assistant professor of speech and theater. “Between working, teaching, and household duties, Gary has a hard time finding times to study, Donna said. ”1 manage to get in a little studying while I eat, take a bath, or whenever time allows,” she said. Verberg and Cunningham may have very active school lives at PSU, but not so active that they haven’t realized the differences between Storm Lake and Pittsburg, and between Buena Vista College and Pittsburg State University. I think I like Storm Lake better generally, Verberg said. The people seem to be nicer, but I think that’s because Pittsburg is twice the size of Storm Lake. Having grown up in Iowa, it is difficult to adjust to the different lifestyle that Kansans adhere to,” he said. As far as the university is concerned, Pittsburg State is better academically. There is a larger variety of studies of- fered, he said. Donna’s thinking duplicates the thoughts of her husband. I like the college but I don’t like the town. I can’t understand or relate to the culture here because it’s so different, she said. But I do think it’s a pretty town and has a nice shopping atmosphere. QEINQ MARRIED has changed Tom and Tonie Augustin's social patterns. Now they stay home more because it Is cheaper than going out, and married students must budget their money as wall as time.(photo by Dot Koehler) It wasn’t easy leaving our relatives to come down here, Verberg added. Even though Donna and Gary’s spare time Is limited, they do share a few relaxing moments together, watching television, or enjoying their four dogs; Cameo, Lavender, Lady, and Topsy- Turvy, so named for sleeping upside down We also bought a house in Pittsburg and have been spending a lot of time redecorating it, Cunningham said. William and Elizabeth (Corine) Shewell’s dedication to learning is still a strong aspect of their lives even in their 40's. The couple has been attending colleges intermittently since their high school years. Corine Shewell began attending Draughon Business College in Tuisa in 1955, but quit halfway through school to get married. Corine returned to an active school life in 1972 at her husband’s 33 Double life request, attending various Alabama colleges until last August, when she transferred to Pittsburg State University. Corine plans to graduate in December of 1980, completing work towards a B.S. in mathematics. Bob SheweU’s long involved (earning process led him to many places throughout the country. He joined the Navy before he graduated from high school in 1949, but passed a GED test in 1953 after his discharge. After a year of schooling at Pittsburg State University, in 1955, Bob joined the Army. Even in the Army he continued his studies, taking a few courses at the University of Maryland. Huntsville, Alabama, became Bob’s headquarters after returning from the Army in 1975. The two-and-a-half years in Alabama were spent working and studying, in which time Bob obtained his goal; graduating with two majors under his belt, history and industrial arts education. The Shewells moved to Pittsburg in the latter part of 1978 to be near their parents who live in Coffeyville, and have been attending Pittsburg State University steadily since that time. Bob completed his professional semester at Webb City High School last fall and graduated in December 1979, a year before his wife. I plan to work on a masters in industrial arts until Corine gets her degree,” Bob said. The Shewells don’t feel that age is a restraining factor, “The number of students that are above the age of 21 and going back to school after working makes up one-fourth of the PSU student population, Corine said with pride. Corine belongs to a non-traditiona! student organization designed to benefit those students who are older, or have returned to school after working a while, or both. I don't think about age, Bob said, presenting a different view. I find it as easy to make friends with 18 and 20 year olds as the 30 and 40 year olds, he said. The older they are, the less I have in common with them. I feel like I'm around old people when I talk to people my age, Bob continued, My continuing education has allowed me to keep up with younger ideas, The Shewells find no problems with age, but sometimes are amused by some age-related situations that occur. “I find it hilarious at times having teachers who are younger than I, Corine said with a smile. Some of the young teachers sound so immature at times. The financial problems faced by the younger couples do not affect the Shewells. Bob has his military retirement pay that gets us by, Corine said. The Shewells, after 24 years of married life, share an open outlook towards any problems that arise in their lives, What most people consider problems, we consider normal events,” Corine said. We’ve been through many rough situations and have (earned to take what comes and adapt to it. Corine believes that juggling time between her classes, her husband, her 10-year-old son Dirk, and her studies, Is the only problem that she faces. Although 1 do think that Bob and I spend more hours studying than the average student does, Corine said, Being married keeps you home, giving you the opportunity to study, Bob and Corine rent a house within the Pittsburg city limits, living with their son and two dogs. For the last 15 or 20 years, we have lived in large cities or on military bases, Bob said. In comparison to them, Pittsburg and its activities are a bit dull and restricted. The people of Pittsburg generally have narrow outlooks because they were born and raised in this area. Most of them have not traveled past a hundred mile radius of their homes, On a scale from one to 10, the Shewells rated Pittsburg State University at six. It's not as high academically as some universities we've attended; yet it is far better than some of the others, Corine RETURNING TO SCHOOL after working for a while is hard and requires much studying and dedication, especially if one Is married, Donna Cunningham finds out.{photo by Kerry Jordan) 34 WHENEVER HE is not working at the Big Cheese Restaurant or teaching In the speech department, Gary Verburg may relax at his home and listen to a favorite album.(photo by Kerry Jordan) said. “I like the school. No matter where you go, you can always find failings in any school.11 “Pm no martyr, Bob said, but I'm very disappointed with the whole educational system nowadays. It needs many positive changes to counteract the negative things that have come about in the past two decades.” The couple are not worried about fin- ding jobs once they have completed their education at PSU. Both mathematics and industrial education graduates are in large demand these days,” Bob said emphatically. We don’t think that we will have any problem finding work. BEING A FULL TIME student and a married woman takes up much of her time, but Tonle Augustin still finds time to work at the new library In the periodical section a few hours a week.(photo by Kerry Jordan) 35 Weekends were made for... by Olive Sullivan Pittsburg State has often been called a suitcase college,’1 since many students live close enough to go home on weekends. But, as at any university, weekends at PSD provide a chance for students to relax, unwind, and catch up. Every weekend has the potential to be exciting. Many activities are sponsored on campus throughout the year, from the Student Union Coffeehouses, to Tim Setting's mime, to Alpha Gam's annual dance marathon. SUB sponsored free movies every week all year long, and the city of Pittsburg provides discos, skating rink, bowling alleys, and restaurants for those special dinners. Most students don't realize the potential of weekends. Donna Sue Pintar, Pittsburg sophomore, spends the typical weekend in this way. I study and I go out, to the show, or to the bowling alley, I go to church or the college if there's something going on. I lead a very exciting life,” she laughed. However, the weekend of Nov. 17 was especially active for Pintar, She is In Campus Scouts, a co-ed organization registered through the Redbud Trail Girl Scout Council. The council's program committee asked us to plan a fall festival for Brownie and Junior scouts,” she said. We said we’d plan it, but that we wouldn't do it. We ended up doing the whole thing, but we were very en- thusiastic about planning it, The day itself was very exciting, she said. It was called Experience 79. I don’t know whether it was more of an ex- perience for them or us. We spent one whole day with a bunch of little girls trying to teach them crafts and skills ’ The girls ranged from first to sixth graders. I was teaching string art, said Pintar. The girls dipped a string in paint, placed It inside a folded piece of paper, and ripped it out. “It makes a real neat design. The Brownies loved it! she said. Other activities for the Brownies In- cluded a short nature hike, learning about the American flag, and learning songs. The Juniors learned to tie knots instead of learning songs. The Brownies had cookies and bug juice (Kool-Aid), and then we had an hour break before the Juniors got here. They had hot dogs and s’mores for supper. What a hassle — 73 hungry Giri Scouts! Pintar said. She said that the weekend was a success. “It was fun, really neat. I love little kids! ”1 spent one weekend moving a friend to another apartment, said Greg Turner, Pittsburg post-graduate student, “My ON A NICE weekend, trie art department may bring their projects outside to work on. Ann Traul, Eric Abraham, and Andy Denton concentrate on molding ceramics on the Oval.(photo by Fred McGary) weekends are Incredibly diverse, he added. This weekend I hung around the art department all day with my girlfriend. I also went to a party, which is a very rare occasion, very rare. The second party I’ve been to all semester. I don’t generally like parties.” Turner does have an unusual way of spending some weekends. Good weekends are when you go to a science fiction convention,” he said. “It happens maybe four times a year. What’s fun is driving to Tulsa with a car load of friends, which can prove to be very distracting at times. Generally, we get lost, end up on barren country roads, have near collisions with cows and fences, but we find our way there. He explained that a science fiction ____convention, or “con,” as they are called, is a place where a bunch of science fiction fans get together and have a party from Friday night to Sunday af- ternoon. | “The part I like best is getting together with friends who moved away from Pittsburg to different cities in the area. Especially when I lived in Lawrence, it was great, he said. Turner holds a baccalaureate degree in mathematics from the University of Kansas. Turner described a typical con. “All sorts of great things happen,” he said. “First of all, you meet new people just sitting around chattering away. There's generally a masquerade. I was once an ape and won funniest costume, he said. The prize was a $10 gift certificate at a huckster's table. Hucksters are dealers in sci-fi paraphernalia, who come to cons to sell books, buttons, and posters. There are sci-fi films, panel discussions on various subjects, like women in sci-fi, Dungeons and Dragons, how to build a world, and writing sci-fi. Another thing to do at cons is play games like Dungeons and Dragons. ‘YOU CAN TAKE 180 pound pig and cook It In 14 hours and it's fine, but this year we cooked a 240 pound pig 15 hours and It wasn't quite done, said Eric Cleveland. Pittsburg graduate student. Sponsored by the Environmentalist Club and the biology department, this fourth annual Pig Roast attracted about 50 people.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) Last summer we played D D every weekend, but we’ve had no time for that sort of thing since school started, Turner said. “We’re going to play over Thanksgiving. “D D generally involved a medieval quest into the perilous unknown, risking life and limb for treasure and glory, Turner explained. Of course, this is all fictitious. You play with made-up characters like acting in theater, only sitting at a table and describing your actions. At the head of the table sits the moderator, or dungeon master, who runs the imaginary land In _______________________I 37 Weekends which your characters exist,” Turner said� Mimi ide, Pittsburg sophomore, spends her weekends a little closer to home. She said Friday nights she and her boyfriend usually go out, to Hollywood's, a movie, or roller skating. Saturdays, she studies during the day, or maybe goes shopping in Joplin, and goes out at night. Sun- THE RENNAISSANCE FESTIVAL in Wyandotte County In Kansas City provided another means of entertainment for students who were willing to travel the di$tance.(photo by Alan Ford) THE OVAL IS a relaxing place to have a casual conversation between classes, and Nancy Parker and Jerry Clifford take advantage of some spare time to do just that,(photo by Kyle Cleveland) days I go to church, study, and do something with my family in the evening,” Ide said. She lives with her parents and sister, also a student at PSU. Another popular weekend activity In this area is hunting. On any given weekend in the fall and winter, hunters from PSU take off after anything from quail to rabbits to deer. They range from local strip pits to Western Kansas or Arkansas in search of game. Joe Williams, Girard freshman, said he goes hunting every chance he gets. You have to,” he said, Or else you won't get anything. It takes patience, especially deer hunting. If you get one deer every four years, you're doing good.” Williams has been hunting since he was about 10 years old. “All the menfolk in my family hunt, so it was just natural for them to pass it on to me, he said. He usually hunts north of Pittsburg and other places around the area. In the spring, he target shoots at the pits. He hunts anything form small squirrels to large bobcats and deer. The skin of a medium bobcat is worth about $130, he said. Williams’ favorite game animals are deer and coyote, he said, because they are harder to get. “They’re pretty in- telligent, It’s more of a challenge.” He also enjoys hunting rabbit, but he added, “Rabbits aren’t much of a sport. It's more just putting meat on the table. Williams recommended that a beginner in hunting should know what sort of gun and shot to use for a particular animal. He owns seven different guns. Of one, a .36 caliber ball and cap, he said, “I could use it for deer, but I’d be afraid to shoot it. It’s 110 years old.” He also advised that a new hunter go with someone who’s been before. “It’s dangerous. Even if you know what you’re doing, we usually go in pairs. You could fall, or get hurt somehow and lay back there for days before someone found you.” On the subject of anti-hunter sentiment, Williams said, “It’s a bunch of bull. I think hunting is a good sport. You can go out in nature and stuff. Sure you’re killing, but it’s necessary, just’ a part of the environmental balance. There are exceptions to the weekend rule, such as Homecoming, when there is a big parade and almost everyone stays in town. Then there are people who have to work all weekend, which is, of course, no fun. All in all, weekends are diverse for everyone, from person to person, and weekend to weekend. WEEKENDS IN PITTS8URG for some students includes a night of drinking and dancing at the Schoolhouse Disco.(photo by Alan Ford) EVEN TOM SAWYER didn’t have it so good. The pits provide many diverse forms of relaxation, in- cluding less traditional forms of diving, (photo by Alan Ford) Pits provide recreational area by Melody Roberts The pits. Rough, scarred, gouges in the land, most filled with water. Ugly remnants of a time gone by. Strip pits were not seen as a place to spend leisure time at the beginning. They were simply a place where huge cranes dug up the land for coal. The pits were a place for a man to do his job from 8 to 5 and then be abandoned until the next working day. Much of the torn land left behind has been reclaimed, some by the mining companies and the rest by nature. The reclaiming has helped some, but strip mining strips the land of valuable nutrients. Thus, trees which would normally grow to 40 feet appear to be saplings. The land is barren, but a heritage of strip mining has left many good places to enjoy a summer's day. The pits today have lots of attractions for the student. They're great places for swimming, scuba diving practice, and canoeing. The hills around are great for trail bikes or just a get-away-from-it-all hike. But, one of the best reasons to get acquainted with the pits is PIT PARTIES! For those who haven't experienced this OF THE DOZENS OF STRIP PITS that dot the Pittsburg area, Ihe Quincy Pits located northeast of town are probably the most popular. After taking advantage of the swimming at Quincy, Jim Hoovens ends a day of exercise and recreation.(- photo by Kyle Cleveland) WEEKENDS ARE a good time to get Involved in outdoor activities, especially If one has a dune buggy to roam the pits with,, such as the one Burt Kellum Is maneuvering up the hill.(photo by Al8n Ford) It's the pits unique Pittsburg activity, it's very simple. Friends get together with a keg or two of beer, and party. Pit parties have an atmosphere unlike most ordinary parties. People are relaxed, and just have a good time. If the party starts in the afternoon, party-goers can get in some swimming and maybe a couple of hot dogs over an open fire, and then spread out a blanket to sit on while watching the sunset with a MANY OF THE PITS in the surrounding area nave cliffs or trees to dive from. Kent Boxberger has found an ideal tree to try a challenging dive wfth. - photo by Alan Ford) bunch of good friends. Of course, if that’s not the sort of thing a person is into, there are still the other aspects of pit life. There are great cliffs to dive from, as long as someone knows how deep the water is.This isn’t much of a problem, since most of the pits go straight down 40 or 50 feet. At the pits, a group of inner-tubers can almost always be seen paddling about, or just taking it easy in the sun, and inner- tube races are not to be taken lightly. Some people will go to any lengths to win! Everybody has their favorite place, but one of the most popular and easiest to find is Quincy Pit, on East Quincy. It’s interesting to note that this area used to be part of the city dump. But, that was some time ago, and today there aren’t any unpleasant after effects to see, or worse, smell. Those who go home for the summer really should make an effort to hit the pits on the 4th of July. Since fireworks are illegal in the city limits, this is the place to go. It’s best to head out early, have supper, and enjoy the scenery. Then, enjoy the night life. The pits have become almost an ex- tension of the university. After all, they’re a great place to get away from the hurry and scurry of campus life, especially during finals week. After cramming all LEAVING A CLOUD of dust behind them, Burt KetJum and Mike Young make a quick turn In their dune buggy and race down a dirt road back to the pits.(photo by Alan Ford) night for that tough final, it’s a relief to grab a six-pack and a good friend and head out. And, during those cold, dreary winter months, life at the pits is still going strong. In between tests, students can be found sledding down those same summer bike trails. The only problem is pulling yourself and the sled back up the hill! If those miners from the 1800’s could see what the strip mining industry has done for recreation, they'd be very surprised. Who would have ever thought that old strip pits could be so much fun? SEINING FOR M1NOWS to feed a pet pirana, Tony Snyder and Kerry Shackelford find the pits to be a bountiful feeding ground for tasty tfd-blts. (photo by Janlne Frfskel) Commuting carnoolers unite by Evangeline Simpson After classes, students head for home, whether It be on foot, bicycle, mo-ped, or by car. For commuters, however, the problems are a little more complex than finding a parking place each morning. Hazel Kent, Asbury, Mo., freshman, arrives at Pitt State at eight in the morning, and said she has no problems parking. There are always plenty of spaces. Her problems were much the same as other commuting students— money, time, and weather. One major problem with commuting is the cost. Steve Jones, Fort Scott junior and former commuter, said he could live in the dorms cheaper. He said his room cost $580 a semester, and driving would cost close to $900 per semester in gasoline alone. Jones said driving was fine for people with MWF classes, good SOMETIMES THE DOUBLE NICKELS just aren t good enough If your late for class or more Im- portantly late for dinner after class, especially If you are one of the many commuter students from the neighboring states.(photo by Oot Koehler) small cars, and a couple of other people to help. “If I had a Datsun, I’d drive,” he said. Jones added that It was possible for some people to commute cheaper than living in a dorm or apartment. For example, someone with a 25 mile drive one way and a car that got 20 miles to the gallon. Jones said he couldn’t find anybody with his hours, but if someone could form a carpool they could easily double or triple their gas mileage because they’d only have to drive two or three weeks a month. Another reason Jones stopped com- muting was because the longer he drove, the more tense he became. Eventually, he couldn’t sleep at night. Other com- muters didn’t have this problem, though. Grace Nolan, Fort Scott junior, said she didn’t mind driving, nor did Kent. Par- sons senior Janet Chubb didn’t have trouble sleeping at nights, but she was a carpooling commuter because the drive between Pittsburg and Parsons was boring, and It was easier to stay awake with someone to talk to. Chubb said the only excitement in the drive was three sets of railroad tracks, all of which were in bad shape. Bad weather is another potential problem for long distance commuters. It can be anything from snow, ice, rain, or sleet, or even fog. Weather didn’t seem to be too bothersome, however. Jones said that during the year he drove he was only snowed in once. His car did a 180 degree turn on the Arma by-pass so he came back to Pittsburg instead of attempting to turn around again and go on home. Nolan said the roads were fairly well cleared in the winter, but that they were “bad enough. Kent said she wasn’t much bothered by bad weather driving, but Chubb said she was a little nervous if the roads were not well cleared. Of course, expense and weather are only part of the considerations to commuters. There is also time. Students who need every available moment to study aren’t likely to commute. Schedule planning is important when commuting. A commuter isn’t likely to have his first class at 8:30 and his second at 12:30 unless he plans to use the extra three hours to study, work, or there was 2c no other way to fill out his schedule. Commuters traveling a long distance aren't apt to enroll for more than three days per week unless there is no other choice. They probably have somewhere to stay in case of sudden bad weather as well. Commuter students also face the problem of missing many campus- related events. Of course, there are advantages to driving home every night. Living with your parents can be a lot cheaper and easier. There are no laundry hassles, cold meals on the run, and other problems faced by dorm dwellers. Then again, a commuter is dependent on his car. A commuter’s vehicle is one of the most important things he owns. It not only gets him to and from school, but serves as a storage for books, coats, lunch, an appointment chart, and notes for term papers. The vehicle may have a secret name, or one boldly painted on the side. It may be shining and spotless inside and out, or it may just barely run. Either way, it becomes home for about an hour each day, and that makes choosing a parking space with care more important than ever! RUSHING TO CLASS Is a common dally morning event for most commuter students. And Jerry Wilson is no exception.(photo by Brenda Collins) DRIVING 120 MILES a day to and from school Isn't that bad as long as you can share the trip with someone. Carla Brummet and Janet Stovall commute from Miami, Okla.(photo by Brenda Collins) 45 by Jan6t Stites Season ends with big win The Peru State Bobcats died with their cleats on at the mercy of the Pitt State Gorillas in the Boot Hill Bowl at Dodge City. After seizing the Central States In- tercollegiate Conference Co- Championship for the second con- secutive year, the Gorillas were extended an invitation to play in the Boot Hill Bowl. University officials made the decision to accept the invitation and the Gorillas were on their way. The team wasn't alone in Dodge City. The Pitt State Pride of the Plains Band, President Appleberry and his wife, the cheerleaders and yell leaders, numerous parents and fans, along with Gus the Gorilla found their way to Dodge City for the Nov. 17 ball game. The game was the first post-season appearance the Gorillas had made in 18 years, but the talent the Gorillas displayed in the contest made it look like they were well experienced in post- season play. As the players warmed up on the field, things were enthusiastic in the stands. Alumni and old friends greeted each other and Pitt State students waved red and gold pom pons in preparation for what lay ahead. It was a beautiful autumn day, the sun shining brightly and a crisp, cool wind blew steadily. The Pitt State band set the stage with a fine performance, forming a victory lane which the team ran through as the crowd cheered. Players donned in red and gold moved about the field warming up for the battle. The Bobcats had the ball first, but the Gorilla defense prevailed and the Bob- cats were forced to punt. On their first possession, the Gorillas gave the fans their money’s worth with the 38 razzle dazzle. Quarterback Mark Hittner, Boonville, Mo., senior, handed off to Richard Overton, Boonville, Mo., junior, who reversed and handed off to Galen Lewis, Douglas junior, who pit- ched back to Hittner who then threw a 48 yard pass to Wilton Jones, Miami, Fla., senior, waiting near the goal line. The play resulted in a touchdown, baffled the Bobcats, and sent the fans wild. The Gorillas dominated the game in every respect as the offense and defense complimented one another. The game proved to be a scoring bonanza for the Gorillas as they tallied up 43 points, holding the Bobcats to only 14. This was not head coach Ron Ran- dleman’s first experience with the Boot Hill Bowl, as he coached his William Penn team to a 17-14 win over Emporia State in the 1972 bowl game. Three of Randleman’s players that year are now assisting him as members of the Pitt State coaching staff. Defensive coordinator Bruce Polen, receiver coach Greg Lang, and graduate assistant Greg Hafner, all played under Randleman at William Penn and played in that 1972 contest. A fourth Pitt State coach, graduate assistant Matt Fenley, played in the 1976-77 Boot Hill Bowl contest as a member of the Benedictine College team. “I was really pleased and happy about the bowl selection; it’s an outstanding honor for both our players and our program, said Randleman. We have such a bunch of super young men on this team, and I'm just really proud of them all. “This team really deserved the selection and I'm especially happy for the seniors, who had to go through the rebuilding years,” said Lang. Co-captain Steve Bruce, Boonville, Mo., senior, said, It’s been a long four years. We were at the bottom, but now we're on top and evey minute has been worth it. Hittner received the award for the most outstanding offensive player in the bowl and was awarded a trophy on which the width of the bull’s horns mounted on it matched his smile. After the game, fans, parents, and players mingled on the field. As Ran- dleman posed with the winning trophy one couldn’t help but smile. It was a long tough road, but the Gorillas took it one step at a time, never looking farther than their next game, and at the end they were the champions, not only of the con- ference, but of the Boot Hill Bowl. RUNNING ONE OF THEIR BEST plays, Mark Hittner (15} and Sieve Bruce (62) help Ihe Gorillas win again, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) QUIETLY WAITING for another chance to prove their prowess on the field, Coach Jerry Foster and his team reflect on their previous wins (photo by Kyle Cleveland) 46 IN THE LAST MINUTES of the Bowl game, with victory In hand, Coach Randleman offers a few thoughts on the last plays of the game.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) FOR THOSE WHO WAIT for their chance to play the Bobcats, the wait was exciting and enthusiastic as they watched their teammates destroy their op- ponents.(photo by Kyte Cleveland) FORMING THEIR TRADITIONAL PRE-GAME HUDDLE the Gorillas prepared themselves for the destruction they would reap on the Bobcats.fphoto by Kyle Cleveland) 47 48 llBmmFR CTifK UK HfcfP iJiiiiliimifi %i I Uiffil ii if lillliFiilK GFOGIIII ill iii ffi 11J EL ES U iti iti® !iu H wlii i! by Olive Sullivan The crowd gasped as Pippin stabbed his father, rolled with laughter when Abby Brewster tumbled an old man jnto the window seat, and was close to tears as Lilli stood forlornly in the midst of a carnival. What’s going on? This was the 18th season of Pitt State’s Playhouse on Broadway. Several changes were initiated with the move to a resident company. Formerly, actors and stage crew were chosen separately, which led to some division among the cast and crew. “It led to an attitude of Tm an actor, I act. You’re just a technicianor vice versa, said Dr. PLAYHOUSE ON BROADWAY presented such summer productions as Arsenic and Old Lace. Abby Brewster, portrayed by Gertrude Stahl, is having a chat over tea with Reverend Harper, played by Lee Newton, In a scene from “Arsenic and Old Lace.' (photo by Bob Benignus) Harold Loy, Chairman of the Speech and Theater Department. “The resident company has worked well, he said. Auditions are held each spring, both locally and regionally, and a nucleus group of 50 is selected. The company Is housed in Pitt State dorms, and given a small stipend. The group does all the technical work and most of the acting. There are also summer theater company members and volunteers, but the residents are committed to the entire season. We have found this to be a much more successful way of managing the summer season, Dr. Loy said. This was the second season with a resident company. Another change was from the repertory schedule, where a play is done one or two nights, then another play, then back to the first, to each play having a run of eight consecutive nights. The repertory schedule was a great disadvantage to the production staff, Dr. Loy said, since all the sets had to be easily struck. Con- sequently, he added, they could not do nearly as much with staging. Now, Barry Bengsten, technical director and designer, has the opportunity to design professional quality sets, Dr. Loy said. The plays this season were the musicals “Carnival, and “Pippin, and the classic comedy Arsenic and Old Lace. Dr. Loy commented, “We’ve gone more and more toward musicals. Sometimes the straight plays don’t go over as well. “Arsenic and Old Lace was so well received, however, that the department decided on an encore presentation in the fall. More than half the original cast returned for the Sep- tember run. A year ago, the Speech and Theater Department invited Terrance McKerrs, a professional New York director, to help with the1978 season. He returned in 1979 to direct both musicals. “Pippin was a marked departure from the type of play usually performed in Pittsburg. It just recently ended it’s Broadway production. Dr. Loy said they were uncertain that amateur rights to the performance could be obtained. The play is the story of Pippin, the son of Charlemagne, and how he becomes disenchanted with his life. He decides to experience all aspects of life, including sex and being King. 'Pippin' is an example of material that might be considered questionable, and how, when it is handled tastefully and interpretively, the appropriate meanings and responses come across the footlights, said Dr. Loy, I think the choreography in 'Pip- pin especially his experiences with the pleasures of the flesh, was handled with artistic choreography. It conveyed the message without being offensive.” Dr, Loy said that he had been a little concerned about Pittsburg’s reaction to the play, but there was a minimum amount of negative response. “In fact, ‘Pippin’ was probably one of the most popular things we did all summer ' he said. The summer season is a very intense two month's work for the staff and resident company. They start June 1 from scratch, with rehearsals, set and costume building, and choreography. The first show goes on in three weeks, “We have a backlog of steady patrons, and last year was the best it's ever been. This year was even better,” Dr. Loy said. “Winter theater is primarily for educational purposes, but In the sum- mer, it’s entertainment.” WAITING PATIENTLY for Mortimer is his girlfriend Elaine, played by Angela Wallace.(photo by Bob Benignus) WITH AN EVIL SMIRK on his face. Jonathan Brewster, portrayed by Grant Fuller, threatens his nice old aunts, Abby and Martha Brewster, played by Gertrude Stahl and Linda Bush.(photo by Bob Benignus) Home is whet you meke it by Sharyn Ozbun Home is where you hang your hat, or frisbee, or tennis racket. Nobody should be able to say that college life is boring, since there are a lot of activities to keep almost anybody busy, and there is certainly no shortage of companions, especially for dorm dwellers and Greeks. Few college students can afford an apartment unless they have at least one roommate. There are lots of different types of roomies. If a student isn’t careful, he might end up with the Oscar Madison type. Oscar is sloppy and leaves his clothes every place except where they belong, and when he eats, he drops food and crumbs everywhere. Then there is Felix Unger. He is the type of roomie that has to have everything in its proper place, can’t stand the sight of a dirty ashtray, and tells you about it for a week if you accidentally leave your tennis shoes under the coffee table. Then, there is Joanie Joker and Wiima Wallflower. Joanie is the kind who thinks it’s funny to short sheet her roommate’s bed, and Wilma is that infuriating type who runs for the closet when company comes, and glares at you for the rest of the week when they leave, making you feel like Attiia the Hun, or worse! Roommates take all forms, but whatever type a student may have, they tend to become accustomed to them after the first few weeks. After all, everyone has their own peculiarities. In fact, your habits coupled with theirs tend to make living in your home away from home more than just a place to hang your hat. For some, moving out means freedom to do the things forbidden in the past. Remember when your parents would ask, “Where are you going? What are you going to do?” and then tell you to be home by midnight? Freshmen get their first real taste of independence by moving away to college. They are required to live on UNLIKE LIVING AT HOME maid service is usually not provided for by the university or landlord. Cleaning the room and washing clothes is, In itself, an educational experience as Gary Ewert finds out. (photo by Kyle Cleveland) BEING TOGETHER, ALONE, can be an advantage of being away from home.' Jim Townsend and Paula Gillespie spend an evening Just being alone, together.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) 50 OWNING YOUR OWN residence, as is the case of sorority and fraternity members, requires even more work than for those students who rent housing. The TKE's spent part of the Fall cleaning, washing and painting the house, (photo by Alan Ford) TIME TO BE ALONE can be a new experience for those who are away from home for the first time. Jim Hoovens finds a few moments to just relax and spend some time In his own private wo rid.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) i 51 Home campus, and many of them go through a “wild and crazy period. That is the time before the first exams, when everybody is partying until all hours of the day and night. As usual, ail good things must end. The freshmen realize after the grades are posted that all their wild and crazy times got for them was C's and D’s, instead of A’s and B’s. At this point, their home away from home becomes more than just a place to eat, and on rare occasions, sleep. It becomes a place of study and reflection. It becomes home. Generally, students settle down into a routine of more work than play, but some still live by the old cliche, All work and no play makes for a very boring day. But, sooner or later the student must decide on self-appointed goals and put aside former dreams of severing all parental ties, perhaps realizing they were indeed simply a form of childish rebellion. Their new home becomes a growing, learning, and sharing experience. In later years, this period may be seen as a turning point where they began to put life's priorities into perspective. Dennis Fehrenbach. Oakley senior and HOME AWAY FROM HOME also means deciding which is more importanl laundry or partying, cooking or playing, studying or sleeping, and when they should be done. Lori Bushier studies, whife her roommate Lee Ann Knickerbocker catches 40 winks, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) Dellinger Hall resident, said, “Getting away from home teaches you to ap- preciate your parents, like all the little things they do for you, that after you’re away from home you realize you miss. Most students realize just how much parents do for them in the first week of being away from home, usually when they want to wear a favorite shirt or jeans and find that it either needs washing or mending. As they reach for a sewing kit, students can't help but wish that dear ol’ mom was there. Some realize it around dinner time, a few weeks after arriving. They realize how good mom’s special dish would taste right about then. Then there are those that don't really think about it too much, until they have a date and realize that dad isn’t there to loan them a couple of bucks. But, one way or another, there are times that parents are missed. “The biggest thing about living away from home was the adventure, meeting new people. I like Shirk Hall, because the 52 UNIVERSITY LIVING PROVIDES MANY NEW. If not all that exciting, educational experiences usually not provided forat home, such as doing one's own laundry as Brian Burrows finds out. (photo toy Kyle Cleveland) GETTING TOGETHER IN COMMON ROOMS to share a quiet evening of television Bart Carnoali. Janet Schwenke, Jim Fetters, Jeff Jerauld and Alan Parker relax and eat snacks, (photo by Alan Ford) small dorm atmosphere gives you more of a chance to get to know everyone. Also the activities here on campus allow you a choice of a lot of things to do any night of the week ' said Jim Oliva, Russell freshman. Indeed, there are many activities on campus to choose from. The only problem is choosing the right one for them. There are clubs, free movies, and even concerts. All of these things help make living In a limited space a little more bearable. One problem with living in close quarters is the amount of unnecessary clutter people accumulate. Almost everyone has a tendency to collect items that might come in handy, but rarely do. Gayla Booth, Erie sophomore, living in Dellinger Hall, said, “I've found living in the dorm to be hell at times; little privacy, and nothing seems to be mine exclusively. But contrary to some opinions, it can be fun if you let It be. After awhile it gets to be home. Granted you may make forty trips here bringing the things mom thought you might need and then have to make fifty trips back taking It all back home where it came from.” Home away from home is whatever a student decides to make it. It can be fun, or it can be a pain; you can become involved with your surroundings, or you can isolate yourself. It can merely be the place you stay or It can be home... DORM ROOMS PROVIDE A GATHERING place for good friends and good conversation. Elaine Mosler Barbara Thommel, Terry Miller and Debbie Vltt share the humorous events of the day. (photo by Kyle Cleveland) 53 easons aome, oeasons i i i turmoil inside made up for the lack of it outside. It was often stormy weather inside the buildings of PSU and in students' lives, especially those in Student Senate. PSU’s most important student organization struggled through stormy weather most of early fall. Outside, the leaves remained still, to be silently trampled. Winter came in calmly and the climate and murmur of dissatisfaction on campus changed once again. Students donned their coats and hats, scurrying from class to class as the weather became colder. There was little snow this past winter until the big one hit with a record 14 by Sheree Gamble Seasons of the year change like the seasons in a student’s life. The year 1979-80 was no exception. Fall started with fewer colors than it sometimes has. Except fora few orange, gold, and red coloring, the leaves turned a crackling brown, falling to the ground before they had a chance to show a wardrobe of fall colors. The wind offered no bustling, litte howling in the early fall semester, but SPRING SHOWERS didn't bother Michelle O'Connell and Joe Hedges as they strolled On the Oval.' (photos by Alan Ford) inches on Feb. 8. It started snowing late Thursday afternoon, and by evening, Pittsburg had already seen more snow than the rest of the winter had brought. Friday morning saw students and faculty alike groaning over the thought of going to school. Some made it, only to find that classes had been cancelled. Others took one look out the window, and smugly and snuggly remained in bed. For those that did make it to campus, there was plenty to do, what with snowball fights, and wading through the knee deep drifts. Few people could get beyond their driveways, and the only ones driving THINGS THAT GO UN-NOTICED are often a mixture of beauty and mystery Fall and spring give most a feeling of warmth and charm if they take Ihe time to look, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) were those with four-wheel drive. Despite the large amount of snow, the over-all mood seemed to be one of gaiety. The snow produced a holiday feeling heightened by the unexpected vacation from classes. People could be witnessed out walking down the streets, talking, laughing, having snowball fights, or helping those who had become stuck in the snow . Three PSU students, Ed Leins, Paola sophomore; Brenda Leins, Overland Park senior; and Tim McGowan, Overland Park junior, plus other townspeople and students decided to have some unique fun in the deep snow. They tied a wooden fishing boat to the back of a jeep and gave people rides in the green boat. Ed Leins said that they started in a field behind the married student apartments by Weede Gymnasium, but they ended up going by Hollywood’s, where a bunch of people saw them and wanted rides. The group then went up and down Broadway attracting onlookers as they went, until a policeman spotted them and gave them a ticket. “It ended up costing us seven dollars,” Leins said with a smile. Even though the Physical Plant had three days to clear the sidewalks on campus, Monday dawned on still-snowy paths, with room enough for one person at a time—maybe. It was several days before the sidewalks were totally clear, and that was partly due to the sunshine. Students even managed to earn a little extra cash by helping shovel snow and ice. LOCATING YOUR FRIENDS is one of the first things most students do on their return to the university in the Fall, (photo by Alan Ford) 55 Seasons Spring couldn’t seem to make up its mind weatherwise. After some super nice days in February, March came in cold and windy. Days of rain or freezing drizzle were followed by warm sunny days. Spring break in Pittsburg was beautiful warm weather, while people who went to Texas in search of the sun often met with clouds and cold winds. After break, students struggled back to class, and the weather remained nice for a time, only to get cold again in April. At last, the weather turned warm again, with several days of 70 degree weather. People prayed that spring had come at last. Summer of 79, like that of 80, brought a time of sun and fun, and for those out of school, a time of freedom. Those students in summer school can be seen throwing an occasional frisbee or eating lunch under a big tree on the Oval. Summer is a time for life, for smiles, riding bikes, going camping, and having a great time. For some students, it is an opportunity to go abroad, either on one’s own, or with the Spanish or French program here at Pitt State. Either one offers a student a chance to broaden his scope and discover new adventure. Some students classify a day, a month, or even an academic year much in the way they would classify weather. A student may say that he has had a bad day if three tests happen to fall on the same day. A bad day would also be one that is wet, rainy, and gloomy. A good day would be sunny, warm, and pleasant, the way a day with no tests would be. Janet Stites, St. John sophomore, said that the year 79-80 has been both summer and winter for her. 'l love summer and I hate winter, and this year has gone from top to bottom,” she said. It’s been an up and down year. My sophomore year is so different from my freshman year, said Stites. In my freshman year I was more concerned with partying and meeting people. This year I’m more academically inclined but at the same time, Pm in trouble academically, she said. Becky White, Pittsburg junior, said that this year, for her, has been like spring. For one thing, I’ve been subject to some hot winds, she said with a chuckle. “I've had some freezing of activities and some thawing of attitudes. I also changed my major this year,” she said. This has been a really good year for me, the best I've had so far. It’s been continual spring, said Becky Holland, Pittsburg senior. When you get spring fever it’s like failing in love, and I'm dating someone special. I’ve been dating my boyfriend since the first month of school,” said Holland. It’s like a new beginning because of him. Through his affections, i’ve felt a sense of warmth all year,” she said. “This year has been hectic, like a windy autumn, said Jim Garrison, Ft. Scott junior. I hate wind and rain. My ideal day is one on the lake, two girls and two boys, and a case of beer,” he said, Carla Scassellati, Pittsburg senior, said, Cynicism aside, last year was a mixture of spring and winter for me. “I graduate this year, so it has had a mixture of attractiveness and sadness, she said. WINTER TOOK ITS LAST SHOT with a 14 inch snowfall that resulted in the Governor closing the University.(photo by Alan Ford) 57 by Sheree Gamble Spring break, the first vacation since Christmas, presents a time of relief for many students. It is a time when students seek the sun in Texas, Florida, or California. Some choose to go to Colorado to ski. A few students get really ambitious and visit Switzerland or another European country. Most students feel a need for a vacation at this time, when pressures and headaches of school start to mount. A few take the time to catch up on studies, visit their families, or spend more time at their jobs. Theresa Wiederholt, Yates Center senior; Marcia Jones, Yates Center senior; and Mary Hudson, Girard senior, went to Houston, Tex. “We spent the first night in Dallas and three days in Galveston,” said Wiederholt. She said the girls met three Lambda Chi's from Pittsburg State there; Rodney Jenkins, Atchison senior; Gregg Ball, Pittsburg freshman; and Mark Roberts from Virginia. “They were staying in Galveston while we stayed in Houston and we went to the beach together, said Wiederholt. Wiederholt said that housing was free because Hudson’s brother lives there and that Wiederholt has friends and relatives in the Houston area. “We visited the Astrodome, toured the NASA Base, and went to the Galleria, which is a shopping center like Crown 58 THE BEACH IS THE PLACE to be for a mixture of fun and sun. At any time someone with a volleyball can start up a fast paced game, (photo by Alan Ford) MAKING SAND CASTLES doesn’t seem to be the only thing on the minds of John Harvey, Amy Marcum, and Karen Pad- dock. (photo by Alan Ford) Center,” Wiederholt said. Wiederhoft said that the Galleria has a roller rink inside. She added that the girls visited Gilley's, a famous country and western bar featured in a recent movie with John Travolta. “IF YOU LIKE PINA COLADAS...” then you'll be surprised to learn how great they can be with real coconut milk! (photo by Alan Ford) .-r r- • -f- Spring break They were in Texas for six days. A contrast to Wiederholt’s vacation was that of Janet Stites, St. John sophomore. ‘I was so depressed with school, work, and I was homesick. I needed the vacation physically as well as mentally,” she said. I only go home three times a year. I don't go anywhere else, because for one thing I can’t afford it. I perfer to go home,” said Stites. Stites said that at home she played with her pet chicken, Chirpy, her dog, and played the piano. ‘‘It was just a nice break,” she said. Gary Griggs, Kansas City fresh- man, said that he tried to find a summer job over spring Break. “I did a lot of fishing, ate, slept, and did some studying,” he said. “I had mid-term exams after spring break instead of before, so I ended up cramming over vacation,” said Griggs. “It wasn’t something I was planning on, it just happened that way, he said. Sheri Johnson, Prairie Village sophomore, said, “It was time for me to go home. It was a break from the monotony, from school,” said Johnson. “It was relaxing even though I didn’t go anywhere,” she said. IT’S ALL THE SAME, whether you're sailing, or just shopping in the market places of Mexico. All agree that Spring Break could never be replaced, (photos by Alan Ford) RESTING IN THE SUN is terrific for a tan. Paul Barrington likes the lazy life of a beach bum. (photo by Alan Ford) 60 Hrrduiork is the rev by Chris Bohling Talent is a plaything for children, hardwork is the key. Dr. Burton Parker, assistant professor of music, used this quote from Stanislosky to describe the efforts put into the Pittsburg State University English language version of Guiseppe Verdi’s La Traviata.” Six months of hardwork were put Into the Music Department production. Auditions for the opera were at the beginning of the Fall, 1979 semester. The first performance was Wednesday, February 6, 1980. Characterizing the hard work put into the production was Gail Hamilton, a WHAT WOULD AN OPERA BE WITHOUT MUSIC? Rick Knight sings one of several pieces from La Traviata . (photo by Kyle Cleveland) SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE OPERA celebrated during the final act In La Traviata . (photo by Kyle Cleveland) music student of Margaret Thuenemann, who had a more difficult time with the opera than the other singers because she totally lost her sight at age 11. Hamilton played the lead role, Violetta Valery. “We spent 45 hours blocking one week, just learning where ali the chairs and tables and actors were. Stagewise it was a real challenge to learn how to act sighted, said Hamilton. “The things a sighted person would take for granted I have to remember. I had to I remember to look at the things I picked up. 'Gail,1 I would say, look at the glass when you pick it up,” Hamilton received her bachelors degree from William Woods College in Fulton, Mo., and has a masters in music degree in vocal performance from Pitt State. Hamilton said that one of the reasons she liked doing “La Traviata was that she could show directors that she could do opera when she applied for a job. I I sent a letter to an opera conductor in New York who 1 auditioned for who didn't think I could do it. He didn’t think I was ready. I sent him documents, tapes, and programs that my parents had and said, ‘Heyt I can do this give me a second chance.” According to Nikki Patrick, Family Living editor for the Morning Sun, Hamilton is sure to become a star. She doesn’t think that her blindness will be a deterrent either. Patrick said in her column on “La Traviata”, “I mention Gail’s ‘blindness only because you wouldn't notice it otherwise.” Hamilton said that there were a few times when her blindness was very noticeable, though. “They had a phobia of me falling off of the stage. One night I almost fell. The leading man had to put his arms around me in an improvised embrace and say 'Gail, you're about to fall off the stage. “Another night I ran through a wall. There is a scene where I have to run through a door and offstage. There were two members of the stagecrew back there guiding me in. One yelled left, one yelled right and I went Into the wall. One of my friends told, ‘well, if the people didn't know that you're blind, they sure do now. Hamilton said it was alt a matter of covering up. “I couldn’t find a tabfe one night so I walked around looking and hoped that the audience would keep on clapping. You never do know where you are going to end up.” Hamilton was also in the opera “La Boheme”, put on by the music depart- ment in 1977. The role she played was very much like that of the role In “La Traviata” of Violetta. “Mimi was also a woman of loose morals who died at a young age of tuberculosis, Both characters also had a boyfriend who left and then came back only in time to see their broken hearted lovers die. “I hope I’m not always cast in operas where 1 die,” According to Dr. Parker, La Traviata” was chosen as this year’s music department opera after all of the auditions were over. “We got together at the beginning of the year and listened to all of the singers. Then we decided what the opera was going to be. We could only do an opera that we had singers for.” The story revolves around a young French courtesan who finds true love in 63 BYRON SUMMERFIELD PREPARES Par Flaglef with stage make-up for her pari in the Opera Chorus of La Traviata' (photo by Kyle Cleveland) BEFORE HER CURTAIN CALLas solo dancer in La Traviata . Gina Vincent —Prager stretches out (photo by Kyle Cleveland} the person of Alfredo Germont, played by Rick Knight, Chanute sophomore, one of The Singing Knights.” Alfredo is the young son of a wealthy merchant, Georgio Germont. played by Robert Smith, Pittsburg senior. Violetta and Alfredo go off by themselves to live in a luxurious country villa. When Violetta is left alone by Alfredo when he rushes to stop the selling of her personal belongings to help pay the bills. Georgio Germont confronts her and convinces her that he should break off with Alfredo because their illicit affair is ruining the marriage prospects of his daughter. She leaves before Alfredo can return, but writes him a note telling him that she has gone back to her old way of 4 j life in Paris. When Alfredo returns, however, he finds an invitation for Violetta from Flora Bervoix, played by Julie Foster, Joplin freshman. He rushes off to the gala ball Flora is putting on to avenge the offense of being left. When Violetta and the Baron Douphol, I ’ played by Paul Casey, Neosho graduate student, arrive at the mask ball, Alfredo i challenges the Baron to a gambling duel of which Alfredo wins. Alfredo then forces Violetta to say that she loves the Baron and throws all of his winnings at her saying “Now I have paid off my debt to you.” Violetta’s health is destroyed com- pletely by Alfredo's denunciation. She waits for death with only her faithful maid, Aninna, played by Diana Allen, | Joplin senior. When Alfredo and Georgio ; finally arrive it is too late. Violetta dies in Alfredo's arms. We picked LaTraviata because it was in the Italian Romantic vain. We have been doing more classical works the last two years,” said Dr. Parker. One has to use more power, more resonance, more intensity, than in classical. This is added weight for young students to have to work through. The texture of the orchestra is a lot more powerful. We have to show great feeling and not let it get in the way of the voice.” Margaret Thuenemann, professor of music, said that the opera was a learning experience for all involved They not only learn to sing in an opera, they learn responsibilty, discipline, not just the kind of discipline that will make them better singers, but the kind of discipline that can carry over into everyday life, said Thuenemann. They even learned physical things, how to take care of their bodies so that their voices are beautiful. They all kept their studies going, too.” Every lead role in the opera was played by a voice student of Thuenemann except Mike Weiss, Oswego junior, and Rick Knight who played both Guisseppe and a messenger. I just happen to have a big studio filled with good voices,” she said. Thuenemann stressed that the students also learned literature, and culture out of the opera. “Stuff that will make them better people.” Verdi’s opera is based on the play La Dame aux Camelias,” which is based on the book by the same name by Alexander Dumas. The entire story is based on the life of a French courtesan, Rose Alphosince Plessis, profess-ionally as Marie Duplessis. k Duplessis intrigued Dumas because she had three bourgeois lovers and died at the young age of 23 of consumption,” said Dr. Parker. The first production of “La Traviata on March 6, 1853 was a flop. The fat lead did not contain ‘fragile charm.’ Verdi thought the production was below his arrangement, said Dr. Parker. The first successful production of La Traviata” was done in 1854. According to Thuenemann, the Pitt State production BILL GILBERT ADJUSTS HIS HAT in preparing for his part as Doctor Grenville, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) 65 HflRDUJORK p was also a success. “It was very well attended. The com- munity certainly enjoyed it.' A major problem in opera is getting the audience to understand the lyrics while the singers still put their all into the songs. Dr. Gene Vollen, professor of music, was given credit for solving this problem by Dr. Parker. “Dr. Volien arranged the sound system in Memorial Auditorium so that all of the words were understood. It was also a great effort by the students. It takes great technique to sing, in the first place, so that people understand the words, and then to act with it; and now, in these modern day times, we have to accept the audience, too. “LaTraviata” had two performances. On the day of the second performance, 14 inches of snow fell and the performance was postponed until the following Sunday after the scheduled Friday. The next performance in the works for Pitt State was the second play in Preston Jones' Texas Trilogy, Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Overlander , to be put on by the Speech and Theater department and directed by Robert Gobetz, assistant professor of speech and theater. “I feel I have an excellent cast for the play at hand, said Gobetz. Kelly Waldo, Lee Summitt, Mo., junior, who played Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Overlander in the play, said that she, like Hamilton, was also worried about being stereotyped into playing one role type and none others. “ft seems that 1 always play a nasty woman or a loser. I don't think I’m typecast because I’m not like that at all. Generally I play a woman who smokes, and i don’t smoke,” said Waldo. “But, you put a lot of yourself into a character. You take the things out of yourself that are like the character and attribute them to her. That’s how you associate with the character. I usually get so deep into a character that I pick up some of her traits. When I played Mary in “Vanities”, for instance, I got so into the character that I was unbearable for about two weeks before the show started, she said. Lu Ann Hampton”, as the opera, required hard work to get a performance. Rehearsals were five nights a week from seven to 11. I usually lose weight when I’m in a performance. The play has precedence over everything else. There was a con- frontation last night because some of us had to stay late and I had to study for a test. We stayed. It Is one of those times when you ask yourself, ‘what is most important?” The play takes place in Bradleyville, Texas, over the period of 20 years; from 1953, when Lu Ann Hapton is still in high school, to 1963, where the scene takes place in Red Grover's Bar, to 1973, the final act, which takes place in the Hampton home. “The play is a comedy, but It can be a very serious play once taken to heart. It has those little pings that stay with you, you feel like you were that person in the play. The people of everyday life that you meet also remind you of it, the ones who never change,” said Dianna Dugan, Pittsburg junior and assistant director of the play. Dugan said that the play was the second done out of the Texas Trilogy, the first being, “The Last Meeting of the Knights actors of the first play had returned to play the same role in Lu Ann Hampton. All of the plays jn the Texas Trilogy are based on the same town with many of the same characters. “I believe Mr. Gobetz wants to do the whole Texas Trilogy, all of the shows, there Is nothing definite on it yet, though,” said Dugan. The long process of making a play had just started when Waldo and Dugan were interviewed. They were looking forward to good performances in April. Waldo said, “it's a really good feeling when you've done a good, i guess you could call it a harmonious, show.” THE LEADING LADY, Gall Hamilton practices her part with Rich Knight as Alfredo Germont. (photo by Kyle Cleveland) by Pat Terry Bluegrass music to all hours of the night — crafts galore — flatpicking guitar and banjo to all hours of the night — where else but Winfield? September 14, 15, and 16, Winfield, Kansas, was the site of the Eighth An- nual National Flatpicking Cham- pionships at the Walnut Valley Festival. Bluegrass lovers made their annual pilgrimage to Winfield from all over the country. Some came from as far away as Maine and Florida to hear flatpicking greats like Dan Crary and Dudley Murphy, to listen to gospel music by the McLain Family, or to enter some of the annual contests sponsored by the Walnut Valley Association. The majority of people at the festival were college students, including many Pitt Staters. They joined right in to form a crowd of 5,000 foot-stompin’ people in Stage 1 every night. At any given time, people could be found spending their hard-earned cash on hand-made crafts or records, or maybe even a hammered dulcimer! Dot Koehler, Pittsburg freshman, said, “I didn’t know much about bluegrass before I went to Winfield, but the festival really turned me on to it. I’d love to go back!” Koehler’s favorite act was the New Grass Revival. They are one of the most popular groups ever to play at Winfield. Newgrass is a mixture of rock ‘n’ roll, blues, and bluegrass, and the New Grass Revival has been leading the newgrass field for over a decade. Koehler was also one of the cheering, singing, foot- stompin’ people watching Bryan Bowers play his autoharp. The autoharp? Well, you've never heard the autoharp played like he can play it! Bowers has been at Winfield every year since 1975, delighting his audiences with his dynamic mixture of musician, story- teller, and comedian. Pittsburg sophomore Olive Sullivan said, “My favorite was Bryan Bowers — especially ‘The Scotsman.’ This song delighted audiences two nights in a row, telling the tale of what a Scotsman wears underneath his kilt. Sullivan was also particularly impressed by Malcolm Dalglish and Grey Larsen. They play folk music, both from this THE FESTIVAL GAVE many craftsmen a chance to show off their wares. Frances Kate from Lawrence sets up her silver and gokfsmithing booth in preparation for the festival.(photo by Janins Friskel) country and from the British Isles. Dalglish is a hammered dulcimer player and builder who sometimes resorts to the spoons and bones. Yes, those too are instruments. In the 1978 festival, Dalglish played the ham bone in the annual odd instruments workshop. Larsen also plays the hammered dulcimer, but livens up the music by adding the Irish flute and tin whistle. Other popular hammered dulcimer players were Mary Faith Rhodes, backed by Joe Dobbs on the fiddle and Dennis Dobbs on guitar and banjo, and Cathy Barton, the initiator of the Hammered Dulcimer Championships. Barton first came to Winfield six years ago, to be in a folk music workshop. Her hammered dulcimer playing gained such a response — she was the first hammered dulcimer player to perform at Winfield — that the end result was the championships sponsored each year by the Walnut 68 Valley Association. She also plays the guitar autoharp, mountain dulcimer, banjo, and pickin' bow. Pitt State faculty got into the act, too. Dr. Victor Sullivan, chairman of the Industrial Arts Department, went with his family. “The individual who impressed me the most was a young man from Kansas City who had purchased a hammered dulcimer at the June Jam- boree in Winfield. Between June and September, he had learned to play it in such a professional way that he won the National Hammered Dulcimer contest!” Dr. Sullivan commented that he was extremely impressed by the number of young people at the festival who knew how to play traditional instruments and songs. He did get a little annoyed at those who insisted on bringing tapes of rock groups like Kansas and Styx, however. “I went to hear real bluegrass, and the programs were fantastic. The people camping around us played biuegrass ail night, too, and I didn't object to that. What did bother me is those who seem to feel that they can't survive without their tape decks and rock music at full blast. Generally, the stages closed down around midnight, but that was by no means the end for many festival-ers. All through the night, one could hear guitars, banjos, fiddles, and anything else you can imagine. If you couldn’t sleep because you were hot, or the rocks under your sleeping bag were too hard, you could always wander between tents and campfires and catch all the different sounds. People who chose to stay in a motel missed half the fun. Winfield is definitely a place to set up your tent and stay a while! Bluegrass music is part of the heritage of this region, too, and has been making quite a comeback. So, if you’ve never been to a bluegrass festival and you want to see what it’s all about, grab your sleeping bag and a couple of friends, and go to Winfield next September. “Anyone who’s interested in folk music should go at least once,” said Dr. Sullivan. “Having attended that festival gives one faith that we can perpetuate our heritage.” The total Winfield atmosphere was summed up by Dana Glaze, a senior at PSU. “I think it’s terrific. IF ANYONE CAUSED the crowd to go completely wild at Winfield, it was Bryan Bowers and his variety of autoharps. He was one of the most popular performers at the festival.(photo by Janine Frfskel) YOUNG AND OLD alike ftocked to Winfield to enjoy a beautiful weekend of bluegrass music. Jim Scroggins, Bob George, Tom Saxton, Janet DeCaeny, and Billie Jean Newbery of Pittsburg keep up their enthusiasm on that last hot Sun- day.(photo by Jafline Friskel) w v Kenny Loggins by Bill Craker Music blares forth at ear- shattering levels. A colorfully garbed young man screams into a microphone, sending thousands of people to their feet in tumultuous ectasy. A modern day rock concert incites people to display emotions they didn't even know they had. This night was no exception as a thousand young college age people stomped their feet and chanted in unison for the appearance of the man they 1 had all come to see. The house lights dimmed and a thick fog rolled over the stage. A bearded figure en- tered and a spotlight stabbed through the mist. The crowd went wild. Kenny Loggins had arrived. Loggins started his per- formance with an old favorite from one of his albums. Two hundred or more cameras flashed and the entire crowd migrated to the front of the auditorium. After finishing the first number, Loggins introduced the members of the band. Loyal fans cheered the members as they were in- troduced. Loggins then gave credit to the lighting men and the sound technicians. With the polite formalities out of the way, a new song was in- troduced and performed. As each band member finished their solo parts, the crowd cheered. There was a constant movement of bodies to the front of the room. The blaring loud speakers held a certain magnetism to the spectators. In the lobby of Memeorial Auditorium, a person could find T-shirts bearing the SOME THINGS ARE IMPOSSIBLE to get rid of, such as famous campus comedians Rob and Bob.(photo by Kerry Jordan) Loggins logo, anfl sweat shirts with pictures of .Kenny and the band. One could also purchase posters, buttons, -and recent albums. Back inside the auditorium, there was a heavy green smoke hanging in the air above the crowd. DR. HOOK AND HIS GROUP belted out hit after hit in their famous rock and roll style.(photo by Alan Ford) On stage, Loggins was well into the program and in complete control of the screaming youth in front of him. Loggins took a break and it seemed the entire crowd moved to the concession stand outside in the lobby. They soon returned to find Loggins singing for those who had stayed. He finished his per- formance with a medley of his hits and doing a few requests. As soon as he left the stage, lighters were lit and the crowd chanted for his return. After a few minutes of chanting, he returned, to the crowd's delight, and sang another song, took his bows and left for the next town, where another group of young people anxiously awaited the arrival of Kenny Loggins. 71 Where Were 1 ou Tim Settimi by Bill Craker Pantomime comes from two Greek words meaning all mimic. All mimic seems to best describe the per- formance by Tim Settimi. Settimi, a native of Georgia, seemed to have a mime to touch the heart of everyone, no matter what age. There were all ages of people in the audience, and he entertained them all. His repertoire included everything from the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders to the disco craze. The acts were mostly humorous, but each seemed to have serious un- dertones. Some acts were PERFORMING A VARIETY of country and hill music are popular music artists, the Driftwood Boys.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) MIME ARTIST Tim Settimi touched the hearts of everyone present as he mimicked his way through such greats as the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders and the disco craze, (photo by Alan Ford) purely serious. One such act was about a stage hand who cleaned up after the actors were through, and his fantasy of being the one on stage. His final realization of who and what he really was moved some audience members to tears. “Mime, if it's done right, is something that every age can understand. Even little kids who can't realty communicate yet can understand what is happening, Settimi told the audience The performance lasted about two hours, with hearty applause after each act. The audience was really interested in the performance, and Settimi related welt to people, receiving good response throughout. After the show, he held an informal question and answer session on the stage. Most of the questions dealt with how he got started in mime. Settimi explained that to begin with, he played in a rock and roll band, and at one of the concerts a group from a motorcycle gang started to terrorize the audience. A young mime got on stage and quieted the crowd with his performance. I figured if this guy had this kind of power over people, wow, I would really like to try that, Settimi said. He studied with the Pocket Mime Company in Boston for two and a half years before he actually started working for money. I worked the streets for a few years before I even tried to get an agent, Settimi explained. You have to be good to get anywhere in mime, or any kind of acting, and that takes a lot of practice. The 73 inhere Were 1 ou street is the best place I know to practice because you can ALAN ROSS, A NATIVE OF MISSOURI, entertained an oval crowd with a variety of songs and musical instruments, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) IF LIVE MUSIC is something you can get into, Arnie Brau has just the thing for you. (photo by Fred McGary) see people reacting to your work up close so you know what to change. When they don't like what you're doing, they can just turn and walk away, Settimi said. He still works the streets, even though he goes all over the country to perform in schools. I don't iike high schools, because they don't care. It's just something to keep the kids busy. It's better than a job, he added. Settimi works about six months out of the year. When he is working on the streets, he can earn about two hundred dollars for three or four hour's work. Mime is a science, he stated, Not just any street corner will do. You have to choose one that people will 75 adhere ere 1 ou gather to watch and ap- preciate your work. When I'm working on stage, I feel I have a responsibility to the audience to do the best I possibly can, so that they will have a good time and remember me. I like to have a smorgasbord of acts, he said. I like a real energetic audience because they can make me better than I really am. He said the hardest part of performing is waiting to go out on the stage. Settimi is planning to open a cafe in Atlanta where he will perform for the customers, calleo The Cafe de Bris. While on campus, Settimi also gave impromtu per- formances in the Student Union, playing catch with PERFORMING TO A CROWD on the Oval, Pat Ireland, Gray Parades, and Roy Scanlon, of Missouri Woodland show their talents.(photo by Bob Benignus) imaginary balls and involving students and faculty members at lunch. During this promotional type stunt, he wore the traditional white make-up. In his evening performance, he did not, saying without it he feels he can get closer to the audience. I really don't know what the best part of mime is. All I know is, damn, it's fun! PERFORMING INCOGNITO the troup of Brave New Workshop showed that talent can be zany, (photo by Alan Ford) MOP f 76 Shooting Star by Olive Sullivan It was 7:30 p.m., a bitter cold March first. People were already arriving at the Tower Ballroom anxious to see the Kansas City based rock group Shooting Star, and their warm up band Last Horizon. As it grew closer to eight o'clock, the ballroom was packed. Chairs were lined up across the dance floor, and all the tables were full. At last, Horizon came on stage. Horizon is a five piece band from Monet, Mo. They per- formed ten songs, or at least tried to. The song Mr. Blue they tried three times, and each time the power went out 77 Where Were 1 ou on them. They were a pretty loosely organized group, but served as an excellent warm up for the main attraction— Shooting Star. The concert was a major event sponsored by SUB and KSEKKAARJ. Shooting Star has one album out, not available in Pittsburg, which was picked as the best new THE GLOBE TROTTERS CLOWN around with members of the audience while taking pictures, (photo by Alan Ford) album by several trade magazines. The group has a heavy metal sound that has been compared with Styx, Kansas, and Foreigner. Their performance that Saturday night was very professional with slick style and intricate sound, including a violinist wired for sound, and synthesizer runs. Mike Sullivan, Student Union program director, said the group's first album is being compared to the debut recording hits of Boston and Foreigner. Students enthusiastically cheered every number, stomping and flashing lighters for an encore. Shooting Star returned, and lead guitarist Van McLain yelled, What a bunch of maniacs! We're gonna knock this place down! The crowd loved it. After the concert, students headed for home, dazed and happy. One PSU student commented, I needed that rock and roll tonight, and I got it! PSU STUDENTS ARE DIVERSIFIED but One-Man Johnson amazed almost everyone, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) 78 Events hit home Iranian crisis: 202 days •••«plus EDITOR’S NOTE: At our final deadline of May 22, 1980, no progress toward the release of the American hostages had been made. by Max McCoy During the early months of the hostage crisis—a crisis that would not be resolved by the time the school year ended in May—President Carter's official policy was patience. On national television news specials, the days of the hostage crisis were labled; Day 38, Day 40, Day 60. But soon patience, and perhaps interest, in the crisis wore thin and the situation in Tehran became the status quo. The Iranian militants holding the U.S. Embassy in Tehran agreed to Christmas and Easter services performed by American clergymen for the hostages. All in all, they were little more than token gestures. After Easter President Carter broke diplomatic relations with Iran in retaliation to Tehran’s broken promise to transfer the hostages out of the hands of the militants. All Iranian diplomats and their families were expelled from the U.S. and new entry visas were denied. Frozen Iranian assets were catalouged for possible distribution to U.S. firms with Iranian claims. The Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran’s religious leader, called Carter’s actions a “good omen and congratulated his countrymen for goading the President into it. The militants holding the U.S. Em- bassy, however, renewed threats to kill all 53 American hostages if military force was used. On April 25, an unsuccessful U.S. rescue attempt called their bluff. The top secret mission, including a team of 70 volunteers for the Pentagon’s anti-terrorist Blue Light unit and 70 Air Force crewmen, met with disaster at a staging area deep in the Iranian desert when a helicopter collided with a tran- sport plane. Only 250 miles from Tehran, they had decided to abort the mission because of the failure of three of the eight R11 53D Sea Stallion helicopters used in the mission. In the darkness the helicopter and the plane had collided, and in the resulting fire eight crewmen were killed. Their bodies were left on the desert. Those bodies were later displayed in front of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, and the charred remains—for the benefit of IRANIAN STUDENT Shahrian Aghaklanl discusses the validity of his immigration papers with Or. Jim AuBuchon during the immigraiion interviews held Dec. 3.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) Iranian television —were poked and jabbed at by the revolutionary guards and student militants. The Sea Stallions were originally designed as mine laying helicopters and were refitted for the rescue attempt. The three downed helicopters that crippled the mission experienced apparently unrelated mechanical failure, unable to traverse the hundreds of miles of Iranian desert. Desert Camp One was selected because the salt flats were firm enough to support the weights of the C 130 transports. Six helicopters made it to the camp 250 miles from Tehran, The minimum number of helicopters needed for the mission was six, and when one more helicopter failed of hydraulic malfunctions at the camp. PSU STUDENT Ed Lyons discusses the situation of the American hostages with an Iranian student. The two were at a forum held by Ihe Iranian students in the Student Union.(photo by Kyie Cleveland) the mission was scrubbed. While the force was on the ground, a busload of 44 Iranians was detained. The passengers were told to get out by the American commandos and the engine block of the bus was destroyed by weapons fire. Immediately after the busload was stopped, a fuel truck, follow'ed by a pickup, came down the road. The headlights of the tanker truck were shot out and the tanker burst into flames. The driver ran to the pickup and escaped. Forty five minutes after the order to abort the mission was received, the accident involving the helicopter and the transport plane took place. The com- mandos were preparing to evacuate, and while a helicopter was manuevering around a transport plane, the rotor blade cut through the fuselage of the plane. The transport and the helicopter burst- into flames. At 7 a.m. April 25, President Carter was explaining on national radio and television what had happened. The mission was no longer top secret, and the fate of the 53 American hostages in Tehran was more uncertain than ever. The administration revealed the rescue attempt had been planned for nearly as long as the hostages had been held. During the first months of the crisis the President had hoped to free the hostages through diplomatic channels, and the rescue mission was regarded as a remote contingency. The political situation in Iran grew more unstable, however, as the Ayatollah gained almost absolute authority. Iran's border strife with Iraq increased, threatening war. The administration felt the lives of the hostages were becoming increasingly at stake. On April 11 the National Security Council met, and President Carter took about an hour to okay the rescue mission. But only a few administration 81 Events officials knew of the plan. If the rescue mission had succeeded, Carter undoubtedly would have been a hero. He was something less after the failed attempt. After the aborted rescue attempt, the Iranian militants evacuated the 53 hostages from Tehran and reportedly stationed them in various cities throughout Iran. After nearly seven months of captivity, freedom seemed farther away than ever. Being treated as a child by Chris Bohling Just before and during previous wars, anti-foreigner sentiment has usually run high in this country. Mostly, of course, the sentiment has been directed towards citizens and non-citizens of a background in the country we were fighting against. Recently, as a result of the events in Iran and the United States’s reaction to them, anti-Iranian sentiment has run high in this country. Pittsburg State University has definitely been affected by this sentiment. Late in the fall 1979 semester, an Iranian was beaten up in front of the Student Union. Since then, and the period im- mediately following it, the conditions of PSU Iranian’s lives have not been reported on. According to three PSU Iranians, conditions are not very good. Reza Sarrafian, Omid, Iran, senior, and a resident of Trout Hall, said that Iranians around campus still had to be careful of where they went and what they did. “We are scared of what may happen if we walk into a bar or a restaurant. Most Americans don’t take the time to ask if you support the Ayatollah or the Shah before they make a decision against you.” Two Iranians who were with Sarrafian agreed, but they would not allow their names to be published. The three said that many Americans were their friends, but some wouldn’t even talk to them. “It is like being a child. We don't speak the language very well so many people THE QUESTION OF WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE for the Iranian crisis is debated by Joel Brown and Iranian student Cyrus Khalifeh.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) treat us as if they can think as well as speak better than we do,” said Sarrafian. According to the three, they are treated like children in their dealings with university employees, advisors, and in many social circumstances. Going to a restaurant is useless, they said, because they are treated so bad so often. “It is not just in social circumstances that we are treated poorly, it happens here in the dorm, too. said Sarrafian. Americans in the dorms who are angry toward the Iranians are not generally very bashful in saying so. One, who decided to tag along while walking to the in- terview, said that he had bawled out an Iranian for washing his feet in the sink, and that he had burned another Iranian's notebook paper when he found it laying next to the phone in the hall. The Iranians said that things like that are common, but they feel there is not much they can do about it. “We don’t like to complain. We are worried about what might happen, but we can’t go say something because something worse will probably happen. Anyway, who is there to complain to? Unless there is hard proof that somebody did something, there is nobody who can or will do something. We can only go to the police if something really bad and out in the open happens. Otherwise, it is better to stay silent than to complain to the university,” said Sarrafian. According to them, the Student Senate is powerless to do anything and Student Services is not a viable alternative. “Going to them would just mean more trouble. We came here to learn, not to get involved in a political crisis,” said Sarrafian. Sarrafian has drawn himself into it, though. He is doing his Masters thesis about the crisis for his sociology degree. “Looking at it from my perspective, I believe that most Americans do not know what their government is really doing concerning Iran. First of all, I don’t think the government will try to get rid of the Ayatollah Kohmeni because the only other group strong enough to take over in Iran are the communists. America must support the Ayatollah or lose Iran to Russia.” Sarrafian said that he did not support the Ayatollah, however, because he did not rule in the best interests of the people. He said that people did not ask him if he supported the Ayatollah before they took a disliking to him because he is Iranian. “Every action the government takes, such as the commando raid, means more trouble for us.” The newest “trouble for the Iranians are the deportation hearings. Sarrafian said that most Iranians don't even know if they will be allowed to finish their education. “I am working very hard now to finish my Masters before I go back. I would like to stay here for a couple of years to complete it. But the government people will tell me nothing definite.” He said that he was considering political asylum as an alternative to going back. But it is also nothing definite. “What will I do with my education back there? All of the schools are closed. Supporters of the Ayatollah will not like me anyway. Not much more can go wrong.” There are still things that can, however. For instance, one Iranian showed how he kept a knife under his bed just in case something happened that would prompt some Americans to do some real violence. A friendly American at the interview said that offering a defense would probably backfire. When those rednecks come busting through the door, and this guy stabs one in self-defense, a thousand Iranians are going to be killed in retaliation all over the country. These guys have been put in a situation where they can’t win,’1 Currently, the only answer the American government has given to problems such as these are holding hearings to decide if Iranians should be sent to Iran or not. We have to drive up to Kansas City to have a hearing. It is hard because there is not much money among us. And when we get there, they won’t tell us anything. I hope I don't have to leave, there is no education in Iran ' FOLLOWING A FEDERAL ORDER, two Iranian students await their turn to have their Immigration papers checked by immigration officials.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) Events Who’s running our country?? by Janet Stites “The Jews are running this country, they are the ones who control the media and make Iran look bad,” said Ali Daemi, Ahwaz, Iran, senior. “The Shah took gold from Iran. Seven tomans used to be equal to one American dollar, now 17 tomans are equal to one dollar. That’s where all this trouble with the hostages started, because America supported the Shah,” said Daemi. According to Farrokh Valayati, Ahwaz, Iran, senior, there are four groups of Iranians. “The people in my country are divided into four groups. The first group is with Khomeni, they are religious people. The second group are Moslem people who are religious, but don’t agree with the constitution. They want the government to be Islamic or republic, but not with the constitution the way it is now. “The third group are the communists, they are a large group but not as big as the Moslems. The fourth group is the poeple who support the Palestine Liberation Organization. These people follow a man named Yaser Arafat. They are the ones who will put their life on the line for the people. They are called Fadaei ’ said Valayati. It’s hard for me to say if the people in Iran want to keep the hostages because I’m not there,” Valayati said. I don’t think that the rescue attempt was good,” said Daemi, “because the hostages could be in danger now.” “The action was a mistake because the U.S. knew what the consequences would be,” said Valayati. Both Daemi and Valayati will be returning to Iran this year. “I can’t take it here in Americca any more. When I walk home from class past the automotive department they yell at me, call me names, and tell me to go home,” said Daemi. “I took my wife home with me at Christmas and she was well received. The Iranian people do not hate Americans. No one here knows how she was treated, and the media never told how the mother of one of the hostages was treated when she went to see her son. The media only shows the bad things,” he said. ;‘l think what most of the problem here is that the Americans don’t want to listen. All that those boys who call me names know or care about is smoking pot, drinking beer and having a girl by their side, said Daemi. “When they yell at me I would like to go over and talk to them and explain the situation, but they won’t listen. “I work in a restaurant, it’s the only job I ATTACK VICTIM Massoud Assar 1$ helped into a waiting ambulance by police attendants and bystanders.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) 84 can get over here, and even my boss won’t listen. He says bad things about Iran, but won't talk to me about it, he said.’ According to Valayati, the problem all started when the U.S. let the Shah come into the country for medical treatment. They said it was for humanitarian reasons, but I don’t see how they can think that the Shah killing many people in my country and taking our money was humanitarian, said Valayati. Both Valayati and Daemi feel that if the U.S. does not make another rescue at- tempt, the hostages will eventually come home unharmed. A WITNESS LENDS A HAND after Massoud Assar was struck by a ski-masked assailant. Assar and a friend were walking beside the Student Union at the time of the attack.(photo by Glenn Robinson) Events Governor Carlin declares administrative leave due to record snowfall in Pittsburg For the first time in campus history, Pittsburg State was closed due to a record snowfall, Friday, February 8, 1980. The campus was almost bare by noon Thursday as snow began falling steadily. At that point, six inches was predicted for Friday. No one knew about the fun to come. By morning, the area was blanketed by 14 inches of snow. Reports that two more inches of snow were expected by Friday evening sparked action in the President's office. President Appleberry began his day early Friday with a call to Gov. John Carlin, who A $500,000 computing system is in the initial stages of implementation. The installation began the summer of 1980, according to Robert Keith, director of Management Information Systems. The computing center will be adding to its existing computing system to give it the capability to support terminal devices all over campus. “We are converting our method of processing from batch to on-line,” Keith said. The center will replace most of the major computing programs with new programs. The Data Microcomputer Company. Alexandria, Va., will be installing 45 to 50 Cathode Ray Tube terminals, resembling television screens with connecting keyboards, in the major academic and administrative buildings on campus. The main computer will be located in Kelce Center, and connected to 25 ter- minals for administration and 20 or 25 for academic use. The administration will use the ter- considered the facts and declared an Administrative Leave for inclement weather. Dr. Appleberry has the authority to cancel classes for inclement weather, but does not have the power to declare an Administrative Leave, which is an official declaration made by the governor that allows civil service employees a day of abscence without making up for lost time, said Clifford Beougher, director of Business Affairs. Dr. Appleberry called KOAM-TV at 7 a.m. Friday, to notify them of the official school closing. minals for transactions and information requests. The academic terminals will be available to students and faculty in order to write programs and get reports and information. “We will put a cluster of academic terminals in the library and in Kelce Center, where they will be used the most. We will also put at least one terminal in each major academic building on campus,” Keith said. The CRT system will be able to process information and programs between terminals simultaneously, allowing multi-programming to be performed, Keith added. “We received an appropriation to purchase the existing equipment,” he said. This will eliminate yearly rental costs of the equipment, and this money can be used toward buying the new system. “We will be buying it over a five year period of time, he said. “We will add on to our system as we go.” Students and faculty took the news in varying ways. One commuting student said late Thursday that she had kept extra clothes in her car for quite some time, and was planning to spend the night in town. She ended up snowed into Pittsburg for five days. Some faculty members had started early Friday morning working their way to school, by foot, or even by sled. A few students tried bicycling in the snow, but it proved too deep for most. Upon arrivng, many faculty members stayed for the morning. “I had work to do anyway, and it was too much trouble to walk all the way home again,” com- mented one. Other students planned in advance to skip Friday classes, and so missed all the fun. “With four inches of snow, and still falling Thursday night, there was no way I was going to get up at 5 to push my truck up the hill for one class,” said a Pittsburg sophomore. “My other classes were cancelled anyway, so why bother?” Students who did make it to school participated in snowball fights, sledding, and clean up operations. Monday morning dawned on a campus still covered with snow, only a few narrow paths cutting through the foot deep snow and deeper drifts. Physical Plant employees had begun work Friday to clear the snow-packed streets and sidewalks, and work con- tinued through the weekend clearing steps and entranceways. “We tried to concentrate on the areas of most importance at the time,” said Larry Nokes, director of the Physical Plant. A total of 10 men worked an estimated 100 hours throughout the weekend. Jim Heckert, a local contractor with a snow grade, was hired to clear “O” parking lot and parking places around Weede and McPherson, Nokes said. Lindburg and Cleveland Streets were closed at 8 p.m. Monday in an all night effort to clear the slush and open up traffic ways, he added. The student employment office was also hiring students to help shovel sidewalks, and the sun shown brightly enough to help out. But it was fun while it lasted! Microcomputer company installs cathode ray tube terminals on campus Gorillas stand in the ‘Light of Vic Making their first post-season ap- pearance in 18 years, the Pittsburg State Gorillas met the Peru (Neb.) State Bobcats in the tenth annual Boot Hill Bowl in Dodge City, November 17. For the second consecutive year, the Gorillas finished in a first place tie with Kearney (Neb.) State for the Central States Intercollegiate Conference title. Before we started the season, we set several goals, Ron Randleman. Gorilla Chairman to resume teaching Dr. William P. Spence, dean of the school of Technology and Applied Science, resigned Nov. 28, 1979. Dr. Spence had held the position since 1965. Dr. Spence returned to the drafting area to teach. He teaches a basic drafting course, engineering drawing, and ad- vanced engineering drafting. Dr. F. Victor Sullivan was appointed acting dean, until a new dean can be selected. He still held this position at the end of the spring 1980 semester. Other chairmen who stepped down to return to teaching include Mary Nell Bowman, home economics; Dr, Ralph Kelting, biology; and Dr. Dudley T. Cornish, history. Floyd Percy, instructor of auto mechanics in the Vocational Technical Institute, also retired this year, after 34 years of teaching at Pittsburg State. Percy was a Pitt State graduate, and has taught here since 1946. He was an assistant to Dr, Harry Hartman, after whom Hartman Hail was named. Percy and his wife retired to the family farm. Another faculty member retiring is Dr. Hans Beerman. He was an instructor in the Foreign Language Department. He is a native German, and taught German and French courses over the years. Beerman came to Pittsburg after World War II. He was attending school in the U.S. at the time war broke out. 1979-1980 was his last teaching year head coach said. “They were to have a winning season, to repeat as conference champions, to be rated as the top Smalt university football team in the state, to be ranked nationally, and to play in a post-season contest. The Gorillas reached al) those goals, and were ranked 15 in the nation. Offensive guard Steve Bruce, and quarterback Mark Hittner, both Boonville seniors and a pair of key performers for Pitt State throughout their careers, agree that team maturity has played a major role in the success of the Gorillas this season. “We’ve had a lot of key injuries this season, but the guys have really bounced back and responded well, Bruce said. We just had to get it in our heads that we could do it, no matter who was in there. It took a little more hard work, but it has paid off. This team has really showed some maturity this season, Hittner said. It one guy gets hurt, somebody else just steps in and gets the job done. The season was especially satisfying for Bruce and Hittner along with the other four year Pitt State seniors, who have had to go through the rebuilding process to reach the success they have attained the past two seasons. Being chosen to play in the Boot Hill Bowl is a real honor and an excellent opportunity for both our team and the school as a whole,” Hittner said. “Being a senior, I’m particularly glad to see the season and my career end in a post-season contest, Bruce said. Randleman coached his William Penn team to a 17-14 win over Emporia State in the 1972 Boot Hill Bowl, so this victory was not his first experience with the bowl. Three of his players that year are currently assisting him as members of the Pitt State coaching staff. Defensive coordinator Bruce Polen, receiver coach Greg Lang, and graduate assistant Greg Hafner ail played under Randleman at William Penn and played in that 1972 contest. A fourth Pitt State coach, graduate assistant Matt Fentey, played in the 1976-1977 Boot Hill Bowl as a member of the Benedictine College team. I've been there before, and with the experience of the other coaches, it really has added more enthusiasm for us coaches along with the entire team, Randleman said. This team really deserved the selec- tion, and lTm especially happy for the seniors who had to go through the rebuilding years, Lang said. After all the excitement, the preparation, and the previous victories, the Pitt State Gorillas faced the Bobcats at last. With Pittsburg fans, the Pride of the Plains Marching Band, alumni, parents, and President Appleberry in the stands to cheer them on, the Gorillas played a hard game. At the end, the scoreboard flashed a big victory for the Gorillas, 43-14, and suddenly everyone was on the field sharing the glory. It was a sentimental moment as Coach Randleman posed with the trophy. This was the last time that some players would represent Pitt State on the football field, and just a beginning for the others. The pros and cons of the military draft Another political issue that sparked campus controversy was the rein- statement of draft registration. President Carter’s proposal of draft registration was another after-shock of the Iranian crisis, and was met with varying reactions. Some students, believing war was inevitable, said they thought the draft was unavoidable, and registration now would save time later. Others considered ways to dodge the draft, and attended forums sponsored by Ecumenical Christian Ministries on achieving status as conscientious objectors. A big part of the debate was whether or not women should register for the draft. Female students jokingly discussed getting pregnant to avoid military duty. One Pitt State sophomore said, I’m not worried about dodging the draft. If my country needs me to fight. I'll go.” Her view was in the majority on campus. In a Collegio survey, over 50 per cent of 25 Pittsburg State students questioned fell women should be drafted. Congress apparently disagreed, and the proposal was unanimously voted down by both houses. 37 Events------------------------------ Students vote for increase Polling started outside Brandenburg Stadium after the Homecoming Con vocation to determine whether a proposed fee hike would be passed. At least 15 per cent of the eligible student body had to vote to make the referendum valid. This quota was met in the first day, and over the 68 polling hours open, 25.8 per cent of the student body voted on the increase, bringing it in with a nearly two- to-one margin. Of 938 students that voted, 65.9 per cent voted for the fee increase. Also voted in was an amendment to the Student Senate constitution. The activity fee will now increase $5 a semester for three semesters, starting in the fall of '80. Student activity fees will increase from $27 in 1979 to $32 in the fall of 1980. Students will pay $42 for activity fees in the fall of '81. Also effective the fall of 1980 was a $20 tuition increase. Universities in Kansas are required to pay about 25 per cent of general operating costs out of tuition. We’ve dropped to 18 per cent being paid out of tuition, ' said Clifford Beougher, university director of Business and Fiscal Affairs, I think it will benefit the university in all of its line items, said Rick Van Pelt, Student Senate vice-president and Webb City, Mo,, senior. He said it would help maintain the quality of programs supported by the fee. It shows a lot of people are aware of rising costs and the effects of Inflation, he said. Wilma Minton, director of Student Services, said that the fee increase is an attempt to keep up with inflation, but Beougher said that the $15 may not even keep up with inflation. Polling started off outside Brandenburg Stadium to take advantage of the Con- vocation crowd. After Convocation, tables were set up in Yates Hall, Russ Hall. McPherson Hall, Whilesitt Hall, Grubbs Hall, Weede Gym. and Gibson Dining Hall. The election board people went to this thing with the idea that we were going to get as many students as possible to vote, state Mike Foster, Election Board chairman and Oskaloosa, la., senior. The only way to get the mood of the students is to have more students vote, he said. Economics center receives grant for workshops Pittsburg State received an initial $5,000 grant from the Kansas Council on Economic Education for the establish- ment of a Center for Economics Education in Kelce Center. “The primary activity of the center will be summer workshops for public school teachers, said Dr. Charles C. Fischer, professor of economics. The major concern of the workshops will be to assist the teachers in in- tegrating economic concepts and principles into the kindergarten through twelfth grade curriculum. Dr. Fischer added that the department will also be seeking recognition for the center from the Joint Council. This is a national organization on economic education. Economic concepts can be an exciting and interesting part of nearly every curriculum subject and can be com- municated to the student at almost every level. I feel that economics should be a part of everyone's education. added Fischer. The first workshop offered by the center was Economics in the Curriculum and Community, to kindergarten through twelfth grade teachers from June 9-27 in Pittsburg, and from July 7-18 in In- dependence. The workshop consisted of a com- munity-based study of basic economic concepts and the United States economic system. Also part of the workshop was familiarization with economic education methods and materials. Economic concepts within traditional subjects of the elementary and secondary curriculum were considered, Dr. Fischer said. Inflation increases cost of attending Pittsburg State University Students attending Pittsburg State in the fall of 1980 will find that it will cost them more than in past years. This year several fee increases were passed which will become effective in the fall. In the fall of 1979 it cost in-state students $255.25 and out-of-state students $555.25 to enroll full-time per semester. In fall 1980 it will cost $290,25 for in-state and $615.25 for out-of-state students per semester. The incidental fee will be raised to $20 and the student activity fee will raise $10 in the fall and another $5 in the spring. The Student Union fee will remain $5, but the student health fee will be raised to $10. The current health fee is $5 and has been thai amount since 1976, when it was reduced from $10 per semester due to the elimination of a full-time physician's position. The health fee will be raised to $15 In the fall of 1981. Dormitory and married students housing rates increased last summer. In the residence hall, a double room with the 18 meal plan went from $1,460 to $1,636, and a double room with a 10 meal plan went from $1,296 to $1,452 per year. In married student housing, a one bedroom apartment increased from $115 to $140, and a two bedroom apartment increased from $125 to $150 per month. Approximately 900 students are affected by the housing increases, but university officials do not expect a decrease in occupancy. In recent years the oc- cupancy rates have continued to increase despite regular fee increases. Last fall’s occupancy rate was 81.1 per cent For the first time, a late enrollment fee will be charged beginning this fall. For enrollment or payment of fees after a specified time a $15 fee will be charged. Exceptions will be made for classes not scheduled to begin at the time regular classes start, or enrollment delay due to university procedures, as determined by the registrar. 88 War or Peace: Will the Olympic boycott be effective? Along with the Iranian crisis, big news in 1980 was the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. As Carter met the crisis in Iran with inept diplomacy, he seemed to feel obligated to show a tough-guy stance with the Russians. This consisted of calling for a boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The Olympics are traditionally non- political, providing even warring nations a chance to win without violence. In ancient Greece, they stopped battle and moved to a neutral area to compete, then resumed fighting. During World War II, some nations called for a boycott of the Berlin Olympics, but the United States went anyway, and managed to make Hitter madder than a boycott ever would have, by beating the pants off the superior Aryan race. Other instances of using the Olympics in a politically positive manner are on record, but Carter seems to believe that tWs move will help. Al Ortolani, Pittsburg State University athletic trainer, disagrees. He received a letter of proposal from the Athletes' Advisory Council of the United States Olympic Committee concerning the boycott. At the White House on March 21. 1980, President Carter affirmed his position that the U.S. will respond to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan by not sending a team to the 1980 Summer Olympic Games, The Atletes’ Advisory Council deplores the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Ortolani said. They agree with Carter that a visible, peaceful demonstration is the most effective means by which the world and the world's athletes can present this message to the people of the Soviet Union. The Athletes’ Advisory Council presented a proposal to President Carter to enhance the effectiveness of their protest of the boycott. The proposal called for participation by the athletes in the 1980 Olympic Games, subject to the following limitations: 1) Each team will arrive in the Soviet Union immediately prior to its com- petition. 2) Only the flag bearer will take part in the opening ceremony. 3) Athletes will remain within the training facilities or Olympic village during the period of the games. 4) Athletes will not participate in any victory ceremony. 5) Athletes will leave the Soviet Union immediately following their competition. 6) Athletes will not engage in tourist activity. 7) Athletes will not participate in the closing ceremony. Ortolani said the council thought this proposal would increase the ef- fectiveness of their protest for various reasons. It would have given an extraordinary opportunity to stage a peaceful demonstration on Soviet soil visible to the entire world. Such symbolic means of protest would have been controlled by the athletes themselves, thus preventing the Soviet media from equating our presence with approval of the Soviet Union's foreign policy. According to Ortolani, the plan met the hopes of the American people, who strongly supported Olympic preparations with money and heartfelt good wishes. They would have been proud of the American athletes who undertook the dual mission of sport and diplomacy. The boycott is like having our alienated rights taken away from us,” Ortolani said. I've worked with some of my kids since they were 12 years old, and that are just now getting the chance to fulfill their dreams. We take those dreams away from our young people and we have another Communist country here, he said. A lot of things don’t affect me but they affect my kids. Why do we have to make such a political issue out of it? Why use such a weak toot to drive the Soviets out of Afghanistan? Carter’s just got this country in complete chaos. To threaten Russia with our not par- ticipating is no threat. What we should do is go over there and beat their butts and take all their gold away. That’s a threat. Ortolani said. Taking our freedom away and dictating is just not fair and that’s what Carter is doing right now. If we don't get to go, some places in the world won’t ever know that the U.S. never showed. When I was In Moscow, the radio we had to listen to had one channel and one knob. You couldn’t turn it down, turn it up. or change the station, Some people feel that supporting the boycott is patriotism. Wrong. The draft and fighting is patriotism,” he said. Ortolani felt that he was a committee of one in Kansas, He said, We are the number one people in the world, but we're not acting like it, Carter's final word on the subject was no. No athletes are to attend the Moscow Summer Olympics. By the law of the majority, November 1980 will prove Carter right or wrong. At the very least, war or peace will. New sorority to be service oriented Zeta Phi Beta was formally registered as a sorority at Pittsburg State University on April 28, 1980. We want to join Panhellenic and get involved with the university as much as possible. We plan to participate in formal rush, said Edith Kirk, Eimont, N.Y.. sophomore and Zeta Phi Beta president. Five women pledged the sorority in 1980. They are Kirk; Connie Wells, Wichita freshman; Carmen Robinson, Kansas City junior; Glyncora Wilburn, Pittsburg graduate student; Monica Harris, Chicago sophomore. We don't want people to think that it’s just a black sorority. Right now it is predominantly b!ackt but anyone is welcome to pledge Zeta Phi Beta, there is no racial bias. Kirk said. Kirk said the sorority will be service oriented. Next fall we are going to work with the Social Rehabilitation Service and possibly set up a Big Sister program for children who do not get enough love at home. 59 Students gain knowledge and credits GAINING THE EXPERIENCE and knowledge of on- the-job training helps prepare these women for their future jobs.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) by Olive Sullivan The word “university” conjures up strange images in a person's mind. Some picture an old, medieval type campus- dark, dank stone buildings, professors in black robes, and poor starving students struggling for an education. Others picture a shining, modern campus, glittering steel and glass, with professors up to date on the latest world events. But the last image remains the same—poor starving students stuggling for an education. Isn’t it every student’s dream to be paid to go to class? Well, sometimes you can be. They're called practicums. Some are offered for credit only, and in others, a student earns credit and cash. One such practicum is offered through the student publications. Collegio and Kanza staff members can earn up to six hours credit in a class called Publications Practice, Not only are the students earning a little money, but they are gaining invaluable experience. Alan Ford, Humboldt junior and Kanza photo editor, said, “I’d be working here anyway, so I might as well get credit for it, I enjoy photography and this is the only way I can afford it.” Ken Fienen, Independence freshman, works for the Collegio to gain experience in the field of journalism. He said of Publications Practice, I like to write, and the class provides good experience.” Glenn Robinson, Kanza advisor, em- phasized that, in this case, you are not getting paid for going to class, but for the work you do as a staff member. A student can work on these publications without being in the class, or could be in the class without getting paid. A pre-law practicum was started in Spring 1979, in cooperation with SEK Legal Services, William Metcalf, director. Students aren’t paid, but get three hours credit. Although it is still in it’s first year, the program was suggested to Dr. Elmer Williams, Chairman of the Department of Social Science, several years ago. Randall Palmer, a local attorney, asked for students who wanted to do several hours work in political research and data gathering. Williams said, “I thought, why not expand it, to have students work in a law office, gaining some insight into what law was all about. But, he added, law firms are scattered, with no unified ’set- up, so when the SEK Legal Services Office was opened in Pittsburg, it was, as Williams said, “very handy.” Williams said, “We are trying to broaden learning situations for people who are interested in law. This is an added dimension that goes beyond the bailiff program. I think this is a very worthwhile program.” The practicum is set up as an agreement between the Social Science Department and a public agency, similar to the bailiff program. Students assist in preparation of cases and legal documents. “It just gives a broader scope,” Williams said. The participants are carefully screened by Dr. Williams. I want students who are seniors, who are on their way to law school, and who have some basic legal experience, he said. The practicum lasts for one semester, with set work times. Each students works six hours a week. Williams tries to give them a clear outline 90 of their duties, he said. Their duty is to provide attorneys with background on a case and a set of interogatives. These are questions that lawyers exchange in order to find out what evidence the other side has. “The old surprise witness, like in Perry Mason, has gone out,” said Williams. The two participants last fail were Joyce Heffiey and Carla Conyers, Conyers, Marion senior, said, “Three boys were in the practicum last semester and it was just something 1 knew about. Dr. Williams suggested I should try it. I IN DEEP CONCENTRATION Anna Arellano tries to come up with the ultimate answer during her Kanza workstudy hours.(photo by Fred McGary) just love it. She said Legal Aid planned to put on a conference for elderly people on the importance of a will. Her job was to go through statutes and laws and come up with a pamphlet on the subject. She then worked on some cases for one of the lawyers to provide backgound and so on. Conyers plans to go on to law school and become a trial lawyer. She said, “I'd like to go back East to go to school, but it’s real hard to get into, and it’s real expensive, so I don't know.” She thinks the experience has helped a great deal towards her future career. She said, “I took Legal Research from Dr. Williams. He’d give an assignment, and say to use the Kansas Digest. Now I have THE KANZA EDITOR, Linda Tracy, trias 10 decide what pages need to be finished.(photo by Fred McGary) to decide where to go to find information, and what sources to use. It’s a real education, not near as easy as it was in class.” She added, Td love to be the first woman on the Supreme Court! Conyers also participated in the Social Science Department’s bailiff program This is offered on a pass-fail basis in cooperation with the Crawford County district court, where student actually serve as bailiffs during court cases. The purpose, said Dr. Williams, is to familiarize students with actual cour- 91 92 Students gain troom procedure. “First year law students are usually hired as clerks,” Williams said. “In most cases, they've never even been in a courtroom or law office. Both of these practicums serve to acquaint students with courtroom situations, and the sort of things that go on in a law office.'1 Every summer for two months, the Printing Department is taken over by the Printing Technology and Printing Management students. The printing practicum is a course designed to place the students in a real printing en- vironment while they are still in school. Dr. David Vequist, Chairman of the Department, started the printing prac- ticum in 1977, but for the past two years, Dr. Jesus Rodriguez, assistant professor of printing, has been in charge of the program. Rodriguez explained that each student CHECKING SUPPLIES to see what needs to be ordered to till consumer demands is one of Dana Adcock's jobs in the priming department.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) identifies two areas of interest, such as composition, assembly, or production management. The printing faculty selects people who will work in their respective areas. They work for four weeks in each area, then move on to the next. “The practicum gives them a chance to deal with day-to-day demands in an industrial setting, Rodriguez said. Kelly Dutton, Benton junior, par- ticipated in the Summer ‘79 practicum. She said it was good experience just getting to work on the same kind of jobs as commercial printing companies. Dutton chose to work in the camera department and assembly. In photo mech, the students do stripping and platemaking. “After you get your copy laid out in assembly, it comes to photo mech to be made into a line photo and stripped up into a flat. Then the flats and negatives are stripped together and used to make a plate, which is run on the press,” Sutton explained. She also worked in assembly. This is where one gets the copy from com- position and pastes it up on alignment sheets, which is actually what the job is going to look like, Dutton said. The students work from 8:30 to 4:30 daily, 40 hours a week, but only get paid for 20 hours a week. Dutton said they try to do all the work without the instructor's help. They face deadlines, irate customers, and problems similar to those found in any commercial shop. A student foreman is in charge of each area. The students have 40 minutes for lunch and two 15 minute breaks a day. They get three hours credit for the summer course. “I think it was nice that we got to work in on-job experience,” said Peggy Myers, Tampa, Kans., senior. She worked in composition and assembly. “I (iked working in composition because I learned more there than I would have in the class. I don't feel like I need to take the class anymore, said Myers. There is a beginning and advanced composition class. Myers pians to go into commercial graphics design after she graduates, and she said she feels the Printing Practicum was a great help to her. The only problem was that if we ran out of jobs, we had to stay there anyway. That was kind of dumb — we could have gone home. I had lots to do! she commented. AS RICHARD JACQUES, associate professor of printing, gives directions on a project, Dana Adcock and Steve Miller listen intently.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) 93 Wide world of sports available by Janet Stites It’s a wide, wide world of sports at Pittsburg State University. One can participate in everything from frisbee to backgammon; from swimming to sky diving, and many other organized and individual sports. One of the fastest growing sports at Pitt State is racquetball. Rarely will one find an empty court at Weede Physical Education Building Kevin Meenahan, Overland Park sophomore, and Bob Lacy Mission sophomore, match wits as they send a MANY SPECTACULAR STUNTS can be performed on the trampoline with practice. Kent Boxberger spends a great deal of time perfecting his techniques.(photo by Atan Ford) small rubber ball whizzing through the air and ricocheting off the walls, showing no mercy. According to Lacy and Meenahan, who have both been playing racquetball for several years, racquetball is an excellent sport to help keep you in shape and improve your quickness. it’s a much faster game than tennis, plus you can play racquetball all year long. The facilities at Weede are out- standing,” said Lacy. ulf I can gain access to a court, I like to play racquetball every day,” said Meenahan. Outdoors, the possibilities of sports activities are infinite. Skateboarding, which was at one time one of the most popular forms of transportation for teeny hoppers everywhere, made a spectacular comeback and is alive and well at Pitt State. Marlon Weston, Kansas City freshman, caught the skateboard fever a couple of years ago and is often seen on his board rolling over to the dining hall or being towed behind a bicycle. I started riding a skateboard a couple of years ago when some neighbor kids got me interested in it. At first, just getting on the thing was a problem,” said Weston. I tried to teach myself by starting out on a slight hill with one foot on the board and pushing with the other one. Riding a skateboard is strictly a matter of balance,” he said. Weston rides on sidewalks around campus, but says that it is rather dangerous in places where there are cracks and crevices in the concrete. “When you’re moving fast it’s hard to see where the bumps are that will throw you off balance, it’s realty kind of dangerous, he said. Weston has mastered several skills since he started riding, including jum- ping off curbs and doing 180 degree turns. I still have accidents,” he said, I haven’t ever been injured real seriously on my board, but I’ve had a lot of scrapes and bruises, and I sprained my arm once, According to Weston, his mother would like to learn to skateboard, but he refuses to teach her because he feels it would be too dangerous. “When I came down here to school, I met some other guys who ride skateboards and we ride together frequently. Sometimes we pull each ether by attaching two ropes to a bicycle. It’s kind of hard for the person on the bike, but it’s great skating behind. It’s similar to water skiing, said Weston. While Weston rolls around campus, others find enjoyment wheeling around campus. Empty bicycle racks are practicaly non-existent at Pitt State. ■ «v RAQUETBALL IS FAST becoming one of the most popular sports on campus. Kevin Meenahan and Bob Lacy compete in a grueling game at Weede gym.{photo by Alan Ford) One student. Bob McGee, Wakefield freshman, has mastered the skill of one wheel riding. McGee and his Mossberg unicycle are quite a sight as he has perfected his skill so that he can play almost any sport while riding. McGee can play frisbee and basketball on his unicycle. In addition, he can ride down stairs and execute 180 degree turns. McGee began riding about three years ago when unicycling became a fad in his hometown. “I started out learning to ride by hanging onto a pole and then trying to take off,” said McGee. “There aren’t any brakes and you steer by shifting your weight,” explained McGee. According to McGee, a unicycle is not a fast mode of transportation. “It’s just a little faster than walking speed.” “I’ve had some pretty bad wrecks. Actually you have the worst wrecks after you learn to ride because you aren’t as careful, he said. McGee is now in the process of teaching his roommate how to ride. “The dorm hallways are the perfect place to learn to ride because they are just the right width so you can place your hands on the walls and balance yourself,” said McGee. In addition to unicycling, McGee also enjoys bicycling, and races bicycles competitively. He has participated in races in Lawrence, Wichita, and Cassody. “I started racing a couple of years ago. I really enjoy it and in the future I plan to compete a lot more. I'm going to start competing in races out of state because A SLIPPERY LOG proves to be too much of a challenge for Dave Heimerman, but Donald Mahey manages to stay upright In a log rolling con- test.(photo by Alan Ford) Wide World there aren’t really that many races in this area, he said. While many casual sports go through fads and tend to lose and gain popularity periodically, Chet McEngree, La Harpe senior, brought a piece of the Old West to campus when he moved his horses to Pittsburg. Not only does McEndree ride himself, he also introduces others to the sport of horseback riding by giving riding lessons and allowing friends to ride. “I first started giving riding lessons as a part-time job,” McEndree said. “It's good for me in other ways too, because I plan to make around 30 per cent of my living from horses after I graduate. McEndree, an elementary education major, would someday like to run a stable of rental horses, give riding lessons and assist others in purchasing horses. McEndree majored in agriculture for a year to help him in the care of horses. I first became interested in horses as a child when I bought one to use as a 4-H project, said McEndree. “I bought a mare and she had five colts. I kept the best of the five colts and still have that horse. It’s one that I use for riding lessons. The first thing that McEndree teaches his pupils is the proper way to mount and dismount. “The most important thing about riding a horse is always being in command. A horse will weigh anywhere from 800 to 1,200 pounds, and it’s very important that you are able to control the horse, he said. “I teach my students different cues such as hand cues, voice cues, and heel cues, which tell the horse whether to walk, trot, canter or stop.” I also emphasize the importance of proper care of horses, such as what and when to feed a horse, he said. McEndree has been thrown by a horse, but he always gets back on. If you are thrown and then go put the horse up and feed it, it’s going to throw you off every time it gets the chance. You must let the horse know who is the master, he said. All these people are masters of the sport they have chosen. You needn't look far for something interesting to participate in, just hop on some wheels or straddle a horse. There’s always a new experience waiting for you In the wide world of sports.________________________________ AFTER LEARNING HOW to ride three years ago. Bob McGee started playing Frisbee on his unicycle and even competed in an unicycle race.(photo toy Kyle Cleveland) DURING HIS FREE TIME. Marlon Weston practices and test his balancing skills on the skateboard.(- photo by Fred McGary) 97 The end of a long road by Chris Bohling A mass yell marked the end. of the 1980 Commencement ceremonies for graduating Pittsburg State University students. The ceremonies were held 10:30, Saturday. May 17, at Weede Gymnasium, before a capacity crowd. Students, parents, other relatives, and faculty attended the ceremonies which lasted until noon. Dr. James Appleberry, president of PSU. gave advice to the leaving seniors during his commencement address. “Continue to develop your abilities. You need to develop creativity. Use all that you know, that you experience, and that you dream to change the environment around you and direct your own life. Develop your capacity to learn on your own. Be a self starter. Know when to take a stand. You must know yourself. Continue to love. Don't shut yourself off from other people. Never put anyone down by either your actions or your words, said Dr. Ap- pleberry. The outstanding senior awards were presented to Rick Van Pelt. Joplin senior, and Lisa Shelton, Pittsburg senior. John F. Lance, Sr., a 1918 graduate of PSU was awarded the Award for Meritorious Achievement. Lance set a pole vault record in 1915 at PSU and went A CROWDED GYMNASIUM provides a fitting farewell for the 1980 graduates, as parents, friends, and relatives come to watch the Convocation ceremonies.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) on to be an educator and basketball coach. “He's already outlived the first gym, said Dr. Appleberry. Representing the Board of Regents at the ceremonies were regents Margaret Glades and James Pickert. “We hope that you will always continue to learn. Lead a life where you can make a meaningful contribution. For, as we all know, the world today needs enlightened people, said Glades. Dr. Appleberry thanked the seniors for making my life more meaningful. '■I feel a special closeness to these graduating seniors. I share their pride and fulfillment,'’ he said. Father Edward York, chaplain of the St. Pius X Newman Center, delivered the invocation and the benediction. The convocation marked the first year the Bachelor of Business Administration degree was awarded. PRESIDENT APPLEBERRY HAS a special hand shake and a word for Derrick Hall, as well as all I he other 1980 graduates.(photo by Alan Ford1 GRADUATING SENIORS ANTICIPATE the final moment with varying degrees of agony and delight.(photo by Bob Benignus) 1 V. On the Oval... Academics FINDING ALTERNATE MEANS of transportation was the rule after winter's last blizzard. Dean Sandness, of the School of Education, found that one horse power could be better than 300. (photo by Alan Ford) Academics are a major part of life at any campus, and the Pitt State Oval is no exception. From classes to clubs, and from Dr. Appleberry on down, Pittsburg State revolves around the academic life. This includes professors, academic fraternities and clubs, extra-curricular lec- tures by a guest speaker, ex- change programs, scholarships, and many, many other things. But at the end, it all comes down to the student, for without students and studies, the Oval would be just another grassy meadow in some dirtwater town. Academics — On the Oval. TERESA JOHNSON SEARCHES through scattered belongings trying to fulfill the registrar's request.(photo by Brenda Collins) 100 ENTHUSIASM WAS CONTAGIOUS at the Boothill Bowl In Dodge City and President Appleberry was not immune to the excitement, (photo by Kerry Jordan) A change of pace........... Library takes on new dimension Adventure to the stars..... Mission: Higher Education V 101 mini Where do they go? by Cindy Cowan Reflections of the past and speculations toward the future flood the minds of the Pittsburg State University graduating class of 1980. With their education secured and their diplomas in hand, the graduates know exactly what the future holds and what direction their lives will take. The con- sensus among most seniors is that if you believe that last statement, you'll believe finals week is a blast. A more realistic view of graduating for many of the seniors is, “Hey. where do I go from here?” The idea of being the hope of tomorrow seems for many seniors an in- comprehensible thing. After spending four years of their lives preparing for the future, it’s finally in hand and many feel they're not ready. One senior expressed it best when she said, I began college not knowing what to major in or what I wanted. Now that I finally got everything lined out, I'm graduating and again I don't know where I'm headed. I'm in a total state of confusion. Graduation is reflecting on the past. In 1976 as freshmen the experiences were uncountable. The seniors, or freshmen of 76, enrolled not in Pittsburg State University but in Kansas State College of Pittsburg. They came in as not only as Bicenntenial students but during Pitt- sburg's 100th birthday party. Out-of-state students began to wonder if they were in the right place with all the commotion. A student from Missouri stated, ‘They said Pittsburg was a small town with not a lot of excitement but that first year blew my mind. I knew about the Bicenntenial but I thought Pittsburg was overplaying it a slight bit. People were acting crazy and I wondered if it was always like this. Finally someone told me about the Cenntenial and I realized that Kansas people weren’t as nuts as I thought.'’ An election year, a Steve Martin concert and the biggest blow of all, the resignation of president George Budd. FORMER ASSISTANT EDITORS on the Kanza. Pat Kuestersteflen and Tracy Morris graduated to bigger and better things. Kuestersteffen. a 1979 graduate, is advising yearbook and leaching English at Labette County High School, and Moms will allend KU Medical School after graduallng from PSU in 1980 (photo by Alan Ford) Yes. the class of 1980 came in under the new leadership of Dr. James Appleberry. Quite a lot of commotion for a freshman, don’t you think? Through all the parties, the finals, the fights over parking tickets and dreaded enrollment it’s finally ending for them. A relief for some, but all to some extent agree it was worthwhile. Countless £nd HAVING GAINED EXPERIENCE as business manager for the Kanza, Doug Stuckey now works for an accounting firm in Houston,(photo by Bob Benignus) lasting friendships that would otherwise never have exsisted made problems a lot easier to contend with. Now it’s finally here, Saturday, May 17, the great graduation experience. Weede Gym is packed to full capacity and graduation begins. To some the ex- perience is not quite what it’s cracked up to be. Some seniors feel that it’s more of an inconvenience than anything else. Carla Scassellati, a senior graduating in English and communications said, “School's been interesting. It took me a «i 103 NATION HALL DIRECTOR Cheryl Fisher helps dorm resident Chris Knoedler check out.(photo by Dot Koehler) Where? couple of years to find out what I wanted but it s been worth it. Now tha I'm finished and have decided to get a masters degree, I don't think I would have changed anything. There are a few things seniors say they would warn freshmen about. First, they all agree that enrollment is a pain, that O' parking lot is the pits, that fights with financial aid and Campus Security shoufd all be taken in stride and that everybody hates the picture on their student ID card, so take heart, you will survive. Ending it all with flipping that tassel to the graduated side of their mortar board hats may not be a fitting way to end four years of a person's life but it is a way to begin the future with memories that will last forever. SHOVEUNG SNOW was part of campus life for Ray Hemmens. bui after graduation, he settled down to work. Hemmens is the sports editor for The Mor- ning Sun (photo by Bob Benignus) THERESA WIEDERHOLT is one of many PSU graduates looking for work in the field of graphic communications. She has experience as both Collegio and Kama editor.(photo by Bob Benignus) 105 Leaders in Higher Education Honorable by Janet Stites The Board of Regents for the state of Kansas consists of nine members and one executive officer. They are referred to as a board, but are all very much in- dividuals with much to contribute to higher education. The schools governed by the Board of Regents are Pittsburg State University, University of Kansas, Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University, Emporia State University, Wichita State University, and Kansas Technical In- stitute. The third Thursday and Friday of each month, the Board of Regents, the Presidents of the universities, and the student body presidents meet either in Topeka or one of the Regents univer- sities. Committee meetings take place on Thursday and the Board meets on Friday. In the early history of our schools of higher education, each institution was governed by a separate Board of Regents. In 1913 the State Legislature placed the five state schools of higher education under a Board of Ad- ministration, (University of Kansas, Kansas State University, Emporia State University, Pittsburg State University and Fort Hays State University) which consisted of three members. In 1917 this Board assumed the duties of the Board of Charities and the Board of Corrections. Thus the Board of Ad- ministration took over the management of all the state institutions-education, charitable, and penal. In 1925, the Legislature separated the control of the state educational in- stitutions from the other state in- stitutions; a governing body, consisting of nine members, was given jurisdiction over the state schools of higher learning. In 1939, the Legislature passed a law creating a new bi-partisan Board of Regents. This new Board consisted of nine members; like the previous Board, the members served without pay, until the 1974 Legislature made provisions for a payment of $35 each meeting day for all state boards. This payment was initiated July 1, 1974. In 1963 the Legislature approved legislation incorporating Wichita State University into the state system of higher education and on July 1, 1964, Wichita State University came under the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents. On July 1, 1975 the State Education Commission was abolished by the Legislature and its responsibilities for administering student assistance and Federal programs were transferred to the Board of Regents. It was also at that time that a Student Advisory Committee, comprised of the president of each of the Student Senates, was established to provide student representation at Board meetings and to consult with Regents on policies relating to student affairs. The 1976 Legislature transferred Kansas Technical Institute at Salina from the State Board of Education to the Board of Regents for supervision and management, effective July 1, 1976. Members of the Board of Regents are appointed by the governor to serve four year terms on a rotating basis. One board member must be from each congressional district in the state of Kansas. This means that there would TOM CREECH OF THE KANSAS TECHNICAL INSTITUTE. Sallna, Kansas talks with board member Gordan Haines on the supervision and management of it's Institute.(photo by Janet Si ikes) have to be two members from the same district, the restriction being that the members may not be from the same county. Also, no more than a majority may be from the same political party. This year Dr. James Basham retired from his position on the board and James Pickert filled the vacant seat. 1 Dr. Basham served three full terms and during that period of time was a very understanding member of the board,” said Dr. James Appleberry, University president. “He demonstrated his interest in all of the regents institutions in Kansas and also demonstrated his great support for Pittsburg State University 1 Dr. Ap- pi eberry said. Dr. Basham was originally appointed to the board in 1968 by Gov. Robert Docking, who also reappointed him in 1971. In 1975, Gov. Robert Bennett reappointed him to his third term. Pickert, an Emporia resident, operates a real estate brokerage business. He visited PSU on March 3 as a guest speaker during Higher Education Week. “No honor has ever pleased me like the the appointment to the Board of Regents, and f will do everything possible to solve the problems of Pittsburg State University 1 said Pickert. Current members of the Board of Regents are Pickert, Frank Lowman, Hays; Bernard Franklin, Kansas City; Sandra McMullen, Hutchinson: Margaret Glades, Yates Center; Dr. Robert O’Neii, Topeka; Jordan Haines, Wichita Dr. Marshall Reeve, Garden City; Glee Smith, Larned, and Executive Officer Dr. John Conard, Lecompton. The Regents took action on many issues concerning Pittsburg State this year. They approved several fee increases, a $15 activity fee increase, a dormitory and married housing increase, and a health fee increase of $10. The Regents also raised the incidental fee by $20 and approved a late enrollment fee and a placement service fee. All of the fee increases were approved on the grounds that they were necessary for the University. The activity fee in- crease was approved by the student body by a two-to-one margin and will allow present programs and organizations on campus to continue to operate. According to Dr. Appieberry. the late enrollment fee and the placement fee bring PSU into a pattern already adopted by other Regents institutions. The late enrollment fee of $15 will be assessed when students enroll after the last day for late enrollment as listed in the University Catalogue and Schedule of Classes. Exceptions will be made for classes not scheduled to begin at the time of regular classes, or enrollment delay due to University procedures, as determined by the registrar, such as late grants. The placement fee will affect alumni who choose to utilize the PSU placement service, A $10 fee will be charged with an additional $1 charge per set of creden- tials beyond 10. The Regents do not meet during the months of July and August, but reconvene In September to continue their work of improving and directing higher education. TALKING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS, President AppJeberry expresses several interests toward the future of Pittsburg Siatejphoto by Janel Stikes) The Quest for Diversity by Chris Bohling College atmospheres are invariably ones of diversity. Specialists in every field imaginable make their homes at campuses where they have the opportunity to spread their knowledge. A quest for diversity at Pitt State is not a very large undertaking. Behind prac- tically every door there is somebody engaging in a unique thought or prac- ticing a unique trade. And, in most cases, they are just going about their daily business. One who can often be caught sitting behind a third floor Russ Hall door, thinking about social reality is Dr. John F. Welsh, assistant professor of social science. Dr. Welsh labels himself a critical sociologist. “The society we live in is faced with a number of problems. Racism, sexism, alienation regarding our political in- stitutions, the explotation of workers, consumers, mental patients, so on. We live in a time of crisis and I don’t think that these problems are just going to go away,” he said. “This is where critical sociology comes in. I don’t think these problems can be solved without taking a critical viewpoint on these processes in society.” Welsh got started in sociology at Samford University, in Burmingham, Alabama, doing his undergraduate work. His interest in politics, he says, gave him the impetus to study in the field. “My opposition to the Vietnam war, racism, poverty, and lack of student power made me want to study sociology, how the dehumanizing aspects of our society could be overcome. I still maintain the same interests. I’m pretty much concerned with oppresion and the social causes. From Samford, Welsh went to Emory University in Atlanta. Emory had a “pretty good sociology department, but, the university only accepted a conservative viewpoint on society as valid, and Welsh was definitely not a conservative. “At least 90 percent of sociologists are conservative. I call them the Sunshine Boys because they want to look at social reality and ignore the very significant problems our world is faced with. Critical sociologists want to go beyond describing the social world to changing it. A conservative looks at the world like a scientist. Welsh fell into a more critical sociology department when he went to Oklahoma State University to do his Phd work. I was very fortunate in going there. The department had a very open, tolerant type of atmosphere. I was given the freedom to develop my own perspective. Pitt State hired Dr. Welsh straight out of upper-graduate work. He says that he is continuing his critical work through his classes, doing research papers, speaking at sociology con- ventions, and through such things as his “Critical Quote of the Week, which he posts on the wall outside of his office. “In my classes, what I attempt to do is to enable my students to look at reality from a critical sociological viewpoint. It’s not a matter of the critical sociologist being a grump or a grouch who only wishes to destroy and not be con- structive in any way. The reality of the matter is that the social we live in is destructive to the extent that it exploits, oppresses and excludes people from social par- ticipation. Critical sociologists wish to construct a social world which is free of these dehumanizing and alienating processes. “Communicating that is what I try to accomplish in my teaching.In my research, my audience is a little different, but, basically, I work on the same thing, he said. Dr. Welsh said that his big project right now is writing a book in conjunction with another critical sociologist that is in- tended to be a critique of certain aspects of American life. Basically, social life is a process of communication. It’s alienating and dehumanizing to live in a society where an elite group of people control the means of communication. The book is going to point out this ‘fact’ of American life. In the future, Dr. Welsh said, he wishes to organize “a mental patients liberation union where “people who are labeled as being mentally ill can work together to protect and defend their rights. Another goal would be to change the common sensfe understanding of mental illness as an illness; which is a medical term, to a more social term of seeing these people as having problems in living. Crime, a problem in living, at least as our society defines it, is the object of study of another third floor Russ Hall professor. Dr. Robert Noble, professor of the social sciences, and criminologist. Dr. Noble’s emphasis on criminology began with his doctoral work at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. “I did a study of 50 inmates at the Kansas state institution for men at Leavenworth. I tried to discover the causes of the mens’ involvement in crime. The motivation of crime, Dr. Noble says, is the major field of study for criminologists. We try to see how the patterns develop. The backgrounds usually explain how the criminals get there. Criminology basically deals with the causes and treatments of crime. It defines itself as the scientific study of the causes and treatments of crime.” Dr. Noble emphasizes that criminology is not necessarily the study of the police systems, court systems, and penal in- stitutions. “Criminology tends to be quite critical of them. Criminal Justice teaches you how to work in them. One of the treatments of crime that Dr. Noble is working towards is the lowering of child abuse rates in this country. “Almost all violent criminals were abused children. Stop abusing children and down goes the crime rate. My ac- tivities are mainly in the field of how the family relates to crime and delinquency. It is six times more likely for a criminal to have come from a broken home than from one where the parents stayed together, said Dr. Noble. The problem of the family that is in- volved with crime from generation to generation is going to be the research topic for a sabbatical that Dr. Noble has applied for. Why is it they never get out of the rut? This is a question I would like to answer through my research. Something we already do know is that, in some families, the kids are awarded for getting into trouble. The attitudes they pick up are anti-social. Society tends to ignore that kind of family until they get into trouble. Any society gets all the crime and delinquency it deserves. One that doesn't care about people won't help them until it is too late. I’d like to see a more caring society, people working more for one another instead of the highly competitive society that we have where everyone looks out for himself. “The person doesn't care about the reasons for him being mugged, he just wants to get the mugger. Dr. Noble blamed our non-caring society partly on the advent of the “me” generation: “no one is concerned about others,” The caring about others, he said, had to start with caring about other peoples’ children. “People have to have a healthy, wholesome childhood, otherwise we are going to have a lot of trouble.” Across the campus, in the Vocational Technical Institute, another one of Pitt State’s faculty saw a problem and struck out on his own to correct it. Walter Stevenson, instructor in the Vocational Technical Institute, had a problem in trying to get all of his students to memorize the many technical terms and symbols that are used everyday in the field of electronics. His solution: buy a computer. The computer, which he bought during the spring semester of 1980 from Radio Shack, has the capability to put student through mini-courses in which the prime objective is to get them to remember their subject matter so well that it becomes natural for them to have instant recall. “This has made teaching the rote type learning experiences much easier. The students have to memorize certain things, and the computer makes it easier, it can even make it fun,” said Stevenson. Part of the ‘“fun of the computer is its quick responses, according to Stevenson. “There are five negative and five positive responses. If you miss something, the computer may reply with Oops or 'no way’. It doesn't count mistakes against you unless the make the same one three times. If you ace the program it calls you a “Smart— Aleck.” An example of how the computer operates is the way in which It teaches metric prefixes, such as the ‘kilo’ in kilohertz and the 'mill' in miliampers. First, the tape with the correct program on it is put into the tape recorder from which the computer can be programmed. Turn on the tape recorder and it programs the computer. It's an extra memory storage system. Without the system, programs that could not be stored in the computer would have to be typed in every time it was used. That is not a very practical alternative seeing as it takes ten hours to design a fifteen minute program, and a iot of that is typing time. Once the program is in, the computer runs you through a quick course of what you are covering. It will tell you that a kilo means 1,000 and then move on to mili and the others. At the end of the course, there is a test. The forced recall is what sets the memorization process into working. The whole process takes about 15 minutes. A student can easily repeat a VISITING JUVENILE COURTS is part of Dr. Robert Noble's program involving field experiences for the Center for Studies in Criminology, (photo by Chris Bohting) BUILDING AN AIRPLANE can be a family affair, especially if it is built in your living room as Or. Victor Sullivan and his wife Mary Kate discovered, (photo by Alan Ford) 109 Diversity program as often as wished until it is stored in the memory. I think the students have enjoyed it It turns the drag stuff into fun. “The machine also has an excellent graphics capability. The program describes in English language terms how it should draw the object. It can draw a resistor, for instance, which helps the student in remembering the color codes on them. Stevenson said that he currently woeking on trying to get an Apple computer, also from Radio Shack, for the Vo—Tech Institute. The Apple would be shared between electronics and drafting. I hope it gets so busy that the school will get another one beyond that. Stevenson said that the Apple, bare bones’', would cost about $1,200. An advantage of the Apple over his computer, Stevenson said, was that the Apple has color capability, this is just black and white. Dr. Victor Sullivan, acting dean of the School of Technology, also had a problem. He wanted to fly his own air- plane. He, along with his wife, Mary- Kate, chose their distinct own course of action. They decided to build one. Not a very big one, at that, but, ac- cording to Dr. Sullivan, a very advanced one. AS THE PLANE NEARS COMPLETION the question arises as to whether or not It wilt fit out the front door. Dr. Sullivan found out it didn't quite make it. (photo by Alan Ford) MANY PILOTS FIND IT DIFFICULT to clear the trees at the end of the runway, but Dr. Victor Sullivan isn't worried about the one In his living room, which fust happens to be next to his plane, (photo by Atan Ford) ‘Tve always wanted to build an airplane. We've been watching this one since it was first designed. It's new and the most efficient. The latest materials and areodynamic technology are used in its design. The plane, a Burt Rutan designed Varieze, is of “canard design. “All of the horizontal surfaces are wings, versus the standard design in which the tail is pulling down. That, plus the facts that the Varieze has its engine in the rear and, the parts that normally would serve on the tail of an airplane are placed so that they help lift instead of reducing it, make the plane very fast and economical. “A four—place retractable is the only one that can match it in terms of speed and you can’t get one new for under $80,000,” said Dr. Sullivan. The Varieze is a two—place, fixed—gear airplane which costs about $10,000 less than a manufactured one. It also uses less gas. The really big difference between it and other planes, though, is that its body is made out of styrofoam and epoxy. “We had to form and manufacture every piece. Except the plexiglass for the canopy, the cowling over the engine, and the landing gear. Each one of those had to be modified to fit the airframe because we built the airframe,’’ said Dr. Sullivan. The epoxy construction also makes the plane very light and strong. Stronger, according to Dr. Sullivan, than most mass produced aircraft. “The whole airplane is made out of various types of foam covered with fiberglass and impregnated with epoxy. It's stronger than conventional metal or fabric aircraft. The problem in working with epoxy, according to Dr, Sullivan, is that some people can, after working around it for a while, have a bad reaction to it. It hap- pened to Mrs. Sullivan. “It got to the point where we had to stop almost all work with the epoxy. I think she's gotten over it now, though. Being behind schedule is the biggest of Dr. Sullivan's worries right now. He hopes that it will fly this spring. Then it will be used for a business and sport plane. Named “Ruth, after the white dragon in Ann McCaffrey's novel, The White Dragon, will be a different site in the skies above Pittsburg. And the atmosphere that spawned it was one of a college. ALL READY TO FLY. all that s needed is a runway, goggles and and of course no house, (photo by Alan Ford! 1 JO 0 The moment of truth 1 12 by Sheree Gamble The fact that student teaching can have its ups and downs is evident in the ex- periences of two Pittsburg State University students who recently did their student teaching. Both agreed that student teaching is the moment of truth; the point when he or she finds out if they were meant to be in the teaching profession or not. Jack Lane, Pittsburg senior, did his student teaching in the fall of 7y, teaching physical education half a day at Nettles and Lincoln Elementary schools, and half a day at Lakeside junior high, teaching seventh science and three classes of ninth grade boys P.E. Lane felt that teaching experience “really benefited” him. Tve become more mature. There is so much responsibility in teaching. All three cooperating teachers I worked under were excellent. I enjoyed the whole time he said. Charles Farmer, Pittsburg graduate student majoring In English did his student teaching in the fall of 78. He found that his teaching experience was “fine as far as the kids go.” “Behind that desk I began to take a different view of teaching, but not because of the kids. I found them to be most willing to learn, at least to some extent,” said Farmer. Lane found that in elementary physical education, fourth, fifth, and sixth graders, the students were more willing to learn. “The students pay good attention, the discipline situation is better, you’re more in charge,”he said. IN DEVELOPING PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE in leaching, Tony Bickman finds lhat he must keep well prepared to leach at Pittsburg High School, (photo by Fred McGary) Elementary students look up to you more, whereas students in junior high seem to think they have the answers for everything,” said Lane. “There is a big difference in the seventh and ninth grade students, said Farmer. Lane agreed. “The way it is set up in Pittsburg, most students coming into junior high are new to each other. It takes them a while to adjust to each other,” he said. Lane said that the discipline problem in junior high is “minimal for that age group.” He attributed some of that to the students and some to the cooperating teachers he worked under. In reference to the students, Lane said that he had a good bunch. AS BOBBIE JO SHAR8UTT HELPS Pittsburg High School student Cheryl Fisher, she thinks about the real tblng-a class of her own. (photo by Fred McGary) Greenhouse grows by Max McCoy The university greenhouse is one of the least imposing structures on campus. Nestled between, and hidden by, Whitesltt Hall and Chandler Hall, it is easy to overlook. But the benefits the greenhouse has brought, and what they represent, cannot be overlooked. Mark Govea, the university’s landscape architect, is responsible for direction of the greenhouse. Govea is a calm, soft- spoken exponent of a profession not more than a century old. Govea came to Pittsburg State in Oc- tober of 1978, to serve as the university’s first landscape architect. He was graduated from Kansas State University in Manhattan where he completed a special five year program. His first two years consisted of basic architecture. The remaining three dealt directly with landscaping. Govea talks easily about his plans for the university grounds. In his hastily- built office upstairs in the Physical Plant, his doorway facing a rack of stored pipe fittings, he lays the sketches and per- spectives on the light table, pointing out each significant detail. Several times he mentions the potential of the campus, admitting that the budget is a problem but adding that he looks upon it as a challenge. “You're continually working with the future,” he says, I’m interested to see what I can accomplish given a few years. “In the long run, the students will take more pride in the campus.” Landscape maintenance has demanded most of his attention so far, Govea says. “One of the reasons I came to work here is to get a grasp of things in main- tenance.1' He says that he wants to design areas that will be as manageable as they are aesthetic. An immediate problem that Govea became involved with on campus was the construction of the new sidewalks. “The original plans called for the removal of a group of pines on campus.” Govea said that dollar worth of those pines alone would probably have paid for the con- struction of the sidewalk. The pines were saved. Govea is also working with Dr. James Dawson of the biology department in order to identify all of the types of vegetation on campus. “This is so we can make an intelligent judgment concerning a specific area.’’ Govea has also directed the building of a steeple chase pit, landscaping around the university president’s home, and the addition of color to the football field during Homecoming. “This was a one time thing, since the colors are so expensive,” Govea said. Instead of the usual white field marking paint to spell GORILLAS, red and gold paint was used. Jeff Morris, the painter for the Physical Plant, is involved with Govea in working up new signs for the campus. Their aim is to standardize campus signs to conform with international standards, much the way of the Kansas University campus. Benches are planned for the area between the Student Union and Yates Hall, where four large concrete squares are placed in the sidewalk. It looks as if AS SUPERVISOR OF the Greenhouse, landscape architect Mark Govea reviews his daily schedule and decides on the quantity and location o 1 the shrubbery.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) 1 14 ALTHOUGH MUCH OF his time is spent In the garden beds transplanting the shrubbery, gardener John Pallett also seeds, raises, and controls the growth of the plants within the greenhouse.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) CONSTANTLY CHECKING Ihe condition of the soil is an everyday job when working with plants,(photo by Dot Koehler) someone were planning to do something with that area and then simply dropped it,1' Govea is determined to try and work with the new Oval plans, Tm going to suggest some benches, some lights, and some vegetation. I think it really can be a good design, But the duties of a landscape architect are not without their low point, Last year at the flagpole in front of Russ Hall, we put out some new flowers and someone stepped on each Individual piant. Currently Govea shares the university greenhouse with the biology department. Biology students conduct experiments, including developing novelty, or hybrid, strains of plants. All of the plants placed on campus are bought, but all of the flowers come from the greenhouse, starting life In the form of cuttings or seeds. Govea hopes that the greenhouse will be the starting place for a university nursery. 115 by Olive Sullivan Classes should be fun. At least, that's what they tell you. But very few students can honestly say they enjoy listening to lectures for hours a day. Fortunately, Pittsburg State also offers courses that allow students to relax, exercise, or learn a new and unusual skill. One such class is Sandra Bauchmoyer’s fencing class. The sport of fencing is based on the antique art of dueling, she said. Dueling was outlawed in the 1600 $, so gentlemen took up fencing as a sport. “The object of fencing is to touch your opponent in a valid target area before he or she touches you,” said Bauchmoyer. A valid touch is one that would be fatal or near-fatal without padded clothing for the fencer, and protective tip on the foils. “I started fencing when I was in Virginia teaching at Holland's College,” she remembered. I was assigned to drive the fencing team to different tournaments, and a lot of them were open com- petitions, so I started fencing too. Then, when I moved to Ohio for graduate school, I kept on fencing in tournaments in and around Cleveland.” Mary Jo Keady, Pittsburg junior and president of the fencing club, has been fencing for two years. I started fencing because I wanted some kind of more individual sport. It sounded different and exciting,” she said. Keady is an expert beginning fencer. Also, she is left-handed which can be quite an advantage, especially against right-handers or people who aren’t used to fencing a lefty. She has been to one tournament, where she made it to finals. “Last semester in fencing club, a bunch of us went down, and Bob Docherty and I were the only ones who made it to finals. The only reason I couldn’t stay in was that I had to be in a choir concert that night. My grades were more important.” Ed Williams, Miami, Fla., junior, also enjoys fencing. He took the class this semester as an easy credit hour, but he said, ”1 like it very much. I plan to be in fencing club next semester.” The one thing Williams had troubles with is the point awarding system, and it’s enough to confuse an Einstein! Each bout has four judges, a director, and two fencers. The match takes place on a fencing strip or mat. We make ours with masking tape on the floor, Bauch- moyer said. Two judges stand slightly behind each fencer, and watch for hits against the opposing fencer. When they see a hit, they raise a hand, and the director may call a halt. The director describes the action, which is the confusing part. “The easiest way to get around It Is to say, 'There was a series of events,’” said Bauchmoyer. Next, the director asks each judge whether or not the point was good. Judges can vote yes, no, off- target, or passe (graze). The director has one and a half votes as a tie-breaker. If there is one yes, one no, and the director abstains from voting, it is a doubtful touch and no point is awarded. The bout goes on until one or the other has five touches against him. “The course is offered Tuesday and Thursday each fall semester, oc- casionally in the spring. It Is for people of all levels, but primarily the course is designed to introduce beginners to the sport of fencing,” Bauchmoyer said. Tumbling Another exciting class could be Tumbling and Trampoline. This class is taught by Linda King, a senior at Pitt- sburg State. “The reason I got to teach is last year I taught at the YMCA, and the person I FENCING IS A COURSE which requires con- centration and agility. Mark Craddock practices his skills by sparring In a bout, (photo by Fred McGary) 1 16 ED WILLIAMS PARRIES A THRUST as Instructor Sandy Bauchmoyer looks on.{photo by Fred McGary) MARY LEADER ATTACKS, but her blade Is deflected in a practice bout. Monica Harris acts as a judge.(photo by Fred McGary) worked with was supposed to teach this class. He got a new job in Texas, so they needed someone fast. Dr. Dickey called me to see if I was interested, and I was.’1 She added, I am qualified for the job. 1 competed in high school in California, and I've done some teaching.” She said almost everyone in the class is a physical education major, but they do get a few others. One of her students in the Fall 79 semester was a nursing student. The students are mainly those who are going to be teaching elementary or high school kids. They learn basic skills in a daily warm-up that they can teach to younger kids, ‘They all know the warm- 1 17 up by heart ' King laughed. “We’ve spent a lot of time on tumbling, because that’s what most of them will be doing Stuart Minck, Hicksville, N.Y., junior, took the course because it Is required for his physical education major. It was either this or gymnastics and I'm not into gymnastics much 1 he said. “I like the class. It’s not bad at all, since most of it’s new to me. He said the class does 15 minutes of stretching exercises and then goes into the day's activities. They spend a certain amount of time on each thing. We spent about three weeks doing tumbling, hand stands, forward and backward rolls, cartwheels. Then we spent about four days on the trampoline doing seat drops and knee drops. If we could, she’d let us do more advanced things. The class also worked on vaulting the horse and on the rings. Women in the LARRY FRY CAREFULLY MEASURES OUT SALT. Putting In the right amount is only one of the things students learn in their cooking class.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) class worked on the uneven bars and men worked on the high bar, Minck said. We had a test over each thing, except the horse, he added. King said, The class Is really for women. I don't really handle much in men's activities, but everything I’ve been doing is applicable to men. Square Dancing Dr. Evelyn Triplett teaches a class called Folk and Square Dance. Again, many people in the class are physical education majors, since a dance class Is required for them, but others just need an extra credit or want a fun and unusual class. The class is divided into groups, and each group forms a square for the first dances. Dr. Triplett said she had a retired faculty member, Prentice Gudgeon, come in to be the caller for the square dancing. The students really enjoy him, she said. “I'm majoring in phys. ed., so I need one unit of dance. It’s pretty much what I expected, said Scott Samuels, Pittsburg sophomore. There are a lot of different square dances. I like them better than polkas, he added. Aside from square dances and polkas, the class learns reels, circle dances, and ballroom dancing. Dr. Triplett even spends a couple of class periods on the Hustle. Samuels said he feels the class will be useful to him if he ends up teaching in an elementary school. I’m a double major in biology, and I plan to teach high school, but you never know, he said. Weaving The art department offers courses in weaving, taught by Marjorie Schick. She said, Anyone can take the class. It’s not just for art majors at all.” The beginning classes study weaving on a floor loom, vegetable dyes, basket weaving, and spinning raw wool into thread. Schick said they are required to build a small loom of their own and weave a piece with yarn that they’ve dyed. Other classes study surface em 1 18 TERESA PETERS AND MIKE STEPHAN LOOK INCREDULOUS at her mixture. Must taste pretty strange!(photo by Kyle Cleveland) bellishment. This is making a design on already woven cloth by means of knit- ting, crochet, embroidery, or a technique called rya knotting. They also do a soft sculpture. The fall 79 classes made banners used at the Kansas Artist- Craftsman Association meeting here in September. “They were just beautiful — black and red, hung from the second floor windows of Whitesitt Hall,” said Schick. Rhoda Greve, Erie Junior, is an art education major. She took beginning weaving because she thought it would be enjoyable, and because it was required. “As a teacher, I need to know this, of course, and for my own enjoyment, she said. Greve wants to teach high school or junior high. She said she hasn’t decided whether she’ll teach a variety of crafts or one specific one such as painting or weaving. Greve liked weaving on the floor loom best. “I enjoy it very much,” she said, “but I BECKY GOOLD ENJOYS THE CRITICISM of In- structor Doris Bradley in Anyone Can Cook 101.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) ALTHOUGH SPINNING MAY BE CONSIDERED by some as an outdated craft, many students are still Interested In learning the art in class, (photo by 8ob Benignus) it, she said. Schick concluded, 'The primary concern in any art class is to broaden experience and aesthetic appreciation, become more aware of the use of design. But also, I think it s nice that a student is able to learn processes and techniques for a lot of different classes ’ Camping Camping and Outdoor Education is a good class for people who like the great outdoors. Carl Beard, assistant professor in physical education, said, “it's just a regular class with the exception that we go into the skills of camping and skills that might be needed as a camp coun- selor. The class is graded on regular tests they have over materials in the textbook, and reports on various activities such as fire- building, cooking over an open fire, or different types of tents. Each semester the class also goes to Farlington Lake for a campout to test their skills. Beard said they take college wish I had more time. 1 wish t could devote all my time to this. I feel I’d do a better job ’ A student in the advanced class, Barbara Elmore, Chetopa senior, agreed with this. She is majoring in fine arts with a special emphasis on weaving. “1 like the floor loom, and getting in and working with the fibers, I love getting the raw wool, spinning, and dying it — i really get into it, she said. She has a minor in printing, and is thinking about going into commercial art, with weaving as a hobby. Td like to make a living at it, but that’s kind of hard to do sometimes, unless you’re realiy In a big city, she said. Elmore took a summer weaving workshop where the student did a tot of spinning and dying. They also tanned hides, and she realiy enjoyed that, she said. “Weaving is what I really want to do. It’s not required, I just wanted to do WEAVING A LOOM IS A DIFFICULT TASK. Marjorie Shick, Instructor assists Karen Steen In the process, (photo by Kerry Jordan) 120 WORKING OVER A KILN fashioned from firebrick, Eric Abraham carefully removes a pot from the raku fire during ceramics class, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) 121 of pmce canoes, and students have sort of a free time. They can hike, fish, canoe, ort in the spring, swim. They cook supper and breakfast over a campfire and do ac- tivities around the fire. We have a lot of people going into camp counselling, as a summer job besides teaching, or full time in a recreation program,” he said. Also, many people are interested in camping as a family activity, he said. The class is required for recreation majors, but Beard said they also have students who are in it for what they can learn. Upholstery People in the Vocational Technical Institute also have an opportunity to take interesting classes. One such is upholstery, taught by James Farley. He said it is a two-year program, five days a week, and includes cabinet making. In the morning, they work on upholstery and wood working. In the afternoon, they study a related subject such as tool maintenance, and work on finishing. AN IMPORTANT ASPECT of rappelling is learning how to work ihe ropes, as Major Powell demon- strates with the assistance of Teresa Semrad during a military science class, (photo by Kerry Jordan) RAPPELLING IS JUST ONE FACET of the military science class, and requires total concentration. Dennis Fehrenbach gives last minute Instructions to Susan Meyer as she begins her descent ofl Ihe side of Russ Hall, (photo by Kerry Jordan) Classes start by learning the basics of upholstery techniques. Later, they start on “live” projects. Farley said students can bring in a chair from home, or sometimes a Pittsburg merchant will commission a job. “This is not mass-production,” Farley said. Chairs are mass-produced and the materials wear out. We re-cover them with new material. It’s not the type where they just do one thing all day.” Farley said his classes are co-ed. His fad 79 class had seven girls and 14 boys. “Upholstery is one of the older courses on campus, started way back in the 1950’s, or maybe even before, as a vocational rehabilitation course for veterans.” said Farley. It is one of ten trade areas in the vo-tech institute, and is not offered for regular college credit. Anyone can take it, as long as they intend to make it a UPHOLSTERY CLASS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY for Patty McNew to recover old furniture.(photo by Brenda Collins) profession, not a hobby. So, for a change of pace, for extra electives, or just because you want to learn something new, consider one of these classes, or any others of the many offered by Pitt State. Who knows, you might learn something useful! 123 Library takes on new dimension by Sharyn Ozbun Gone are the stone walls, the sound of clicking heels and the rebounding echo of even the slightest whisper. Also gone are the narrow over-crowded passages and glaring lights. Porter Library has been stripped of its livelihood. On July 30, 1979, Compass Van Lines and Storage Company began the historic 12 day move to the new Pittsburg State University library, leaving Porter naked for curious onlookers to ponder its fate. The once grand structure served Pitt- sburg State from 1927 until 1979. It served in the days when Pittsburg State University was Kansas State Teacher’s College of Pittsburg. It opened its doors to students and public alike. It shared Its nooks and crannies with students who chose to seclude themselves from the rest of the world; it even harbored a museum of sorts for those who wished to ponder the past. Now Porter is a piece of that past. It, like many old structures, has outlived its usefulness and been replaced. Many thought Porter a beautiful structure. They will be happy to know that Porter will live on, not as a library, but as a place where more beauty will be created. It is expected that the PSU Art Department will be moving into the building as early as the spring of 1980. The new library cost 3.6 million dollars, and, according to library director Steven Hilyard, it is the most efficient educational support machine in the state.” The new library suffered many setbacks in construction, most of which were caused by unavailability of materials, and the hard winter last year. The new library was dedicated on Oct. 6, 1979, and featured Governor John Carlin. Carlin said that he felt the delays were in the past. “It is time to turn away from the past and realize the profits that will now be gained in higher education through the use of the new facility,” he said. One need only to walk into the new facility to realize the contrast between it and Porter Library. Where Porter was crowded, its lighting bad, and the building drafty, the new library is spacious, beautifully furnished, and the carpeting makes it both quieter and eliminates drafts suffered in the old building. The new library also has a new book protection device. It is an elec- tromechanical device that can detect any books leaving the library without being MANY STUDENTS find the new university library a study haven at night, and the lights illuminating the windows seem to beckon them in.(photo by Alan Ford) 1 IE II IR i iu ■ IB 1 III 1 el 1 II II II t 11 1 ■ II « 3 19 1 J. ■ J 1 i se! 1 nrlnciMion 1 ■in - ■I m 9 properly checked out. All library material has been treated with an electrosensitive strip so that if it has not been desen- sitized before leaving the main area, it will be detected at the exit gate. There was some trouble with the book detection device during the first months of its operation, causing library personal to revert back to old book checking procedures. According to Gretta Gudgen, circulation librarian, the problem was very minor. “We were told that not enough air was circulating around the sensitizing and desensitizing modules, causing them to overheat, but it is working fine now.” Most of the library personnel feel that the book detection device is justified, and will pay for itself in the long run. But it is not the only new feature in the library, or the nicest. Adah Gilbert, acquisitions librarian for 10 years, said, “The nicest thing about the new library is that the students are using the new library more than Porter was being used.” Most of the students who use the new facility do so for a number of reasons. Some use it as a meeting place, some to study, and some look at it as a quiet place where they can be aione. But whatever their reasons for going to the new library, all said about the same thing as Bogue sophomore, Tom Dolenz, I like the new library much better than Porter; it is a lot nicer.” The new library offers study areas for the students, and, although they may lack the nostalgic charm of the nooks and crannies Porter had to offer, they are serviceable and better lit, and students will find them much warmer during the winter months, cooler during the summer months, and quieter all year round. New dimension by Sheree Gamble In some ways the new library cannot compare with the castle-like majesty of Porter Library,but in other ways it has a personality all of its own. The bright colors and modern at- mosphere give it a cosy feeling. Beautiful paintings line the walls of the upper floors of the new library, and the rows of books seem quite at home in their new surroundings. Porter remains standing, waiting like an old grandfather for the young people to once again come within its embrace. Hopefully, it wll find use with the art department to fill the halls. 124 MANY STUDENTS put in lots ol hours by helping set up shelves In the new library. These students go through a typical day of moving,(photo by Bob Benignus) The new library opened its arms like a vivacious offspring to the students who crowded in to examine the newest ad- dition to the PSU campus. The new library was officialfy dedicated on Parent’s Day. About 400 people were on hand for the ceremony in which Kansas Governor John Carlin spoke. Governor Carlin remarked that the dedication was a special day for Pitt- sburg State Univesity, and that he was proud as Governor of Kansas to be there. “Without the help of some very fine legislators, this wouldn't have been possible. I look at the 3.6 million dollars and see that is a lot of money on which the state will realize a return, said Governor Carlin. Steven Hilyard, library diiector, said the library is the dynamic interaction of four elements; its patrons, the librarians, the building, and its various collections. “Uncertainty leads to study, leads to wisdom, and wisdom leads to a A STUDENT carries boards to another part of the library still under construction as workers get the area organized for the library's official opening on Oct. 4.{pholo by Bob Benignus) 125 TAKING A BREAK from the move, student workers take the op- portunity to try out the library's new and much more comfortable fur- niture. (photo by Bob Benignus) 12 6 Library meaningful life, said Hilyard. Dedication ceremonies were opened with an invocation by the Rev. Gary Beach of the Pittsburg Ministerial Association. Dr. James E. Gilbert, vice-president for Academic Affairs, gave the welcoming remarks. Byron Deill, contractor for the new library, presented a symbolic key to Margaret Glades, Yates Center, a member of the Kansas Board of Regents. Glades accepted the key on behalf of the regents, saying that she hoped the new library would furnish the life blood of the university for years to come. As she presented the key to PSU President James B. Appleberry, Glades charged him to maintain a high place of honor for it. President Appleberry accepted the key on behalf of the university asking that students, faculty, and community alike dedicate themselves to a life-long process of learning. The library's resources “can release new levels of creativity and understanding within ourselves, said Dr. Appleberry. In introducing Carlin, President Ap- pfeberry said that Carlin has been one of the most active governors of our campus and has proved to be a friend of the community and of the university. Dr. Michael Heffernan, associate VICE-PRESIDENT JAMES GILBERT ADDRESSES THE CROWD at the library dedication.(photo by Dot Koehler) professor of English, wrote a poem for the ceremonies entitled, “Power and Fire, which he read at the dedication. Cynthia Pfannenstiel, Special Services librarian, said that the new library, is working out well. She said that it is comfortable and that it feels good to have a rug on the floor. Pfannenstiel said that she has heard that the students are using the library more at night and taking the opportunity to ask questions. She said that she thought students were using the library more partly because of the new, comfortable atmosphere, and partly because of location, because it is close to some of the dorms. Teresa Blackmon, Pittsburg junior, said that although the old library was nice looking architecturally, the new one was better for purposes of work and study. The changes here are a good start to the 1980's. Bigger and better is the key to another decade at PSU. TRYING TO FIT the symbolic key of ownership to the door of the new library Is Gov. John Carlin and Dr. James Appleberry, university president. The key was passed down from the architect of the library to the Board of Regents, who passed it to the governor, who gave it to Dr. Appleberry, who in turn presented it to the library during Its dedication on Oct. 4, 1979.(photo by Kerry Jordan) 127 128 Required classes show students new dimension by Evangeline Simpson The Earth spins on its axis at 1,038 mph while rotating at 6,800 mph, and by the force of gravity keeps Its over 4 billion inhabitants between 91.5 and 94.5 million miles from a yellow star called Sol. Each 23 hour and 57 minute day, those inhabitants are required to make choices. At Pittsburg State University, the choices for students include wading through a wide variety of general requirements before attaining the desired degree. Some are obvious while others remain hidden until the last minute. The two courses required for every degree are English Composition and Basic Speech Communication. Dr. Richard Welty, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, explained that IN PREPARATION FOR his General Biology lecture class, consisting of 125 students, graduate student Eric Cleveland can often be found in his office after hours.fphoto by Kyle Cleveland) INCOMING STUDENTS DISCOVER that the enrollment process is lime consuming, with long lines during freshman previews.(photo by Bob Benignus) OVERCROWDING OF SOME required classes, such as this biology lecture class, makes personal at- tention by the Instructor almost impossibfe.{ photo by Brenda Collins) composition and speech are ’‘tool courses for all students.” He said that in order for students to be effective in any area, they need to be able to write and to speak. According to Dr. William Spence, Dean of the School of Technology and Applied Science, the importance of written and oral communications is effective communication for graduates. Mike Foster, Oskaloosa, Iowa, senior and computer science major, said the communications “add another dimension to coliege life, and give the student the ability to cope with things outside his specialty. Dr. Harold Loy, chairman of Speech and Theater, said, It is impossible not to communicate. The ability to com- municate is important to human beings. It is the ability to think, reason, and communicate that makes humans a higher race of beings. Speech communication is probably the most used form on campus. Dr. Loy said speech communication seems to be directly related to thinking, enabling a person to evaluate past experience, arrive at conclusions, and plan future activities. There are four types of communication taught under the course entitled Basic Speech Communication. They are ap- plied, interpersonal, small group, and public communication. Applied com- munication is the usage of speech in classrooms, businesses, and the mass media. Dr. Loy said that interpersonal com munication is the basis of all forms of contact between people and includes such sub-topics as self-disclosure, listening and feedback, interpersonal conflicts, non-verbal, intimate and family communication. Small group communication is two or more people interviewing, solving problems, and exchanging information. Public communication is speech making before an audience. These types are used often by the President and members of Congress. Most freshmen felt that speech would be an asset to them. Hazel Kent, Asbury, Mo., said, 1 feel that Speech is a large asset to the college student. Chris Ortner, Oswego, said she feels it’s very important, since it’s the first step, and it can inspire confidence for some students. NEW FRESHMEN RECEIVE their enrollment packets and cards during this past summer's pre- enrollment.(photo by Bob Benignus) Another Important form of com- munications is English Composition. Dr. Stephen Meats, English department chairman, said that comp is designed to help students with their other courses. Dr. Victor J. Emmett, Jr., said one purpose of English comp was to help each student find his individual writing voice, develop an ear for standard written English, and give some rhetorical and mechanical strategies for future use. Dr. Meats said that there was one problem with teaching comp on the freshman level. Students don’t know enough in the areas of psychology, history, botany, and other areas to write a very deep composition. However, the students would need comp skills before they reached the sophomore or junior level when they would have the knowledge of other areas. Ortner said, “Comp can’t hurt you. It might not benefit eveyone, but I feel it is good for you in general, Kent said, Comp can never be a waste of time and will never cease to be a benefit to the college freshman. Parsons senior Janet Chubb said that English Composition was beneficial, especially for the upper division classes in which term papers are required, and it was helpful in learning the use of the library. Approximately 30 per cent of the fresh- men attempt to test-out of composition and about one-third of that 30 per cent actually do. Dr, Meats said there were a few more test-outs this year, but there may not be as many next year. Dr. Emmett taught a Comp 103 class for test-out students during the fall 1979 semester. In the class he taught punc- tuation, paragraphing, and structure of essays. For punctuation, he would have students supply punctuation marks for a non-punctuated sentence, paragraph, or essay. For paragraphing he would supply six or seven sentences typed in a jumbled order. An essay would be cut Into paragraphs and lettered in a random order. It would be up to the students to reconnect the sentences and paragraphs. The time spent in English Composition and Basic Speech Communication is beneficial to everyone who wishes to communicate in social groups, vocational activities, and govenment. There may not be a choice in enrolling in these courses, but there is a choice in what one may learn in the classes. The willingness to learn decides the student's ultimate benefit. 12 9 Students two cents-worth by Jacque Porter What is the purpose of teacher evaluation? How many teachers actually use it? Is the program really to the ad- vantage and benefit of the teacher and the student? Many teachers on the Pittsburg State University campus have various ways of evaluating their courses. Some make up their own questionnaires, some use a set form printed up by their department administration, and some use the standard form of evaluation given out by the Student Senate to use at the teacher's option. “The Student Senate began its type of evaluation about two semesters ago. We make up our own questions and have them available to instructors that request them,” said Janet Schwenke, Pittsburg sophomore and chairman of the com- mittee on faculty evaluation. “The teachers hand out the evaluation in class, usually at the end of the period, have a student pick them up after the students are finished, and drop them off at the Student Senate office,” added Sandeep Mukerjee, Pittsburg freshman and commissioner of Academic Affairs. After the evaluations are brought to us, we take them to the computing center so the results can be typed up. They are then sent back to us and we mail them back to the instructors along with a guide so they can interpret their results,” Sch- wenke said. Approximately 50-55 faculty members participate in the evaluation given by the Student Senate. Other members have their own means of course evaluation or they do not take part at all. “I do not use the form of evaluation provided by the Student Senate 1 commented Dr. Francis Short, debate director. “I have my own form which I give to my students and I don’t even read it until the course is over and all the grades have been given and sent out,” added Short. Most teachers feel that some form of evaluation is a good idea, although most of the ones that actually need it and should use it, don’t. “I don’t fear evaluation results from my students, but I do fear the use of the evaluation by the administration, as a measuring stick to determjne success or failure of the instructor in his profession, said Short. I feel evaluation of an instructor by the student is an excellent idea,” said An- nabels Loy, assistant professor of CHEMISTRY STUDENTS EVALUATE Or Pauley al the end of the semester. This gives (hem a chance to promote changes in teaching methods {photo by Kyfe Cleveland] mathematics. “I’ve done evaluation through the mathematics department and the Student Senate. I feel some form of evaluation is a good idea for every faculty member. Praise and constructive criticism help the teachers with their classes and en- courage them to do better. This, in turn, benefits the student,” added Loy. ‘I use only the form provided by the Business Administration Department, although 1 have used a form given by the Educational Testing Service in the past,” stated Terry Mendenhall, assistant professor of Business Administration. “I’ve been using evaluation since I began teaching here at PSU in 1964. “I feel an evaluation allows the in- structor to learn about his or her classes and to find out how he or she is received by the student. It allows you to make changes for self-development and it provides an opportunity for betterment of the student, added Mendenhall. “Overall participation from the faculty is good, said Schwenke. “But future use of the evaluation may be discontinued due to the cost factor,” added Mukerjee. DR. HUGH CAMPBELL gets a tittle studying in while his biology students evaluate his class performance, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) 130 73 7 JOE KUSH PRACTICES relaxing, while monitored by this device in biofeedback training. This is just one of many services offered by the Counseling Center.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) Help at hand by Olive Sullivan College, for many, is a big step. There are many adjustments to be made, and hard times ahead for a shy young fresh- man. For some, the problem is solved through dorm life, pledging a fraternity or sorority, or just spending lots of time at Hollywood’s. But for others, the problems are a little tougher. That's why the Counseling Center is here. The Center has five staff counselors, only one of whom is full time. Dr. Calvin Merrifieid and Dr. Donald Ward are half time teachers in the Department of Psychology and Counseling, and half time counselors. Dr. Edward Galloway also teaches half time in the psychology department, and runs the Testing Center, affiliated with the Counseling Center. Dr. Carmela San Diego is the only full time counselor, and concentrates on minority and non-traditional student counseling. She also does some personal counseling and advising. Wilma Minton is the ad- ministrative head of the Counseling Center, “Because none of the rest were full time until we got Dr. San Diego, she said. Many varied services are offered by the twin centers. The Testing Center gives the GMAT, SCAT, and the big testing sessions for graduate school. They also administer the GED for people who want a high school diploma, and ACT’s for those who did not take it in high school. Minton added that they also do walk-in testing centered on vocational interest. The Center includes a test reference library for classes that need it, and an Occupational Information Library that is more complete than that in the Career Planning and Placement Services. Minton said. Minton said the Center’s clientele is about half and half between vocational and personal counseling. She added that it is hard to tell, since some students come in for one and find out the problem is more the other. Some counseling centers keep track of session content, we don’t. That makes it hard to draw a dividing line,” Minton said. All files are completely confidential, closed to anyone, so nobody knows who you are. Minton said one problem with counseling was the stigma attached, and this is one way to protect the student from this. She added that there is not as much of a problem with that now, as people are beginning to realize that the Counseling Center is not necessarily for wierdos and fruitcakes. “The Center is in a good location,” she said, “because you can slip in and out of there, and no one even knows you've been there.” Minton described a typical vocational counseling session. The student comes in, and says, “I can’t study.” The first question is why. “Are you in the right major?” This is where the Testing Center comes in. Vocational interest tests may be administered. If the major isn't the problem, is it study skills, test anxiety, the blahs, roommate problems? They’ll do anything, Minton said. Dr. Merrifieid supervises the biofeedback lab in Willard Hall. There they have programs for reducing stress and test anxiety, and sometimes students are recommended there. Sometimes a student will go there first, and be referred to the Counseling Center. Minton said the counseling service is free for students, their spouses, and even prospective students, such as non- traditional students who may have problems adjusting to the idea, or who are nervous about their reception in the college world. Counselors also meet with faculty members with problem students. A faculty member may come in about a student who he thinks has a problem, for advice and to find out what to do. 132 Minton said that PSU faculty have been known to come to the Counseling Center for personal counseling, but not many. She added that they try to refer them out to other community services. “We work in close cooperation with other community mental health ser- vices,” Minton said. If a student has a problem too big to deal with in a short term counseling program, the Center may refer them to another community center. “Sometimes they refer them to us,” Minton added. “We do try to keep in touch with other staffs,” she said. Minton said 15 to 20 per cent might be affected by the center in some way or another each year. The Center conducted some career awareness groups, and growth groups for graduate students. “They are a kind of way to get in touch with yourself, not actually therapy,” Minton said. Counselors also talk to student organizations about communications and leadership. They also hold a training program for staff assistants in residence halls. Minton said that in 1978, the Student Senate asked to have a student advisory board for the Counseling Center. The group met with the counseling staff once a month. They asked about more publicity for the Center, but ifs hard to advertise, she said. “We don’t have enough available counseling space for just anybody, but we want the people who need it, Minton said. “But how do you know if you're suc- cessful?” Minton asked. “If they are satisfied, they may tell their best friend, but they're not going to wear a sign: Hey, I went to the Counseling Center and I'm cured.' “If they’re not happy, they’ll go somewhere else. It's very hard to tell what your rate of success is. Minton added that they try to confine their services to short term therapy. If a student needs more than 10 or so sessions, they refer them out. Minton said the Counseling Center at PSU is much different than most high school counseling. To start with, the counselors have more professional training. “All who counsel here are also teaching classes in counselor education, she said. Some high schools have counseling centers similar to PSU's, Minton said, but most high shcool counseling is tied up with assigning classes and group testing. On the college counseling level, they deal with more personal problems. Minton said the Counseling Center was recently remodeled, with sound proof rooms, and a relaxing atmosphere, DR. CARMELA SAN DIEGO DISCUSSES why in- dividual counseling is one of the most Important services the Center offers, with assistant Elizabeth Hessman {photo by Kyle Cleveland) Breaking the Gap By Kenneth Fienen Do you Know what the advisor program is all about? The majority of students at PSU seem to be aware of the program and what its function ist but there are some who are not taking advantage of what it has to offer. According to Dr. Robert Ratzlaff, chairman of the history department, “Students are much more aware and knowledgeable of what options they have than when I went to school. They’re not afraid to ask questions and they’re less inhibited. When I went to school you would’ve sworn everyone was zombies.” “I don’t see any definite problems with the program; however, there is room for improvement. One thing is that we should require a longer session to talk with the students, to inform them on ACADEMIC AND CAREER PLANNING are two or the more Important functions of the academic advisor. Dr. Robert Ratzlaff helps a history student successfully accomplish this.{photo by Fred McGary) what they are required to take in search for their degree. Some students forget to do a degree check, so sessions such as this would keep them briefed on the requirements. One thing you shouldn’t forget about is that this is a good time in your life so you should get involved and have a good time,” Ratzlaff said. Dr. Jennings Blackmon, English department, views the situation different in some ways and similar in others. “I view it from an angle that I don’t have the authority to tell the students what they should take. I’m there strictly to advise. The main responsibility is to be purely advisory, and ft upsets me when a student with a decent mind has no idea of what he is to take.” Blackmon agreed that there are no real problems but more could be ac- complished if there were orientation briefings where advisors could instruct their students not only on requirements but also on the career opportunities available to them. “Communication is no real problem either. I was acting chairman last year for the English department and I never heard a single complaint. Some advice I could offer is to encourage students to take the initiative in planning their college education,” he said. Francis Short, Department of Speech and Theatre, offered other views on the subject. “There’s not enough com- munication in some instances; in others there's not sufficient time. Students now are much more open; they used to take what the advisor said...now they question that. “Our job is to advise students and help them plan their schedule and courses. If the advisor and advisee get in touch more often, then It helps a great deal. “I haven't encountered any problems yet. I try to stay organized by keeping a sheet on all my studts that tells me ACADEMIC ADVISING IS A SERIOUS responsibility of faculty members on the PSU campus. Dr. Jennings Blackmon advises English Department students, (photo by Fred McGary) MOST FACULTY MEMBERS participate in the academic advising of students. Francis Short is an adviser in the Speech and Theater Depart- ment.(photo by Fred McGary) what they need to take, Short added. Chris Bohling, Winfield sophomore, stated, “It's a program that works. No one’s come up with a better program, so until there is, we must utilize the one we've got to its full capacity. There are problems with this one but it’s something that can’t be helped there's always going to be problems. Most students don’t go talk to their advisor, but the majority go to be absolutely sure about what to take. One thing that would benefit the program is to have up- perclassmen advising freshmen on their classes. You figure that by that time they’ve gone through it enough that they’d start specializing about what’s going on.” Another student, Kathleen Harnish, Kinsley sophomore, stated, “The program's effective as a whole, but some changes have to be made. Having up- perclassmen advising would help, and advisors themselves being better advised on what advice to offer students.” “Students today are more independent; they pretty well know what they want to do, so the program should not be pushed on them. Some students resent being advised so that poses a communication problem, Harnish said. But I feel those are just isolated instances. One thing is certain; advisors need to be more detailed on advisement, going into other areas such as financial aid and other benefits available to the student,’’ she added. 135 Horizons expand by Becky Holland Nine Pittsburg State students will be attending various universities across the nation next fall as a part of the growing National Student Exchange Program. ’The National Student Exchange Program is a consortium of over 50 state supported colleges and universities which provide students with an op- portunity to exchange up to one year with an institution of higher learning in another area of the United States ’ said Bill Allen, NSE Coordinator at PSU. All schools in this consortium, in- cluding PSU, a new member starting this year, agree to allow students from member institutions to come to their school without paying out-of-state tuition. Tuition assessed is the in-state fees at PSU, or the host campus. PSU exchange students will pay their fees here and be enrolled as students of PSU. even though they are attending classes at a host campus. This is one of two op- tions for the colleges, and most often chosen by smaller schools so that they can maintain their head count and not loose state funding. 'It’s really an exciting opportunity for students. I wish they would have had a program like this when I was in school,” commented Dr. James AuBuchon, director of the program. The fall and early spring semesters of 79-80 were spent recruiting students from PSU to take part in the NSE, Allen said. Student exchange agreements for the coming academic year were negotiated at the placement conference held in March, Allen said. National Student Exchange “MOSTLY FOR THE SCENERY' is the reason Marsha Spaulding gives for going to New Mexico State University. The town is surrounded by mountains and skiing is a popular pastime.(photo by Dot Koehler) campus coordinators came to the conference table prepared to make decisions on incoming and out-going student exchanges. The National Student Exchange coordinator’s conference and Student Placement meetings were a success for Pittsburg State University ’ Allen said. We placed nine students for the 1980-81 school year. Eight student exchange petitions were accepted in the fist round of exchange by their first choice university. One student was placed in his fourth choice in the second round of brokerage. Applicants accepted as first round choices include Tom Cloyd, Haysville freshman, and Diane Manning, Kansas City sophomore, to the University of Idaho in Moscow; Brenda Euwer. Wichita sophomore, to Humboldt State University in Areata; Michelle Nielwocki, Upper Black Eddy, Penn., sophomore, to Buffalo State College in New York; Patty Pope, Shawnee sophomore, to the University of Montana: Becky Randolph, Lake Quivira sophomore, to the University of New Mexico; Jeff Russsell, Olathe sophomore, to California State Univesity; and Marcia Spaulding, Pitt- sburg graduate student, to New Mexico State University. The University of South Carolina ac- cepted David Welling, Pittsburg fresh- man, in the second round of exchange after his first three preferences had closed up in the first round. Pittsburg State University will be welcoming three exchange students next fall; one from the University of Southern Maine, and two from Illinois State University, Normal. All three had listed Pittsburg State University as their first choice. At the March meeting, 1,760 students were placed in exchange institutions with 84 per cent placement in the student’s first choice institution. The National Student Exchange placed 233 more students this year over last year's number of 1,527, Allen said. Before any of these students could be accepted to another institution, they had to meet certain specifications, Allen said. To qualify for participation in NSE, a student should be a full-time student at the home campus, be in the sophomore or junior year during the exchange, and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5. ’’Other coordinators have been advised about many of the fine programs that are a part of Pittsburg State University. For example, PSU has very competitive programs in technology and biology among others,” Allen said. Students aware of PSU’s region and programs at the undergraduate level may consider us when selecting a graduate program, Alien said. Students participating will be gaining experience and benefiting from special programs at other schools, while getting to travel to another area of the United States. After the year has passed, the student will come back and finish out the degree program at the home school, in this case, Pitt State. AJI credits and J36 ORIGINALLY from Upper Black Eddy, Penn., Michelle NieliwocKi plans to head eastward next fall to Buffalo, New York, where she will continue her studies in art (photo by Dot Koehler) CHICO, CALIFORNIA, is the destination for Jeff Russell, a sophomore majoring In com- puting, (photo by Dot Koehler) grades are transferred back to Pitt State from the host school. Any student interested in NSE should contact Allen, he said. “I believe the NSE program is a won- derfully broadening opportunity for the student and this university ' Allen said. Tm impressed with the program and the committment of the schools and the people in the National Student Ex- change, he said. 'We're looking to send our own top- notch students out to represent Pitt State and all of Kansas favorably, Dr. AuBuchon said. The idea is to recruit students who can obviously handle the kind of adjustments one would have to make in such an exchange. We want to send people that we feel will benefit from the program, Dr. AuBuchon said. Adventure to the stars by Olive Sullivan Twenty three students gathered on the fourth floor of Russ Hall at the foot of a narrow flight of stairs leading to the observatory. They talked softly while waiting for Dr. James Thomas to come lead them on an adventure to the stars. At last he arrived. “Is everyone ac- climated?” someone quipped. The group began the long trek up the stairs in single file. “Gosh, it's a long way up here. “I need oxygen. “I'm going to faint. Students kidded each other all the way up. and then filed around the walls of the huge metal dome. It looked very much like a scene from a STUDENTS WAIT IN LINE to look outside the observatory dome in a general astronomy field trip to Russ Hall.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) Frankenstein movie. The huge dome was dominated by a large mounted telescope, with a ladder at one side so one could reach the eyepiece. “They ought to have a rack right there on the wall, said one student. “Yeah, and chains on the floor!” Dr. Thomas pressed a switch in the wall, and with a creak and groan, the dome opened above their heads. There was a muffled gasp as the gap widened to reveal the moon and the bright evening star. A man climbed the ladder and looked out the eyepiece. Dr. Thomas removed the lens cap, and said, What do you see now, Bill? Nothing? No, there’s something there,” Bill replied. It’s kinds blurry, though.” Thomas climbed the ladder and made a few deft adjustments. Bill looked through the scope again, and nodded with satisfaction. Thomas pointed out Mars and Jupiter, and the bright star, Venus. Students took their turns to look out at the stars. Comments filtered out of the muffled din of 23 restless people in an echoing room. Wow, Star Trek!” said one. It’s just like the moon looks right now! Can you see anything?” “Is it still there, Mark? “Look, he’s waving at me!” Presently, Dr. Thomas remonstrated. “Don’t move the telescope or you'll lose it.” “It’s kinda moving now,” said one. Thomas explained that the apparent movement was due to the Earth’s rotation. They focused the scope again on Venus, and took one more look. The planet looked like a tiny eclipsed sun. Dr. Thomas then pressed a lever, and like Frankenstein's castle, moved the dome to reveal another view. That’s Saturn over there. Oh, let me seel” The antique atmosphere of the Pittsburg State observatory is not contrived for effect. The telescope and encircling dome are both vintage 1929 originals. Only the telescope mounting has been changed. The telescope is a six inch refractory scope, Dr. Thomas explained. This is the most familiar type, utilizing two lenses to produce an image. It consists of a lens with two or more elements mounted at the front end of an enclosed tube. The tube is not really necessary, but blocks out scattered tight that might distort the image. The ob- jective, or eyepiece, produces the principal image, and the Image is formed at the rear of the tube. The largest objective telescope is the 40 inch one in the Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago, in William’s Bay, Wis. A larger refractory telescope is not practical, due to the extreme difficulty of precision grinding a larger lens. A reflecting telescope also uses two lenses, but is simpler than the refracting telescope. They can be much larger than refracting telescopes, since a mirror is used as the objective lens. In a mirror, the glass can be less than perfect, because the light is reflected from the painted surface. The glass itself therefore, can have all sorts of im- perfections. Thus, larger mirrors can be made than lenses, since a lens must be virtually perfect to be useable. The largest reflecting telescope in the world is the 126 inch one in Zelen- chukskaya, Caucasus, U.S.S.R. 138 Thomas said that three astronomy classes are currently offered at Pittsburg State, including a new course in black holes. He said he tries to have each class go to the observatory at least once, but the weather is not always cooperative. “I put an ad in Today on Campus three times last week, and it was cloudy every night,11 he complained. The classes that do attend are invariably impressed. We looked at different galaxies and stuff. It was really neat. It's kind of scary, though, makes you think, ‘Wow, there’s somebody else out there!”’ said Heidi Friskel. Frontenac sophomore. Thomas explained that classes don’t look at the moon, because it is too close. The telescope lenses focus light like a magnifying glass, and the retina could suffer burns from the intensity of gathered moonlight. Somehow, that takes a little romance out of moonlit nights. But there are still the stars. TOM LAMPING TAKES a look at the night skies, through the observatory telescope. He is a student in one of Dr. Thomas's astronomy classes.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) STUDENTS IN ASTRONOMY classes watch as instructor Jim Thomas adjusts the huge ob- servatory telescope.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) by Olive Sullivan There are two ways a student can be admitted to a graduate degree program. One is if they express an interest in a certain program, such as a Master's in English. They are then considered for admission on that basis. Several hundred students also apply each semester that are not seeking a degree. They want to take graduate level classes for graduate credit, for salary increases, job enhancement, or various personal reasons. If they apply on that basis, they will be considered that way, and the restrictions are less stringent. The requirements for graduate degree programs are a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution, with at least a 2.5 grade point average. International students must have at least a 2,7 gpa since records from abroad are so am- biguous, according to Dr. J.D. Haggard, dean of Graduate Studies, There are also two kinds of graduate assistantships available. One is financed by the state, and one by the federal government. Both require at least a 3.0 gpa on all undergraduate work, and for a federal assistantship, the student has to have a certain financial eligibility, determined by Financial Aids. These are University-wide requirements. In addition, each department has its own criteria. 'The criteria they use depends a great deal on what they would want the student to do, said Dr. Haggard, Dr, Weathers, chairman of Industrial Arts, said they use graduate assistants as teachers in one or two sections, or sometimes as lab assistants in big classes. They also run surveys for the department. Students apply and are chosen from applications. We’d like them to get experience they can use, he said. “We have one graduate assistant that is teaching two of my classes,” Weathers said, since I've been relieved of that for my chairmanship duties. I’d say that it's a real learning experience for him.” Weathers became chairman effective January 1, 1980, when Dr. Sullivan, the former chairman, was appointed acting dean of the School of Technology. “Its an honor to be a graduate assistant, but it takes a lot of work, a lot more than most people think. Not only do you have to put aside time for studies, but time to teach, too. Don Tracy is a graduate assistant in Industrial Arts. He teaches one 9:30 class in Machine Tool Processing. In the Fail ‘79 semester, it was, Tracy said, a lot more hectic. He was teaching the same class, but he had two sections instead of just one. It’s a lot easier this semester, since I’ve already taught the class, he commented, Tracy was asked to teach the class since Mr. Larry Williamson, the regular in- structor, was on sabbatical working on his Ed.D. They asked Tracy to teach his two classes in Machine Tool Processing, and hired him back for the spring semester. Since Williamson is back, Tracy just has one section to teach. This may sound like an easy load, but Tracy has this class at 9:30, and then goes to an 11:30, 12:30, and 1:30 class. This is a fairly busy schedule for anyone, and in addition, he is working on his thesis. Tracy plans to get his Master's Degree in May. A typical day for Tracy starts the night before, with planning for his class. In the morning, he looks over his notes, and generally goes eariy to class to prepare visual aids and figure out just what he wants to say, At first I thought it would be tough, since the guys in my classes are so close to my own age, but believe it or not, I get a lot of respect from them,” Tracy said. He added that he may see his students out partying or in other social settings, but in class they realize they are going to get the grade they deserve. He also does not insist that they call him Mr. Tracy. They're mature enough to handle it. They can call me whichever they perfer, he said. Although Machine Tool Processing is a sophmore level class, he gets everything from freshmen to seniors. It is a basic cfass in machining principals, and covers basic machines, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, and planes. I try to throw In a tittle numerical control, too,” he added. Tracy said he likes teaching real well.” He hopes to be an industrial arts teacher after finishing school in May. He said he was hoping to get a college teaching job, since some of the Master’s students from last year got jobs teaching at a junior college or college. But I might teach high school,” he added. I wouldn’t mind it. Tracy looks at this year of teaching as a big asset in getting a job. I think they would consider it as a year of experience both in industry and teaching. Most schools would look at it as a year’s experience in teaching, I think, and that would raise the pay scale, But, whatever he decides to do, high school or college, teaching or industry, the experience will definitely help. LESLIE BROWN, AN ENGLISH TEACHER at Frontanac High School, takes a 15 minute reading break with her students,(photo by Janine Friskeil) DON TRACY, GRADUATE ASSISTANT, DEMONSTRATES the uses of a drill press,(photo by Fred McGary) 140 Communications: campus lifeblood by Max McCoy Communication is the oil which permits the wheels of education to turn smoothly. Communication is a hard word to define. Since most vehicles of com- munication on campus are one-way streets, such as the campus newspaper, or administration memorandums, or parking tickets, the message must not be lost in transmission, so that the original meaning remains intact. The writers of the Collegio, the campus newspaper, must choose their words and phrases carefully, yet still cope with a weekly deadline. The administration strives to write memos which can be understood at one reading. Even the security department must take the time to make the information on a campus parking ticket legible, and then record that information. But mistakes do happen. Enrollment time is open season for lapses of communication. Where do I go now? is a common question, or, You mean I have to get this signed? after a two-flight climb to the final checkpoint. But communication on campus isn’t limited to print. There is also a network of electronic communication devices, intercoms, telephone extensions, and even videotape outlets. Some classes, such as Introduction to Radio and T.V., are taught with the help of videotaped segments. Campus Security uses walkie-talkies to keep in touch with their officers on patrol, to relay vital information in case quick action is needed. Most offices have their own telephone extensions, which can immediately put them in touch with any other office on campus. There are over 150 extensions on campus. A new addition to communications on campus is the addition of the new library, which replaces Porter Library. The modern style building is two and one half times larger than Porter, and will have the storage capacity for 600,000 items when work on the basement is completed. The cost of the library was $2,255,229, as of July 1979, according to Gary Carlat,.. director of Campus Planning. The writing center in Grubbs Hall helps 142 students communicate better. Dr. Joyce Moyers is the new director of the center, which supports a staff of senior and graduate students who help those students having trouble with their writing. Another item on campus that keeps students aware of upcoming events is “Today on Campus,’1 a daily newsietter produced by the duplicating department. It features topics of student interest such as special seminars, club meetings, and an hourly schedule for each day. ALL MAJOR PRINTING at Pittsburg State is done in Whltesitt Hall, where Jim Bussone prints the school newspaper, the Collegio, with the use of the Cottrell Model 15A press.(photo by Fred McGary) THE CUSHMAN CARS from Campus Security are a common sight at the university, although they may not be a welcome sight to students who park In the wrong zone.(photo by Fred McGary) “TODAY ON CAMPUS,’ a university publication, Is run off dally by Ray Frederick, who operates the duplicating machine located in Russ Hall.(photo by Fred McGary) 143 The Hassles of Enrollment by Olive Sullivan Enrollment. The most dreaded word on campus, next to one even worse, finals. The worst thing about it is that they come at the same time. At the end of a busy semester, with finals just around the corner, the new class schedule comes out, and students eagerly search its pages to find which classes they will take next. Then the hassle begins. First, the student decides what to take. At last, happy with his MWF 11:30 class in Folk and Square Dance (pud course), he trots off to see his advisor. There is disillusionment. The advisor reminds him that he must have six hours of mathematics or biology, English composition, speech, and innumerable other classes, not to mention the 21 hours required for a minor. There goes Folk and Square Dance. The two of t-hem work out a new schedule, satisfactory to the student, and helping him to meet some more requirements. The next step in the enrollment process is to pick up the enrollment packet at the registrar's office in Russ Hall. Again, disillusionment. After standing in line for 15 minutes, the hapless student discovers that he is only a sophomore and can’t enroll for three more days. Oh, woe. At last, the student meets with his 1 ' advisor once more. He signs the schedule, and the student takes the completed packet to the Office of the Program Schedule in the lower level of Grubbs Hall. After waiting in another long line, he surrenders the packet to an enrollment worker, who hands him a card to fill out for changes in student status, and one to mark if he wants a Kanza for the next year. Then the poor student gets to sit down and rest until an opening comes up. He presents his trial schedule, signed, and a worker checks for class cards. If a selected class is full, the student must select an alternate. If he hasn’t discussed alternates with his advisor, this entails figuring it out on the spot, to the dismay of enrollees behind him. Finally, he writes his student I.D. number on each class card, signs his name one last time, and is through. If, between pre-enrollement and the next semester, he changes his mind about a class, there is an entirely dif- ferent and twice as maddening process to go through. This is open enrollment. Everything is the same up to the time your advisor signs the number three card. First of all, during open enrollment, it seems to be almost impossible to catch an advisor in his or her office. They seem to disappear. Every time the baffled student shows up at the door, someone blithely says, “Oh, he just stepped out for a moment.” How many moments can one man just step out? After finally tracking the advisor down long enough to get his cards signed, the student goes to the Imperial Ballroom in the Student Union to collect class cards. This requires standing in a line for each card, and even more lines if a class is full. The last step in the enrollment process is to have fees assessed at the fee assessment table. Next, the student goes to the Cashier’s Station to pay his fees, or mails in a check for the proper amount. Somewhere during this hectic process, a Pittsburg State University Photo Identification Card is made. Haven't you ever wondered why those pictures always come out with the person looking like he had just been hit by a truck? Now you know. Enrollment. A VISIT WITH YOUR ADVISOR is one of the firs! steps In enrolling. Craig Potter and his advisor, James Taylor, select the best classes to take.(photo by Brenda Collins) WITH THE PLEASANT ENROLLMENT WORKERS the bustle of enrollment is made a little easier. Betty Crandall assists Chrisla Carroll in getting the classes she needs.(photo by Brenda Collins) 145 Everubodu needs J somebody sometime by Olive Sullivan In the world of college finals and college parties, even the best students need help sometimes. That’s what Pitt State’s various tutorial services are all about. On campus, there are many different kinds of sevices. For people who need help with writing and composition skills, there is a well—stocked writing lab in Grubbs Hall. In Yates Hall, one can find math tutorial rooms, or hire individual tutors at varying hourly rates. The Accounting Department has an excellent tutorial service, and the Music Department has tutors for everything from voice to clarinet. Dr. Joyce Moyers is the new director of the Grubbs Hall Writing Center, and is trying to implement some changes. Formerly, the center was run mainly for students in English who needed help with writing compositions and papers. Now, the department is trying to promote the center as a campus-wide service for anyone with a writing problem. People who need help with resumes or abstracts and theses for other depart- ments are welcome. Dana Stonecipher, Parsons senior, said, “We’ve had several people come in and ask about resumes. Dr. Moyers is a resume expert. Moyers herself said, “It's not just remedial. We deal with everything from basic problems to very sophisticated problems.” The tutors are Teaching Methods students who plan to teach English. Moyers said there are no machines In the center. A student brings in a paper and a tutor or Dr. Moyers discusses it with him, and they work out the problem. Sometimes a teacher will ‘suggest’ strongly that their students come in, but often they come in on their own,” Dr. Moyers said. Sometimes she assigns exercises to help the students with a particular problem. “We tell them what’s wrong and what’s right. Some people come in almost daily, Moyers said. The clientele of the Writing Center is varied. Moyers said most are freshmen, but other students, people from the community, and even faculty members STUDYING ENGLISH ISN'T all that hard, discovers foreign student Santos Manrrique, especially with the help of his tutor, Maria Sanders.(photo by Dot Koehler) come in for help with grammar and editing. Also, she said, a professor may come in with a question about grading a student’s paper. She said that the center is a good place for student teachers to get actual ex- perience with students before going into public schools. It’s good for them because it’s not as literary oriented as most of their experience, she said. Thus, the center serves as another kind of tutoring service. The accounting lab is a slightly different situation. It is staffed by advanced ac- counting students, and is open 20 hours a week in the afternoons, said Guy Owings, Chairman of the Accounting Department. The purpose of the lab is to make the solutions to assigned problems available to the students, so they can make a comparison to see if they did it right, Owings said. Then, the students can go to the instructor for an explanation of how and why. They can also go to the accounting lab supervisor, Shirley Smith, Chanute senior and president of the Accounting Association. The comparison also helps students identify problem areas, Owings said. He added that the purpose of the lab is not to reduce office hours for the staff. The faculty still is required to have a minimum of ten office hours, and students are encouraged to meet with them,” Owings said. The music department’s tutorial ser- vices are mainly geared toward students in the techniques and music theory classes. Private lessons are also offered, but as a one-to-one teaching method. They are not considered a tutorial ser- vice. Another important source of tutoring is friends who have had the class before. Don Floyd, Ft. Scott senior, is one such friend. He and Lee Newton, Kansas City junior, have study sessions to help Newton catch up in macroeconomics. “I don’t mind tutoring in the sense that I know I need it,” Newton said. Don's an intelligent person as far as macro’s concerned, and I’m sure we can work something out where I can catch up with the rest of the class.” Why is he behind? It’s a problem many students are faced with — “I just overextended myself,” he said. Of course, one problem with this kind of THE WRITING LAB at Grubbs Hall can also be a quiet place to study, and freshman Christy Nordt takes advantage of some spare time to concentrate on an assignment.(photo by Alan Ford) tutoring is when the tutor and student both have tough tests the next day. Pat Terry, a Pittsburg freshman tutoring a friend in college algebra, faced a calculus test the same day as the friend’s algebra test. After an evening study session, she commented, Right now I’m very depressed, because I’m going to flunk my test. She then laughed and added, Not really. Ask me again tomorrow. James Ellis, Pittsburg junior, and his girlfriend Melody Roberts Pittsburg sophomore, have worked out a good system to get them by. They take dif- ferent courses each semester, and then switch. For instance, in the fall, Melody takes Introduction to computing, and James has accounting. In the spring, they switch so that James has com- puting. This way, they always know where to go for help. Of course, the first semester is a little rough, but it saves money on books and gives the two an excuse to be together. So the next time you're on the verge of insanity, just remember, somewhere there is a tutor waiting to help you out. 147 Mission: Higher Education by Olive Sullivan The mission of higher education as seen by Pittsburg State University President James Appleberry is to provide students with the kind of environment where they can think on their own, solve problems in society as a group, and take an active part in using their abilities for themselves and for society. ‘‘Before we can project the future of the University, or higher education in general, we must define our mission, stated President James Appleberry. Historically, universities have been accused of being “ivory towers,M that DURING HOMECOMING CONVOCATION, Gus proves to President Appleberry that the Gorillas can defeat the Kearney State Antelopes, (photo by Kerry Jordan) they are not responsive to society, or are retreats from the real world and its cares and problems, Appleberry said. Critics say that the university world is insulated from day to day activities and happenings. “This comparative isolation, the in- sulation from day-to-day events, provides an opportunity for faculty and students to jointly review those events for their meaning and to test solutions to those events and happenings in a relatively protected environment,” Dr. Appleberry said. It provides a chance for educated people to stand back from what is happening and gain a perspective, a new view, or a new way of looking at what is happening. This enables them to hopefully come up with new thoughts, ideas, and solutions. H would be wishful thinking to hope that higher education would be able to preserve those qualities of the ivory tower, Dr. Appleberry commented. Dr. Appleberry believes that what has happened in the past decade is a gradual chipping away at that isolation. Higher education has been almost forced to become more immediately responsive to local and national events than ever before. Students, faculty, ad- ministration, and people from all parts of society are interchanging all the time. The university environment is more impinged upon by world events than ever before, such as the draft, Iran, and even the Olympics. “The future of higher education is less predictable than ever before, Dr. Ap- pleberry said. According to Dr. Appleberry, higher education has found real world op- portunities for creative thinking greatly diminished if there at all. There is not enough time. The world pace has in- creased too rapidly. He said the future is at least as unpredictable as the society in which it resides; therefore, the future of higher education cannot be accurately predicted. “The future of Pittsburg State is in- tertwined with the future of this state and region, he said. Higher education is still viewed as a place where solutions to problems can be obtained, and where students can be prepared to solve them. Appleberry said that the future of Pittsburg State depends on the willingness of the faculty and ad- ministration to be responsive to the needs of this region and their willingness to work together and adapt to change. Pittsburg State began as the manual training school for the state of Kansas in 1903. It was one of the first schools of its kind in the nation. “There is no doubt that PSU will carry on the tradition of leadership and excellence in career preparation for professions, including those programs in the School of Technology and Vo-Tech,” he com- mented. There is a great need for the kinds of students that are prepared in that school. Dr. Appleberry also said it is unlikely that any other institution in this region can develop as strong a School of Business as is here at Pittsburg State. “So long as this region is aggressive in its desires to assist industry, the School of Business will remain strong, he said. PSU has a tradition in the education of public school teachers and teachers at the junior college level, perhaps without peer in this part of the country, Ap- pleberry said. This is in part due, he feels, to the willingness of our faculty to not only f keep up with developments in teacher training, but to work with them in the field. Public schools and junior colleges will continue to look to PSU for leadership and help,” Appleberry said. It is now being said by some employers and students that a college education is not necessary to get a good job anymore. Some people go so far as to say that college education is no longer a good investment. Dr. Appleberry doesn’t believe that for a minute. People don’t understand the purpose of higher education. It Is not synonomous with vocational education. If that were true we might as well have everyone go to Xerox University and teach them only the skills necessary to do one job!” Higher education teaches abilities needed for employment, but also the attitude and willingness to extend self so that education does not deal only with job skills. Those who view higher education as job training sell higher education short,” Dr. Appleberry said. He added that more people than ever before are getting college degrees. Degrees are a means of advancement. More students are coming back for nraduate study. It is a challenging op- portunity to have graduate programs ready and able to meet these needs, said Appleberry. Appleberry emphasized that PSU professional schools surround a strong liberal arts program. No institution can claim quality education without a strong School of Arts and Sciences,” he said. Liberal arts is the starting point for any professional program. It is up to this faculty to determine whether those programs make maximum use of the faculty in Arts and Sciences. If we are to remain a quality institution, they must,” he stated. I think that PSU has perhaps the best potential to be responsive of any other institution of higher education in the state. The question is whether we will be willing to accept those challenges and make the most of them. With the faculty and support staff we have here, we will,” Dr. Appleberry said. Pittsburg State will do well.” THE PITT STATE BAND was Invited to perform at the Boot Hill Bowl game at Dodge City. Band member Pat Ciardullo dlcusses with President Appleberry the halftime activities at the banquet, (photo by Kerry Jordan) PRESIDENT APPLEBERRY EXPLAINS some of the features of the new library to Pitt State parents at the library dedication this fall, (photo by Dot Koehler) 149 Learning a trade by Catherine Henderson The Vocational Technical Institute is a part of Pittsburg State University located in the city of Pittsburg, Kansas. Pitt- sburg is situated in the midst of an extensive industrial and mining area covering the corners of Southeast Kansas, Southwest Missouri and Nor- theast Oklahoma. Travel to and from Pittsburg is facilitated by a network of all-weather roads, including Federal Highways 160 and 69, and State High- ways 126 and 57. The Vocational Technical Institute has an excellent plant for Trade and Industrial Education and renders a distinct and much needed service to the city of Pitt- sburg, the surrounding area, and the state of Kansas. “There are only three other institutes like ours in the United States, said Dr. William G. Ward, director of the Vocational Technical Institute, “and they are located in Oklahoma, North Carolina, and Idaho.” The major objective of the Vo Tech Institute is the training of youths and adults for successful employment in industry. Emphasis is placed on basic techniques and skills which apply specifically to the needs of industry. The objective of each course is to prepare students for useful and productive employment and to upgrade employed workers. “The difference between a Vo Tech student and a four year college student is that from the first day, they get their hands on what they are going to be doing and they find out from the beginning if that's what they really want to do, said Dr. Ward. DRAFTING, ONCE AN ALL MALE FIELD now has many openings tor well trained women like Jeanle Mercado, (photo by Brenda Collins) Anyone over 16 years of age who is need of vocational training and has the ap- titude and ability to gain from training required in the particular course selected may attend Vo Tech. Students attend class from 8:30 to 3:30 every day. The largest enrollment is in the Elec- tricity program. Dr. Ward said. This program is designed to prepare the student for employment as a main- tenance or construction electrical technician with a good understanding of and competent skill in the following fields: residential, commercial main- tenance and construction, industrial maintenance and construction, and electrical machinery maintenance, control, and rebuilding. Cosmetology training includes in- struction and practice in all phases of cosmetology, while Air Conditioning and Refrigeration allows the student to receive training in the basic principles of servicing household refrigerators as well as commercial refrigeration and air conditioning equipment. Auto Body Repair training provides instruction and practice on live jobs, covers all phases of body and fender repair, and includes a comprehensive unit in auto body and fender painting. It develops the necessary manipulative skills and technical knowledge to enter and succeed in this occupation. Other general objectives for the 300 students in Vo Tech are to develop skills in the use of tools and machines and in the modification of materials of the particular trade selected as an oc- cupation, to promote safety con- sciousness, and to develop a strong interest in industrial affairs and methods of production and provide specialized training for persons who have selected a vocation, aquired some practical ex- perience, and feel the need for further training. In Auto Mechanics Trade Skills, techniques of testing, disassembling, repairing, assembling, installing, and adjusting are taught and performed. The student learns to make shop sketches and estimate material needed to make various items in the courses on Cabinet and Furniture Making. The care, use, and maintenance of hand tools and power machinery are also included in that field. Students are first instructed in the basic skills and concepts of the drafting oc- cupation and advanced work in Drafting Technology. This course is designed to meet the particular needs of the student and exacting requirements in machine, structural, and cartographic drafting. Students recieve instruction in drafting room techniques, procedures, processes, standards and the care and use of tools and special instruments of the trade. The objectives of the course in Elec- tronics are to provide the student with technical information and practical skills. They can then service and repair navigation and communications equipment, electronically controlled devices, and electronic equipment found in the home, through training and shop practice in the field. Students are trained to operate such basic machine shop equipment as engine lathes, turret lathes, and some specialized areas such as electrical discharge machines and numerical milling machines. Students also receive training in the proper care and use of hand tools of the trade, semi-precision and precision measuring tools, and inspection room equipment. They are taught such areas of related information as basic machine shop safety, blueprint reading for industry, and many other areas which are pertinent to the trade. The courses in welding are arranged to give thorough training in all of the common welding processes. Students learn about the welding and cutting of iron, steel, and non-ferrous metals, preparation and layout of different welding joints, and flame hardening of metals. They also study control of ex- pansion, contraction and stress of metals, inspection and testing of welds, care and use of equipment, and safety. “A typical graduate of Vo Tech will have far more experience than a junior college graduate,” said Dr. Ward, “and most of our students, about 90 per cent, are placed before they graduate. I’m very excited about us being recognized, Ward added. “It puts us in touch with the University community. 150 SPARKS SOMETIMES FLY at the Vocational Tenhnical Institute, especially in their welding classes, iphoto by Alan Ford) Steps toward modernization by Olive Sullivan The closing of Carney Hall last year created some real hassles for the departments of biology and chemistry. With the Carney lab facilities off-limits, they had to make do. This entailed refurbishing Bowen Hall, a former dorm, with temporary labs in bathrooms, lecture classes in Yates, or wherever else there was space, and a mid-term move to the basement of Dellinger Hall for biology labs. Now, at last, the two departments are on the verge of getting something a little more permanent, but still temporary. Expectations are high for the brand new science laboratory facilty nearing completion at Ford and Rouse streets, behind Weede Gym. The Temporary Science Annex represents the first major phase of a high-priority modernization program for the departments of biology and chemistry. We are anxious to get moved. We feel our programs will do much better in the new facility, said Dr. Melvin L. Potts, chairman of the Department of Chemistry. Completion of the facility is expected by this summer, said Gary Carlat, director of facilities planning. We really hope that we will be moving in at the early part of the summer, said Dr. Dean Bishop, biology chairman. He added that summer classes would still be held in the current areas. Dr. Bishop explained that as soon as the contractors are out, the architect and a physical plant crew have to go in and WITH CARNEY HALL CLOSEO, and the temporary science lab under construction, the basement of Dellinger served as science facilities.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) THE STRUCTURE of the new lab facility blends gracefully with nearby Weede Gym.(photo by Alan Ford) check everything out before the departments can move in. The new building contains only laboratories. Offices are still in Bowen, and lectures are wherever we can.find them, Bishop laughed. The building is equipped with more than a dozen different laboratories, including labs for general biology, botany, microbiology, plant physiology, fresh- man chemistry, organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, anatomy and physiology, embryology, histology and parisitology, general zoology, com- parative anatomy and genetics and mycology laboratories as well as preparation, research, and supply facilities. The facility is designed to be converted at a later date for use by the Vocational Technical Institute after completion of a replacement facility for Carney Hall. This is projected for the summer of ‘83. Dr. Bishop said that lab benches from Carney will be used in the new building, and they and other heavy equipment will be moved by Physical Plant crews. Moving money will be used to hire students lo carry the lighter things, he said. As many as 700 student-contact hours are predicted for weekday use for the new structure. Busing is being organized to transport students to and from the building from the central campus. I think it will certainly help our programs, said Dr. Bishop- Better facilities and such will definitely improve our program. WORKING IN GENERAL CHAOS builders busily try to complete the temporary science facilities for use by 1980.(photo by Alan Ford) : v ,vi for the 1980’s.” But, even before this, there are details to be completed. The first stage is to define the mission of the institution. Next, they must specify the present status of the school, translate the mission statement into goals, and redefine the goals in terms of organizational responsibilities. The various groups then have the task of organizing these responsibilities into meaningful daily, weekly, monthly, and annua! goals. They must specify the resource requirements for each activity, and evaluate the results of the planning against the actual outcome of the process. The evaluation is fed back into the planning process to update the program. The proposed planning model is a three- year cycle. The first year, 1979-80, saw the beginning of the planning process. The University community developed an educational plan, using input from all of the above sources. Each committee has at least two students on it. Next, In- stitutional Research completed an assessment study or “snapshot” of the University as it is now. Finally, faculty, administration, and the staff prepared to plan. In 1980-81, the individual planning units will prepare plans that contain detailed by Olive Sullivan Right now all we have is a plan to plan,” said Dr. James Gilbert, vice president of Academic Affairs. He was referring to the proposed planning process for Pittsburg State University, “Challenge for the 1980’s. The goals and orientation of the program are to provide various members of the academic community with in- formation that will help them specify their own goals so they can make the maximum contribution to the overall mission of the University, Gilbert ad- DR. GILBERT EXPLAINS planning for the 80s Includes goal and orientation for the overall University community.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) ded. Planning has to be a part of the overall University community, including students, student affairs, support groups such as the library, and the academic departments and President's office. The process must be based on common ideas of the mission of the school, however, and that is what the proprosed plan is trying to establish. A complex process has been drawn up In which each group or committee for- mulates a plan which is approved and added to by the next, and the next, and so on. At last, it is all sent to the University Planning Council, approved by the Faculty Senate, PSUKHEA, Student Senate, and the Alumni Association. The President has the final approval, and then all this is put together Into Challenges Chal lenge for the 80’s proposals for 1981-82, less detailed yet substantial plans for 1982-83, and less detailed tentative plans for 1983-84. In 1981-82t the individual planning units revise and detail the proposals for 1982- 83. They also revise the less detailed and tentative proposals for 1983-84 and add 1984-85, or the third year ahead, and formulate less detailed and tentative proposals for this year. At the end of the planning cycle, in 1984-85, the educational plans and assumptions are revised, the In- stitutional Research committee revises the institutional snapshot 1 and the process starts all over again. The idea behind this continuous planning cycle is that each school, department, and faculty member will know what they should do to contribute to the University’s goal, and exactly what that goal is, “It’s a community en- terprise ' Gilbert said, Everyone is included. DR. JAMES GILBERT, vice president of Academic Affairs, looks toward the future progress of Pitt- sburg State University.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) OR. GILBERT MAKES CLEAR the proposed planning process, including everyone in the University's goal for the 1980‘s.(photo by Dot Koehler) r On the Ovol Sports This year was a good season for sports on the Oval. The Gorillas football team did their school proud by winning the Boot Hill Bowl, and the athletes kept the energy rolling through basketball season, volleyball, and track and field. Intramurals also gave students that didn't have the time • •• rugby continued to be a force felt throughout the region. Sports are a big part of campus life, and a proud one, on the Oval. SIDELINE CHEERING is what the women s softball team is noted for. Barri Bartlett, Robbi Pazzie, Linda Wade and Anne Scalet encourage their fellow teammates, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) or interest in organized sports a chance to strut their stuff. Baseball and softball teams sprouted with the spring, and COACHING IS MORE than sitting on the sidelines looking worried. Coach Joan Warrington explains a new strategy to her volleyball players.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) V. 15 6 STRETCHING FOR ALL HE IS WORTH, men's tennis team member Jim Davidson races the tennis ball to the ground.(photo by Alan Ford) Got spirit? Let's hear it! Muscles grow.............. Surviving the cut......... It's fun for free......... i 57 Gorillas on the road by Janet Stites For the collegiate athlete, traveling can become a rather monotonous aspect of competition. The bus rides in Kansas and surrounding states seem particularly long if the Pitt State athletes come home the losers. However, traveling can be a very en- joyable experience, as members of the Pitt State football team found out when they went to Dodge City to play in the 10th Annual Boot Hltl Bowl, The game against Peru State of Nebraska was scheduled for Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. At 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15 the team was on the practice field at Pitt State, going over a few last plays. The players entered Weede Physical Education Building in small groups at 2:15 p.m. While the team showered and MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY exhausted following their 43-14 victory over Peru Nebraska Bobcats, junior linebacker Jeff Cooper and senior offensive guard Tlmon Oujiri undress for their seven hour journey homeward.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) packed their equipment, members of the pompom squad and Concerned Black Students set up a reception table complete with a victory sign. Team members in the locker room checked their equipment bags. Worn shoelaces and cleats were replaced in shoes; hip, thigh and knee pads were all packed, along with red uniforms to be worn in the game. The bus pulled up in front of the Weede and the players began loading. Red equipment bags were placed in the lower compartments of the bus and smaller bags placed in the bus. Team members, coaches, and Gorilla fans were at the reception to wish the team good luck. Many players wore boots and cowboy hats, the proper attire for Dodge City. At 3 p.m. the bus, fully loaded pulled away from Weede. The team was only going as far as Wichita, approximately a three and a half hour bus ride. Several players slept during the ride while others talked or played cards. The team arrived at Sidman’s Restaurant at 6:30 p.m. for a buffet dinner. At 7:45 they checked into the Sheraton Inn Motel and the remainder of the evening was free for them to do as they pleased. Each player was back at the motel and in bed by 1 a.m. On Friday morning the team left the Sheraton inn at 8:40 a.m. and went back to Sidman's Restaurant for breakfast. Nine forty five a.m. and the team was back on the bus headed for Dodge City. Upon arriving, the team checked into the Western Inn Motor Lodge, while the coaches checked in at the Golden Bell Motel. The team got a real treat at 1 p.m. when they visited Front Street in Dodge City for a taste of the Old West. Players bought souvenirs and did some sight- seeing for two hours. At 4 p.m. it was back to work and the team had an hour practice. Going over a few last minute details and plays, the team knew that they were ready. A banquet for the Gorilla team and the LONG BUS RIDES are just one of the many aspects of the traveling athlete.(photo by Alan Ford) V On fhe toad Peru Bobcats started at 7 p.m. President Appleberry, along with both team’s coaches and the mayor of Dodge City spoke at the banquet. Entertainment was also provided. One thing that remains the same whether on the road or at home is the team meeting at 10 each Friday night before the Saturday game. It was lights out and time for bed at 11 p.m. for atl those serious about beating Peru. The wake-up calls came at nine on Saturday morning and the excitement mounted. The pre-game meal was held at 10 a.m. and the team was back at the motel at 11 a.m., where the trainers taped the players and they loaded the bus. They checked out of the motel at 11:30 a.m. and headed for Memorial Stadium, At 1:20 p.m. the team was on the field doing calesthenics and warming up for the game. The kick off was at 2 p.m, and the Gorillas ran away with the game, the final score being 43 to 14. Team members lingered on the field after the game, talking to parents, friends, and the opposing team. After showering, the team was once again on the bus and headed for Pratt where they ate supper. They arrived at Don’s Serviteria at 6:30 p.m. for a buffet meal and headed for home at 7:30 p.m. The ride home was a happy one with singing, laughing, and congratulations. The team arrived back in Pittsburg at midnight. They were tired, but happy. It was a good trip and a good season. ONE OF THE IMPORTANT motivating factors of a traveling athlete Is relaxation and concentration. Paul Gibson relaxes In preparation for a big game.(photo by Kerry Jordan) TEAM MANAGERS are a substantial help to the traveling athlete. Tim Kunard assists Richard Carter with his football helmet before the game with Peru State.(photo by Kerry Jordan) f 60 wiih all of The rtrK Talks and pre- iJgrne preparations behlhfr- .them, the fdotdall teara leff bysdnlofs captains Steve Bfuce (62Kan.pl ark tmtner (15) take the Meld agSffffe? the Peru £me j£k bcats in the tenth annual Bobt Mill ■Jowl (photo by Kyle Clevelanch J I coaches Many faces of PSU KNOWING THAT VICTORY IS EVIDENT brought a look of satisfaction from Coaches Hefner, Bortnlck, and Randleman.f photo by K erry Jordan) COACH CRIL L EXPLAINS what needs to happen when the play resumes.( photo by Dot K oehler) EXPLAINING THE FINER POINTS of volleyball is one of Coach Joan Warrington’s job as volleyball coach, (photo by Kyle Clev eland) AFTER A LONG DAY of practice. Coach Finley began to feel the fatigue caused by tension and heavy responsibility.(photo by Kerry Jordan) IT WAS A TURBULENT YEAR for Head Coach Bob Johnson as he watched his team lose another game. This one to Wayne State (Neb.) (photo by Kyle Cleveland) COACH SPORTSMAN GAVE his opinion of what has been going on while Coach Johnson looks on.(photo by Alan Ford) 163 Spirit? by Janet Stites At each home football game, Bran- denburg Stadium was the most popular place on campus. Students would enter the gates with their green number eight cards, bringing with them coolers of beer, red and gold pom pons, blankets and kazoos. As the pep band played the school song, the stands echoed with the chant “We are Pitt State ' The football team was on a victory streak and the fans led the way with their enthusiasm. At the beginning of the season, the cheerleaders and yell leaders ex- perienced some trouble in generating enthusiasm in a positive manner. Members of the crowd seemed more interested in yelling obscenities and using Gus the mascot for target practice by throwing ice at him than they did in Let's hear it! watching the game. The cheerleaders then started a contest with a traveling trophy going to the organization showing the most positive enthusiasm. Which ever organization won the trophy the most times during the season, won a keg of beer. It seemed to do the trick and the fans were once again an influential part of the competition. Members of the Pitt State cheering squad are; Terri Ellis, Pittsburg junior; Jan Steele, Fort Scott senior; Rodney Jenkins, Atchinson senior; Nankie Carbajo, Shawnee sophomore; Debby Byrne, Olathe junior; Tom Bohanon, Kansas City senior; Clayton Schut, Hutchinson junior; Jim Leathers, Prairie Village sophomore; Joe McSpadden, Overland Park sophomore; Ginger Dunn, Pittsburg freshman, and Andrea Lehr, Pittsburg freshman. The cheering squad began preparing for their job long before any actual com- petition began. The squad commuted between Pittsburg and Kansas City during the summer in order to hold practices. They also went to Dallas to a summer cheerleading camp at Southern Methodist University. The Pitt State squad competed against other univer- sities at the camp such as the University of Arkansas, University of Illinois, and Texas A M, Each night at the camp a spirit stick was awarded to the squad showing the most enthusiasm and the Pitt State squad received the stick three of the four nights they were at the camp. The squad did a good job of getting the fans involved in the cheers. A favorite proved to be a chant in which the cheerleaders requested people in the stands to get down ' and racking their arms and rotating their hips, the crowd got down.” 164 ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority showed their spirit for the Gorillas at the Yell Like Hell contest during homecoming weeM- photo by Alan Ford) The pep band was very instrumental and made an impressive sight donned in their red uniforms. The band won the spirit trophy the most of any organization and definitely did their part in adding to the school spirit. Although other campus functions suffered from a lack of interest, this couldn’t be said about the football games. Even the games away often had good sized crowds. There were several faces in the crowd that could be seen weekly and although they were a little older than the students, they contributed their share of en- thusiasm. These people were the parents of the players. They come in with blankets and cushions and thermos bottles full of coffee. When their son makes a big play they cheer him on; when he doesn’t do so well, they shout words of encouragement. Although they might not wholeheartedly approve of all the things that go on in the stands, they are understanding. The Phi Sigs and theircannon, the TKEs and their bell, Gus climbing the light pole and the screaming of the crowd were all a very important part of the 1979 football season. Just as each victory is a team effort for the football team, generating enthusiasm is a team effort for the fans. Pitt State fans definitely “got down” during the 1979 football season. RAISING A SPIRIT CHALLENGE to other groups during the homecoming game Is pep band member John Beran, Chetopa junior.(photo by Bob Benignus) EXCITEMENT FOR THE HOMECOMING CROWD remained high, even as the Gorillas were going down In defeat to the Wayne State Wildcats, (photo by Bob Benignus) 65 Weightlifting is for everyone by Bill Craker Weightlifting is no stranger to those involved in such sports as football and wrestling. But a common error is the idea that weight training is restricted to such physical sports as football. Many athletes In non-contact sports can be found any afternoon in the weight training room at the Weede gym. One such athlete is Joe Williams, Arma freshman. Williams plays intramural basketball at Pitt State, and he often works out In the weight room on the afternoons he doesn't work. Williams works on building up the strength in his arms to better his basketball playing. Lifting is a great way to build up your strength and endurance. And it’s a good way to better your self image, he said. Another athlete who frequents the weight room is Ramona Lintner, WeiIsville freshman. Lintner lifts weights every Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon as part of her track conditioning. She runs the hurdles and the quarter mile race in track, so most of her lifting is done with the legs. Lintner is one of only a few women who work in the weight room. “I was real self-conscious at first but the guys were real nice to me and that soon passed, she said. Almost all sports require some sort of weight lifting as part of training. Even those like tennis and softball, which are usually thought of as sports requiring more agility than muscle, have their basis in weightlifting. To be able to hit and throw a softball and move around a tennis court with speed and balance all require strength and endurance. Barri Bartlett, Tulsa sophomore, plays softball for Pitt State and can be found working out in the weight room every other day of the week. Bartlett is one of many women put on a weight training problem by Mary Nutter, coach of women's softball. The program is designed to build upper body strength and tone the muscles, Coach Nutter stated. Bartlett doesn't mind working in the room with the guys. At first it was pretty scary working out with all those big guys, but they were real helpful. They acted like they knew we were athletes like they were, and knew we were there to better ourselves, she said. Tennis is a sport that requires little actual brute strength, but It takes strength and endurance to be able to retain balance and speed over an ex- tended period of time on the courts. Patty Daniels, Riverton sophomore, is a member of the Pitt State women's tennis team and often lifts weights to help her tennis game. She has been lifting for two years here at Pitt State. She said that if she had tried to lift while she was in high school she would have been laughed out of the weight room by the guys, but here at college the men all acknowledge the fact that she is an athlete and is simply trying to better herself just like the rest of them. Daniels stated that lifting has helped her swing in tennis and her throwing in softball, and improved her self image. Lifting can help a girl's appearance as well as it can a guy's. I recommend it to any girl who wants to improve herself, she said. Weightlifting isn’t restricted to those who participate in a organized sport. A surprising number of people lift weights simply to better their health and ap- pearances. Keith Holmes, Miami, Okla., junior, usually lifts weights three times a LIFTING WEIGHTS can be a very strenuous activity as can be seen by the expression on Jim Welch's face, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) week for an hour or more. It keeps my muscles toned and my body In good shape, he said. Another lifter is John Regan, Pittsburg freshman. Regan lifts weights when time allows. Weightlifting is one of the few sports that allows you to compete against yourself without the stress situation of an actual tournament or game,” he said. Lifting weights can cause some in- teresting problems, such as for Paul Briggs, an exchange teacher from England. I had just been measured for a new jacket when my father thought it would be good for me to start lifting weights to better my health and straighten my shoulders. Well, I started lifting on a regular basis and I started to broaden in the shoulders. By the time my jacket came from the tailor’s shop, I had gained so much in the shoulders that my new jacket didn’t fit anymore, and that’s when I decided to stop lifting weights.” Despite the problems that can be caused by lifting weights it can be very helpful in maintaining your health. It is important to know how to lift and just how much to start with before attempting to try weightlifting. Many coaches agree that it is important to see your doctor before trying to lift to be sure it won’t be bad for your health instead of helpful. There is very little required in the way of special equipment in lifting. Some people like to use a back brace or a waist belt to help protect against injuries. It is very important not to start with too much weight, which would cause strained muscles or permanent damage. Whether you are lifting weights to improve yourself in a particular sport, it can be a very profitable experience, if it is done right. THE FAST MOVING Randy Rodlch gets In a bit of quick exercise in the weight lifting room, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) STRAINING TO PUSH a little harder and lift a little higher Is Mike Hegarty, while Kurt Demy gives him encouragement, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) A DEDICATED LIFTER pictured here Isn’t going to let the fact that the barbells are being used stop him — he just simply lifts the weights without the bar, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) 767 It's great at the top by Janet Stites The Pitt State football team experienced an action packed season this year capped by a Central States Intercollegiate Conference co—championship and a victory at the Boot Hill Bowl in Dodge City. Members of the team arrived at Pitt State two weeks prior to the start of classes and began practicing. The temperature ranged high in the 90’$ during the mid afternoon practices, but despite the heat, the Gorillas worked towards perfecting their skills. With 34 returning lettermen and a good crop of new recruits the season looked bright, but things took a turn for the worse when Bob Stringer, Topeka junior, suffered a knee injury in pre-season practice, scratching him from the Gorilla starting roster for the remainder of the season. Stringer was the best center in the conference and his absence did not go unnoted. Pitt State played their first game on the road against Northwest Missouri State. The Gorillas proved to be the victors 21- 14, but lost another key player to a knee injury. Boney Green, Kansas City junior, who was the leading rusher for the Gorillas the year before was also eliminated from the roster after his in- jury. Jim Herman, Pittsburg sophomore, was also injured, and saw no more Gorilla action during the season. Fortunately, the Gorillas were able to compensate for the loss of players due to injuries, and their positions were quickly filled. Pitt State experienced a disap- pointing loss in their second game when they were defeated by Southwest Missouri State 37-41 after seemingly having the game in the bag. Injuries continued to plague the Gorillas when Richard Overton, Boonville, Mo., junior, suffered a broken hand during the game. He was able to continue playing, but the injury was a definate hindrance to the powerful running back. GIVING LAST MINUTE Instructions to center Kent Warner before he goes out on the field. Coach Jim Bortnick offers one last word of en- couragement.! photo by Kerry Jordan) STRATEGY IS ALL IMPORTANT, and the Gorillas' won. in part, to the well planned and executed plays. Mark Hitter, PSU quarterback, is responsible for the implementation of the Gorillas’ offensive strategy.(photo by Alan Ford) 168 CrV O £ LH 1 Hi 11 £Jz3 Li 111 di £3 O FIRST ROW: Tim Janes, Timon Oujirl, John Pierce, Raul Crews, Wilton Jones, Steve Bruce, Mark Hlttner, Malcolm Stewart, Terry Garrett, John Burke, Paul Gibson, Rick Gallagher, SECOND ROW: Lawrence Oliver, Keith Jordan, Rand Rodich, Bill Wachfer, Galen Lewis, Steve Krull, John Sllovsky, Mike Haggerty, Matt Hunnicutt, Joe Ballou, Richard Overton, Phil Goode. THIRD ROW: Nick Motosko, Kent Warner, Terry Cooper, Kevin Shipley, Boney Green, Richard Carter, Mike Butler, Marcus McGarry, Frank McLaurin, Kurt Deruy, Brett Holtom, Willie Fritz. FOURTH ROW: Greg Fien- niken, Ron McConnell, StanPatton, Keith Dougherty, Lonnie Brown, Eric Elilott, Jeff Cooper, Scott Karr, Jim Herman, Bill York, Ronnie Freeman, Bill Srechue. FIFTH ROW: Marvin Foxx, Joe Alexander, Brad Burnett, Andy Farris, Steve Seeley, Todd Butler, Mike Palfr, Greg Bail, Mark Kilgore, Steve Fullerton, Steve Spencer, Tom Stringer. SIXTH ROW: Tony Arrington. Calvin O'Reilly, David Elliott, Tim Simpson, Kyle Cleveland, Danny Davenport, Melvin Foxx. PSU Football OPP. 21 Northwest Missouri State 14 37 Southwest Missouri State 41 10 University of Missouri, Rolla 24 23 Washburn University 3 27 Fort Hays State University 26 35 Wayne State College (Neb.) 7 17 Kearney State College (Neb.) 36 45 Missouri Western State College 13 16 Emporia State University BOOTHILL BOWL 0 43 Peru State University (Neb.) 14 169 At the top In their first home game of the season, the Gorillas hosted the University of Missouri at Rolla, and dropped the game 10-24. The two consecutive losses were more the exception than the rule for the Gorillas, though. Once into conference play, the Gorillas took control and played with an intensity that only a mature, well- trained ball club can exhibit. The first conference game was against Missouri Southern State College, one of Pitt State's biggest rivals. An en- thusiastic home crowd cheered the Gorillas on to a 23-3 victory. The next week the Gorillas met Wash- burn University on home turf. With the scent of victory still in the air from the previous week, the Gorillas charged to an undisputed 46-12 victory. Unfortunately, John Peirce, Manhattan senior, was added to the list of players suffering from knee injuries after the Washburn game, and the Gorillas lost another fine player for the remainder of the season. Pitt State won their next two games, sliding by Fort Hays State University, and soundly defeating Wayne State College. Then came the big game, Kearney State came to Pittsburg for the Homecoming game and both teams entered the ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS of PSU fans supported the Gorillas throughout their winning season. The Homecoming crowd was excited as ever, even though the Gorillas lost that game, (photo by Alan Ford) competition with the will to win. The Gorillas were unable to pull it off and dropped their first conference game during the season, 17-36. Two games remained on the schedule for the Gorillas and both were on the road against tough contenders. Pitt State had that winning fever, though, and defeated Missouri Western and Emporia State University. The win over Emporia left the Gorillas with a 7-3 record overall and a 6-1 con- ference record. The Gorillas shared the conference championship with Kearney State for the second consecutive year, It feels great to be on top,” said head coach Ron Randleman who is in his fourth year of coaching at Pitt State. I had a lot of help this year, I had a good staff and a really good bunch of guys to work with,” We started the season with 80 men out for football and only one quit, which says a tot right there,” said Randleman. All season the different units have worked together and helped each other.” Eight senior players on the 1979 con- ference champion team were young men who began playing football for Pitt State four years ago with Randleman during his first year at Pitt State. In 1976 the Gorillas had a 3-5-1 season, a disastorous season followed in 1977 when the Gorillas were 1-8-1, but those were the building years, and the Pitt State football team are now two-year champions. We set it in our minds that we could be as good as we wanted to be and we were good,” said Steve Bruce, Boonville, Mo., junior. We had those two years when we lost, and It has made winning mean a lot more.” Prior to the beginning of the season the Gorillas set several goals. They were to have a winning season, to repeat as conference champions, to be rated as the top small university football team in the state and to play in a post season contest. According to quarterback Mark Hittner, Boonville, Mo., senior, who has started for the Gorillas four years, maturity has played a major role in the success of the Gorillas this year, This team has really shown some maturity this season,” Hittner said. If one guy gets hurt, somebody else just steps in and gets the job done. Our freshmen and sophomores have really come through for us this season and have done a good job. THUNDERING DOWN THE FIELD on a carry is Richard Overton (44), as teammate Calvin O’Reilly (43) urges him on.(photo by Alan Ford) SNEAKING A GLANCE at the scoreboard during the homecoming game, Marvin Foxx (37) discovers that the Gorillas are being trampled by Kearney State. Bowl. Hittner was also the recipient of the Carnie Smith Trophy which annually honors the most outstanding player of the season. The W. G. Parrot Award given to the “Most Valuable Offensive Player of the Season” went to Overton, who led the Gorillas in rushing with 1.160 yards and broke the record for number of touch- downs scored in a season with 20 td’s. The Joe Murphy Award given to the “Most Valuable Defensive Player of the Season” was awarded to Rick Gallagher, Pittsburg senior. This year’s recepient of the Stratton Award was Bruce, co-captain of the team. The Stratton Award is given an- nually by vote of team members to the player showing the most sportsmanship, loyalty and inspiration. National Association Intercollegiate Athletics District 10 selections from Pitt State were Bruce, Jones, Overton, Gallagher, John Burke, Oswego senior, Kevin Shipley, Lee's Summitt, Mo., junior, and Joe Ballou, Overland Park junior. The First Team All-Conference defensive players were: Bruce, Jones, Overton and Hittner. Shipley was the First Team All- Conference punter, and the Second Team All-Conference players were Ron Mc- Connell, South Haven junior and Paul Gibson, Kansas City senior, AII-CSJC honorable mention choices were: Randy Rodich, Pittsburg junior, Steve Krull, Girard junior, Richard Carter, Chicago junior, Willie Fritz, Overland Park sophomore and Ballou. Despite the difficulties the Gorillas suffered throughout the season, they showed the talent and the drive to become the champions they are. It was indeed a good season. As a climax of the season, the Gorillas traveled to Dodge City where they met the Peru State Bobcats of Nebraska, defeating them 43-14. The Gorillas scored on their first offensive play, the 38 razzle dazzle. Hittner handed off to Overton who reversed and handed off to Galen Lewis, Douglas junior, who pit- ched the ball back to Hittner who then passed 48 yards to Wilton Jones, Miami, Fla., senior, for the touchdown. It was an exciting game which many Pitt State fans attended. Hittner, who was a co-captain of the team, received the most valuable of- fensive player award in the Boot Hill SCRAMBLING FOR A LOOSE BALL Charles Lunn, 70 white, tries to get a break on which the Gorillas might capitalize on during the 1979 Homecoming game (photo by Alan Ford) The race is on by Bill Craker On any given morning southeast of Pittsburg, a line of runners can be seen appearing out of the morning mist. These are members of the Pittsburg State Cross Country team. It's a tough sport,” stated Coach Suenram. It takes a lot of determination to talk your body into running 12 or 15 miles as hard as you can.” Practice starts for these hard working individuals weeks before the fall semester begins. We practice by mail,” Suenram said. I send the men a post card with running assignments on it and they send back the results, it’s not the best way to have practice, but it's the best we can do. The team is forced to practice this way, since most of the team members live out of town. After school starts, the team practices seven days a week. It’s hard work, but It’s all worth it in the end.” The PHt State harriers placed fourth in the conference this season. There were two returning lettermen, Joe House, Granby, Mo. junior, and Scott Currier, Pittsburg sophmore. Currier qualified for the national cross country meet in Kenosha, Wi.( where he placed 58 In a field of about 330 runners from across the country. I think it was a good ex- perience for me,” Currier said. I look forward to going again next year. I feel MAKING THE FINAL TURN Is the climax for the long distance runner and Dan Hinton gives It his last kick.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) 172 we're going to have a real good team next season ’ Coach Suenram agreed. “We had a young team this year and even though they weren’t as good as teams in past years they have great possibilities,” he said. Suenram said ten men went out for the sport this year. He said this is a good number to work with, ““If you have a lot of men out, it makes it hard to time them ail when there’s about a mile between runners and you never know when one gives out and ends up in a ditch at the side of the road.” Suenram also feels that it is much harder to coach a team if the coach is also running, so he follows the team members in an old pickup truck. “‘Some of the younger coaches just out of college will try running with the team for a while, but they soon learn it tends to make the men a little nervous to have the coach breathing down their necks when they're trying to run ’ The coach commented that it is hard to tell just how much of an effect the current running craze has had on the sport of cross country. “Most of the runners you see on the street are running for themselves, and are not too in- terested in competing against anyone ' he said. One thing he feels has improved AFTER A LONG DAY of advising and planning strategy for his cross country runners, coach Dave Suenram takes a moment to reflect on the day's events.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) I | ) A LITTLE HELP from a friend never falls to spark that extra effort the cross country runner needs, as Scott Currier finds out (photo by KyJe Cleveland) Men's cross country team: First Row: Mike Reese. Second Row; Coach Dave Suenram, Bob Oliva, Phil Minton, Scott Currier, Dan Hinton. Joel House,{photo by Kyle Cleveland) 173 Race is on is the quality of equipment available to the team members. Suenram said that lighter shoes with more padding have cut down on the problem of shin splints. “We do a lot of running on hard pavement, and these new shoes really help ' he added. Cross country is an excellent sport for people who really like to run, and don’t mind getting up at 6:30 in the mornings on weekends, but Suenram cautioned, This is no sport for beginners. TRIPPED AND SPIKED fust a quarter mile from the start of the race, Phil Minton still managed to place 10th In the meet. At the finish line, Coach Suenram examines what turned out to be a four inch gash In Minton's thigh.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) Men’s Cross Country Pitt State loss Wichita State 9th Wichita State Shocker Classic loss Emporia State 3rd Emporia State Invitational loss Southwest Missouri State 2nd Pittsburg State Invitational 4th Fort Hayes State 174 Women on the Move by Bill Craker Cross country isn’t new to Pitt State, but women’s cross country is. Despite low participation, the women managed to hold their own at the meets. At the beginning of the season, there were five women trying out for the team, but by the time the season began, it had dwindled down to only two. “It was tough for the girls to not be able to compete as a team, but we had to do our best with what we had,” said Coach Elwyn Davis. The women practiced every afternoon after classes. They usually ran between forty and fifty miles a week. There was always a ten mile run at least once a week. Most of the running was done on the roads around Pittsburg, but the women also ran in Lincoln Park to get the feel of running up and down hills. This year’s team members were Diane McCann, Pomona sophmore, and Teresa Semrad, Thayer sophmore. Even though the two didn't actually win any of the meets they participated in, both women improved their times by better than three minutes. “It was definitely a season of improvement,” Davis said. There are plenty of girls that have what it takes to run cross country on campus, Davis explained. It was just a matter of getting them to try out for the team. Since there were not enough women for a team, the women had to compete on an individual basis against teams of fifteen or more women. But this year’s team held their own against the best of them. The women's cross country was added to the sports program to keep up with the ever expanding interest in women's sports. Women’s cross country was new to Pitt State, so the participation was expected to be rather low, but Davis is looking forward to a promising year next fall. “Cross country is great preparation for long distance runners, and I highly recommend that anyone planning to run distance in track take cross country,” said Davis. “This is the age of specialization. You won't have as many athletes lettering in a variety of sports anymore, they just concentrate on one particular sport,” he added. “There’s a lot of good comradeship in any sport and the girls really seemed to enjoy competing with the best of them,” Davis explained. STANDING WITH THEIR COACH, Elwyn Davis, are Pitt State cross country team members Teresa Semrad and Diane McCann.{photo by Dot Koehler) Davis is a distance runner and uns with the women when they practice. “It makes it easier for me to tell when it’s getting to be too much for the girls and I can cut it short so I don’t overwork them,” Davis said. The women practice before the fall semester actually begins. Coach Davis sent the women the practice schedule, and they sent the results back to him on a postcard. Davis stated the recent running craze hasn’t hit in Pittsburg for women yet. He said you just don’t see that many women running around here. RUNNING AHEAD OF HER FIELD, Diane McCann concentrates on the final leg of her run. (photo by Dot Koehler) Women’s Cross Country Pitt State 5th, 6th Marymount 16th, 18th Maryville 17th, 21st Marymount 175 Roughing it by Bill Craker Rugby is a fast, rough game played by two teams. Each team tries to score by kicking, passing, or carrying the ball across the opponent’s goal line. American football developed from rugby, and the two games are similar in many ways. In both games, the players AFTER LEADING 8Y a considerable margin throughoutthegame. Pitt State Ruggers Jim Olivia. Lloyd Watnee, Jerry Thornburg, Bob Herren, and Jerry Armstrong were all shocked by a last minute victory for K-State who came back to win 22 21.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) may kick, pass, or run with an oval ball, and opposing players may tackle the bail carrier. But American football consists of plays, or planned maneuvers separated by brief periods of inaction. Rugby features almost continuous play. In rugby, there are leagues and unions. League teams have 13 players and union teams have 15 players. There is also a difference in the size of the playing field. Usually, private clubs form leagues and school teams are in unions. The Pittsburg State University Rugby Team was founded eight years ago by Pat Doyle. In the Pitt State Ruggers first season, they won only one game. Soon after, the Ruggers became one of the best teams in the Heart of America Union. Things went downhill for the Ruggers for a few years and they had relatively few victories, but in the last year the team has improved, with six victories in one semester of play. The Ruggers are considered one of the most physical teams in the Union. Some of their victories included such schools as the University of Arkansas and Kansas State University. It’s a great feeling to know we can go out and beat teams that the football team couldn’t even touch. said Tony Mirocke, captain of the team. Last year the Ruggers had to survive without a coach, which made things kind of tough. But this year, Paul Briggs, an exchange professor from England, is acting as coach for the team. “We still coach each other a lot,” said Mirocke, Shawnee senior. The rugby team actually has two seasons during the year. There is a fall season that starts September 15, and goes until November 4. In the spring, the season goes from the first weekend in March to the second weekend in May. The men start to practice as soon as possible in the spring. If the weather is still bad, the men will run inside the Weede gymnasium. Training includes a lot of running and calisthenics. The Ruggers scrimmage at every practice before the actual season starts to fine- tune themselves for the upcoming season, but after regular season play starts, the men wiil only run and exercise to stay in shape for upcoming matches. ‘•'It's a real physical game,” Mirocke said. “After the season starts, it would be just too rough on the guys to try and scrimmage before another game. You stay sore all week from the last game, and get over it just in time to play the next match.” The matches are usually played on the weekend. Pitt State hosts a few of the matches, but most of the games played are away from home. During the season, the Ruggers were playing almost every weekend in dual matchs and in tour- naments where the men have to play up to three games in a single day, then return the next day and piay two more. “It's a hard sport, but it helps you forget about school and your problems for the weekend and just enjoy yourself, Mirocke said. Some of the tourmanents have up to 32 teams in them. About 25 men tried out for the rugby team this year. The actual team consists of 15 men with only two injury sub- stitutions, “Everybody that comes out gets to play at least two or three games during the course of the season, Mirocke said. Even though not everybody will play in every game, all players still come along to support the team and have a good time. “There's a lot of comradeship between players on the field, Mirocke said. Even though the Ruggers will go out and try to beat the opposing team with everything they have, the minute the last bell sounds the end of the game, everyone is great friends and there are never any hard feelings, said Mirocke. Even though the players wear no pads and next to no protection there are 40 less injuries in rugby than in football, and the ones that do occur are usually less severe. In the fall season, the Ruggers escaped serious injury, with Pitt State Rugby 21 Kansas State 22 0 Johnson County 20 2nd Kaw Valley Cup 24 Topeka 6 9 Rockhurst 16 9th Heart of America Tournament 23 Benedictine 3 20 Kansas City 4 176 only a few dislocated shoulders and minor cuts. ”1 feel there are less Injuries in rugby because you don't have men stuffed to the gills with pads running at you, determined to bash your brains out every time you pick up the ball,” said Mirocke. In rugby, the ball is released as soon as the man with the ball is tackled, then it is up to the teammates to grab the ball before the opposing team does, and take it down to their goal. There is a lot of just running back and forth on the field, which is 110 yards by 75 yards. “You probably will run about four miles every game as hard as you can run ’ Mirocke said. Getting in shape for rugby is tough. You will hurt a lot until you get used to it,” Mirocke said. There is no comparison between being in shape for football and being in shape for rugby. In rugby, you don’t get to rest between plays, and there are no defensive and offensive teams, only 15 men who play the entire time. “We have had football players come out for rugby, thinking it would be easier than football, and then didn't last through the first half of the game,” Mirocke continued. Once you play rugby, you are hooked for life. It's a hard habit to shake loose,” Mirocke said. There are private clubs in some of the larger cities that have players who have been playing for better than ten years. It's not an expensive sport to play----the uniforms for the players usually cost about $85, not including shoes. The uniforms are ordered from Austrailia and take several months to arrive. One of the big problems for the Ruggers is not having a place to stay when they’re on the road. Sometimes the players can stay with members of the opposing team, but when it's a new team they're playing, it's hard to find enough room in some of the hotels. Traveling expenses come out of the players’ pockets, since the team is not officially sponsored by the school. Most of the time, the team will load up a few cars and split the cost between them. Despite these problems, there is a noticabie growth in interest in rugby in TO FURTHER ADVANCE the ball downfietd. Tim McCaffry, Gary Leuteritz, Don Moore, and Darcy Mendenhall look on as Jim Olivia goes up in a fine oul against Rockhurst, who eventually won 16- 9.(photo by Alan Ford) this area. “A lot of the time, someone will watch us play and then come up after the game and ask when the next practice is, and sure enough, they will be there the next day,” Mirocke said. There seems to be a lot more people coming to the games to support the team, which helps morale a lot, he said. The part of rugby that makes all the cuts and bruises worthwhile comes after the last bell has sounded at the end of the game. It’s the third half party. This is when players from both teams get together and become friends. There is a lot of singing and joking, and of course, beer drinking. The third half party is as much a part of rugby as the ball itself, because without it, it just wouldn’t be rugby, “Weal! get together and get crazy, and before you know it, it becomes a contest to see which team can be the craziest,” Mircoke said. The tradition of the third half party started just after the birth of rugby in England, when the members of the two opposing teams both went to the same pub for a drink after the game. Soon it became a beer drinking and song singing contest, and thus got the name third half party. Now it is tradition for the home team to treat the opposing team to a third half party. All this is done in the true sense of sportsmanship and the members of both teams usually remain friends for years to come. Next spring looks promising for the Pitt State Ruggers. There are 14 returning players out of the 15 that played in 1979. We’re looking real tough for next spring, Mirocke said. Experience is one of the greatest assets a player can have in rugby. Mirocke explained. The ex- perienced players often coach the new players on some of the finer points of the game. “If you try to go out on the field not knowing what you are doing, you will probably end up getting hurt right away,” i Mirocke said. “Before the team was experienced, we would just go out on the field and try to beat them with brute strength. That’s how we got our reputation as the most physical team in the Union,” Mirocke explained. “It was a lot I ike the game you used to play as a kid called ’Kill the man with the ball,”1 Mirocke said. The Ruggers are looking forward to a good season next year, and are sure they can win most of their games and place well in some of the larger tournaments. There is a phrase describing rugby that the Pitt State Ruggers seem to exem- plify. “Rugby is a ruffian's sport played by gentlemen.” FIRST ROW Tony Ruck. Jerry Armstrong. Chip Powers, Darcy Mendenhall, Pat Mirocke, Tim Clark, SECOND ROW: Bill Rayr or, Ed Huss, Jim Olivia. Sob Herren. John Chaney. THIRD ROW Paul Briggs, coach: Tim McCaffry. Denny Clsper. Gary Leuteritz. Tony Mirocke, Lloyd Watnee (photo by Fred McGary) 177 It was a good , but... by Janet Stites “1 was very lucky in that I had a great group of girls to work with this year. They tried their best and even though we were losing, their morale was never down. They were continually learning and I think that’s what kept them going, said Coach Karen Meyers. With only four girls returning from last year’s squad, there weren't enough girls to form a team. Coach Karen Meyers did some last minute recruiting and formed a hardworking, dedicated squad. Each morning, the tennis team could be found on the courts from 6:30 until 8. Although the team continued to lose in competitive matches, their spirit and dedication were not dampered. The girls never missed a practice and continued to work at improving their skills. Janet Lawrence, Parsons sophomore, who was the number one seeded player on the squad, won five of her matches during the season. Patty Daniel, Neosho, Mo., sophomore, number two seeded player, won one of her matches. Kelly Dodd, Prairie Village junior, number three seeded player, won two of her matches, and Traci Loss, JANET LAWRENCE steps into her shot to put added power into her double fisted backhand, (photo by Kerry Jordan) Chanute sophomore, number four seeded player, won two of her matches. Monica Handshy, Carthage, Mo., junior, Beverly Painter, Pittsburg junior, and Cindy Caldwell, Coffeyville sophomore, were new additions to the team. The girls didn't win any of their matches, but gained valuable experience in collegiate competition, something that none of the girls had ever experienced before. Coaching college tennis was a new experience for Coach Meyers. She came to Pitt State from Michigan where she taught swimming and health and was assistant basketball and track coach. Meyers is the assistant basketball and softball coach at Pitt State in addition to being the tennis coach. She is working on her master’s degree. Linda Baker, Pittsburg junior, and Jack Johnson, a Pittsburg resident, assisted in the coaching of the tennis team. Baker is a former member of the squad and Johnson is a veternarian in Pittsburg who is interested in promoting tennis. “I think it took the girls some time to get used to me,” said Meyers. “I go by the rule that if you have a question as to why I’m doing something, ask. If you don’t GIVING THERE ALL, was a characteristic of the 1979 womens' tennis team and Patty Daniels puts out that little bit extra, (photo by Kerry Jordan) like the answer, don’t play.” In the tennis program this year Meyers stressed some things that hadn’t been included in the coaching before. “The girls were strong, but they weren’t quick enough. We had a weight training program to increase their speed and we worked on technique. I tried to increase their ability to think on the court. They knew what to do, they just didn't know why they were doing it, and that can be a key factor,” she said. The team also worked on footwork, drills and strategy. I think the thing that hurt us the most this year was a lack of experience. I don’t like to make excuses, but we just didn’t have the depth that we needed, said Meyers. “We knew that we weren’t going to be a winning team, but instead of giving up when we got beat 0-6, we tried to get beat maybe 3-6 the next time.” 178 We had good players, but they were all being forced to play a bracket or two higher than they should have. If we could have dropped them all down, we could have won a lot more matches,” said Meyers. The tennis program does not have enough money to do any heavy recruiting, and this aspect will continue to be a problem, as other competing schools will have the jump on prospective players. I know that recruiting is going to be tough. I’ve talked to other tennis coaches and they are dishing out money to tennis players. We just can’t do that,” she said. If we could get one or two real good players, that would give us the boost we need to win. The absence of Linda Baker due to a knee injury really hurt us. Linda is an outstanding tennis player.” In spite of all the difficulties, the tennis season was not a total loss. It was a season for learning and building. Everything we did was positive. I think that everything you do in a coaching situation should be positive. I treated all the girls the same, whether they were the number one seeded player or number six. They all worked hard and deserve to be treated the same. I played sports in high school and I know what it's like not to be treated equal. It causes a lot of friction on the team,” said Meyers. And friction is one thing the tennis team did not have. It was a losing season, but it was a good season. Through hard work, dedication and team loyalty, the 1979 tennis team won their share of personal victories. TRACY LOSS KNOWS the Importance of con- centrating on the ball to place the shoUphoto by Kerry Jordan) WomensTennis Pitt State 0 Wichita 9 1 Baker 8 3 Washburn 6 0 •Ft. Hays 9 0 Emporia 9 0 Evangel 9 2 Southwestern 7 2 Washburn 7 0 Baker 9 1 Ft. Hays 8 0 Emporia 9 5 Benedictine 4 179 Up and over the net by Janet Stites For the first time in the history of women's volJeybalI at Pitt State, the team competed in the Kansas Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Tournament. The Pittsburg women placed fifth in the KAIAW tournament at Emporia after defeating Emporia State University 15-1, 15-8, and Tabor College of Hillsboro 15-9, 15-9. Pitt State entered the tournament with a season record of 12-15 overall, and a 6-8 record in the Central States in- tercollegiate Conference. “In the tournament I felt we played some of our best volleyball of the season ' said Head Coach Joan Warrington, We didn’t sustain our offense, which really hurt us in some of our games. We felt really good in beating Emporia, because they defeated us twice during the season. The 1979 season was the fifth year for women’s volleyball at Pitt State and Warrington’s second year as head coach. We improved in every aspect this season, our receiving, serves, spikes and bail handling were alt better, said Warrington. “These improvements allowed us more variety in our offensive Play-’’ Members of the 1979 Pitt State volleyball team were: Cindy Brenner, Stiiwell freshman; Karen Garver, Norwich senior; Shelly Gerber, Shawnee fresh- man; Cindy Hey, McCune freshman; Beth Jones, McCune freshman. Lea Kennedy, St. Paul junior; Linda Lonchar, Joplin, Mo., freshman; Julia Maxton, Cherokee junior; Melody Myers, Ottawa sophomore; Jeana Onofrio, Wichita sophomore; Susan Pruitt, Baxter Springs freshman. Cindy Shondell, Shawnee sophomore; Jackie Smith, Mulvane sophomore; Barbara Spies, Louisburg freshman; Carol Stephan, Bonner Springs junior and Bernadette Mayenberg, Shawnee freshman. Kennedy was the team captain. Leading scorers for the spikers were Maxton with 492 points, 5,8 average; Kennedy with 447 points, 6.3 average and Stephan with 358 points, 4.5 average. Twenty-eight women tried out for the women's squad and the number was eliminated to 16. All 16 girls were on the traveling squad, I had originally planned to carry only 12 or 14 girls on the traveling squad, but as 180 KEEPING HER EYES ON THE BALL, Jackie Smith sets It up as Karen Garver stands ready to help.{- photo by Brenda Collins) Women’s Volleyball PSU 2 Benedictine 1 1 Drake University 2 2 Bethany College 0 1 Kansas State 2 2 Missouri Southern 0 2 Coffey vl lie 0 0 Tulsa University 2 t Tulsa University 2 3 Baker University 1 0 Ft. Hays 2 3 Ft. Hays 1 3 Ft. Hays 0 0 Friends University 2 3 Wayne State 0 3 Wayne State 1 1 Emporia State 3 0 Emporia State 3 0 Kearney State 3 0 Kearney State 2 Missouri Southern 3 1 Missouri Southern 3 3 Wasburn University 0 3 Was burn University 0 2 Uni. of Missouri, K.C. 0 0 Missouri Western 3 0 Missouri Western 3 0 Evangel College 3 State Tournament 0 Benedictine College 2 0 St. Marys 3 2 Emporia State 0 0 Bethany College 2 0 Kansas Newman 3 2 Tabor College 0 the season went on the girls developed quite a team unity so I took them all on the road with the exception of the State tournament where you are allowed to bring only 12 team members, said Warrington. This year’s record of 14-19 was quite an improvement over last year’s record of 6- 21. “As far as the conference season is concerned we were pleased with our performance over last year. We lost matches we thought we should have won, but we did reach our goal which was to compete in the State tour- nament, said Warrington. The spikers did have their problems though. Volleyball uses less operating than the other sports; therefore, we don’t receive as much money,” said Warrington. “We are in somewhat of a bind now, we need new equipment and new uniforms and aren’t sure that we’re going to have the money. Late in the season, practice became a problem as the volleyball team as well as the men’s and women’s basketball teams were using the Weede gymnasium in the afternoons. “For one month practices were great, there was no one around. Then the basketball teams started their practices and things weren’t so good. The other coaches and I met and worked out a schedule, but I didn’t feel that it was the fairest thing to do. The volleyball team was in the middle of their season, and I felt we should have had prime time on the courts, Warrington said. As far as injuries were concerned, the team was lucky this season as only three people suffered from sprained ankles. The team tied for fourth place in the CSIC this year. “Our conference is evenly competitive, any team could win. Kearney State and Missouri Western have been the dominating teams, but they graduated their key players this year, said Warrington. According to Warrington, volleyball is a growing sport. Volleyball is really growing, especially in California and Utah, I think it will become much more popular in Kansas in the future, said Warrington. The Pitt State spikers competed in more tournaments this year including the Kansas State University Invitational where the team got out of pool play, losing in the quarter finals. “You get your best playing experience in tournament play. Tournaments bring a large number of teams to one place so you get a chance to compete against a variety of teams, Warrington said. The women spikers and Coach Warrington look for a successful season in 1980. We expect to have an out- standing season next year. We will be hosting a tournament here at Pittsburg next year and attending tournaments at Missouri Southern in Joplin and the Shocker Tournament in Wichita. We hope to have more tournaments on the schedule by next season,” said Warrington. According to Warrington, the women on the team are eager to compete. Our kids need to work more on self-motivation, they need to be able to build up the desire to win and sustain that desire throughout the match, said Warrington. This year the team had seven returning lettermen and six of those girls will be back next year along with this year’s lettermen. ‘We now have a group of women who have played together for two or three years. They feel that next season they will be able to pull it all together, Warrington said. “We improved at least 50 per cent over last year, and made significant strides this year. I was encouraged by the constant improvement of our players who were juniors. We will be led by a number of fine seniors next year. We had a few freshmen who really came through for us this year, and should play well next season as sophomores, said Warrington. “I look for us to be a fine, competitive team next season, she said. FIRST ROW. Carol Stephan, Jackie Smith, Ber- nadette Wayenberg, Karen Garver, Joan Warrington, coach. SECOND ROW: Cindy Brenner, Cindy Schondell, Beth Jones, Barbara Spies. Lea Kennedy, Gaye Merrill, trainer. THIRD ROW: Susan Pruitt, Julia Maxton, Shelly Gerber, Melody Myers, Jeana Onofrlo. Cindy Hey. (photo by Brenda Collins) 181 Surviving the cut by Janet Stites Tm sorry, but I don’t think we’ll be needing you this year. You need more experience, maybe next year, says the coach. The young athlete clenches his fists as he is rocked by waves of anger. Slowly his anger subsides and a feeling of rejection takes its place. He despon- dently smiles at the coach, shakes his hand, and walks away. The process of squad selection which every coach is forced to experience each season is not a pleasant duty, the coach must let his best judgement take over, and keep his personal feelings out of the picture. It is a question of who will be the most beneficial to the squad and the University, not who the coach feels is a nice person. Although, it is not a pleasurable ex- perience for an athlete to be told he will not be a member of the Pitt State athletic program, something he had dreamed of since childhood, Bob Johnson, head basketball coach says that most kids take it pretty well. “You can usually tell when a person being cut is put out. Often they will simply walk away, the majority of them take it pretty well, said Johnson. Johnson holds practices for ap- proximately one month prior to making his cuts from the team. During this time, the basketball hopefuls go through three weeks of fundamental workouts and conditioning. They then go through one week of actual scrimmage where they all play against each other, not necessarily against just the returning lettermen. “Hopefully, by the end of the first month, all the players are in top physical condition and performing at their best. My assistant and I watch the players during scrimmage and start eliminating. We don’t always make all the cuts at one time. We may cut three the first week and five the next, said Johnson. Coach Johnson said that recruited players have an advantage over the walk- on players, but that the walk-ons are given full consideration and allowed to PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT'-and the team-as demonstrated by team member Robbie Pazzie. {photo by Fred McGary) r.r T A v A mmmM 182 THE TASK OF CUTTING the Women’s Softball Team to size Is In the hands of Coach Karen Meyers, (photo by Alan Ford) scholarship without first seeing the athlete perform at least once, and preferrably more times than that,’ Nutter said. ‘This way, I know that the scholarship recipient is a good player.” Nutter feels that in order to compete in softball on a collegiate level, the athlete should be skilled and have a working knowlege of the sport. “I began softball practice on Sept. 15 this year and there were 30 women trying out for the team. By November 11, 12 of those were eliminated,” said Nutter. Coach Nutter said that she compares the women hopeful’s talent and skill. She also takes into consideration previous playing experience. When making the cuts, I always talk to each person on an individual basis. I explain to them that their talent is not equal to that of someone el$e and suggest alternatives such as YMCA softball, intramurals and town teams,” said Nutter. “I don’t keep players or cut players on the basis of attitude,” said Nutter. If a women is willing to start practice in September and attend everyday, she has to have a good attitude. Many times the job of elimination is done by the women themselves. They weed themselves out.” Of all the coaches of collegiate sports ai Pitt State, Ron Randleman, head football coach, probably has the easiest job when it comes to squad selection. According to Randleman, the football squad carries approximately 80 mem- bers, and has not had a number larger than this try out. “Cutting is a very difficult thing to do, fortunately, I don’t have to do much cutting,” said Randleman. “Many of our recruits come here from high school expecting cuts, but we don't have them.” “Members of the football team more or less cut themselves. After their first year of play, it's pretty obvious what their chances are, he said. According to Randleman, he sometimes discourages the talentless from con- tinuing. “I will give everyone a chance, but if there is a chance of them getting hurt, I highly recommend to them that they quit.” In the four years that Randleman has been here only a few players have ac- tually been cut, and these were for disciplinary reasons. While squad elimination is an un- pleasant thing for coaches and players, it is very necessary, and in some athletics mandatory. compete with the recruited players for positions on the final squad. This year approximately 30 people tried out for the team which was eliminated to 16. The squad consisted of 13 players at the end of the season, three of these were walk-ons. “If there is anything distasteful about coaching, it is having to tell someone that they didn’t make the team, Johnson said. “It is hard to do until you do it. I feel that I owe it to the player to tell him. I always inform the person I am cutting on an individual basis, I am strictly against posting lists.” Johnson said that after making the cuts there are always-players who were or were not cut who disagree with his decisions. “There are many players who are missed by being eliminated, but the coach has to make the decisions and live with them. In 30 years of coaching I do not feel that I have ever made a bad decision when It comes to squad elimination,” said Johnson. According to Johnson, he does not cut players due to their attitude. “If we have a player with ability, but a negative at- titude, I will not cut him. I try to develop a positive attitude in him. A positive at- titude can be the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful season.” “In the past I have been accused of carrying too large a squad, which isn’t good. It isn’t a pleasant job, but squad elimination is part of successful athletics,” said Johnson. Mary Nutter, head softball coach, also feels that squad selection is somewhat distasteful. “I hate to make cuts,” said Nutter. In her first year of coaching on a college level, Nutter has found the job of making cuts easier than on the high school level. “On a college level, the girls don’t get as upset as they tend to in high school. Basically, to be cut is to be rejected, and no one likes that,” said Nutter. Like Johnson, Nutter gives the scholarship and recruited athletes first consideration. “Since this is my first year here, none of the girls were actually recruited by me. I will not give a 163 Optimistic season by Gary Griggs Frustration and disappointment best summed up the kind of season the Pittsburg State Gorillas experienced last season. Gorilla Head Coach Bob Johnson and his team were very op- timistic going into the season, and it wasn’t really known what type of caliber team Pitt State would have. The Gorillas got a taste of what kind of year it was going to be for them when they dropped six of their first eight ball games, and five of those defeats were by five points or more. Following Christmas break, the Gorillas began to come alive, and ac- cording to Johnson, the team probably played some of its best games. No sooner than the CSIC league season had gotten under way than talks about district playoff berths started surfacing. The Gorillas were right in the thick of the playoff picture, and it came down to three teams fighting for the final playoff spot. Fort Hays State, Emporia State and Pitt State were the teams battling it out for the final berth. Pitt State was in a position where they could control their own destiny and all they had to do was go out and win. Winning was something the Gorillas were unable to do down that critical stretch, as they dropped their final nine games of the season, thus shattering any playoff hopes. Pitt State finished the year 7-20 overall and 3-11 in CSIC play. According to Johnson, This clearly was the type of season that was best off over with. “I really feel bad and disappointed that we didn't win more ball games,” Johnson said. It really is unfair to the players that they are judged so heavily on wins and losses, because they really put out and they never once quit. I truly enjoyed working with this group this season; they are all fine young men,” he said. It really is a rewarding ex- perience for me to be able to work with these kids and see them go out and do their very best. Pitt State didn’t have any easy op- ponents this season, and as a matter of fact, they probably played one of the tougher schedules anywhere. Besides playing in the always tough Central States Conference, the Gorillas played such top-notch opponents as PITTSBURG STATE PUT UP a big fight for the ball asRichard McPherson tried to tip the ball to a team mate.( photo by Kyle Cleveland) COACH JOHNSON PUT HIS HEAD DOWN in deep distress as the game fell in the last few second- s.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) Marymount, Central Missouri State and Kansas Newman College. The Gorillas performed well against all three of these opponents and came within just a hair of defeating each of them. The Gorillas received a couple of fine individual performances this season from seniors Greg Wolf and Calvin Jones. Wolf closed out his career in spec- tactular fashion, as he gained many awards. He was named Mr. Basketball at Pitt State for the second consecutive year and was named to both the all- conference team and the all-district team. He also became the second Gorilla performer in as many years to capture the league scoring crown. He did it by averaging 21.89 points a game, just edging out Emporia's George Jerman, who finished with a 21.79 average. The former Ward High School standout also managed to write himself into the Pitt State all-time record books. His 1,432 career points moved him into the number three position on the all-time list and his 114 games played moved him atop the list in that category. Jones finished out his career at Pitt 184 185 RICHARD MCPHERSON OUT RAN HIS OPPONENT as he prepared for a layup.(- photo by Alan Ford) Optimistic season State in fine fashion also. The Detroit pivot man averaged over nine rebounds a game and shot over 58 from the field. Jones was also the teams second leading scorer, as he ended up with a 16.7 average. He was voted the Ralph Red- mond award by his teammates, which designated him the most inspirational player. Like Johnson, Wolf too was disap- pointed by the Gorilla's season. “Naturally, I thought we could have done a lot better, but even though we didn't win a lot of ball games, I think we still got a lot out of the season,” Wolf said. “I've been working for and dreaming about a conference championship and going to the national tournament all my life. I'm from Kansas City, and J used to go to the tournament ever since I was a little kid. “Well I never reached that dream, but being able to say that you gave it your best is all you can do,” he said. Also closing out their careers at Pitt State were Curt Hicks and Keith Starling. “It really has been an enjoyable ex- perience for me, playing basketball at Pitt State and for Coach Johnson, Hicks said. You couldn’t ever want to play for a nicer guy than Coach Johnson. “Sure, I wish we could have won some more games, but we gave it our best, the Topeka senior said. Retirement For Johnson, this was his last fling at the helm of Pitt State basketball, a position he has held for the last 14 years. His resignation was announced late in the season, thus bringing a 30 year coaching career to an end. Coaching basketball has been a way of life for me and I truly love the game,” Johnson said. Thirty years is a long time, and that includes all the practices and games, plus all the recruiting that goes on. I've coached many a player and have made many friends because of basketball and coaching. “I’ve had my turn at it. This school deserves a new coach, someone who can come in and pump new blood into the program, he said. Pittsburg State is one fine school; the facilities are ex- cellent; they play in a great conference; it is just one great atmosphere here In Pittsburg.” In those 30 years of coaching, Johnson accumulated a won-lost record of 370- 320. For his 14 years at Pitt State, he was 171-186. The Pitt State mentor was selected Kansas Conference Coach of the Year twice, in 1961-62 and 1965-66, during his reign at the College of Emporia. He was selected as NAIA District Coach of the Year three times, in 1965-66, 1971-72 and 1974-75. In 1971-72, Johnson received his highest coaching honor when he was named as NAIA’s Area Three Coach of the Year. Only the third basketball coach in Pitt State history, Johnson led the Gorillas to one conference championship in 1974- 75, and five NAIA District Ten playoffs, which his team won in 1971-72. Men’s Basketball PSU 70 Marymount 97 71 Bathany 72 88 Benedictine 73 67 Kansas Newman 72 90 Central Missouri 94 82 Missouri Southern 87 Kansas Newman Classic 66 Southwestern 67 77 Friends 79 Friends Toil mm ant 75 Marymount 97 84 Ozarks 104 78 Marymount 84 70 Missouri Southern 68 59 Benedictine 75 78 Kearney State College 100 65 Ft. Hays 63 73 Central Missouri State 87 55 Washburn University 88 74 Emporia Slate 73 60 Missouri Western 84 79 Wayne State College 84 84 Kearney State 93 75 Ft. Hays 79 75 Wayne 80 67 Emporia State 87 FIRST ROW: Willie Fritz, John Schoontz, Curt Hicks. Jeff Cook. SECOND ROW: Jack Sportsman, Greg Wolf, Brooks Miller, Oscar Andrews, Keith Starling, Calvin Jones, Desmond Watson, Richard McPherson, Phil Scooter, Coach Bob Johnson, (photo by Alan Ford) WORKING INSIDE FOR TWO MORE POI NTS Calvin Jones hooks In the ba 11.( photo by Alan Ford) 18 6 187 Women's Basketball PSU 62 Allen County 34 46 Uni. of Missouri 98 64 S.W. Missouri State 66 62 N,W. Missouri Stale 63 65 Wichita State 66 62 St. Mary of the Plains 60 64 Southern Methodist 67 67 Missouri Southern 69 61 Crowder College 82 71 Uni. of Missouri, St. Louis 73 59 University of Arkansas 60 79 Northern Iowa 69 66 Emporia State 82 69 Wasburn 59 72 Missouri Southern 65 64 Keraney State 69 64 Ft. Hays 60 56 Oral Roberts 77 75 Washburn 73 60 Emporia 66 56 Missouri Western 61 73 Wayne State 58 72 Wichita Stale 81 67 Kearney State 63 79 Ft. Hays 76 63 Oral Roberts 60 66 Missouri Western 69 78 Wayne State 54 Up down season for Gussies by Jim Garrison The Pittsburg State University women's basketball team, the Gussies, finished the 1979-80 season with an overall record of 12-18 The Gussies played 30 games during the season, compared to just 20 last year, Pitt State finished in the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) with an 8-6 record, good enough for third place. Good competition in the conference brought the race for the top four places down to the final games of the season. The Gussies of 1978-79 had an identical league record, but could manage only a fifth place finish. The Gussies played a very difficult schedule this season, which matured the young team quickly. Competition with good teams early in the season helped mold the team together, making the Gussies a better team by the time conference action began, Pitt State had a new look for the 1979-80 season. The Gussies returned three varsity letter winners from the year before, along with 11 freshmen and sophomores who comprised a team of 14 PITT STATE GUSSIES always seem to find the opening as they escape with the ball.(photo by Alan Ford) players at the beginning of the season. Returning letterman for the Gussies this season was co-captain Dana Cun- ningham, Shawnee junior. Lea Kennedy, junior guard from St. Paul, was another returnee, and also returning was Linda Wade, a sophomore guard from Douglass. Terri Hoseney, Manhattan junior and all-conference center last year, was lost for the season due to knee surgery. Hoseney was the second leading scorer in the conference during the 1978-79 season. Newcomers to the Gussies this season included Barbara Allen, Ft. Scott fresh- man; Cindy Hey, McCune freshman; Kathy Heide, Pittsburg freshman; Kelly Krumsick, Frontenac freshman; Diane Manning, Kansas City junior; Chris Morin, Marquette, Mich., freshman; Shelly Chapman, Marquette, Mich., sophomore; Donna Lipoglav, Frontenac freshman; Ann Woloszyk, Detroit, Mich., freshman; and Lisa Grant, Scammon freshman. The Gussies should return everyone from this year's squad with a good season of experience behind them. This Is the sixth year in Pitt State women’s basketball. New Head Coach Barbara Crill is the fourth coach in the short history of Gussie basketball. Coach Crill came to Pitt State from Marquette, FOLLOW THE BOUNCING BALL and don't lose It. But first it looks like the Gussies need to keep their dribbling up.(photo by Alan F ord) 188 IN A MAO SCRAMBLE FOR THE BALL the Pitt State Gussies come out on top with the ball.(photo by Alan Ford) Mich., and has compiled 17 years of high ! school and college coaching, establishing a coaching record of 267-11. Also coming from Marquette to coach at Pittsburg this year was Karen Meyers, assistant coach this year. Meyers brought with her a seven year high school coaching record of 80-16, Coach Crill brought a new outlook and feeling to the basketball program at Pitt State. She stressed conditioning as well as individual and team fundamentals. She worked a pressing team defense, and at times ran a controlled first break. Coach Crilf recruited Kelly Chapman, Ann Woloszyk, and Chris Morin, all of whom she coached in high school. The basketball season began for the Gussies on Oct. 30 as they won their first scrimmage against Northeastern Oklahoma A M. The regular season began on Nov. 15, as the Gussies hosted Allen County Community College, and won the game. The squad gained early collegiate ex- perience by facing tough opponents in the University of Missouri, Crowder College, and the University of Missouri at St. Louis Inconsistency plagued the Gussies at the start of the season as they played well during the game, only to lose composure and falter at the end. Inex- perience was a key factor in Pitt State's early losses. The young team couldn’t handle the pressure applied to them late in the contest. By the end of the semester, the Gussies 159 PUTTING UP A TOUGH DEFENSE was the strategy against Wayne State, and Pitt State shows their siuff-tphoto by Kyle Cleveland Up down season had a record of 2-8. Of those eight losses, six were lost by three points or less. One of those losses came in the championship game of the Fleur de Lis Classic at Dodge City, losing to Southern Methodist University. During the semester break, the team practiced on fundamentals. They worked many hours and spent several days on passing and catching the ball, stressing the fundamentals of basketball. The team worked as many as five hours a day in practice, gearing up for the first game of the 1980 season. Pitt State seemed to show the same inconsistencies that hampered them during the fall schedule as they lost thier first game of the new year to the University of Arkansas in overtime, though it was evident that the Gussies had improved as a team during the break. The Gussies began to get into the fight for the CSIC league title, playing con- ference teams and an occasional non- league foe during the remainder of the season. The Gussies managed a third place finish in the conference, coming in behind league champion Fort Hays State University. Pitt State ended the regular season with a loss on the road to Crowder College. The Gussies entered post-season action as they hosted the AIAW Region IV Southern Sub-regional Tournament in Weede Gymnasium. Pitt State ended its basketball season as they lost their first game to the University of Missouri. Pitt State had a successful season under Coach Grill. Besides placing third in the league race, the Gussies boasted the conference's top scorer in Shelly Chapman. Carla Barts finished high in the rebounding category, and Kelly Krumsick finished high in the assists category. During the season, both Chapman and Krumsick were named players of the week in CStC. The Gussies look forward to the 1980-81 basketball campaign with great an- ticipation. The young team, now with a year’s experience behind them, is looking forward to a fine group of recruits as well as a successful season next year. WHOWILL GET THE BAIL SEEMSTOBE THE QUESTION, as Missouri Western puts up a battle.(photo Alan Ford) J90 191 Squads show spirit by Olive Sullivan An important part of any team sport is the support generated by cheerleaders, yell leaders, pom-pom, flag, and twirler squads. The Pitt State Cheerleaders had a little trouble at the beginning of the season, but they started a traveling trophy contest and that seemed to do the trick. The twirling squad had four members, plus a featured twirler, Tammy Estes, Ft. Scott freshman. Chris Knoedler, Hastings, Neb.t sophomore, was the leader of the squad, and members were Janet Preston, Dodge City freshman; Linda Jones, Cherokee sophomore; and Charlotte Handy, Wichita sophomore. Estes twirled alone, and the other four worked together as a team, primarily as a dance twirl squad. They went to the Boot Hill Bowl in November. The squad practiced every day during marching season for at least two hours. Estes practiced on her own. JOHN EMERY AND ANDREA LEHR PERFORM A STUNT before the game to get Into shape.(photo by Alan Ford) AS THE TEAM TAKES A TIME OUT the squad encourages some spirit with a cheer,(photo by Alan Ford) FIRST ROW: Andrea Lehr. Ginger Dunn. Teri Ellis. Debbie Burns. Jan Steele. Bianca Carbajo. SECOND ROW: John Emery, Tom Bohannon, Rodney JenKins, Jim Leathers, Clayton Schui, Jim McSpadden. (photo by Alan Ford) TOGETALITTLE PEPINTOTHE CROWD the squad grows crazy .{photo by Alan Ford) r 93 Close but not close enough by Gary Griggs Men's track at Pittsburg State University always has had a strong tradition, and the 1980 season was no different. The Gorillas placed second in the CSIC conference meet and took three places in the national indoor meet. ‘The 1980 track season is one I view with mixed feelings,” said men’s Head Track Coach Dave Suenram. We had the potential to be a very good squad and we were a good squad, but I don’t believe we lived up to that potential. It wasn't that the effort wasn’t there, because the effort and desire was there, but rather injuries is what hurt us,” Suenram said. You can't field a strong squad if you are going to have people hurt, especially key people, and these injuries deiinitely were factors in our season.’ The Gorillas had a lot of fine individual performances this past season. In the national indoor meet in Kansas City, Chris Murdock took sixth place in the high jump with a jump of 6-8. Roddy Gaynor placed fourth in the 1000 meter run with a time of 2:15.65, and the mile relay team of Don Sampson, Darryl Ramsay, Ernest Clayton, and Mel Smith finished sixth with a time of 3:26.30 In the CSIC meet, held in Kearney, Nebraska, the Gorillas ended up with seven first places. Murdock set a new conference record in the high jump with a leap of 6-10. Jack Brown won the discus event with a throw of 153-5, and Chris Viers captured the 400 intermediate hurdle race with a time of 53.1 The 400 meter relay team of Viers. Edgar McAnderson, Galen Lewis and Sampson, set a new record with a clocking of 41.6. McAnderson won the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.8, and Sampson cap- tured both the 200 and 400 meter dashes with times of 21.8 and 47.8. His time in the 400 meters tied a conference record. “We did have a lot of outstanding in- dividual performances this past season, but the three guys who probably stood out the most were Sampson, Murdock and Viers,” Suenram said. “Murdock made a big improvement in the high jump and cleared 6-10, and Viers also really improved in the hurdle events as the season progressed. “But without a doubt, our most im- proved member this season was Samp- PITTSBURG TAKES THE LEAD at a track meet, with Scott Currier In the lead, Lile Budden In second, and Dan Hinton coming in fora close third.{photo by Alan Ford) 194 son, Suenram said. “He just ran super for us all season long and he was voted the high point award at -the CSIC meet, which Ernie accounted for 24.5 points As for next season, Suenram is con- fident and optimistic about his team’s future, ‘We’re going to be returning a fine nucleus next season, so we ought to field another good team ' Suenram said. I think we’ll have a little more deter- mination next season, since we didn’t win the conference title this season, he said. Whenever you win the conference championship, it kind of makes your season, but when you don’t win it and you know you could have, it makes your season a little less successful. I also feel that our program has slipped a little in the past, at the national level,” Suenram said. We’re okay competing in our conference, but in the past couple of years, our national ranking has dropped. One of our goals for next season will be to reestablish ourselves at the national level CSIC Men’s Track Ft. Hays 210 Pittsburg 196 Kearney State 101 Washburn 36 Wayne State 28 Emporia 18 FIRST ROW: Stuart Minck, Lile Budden, Bert Kellum, Scott Currier, Grant McKIbben, Don Sampson, Cliff Hopkins, Russ Jewett, Ken Blake. SECOND ROW Ernie Clayton, Darryl Ramsey, Jack Soden, Phil Minton, Dan Hinton. Mark McDougal. Roddy Gay nor, David Suenram,, coach. THIRD ROW: Scoil Pine. Chris Viers, Jim Huffman. Doug Neubert, Galen Lewis. Joel House. Terry Catron, Scott Karr. FOURTH ROW. Burl Powell, Mark Watts. Mel Smith. Jeff Williams. Chris Murdock, Edgar McAnderson, Jack Brown, Mark Carter, Dave Mattox, ‘(photo by Alan Ford) JACK BROWN, ALL-AMERICAN SHOT PUTTER. shows his stuff with a discus at a Warrensburg track meet.(photo by Alan Ford) 95 The building years are over by Kyle Cleveland For the 1980 Women’s Track squad, it was a building year, and despite their record, a successful one as well. In only their second year of official competition, the women placed sixth out of 10 teams at the conference meet, held at Kearney, Neb., and sent five women to the AIAW meet in Des Moines, la. “A lot of people don’t think of track as a team sport, but the girls really helped each other out and worked together. It was a team effort all the way,” said Coach Elwyn Davis. Before the season started. I set three goals for the girls to meet: beat Missouri Southern, compete at district, and to break as many school records as possible. They met all of these, and with the exception of four events, they broke every school record,” Davis said. Team members were Jenny Foster, Oskaloosa. la., senior; Beth Hosier, Uniontown sophomore; Carrie Nealy, Bonner Springs junior; Brenda Winburn, Weston. Mo., freshman; Ramona Lint- RELAY RACES ARE TRULY one of the more demanding field events, and a wet track requires even greater effort on the part of Ginny Foster, (photo by Dot Koehler) ner. Wellsville freshman; Barb Spies, senior; Julia Maxton, Cherokee junior; Anita McColm. Columbus freshman; Connie Rentz, Paola junior; and Sheri Taylor, Paola freshman. In conference competition, Maxton placed fifth in the 1500 meter dash. Spies was fourth in the 100 meter hurdles and 400 meter hurdles. The relay team, consisting of Foster, Hosier, Spies, and Lintner, placed fifth. The team took two third places in the 400 meter relay and the 800 meter medley relay. That team consisted of Winburn, Nealy, Hosier, and Foster. Five women were also eligible to attend the AIAW Region Six meet in Des Moines, la. Spies was eligible in the 400 meter hurdles, but didn’t go, Davis said, because of tests. Foster competed in the 100 meter dash and Nealy went for the 200 meter dash The 400 meter relay and the medley rela team also attended. Region Six covers Kansas, Missouri and all states north. “Quite a bic territory, Davis commented. “We didn't do too well up there, hi added, “but we were pleased we got t go.” Lintner won the Extra Mile Award, an McColm took the Extra Foot Award. Davis said these are for extra effort and hard work in running and field events. Davis, a volunteer coach for two years, will be retiring to devote full time to teaching in the math department Despite this, with ten women returning, the future looks bright for the squad. Davis has recruited several middle distance runners to fill the departing seniors' running shoes, and he is op- timistic about the squad’s future. We essentially had a junior college squad this year, and they showed im- provement as they gained experience. I think they are definitly going to improve in the next couple of years, Davis said. RELAY TEAM MEMBER Carrie Nealy hands off to Beth Hosier in practice.(photo by Dot Koehler) CSIC Women’s Track Kearney 191 Ft. Hays 87 Emporia 81 Wayne State 57 Washburn 49 Pittsburg 24 Missouri Southern 6 FIRST ROW: Anita McColm, Beth Hosier, Barb Spies. Ramona Lintner, Glnny Foster. SECOND ROW: Chris Reed, trainer; Brenda Winburn. Connie Sue Rentz, Carrie Nealy, Linda Longchar. Sherry Taylor, Elwyn Davis, coach (photo by Alan Ford) by Gary Griggs The 1980 women’s softball season was a good one for Pittsburg State. For the first time in the school’s history, the Gussies finished second in the CSIC conference. They finished the season with a 21-19 overall record. I'm very pleased with the girls’ per- formance in the 1980 season,” said Pitt State women’s head softball coach, Mary Nutter. We had a very young team and they all really progressed as the season went along. “This was also the first time Pitt State has played AIAW competition and this was a good experience for the girls, be- cause we ll be playing the same caliber of schedule next year,” Nutter said. As a matter of fact, most of our losses came to division one schools.” Since the Gussies played such stiff competition, being able to beat these bigger schools proved to be quite an accomplishment. Some of the division school teams the Gussies played in 1980 were the University of Minnesota, Ohio State University, the University of Oklahoma, the University of Kansas, and the University of Missouri. The Gussies did manage to pull off a couple of upsets during the year, as they knocked off Minnesota, which was ranked in the top 10 in the country at the time, 5-2. They also swept a pair of games from Wichita State University, 4-0 and 6-5. Beating the University of Minnesota was really quite a thrill for the girls, since they were ranked in the top 10 in the country, Nutter said. But still, V-v , . ANNE SCALET HITS the base, but to no avail, as it was the third out anyway.(photo by Oot Koehler) TEAMWORK SHOWS as Pittsburg's women soft- baiiers rush lor an out against an opposing player.fphoto by Alan Ford) 199 Run finishing second in the conference was our greatest accomplishment, This was the first time a-Pitt State women's softball team had finished that high ' In the CS1C tournament, which was held in Emporia, the Gussies had to survive four games before they could reach the championship game. They knocked off Missouri Southern in the first round, 3-2. and then beat Fort Hays State in the KELLY KRUMSfCK HITS a low ball and races for first base, as softball fans look on. photo by Alan Ford) second round. 5-0. The Gussies then were dealt their first defeat of the double elimination tournament, by Emporia State, 3-0, But, they turned right around and beat Wayne State, 3-1. to get into the title game against Emporia State. The Gussies couldn’t soive the Hornet jinx the second time around either, as the Hornets won the title, 6-0. Ann Scalet was the team's leading hitter for the 1980 campaign, as she was the only .300 hitter. Scaiet finished with a .324 batting average, and she also led the team with 36 hits. Ann did a super job of hitting for us and considering that we were playing against division one schools, that is a very good average, Nutter said. Barri Bartlett proved to be the team's power hitter, as she led the team in home runs with two and also knocked in 11 runs. Janet Kramer led the team in rbi's with 12, and she also was second in hits with 31- Kelly Krumsick and Robbie Pazzie paced the team in runs scored with 18, while Scalet had 15. Pitt State only went with three pitchers during the 1980 campaign, Ann Woloszyk, Patricia Michalek and Scalet. Woloszyk proved to be the stopper for the Gussies, as she finished the season with a 7-5 record. Michalek had the best earned run average, 2.65, while Woloszyk had a 2.80 era. Michalek also had a fine strikeout to walk ratio, as she struck out 60 batters and walked only 29, '1 thought all of our pitchers pitched well, Nutter said. This was Ann's 200 (Woloszyk) first time to pitch, so she really did a fine job for us. Nutter is anxious about next season and the team’s future. “We’ve got everybody returning for us next year, and with the experience the girls picked up in the 1980 season, I'm sure we’ll have a strong team next year, Nutter explained. ‘‘Due to the fact that this team is so young, I am very op- timistic about the team’s chances.” COACH MARY NUTTER illustrates a practice pep talk with a little old-fashioned hand action,(photo by Fred McGary) FIRST ROW Donna Lipoglav, Robbi Pazzie, Nancy Biancarellf. Kelly Krumsick. Linda Wade, Barri Bartlett, Lea Kennedy. Beth Jones. SECOND ROW: Karen Meyers, coach: Michele Gerber. Ann Woloszyk. Patricia Michalek, Anne Scalet. Janet Kramer, Laurie Wade, Mary Nutter, head coach. Women’s Softball Pitt State 1 Oklahoma State 3 0 Ohio State 3 0 Western Michigan 6 13 Southwestern Minnesota 1 5 Benedictine 3 5 4 0 1 5 U. of Minnesota 2 2 Stephan F, Austin 10 1 Oklahoma State 5 0 4 2 Emporia State 3 11 Washburn 6 5 3 3 Missouri Southern 4 12 3 0 KU 4 0 U. of Missouri 5 11 Ft. Hays State 1 15 5 1 Southwestern Missouri 6 4 Central Missouri 3 10 Ft, Hays State 4 0 Northwestern Missouri 10 5 Baker University 3 6 Buena Vista 0 4 Missouri Southern 2 6 7 4 Wichita State 0 6 5 1 Missouri Western 8 3 0 0 Southwestern Missouri 4 7 4 3 Missouri Southern 2 5 Ft. Hays State 0 3 Wayne State, Neb. 1 0 Emporia State 1 201 It's fun for free by Ray Hemmens It’s not exactly a minor league system, but it could be. You can't classify it as the beer leagues, but it can be. What it is for the students at Pittsburg State, however, is a means to an end. The means are intramural sports while the end is better physical condition and good competition. The teams from Hollywoods and Tri Sigma best achieved the competition goal during 1979-80 as they claimed top honors in intramural competition. Hollywoods won the President’s Trophy for men’s intramurals with 1,037 total points while Tri Sigma was the top women’s team with 809. Hollywoods all but'ran away with the title during the year as second-place Sigma Phi Epsilon accumulated 937.5 points on the year. Third place went to Phi Sigma Epsilon with 641.5 while Tau Kappa Epsilon was fourth with 595 points. Tri Sigma, however, had an easier time in the women’s division as the second- place Alpha Sig team scored 646.5 points on the season. HBO followed Alpha Sig closely with 627 points while Alpha Gam was fourth with 356.5 points. The final point totals give only a brief glimpse of all the sweat the teams poured out during the season. Teams took part in sports ranging from softball and flag football to wrestling and swimming and finally to non-traditional contests in frisbee. Hollywoods, the fraternities, and sororities were not the only teams in- volved in competition. The dormitories and numerous independent teams took part. In the independent sub-division of competition, Hollywoods led all teams but received competition from the second-place Believers who racked up 423 points on the year while the third place Foreigners were close at 418. The Brothers finished a distant fourth at 270. In men’s dorm competition, Tanner Hall was first with 482 total points while Shirk was a close second at 453.5. Dellinger was third in the dorm sub-division with 312.5 while Trout took fourth with 73 points. Throughout the year, while the teams were building their point totals, students learned valuable lessons. Apart from the obvious physical fitness lesson were other more important social and mental lessons. Unlike inter-scholastic competition where many athletes take scholarships in return for periodic public performances, intramurals do not have any financial rewards. Players do not have to depend upon performance to remain on scholarship. Intramural teams do not have to be concerned that their overall won-loss records could cost their coach his job. No, an intramural team’s sole concern is to exercise in a team atmosphere, giving and taking as required by the situation. So the team’s record rivals the comic strip baseball team of Charlie Brown? Who cares if team members are satisfied. The Greeks understood the whole scheme of intramurals ages ago. In effect, the Greeks had their own version in what later became the Olympics. The Greeks knew that a healthy mind required a healthy body to carry it. They realized that a healthy mind alone cannot accomplish much if the body is unhealthy as well as that a healthy body can accomplish nothing without a healthy mind to guide the body. 202 While the 1980 Summer Games were jeopardized by a political event, the college intramural games will go on as planned. Possibly the nation’s univer- sities may have to carry on a tradition set down millennia ago. And possibly, intramural graduates may have to pick up the Olympic pieces left MICHELLE BLANCHO WINDS UP for her Intramural softball game.(photo by Alan Ford) A BACKWARDS DIVE gives added length to the start ol Steve Elliot's race across the pool, (photo by Alan Ford) overby the current world struggles. Soon the intramurals graduates will be in positions to influence decisions. The ideals they carry with them will last a lifetime. But intramural competition does other things for the participants. Participants are able to meet a wider variety of students in a more casual situation than possible in their normal groups. Team names range from the Foreigners and the Chinese to the Crushers and Jock’s Nitch to the Biology Club. And all the fraternities and sororities are PRESIDENT’S TROPHY 1 St Holly woods 1037 2nd Sigma Phi Epsilon 973 3rd Phi Sigma Epsilon 641 4th Tau Kappa Epsilon 595 WOMEN S TROPHY 1st Tri Sigma 809 2nd Alpha Sig 646 3rd HBO 627 4th Alpha Gam Free fun represented in games. Nothing can rival the close feeling that a good tough game followed by a good cold beer can produce. Little is better for conversation, which leads to other conversation, that to start talking about the latest battles. Fishermen even take a back seat to intramural players when it comes to telling tall tales about athletic com- petition. And one tale always leads to the next, which leads to the next. Intramural competition, as opposed to competition in the classroom, is CONCENTRATING ON THE BALL, an intramural tennis player works on his backhand swing,(photo by Fred McGary) designed for this socialization. Before, during and after competition, there is ample time to enjoy idle talk. In the classroom, little time is set aside for such idleness, and after class students must hurry to the next class or ap- pointment. Intramurals also provide opportunities for other social and business lessons. Every team has a designated manager. That manager must see that his team is prepared to play at the prescribed times. If the team is not prepared, It loses. If the team does not show up, it has to forfeit the game and $8 of Its own money. And the forfeit fee works. First semester there was only one forfeit while second semester the number was down ap- preciably from past years, Dave French of the intramurals office, said. In the year, there were only 30 forfeits out of the 200 teams which participated in competition. The team manager was also saddled with the job of seeing that the team scheduled ample practice times and that team members met and worked at those appointed times. This responsibilty to duty carries over to the work-world even more than many classroom activities. If an assignment is late, the student takes only a small penatty, if anything. If a team misses a game, it loses money, something everyone learns in the world outside college. And the managers learn valuable lessons in handling people. Uniike the classroom, the leader cannot just tell his people what to do and expect them to perform. The manager must be more tactful in getting his team to even practice, on occasion. At other times, the manager must communicate his problems to the proper officials in the intramurals office or on the playing field itself. INTRAMURAL SOFTBALL is serious work as baseman Rosie Voegeti winds up for an out.(photo by Alan Ford) The managers must also be able to explain to team members why something was or was not done. In the classroom, an instructor should tell his students why something was being done, but is not bound to as is the intramural manager. Intramurals can also accomplish certain feats even inter-scholastic athletics cannot do. White collegiate athletics are specialized, spending the entire year preparing for their season, intramural athletes can pick and choose their particular speciality if they wish. Many intramural athletes won’t settle down with one sport. Instead, they will play football in the fall, basketball or wrestling in the winter and track or softball in the spring, just to name some of the sports. r ffy DORMS 1 St Tanner 482 2nd Shirk 453 3rd Dellinger 312 4tb Trout 73 FRATERNITY 1st Sigma Phi Epsilon 973 2nd Phi Sigma Epsilon 641 3rd Tau Kappa Epsilon 595 4th Sigma Chi 293 Pike 225 Sig Tau 203 Lambda Chi 174 20 5 attitudes will be passed on from the current generation down to the next generation. And the ideals of a healthy mind coupled with a healthy body will sustain the future generations as it has past generations. Possibly these ideals could bring back the spirit of the original Free fun Soon the exact memories of the games will fade. But the memories of the people and the attitudes will live on. These MARVIN FOXX TAKES VICTORY IN STRIDE, with a wild leap at the finish line.(photo by Alan Ford) olympians in Greece and make future Olympic Games less involved with world political situations. Probably the greatest benefit that in- tramural sports leave with participants is lifetime sports to participate in, to maintain physical and mental health in years after college. It may not be the sport as much as the continual participation in physical fit- ness activities which foster the healthy attitudes later in life. It will take concerned adults to convey 206 COMING UP FOR AIR, an intramural swimmer gives it his ail.fphoto by Alan Ford) these ideals to the political leaders of both the United States and other foreign powers. Adults with a good athletic background will be able to communicate these ideals better than a generation of non-athletic minds. Without these ideals of a healthy mind and body, we could soon be a nation of minds without bodies, robots, as it were. But with the help of intramurals graduates, these ideals can be ac- complished. Everyone will be the better for it. INDEPENDENT 1st Hollywoods 037 2nd Believers 423 3rd Foreigners 418 4th Brothers 270 G,A.C. 149 Washington’s 75 Cash Grain 65 Crusher’s 65 Biology Club 65 Physics Club 60 Newman 35 GPTC 30 Chinese 15 WOMEN 1st Tri Stg 809 2nd Alpha Sig 646 3rd HBO 627 4th Alpha Gam 356 Nation 143 Dellinger 100 Believers 99 Golden Hearts 88 GDT 75 Royals 65 All Stars 55 TKE Lil Sis 50 Jock’s Nitch 35 Trout 15 by Olive Sullivan Pittsburg State was represented in tennis this year by a tennis cfub, instead of a school sponsored team, due to the lack of a coach. Dr. L.L. Tracy, director of Career Planning and Placement Services, served as adviser to the club, but all team members agreed the team was really hurt without a coach. David Keller, Pittsburg freshman and organizer of the club, said he felt the team played extremely well, considering the lack of a coach. The other teams all had coaches, and you could really see a big difference, he said. Dr. Tracy could not serve as a surrogate coach, since he was usually busy with administration, Keller said, “Three of us had coached before, either other college teams or in high school, so we tried to just coach ourselves. We could have done really well with a coach, he added. At least two other players would have attended PSU and played tennis if there had been an organized team with a coach, Keller said. Pitt State won five of its matches, with two losses, and five games rained out. The team only played one match with its top six players. The top six had trouble getting together due to conflicting classes and jobs, Keller said. The team played two games with Missouri Southern, losing the first, because, Keller said, the team was missing its number five and six men. The second time around, Pitt State won the match, due to the presence of all six top players. The future looks bleak for tennis at Pitt State, also. “We just found out we're not going to have a coach next year, so it doesn’t look like there will be a team, Keller said. We have a couple of men moving away , to other schools, and three are graduating, so we won’t have a club unless we have a lot of new interest. Keller said he was mainly responsible for the formation of the tennis club this year. He said it was a lot more work than he expected, but if someone else was willing to take the initiative, he would be willing to play in 1981. He said some people had expressed an interest in coming to Pittsburg next year, and to be on the team, but he was not sure they would come without a coach. Right now, I just don’t see any way we can have a team, he said. Team members were Jim Davison, Bella Vista, Ark., senior; Andy Denton, MEMBERS OF THE TWO tennis teams watch the FIRST ROW: David Keller. Andy Denton. SECOND final home match against Missouri Southern,(photo row: Martin Flanders, Jim Davidson, Mike Tyn- by Kyle Cleveland) dall, Joseph Weiner, (photo by Alan Ford) Chanute senior; Marty Flanders, Pitt sburg freshman; Keller; Curtis Crawford, PSU Pittsburg sophomore; Kirk Gottlob, Arkansas City senior; Stan Knoche, 1 William Jewel 8 Gardner freshman; Mike Tyndall. Pitt- 3 Ottawa 2 sburg senior; and Joe Weiner, Humboldt 6 Labette County 3 sophomore. 7 Allen County 2 Cfub members mostly used their own 4 Missouri Southern 5 money for away games, but Student 5 Washburn 4 Senate provided about half the mileage 3 Missouri Southern 3 money. ■ 208 A putt behind the rest CSIC Men’s Golf Emporia 601 Kearney 612 Missouri Southern 613 Ft. Hays 617 Pittsburg 630 Missouri Western 633 Washburn 645 by Kyle Cleveland The future of the Pitt State golf team is in doubt. At the end of the season, golf coach Bob Johnson retired to return to teaching. A decision was still to be made on whether or not there would be a golf team in 1981 at the end of the spring semester. Coach Johnson was optimistic about the season, however. We started off pretty slow, with just two experienced golfers,” he said. “After the Springfield match, everyone started scoring better and progressed until at the end of the year, they were playing some pretty good golf ' Johnson added. He said that the team showed a lot of improvement as the season went along. The season started off slowly, with a tenth place team finish in the Baker Invitational, and the team attained their season’s best score at the Carthage Shoot-Out, taking second place in their third match. Things went down hill again after that, with an eleventh place in the Crossroads of America match, and the team moved up slowly to a fourth place out of 12 at the NAIA District Ten at Alvamar Hills, This was the last meet of the season. “It went pretty well, but it didn’t quite live up to our expectations,” said Kevin Sperry, Pittsburg senior. “We had the type of team that if everyone was playing well, we could have won about any match we played. But you know, in golf, everyone doesn’t play well all the time.” The team had two returning lettermen, Alan Sikes and Sperry, both Pittsburg seniors. Sikes lettered three years in golf, while Sperry has lettered all four years at PSU. Mark Hutto, Winfield junior; Chris Fry, Baxter Springs sophomore; and David Feess, Parsons junior, also all lettered. PRACTICING THE ART of sand removal. Kevin Sperry sends the ball out of a sand trap.(photo by Alan Ford) COACH BOB JOHNSON DEMONSTRATES the proper way lo hit a baft out of a sand trap. This Is one of Ihe many skills he has the team prac- tice.(photo by Alan Ford) Other team members were Skip Weber, Leawood junior; and Ron Berry, Pitt- sburg senior. Five of the team members were returning from last season. A lot of new people improved,” Johnson said. After the Springfield event, the team started scoring better, Johnson said. The team placed fourth in District 10, and fifth in Conference play. “I feel pretty good about the season, Johnson said. Johnson also remained optomistic about the future of Pitt State golf. Tm trying to get recruits, positive things. Well be looking at high school kids coming in, he said. Sperry said that he felt the team started out below average, but finished pretty well. He added that the team played at the same level as most other schools. “But, you know, most of the schools we played offered golf scholarships and have strong recruitment programs. We just sort of take anyone who comes, so we were a step behind them. “If the program continues, Sperry added, I think Coach Johnson had some plans for possible scholarships. That would definitely improve the team.” FIRST ROW: Martha Ortez, Jim Fetters, Kevin CONCENTRATING with his entire body, Alan Sikes Sperry, Skip Weber. SECOND ROW: Coach putts across the green. In spite of the distracting Johnson. Alan Sikes. Mark Hutto, Ron Berry. Chris shadows cast by helpful teammates.(photo by Alan Fry. (photo by Kyle Cleveland) Ford) 211 Organizations Most students work hard for their bound to find something to in- grades, worrying constantly, or at terest you after the grind of least occasionally, about that classes is over for the day. Get GPA. But one of the things a involved—On the Oval, potential employer checks is also campus involvement. How to get involved? Join an organization! These range from Student Senate and the governmental hassles a senator faces, to honorary societies for exceptional scholars, to fun loving clubs like the Graphic Arts Club, Baseball Club, or Karate Club. Whatever your tastes and interests, you are MANAGING EDITORS AREN’T ALWAYS serious. Janet Stites, Collegio managing editor, does find time to consider the lesi serious things in life, (photo by Fred McGary) AFTER A YEAR OF CONTROVERSY in the Student Senate, Kathleen Harnish. the new Student Senate President, ex- plains her views to the Board of Regents, (photo by Janet Stites) NOTICE: All space In this section, with the ex- ception of feature stories, was purchased by the individual organizations. The Kanza views this space as advertising and therefore can exercise only limited editorial control. Most groups supplied their own copy. 212 LIVING IN A DORM can get hectic at times, but Tim Simpson finds time to relax on his Shirk Hall bed.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) Different Strokes games Student organizations 3 1 I Different strokes by Kenneth Fienen One of the characteristics of any college is the differences between that of Greek living and independents (also referred to lovingly as GDI's) lifestyle. Pittsburg State University has a total of six active fraternities and three sororities. Distinguishing between the two lifestyles among college students usually brings up the dreaded word... controversy. At PSU, like most univer- sities, the majority of the students walk down the middle of the road by agreeing that greeks, which serve as social organizations, benefit the community in that they sponsor various fund raising 214 events to support needy organizations. Others simply comment that he or she has the freedom of preferring one lifestyle over another and the differences between the two should not be ex- panded. What resentment did surface could be attributed to the fact that a few in- dependents felt that by retaining greek life, you were placing students in a social class, therefore making one class feel inferior due to the elite status greek life maintained. Bill Jonas. Pleasanton freshman and independent stated. “I don't know what it is about greek life, but I've never had any desire to participate. I have a few friends who are pledges, but I don’t know what they get out of it. Me? I'll stay dependent on myself and not have someone else telling me to participate in something that I don’t have time for.” Jim Coldwell, Independence senior and Sigma Tau Gamma member feels that becoming involved in a fraternity or sorority helps you to get more closely associated with the community, is good recommendation for future endeavors and establishes friendships that will THE GREEK GAS is a multi-faceted competition among greek organizations. Beerchugging was just one of these events.(photo by Alan Ford) probably be lifelong, “That's not saying that independents can’t do the same, but it's harder to do on an individual basis than being in a unit that is working together.” Jane Wheeler, Muskogee, Okla. junior and independent said, “The greeks do accomplish a lot that otherwise would be left undone. I see nothing wrong with being a greek other than I can’t afford it right now. Maybe in the near future though. Some might keep their noses in the air but you don't have to be a greek to do that.” Some of the events that were sponsored by the various greek organizations were the Muscular Dystrophy Dance-a-thon sponsored by Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, the Annual Keg Roll sponsored by Tau Kappa Epsilon, the Fall Bash of' Sigma Tau Gamma and the Rock-a-thon hosted by Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority, just to name a few. There were also spur-of-the-moment events. The heavy snowfall tha t hit the area this winter prompted some TKE members to advertise their availability for snow shoveling. All the proceeds went toward their Keg Roll Fund, which in turn went to the St. Judes Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Independents living in dorms such as Tanner, Nation, Dellinger, Mitchell, Shirk and Trout halls also participated in events to display that it is college students' caring personality and not necessarily a unit that makes an idea worthwhile. The fact is that PSU has been blessed with many caring personalities; some went greek and others chose to remain independent. And as long as that care that bonds people together remains, the students here have a lot of partying, dancing, jogging, walking, rocking, and most of all, giving to do in the future. RACING TRICYCLES was easier as a young child, but Beth Nelson. Alpha Sigma Alpha, enjoyed the event in spite of her age.(photo by Alan Ford) Alpha Gamma Delta Alpha Gamma Delta. What does it stand for? Pride, integrity, love, sisterhood, togetherness, and womanhood. All of these attributes are expressed In their actions. Alpha Gams are involved all over campus. They can be found in Student Senate, honor societies, and one as editor of the Collegio. They never stop working. A good example of this hard work and determination is shown through this year’s Third Annual Muscular Dystrophy Superdance. The preparations for this spectacular event began many months before the actual dance started. Recruiting officers spent many long hours on the road and filling out paperwork so there would be people to dance. Food had to be found to feed these dancers, and the facilities had to be procured so there would be a place to hold the dance. The time was getting short but the EASTER FOUND THE GAM pledges out early looking for hidden treats dressed In bunny ears and baskets, courtesy of their Big Sisters, (photo by Alan Ford) PEPPING UP THE CROWD Isn't the easiest thing to do at 7:00 in the morning, but the Alpha Gam's seem to be doing a pretty fine job.(photo by Alan Ford) Alpha Gams were ready. At 12 noon on March 29. 1980, the Superdance started. Most of the couples had no real idea what was In store for them. Fun, floor show, craziness, and lots of dancing were the things they all looked forward to. Aside from the fact there were ap- proximately 20 fewer couples than past years, along with the time limit having been cut by six hours. The dancers and the Alpha Gams raised over $15,136 for Muscular Dystrophy. The Superdance held on campus is placed among the top ten nationwide and is the only one in the state of Kansas sponsored by a group of young women with no help from Administration. These girls should be congratulated on their efforts on this campus, for they truly do contribute a tot to Greek life at PSU. The women of Alpha Gamma Delta are something all Greeks can be proud of, for they are a part of you and you a part of them. Together you can all grow strong. Annette Skaggs, president Denise Gerken, vice president Liz Fast, vice president Billie Jo Burge, treasurer Lynn Vlliamaria, recording secretary Karen Borgstrom. corresponding Beatrice Menghlnl, housemother Rose Beam Pam Bland Carol Borth Melisa Bowman Cathy Brummel Chris Brummel Peggy Burns Cmdy Caldwell Bianca Carbajo Missie Carpenter Theresa Clifford Debbie DeGraeve Evonne Delwiler Sara Esch Allison Fitts Paula Freisberg Connie Hagan Cathy Henderson Theresa Hernandez Lori Hess Rachel Hill Mary Hudson Ei ey I ley Jeanene Jennings Mary Jennings Mary Jo Keady Diana Keating Patty Keating Janet Lawrence Traci Loss Ann Lynch Deanna McGie Colleen McNerney Susan Meyer Kandi Miller Nancy Parker Aleta Platt Kathy Reed Kim Rinehart Debbie Richman Betty Schmidt Penny Solis Kelly Walton Theresa Wiederholt 217 Lisa Shelton, president Teresa Miller, vice president Sheryl Sigler recording secretary Joyce Pestinger. corresponding secretary Beth Nelson, treasurer Dana Adcock Melanie Algnm Joyce Boyd Mary Bresnlck Lori Suehler Mary Bumgarner Michelle Carpino Arlene Caubte Teresa Commons Denece Oowden Quita Edwards Terri Ellis Cathy FalletlI Shirley Greene Carol Handshy Pamela Hider Deborah Holliman Kathy Homan Cathy Howard Sarah Kreutzer Robyn Lawrence Carol Lichtenstein Tern Llebert Nanette Lyons Kim McCormick Maresa Monsour Janet Schwenke Darlene Siegel Lon Sigler Kathleen Smith Lora Snyder Kristy Torbett Katbte Vanzant Stephanie Walling Linda Whitt Ann Williams Kathy Worl APPLEDAY PROVIDES STUDENTS with apples Irom the faculty and occasionally other surprises, as Joyce Boyd and Beth Nelson found out. (photo by Alan Ford) 218 Alpha Sigma Alpha GETTING IN ANO OUT oI strange situations comes easy far Dana Adcock and Lee Knickerbocker as the Alphas out dress all competition.(photo by Alan Ford) The Eta Eta Chapter of Alpha Sigma Alpha celebrated their sixtieth an- niversary on this campus July 20. Today they still maintain the same standards and goafs they had sixty years ago. The aim of the sorority then and now was to promote a strong feeling of sisterhood as well as to groom young women so that they can take an active role in the future of this country. In Homecoming festivities, the Alpha Sigs took part whole heartedly. Their queen candidate, Janet Schwenke, Pittsburg sophomore, rode down Broadway on a hat-shaped float, while her sisters marched behind her. In the Yell Like Hell” contest, the women took third, and in the novelty division, they finished second. The Alpha Sigma’s philanthropic project is to aid the mentally retarded. They visit New Horizons and spend time with the patients. They also had a rocking chair rock-a-thon so that they could sponsor contestants In the Special Olympics on the national level. Each year the sorority holds two in- formal dances and one formal At the formal, many special awards are given to outstanding members of the sorority. This is a time when all the alumni come back and honor those whose hard work keeps the sorority alive. The theme of the formal is Sweetheart. and is always held close to Valentine's Day. This year the Alpha Sigs were two hundreths of a point away from winning the sorority academic award from GOOD CLEAN FUN is definitely not wnat Michelle Carpino and M.P. Baumgardner are into as they participate In puddlrT feedin1' on 60's Niie.iphoto by Alan Ford) Panhellenic. Panhellenjc governs all soroities, and Alpha Sigma Alpha supports it strongly. tntramurals were a big part of the Alpha Sigs activities. They won the Greek basketbail division and faired very well in all other events. The Alpha Sigs always demonstrated a high quality of sport- smanship mixed with a fine competitive spirit. In April, the Eta Eta Chapter hosted a State Day for all other chapters in Kansas and Missouri, They, held workshops, exchanged ideas, and shared their special sisterhood with each other, ft was a success, and each chapter was richer for the experience. 219 Sigma Sigma Sigma The Tri-Sigs started the 1979-80 school year with enthusiasm and excitement. After a canoeing trip to Noel, MO. in July, the Tri-Sigs welcomed the students back to campus with their annual Card Party. The party proved to be a great success with the addition of games and activities for the sororities and frater- nities. The Tri-Sigs captured first place in TKE Softball for the third season, making the trophy a permanent fixture over the Tri- Sig fireplace. Homecoming was an over-all success for the Chi chapter, with the TKE-Tri Sig float placing second and the novelty act placing first. Tri Sig Cathy Duffin, sponsored by the Newman Center, was named Queen at the October 24 con- vocation. The Pajama Party, the major social event of the Fall semester, was well attended and some of those who were there needed to have their memories refreshed about the night before. Spring semester was marked by two major social events, the Polka Party and the Spring formal. Both pledge classes kept the activities happening with walk- outs, sneaks, neatly piled bedding, and Joy Welsh, president Nancy Meads, vice president Robbi Pazzie, treasurer Tracy Morris, secretary Kathy Barnes Diane Biessant Lori Boyajlan Lillian Carothers Teresa Coillot Susan Davis Kelly Dodd Carla Doss Cathy Duffin Ginger Dunn Lorrl Garrett Cathy Giannos Melissa Gory Laura Grassie Jennifer Gray Diana Hun Jan Justice Kathy Kapler Susie Kovaclc Andrea Lehr Carol Maddox Judy Martin Maura McGraw Julie Meredith Rita Mies Carrie Nealy Chris Nleder Vicki Pazzle Rhonda Pernot Susie Ouler Anne Scale! Sherry Scott Geni Siscoe Jerri Dawn Staton Jan Steele • Carol Stephan Diane Sirick Diane Taylor Laurie Wade Linda Wade Belts Walker Cathy Walker Cindy Williams 220 green and blue scrambled eggs. The Tri-SIgs attended the Belle Ball, Playboy parties, Red Carnation Ball, Western Week, Freedom Festival, Winter Wipe—outs, Graffitti Night and many other Fraternity functions. Trl-Sig put on a puppet show for the children at Mt. Carmel Hospital. This was part of Tri-Sig’s service projects to the community. Our second annual Last Supper for the seniors was held May 4th at the Spring River Inn. A number of Tri-sigs attended their National Convention In Louisiana during the summer of 1980. TRI-SIGMA ACTIVE Betty Walker takes the curves during the Fall Bash Shopping Carl Open. ( photo by Dot Koehler) CHEERING FOR THE GORILLAS, the Trl Sfg's show their participation and support of Pittsburg State.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) COUPLES ATTENDING iha annual Pajama Party had a good time whirling around, doing such greats as the Animal House Gator.(photo by Alan Ford) 221 Dwayne.Glpe, president Tim Janes, vice president Jeff Martin, treasurer John Orlando, secretary Steve McLaughllrs. advisor Greg Bail Jim Barnes John Barnes John Barrington Paul Barrington David Berns Tom Bohanon Barry Brightwell Kent Bumgarner George Cole Scott Edwards Alan Ford Steve Goff Gary Harbeston Robert Herren Scott Howard Rodney Jenkins Jeff Jerauld Rusty Knight Paris Long Michael McFerrin Cecil F McLaurm Scott Mendenhall Michael Palier Alan Parker Mark Alan Rothgeb David Sellers George Stelnmetz William Sternagel Dean Van De Mark Gregg Wilson FIRST ROW: Janet Schwenke, Kathleen Smith, Dana Adcock, Lori Hess. Kelly Walton, Eley Hey. Traci Loss Cindy Caldwell, Theresa Hernandez, Kathy Estral, Marcia Jones. SECOND ROW: Susan Yeager, Juiie Conner, Karen Herald, Mrs, Llgon, Penny Solace, Lori Garrett. Mary Hudson, Diane Wheeler, Peggy Burns, Diane Strlck, Rodney Jenkfns,sponsor, (photo by Alan Ford) 222 Lambda This year was again successful in terms of achievement for the Lambda Chi Zeta Chapter of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. For the second year in a row, they shared first place in the Homecoming Float Competition with the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. Their Homecoming Queen candidate, Lori Hess, was selected as a member of the Queen’s Court. Other achievements for Lambda Chi include the introduction of a Crescent Club Initiation Ceremony and the honor having member Dean Van De Mark awarded Greek Man on Campus. Community service projects throughout the year included the annual trip to Parsons State Hospital, collecting canned goods for the IFC Food Drive for the Salvation Army, and participation in the telephone calling of prospective PSU students for the Admissions Office. Several members helped to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy by participating in the Dance Marathon sponsored by the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. The Lambda Chi's concluded the year with the eleventh annual Western Week Celebration in mid-April, and the sixth annual Derby Day Rat Race on May 3. Chi Alpha FALL WEATHER BRINGS OUT the roof parties for the Lambda Chi’s and serenades for the girls next door.(photo by Alan Ford) HALLOWEEN BRINGS OUT G08LINS as well as Lambda Chi’s during the annual hay ride with a group from the Parsons Children's Hospital.(photo by Alan Ford) JUNIOR ACTIVE PAUL BARRINGTON illustrates what sharing a.little time and a cookie can do for a child staying at Parsons State Hospital (photo by Alan Ford) Tau Kappa Epsilon Tau Kappa Epsilon started out on the PSU campus as the Alpha-Omega Chapter of Kappa Delta Kappa, KDK was founded January 20t 1927, and became TKE on January 12, 1953. On May 15, 1954, the Delta-Mu Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon was chartered at PSU, TKE was the first fraternity to have a national magazine, and the first to establish a national office headquarters with a full-time paid official in charge. The 1979-1980 academic year brought a variety of activities to the Delta-Mu Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon. Activities included emphasis on scholarship, public service, leadership development, and a balanced social program. Highlights of the year started with the annual TKE Fall Bash, with people from the entire Pittsburg area attending. During the eventr “mass quantities of beer were consumed and several games were played in a rip-roaring atmosphere. Another annual event is the TKE Sorority Softball Tournament, where the Tekes invite the women of the campus to participate. For the third straight year, Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority took the first place trophy. For Homecoming, the Tekes and Tri-Slgs pooled efforts for a horse drawn float, which won second place. In the area of public service, TKE had a Coast-to-Coast Keg Roll fund raising project for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The men of Delta-Mu raised over $1500 through this charitable event. Tekes also participated in Alpha Gamma Delta's Muscular Dystrophy Dance Marathon, donated blood to the Red Cross, donated to the United Way, and worked with the local Heart Fund and Salvation Army. However, when it comes to craziness, the Delta-Mu Tekes love to take road trips. Excursions of honorable mention include one to Warrensburg. Mo., to visit the Teke Delta-Lambda Chapter and play in a softball tournament. They also went to St. Joseph, Mo., to the Teke Xi-Eta Chapter, to Kansas City on a crowded bus to see the Chiefs-Seattle Seahawks football game, and to Lincoln, Neb., where hundreds of Tekes were gathering for a leadership conference. And finally, a special thanks to Marilyn Hall, the chapter sweetheart; to the Little Sis's. who helped so much throughout the year; to Fanny Frost, a fabulous cook, for 16 years of good service; and to the men of Tau Kappa Epsilon, Delta-Mu Chapter, for making the yeara successful and prosperous one. ALONG WITH THEtR LITTLE SIS ORGANIZATION the TKE‘s build a pyramid for a Homecoming contest iphoto by Alan Ford) Ken Wheeler, president Terry Copp, vice-president Steve Schenk, secretary Timon Oufri. Ireasurer Marilyn Hall, sweelheari Fanme Frost, housemother Leo Hudlberg. advisor Dave Badmanrt Bob Barnett Rick Bland Lewis Blessant Mike Bradshaw Randy Bradshaw Mike Brock 224 FIRST ROW: Jo Cook, Nela Seidel, Kathy Hen- derson, Christa Carroll, Kris Nicholas, Jackie Smith, Rosie Stoffer, Susan Estep. SECOND ROW: Steve Lockwood, Mary Murphy. Glnny Dye, Rhonda Dunbar. Jeh Tfaden, Judy Eygan, Sheila Miller, Otto Stuber. NOT PICTURED: Diana Blair, Kathy Kiercht, Melody Myers. Christina Franks, Melinda Fienne. Pam Bland, Carol Lang, Rhonda Pernot, Laura Grassle, Marilyn Hall, (photo by Alan Ford) Lyndall Brown Craig Carlson Kent Davis Tim Dooley Kendall Erickson Dave Flthian Jamie Henderson Larry Houk Kevin Kelly Craig Klerscht Kevin Koocnei Greg Laudick Mat! Lehr Jon Llppelmann Steve Lockwood Jack Loftln Don Ludiuon Chester McEndree Nolan Mclver Les Morse, Jr. Warren Moss Jerry Paulle Rollie Peier Mike Peterson Rob Plummer Frank Ritchal Bernle Seivveri Jim Stinson Gus Straughen Otto Stuber Greg Vick Dave Wallingford 225 It s not all fun and games GIVING BLOOD lor the Red Cross was not all fun and games, as Mark Harrington found out. The Red Cross Blood Drive was only one of many charitable activities greeks participated in.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) ENJOYING AN EVENING OUT. Alpha Gams Kelly Walton and Theresa Hernandez live It up at the Tower Ballroom.(photo by Alan Ford) KIM PORTER AND TIMOTHY GEORGE relax In front of the Sigma Chi house. Western Week was a lot ot work, but a lot of lun for all.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) 227 FIRST ROW Marla Snow. Colleen McNerney, Cindy Kenton, Kathleen Hamish, Kathy Giannos. vice-president; Trisha Burn, Jennifer Gray, Jan Steele, Cindy Ala. SECOND ROW; Patricia Lowery, Alesia Mon sour. Melissa Bowman, Tammy George, Kim Slate, Debbie Bum. THIRD ROW Chris Nleder, Cathy Duff In, Betty Schmidt, Linda Tracy, Andrea Lehr, Diana Hurt. FOURTH ROW Julie Meredith, president; Cathy Walker. Laura Jones. Vicki Stonerock, Joy Welsh. Diane Taylor, Susan Davis, secretary; Kim Porter, treasurer, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) Rick Van Pell, president Frank Growl, vice-president Greg Krokstrom, treasurer Jeff Near, secretary Larry Alumbaugh James Arnote Julian Binns Sam Blubaugh Judd Blunk Christopher Buford Mike Butler Tim Clark Gary Doolittle John Duxbury Edward Elllng William England Stephen Erins Jed Frakoi Timothy George Steven Giannos Christopher Harrington Craig Harrison Robert Koehler James Leathers Scott Lowery Brian Maloney Joe McSpadden Christopher Medley Sigma Chi The men of Sigma Chi spent a very active 15th Anniversary. They par- ticipated in many campus events. Rick Van Pelt served as Student Senate Vice- President as well as Jay Arnotet Brian Maloney, Gopi Vasudevan, Bob Reynolds, Bill England, Sam Blubaugh, and Mark Harrington serving as senators. Serving as board of govenor was Steve Enns and IFC president was Frank Crowl. This year the Sigma Chi's sponsored a haunted house with the YMCA and went Christmas caroling to the resident homes for the elderly with the Sigma Chi UT Sigmas, their little sis organization. Donations were made by the chapter tor national public relations projects to Muscular Dystrophy, United Way, as well as Wallace Village for minimally brain damaged children. As for the social life of the Sigma Chi's they began the year by tieing for first place with the Newman Center for overall competition at the Homecoming festivities. Soon to follow were seasonal parties with the LIT Sigmas: Christmas Informal, Playboy Party. Harry Buffalo and Spring Formal. Another annual activity not to be forgotten was the fun- filled week of activities during Derby Days. DANCING BUNNIES AND PLAYBOYS were a popular sight at the Sigma Chi Playboy Party, (photo by Brenda Collins) Joe Orlando Craig Potter Brian Ramm Daren Sorrick Stanley Stevens Don Stuckey Richard Svagllc Daniel Tollefson Gopikrlshnan Vasudevan Jimmy Welch 229 The men of Sigma Phi Epsilon worked hard throughout the year. But it all paid off in the end. The year was great and there were many things to look back on. Their money making projects brought in more money than any other Greek organization did. Egor’s Haunted House, their Halloween project, was a big success along with the Second Annual Suntan Pageant and Third Annual Heart Fund Ball. The participation was tremendous, and everyone attending had a great time. Participation in campus activities were at a high this year. Involvement in such things as intramurals was outstanding as they brought home many trophys, and took second in the president’s trophy. Many attendance trophys were won also. They won attendance at the Muscular Dystrophy Dance at the Schoolhouse Disco and contributed the largest amount of money to the cause by working at Goodtimes Disco for 12 hours. They also had the greatest number of dancers in the Dance Marathon. With Janelle Renner as their queen candidate they supported her as she made the top four in the competition. The Sig Ep’s followed their trend of new ideas and they and their dates traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma for their Spring Formal Dance- Being the youngest fraternity on campus didn’t seem to stop the Sig Ep’s at all. They proved they atre one of the FIRST ROW: Bianca Carbajo, national sweetheart; Dorothy Gardner, treasurer; Terry Liebert, vice- president Theresa Wiederholt. president. Mary Beth Gleason, secretary: Denise Freund, chapter sweetheart. SECOND ROW Karen O'Connell. Carol Hanoshy. Cathy Falletti. Marilyn Randall, Patty Bergkamp, Patty Wilmoth. THIRD ROW Janet Lawrence, T.D Clifford, Eileen Alsop FOURTH ROW Kim Kapler. Karen Borgsirom Janelle Renner, Janice Scot!. Rose VoegelJ. Trlsh Carbon, (photo by Dot Koehler) most active and productive fraternities on campus. And they have bigger and better ideas for next year. Joseph Mayerle. president Patrick Wiederholl. vice-presidenl Jerome Clifford. controller Jay Pestlnger, secretary Terry Schmidt, recorder Demse Freund, sweetheart Ward Cates, advisor Phillip Batton Richard Beckman Tony Bernardel Randy Bdllhart Paul Chambers Claude Cummings Joseph Daleo Daniel Dobbins Craig Drummond Kent Dugan David Eastwood William Eckley Michael Elder Steven Elliott 230 Michael Elmer Richard Evang David French Kevin Hayden David Heimerman Jeff Kelly Thomas Lenahan Richard Marcum Paul Marsh Gregory G. Martin Dennis Meier Todd Mildfelt David Newman Donald Platt Gregory Post William Raynor David Ritzman Harold Rogers Scott F. Shore Tim F. Soth Doug Stephan Michael Stephan Thomas Stephan James Vallacqua Ted Vogefi Michael Wilmoth THE CROWD CHEERS Ida Veranda on as she participates in the Second Annual Suman Pageant (photo by Kyle Cleveland) JEFF KELLY TRYS TO GUZZLE down his beer in the chugging contest while Jerry Clifford and Tim Soth watch with different emotions (phDio by Dot Koehler) Sigma Tau Gamma After three years of dormady the men of Sigma Tau Gamma, PSU’s oldest fraternity made their annual Freedom Festival a reality again. The year saw the return of many distinguished alumni during homecoming. Connie Hagen was the Sig Tau homecoming queen can- didate. One of the major service projects this year was sponsoring a pie throwing contest Involving faculty and other campus leaders. The money raised was donated to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. With the help of 4 new pledges the Sig Tau's also participated in the annual Heart Fund Drive. THE NUMBER ONE ACTIVE. James K. Baker and his guest Kathern Baker, were two Sig Tau's who enjoyed Homecoming weekend, (photo by Alan Ford) Michael Kelly, president Gut! Chapman. vice-oresieJentB Joe Sternberger, vice'president David Pierce, management Richard Bustos Toni Gustos Ronald Caler James Co Id well Richard Hale Thomas Harris Robert Poole Kurt Schneider Lanny Schoellng Jeff Scobee George Thompson Charles Town son Morgan Warfuel Terry Wilson 232 SIG TAU’s QUEEN CANDIDATE. CONNIE HAGAN is one of the popular attractions in the Homecoming Parade down Broadway.(photo by Alan Ford) FIRST ROW: Maria Sanders, secretary; Marcie Mahoney, Debbie Ibarra. Patty Ponce. SECOND ROW Cindy Cowan. Lori Hills, treasurer; Nancy Batle. Cathy Howard, Becky Gray, Leigh Holwegner, Lea Ann Davied THIRD ROW Mona Mitchell. Robyn Bustos, Vickie Palumbo. Cheryl Shepard. Jolene Johnson, president, Lynn Holwegner. vice-president, Jill Atwater, Paige Kelly (photo by Fred McGary) 233 Phi Sigma Epsilon three day Spring Belle Ball. The Phi Sigs annual Graffiti night was a big success. Sixties Night made its debut in the spring. FIRST ROW: Becky Goold, Abbie Mussulman, Danny Miller. Paula Toed. Caylene Rasnlc. Susie Cotter. SECOND ROW: Susan Meyer. Michelle, A. Nieliwocki, Connie Humberd. Caral Bonh. Kathy Worl. THIRD ROW Rose Beam, Mary Pat Bumgarner. Kim McCormick, Carol Lichtenstein, Cindy Steers, June Wards. Mary McGowan NOT PICTURED Theresa MiJler (photo by Dot Koehler) Phi Sigma Epsilon tried to play an active part in all aspects of Greek life in 1979- BO. They were Involved in many service projects, such as a Canned Food Drive for the Salvation Army organized by the HAVING A GOOD TIME is part of the duties of the Phi Slg cannon shooters. David Germann, Wayne Freeman, and Jess Queen take advantage of this opportunity, (photo by Brenda Collins) IFC. However, their biggest project for the Phi Sfgs was the Installation of a new chapter at Emporia State. In Greek competition the Phi Sigs were recognized for outstanding attendence at Greek Gas and the Fall Bash. They were able to win many of the contests and games at all the Greek functions during the year. In intramurals the Phi Sigs made a strong showing in all sports. Several formals were held during the 1979-80 school year, ending with the 234 David E. Noyes president Edward Crotty, vice president Gregory J Maurer, secretary Donald L. Powell, treasurer George Graham, adviser Joseph Alley Gary Akin Kurt A. Bever Kent Cherry Gregory F DeWeese Joe! G Estes Gerard C, Fountain© Wayne E. Freeman David J. Germann Patrick C. Giefer John Huffman Brian L. Hundley Joe M. Jarzen Logan L, Jones Robert P Kramer Douglas M. Mackey Daniel E. Miller Billy D. Peden Kevin W. Pmneo Richard A, Pruitt Steven L, Spencer David L. Thomas Jim Townsend Russell B. Vallier Kenneth R. Wheeler 235 Nation-Mitchell Hall Well, folks, another year has come and gone and most of us seem to have made it through all right. We started off our year with a Welcome Back Party in Nation lobby, where the officers treated residents to cake and punch. During the year, we co-sponsored two dances with Shirk Hall. The first dance took place at Paw Paw’s, and Patti Harris, South Haven junior, was an- nounced as the NationMitchellShirk Homecoming queen candidate. The second dance took place on Valentine’s Day at the School House. Cheryl Leonard, Shelton, Conn., junior, and FIRST ROW; Oenice Whitehead, Mary Baxter, Helen Baeuchle, Connie Davidson, Diana Ellsworth, Bernadette Wayneberg, Geni Siscoe, Lisa Barney! Leslie Powers. SECOND ROW; Linda Whitt, Chris Nieder, Vicki Munden, Denice Smith, Misste Carpenter, Kandi Milter, Colleen McNerney, Lisa Farrell, Tammy Pride, Barbara Brodhagen, Lori Hills. THIRD ROW: Kelli Carter, Chris Brummel, Mary Hodson, Elaine Jost, Loretta VanLeeuwen, Susan Upah. Dana Boese, Caroline Morris, Allison Jones, (photo by Alan Ford) FIRST ROW: Cheryl Leonard, Cheryl Fisher. Susan Daniel, Debra Freisberg.SECOND ROW Sandy Bernhardt, Debbie Lanning, Rose Voegeli, Iris Nicholas, Kathy Misener, Betly Huatt, Beth Jones, Christine Remus, Mary Hauser, THIRD ROW: Nancy Gornheimer Kelly Nordt, Paula Frelsberh, Barbie Allen, Kiane Homecker, Chris Morin, Julie DeLaTorre, Shahla Nikravan, Rose Gallagher, Donna Stovall, Kathleen Harnish. FOURTH ROW Kathy Dody, Sherri Turner, Melinda Fiene. Kim Rinehart, Kim Slates, Ginger Little, Ann Woloszyk, Patti Harris, Beverly Curry, Carrie Nealy, Michelle Wilson, (photo by Alan Ford) Derrick Hall, Leavenworth senior, were voted Most Outstanding Woman of Nation and Most Outstanding Man of Shirk. Parent’s Day weekend showed us some fun as we held a wiener roast with Shirk Hall at the University Lake. Also on Parent’s Day, the residents honored their parents with an Open House. Homecoming also provided a variety of activities as NationMitchell Hall co- sponsored a queen candidate, a Yell Like Heil skit, a float, and a novelty act with Shirk Hall. Our Yell Like Hell skit, en- titled the Mr. Antelope Show,” placd second in competition. Several other events and people kept us entertained throughout the year. There was the Basement East “Zoo, with their fearless zoo-keeper Cheryl, who always seemed willing to entertain us at the strangest times of the morning. Then there was the First East White House, where the hall officers dealt with such mind boggling problems as what to do if there is ever a toilet paper shortage, and when to schedule the AfiGreene fight. And let’s not forget the Third Mitchell “Civil War, where the Battle of the Stereos still wages. All in all, we've had a great year. 236 FIRST ROW: Melinda Pouncey, Debbie Horne. Laura Stelle. Penny Adams, Julie Richardson, Lorene Jagels, Teresa Collins. SECOND ROW: Keri Kaisner. Brenda Wlnburn, Joyce Humble. Mary Ann Edmondson. Nancy Mullins, Peggy Heilman. Karen Heilman, Carol Simpson, Lori Hills. Cindy Ward. THIRD ROW: Linda McHenry. Mariann Rethorst, Patty Thomas. Kim Evans, Cindy Brenner, Laura McDonald. Cheryl Maloy. Jennifer Lawhead, Linda Heilman, Shari Logan, (photo by Alan Ford) FIRST ROW: Chris Ortner. Jane Campbell. Hanette Mauk, Linda Morgan. Becky Blair, Kim Brown. SECOND ROW: Donna Brown, Rhonda Brown, Margie O'Malley. THIRD ROW: Tracy Timpe, Chris Knoedter, Vicky Ritter, Kim Miyer. Diane Taylor, Connie Sue Rentz, Lori Bgehler. FOURTH ROW; LeAnn Knickerbocker, Beth Timpe, Arlene Hulsin. Cheryl Williams, Cheryl Phillips. Lenola Herrill, Sandy Patterson, Ellen Turman, (photo by Kerry Jordan] FIRST ROW: Mary Kay Schmidt, Srsan Speiser, Lisa Sutcliffe, Debbie Ibarra, Theresa Peterson, Michelle Renner, Melanie Algrim, Heidi Hartford, Michelle Hulvey, Joyce Toomey. SECOND ROW: Patsy Pena, Nathalie Geffery, Tammy George, Rhonda Ross, Judy Jarzen, Diane McCann, Christy Nordt, Melinda Laderer, Phyllis Stewart, Twylla Williams. THIRD ROW: Linda Lang, Revecca Randolph, Norene Murphy, Lea Nelson, Susan Armstrong, Teresa Ravnikar, Brenda Winburn, Susan Yeager, {photo by Alan Ford) 237 Shirk Hall FIRST ROW: Jerry Glenn, Bob Selby, David Vo I herding. Derrick Hail.SECOND ROW: Fred Shirk, Ron Stafford, Jim Ward., Jerry Armstrong, Mark Coleman, Jim Monti. Price Williams, Jerry Thornburg, Bob Eidridge, Doug Hill. Russ Flipo. Jeff Dauber. THIRD ROW. Craig Reed, Dale Mc- Daniel, Tkn Kunnard, Richard Weber, Tim Lan- dreth, David McCaughey. Randy Colp, Joe Long David Tilton, Logan Jones. FOURTH ROW: Mark Bargher, Mark Merrell, Brian Thorne, Mark Bozarth, Ken Ryan, Vic McQuay, Jim Olivia, Ken Trahan, (photo by Alan Ford) ROW ONE: Jerry Glenn, David Volberding, Derrick Hall. Bob Selby, Benjamin Pierce. SECOND ROW: Roger Thompson, Mike Marquez, TomCloyd, Kevin McCrary, George Meiers. Jim Hoovens. Mike Carver, Mike Henderson, Brad Manfove, Tony Rldder, Jerry Whitworth, Mark Brock, THIRD ROW: Charles Licktely, Jay Skaggs, Mark Thompson, James Eckard. Steve Fullerton. Kevin Kuse. Libby Burch, dorm mother; Jeff DeMott, Raymond McIntosh, Bob Peters, Mark Nolte, Bill Wright, Bill Koppenaal. FOURTH ROW: Bob Coffelt, Tim Solh, Eric Sole. Bob McGee, Desmond Watson, Alan Batts, Kris Horr, Cliff Hopkins, Mark Wafts, Ron Weems, (photo by Alan Ford) % 238 A HECTIC SCHEDULE of studying, football practice, and trying to maintain a social life takes He toll on freshman Tim Sim pson as ho catches up on a f � w z‘s fn his Shirk Hall room .(photo by Kyle Clevefand) KEEPING IN SPIRIT WITH HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES, third floor Shirk residents Mark Pemberton, Craig Kelly, and Kevin McCray display their panty raid collec- tion.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) INDULGING IN A LITTLE REFRESHMENT after a hard night at the books Is Jim Hoovens and Mitch Haith, Shirk Hall residents, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) 239 FIRST ROW; Carmen Robinson, Janis Worley, Ruth Hogan, Gail Bosley. Paula Deines, Elizabeth Martino, Teresa Semrad. SECOND ROW; Lisa Breen, Charlie Melieubruch, Jane Hutchinson, Leslie Wilkes, Joseph Speer. Barbara Thtrmmel. Jill McClernon, Kristine Barnes. THIRD ROW: Kim Kastler, Debbie Holliman, Janine Wyatt, Marilyn Wiley. Cherry Stevens, Carolyn Wiley. Palricia Vaughn, Janet Hester, Janet Bias!. The ‘Dellinger Gang’, whose faces appear on this page, share many un- forgetful memories. Dellinger’s first party on September 13 was a huge success, acquainting everyone and paving the way for many more throughout the year. Highlighting these functions were appearances by many honored guests. Rudolph's bright nose led him to their Christmas party, cupid fell into their midst on Valentine s day, and the Easter Bunny hopped into their lives in April. Thanks RO! Tremendous creative efforts of Dellinger members paid off at Homecoming when they received first place in the Yell-Like- Hell contest, third in the float contest, and placed a queen candidate in the top five. A successful year in intramurals added another bright spot to Dellinger’s story. Although Dellinger had it’s share of successes, the most important part of the year was spent in making good friends and sharing experiences that well be remembered for a lifetime. Dellinger Hall FIRST ROWiDiane Semrad. Janet Gross. Marcie Mott, Stephanie Coffey, Pam Rexwlnkte. Kendrea Lawless, Debra Allen. Charise Wilke. Sonja Gilbert, Mike Hirt. SECOND ROW Linda Voiding, Susan Clouse, Dara Schnabel, Joe Bianco, Becky Holland, Michael Rice. THIRD ROW: David Whitfield, Steve Roberts. Dave Swallow, Steve Swallow, Dick White, John D. Thurn. Duane Jones- (photo by Alan Ford) FIRST ROW Steve Krysztof, Prapan Yararashkul, Greg Adams, Sleven Craig Wilson. Brian Bitter, Jerl Tjaden, UnaMay Hackenhoitz, Julie Conner, Kathy Spencer. SECOND ROW: Randy Cooper, Steve Nepote, Douglas Bohannon, Steven Michael Stroda, Steven R, Wilson, Douglas Senay, Jay Greenough. THIRD ROW: Greg Justice. Charles Dewayne Bruce, Joseph Jarzen, Rick Louis Leroy, Daniel Townsend. 240 Tanner Hall FIRST ROW: Tony Sterk, Dan Warren, Andy Cole. Robert Benbrook, Mark Anderson, Martin Mc- Mullen, Francis Melle, Richard Newson, Timothy Harris. SECOND ROW: Jackie Clark, John Barnes, Donald Wimmmer, Lenard Stauffer, Steve Shadden, Bart Carnoll, Lance Petrie, Louie Madrigal, Steve Wilson. Timothy Stewart, Dan Weinert, Jack Fry, Jerry Mersman. THIRD ROW: Mike Paller, Donald Moore, Robert Mark Fillmore, Greg Barker FIRST ROW: Bart Carnoll, intramurals: Bob Benbrook, C.O.H.O; Louis Madrigal, secretary- treasurer. SECOND ROW: Tom Smiley, assist, hall director: Francis Melle. president: Richard Newson, C.O.H.O.. THIRD ROW: Donald Morgan, floor representative. Dean Van De Mark, staff assist,; Clyde Hobbs, food service: Mike O'Laughlln, staff assist. 241 Trout Hall FIRST ROW; Barbara VanOrel, Danna Stonecipher. Elaine Freeman, Valarie Hull, Sharon Gartner, Denise Cuthreli, Christie Belt, Susan Zlmbelman, Ellen Lammert, Marlenne Tlminskl. SE COND ROW; Michael Harton. Sharon Dodd, Diane Wheeler, Steve Zander, Linda King, Lois Cretcher, Bamby Steele, Mark Sandon, Merle Green. Randal Hobbs. THIRD ROW: Roy Campbell “The Trout, Leonard Harris. Chuck Bryant, Joao Boff, Jerry Harper, Mark West, Paul LaBounty, John Rader, Roy Mosher. Diana Rewerts, Doug Crawmer, Raymond Bowersock, Ron Graves, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) Baseball Club Baseball returned to PSU again In 1980 as the Baseball Club tried to improve on its 6-2-1 1979 record. Pittsburg resident Bill Rink will coach the 1980 squad in its 20 game schedule, including four home double-headers. Players returning from last year were Jamie Henderson, Middle Island, N.Y., junior; Bryon McIntosh, Wichita sophomore; Jeff Russell, Olathe sophomore; Mike Foster, Oskaloosa, Iowa, senior; Gary Dunn, Arcadia senior; Gary Ligon, Columbus sophomore; and Eric Amoneno, Pittsburg sophomore. Because baseball is not a part of the athletic department, Student Senate allocations and player donations are used to cover expenses. FIRST ROW: Rus Knight, Rob Smith, Gary Ligon, Jeff Jerauld, Wayne Malnicof. SECOND ROW: Clarence Stewart, Doug Schnabel. John Barrington, Jamie Hen- derson, Mike Foster, Kent Goul. (photo by Brenda Collins) 242 Society of Associate Woodcrafters The Society of Associate Woodcrafters was founded in the Spring of 1979 for the benefit of its members and the public. Members include people in wood technology, industrial arts, vocational technical institute, and other interested students. The organization's activities include monthly technical meetings, field trips, and social functions. Members also have the opportunity to construct projects during workdays in the wood technology labs. FIRST ROW. Don Maxey, Anna Kline, Ron Woldum, Bruce Jackson. SECOND ROW: David Schmitz, Bill Paulson, Art Johnson, Marlene Sommars, T.J, Biron, PaulB. Barrington. THIRD ROW: Jim Farley, Ed Koehler, (photo by Dot Koehler) FIRST ROW: Kirk Brown, John McGrew, Sieve Jirak, Tim Aylett. Dave Heimerman. SECOND ROW: Richard Secrest, Bob Koehler, Kevin Myers, Steve Bransaaw. THIRD ROW: Chris Manning, Jack Brown, Jim Schaeffer, (photo by Dot Koehler) FIRST ROW: Dennis Fehrenbach, SECOND ROW: Mark Rothyed, Joyce Krumsick, THIRD ROW: Kevin Sargent, Brad Wayman, Greg Monroe, Tom Her- man. (photo by Dot Koehler) 243 Newman Club The Newman Club once again opened the year with the Annual Labor Day Street Dance. Ben Woolery's Disco Sound system provided music for a great evening of dancing. After staying up all night at the Alumni Center, the Newman Club was first in the registration line for Homecoming. Many late nights were put in working on their Homecoming entries, with their several ups and downs. Just a few of the ups were Cathy Duffin, Weir junior, winning Homecoming queen, and tying for the Sweepstakes trophy. The most disap- pointing down was the float falling over backwards at the very state of the parade. After taking a brief rest from their hard work, the club started in again by thoroughly cleaning the Center and having a chili and chicken feed as a money making project. They enjoyed the inflation factor as they made a record- breaking amount. As last year, the club had Monday night buffets, but with increasing membership, they were able to enjoy a variety of foods prepared by different club members. As always, through the variety of ac- tivities, new experiences were shared and new friendships made. BECKY HOLLAND TAKES HER SHARE of the desserts during the Newman Club Chill Feed, as Tim Harding decides what he wants to eat.(photo by Alan Ford) MARK HITTNER CARRIES on an intense con- versation with Winfeird Rhinehari and Enda Ryan during the Newman Club Chill Feed.(photo by Alan Ford) FIRST ROW: Teresa Johnson, Margie Q’Mailey. Mary Kay Schmidt, Cathy Jilka. SE COND ROW: J ohn I son, M ar k Flood, Judy Kotecki, Lisa Breen, Tony Cedeno, Cathy Duffin. third ROW: Reoae Helms, Janice Scott, Jeff Martin, Mark Hittner, Pat Ciar- dullo, John Burke, De Garver, Richard Weber, (photo by Kerry Jordan) FIRST ROW: Patty Ponze. Debbie Ibarra, Patti Nicoletli, Frank Scimeca. SECOND ROW: Mark Merreil, Penny Solis. Arlene HuJsing, Jean Ross, Ralph Westerman, Jim Glass 11. THIRD ROW: Rose Voegell, Dave Lind, Jim Marrello, Chris Holthaus, Jose Machado, (photo by Kerry Jordan) FIRST ROW Dorothy Gardner, social chairman; Carolyn McClaskey, treasurer: Denise Freund, president, Dob Duffin. vice-president: Michelle Hulvey, secretary. SECOND ROW A| Ortolani, adviser; Joe Adiey, intramural chairman; Dennis Burke, apostolic chariman; Laurie McManus, education chairman, Father Edward York,(photo by Kyle Cleveland) 245 Fellowship of Christian Athletes The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is an ever-growing group dedicated to declaring the good news of Jesus Christ. The group began meeting at Ranch South during the fall semester of 1979 but became so large that they had to find a new location in January. The group is made up of approximately 70 students from ati areas of the campus. Although the group was founded by athletes, it has grown to include all types of students, For just as we have many members in one body and ail the members do not have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another, (Romans 12:4,5) The officers for the 1979—80 school year were Jack Brown, Overland Park senior, president; Kevin Shipley, Lee's Summit, MO. junior, vice-president and treasurer; Kelly Dutton, Benton junior, secretary. The FCA sponsors were Mr. Bryan Sperry, math professor; Dr. George Graham, plastics professor; and Rev. and Mrs. Robert Docherty. The FCA was involved in numerous campus activities, one of which was Homecoming. The FCA Queen Car tied for second place and Teri Garner, Homecoming Queen Finalist from Lee’s Summit, MO., was FCA’s queen can- didate. The FCA Big Event featured Kansas City Chiefs Art Still and Sylvester Hicks and KCMO Disc Jockey Jim Moore sharing their faith in Jesus Christ. The group meets once a week for fellowship, to sing, study the Bible, and share. FCA lives with the promise given in John 3:16, For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. FCA STANDS STRONG IN THE PYRAMID BUILDING CONTEST, one of (he many competitive events during Homecoming Western Week.(photo by Janlne Friskel) FIRST ROW: Joesph Ballou, John Emery, Cheryl Maloy, Janie Hughes, Terl Garner, Elaine Freeman, Kirk Brown, Joesph Johnson, Debbie Burnett, Mary Ann Rethorst, SECOND ROW: Dana Cunningham. Chris Manning, Kent Warndog. Mary Beth Baxter, Debbie Ibera, Willard Shaw, Scott Pine, Jeffery Lawhead, Edward EMing Jeffery Renz, Eileen Docherty, Anna Leigh Watson, Beth McGuire. THIRD ROW: Debbie Pierce, John Pierce, J. Bryan Sperry, Mary Ellen Ochs, Mary Hetrick, Dana Glaze, Kelly Dutton, Peggy Meyer, Kim Moyer, Kim Brown, Cindy Brenner, Connie Ide. Dave Volber- ding, Richard Watson, Jeanie Watson, Bob Docherty. FOURTH ROW: Dtck White, Susan Clouse, Brad Manlove, Cheryl Leonard, Chris Knoedler, Diane Elsworth, Laura McDonald, Tom McFall, Kathy Dody, Joe Bianco. Linda Voiding. FIFTH ROW: George Graham, Steve Hetrick, Terri Hoseney, Kevin Sperry, Ron Hill, Jeff Beckman, Kevin Ship, Jack Brown. Jim Mathews, Paul Crews. Diane Manning. Mark Watts. Mark Primo, Steve Yonesty, Mark Pemby, William Hess, Craig Kelly, Brett Roberts, Daryl Ramsey. 246 Campus Christians FIRST ROW: Beverly Curry, Mary Ellen Ochs, Kelly Dutton, Jack Dalton, Karen Heilman, Shari Logan, Jim ClausBu, Penny Parris. SECOND ROW: Joyce Geren, Christi Myers, Terri Streepy, Bob Davidson, Ron Hill, Stephen Hays. Ed Long. Lynn Hlgend, Galen Atkinson. Laurence Roulhi, Myron Hlgerd, Jim Street. THIRD ROW: Melody Anne Gollhofer, Nancy Tanner, Bronwyn Stafford, Cherry Stevens, Brenda Banks. Mary Hetrick, Brenda Booa, Rhonda Worcester, Tammy Whitehead, Mary A, Meyer, Peggy Heilman, Linda Heilman, Don Smith, (photo by Dot Koehler) College Republicans FIRST ROW: Gary Ewert.Judd Hall, Shirley Crist, SECOND ROW: Betty Hyatt, Carla Conyers, Elaine Treeman, Donna Stovall. THIRD ROW: Sandeep Mukerjee, Doug Mogle, H. Iver Johnson. Jerry Stansberry, (photo by Kerry Jordon) Young Democrats FIRST ROW: Joamie Beaehner, Karen Welker, Mary Grimaldi. SECOND ROW; Theresa Wlederhoit, Elizabeth Fast, Kelly Waldo; Jeanene Jennings, Karen Paddock. THIRD ROW: Dr. Victor Emmett, John Ison. Pat Wlederhoit, Bill Wachter. (photo by Kyle Cleveland) 247 Karate Club With sparked interest in the martial arts, the Karate Club h.as become one of the largest organizations at PSU Under the instruction of black belt Steve Rose, the Shito-Ryu style of Karate teaches its students mind and body coordination useful in self defense situations. Because of the physical fitness qualities of the club, it is now offered as a life time sports class for one hour credit. Being affiliated with the YMCA, the club can work out as many as four times a week. This year the club has done demon- strations for local schools and organizations. FIRST ROW: Ruth Hogan, Fred Heenan, Belinda Lowrance. Jean Karr, James E. Karr, Ed Elling, K- Sue Giannos, Steve Sweeton, Randy Buchanan, Nancy Springer, Tony Bernardel, Jeff Batton, Steve Rose, Instructor. SECOND ROW: Barry Glddens, Charles R. Cantrell, Debbie Homan, Jeff Lawhead, Rick Whitlow, Mark Pichler, Jeff Elnlcki, All Reza Adibi. David Williams, Tara Welgand, Mark LucchL THIRD ROW: Todd Levi, John Heaney, Rudy Reynolds, Mike Heaney. Dave Lowrance, James Potts. Mike Parrot, Al Stewart, Jim Marrello, Clark D. Sloan, David Price, James Otter, (photo by Alan Ford) P.S.U. Rifle and Pistol Club FIRST ROW: John Conrad, Dana Glaze, Scott Edwards. SECOND ROW: Jim Gross. Bruce Davenport. Steve Goff. NOT PICTURED: David Martin, Mark Rolhgeb. (photo by Fred McGary) 24a Kansas Association of Nursing Students The members of the Kansas Association of Nursing Students have been busy with fund raising projects during the year which included bake sales, car washes, selling T-shirts, cups, stethescopes, and blood-pressure cuffs to raise money to attend the National Nursing Convention held in Salt Lake City, Utah, in April. Three members of our senior class, Carol Dingley, Micheal Moulden, and Dixie Tilton, were involved with the state level of KANS, allowing the Kansas State Nursing Convention to be held in Pitt- sburg during February. Senior nurses FIRST ROW: Deborah Ibarra. Barbara Ellis, Joyce Geler, Nadine Baber, Kerl Kalsner, Leigh Holwegner, Teresa Fell, Sheryl Flick. Wade Schoenecker. SECOND ROW: Penny Barker. Marilyn Welling, Carol Schwaab, Janet Tolberd, Sandy Tipton, Rhonda Worcester, Kathy Gensio, Mickeal Moulden. (photo by Fred McGary] Junior nurses FIRST ROW: Anita Collins. Tina Elliott, Flo Praiswater. Cindy Boas, Maresa Monsour, Larry Lippitt, Lesann Pogue, Tara Welgand, Cheryl Belt, Gail Peterson, Lisa Molgren, SECOND ROW: Taml Albertinl, Laura Bolen. Shirley Greene. Melanie Algrlm, Heidi Hartford, Jolene Johnson, Lorrl Von Soosten, Cheryl Leonard, Ramona Paarmann, Elaine Redger. THIRD ROW: Mary Hodson, Mary Hetrick. Linda Lafferty, Linda McHenry, Paula Smith, Lisa Page, Pam Fry, Pamela Delaney, Kathy Wright, Kim Smith, Rhonda Cheywey, Susan Gundersen. NOT PICTURED: Ann Gerlach, Donna Isnard, Cindy Place, Pam Stoddard, Diane Schepers. Diane Wheeler, Michelle Renner, Kim Hum. Kathy E. Jones. Jacqul Scott, Tina Frye, Jan Engle, Nathalie Engle, Kim Q'Bryun,, Debbie Johnston, Sharon Austin. We participated in Homecoming with a queen car and a bedpan-disco band as our novelty act. It was hard work but a lot of fun! Barb Flakus, president of KANS, saw a great deal of improvement' in our organization with increased participation of juniors, seniors, and sophomores who were able to donate time from the never- ending studying. We couldn’t have done it without everyone helping, including the nursing faculty who support KANS. Biology Club FIRST ROW: James Baber, David Hogan, Dave Black, Rick Whitlow. Shirley Chow, Neal Fisher, Susie Chow, Mike Klein. SECOND ROW. Henry Barkett, Bob Stringer, Gopi Vasudevan, Dick Watson, Rick Schoellng, Mark Petersen, Roy Jensen, Nyron Marshall. THIRD ROW: Ralph Kelting, Scott Swango, Ruth Hogan, Rita Mies, Cathy Jilka, Patti Peck, Cindy Ward, Gary Doolittle, Hugh Campbell, sponsor, (photo by Alan Ford) 24 9 Student Union Board FIRST ROW: Lance Petrie, Cathy Duffin. Lori Girard, Mike Sullivan, Susan Estep, David Me Caughey. SECOND ROW: Richard W. Clark, Cheryl Williams, Mallnda Phillips, Jackie Smith. Penny Adams, Kaye Adkins, (photo by Dot Koehler) FOLLOWING A LENGTHY TELEPHONE CON- VERSATION on the availability of a coffeehouse performer, Entertainment Committee President Mlmi Gorman prepares the details In her of flee.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) 250 foil The Student Union Board is a student organization of volunteers who plan a wide variety of programs to serve the needs of the Pittsburg State University campus. There are no pre-requisitres to joining. The Student Union Board seeks to contribute to the development of students by stimulating the effective use of leisure time, and by providing the opportunity for self-expression in leisure time activities, SUB consists of four committees. The Hospitality and Dance Committee which arranges for dances, and other major social events, while also serving as official host group for the Student Union, The Recreation Committee sponsors and runs such events as chess, ping-pong, and frisbee contests. The Special Events Committee is responsible for major concerts and sponsor the Union Station Coffeehouse. The Film Committee is responsible for film festivals and major movie attractions. THIRSTY STUDENTS STOP by SUB's Chuckwagon during Western WeeMphoto by Kerry Jordan) SUB PROVIDED MUCH SPIRIT during Homecoming Western Week. Cathy Brummel passes out drinks from The Chuckwagon to Susan Yeager and Jane McNay.(photo by Kerry Jordan) 251 Council of Hall Officers FIRST ROW: Diana Ellsworth. Nation Hall; David Berns, Tanner Hall; Rhonda Posey, Trout Hall. SECOND ROW: Dennis M cA tee, Dellinger Hall; Hubert Lockerd, Shirk Mall; Steve McLaughlin, adviser; Diana Rewerts. Trout Hall, (photo by Dot Koehler) National Collegiate Association for Secretaries FIRST ROW: Diane Taylor. Janette Mauk. Debra Wall. Judy Sweaney. Krista Bough, Peggy Heilman. SECOND ROW Pam Spence, Jean Ross, Karen Heilman. Ludy lundquest. Mary Keller. Nancy Marlow co-sponsor; Dr. Bill Murphy, sponsor, (photo by Fred McGary) Society of Collegiate Journalists FIRST ROW: Becky White, Olive Sullivan, Dana Adcock, Evangeline Simpson. SECOND ROW: Ken Flenen, Dr. Knowles. Chris Bohling, Carla Scassellati, Max McCoy, Theresa Wlederholt. Linda Tracy, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) 252 FIRST ROW: Carol Lichtenstein, Kathleen Sm ith, Carol Maddox.. SECOND ROW; Cindy Caldwell, Janet Lawrence, Chris Nieder. {photo by Alan Ford) FIRST ROW: Wayne Freeman, Dennis Meier, Brian Maloney, Steve Elliott, Kent Bumgarnen, Steve McLaughlin, SECOND ROW; Pat Wiederholt. Mike Peterson, Mike Brock, Morgan Warffuel, Daren Sorrick, Gerry Fountaine, THIRD ROW: Stephen Enns, Tom Harris, John Barrington, Sam Blubaugh, Mick Bradshaw, Brent Castagno, Tom Langhofter, Rodney Jenkins, (photo by Dot K oehler) Panhellenic Interfraternity 253 Delta Mu Delta Delta Mu Delta Honor Society was established to recognize and reward superior scholastic achievement by the student of Business Administration. Specifically, the purpose of Delta Mu Delta is twofold: to promote higher scholarship In training for business and to recognize and reward scholastic at- tainment in business subjects. Delta Mu Delta was founded November 13, 1913, and the first chapter was for- mally established at New York University on January 16, 1914. Over the years additional chapters were formed at other leading universities, but it was not until 1951 that a national charter was applied for and a National Chapter became a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. FIRST ROW: OiAnn Quenoy, president; Judy Sweaney, Brenda Klauman, Carol Simpson, Iris Nicholas, Steven C. Johnson. SECOND ROW: Diana Hurt. Susan Deems, Krista Bough, Scott Dennis. Carmen Duroni. THIRD ROW: Mary Keller, Janet Elbrader, Secretary-Treasurer; Patti Hendrix Weber. Linda Fox. Jean Ross. Scott A. MacDonald, Annette Skaggs. Susan Ramsey, Lana Martin, Kathryn Richard, sponsor. FOURTH ROW: Karen Heilman. Carolyn Wiley, Joan Cleland, sponsor; Marsha Finney. FIFTH ROW: Kent E. Schaal, Marilyn Wiley, Randy L. McDaniel, Richard K. Hay, sponsor; Michael J. Massoth. (photo by Alan Ford) FIRST ROW Barbara Brodhagen, Denise Cuthrelt, Sharon Gartner, Bev Vogel, John Rader, Sandi Weston, SECOND ROW: Jim Caput, Terry Puett. Martha Hammett, Craig Mueller, Rita Butts. THIRD ROW: Toni Reese, Jody Rice, Connie Sue Rentz, Peter Nelson, Twylla Williams, Steven Johnson, Steve Rodlck, Paul W. Grimes. FOURTH ROW: Jim Coldwell, Kent Dugan. Mark Wynne, Sonny Bell, (photo by Alan Ford) Phi Beta Lambda FIRST ROW: Krista Bough, Mary Keller, Mary Ann Edmondson, Barbara Baker. Joyce Humble. SECOND ROW: Kent Walters. Cathy Brummel, M:ark McWherter. Marilyn W'lley, Arlene Gamble, Carolyn Wiley, (photo by Dot Koehler) 254 Business Organizations Activities Council FIRST ROW: DiAnn Quenoy, Judy Sweaney, secretary-treasurer; Lori Hess, president; Lorf Girard, Tammy Petersen, SECOND ROW: Terry Meudenhail, Craig Mueller Judy Lundquest. Marsha Finney, Kathryn Richard. THIRD ROW: J, William Murphy, Dennis Herr, Lana Martin, Richard K. Hay, (photo by Brenda Collins) Masters of Business Administration Association FIRST ROW: Mary Anne Nettels, Laura Robertson, Lana Martin, Marsha Finney, Elizabeth Fast. SECOND ROW: Sieve Wartlck, adviser; Kathryn Richard, Jerry Long, Mike Massoth, Jane Crouch. Dennis Herr.{photo by Dol Koehler) Accounting Association FIRST ROW: Annette Skaggs, treasurer; Elizabeth Fast, secretary; Craig Mueller, vice-president; Shirley Smith, president. SECOND ROW: Martha Hammett, Mary Murphy, Sherry Scott, Carolyn Wiley, Rita Butts, Marilyn Wiley. THIRD ROW: Kent Schaal, Jeffery Marshall, Rodney Deffenbaugh, John Bilby, Chris Johnson, Mark Wynne, Roy Tredway Jr. FOURTH ROW: Beth Hosier, Sandi Weston, Brenda Klauman, Linda Fox. Terry McVey. (photo by Dot Koehler) 255 Kappa Delta Pi Kappa Delta Pi is a national education honor society. Juniors and seniors who are preparing to teach and have demonstrated scholastic distinction are eligible for membership. FIRST ROW: Jean Wachter, Janice Wilbert, Mary Denise Delll. SECOND ROW: Susan P. Davott, Gloria Graham, Linda Tiegreen, Brenda Banks. THIRD ROW: Carol Dobbins, Judy Sweaney, Patti Harris, Pam Gimler. FOURTH ROW: Joe Hedges, Susan Daniel, Judy Kasjaka. Richard Clark, FIFTH ROW: Sharon Ross, Joyce Ayers, Diane DHale, Sharon Shaw, (photo by Kerry Jordan) FIRST ROW: Paula Steffens, Carla Brummet, Julia De La Torre, Kathy I. Misener, Cherrl Willis, Leesa Knopp. SECOND ROW: Karen Carl. Gilbert L. Chatman, Vera McClay, Lisa Pitts, Billie Drake. THIRD ROW: Susan Long, Laura Calllouet, Joyce Cusslmanio, Anna Hilderbrand, Diana Willis, Julie Conner. FOURTH ROW: Clauds Reno, Paula Carter, Linda Jones McCoy, George E. Hudiburg, Rita Gilbreath, Paul W. Grimes, (photo by Kerry Jordan) f 256 Omicron Delta Kappa FIRST ROW: Cathy Duffin, Dr. Harold Loy, Lisa Shelton, Theresea WiederhoM, Carla Brummet, Cheryl Leonard, Ted Garner, Mimi Gorman. SECOND ROW: Liz Fast, Paula Carter, Connie Sue Rentz. Diane Swender, Carl Conyers, Susan Daniel, Paula Steffens. Nancy Meads. Carla Doss, Annette Skaggs THIRD ROW: Stephen Jones, Lorri Von- Soosten, Sharon Ross, James Baber. David Heimerman, Dean Van DeMark, Frank Crowl, Rick Van Pelt, Patrick Wiederholt. (photo by Alan Ford) Lambda Sigma FIRST ROW: Mary Baxter, Kathy Lollar, Dot ShanhOJUer, Helen Baeuchle, Jennifer Lawhead, extension chairman: Anne Scatet, Sherry Scott, treasurer; Linda Tracy, Janet Schwenke, Deanna Mitchell. SECOND ROW: Dean Bishop, Lorri Von Soosten, alumni advisor; Ramona Paarmann, alumni; Cindy Ward, alumni advisor; Susan Clouse. LaVelle Jahnke, ritual chairman; Kathleen Harnlsh, second semester president; Lori Hills, Brenda Brinkmeyer, Diane McCann, Laurie Wade, Kathy Dody, Susan Yeager, Linda McCracken, Janet Mdse, Cathy Falletti, Melissa Beard. Annabelle Loy, advisor. THIRD ROW: Brad Harder, second semester vice-president; Leon Stauffer, Gopi Vasudevan, Shawn Ewing. Dick White, Kurt Sfchneider, Bill Schrader, Jim Barnes, Kent Warner, Rodney Burns, Richard Secrest, Larry Streepy, Dwayne Gipe, Galen Atkinson, Preston B. Benoit, first semester president, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) Golden Crest FIRST ROW: Linda Fox, Joy Welsh. Susan Deems, Lisa Shefton, Annette Skaggs, Edith Box. Shirley Smith. SECOND ROW: Maretta Smith, Lori Girard. Keridan Kaiser. Paula Carter, Nancy Meads, Sherry McSherry, Janet Eldrader, Sharon Ross. THIRD ROW: Steve Jones, Max Mathis, adviser; James Baber, Charles Pierce, Roy Jensen, Frank Crowl. (photo by Kyle Cleveland) 257 Kappa Mu Epsilon Kappa Mu Epsilon, a national college honor society for students of mathematics, promotes the appreciation and applications of mathematics. Special topics related to mathematics are presented at monthly meetings by students or guest speakers. Other activities include aiding in monitoring and grading tests for the Math Relays held each spring for area high school students, and preparation for the regional convention held a Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois. The Kansas Alpha Chapter had 44 student members this year with Kevin Sperry, president; Doug Johnston, vice- president; Kay Conklin, secretary; and Nancy Tanner, treasurer. Dr. Bryan Sperry is sponsor and Dr. Harold Thomas is corresponding secretary and national historian. FIRST ROW: Laurie McManus, Penn Lane, Brenda Brinkmeyer. Kay Conklin, Howard Thompson, Douglas Johnston, Annabeiie Loy, SECOND ROW: J. Bryan Sperry. Helen Kriagsman, Susan Daniel. Pat Keating James Baber. Roger Winters. Kevin Sperry. Scott Garten, Elwyn Davis, Harold Thomas, Gary McGrath, (photo by Alan Ford) Student Home Economics Association FIRST ROW: Susan Davolt, Cora Coon, Caria Brummet, vice-president; Carolyn McClaskey, Leslie Powers, Brenda Brock, Linda Stich. SECOND ROW: Pat Guillory, Marcle Mott, Doris Bradley, Linda Johnson, Robin Atwood, Pauia Carter, reporter, THIRD ROW: Michelle O’Connell, Sue Hippensteet, Carol Dobbins, historian. FOURTH ROW: Susan Long, Jennifer Brown, Susan Daniel, president; Denise Johnson, treasurer; Aleta Platt, secretary, (photo by Brenda Collins) 258 Omicron Delta Epsilon FIRST ROW: Lori Girard, secretary-treasurer; Mary Jennings, president; Greg Heldrick, vice-president; Marsha Finney, BOAC representative. SECOND ROW: Paul W. Grimes. Craig Mueller, Toni Reese, Cathy Hartman, sponsor; Lana Martin, Richard Hay, regional director; Terry Puett, Gregory A. Post. Scott A. MacDonald, (photo by Dot Koehler) Baptist Student Union FIRST ROW; Johr Kennedy. Randy Croan, Paul Norris, Pam Gimier, SECOND ROW; Dave Bar- teaux, Lee Zwink, Jon Clark. Roger Sisco, Ctinton Lambeth, Linda McHenry. THIRD ROW: Debbie Peters, Vinita Hampton, Teri Simpson, Linda Warren, Cindy Brenner. FOURTH ROW; Melinda Harry. Dana L. Glaze, Elaine Jost. Dick Carozza, Cherri Willis, Sheina Huffman. FIFTH ROW; Cheryl Phillips. Mary Sanderson, Marcia Reisener, Kim Evans—Messer. Linda K. Brown. Robert Johnson. SIXTH ROW; Pat Libertini. Kirk Hemmons. (photo by Brenda Collins) Beta Beta Beta FIRST ROW; Rick Whitlow, Mike Oberzan, Mike Hal!, historian; Hal Barns. Steve Giannos, Jim Baber, 2nd vice president; David Yoon, treasurer; Jim Waugh. Neil Fisher. Kaye Anderson. SECOND ROW: Marta Rhienbolt. Pam Woodworth. Linda Lollar, vice president; Susie Chow, Joy Welsh, Susan Spinelo, secretary; Shirley Chow, Sherry McSherry, Rita Mils, Patty Peck.Cindy Ward. THRID ROW; MikeKlein, Sharon Shaw. Bob Stringer. Marlena Brown, Dick W a Ison, Dr. H or ape Hayes, Dan M osher, Nyron Marshall, Steve Rose, Dr. J,C. Johnson. Frank Crowl, Gary Doolittle, president; Dr. Dean Bishop, (photo by Fred M cGary) 25 9 Phi Alpha Theta FIRST ROW: Bill Wachter, Caria Conyers, Jim Stringer president: Ron Summers, Ken Wheeler. SECOND ROW: Sharon Harrison. Surendra K. Gupta, Fred B. Misse, Dudley T. Cornish, James B. Schick, Robert K. Ratzlaff. Thomas R. Walther, Judith G. Shaw, (photo by Dot Koehler) Theta Alpha Phi FIRST ROW: Rob Gobetz. SECOND ROW: Wendy Ijams, Jeanette Mauk, Lee Newton, president; Leah Doughty, Michelle Nieliwocki, John Pryor. Dana Payne. THIRD ROW: Michelle Blancho, Penny Ford, Patty Pettus, secretary-treasurer; Kelly Waldo, vice-president; Bryon Sommefield, Brad Saunders. FOURTH ROW: Pat Marshal, Steve Jones, historian; Russ Schmid, Robert Gobetz, sponsor, (photo by Dot Koehler) Society of Plastic Engineers FIRST ROW: Bazad Darghsi, Edward Elllng, Catherine G lannos, John Rule, Winston Mih, adviser, SECOND ROW: Dr. George Graham, adviser: Clifford Taylor, Tony Mirocke, Keith Schraeder. 260 Campus Artists FIRST ROW: Brenda Euwer, Cafe Kinne, Dorothy Walker. SECOND ROW: Mike Ayers, Jeff Parkins, Julie Knost, Ann Traul. Dric Abraham, John Ploof. Matt Angleton (photo by Brenda Collins) Graphic Arts Club FIRST ROW: Deb Burnette, Tim Harris, David Martin, Robie Curtis, Dana Glaze, Larry White. SECOND ROW: Stephen Hays, Mary Ann Rethorst, Peggy Meyers. Kelly Dutton, Barbara Elsmore, Chuck Thompson. THIRD ROW: Greg Barker, Dennis Orel, Mallnda Phillips. Ginny Dye, Jeff Renz, Jesus Rodrigues. FOURTH ROW: Sharon Rogers, Richard Oborny. Mike Sigmund, Diane Murphy, Lenola Herrill, Scott Smith. Richard Jaques, Dean Powell, Robert Roberts. FIFTH ROW: Danny Neinert, Ed Tinsley, Mike Heaney, Mark Watts. Ron Metz, Steve Miller. Bob Coffelt. (photo by Alan Ford) Non-Traditional Students FIRST ROW: Vicki Samson, Corine Shewell. vice- president; Ronald Metz, president; Joyce Krum- sick, Chano Lopez. SECOND ROW: Wilma Hosman, Lena May Foster, Pat Faucett, Malinda Phillips. Janice Allen, Betty Jo Medlin. THIRD ROW: Jean Taylor, Goldie Robertl, Diane Dopkins, Chaz, Darlene Jones, Mary Lambert. FOURTH ROW: David Johnston. Marie Hall. R. Dennis Rhea, Greg Hockett. (photo by Brenda Collins) 261 Student Music Educators National Conference FIRST ROW: Pam Rexwinkly, Laura Norris. Libby Israel, Beth McGuire, Eddie Foxall, Sheri Knight, Lisa Wade. Dale McDaniel. Kirk Pemberton. SECOND ROW; Chris Starn. Will Clark. Bruce Dunfee, Cindy Manlove. Robyn Bastin, Janice Lancaster. Mark Warren. Arlene Cauble. THIRD ROW; Russelt Jones, Derrick Hall, Doug Mogle, Mark Shaffer. Mark Keltner, Robert Bastin, Julie Foster, Phil Brenner, (photo by Alan Ford) FIRST ROW: Dale McDaniel, Lisa Wade, Janie Lancaster, Pam Rexwinkle. SECOND ROW: Dr. Russell Jones, Doug Mogle. Kirk Pemberton, Julie Foster, (photo by Alan Ford) Instrument Society of America FIRST ROW Paul H, Akins, Dan Davied, Steve Lockwood, Ralph J. Capan. Lewis L Burgar. SECOND ROW Dirk Becker, Dennis King, Steve Schenk, Steve Rector THIRD ROW: Dennis McAtee. Bob Reynolds. Roger Jones, David Price, Steve Hepley. NOT PICTURED: Bob Diskin, Ai Stewart. Dave Lash, Ron Williams, (photo by Aian Ford) 262 CLOWN FACES WERE COMMON at the April Ape fJ Fest as me theater fraternity set up their booth on the Oval Patty PeituS, a Theta member, paints the lace of her son. Tim! as husband Ray looks on in some dismay 'photo by Kyle Cleveland) Collegio: controversial FIRST ROW: Terri Mynatt. Jacque Porter. Becky White, Cathy Henderson, Donna Brown. Janet Stites, Sheri Johnson, Jim Caldwell, Gary Griggs, Ray McIntosh. SECOND ROW: Burl Powell, Jim Garrison, Jim Hoovens, Ken Fienen, Carla Scassellati, Theresa Wiederholt. Becky Holland, Nancy Jo Waller. Cherry Stevens. Cindy Cowan, Rick Knapp. Chris Bohling. Joe Hedges (photo by Fred McGary) Justifying their rights under the First Amendment became a major part of the Collegio staff members job during the 79- 80 school year. A great deal of controversy was created when an editorial was published calling for the resignation of the Student Senate president, John Perry. As a result of the controversy over Collegio editorials and its coverage to the student government, the Student Publications Board was re- established. William P. Duffy, associate professor of English and former newspaper editor, was appointed chairman of the Board. The Board made complaint forms available to those persons who, as a result of this and other controversies, were critical of the Collegio’s news and editorial coverage. No complaint forms were ever filed. National news made the front page of the Collegio when an Iranian student was attacked on campus late first semester, DURING THE OPEN HOUSE. Theresa Wiederholt, Collegio editor demonstrates and explains the publications’ new editing system to Wilma Minton, director of Student Services; Dr, James Aubuchon, and Steve McLaughlin, associate directors of Student Services. 264 following the taking of American hostages in Iran, Max McCoy and Janet Stites, Collegio editors, were forced to leave the campus security office following their attempt to get additional information on the attack. In early December, Iran was again on the front page and another attempt was made to stop the Collegio from covering the story. The Immigration and Naturalization Service had been ordered by President Carter to check the status of ail Iranian students. On Monday, f December 3, INS agents arrived on campus to conduct interviews with the Iranian students. Max McCoy, photo editor, was tern- porarily forced to leave the Student j Services lobby, where the interviews were being conducted, and threatened with arrest by an INS agent. Photos were taken after it had been explained to the agents and the university Director of Public Relations that the area in which - the interviews were being conducted was a public area. “Never a dull moment,” is how Theresa Wiederholt characterized her first semester as editor. The Collegio’s relatively inexperienced staff of editors had become very experienced by the end of first semester. For the first time in 14 years the editor of the Collegioduring the regular school year was a woman and the other top two editorial positions, managing editor and news editor, were held by women. Becky White and Carla Scassellati held these positions, respectively. In addition to the wide range of news stories the staff had to cover, they were forced to cope with a completely new electronic editing system. Installation of the system had begun in March,l979,but was not completed until March,1980. With the completion of the system all reporters were expected to write their stories into the system, while the editors were required to develop new editing skills to make the system work. The Collegio ended the year with its 19th consegutive All-American award from the Associated Collegiate'Press for EXPLAINING NEW PROCEDURES lor producing the Collegio to Steve McLaughlin, an associate director ol Student Services, Janet Stites. managing editor, and Sheri Johnson demonstrate the capabilities of the video display terminal, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) FIRST ROW: Janet Lawrence. Alan Upson. Scott Smith. SECOND ROW: Bob Coffelt. composing superintendent. Steve Miller, (photo by Brenda Collins) the fall semester and a very experienced staff. DR. JAMES GILBERT, academic vice-president, listens to Dr John Knowles. Collegio adviser, explain the new electronic editing system during an Open House of the expanded publications offices in the Student Union spring semester, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) 265 Alumni Association Cecil and Eva C. Wilkinson, two very dear friends of Pittsburg State University, died within two months of each other last fail in Pittsburg. PSU President James B. Appleberry, said, “Many friends will remember Cecil and his wife, Eva, who so recently passed away, for their generosity to the university which is reflected in academic and basketball scholarships and in the gift of the Cecil and EvaC. Wilkinson Alumni Center. But those who had the privilege of knowing Cecil and Eva personally will remember them even more for their strong interest in people, and the many unheralded ways they helped others with their valuable counsel and willingness to give of themselves.’1 Both Natives of nearby Weir, Kansas, the Wilkinsons were married July 29, 1924. Both attended school on the Pitt State campus. After 14 years in the coal mining business at Knoxville, Iowa, the prominent couple returned to Pittsburg 15 years ago and built the home at 1306 Woodland Terrace where they lived until their deaths. Mrs. Wilkinson died September 19t 1979, and Mr. Wilkinson died November 19, 1979. Long devoted to education, youth and masonic service, the Wilkinsons' philosophy is indicated in a verse from the Bible which was used to com- memorate the Alumni Center and is inscribed on a bronze plaque inside the structure: “I have hallowed this house which thou hast built, to put my name there forever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.''—1 Kings 9:3. FIRST ROW: Judy Capto. Gay Adams. SECOND ROW: Ken Bateman, Nlkke Foster, Rex Crowley, Ralf Thomas, (photo by Alan Ford) 266 Who's Who Forty-eight PSU students were named to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Coileges in October 1979. Who’s Who is open to any student who wifi graduate within the coming year. He or she may submit an application to the selection committee on campus, which is composed of faculty, administration, and students. In order to qualify, students must have a GPA of 2,5 or above. The honorees are chosen on the basis of their GPA, leadership, con- tributions to the campus community, and their potential. Those students selected for Who’s Who for 1979 are: FIRST ROW: Roy Jensen, Joy Welsh, Annette Skaggs. Lynn Villamaria, Cathy Brummel, Frank D. Crowl. SECOND ROW; Sarah A. Kreutzer, Dana L. Glaze, Lisa Shelton, Jill Wiggins, Kerl Kaisner, Patti Nlcoletti Paula Steffens, Carla Scassellatf Barbara Flakus, Theresa Wiederholt, Miml Gorman, Carla Stovall Conyers, Billie Jo Burgy. Paula Carter. THIRD ROW Christopher Manning. Teri Simpson. Nancy Meads. Claude Cummings, Joe Mayerl.e, Gary Doolittle, Liz Fast. Rick Van Pelt. Lori Girard, Gloria Graham, Mary Jennings. Mareta Smith. Dean Van De Mark, [photo by Alan Ford) Cindy Blackman Cathy Brummel Billie Jo Burge Laura Caillouet Paula Fern Carter Carla Conyers Frank Crowl Claude Cummings Sharon Dodd Gary Doolittle James Milton Evans Mary Elizabeth Fast Barbara Flakus Kirk Ford Michael Bruce Foster Melissa Ann Gibson Lori Ellen Girard Dana L. Glaze Mary Ann (Mimi) Gorman Gloria Anne Graham Mary Ellen Jennings Roy Andrew Jensen Keridan Kaisner Heather Kay Kelly Sarah Ann Kreutzer Teresa Ann McLean Christospher Manning Joseph Mayerle Nancy Jo Meads Patti Lynn Nicoletti Sharon C. Ross Carla Jean Scassellati Lisa Shelton Teri Simpson Annette Skaggs Mareta Smith Pamela Kay Spence Paula Sue Steffens Germaine Taggart Harvey (Dean) Van De Mark F. Rick VanPelt Lynn Villamaria Joy Welsh Kristopher Kip Wendler Theresa M. Wiederholt Jill Arlene Wiggins Ronaid G. Wood David K. Yoon 268 Phi Upsilon Omicron FIRST ROW: Carla Brum met; Paula Steffens. Susan Daniel. Joy Barta, Dr. Mary Nell Bowman, advisor. SECOND ROW Paula Carter, Debbie Lollar, Susan Long. Cindy Blackman. Aleta Platt, [photo by Brenda Collins) Concerned Black Students FRONT ROW: Carmel San Diego, Edith M. Kirk, Lee Carrel!. SECOND ROW: Pamela Patterson, Stephanie Cook, Michael Scourten, Marlsa Crawford, (photo by Dot Koehler) International Club FIRST ROW: Isabel Suarez, Xenia Barrientos, Mohammed Wakaso, Dr. AuBuchon, Shahin Helmy, Mohammad Mubarak. SECOND ROW: Maria Parra. Mohammad Rezvani, Manuel Romero, Debbie D'Allesandro, Guillermo D'Allessandro, Raja Frelj. THIRD ROW: Joao Carlos Boff. Suleiman Bahzad, Waleed Al-Shuraian, Jasem A|- Hendi, Fawzi Hawi, Vittorio Raffo, FOURTH ROW: Herb McKenzie, Masoud Taherzadeh, Juan Mar- tinez, Hosseln Azarmgin, Kyoumars Hosselni, (photo by Kerry Jordan) 269 Student Senate ONE OF THE MOST POTENTIALLY VOLATILE ISSUES of the year was that of the Iranian crisis. Student Senator Kelly Waldo and Public Affairs Commissioner Molly Vomhof discuss the issue in the Student Senate office. {photo by Kyle Cleveland) FIRST ROW; Sandy Mukerjee, Gopi Vasudevan, Tim Janes. Molly Vomhof. SECOND ROW: Marisa Crawford. Bob Reynolds, Jay Arnote. Kelly Waldo. Lori Hess, Scott Ewing THIRD ROW: Ron Metz, Kathleen Harnish, Brian Maloney, Kathy Duffin, Lort Boyajian FOURTH ROW: Pat Ciardulio, Karen Welker, Robert Docherty. Janet Schwenke. FIFTH ROW: Mareta Smith, Cindy Blackman, Mary Jennings. Mark Harrington, Daryl Holdredge. SIXTH ROW: Patrick Wiederholt. Tim Soth, Sieve McLaughlin, adviser; Dr. Peter Hamlet, adviser, {photo by Dot Koehler) 270 Associated Students of Kansas Executive Council FIRST ROW: Richard White, legislative assembly member; Rebecca Randolph, legislative assembly member; Brian Maloney, Gregg Wilson. SECOND ROW: Pat Wiederholt. board member; Deanna Mitchell, legislative assembly member: Kathleen Harnish, campus director; Katie Lotlar, legislative assembly member; Joe Blanco. NOT PICTURED: Edith Kirk, legislative assembly member: Marissa Crawford. Mike Boatright, (photo by Fred McGary) The Associated Students of Kansas is an organization designed to represent the views of students in seven member in- stitutions. ASK is concerned with educational issues and with issues relevant to the age group of its mem- bership. ASK performs the following important functions; increases political awareness among young people, serves as a constructive channel for student input into the governmental decision- making process, educates the par- ticipants in the working of the political system and improves society to the extent that constuctive changes are effected. Their Mass Lobby Day was held in Topeka on February 20th. Included in the issues they lobbied for were: minimum wage for students, rental reimbursement for non-student use of Student Unions, self-help amendment to the Landlord- Tenant Act, and 100 graduate fee waiver. They were also successful in their lobby efforts opposing the bill that would raise the drinking age from 18 to 21 for the consumption of 3.2 beer. Their success this year in making the student's voice a vocal part of the legislative process was enhanced through the development of the In- formational Network System. In this system, students were contacted about issues on which to write their home legislators and thus, ASK was able to keep student views and concerns before the legislature. Two voter registration drives were sponsored in conjunction with the Young Democrats and College Republicans prior to the April first primary. Working with the County Clerk and League of Women Voters, ASK was able to register some 400 students. Steve Enns, student government committee; Molly Vomhof, public information committee; John Ison, academic affairs committee; Cindy Blackman, secretary; Mary Jennings, treasurer; Rick VanPelt. vice-president; Mark Huffman, president, (photo by Dot Koehler) 271 On the Oval.. Portraits GRADUATING STUDENTS KILL lime in the natatorium while waiting to line up for the Commencement exercises.(photo by Alan Ford) More than 5,000 students pay an annual pilgramage to these hallowed halls of learning. Their lives are forever changed by the experiences, people, and events on the Oval. From freshmen and their first taste of college life to seniors and graduate students, they came to work toward a career goal, broaden their perceptions of the world, and just to have a good time. They come away older, hopefully wiser, and with a piece of the Oval. The freshmen are drawn back the following year, the others stay or return, and those who graduate move on to bigger and better things. Yet even they return, full fledged alumni now, to cheer the Gorillas on in sports and just plain old fashioned fun. More than 5,000 each year, on the Oval. THIS IS DR. JOYCE MOYERS's first year as director of the English Department Writing Lab. The center is open to all students and faculty for help with writing problems.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) 272 .274 .306 . 310 . 311 Vocational Technical Institute Senior Nurses............... Faculty and Staff........... ON HANDS WORK is part of the duties of machine shop student Mike Delmez Delmez is a student in the Vo-Tech In- stitute.(photo by Brenda Collins) Features: Classes . . ........ 3 Graduate students Perry Adkins Jr., Fall River Kenton Baughman, Uongton Carol Beeman. Neodesha Christie Bell, Independence Joao 8off. Porto Alegre, RS Dennis Burke, Oswego Donna Cunningham, Mason City Bruce Davenport, Centralia. MO Marsha Finney. Pittsburg Dennis Herr, Asbury, MO E, Brent Hout. Pittsburg Susan Long, Joplin. MO Lana Martin. Pittsburg Kem Martinson, Farlington Teresa McLean, Weir Grethe Mortensen. Miami, OK F. Neden. Fort Scott Shahla Mikravan, Fort Scott Dino Parise, Columbus Laura Robertson, Wichita Pranee Silalikhit, Bangkok,Thiaiand Sak Tanaprakob, Rochester. NY Donald Tracy, Kansas City Joe Vermillion, Carl Junction, MO Mark West, Pittsburg Digby Willard, Pittsburg Susan Zimbeiman, Leoti 274 Seniors Mina Adlbi, Pittsburg Mary Adkinson, Richmond Clara Alcox, Coffeyville Janice Allen, Pittsburg Aubrey Anglen, Pittsburg Teri Aylett, Shawnee Mission Iva Baber, Cherokee Glen Bachman, Independence Connie Baker, Shawnee Paul Barrington. Overland Park Mark Baumann, Galena Tammy Benander, Pittsburg Virginia Berton, Lamar, MO Julian Binns, Scott City David Black, Arma Cindy Blackman, Overland Park Charlotte Bliss, Overland Park Diane Bodemann, lola THIS FRISKY LITTLE DOG IS TRULY MAN'S BEST FRIEND since he’ll retrieve in freezing snow.(photo by Alan Ford) 275 Tom Bohanon, Kansas City Edith Box. Pittsburg Cheryl Brabb, Parsons Gwyn Bradley, Kansas City, MO Randy Brillhart, Ft. Scott Peggy Brogan. St. Paul Jack Brown, Overland Park Carta Brummet, Falrland, OK Bill Bryon. Pittsburg John Burke, Oswego Jamey Burris, Joplin, MO Siroos Bushehri, Ahwaz, Iran Randy Butler, Parsons Rita Butts, Humbolt Karen Bute, Parsons Laura Caillouet, Iota John Catvert, Ellisvilte, MO DarJynn Campbell, Independence Trish Carbon, Mound City Paula Carter, Pittsburg Ardilh Casey, Kansas City David Cashman, Merriam Charles Catrell. Columbus Patty Cavanaugh, Girard Gilbert Chatman, Weir Shirley Chow, Ft. Scott Susanne Chow, Ft. Scott Peter Chukwujekwy, Lagos, Nigeria Joseph Cisper, Lenexa Jerome Clifford, Shawnee James Coldwell, Independence Cris Combs. Parsons Debra Conger, lola Tina Cooper, Atchison Belinda Cosby, Parsons Mark Craddock, Asbury, MO Curtis Crawford. Pittsburg Douglas Crawmer, Coffeyvlfle Lois Cretcher, Neodesha Paul Crews, Neosho. MO Tom Crosby, Miami, OK Jackie Crowell, Chanute Frank Crowl, Overland Park Leanna Culp, Nevada, MO Claud Cummings, Burrllngton Carol Dabblns. Joplin, MO Susan Daniel. Independence Dennis Dann, Pittsburg 276 Robert Davidson, Lockwood, MO Daniel Davied, Girard Susan Davolt. Webb City, MO Julia DeLaTorre, Chanute Michael Delmez, Pittsburg Roger Dent, Miami, OK Andrew Denton, Chanute Sheia Dickerson, Mulberry Kelly Dodd, Prairie Village Sharon Dodd. Leavenworth Gary Doolittle, Leawood Diane Dopkins, Salina Carla Doss. Pittsburg Craig Drummond, Topeka Nancy Easley, Pittsburg Mary Edmondson, Chanute Edie Ekhoff, Oswego Janet Elbrader, Redfield Barbara Elmore. Ghetopa Linda Espinosa. Chanute Teresa Fell, Mission Michael Fischer, Ottawa Neal Fisher, lola Austin Flagg Jr., Pittsburg Barbara Flakus, Wellsvitie Angela Foster, Shawnee Mission Ginny Foster. Pittsburg Michael Foster, Pittsburg Linda Fox, Chanute David French, Pittsburg Malcolm Gable, Pleasonton Cynthia Galemore. Chanute Joyce Geier, Girard Kathy Genisio, Pittsburg David Germann. Garden City Rita Gilbreath, Madison Dana Glaze. Emporia Esther Goff, Walnut Keith Golden, Pittsburg Melody Gollhofer, Sarcoxie. MO Kenneth Gott. Oswego Gloria Graham, Ferdonia Tammy Grasso. Chanute Paul Grimes, Baxter Springs Montee Gross. Overland Park Jack Gulick, Shawnee Marie Hall, Chaute Marilyn Hall, Eureka 277 Libby Harpole, Alba, MO John Harrigan. Girard David Harris. Flint. Ml Craig Harrison, Olathe Jerry Hartman, Fort Scott Greg Heidrick. Girard David Helmerman, Hutchinson Shirley Henderson, Elsmore Constance Hobaugh, South Haven Randal Hobbs, Buffalo Gregory Hockett, Pittsburg Becky Ann Holland, Erie Mornings by Max McCoy Death and taxes are said to be inevitable. There is a third item, however, and that’s sleep. And if you don’t kick off in the sack, it follows that getting up in the morning is also unavoidable. The way in which a person chooses to get up in the morning (or In some cases, the afternoon) tells as much about him as a signature. Most students have an early class at least once In their educational ex- perience. It’s seldom a happy occasion. When the student signs up for the class during enrollment he is sure he has enough intestinal fortitude to make it to class each morning on time. The first few weeks separate the scholars from the suckers, however, as the students drag in, shoes on the wrong feet, their teeth combed and their hair flossed. The subject matter of the early class is usually something weighty, (ike Nuclear Fission or Exploratory Biokinesis. Seventeen textbooks are usually required. And the classroom, typically, is on the fourth floor of Russ Hall. Little x’s drawn on signs mark the spots where students have died trying to conquer these four flights of stairs. Then the instructor of these early morning classes is a real prize. He usually has all the charm of a young Genghis Kahn, combined with the wit of Jack LaLane. If you live with a group of other people, In a dorm or a shared apartment, or if you’re simply “living in sin,” there may be a good reason for your not wanting to get up in the morning. If you do, you’ll have to put up with your roommate’s disgusting habits. Roommates are fine up to a point, and that point is usually three days into the semester. It’s said that oppisites attract, and roomies prove it. They conveniently forget to tell you, for example, that they’re druid rock worshippers and must rise at 4 a.m. every day and prance about the room naked. Or that they’re escaped convicts from the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth. One morning you'll awake to find the unbridled muzzle of a cop’s shotgun. Often the roommate’s parents come to visity. They’re usually from some high- class family back East with high breeding (which doesn’t explain their malignant offspring). Frantically you rush around the apart- ment, throwing beer bottles under chairs and sweeping conspicuous ashes under carpets and hiding bizarre assortments of well-used copper tubing. You change out of your holey T-shirts and put on fresh underwear and even make your roommate brush his teeth for that month. When they finally arrive, however, they flip-flop in on their san- dals, shake their beads, and ask, “Hey, man, are you into est? 278 GUS ENTERTAINS THE CROWD at an afternoon football gam e.( photo by Alan F ord) Anita Holldwell, Pittsburg Patsy Holtz, Oswego Lori Hornbostet, Junction City Terry Horton, Chanute Mary Hudson, Girard Larry Hughes, Shawnee Betha Hurlbert, Opolis Lisa Jo Hurlbut, Pittsburg Diana Hurt, Pittsburg Betty Hyatt, Bronson Mark Hyde. Parsons Deborah Ibarra, Overland Park Mary Inman, Pittsburg Mary Jennings, McPherson Roy Jensen. Paola Kathy Johns, Osawatomle Linda Johnson, Baxter Springs Susan Johnson, Columbus 279 Darlene Jones, lantha. MO Elaine Jost, Hillsboro Keridan Kaisner, Chetopa Judith Kasjaka, Pittsburg Keith Keller, Parsons Leslie Keller. Parsons Delanna Kent, Independence Dennis King, Kansas City Linda King, Alameda, CA Brenda Klauman, Chanute Lora Knoche, Gardner Rob Kobel. Berea. OH Sarah Kreutzer, Newton Cathy Kuekelhan, Elk City Joe Kush. Topeka Paul LaBounty, Prairie Village Vicky Laird, Frontenac Mike Lamphear Janice Lancaster. Fori Scott Gregory Laudick, Great Bend Robert Lehman, Pittsburg Annette Lind. Independence Debbie Ling. Elsmore Hubert Lockerd, Fairfax. VA Steven Lockwood, Great Bend Chano Lopez, St. Paul Stephen Lowe. Girard Margaret Malnar. Frontenac Christopher Manning, Kansas City Jeffery Marshall, Erie Nyron Marshall, Brooklyn, NY Less Martin, Lacygne Janette Mauk, LaHarpe Don Maxey, Overland Park Dennis McAtee. Girard Mark McCarty. Independence Carolyn McClaskey. Girard Vera McClay. Chanute Maurica McClure, Columbus Mark McGehan, Arkansas City Melissa McKay. Joplin Judy McLain, Pittsburg Stanley McNemar, Columbus Steven McNemar, Columbus Steve McRae, Atchison Sherry McSherry. Columbus Mark McWherier, Coffey ville Nancy Meads, Blythe. CA 280 Betty Mediin, Lamar Curt Medlln. Joplin, MO Teresa Meeks, Pittsburg Clara Mercado. Fort Scott Edward Metcalf. Pittsburg Ronald Metz. Arma Peggy Meyer, Tampa Annette Miller. Pittsburg Christina Miller, Garnett David Miller, Pittsburg Ruth Miller, Pryor, OK Amy Mills, Independence I EVEN THOUGH THE 8ITTERNESS OF WINTER SET IN. this old house seemed to break a smile.(photo by Alan Ford) 281 Tony Mirocke, Shawnee Kathy Misener, Jopljn, MO Susan Monroe, Kansas City Wanda Moser, Lamar. MO Elaine Mosler, Hatlowell Mary Murphy. Rose Hill Norene Murphy, Bonner Springs Doug Neubert. Overland Park Patti Nicoietti, Columbus William Offerman. McAllen. TX Robert Oliver, Haysvllle Timon Oujtrl, Cedar Rapids, IA Wayne Parks. Leavenworth Clark Brooks Payne, Hoisington Susan Payne, Hoisington Lori Peak. Girard Patricia Pettus. Pittsburg Linda Piatkowski, Mulberry Becky Picht, Osawatomie James Plank. Arma Aleta Platt Melinda Pouncey. Douglass Aghdas Pourjamshid, Tehran, Iran Leslie Powers, Neosho, MO Tricia Prather, Chanute Debbie Price, Chicago, IL Marsha Price, Lawrence Terry Puett, Topeka John Rader, Roeland Park David Raley. Lawrence Marilyn Randall. Bonner Springs William Raynor Jr., Overland Park Toni Reese. Columbus Diana Rewerts, Stafford Doug Reynolds, Kansas City Robert Reynolds. Lansing Jody Rice. Coffeyville Brenda Robinson. Ferdonia Harold Rogers, Ft. Scott Steve Rose, Liberal, MO Sharon Ross. Humboldt Barbara Sanders, Pittsburg Gary Sanders, Pittsburg Robin Sanders. Chetopa Mary Sanderson, Kingman Sheryl Sannipoli. Arma Mindy Saporito, Columbus Randy Sauer, Girard 282 TRUST WAS THE M AI N I D E A in the pudding eating contest as both contestants were blindfolded and one fed the other.(photo by Alan Ford) Carla Scassellati, Pittsburg Carol Schaab, Pittsburg Steve Schenk, Miami, OK Diane Schepers, Shawnee Mission Betty Schmidt, Paola Nicholas Schmitz, Seneca Laura Schoenhofer, Parsons Steve Schroeder, Davenport. IA Mary Scott. Topeka Bruce Sacrist, Galena Doug Senay, Olathe Mark Shaffer, Carthage, MO Sharon Shaw, Columbus Corine Shewed, Pittsburg Matthew Shepard. Denms Lemuel Sheppard. Kansas City Robert Shewed. Coffeyvilie Scott Shore. Lawrence 283 GUS ENTERTAINS THE CROWO at an afternoon football gam e.( photo by Alan F ord) Stephen Sims, Pittsburg Sabrina Sinkovic. Frontenac Annette Skaggs. Arkansas City Darlene Smith. Kansas City Mareta Smith, Pittsburg Sharon Smith. Pittsburg Shirley Smith, Chanute Kevin Sperry, Pittsburg Keith Starling. Wellsvllle Leonard Stauffer, Yates Center Paula Steffens. Girard Joe Stern berger, Hardtner Malcolm Stewart. Salina Linda Stich. Chanute Debra Stokesburg, Bonner Springs Otto Stuber, Wichita Donald Slucky, Miami, OK Leanne Swenson, Frontenac r ' 284 Marvin Tawnee, Pittsburg Pat Terry, Miami, OK Alice Thomas, Pittsburg Barbara Tipton, Pittsburg Sandra Tipton, Galena Evelyn Torbatl, Galena Patricia Trimble, Pittsburg Elizabeth Trucco. Walnut Penny Vanbichelaner, Arma Karen Vermillion, Pittsburg Michael Vermillion. Pittsburg Gregg Vick, Great Bend I i EVEN THE REFEREE NEEDS TO TAKE time out for a minute or two during a long basketball game.(photo by Alan Ford) 285 Lynn Vlilamaria, Pittsburg Debbie Vitt. Tulsa, OK Vicki Wadino, Scammon Dave Walker, Scammon James Walker. Winfield Debra Wall, Moran Stephanie Walling. Roeland Park Mark Warren, Uniontown Sharry Watts, Girard James Waugh, Pittsburg Marilyn Welling. Pittsburg Joy Welsh. Lenexa Rita West bay, Carthage. MO Charlene Westhoof, Walnut Susan Wheatley. Merriam David Whitfield. Prairie Village Richard Willow. Topeka Karen Whitney. Naperville, IL Theresa Wiederholt, Parker Jill Wiggins. Pittsburg Stephen Wiggins, Pittsburg Charise Wilke. Louisburg Becky Will, Leavenworth Ann Williams. Independence Jeff Williams. Pittsburg Melanie Windsor. Pittsburg Rhonda Worcester, Hill City Kathy Worl, Independence David Wulke, Pittsburg Mark Wynne. Kansas City Mallheh Ziglari, Pittsburg t 28 6 Juniors Larry Aaron. Leavenworth James Abshire, Pittsburg Eileen AIsop, Shawnee Mission James Arnote. Prairie Village Deann Auman, Baxter Springs David Badmann, Philadelphia. PA Brenda Banks, Pittsburg Henry Barkett, Wichita Sonny Bell, Pittsburg Cheryl Belt, Columbus Massoud Benyamin, Shiraz. Iran Patricia Sue Bergkamp, Mt. Hope Kurt Sever, Fading ton Joseph Blanco, Pittsburg Janet Blasi. Zenda Sam Blubaugh, Ft. Scott Carl Bohannon, Leon Krista Bough. Pittsburg Raymond Bowersock, Independence Melissa Bowman, Independence Christina Brazil, Chanute THE STUDIOUS MOUSE SEEMS TO BE READY to take over where his master left off .(photo by Alan Ford) M ces This mouse shows an aptitude for study that many college students don’t seem to share, but actually, he’s just lunching on top of his master’s notebook. The mouse, belonging to Tom Augustine, enjoyed feasting on potato chips, and besides, his notes are upside down. Maybe the poor little tyke needs glasses. 287 Eddie Bright, Chanute Brenda Brock. Glhanute Barbara Brodhagen. Coffeyville Harold Brotherton, Wichita Jennifer Brown, loia Kirk Brown, Hillsboro Chuck Bryant, Neodesha Deborah Burnett, Kansas City Jon Caillouet, loia Cindy Caldwell, Coffeyville Steve Carl, Chanute Janice Cash. Pittsburg Jerry Chambers, loia Miarijo Cheek, Noel, MO Frank Cheney. Girard Tim Clark. Overland Park Robert Coffelt. Derby Brenda Collins, Mulberry Julie Conner, Belle Plaine Dana Cunningham. Shawnee Denise Culhrell, Coffeyville ART STUDENTS HAD MANY PROJECTS this year. These sheep wait to donate their wool for a weaving project.! photo by Alan F ord) Sheep shearing Many things happen on the Oval, but even at that, students were surprised to see these sheep grazing near Whitesitt Hall. They were to be sheared by art students, and the wool spun and dyed. The sheep were around during the summer for a weaving workshop, and back again in the fall for additional service to weaving classes. 288 Desiree Czapansky, Olathe Constance Davidson. Kansas City James Davis, Lake Park, FL Phillip Delli, Scammon Albert Dingus, West Mineral Debbie Dittmann, Pittsburg Leah Doughty, Humboldt Susan Drenlk, Frontenac Catherine Duffin, Weir Kelly Dutton, Benton Steve Elliott, Olathe Jan Engle, Madison Allison Fitts, Overland Park Majorle Fleming, Columbus Dave Fowler, Burlingame Cheryl Freeman, Mapelton Debra Freisberg, Lawrence Lori French, Pittsburg Denise Freund, Topeka Pamela Fry. Wichita Richard Fry, loia 289 Marie Garies. Shawnee Sharon Gartner, Independence Joan Gast, Leavenworth Dennis Gatewood, Scammon Edd Gauldin, Kansas 6ity, MO Nathalie Geffert. Haven Ann Gerlach, Peck Bobbv Ghoiar, Wichita Steve Giannos. Prairie Village Mary Beth Gleason, Shawnee Marie Green, Eldorado Shirley Greene, Jewell Jay Greenough. Abilene Rond a Greve, Erie Mark Griffin. Kansas City Steven Gross, Pratt Joel Haines, Chanute Diane Hale, Columbus Kaye Names, Chanute Vinita Hampton. Cherokee Kathy Bandrich, Erie Jerry Harper, Chanute Tom Harman. Unwood Patti Harris, South Haven Leonard Harris Jr., Chicago, IL Karen Heilman, Galesburg Peggy Heilman, Galesburg Scott Herr. Moundridge Lori Hess, Cambridge Charles Hester. Leawood Mary Hetrick, Westphalia Pamela H Ider, Fairway Myron Hlgerd, Colby Karen Hines. Miami. OK Steven Hixon, Ft. Scott Jeffrey Horton. Chanute Greg Houston, Ft. Scott Catherine Howard, lola Paul Hunt. Chanute Valarie Huyll, Pittsburg Judy Jarzen. Waukegan, IL Mary Jenkinson, Girard Jolene Johnson. Overland Park Marie Johnson, Pittsburg Julie Jonas. Pleasanton Stephen Jones. Olathe Judy Juenge, Pittsburg Kathryn Kapler, Baxter Springs Patty Keating, Ft. Scott Mary Keller. Pittsburg Kurt Kleinsorge, Shawnee Rick Knapp, Independence Kevin Kuse. Prairie Village Ellen Lammeri, Marysville Jim Laskares, Girard Prapan Lavaveshkul, Parsons Kendrea Lawless, Wilmore Cheryl Leonard, Shelton. CT Gary Leuteritz, Indianapolis, IN Teresa Liebert. Lawrence Undianedeye Llhu, Pittsburg David Lomshek. Pittsburg John Lowe, Oskaloosa, iA 290 Ozark folk festival The Ozark Folk Festival, with Jimmy Driftwood and members of the Hackensack Folklore Society, visited Pitt State in September. They spent the day on campus making music in the Student Union and displaying Ozark crafts. A performance including story telling, jigging, and mountain music was held in September 18 in McCray Hal!. Driftwood is a recording artist with three Grammy Awards, besides being a composer, story teller, instrumentalist, and historian. His hits include “The Battle of New Orleans, “Tennessee Stud, and “Long Chain On. “Rackensack was the Indian name for the river and mountains around Mountain View, Arkansas, when the first pioneers came, just a generation or two removed from the British Isles. The folk culture of the Ozarks is unmatched on the con- tinent, and traditional music and dance continue to be performed on back por- ches and in the county courthouse, much as it was over 100 years ago. Mountain View is one of the few places that the traditional folk music that led to today's bluegrass is still being played acoustically, as pure and clean as a Stone County stream. Driftwood led a delegation to Washington, D..C., to obtain funds for the Society’s auditorium and Folklore Center in Mountain View. “When I came out of the capital we had our group pickin’ and fiddlin’ on the steps, he said. A BIT OF ENTERTAINMENT ON THE OVAL WAS A CHANGE many students took advantage ol when Jimmy Driftwood visited.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) Max Lung, Tucson AZ Alan Lytle. Ottawa Arthur Mace, Johnson Luis Madrigal, Kansas City Mohammed Makaso, Pittsburg Cynthia Manlove, Olathe Terri Marshall, Coffey ville David Martin, Parsons Jeffrey Martin. Pittsfield, IL Dale McAtee, Parsons Donna McAtee, Girard Dale McDaniel. Edna Randy McDaniel, Frontenac Thomas McDonald, Garnett Marcus McGarry, Houston. TX Deanna McGie, lola Linda McHenry, Chanule Dennis Meier, Bonner Springs Francis Meile, Lenox, MA Judith Messenger, Baxter Springs Rita Mies, Bonner Springs 291 Steve Miller, Cherokee, IA Teresa Miller, Wichita Terry Miller, Merriam Dan Moiser Jr,, Frontenac Maresa Monsour, Pittsburg Kevin Morrell. Ft, Scott Tracy Morris. Winfield Marcie Mott, luka Kevin Myers, Lancaster David Newman, Leawood Bradford Nichols, Anderson. MO Iris Nicholas. Hamilton Mary Ochs, Leavenworth David Scott O'Dell, Liberty. MO Mark Ogle, Erie Mary Ollphant, independence Ramona Paarmann, Girard Lisa Page, Spring, TX Pamela Patterson. Pittsburg Kirk Pemberton, Winchester Marlin Penner, Douglass THE WARMTH OF SPRING BROUGHT Kathleen Benson and her daughter Claire out of the house and onto the Ovat.{photo by K y le Clev eland) t 292 Rhonda Pernot. Mulberry Jay Peslinger, Lawrence Gat I Peterson, Pittsburg Raymond Phillips. Chanute David Pierce, South Haven Michael Poole. Pittsburg Vivian Lee Praither LaCygne Vicki Pribble, Pittsburg David Price, Ft. Morgan, CO Tammy Pride, Greenfield, MO Ramona Quinn, Pittsburg Vicky Raine, Fall River Susan Ramsey, Chanute Steven Rector, Leavenworth Elaine Redger, Abilene Connie Rentz, Paola Pamela Rexwlnkle, Altamont Christine Richardson, Overland Park Anthony Ridder, Wichita Vicky Ritter, lola Carmen Robinson. Kansas City Jane Robson, Coffeyvllle Becky Rogers. Ft. Collins, CO Maria Rose, Overland Park Jean Ross, Humboldt Mark Rounds, Severance Nasrin Salari, Mis, Iran Mark Sandon. Coffeyvllle Robert Sawyer, South Haven Kent Sehaal. Chanute James Schaeffer, Pittsburg Mary Schuetze. Tonganoxie Darlene Scott, St. Louis, MO Michael Scourten, Coffeyvllle Linda Seaman. Pittsburg Robert Selby Jr., Tucson, AZ Dean Shipman. Pittsburg Robert Shively, Caney Carol Simpson, Ft. Scott Clark Sloan. Leroy Scott Smith, Kansas City Lisa Spectu t, Pique Rex Speiser, Chanute Kathryn Spencer, Belle Piaine Susan Spineto, Pittsburg Laura Stelle, Vinita, OK Carol Stephan, Bonner Springs Steven Stroda. Enterprise David Stuart, Ft. Scott Drake Stuhlman, Fairway Isabel Svarez, Pittsburg Judy Sweaney, Cedar Vale Ivory Sylvester, Pittsburg Jeri Tjaden, Clearwater Danny Townsend, Abilene Roy Tredway Jr., Parsons Alan Upson. Kansas City David Vankirk, Liberal. MO Kathie Vanzant, Pittsburg Theodore VoegeJi, Colwich David Volberding, Shelton, CT Martha Vomhof, Arma Lorri Von Soosten. Girard 293 Rob Waddle, Nickerson Lisa Wade. Pittsburg Kelly Waldo, Lee Summit. MO Carl Walker, Pittsburg Eunice Walker, Frontenac Nancy Waller, Overland Park Kent Walters, Henderson NV Cynthia Ward, Belleville Richard Watson, Arma Bradley Wayman, Topeka Patti Weber, Neveda, MO Tara Welgand, Pittsburg Kelly Welch, Parsons Diane Wheeler. Springfield, MO Pamela Whitehead, Garnetl Tammy Whitehead, Fredonla Pat wiederhoit Parker Carolyn Wiley, Oswego Marilyn Wiley, Oswego Leslie Wilkes, Lenexa Sandra Williams, Oswego Twylla Williams, Chanute Diana Willis, Chanute Steven Wilson, Winfield Linda Winburn, Girard Margaret Witt, Kansas City Patricia Wilmoth, lola Kathy Wright, Columbus Marie Wright, Kansas City Susan Yartz, Pittsburg 294 Sophomores h Judy Albright, LaCygne Debra Allen, Overland Park Anna Marie Arellano, Newton Galen Atkinson, Plains Helen Baeuchle, Leavenworth Sharon Baker, Riverton James Barnes, Topeka Barri Bartlett, Tulsa, OK Mary Baxter Olathe Ronald Beltz, Ft. Scott Timothy Berg, Neodesha Rebecca Blaes, Cherryvllle Michael Boatright, Garland Chris Bohling, Winfield Gayla Booth, Erie Karen, Boothe. Georgetown. TX Karen Borgstrom, Wichita Randy Bradshaw, St. Paul William Brechue, Lockport, NY David Briggs, Kincaid Brenda Brinkmeyer, Humboldt PREPARING FOR A PLAY can be a hectic time especially when putting on make-up as displayed by Dr Meats, chairman of the department ol engllsh. (photo by Alan Ford) 295 TAKING A BREATH OF FRESH AIR and relaxing was a popular sport during the nice, spring weather.( photo by Kyle Cleveland) Melissa Brown. Leavenworth Ronda Brown. Bonner Springs Lisabesth Broyles, Baxter Springs Leslie Bruce, Chetopa Peggy Bums, Pittsburg Rodney Burns, Fredonia Roy Campbell, Kansas City, MO Bianca Carbajo, Shawnee Scott Carlson, Ft. Scott Lee Garreil. Leavenworth Lillian Carothers, Pittsburg Tim Clark, Belton, MO Susan Clouse, Baxter Springs Teresa Commons, McLouth Rebecca Compton, Pittsburg Stephanie Cook. Pittsburg Cheryl Cornelius, Overland Park Amy Couch, Mound Ctty Tammy Cudney, Columbus Gerald Culp, Ft. Scott Robie Curtis, Parsons 296 Kimberly Darland, McCune Susie Davis, Overland Park David Davison, Parker Rodney Deffenbaugh. Coffeyvllle Mary D. Deill, Scammon Paula Deines, Marion Stephanie Delana, Bonner Springs lorene Dilllnger, Erie Katherine Dody, Mulvane Timothy Dooley, Peoria, IL Rhonda Dunbar, Clearwater Edward Elling, Shawnee Mission Brenda Engelman, Weir Stephen Enns, Westwood Kim Evans, Columbus Gary Ewert. Kansas City Todd Ewing. Herington Cathy Falletti, Frontenac Theresa Fher, Altamont Kimberly Fox. Pittsburg Teri Garner, Lee Summit, MO 297 Lyle George, Parsons Mona George, Frontenac Catherine Glannos, Prairie Village Sonja Gilbert, Pomona Dwayne Gipe, Bird Cfty Kathy Glasco, Wellington Gregory Golden, Pittsburg Teresa Haddan, Stark Vicky Hansen, Elsmore Bradley Harder, Lenexa Kathleen Harnlsh, Kinsley Susan Harvey, Bonner Springs Brenda Hazelwood, Cherokee Lynn Henderson. Coffeyvllle Scott Henderson, Pittsburg Maureen Herod, Farllngton Lenota Herrill. Rantoul Janet Hester. Leawood Lalita Hill, Pittsburg Rachel Hill, Newton Mona Hixon, Ft. Scott Debbie Horne. Princeton Traci Horton, Pittsburg Beth Hosier, Ft. Scott Mary Houser. Independence John Ison, Pittsburg Lavelle Jahnke. Hoislngton Robert Johnson, Chanule Sheri Johnson, Prairie Village Laura Jones, Oronogo, MO Kerry Jordan, Erie Brenda King, Parsons Chris Knoedler, Hastings, NB Robert Koehler, Pittsburg Shannon Kuehn, Baxter Springs Jennifer Lawhead, Parker James Leathers. Prairie Village Jeanne Lytle. Humboldt Carol Maddox, Goodman, MO Wayne Mialmlcof. Overland! Park Jeffery Martin, Cherokee Julia Maxton, Cherokee Valerie McCann, Pomona Linda McCracken, Ft. Scott Fred McGary. Kansas City Charles Mellenbruch. Lawrence Julie Meredith, Wichita Lesa Meyers, Pittsburg Lindsey Miller. Stark City. MO Michele Miller. Douglass Deanna Mitchell, LaCygne Carolyn Nealy. Bonner Springs Beth Nelson, Parsons Willis Newberry, Columbus Yuko, Nogami, Yokohama, Japan Richard Oborny, LaCrosse James Oliver. Crestline Karen Paddock, Mound City Nancy Parker, Pittsburg Sandra Patterson, Ft. Scott Joyce Pestinger, Lawrence Cheryl Phillips, Galena Matthew Phillips, Coffeyville 29a Donna Pintar, Pittsburg Mark Podnar. Baton Rouge. LA Everett Price. Chanute Susan Pulliam, Fontana Rebecca Randolph, Lake Quivlra Judith Reese. Pittsburg Christine Remus. Beloit Teresa Reynolds. Purdy, MO Donald Rippel, Asbury, MO Barry Rons, Arma Martin Ross. Pittsburg Anne Scatet, Tulsa, OK Janet Schwenke, Pittsburg Frank Scimeca, Atchison Janice Scott, Pittsburg Rhonda Scott, Pittsburg Sherry Scott, Olathe Richard Secrest. Olathe Teresa Semrad, Thayer Willard Shaw. Oneida. IL Dorothy Shanholtzer, McCune MANY PARTIESWERE HELD at the Tower throughout the year. Capacity crowds were hit almost every night.(photo by Kyle Clev eland) 299 Darlene Siegel. Pittsburg Lysandra Sisseck, Pittsburg Denise Smith, Pittsburg Jackie Smith, Mulvane Kathleen Smith, Pittsburg Mark Smith, Girard Susan Spelser, Chanute Nancy Springer. Prescott Tobe Standley, Erie Leon Stauffer. Yates Center Cherry Stevens. Gardner Janet Stites, St. John Janet Stovall, Commerce, OK Joanna Sullivan, Weir Lisa Sutcliffe. Chanute Steven Swallow, Pomona Diane Taylor. Oswego Patricia Thomas, Mission John Thurn, Shawnee Val Tierney, Pittsburg Shahla Torbati, Tehran, Iran Evelyn Turner, Wichita Davie VanBecelaere. Pittsburg Richard VanBecelaere, Pittsburg Theresa VanLeeuwen, Arma Laurie Wade, Douglass Linda Wade. Douglass Richard Walters, Wichita Kelly Walton, Galena Ruth Waltrip, Pittsburg Kent Warner, Greenwood. MO James Watts. Galena Richard Weber. Blue Mound Karen Welker, Oswego Jerry Westhoff, Parsons Richard White. Overland Park Debra Wiley, Kansas City Cynthia Williams, Overland Park Dee Wilson. Pittsburg Gregg Wilson, 8axter Springs Susan Yeager, Topeka t 300 Freshmen — Penny Adams, Galena Barbara Allen, Pittsburg Jacque Allen, Baxter Springs Susan Armstrong, Mission Cynthia Ascanio, Wichita Janice Bailey, Olathe John Barnes, Topeka Lisa Barney, Neodesha Xenia Barrientos, Columbia, S. Amer. Carla Barto, Frontenac Gail Basley, Pittsburg Robert Bastin; Jasper, MO Robynn Bastin, Jasper. MO Tlnna Bendt, Pittsburg Lisa Benedict, Frontenac David Berns, Overland Park Pamela Bland. Arkansas City Dana Boese, Wichita Cynthia Bolin get, Pittsbu rg Mark Bozarth, El Dorado Springs, MO Stephen Braun, Edgerton GRIT AND DETERMINATION show In the face of grad uate student E r Ic Cleveland as he carves his way through several hundred pounds of pig meat at the annual Biology Pig Roast.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) 301 Lisa Breen. Wellsville Theresa Brennan, Mission Donna Brown, Miami, OK Julie Brown, Columbus Kim Brown. Neosho, MO Mary Brucel. Shawnee Curt Burns, Overland Park James Burns, Parsons Janice Burns, Fredonia Karla Burr, Pittsburg Lori Boyajin. Arma Cathy Cain, Coffeyville Omar Capodiferro. Caracas, S. Amer. Bart Carnoall. Leavenworth Lynda Casino, Pittsburg Anthony Cedeno. Pittsburg Will Clark, Yates Center Kyle Cleveland. Carl Junction, MO Teresa Collins, Wichita Randy Colp, Clay Center Dorothy Cook, Kansas City Michael Cook, Hoisington Phillip Coopy. Claycomo, MO Marta Correll, Columbus Paulette Costello, Frontenac Robin Dailey. Orongo. MO Sheila Daniel, Kansas City Evonne Detwiler, Pratt Ronda Dodson, Wichita Denece Dowden, Scott City Sudha Dube, Pittsburg Mark Dulek, Pittsburg Danny Dyer, Baxter Springs Michael Ellis, Lawrence Diana Ellsworth, Olathe Susan Estep, Arkansas City Kathy Esterl, Pittsburg Tammy Estes, Ft. Scott Zeino Fathollahi, Tehran Iran Jackie Ferguson, Shawnee Jim Fetters, Baxter Springs Laura Feuerborn. Greeley Ken Fienen, Independence George Finke, Franklin Julie Foster. Joplin, MO Paula Freisberg, Lawrence Janine Friskel. Frontenac Jack Fry, Baxter Springs Steven Fullerton. Carthage. MO Tammy George, Cimarron Michele Gerber, Mission Lisa Grant, Scammon Jennifer Gray, Shawnee Mission Tony Green, Galena Lois Griffin, Pittsburg Douglas Hall, Columbus f Amber Hamilton, Asbury, MO Tim Harris. Kansas City Melinda Harry, Pittsburg Linda Heilman. Galesburg William Higerd, Colby Dan Hinton, Kansas City, MO Clyde Hobbs, Buffalo 302 NO BROKEN LEG Is enough to stop Jay Skaggs from having fun. Playing catch was Just too Inviting.(photo by Alan Ford) Jim Hoovens. Webb City, MO Diane Hornecker, Webb City, MO Steve Houser, Columbus Arlene Hulsing, Berryton Michelle Hulvey. Columbus Joyce Humble. Weir Joann Hundley, Carl Junction, MO Jane Hutchinson. Cheney Connie Ide. Pittsburg Miriam Ide. Pittsburg Lesa Ireland, Overland Park Libbia Israel, Springfield, MO Lorene Jagels, Helper Russell Jewett, Olathe Beth Johnson, Leavenworth Beth Jones, McCune Scott Karr, Paola Kim Kastler, Lenexa Mark Keltner, Overland Park Jan Kirk, Oswego Lee Knickerbocker. Fredonia 303 Kevin Koen, Topeka Tammy Kramer, Galesburg Kelly Krumsfck, Frontenac Steve Krysztof, Baldwin Cheryl Lair, Pittsburg Linda Lang, Eureka Ramona Llntner, Wellsville Donna Lipoglav, Pittsburg Cheryl Lockwood, Ft. Scott Shari Logan, Clay Center Robert Love, Fair Grove, MO Cheryl Maloy, Howard Brad Manlove. Olathe Corrlna Martin, Riverton Elizabeth Martino, Ottumwa, IA David McCaughey, Independence, Anita McColm, Columbus Laura Lee McDonald, Olathe Edward McFall, Edgertln John McGrew, Kansas City Robert McGuire, Pittsburg Richard Meiners, Hiawatha Kathy Merrell, Pittsburg Mark Merrell, Shawnee Lori Miller, Kansas City, MO Mike Minshull, Overland Park Susan Monroe, Kansas City Mark Monsour, Frontenac Caroline Morris, Wichita Sandeep Mukerjee, Pittsburg Nancy Mullins, Baldwin Vicki Munden, Ft Scott Dianne Murphy, Shawnee Lisa Murrill, Humboldt Lea Nelson, Olathe Henry Nicsinger, Neosho, MO Mike Nonbello, Frontenac Dan Ochs, Leavenworth Margie O'Malley, Garnett Christine Ortner. Oswego Sharyn Ozbun, Pittsburg Shawn Packard, Pittsburg Patty Parker, Ness City Sheri Paul, Pittsburg Susanne Paul, Coffeyvllle Patsy Pena, Fairfield, CA Lance Petrie, Douglass Janet Preston, Pittsburg Susan Pruitt, Baxter Springs David Quinn, Pittsburg Janet Ralph, Farlington Teresa Ravnikar, Parker Randall Read linger, Ft. Scott Kristine Reed, Altamont Jeffrey Ren2, Rush Center Mariann Rethorst, Wichita Julie Richardson. Prairie Village Jeamnine Rink, Pittsburg Steve Rohmer, Pittsburg Donna Roy, Altamont Dwayne Schmidt, Addison, IL Mary Schmidt, Columbus Diane Semond, Pittsburg 304 Catherine Senechal, Pittsburg Larry Seward, Pittsburg Steven Shaddwen, Leawood Cheryt Shepherd, Maple Hill Cindy Shondell, Shawnee Mission Evangeline Simpson, Garland Tim Simpson, Carl Junction, MO Geni Slscoe, Bartlesville, OK Kimberly Slates, Kingman David Small, Pittsburg Brenda Smith, Pittsburg Sandra Smith, Wichita Lora Snyder, Midwest City, OK Dewayne Soper, Columbus Tim Soth, Newton Marcia Spaulding, Pittsburg Barbara Spies, Pittsburg Phyllis Stewart, Mound City James Street, Kansas City Gary Styers. Fairbank, AK Sheryl Taylor, Paola Barbara ThummeL Salina David Tilton, El Dorado Pam Troglia, Pittsburg Rose voegeii, Colwich Mark Watts, Wellington Bernadette Wayenberg, Mission Danny Weinert, Kansas City Connie Wells, Wichita Marlon Weston, Kansas City Denise Whitehead, Garnett Carl Wilk. Leavenworth Cheryl Williams, Topeka Tim Williams, Goodman, MO Michelle Wilson, Galena Janis Worly, Wichita Janine Wyatt, Erie Linette Zagar, Grove, OK Marcie Zumalt, Shawnee 305 i Vocational Technical Institute David Alvarez, Eudora David Appier, Frontenac Bill Baker, Pittsburg Bruce Baker, Topeka Ken Baldwin, Galesburg Michael Bavuso, Pittsburg Samuel Beets. Galena David Bellm, Pittsburg David Bennett. Independence Sheldon Bicknell, Pittsburg Lewis Blessant. Pittsburg Michael Bradshaw. St. Paul Mark Brock. Humboldt Bruce Brooksher, Pomona Ed Brown, Erie Gary Buntain, Ft. Scott Christopher Burke, Pittsburg Nick Butler, Walnut Tim Campbell, Pittsburg Stephen Carpenter, Ft, Scott Kent Coiner, Ft. Scott GETTING WILD AND WESTERN Curtis Saccanne shows his support of Homecoming activites.(photo by Dot Koehler) 306 Ted Cole, Olathe Bill Coomes, St. Paul Randy Cooper, Hutchinson Rick Creech, Pittsburg Willard Crippen, Reading Cherl Crook, Pittsburg Samuel Curry, Jr,, Altoona William Dell-Antonia. Frontenac Patrick Doty, Galena Gary Dunn, Arcadia James Eckard, Princeton Harley Edge, Pittsburg Scott Edge, Pittsburg Eddy Edison, Parsons Douglas Elrod, Pittsburg Nathan Enfield, Wellsville William Engiapd, Lenexa Max Fanning, Ft. Scott Thomas Fandeie, Columbus Gerrold Fleming, Pittsburg Russet Ftippo, Douglass John Foster. Pittsburg Stephen Frihart, Parsons Cassidy Garland, Mulberry Matthew Godsil, Galesburg, IL Pat Grave, Baxter Springs Michael Gregg, Pittsburg Carl Hagan, Ft. Scott Mitchell Haith, Prairie Village Jerry Harmon, Arma Tom Harmon, St. Paul Mark Harsh. Lenexa Phil Hartong, Erie Brian Hayden, Opolis Mitch Henry, Bocyrus James Herman, Hutchinson Kent Hicks. Richland, MO Robert Hill, Stark Vince Hine, Pittsburg Michael Hirt, Garnett Chris Holthaus, Seneca Youssef Houayek, Pittsburg Scott Howard, Duncanville, TX Steve Hull, Chetopa Curtis Ireland, Pittsburg Kenneth Jameson, Cherokee Kennie Johnson, Altamont Michael Johnson, Parker Joseph Joslin, Parsons Thomas Kimmel, Cherokee Kent Kinnamon, Montezuma Timothy Landreth, Overland Park “ Bruce Lowe. Girard John Lowe, Ft, Scott Randy Lutz, Galena Terry Mad!, Parsons Gregory Mainone, Ft. Scott Ernest Marmon, Lacygne David Maxvveli, Independence, MO Joseph McElfish, Rock Springs, WY Brian McGuire, Pittsburg Martin McMullen, Paola Victor Mercado, Ft. Scott 307 MANY PEOPLE HAD GOOD TIMES during the TKE Fall Bash Craig Kierscht and Rosie Stofferare Iwo of the many people that attended.(photo by Brenda Collins) Jerry Mersman, Greeley Daryl Messer, Galena Guy Miller, Jasper, MO Verl Musselman, Pittsburg Jeff Nett, Pittsburg Dennis Newson, tola Dwayne Nutts, Pittsburg Jerry Paulie, St. Paul Phillip Pavey, Ft, Scott D. Robert Pemberton, Osawatomie Robert Peters, Parsons C. David Pierce, South Haven Jeff Pope, Pittsburg Randy Price, Ft. Scott Jon Prince, Olathe Mark Probert, Jasper, MO Richard Pruitt, Bonner Springs Roger Reisblg, Burlington Larry Rhea, Yates Center Steve Roberts, Louisburg Larry Rogers, Ft. Scott 308 Andrew Romanzl, Frontenac Jerry Ruddick, Bartlesville. OK Michael Ruttgen, Girard Samuel Saathoff, St, Paul Timothy Scofield, Newton Bernard Seiwert, Walnut v Fred Shirk, Lawrence William Showalter, McCune Dale Smith, Osawatomie Robert Smith, Riverton Richard Snyder. York, PA Steven Southern, Pittsburg Michael Spencer, Kansas City, MO Ronald Stafford, Thayer Richard Steffens, Girard Daniel Sterling, Girard Timothy Stewart, Westphalia Jim Stinson, Lawrence Stan Stokes, Merriam Stacey Strange, Pittsburg Paul Strasser, St. Paul Gustavus Straughen, Mission Jerry Swartz, Pittsburg Lee Tafanelli, Pittsburg William Thayer, lola Billy Thompson, Pittsburg George Thompson, Ft. Wood, MO Roger Thompson, Parsons Ernest Torbett, Pittsburg R. Thomas Van Kieeck, Weiisville Brian Vaughn. Prescott Greg Vietti, Montezuma Jay Vinson, Savonburg Alan Wakeman, Osawatomie Rick Walker, Pittsburg Paul Weddle, Wichita Brad Westmoreland, Independence, MO Paul Wheeler, Weir Jerry Whitworth, Humboldt Kevin Williams, Paola Scott Williams, Olathe Ronaid Yancey, Princeton James Zimmerman, Shawnee 309 Nancy Abernathy Nadine Baber Penny Barker Charlotte Bliss Karen Bukowski Jamey Burris Angle Davis D'Ann Dennis Carol Ding ley tavon Edwards Bill Eighmy Barbara Ellis Beth Fjeser Teresa Fill Barbara Flakus Sheryl Flick Sandy Fox Cindy Galemore Joyce Geier Kathy Gen is is Jeanene Goff Kathy Grant Laura Hale Dawn Heist Leigh Holwegner Debbie Ibarra Elaine Jost Keri Kaisner Donna Kampmeler Lora Beth Knoche Brenda Leins Robin Loeser Jackie Lough rildge Mary Beth Lyons Regina Mallams Less Martin Missy McKay Judith Miller Mickeal Moulden Norene Murphy Patti Nicoletti Susan Payne Marsha Price Debbie Rankins Janelle Renner Chuck Routte Mary Sanderson William Santaularia Wade Schoemecker Carol Schwaab Frances Shire Bamby Steele Alice Thomas Dixie Tilton Barbara Tipton Sandra Tipton Janet Tolberd James Tyler Connie Walker Marilyn Welling Teresa Welsh Rita Westbay Mary Beth Will Michelle Wilson Ronda Worcester Rowena Yong John Young MaNheh, 2 ig lari Senior Nurses S � HA I « n CACAk li (A 310 Faculty and Staff James Aubuchon Robert Backes George Brooker Richard Carr Ward Cates Elwyn Davis Keith Fankhauser Austin Flagg Scott Garten James Gilbert Ken Gordon George Graham J, D. haggard Cathy Hartman Charles Hawkins Donald Hlght Daniel Hightower Wlimer Huffman Mary C, Junge Donald Kerle John Knowles SIGMA CHI BROTHERS, Daren Sorrick and Chip Weber take a little time out for a quick shot at a Greek function.(photo by Brenda Collins) 311 Ron Koger Gerald Kramer Helen Kriegsman Juanita Laing Clifford Long Carolann Martin Teresa Massa Lewis Mayfield Ted McCormick Roberl McWilliam Stephen Meats Terry Mendenhall Wilma Minton Fred Misse EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE RECLINING back into their childhood as everyone gets into the baby bottle contest at the TKE Fall Bash.(photo by Dot Koehler) 312 TRYING TO GET INTO the swing of things is Kathleen Hamish, as she takes a break from the Alpha Gam Dance Marathon,(photo by Alan Ford) Joyce Moyers Larry Nokes Jack Overman James Parker Dennis Pickering Alvin Proctor Robert Ratzlaff Mary Roberts Margaret Rupard Dr. W.J. Sandness Robert Schott Frank Slapar Theodore Sperry Roberta Thiry Harold Thomas Dr. L.L. Tracy Gary Verburg Donald Ward Irene West 3reg Wrigh 313 President's office Dr. James Gilbert, Vice-President for Academic Affairs Dr. C. Ray Baird, Executive Vice-President 314 315 Dr. James B. Appleberry, President Pittsburg State University A Aaron, Larry 287 Abernathy, Nancy 310 Abraham, Eric 36, 121, 261 Abshire, James 287 Academics 100-101 Adams, Gay 266 Adams, Greg 240 Adams, Penny 237, 250, 301 Adcock, Dana 92, 93, 218, 219, 222, 329 Adibi, Mina 275 Adkins, Kaye 250 Adkins, Perry Jr. 274 Adkinson, Mary 275 Administration 311 Adventure to the Stars 138-139 Aghaklani, Shahrian 80 Akin, Gary 235 Akins, Paul H. 262 Ala, Cindy 228 Albright, Judy 295 Alcox, Clara 275 Alexander, Joe 6, 169 Algrlm, Melanie 218, 237 Al-Hendi, Jasem 269 Allen, Barbara 236, 301 Allen, Debra 240, 295 Allen, Jacque 301 Allen, Janice 261, 275 Alley, Joseph 235 Alpha Gamma Delta 216-217 Alpha Sigma Alpha 218 Alsop, Eileen 230, 287 Al-Shuraian, Waleed 269 Alvarez, David 306 Alumbaugh, Larry 228 Alumni Association 266 An Authentic Moog 26-27 Anderson, Kaye 259 Anderson, Mark 241 Andrews, Oscar 186 Anglen, Aubrey 275 Angleton, Matt 261 Appier, David 306 Appleberry, Pres. James 99, 100, 101, 107, 108, 127, 148, 149, 310 Arellano, Anna Marie 90, 295 Armstrong, Jerry, 176, 177, 238 Armstrong, Susan 237, 301 Arnote, James 228, 287 Arnote, Jay 270 Arrington, Tony 169 Ascanio, Cynthia 301 Assar, Massoud 84, 85 Associated Students of Kansas 271 Atkinson, Galen 257, 295 Atwater, Jill 233 Atwood, Robin 258 AuBuchon, Dr. James 81, 269. 311 Audley, Joe 245 Augustin, Tom 33 Augustin, Tonie 33, 35 Auman, Deann 287 Ayers, Mike 261 Aylett, Teri 275 Aylett, Tim 243 Azarmgin, Hossein 269 B Baber, Iva 275 Baber, James 257, 258, 259 Bachman. Glen 275 INDEX Backes, Robert 311 Badmann, David 224, 287 Baeuchle, Helen 236, 257, 295 Bahzad, Suleiman 269 Bailey, Janice 301 Baird, Dr. C. Ray 314 Baker, Bill 306 Baker, Bruce 306 Baker, Connie 275 Baker, James K. 232 Baker, Kathem 232 Baker, Sharon 31, 295 Baldwin, Ken 306 Bail, Greg 169, 222, 223 Ballou, Joe 169 Banks, Brenda 287 Baptist Student Union 259 Barber, Nadine 310 Bargher, Mark 238 Barker, Greg 241, 261 Barker, Penny 310 Barkett, Henry 287 Barnes, Jim 222, 223 Barnes, James 257, 295 Barnes, John 222, 223, 241, 301 Barnes, Kathy 220 Barnes, Kristine 240 Barnett, Bob 224 Barney, Lisa 236, 301 Barns. Hal 259 Barrientos. Xenia 269, 301 Barrington, John 222, 223, 242 Barrington, Paul 60, 222, 223, 2431 275 Barta, Joy 269 Barteaux, Dave 259 Bartlett, Barri 199, 201, 295 Barto, Carla 301 Baseball Club 242 Basley, Gail 301 Bast in, Robert 262, 301 Bastin, Robyn 262, 301 Bateman, Ken 266 Batie, Nancy 233 Batton, Phillip 230 Batts, Alan 238 Bauchmoyer, Sandy 117 Baughman, Kenton 274 Baumann, Mark 275 Bavuso, Michael 306 Baxter, Mary 236, 257, 295 Beachner, Brenda 3 Beam, Rose 217, 234 Beard, Melissa 257 Becker, Dirk 262 Beckman, Richard 230 Beeman, Carol 274 Beets, Samuel 306 Being a Little Different 28-31 Being Treated as a Child 82-83 Belim, David 306 Bell, Christie 242, 274 Bell, Sonny 287 Belt, Cheryl 287 Beltz, Ronald 295 Benander, Tammy 275 Benbrook, Robert 241 Bendt, Tinna 301 Benedict, Lisa 301 Benner, Paul 4 Bennett, David 306 Benoit, Preston B. 275 Benson, Kathleen 292 Benyamin, Massoud 287 Beran, John 165 Berg, Timothy 295 Bergkamp, Patricia S. 230 , 287 fiernardel, Tony 230 Bernhardt, Sandy 236 Berns, David 222, 223, 301 Berton, Virginia 275 Beta Beta Beta 259 Bever, Kurt A, 235, 287 Biancarelll, Nancy 201 Bianco, Joe 240 , 271 Sickham. Tony 112 Bicknell, Sheldon 306 Binns, Julian 228, 275 Blron, T. J, 243 Bishop, Dr. Dean 257, 259 Bitter, Brian 240 Black, David 275 Blackman, Cindy 268, 269, 270, 271, 275 Blackmon, Dr. Jennings 134 Blaes, Rebecca 298 Blair, Becky 237 Blake, Kenneth 195 Blancho, Michelle 203, 260 Blanco, Joseph 287 Bland, Pamela 217, 225, 301 Bland, Rick 224 Bias!, Janet 240, 287 Blessant, Diane 220 Blessant, Lewis 224, 306 Bliss, Charlotte 275, 310 Blubaugh, Sam 228, 287 Blunk, Judd 228 Boatright, Michael 295 Bodemann, Diane 275 Boese, Dana 236, 301 Boff, Joao Carlos 242, 269. 274 Bohannon, Carl 287 Bohannon, Douglas Bohanon, Tom 222, 223, 276 Bohling, Chris 295 Bolinger, Cynthia 301 Booth, Gayla 295 Boothe, Karen 295 Borgstrom, Karen 217. 230, 295 Borth, Carol 217, 234 Bortnick, Coach Jim 162, 163 Bosley, Gail 240 Bough, Krista 287 Bowersock, Raymond 242, 287 Bowman, Dr. Mary Nell 269 Bowman, Melissa 217, 228, 287 Box, Edith 257. 276 Boxberger, Kent 42, 94 Boyajian, Lori 220, 270 Boyd, Joyce 218 Bozarth, Mark 238, 301 Brabb, Cheryl 276 Bradley, Doris 119, 258 Bradley, Gwyn 276 Bradshaw. Michael 224, 306 Bradshaw, Randy 224, 295 Bransaaw, Steve 243 Brau, Arnie 75 Braun, Stephen 301 Brave New Workshop 77 Brazil, Christina 287 Breaking the Gap 134-135 Brechue, William 169, 295 Breen, Lisa 240, 2451 302 Brennan, Theresa 302 Brenner, Cindy 11, 181, 237, 259 Brenner, Phil 262 Bresnick, Mary 218 Briggs, David 295 Briggs, Coach Paul 177 Bright, Eddie 288 Brightwell, Barry 222, 223 Brillhart, Randy 230, 276 Brinkmeyer, Brenda 237, 257, 258. 295 Brock, Brenda 258, 288 Brock, Mark 238, 306 Brock. Mike 224 Brodhagen. Barbara 236, 288 Brogan, Peggy 276 Brooker, George 311 Brooksher, Bruce 306 Brotherton, Harold 288 Brown, Donna 237, 302 Brown, Ed 306 Brown. Jack 195T 243, 276 Brown. 4ennifer 258, 288 Brown, Joel 82 Brown, Julie 302 Brown, Kim 237, 302 Brown, Kirk 243, 288 Brown, Leslie 140 Brown. Linda K. 259 Brown, Lonnie 169 Brown, Lyndall 225 Brown, Marlena 259 Brown, Melissa 297 Brown, Rhonda 237, 297 Broyles, Lesabeth 297 Bruce, Charles D, 240 Bruce, Leslie 297 Bruce, Steve 46. 169, 302 Brucel, Mary 302 Brummel, Cathy 217, 268 Brummel, Chris 217, 236 Brummet, Carla 45, 257, 258. 269, 276 Brummet, Paula 269 Bryant, Chuck 242, 288 Bryon, Bill 276 Buchannon, Jan 192 Budden, Llle 194, 195 Buehler, Lori 52. .218, 237 Buford, Christopher 228 Building Years Are Over, The 196-197 Bukowski, Karen 310 Burnell, Cathy 251 Bumgarner, Kent 222, 223 Bumgarner, Mary P. 218, 219, 234 Buntain, Gary 306 Burch, Libby 238 Students give PSU STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED in the Pittsburg community in many ways. Most people see students participating only in group organized activities, but many students take part in the community on an individual basis, such as donating blood to the Red Cross, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) 316 Burgar, Lewis L. 262 Burge, Billie Jo 217. 268 Burke, Christopher 306 Burke, Dennis 245, 274 Burke, John 169, 276 Burke, Liz 7 Burn, Debbie 228 Burn, Trisha 228 Burnett, Brad 169 Burnett, Deborah 261, 288 Burns, Curt 302 Burns, Debbie 192 Burns, James 302 Burns, Janice 302 Burns, Leslie 297 Burns. Peggy 217, 222, 297 Burns, Rodney 257, 297 Burr, Karla 302 Burris, Jamey 276, 310 Burrows, Brian 52 Bush, Linda 49 Bushehri, Siroos 276 Bussone, Jim 142 Busto, Toni 232 Bustos, Richard 232 Bustos, Robyn 233 Butler, Mike 169, 228 Butler. Nick 306 Butler. Randy 276 Butler, Todd 169 Butts, Rita 276 Butz, Karen 276 Buyajian, Lori 302 c Caillouet, Jon 288 Calllouet, Laura 268, 276 Cain, Cathy 302 Caldwell, Cindy 217, 222, 288 Calvert, John 276 Campbell, Darlynn 276 Campbell, Dr. Hugh 131 Campbell, Jane 237 Campbell, Roy 242, 297 Campbell, Tim 306 Campus Artists 261 Capan, Ralph J. 262 Capodifero, Omar 302 Capto, Judy 266 Carbajo, Bianca 156, 192, 217, 230 297 Carbon, Trlsh 230, 276 Carl, Steve 288 Carlin, Gov, George 127 Carlson, Craig 225 Carlson, Scott 297 Carnoall, Bart 53, 241, 302 Carothers, Lillian 220 Carozza, Dick 259 Carpenter, Missie 217, 236 Carpenter, Stephen 306 Carpino, Michelle 218, 219 Carr, Richard 311 Carrell, Lee 269, 297 Carroll, Christa 145, 225 Carter, Kelli 236 Carter, Mark 195 Carter, Paula F. 257, 258, 268, 269, 276 Carter, Richard 160, 169 Carthers, Lilian 297 Carver, Mike 238 Casey, Ardlth 276 Cash, Janice 288 Cashman, David 276 Casino, Lynda 302 Cates, Ward 230, 311 Catrell, Charles 276 Catron, Terry 195 Cauble, Arlene 218, 262 Cavanaugh, Patty 276 Cedeno, Anthony 7, 245, 302 Chairman to Resume Teaching 87 Challenge for the 80's 153-154 Chambers, Jerry 288 Chambers, Paul 230 Chaney, John 177 Change of Pace, A 116-123 Chapman, Curt 232 Chatman, Gilbert 276 Chaz 261 Cheek, Marino 288 Cheney, Frank 288 Cherry, Kent 235 Chow, Shirley 259, 276 Chow, Susanna 259, 276 Chukwujekwy, Peter 276 Ciardullo, Pat 149, 245, 270 Cisper, Denny 177 Cisper, Joseph 276 Clark, Jackie 241 Clark. Jon 259 Clark, Richard W. 250 Clark, Tim 177, 228, 288, 297 Clark, Will 262, 302 Clayton, Ernie 195 Cleveland, Eric 37. 128, 301 Cleveland, Kyle 169, 302, 329 Clifford, Jerome 38, 230, 231, 276 Clifford, Theresa 217, 230 Close But Not Close Enough 194-195 Clouse, Susan 240, 257, 297 Cloyd, Tom 20, 238 Coffelt, Robert 238, 261, 288 Coffey, Stephanie 240 Colllot, Teresa 220 Coiner, Kent 306 Coldwell, James 232, 276 Cole, Andy 241 Cole, Eric 238 Cole, George 222, 223 Cole, Ted 307 Coleman, Mark 238 Collins. Brenda 288. 329 Collins. Teresa 237, 302 Colp, Randy 238, 302 Combs, Qris 276 Commons, Teresa 218, 297 Communications: Campus Lifeblood 142-143 Commuting Carpoolers Unite 44-45 Compton, Rebecca 297 Concerned Black Students 269 Conger, Debra 276 Conklin, Kay 258 Conner, Julie 222. 240. 288 Controversy Strikes Senate 24- 25 Conyers, Carla 257, 260, 268 Cook, Dorothy 302 Cook, Jeff 186 Cook, Jo 225 Cook. Michael 302 Cook, Dr. Richard 26, 27 Cook, Stephanie 17, 269, 297 Coomes, Bill 307 Coon, Cora 258 - Cooper, Jeff 158, 169 Cooper. Randy 240, 307 Cooper, Tina 276 Coopy. Phillip 302 Copp, Terry 169, 224 Cornelius, Cheryl 297 Cornish, Dudley T. 260 Correll, Marta 302 Cosby, Belinda 276 Costello, Paulette 302 Cotter, Susie 234 Couch, Amy 297 Cowan, Cindy 233 Craddock, Mark 116, 276 Craker, Bill 297 Crandall, Betty 145 Crawford, Curtis 276 317 Crawford, Marisa 269 Crawmer, Douglas 242. 276 Creech, Tom 106 Creech, Rick 307 Cretcher. Louis 242, 276 Crews, Paul 169, 276, Grill, Coach Barbara 162 Crippen. Willard 307 Croan, Randy 259 Crook, Cheri 307 Crosby, Tom 276 Crotty, Edward 235 Crowell, Jackie 276 Crowl, Frank 228, 257, 259, 268, 276 Crowley. Rex 266 Cudney, Tammy 297 Culp, Gerald 297 Culp, Leanna 276 Cummings, Claude 230, 268, 276 Cunningham, Dana 288 Cunningham, Donna 33, 274 Currier, Scott 173, 194, 195 Curry, Beverly 236 Curry, Samuel 307 Curtis, Robie 261. 297 Cuthrell, Denise 242, 288 Czapansky, Desiree 11, 289 D Dabbins, Carol 276 Dailey, Robin 302 DTAllesandro, Debbie 269 D'Allesandro, Guillermo 269 Daleo, Joseph 230 Daniel, Sheila 302 Daniel, Susan 236, 257, 258, 269. 276 Dann, Dennis 276 Darghsi, Bazad 260 Darland, Kimberly 296 Dauber, Jeff 238 Davenport. Bruce 274 Davenport, Danny 169 Davied, Daniel 262, 277 Davied, Lea Ann 233 Davidson, Constance 236, 269 Davidson, Jim 157, 208 Davidson, Robert 277 Davis, Angie 310 Davis, Elwyn 175, 196, 197, 258, 311 Davis, Kent 225 Davis, James 289 Davis, Susan 220, 228, 296 Davison. David 296 Davolt, Susan 258, 277 DeCaeny, Janet 69 Deems, Susan 257 Deffenbaugh, Rodney 296 DeGraeve, Debbie 217 Deill, Mary D. 296 Deill. Phillip 289 Deines, Paula 240, 296 Deiana, Stephanie 296 DelaTorre, Julia 236, 277 Dell-Antonia, William 307 Dellinger Hall 12. 240 Delmez, Mike 273, 277 DeMott, Jeff 238 Dennis, Dann 310 Dennis, Patty 178 Dent, Roger 277 Denton, Andrew 36, 208, 277 Deruy, Kurt 167, 169 Detwiler, Evonne 217, 302 DeWeese, Gregory F. 235 Dickerson, Shela 277 Different Strokes 214-215 Dllllnger. Lorene 296 Dingley. Carol 310 Dingus, Albert 289 Diskin. Bob 262 Dittmann, Debbie 289 Do. Tae Kwon 29 Dobbins. Carol 258 Dobbins, Daniel 230 Docherty, Robert 270 Dodd. Kelly 220, 277 Dodd, Sharon 242. 268, 279 Dodson, Ronda 302 Dody, Katherine 236, 257. 296 Dooley, Timothy 225, 296 Doolittle, Gary 228, 259, 268, 277 Dopkins, Diane 261, 277 Doss. Carla 220, 257, 277 Doty, Patrick. 307 Doughty. Leah 260, 289 Dowden, Denece 218. 302 Down Season for Netters 184- 187 Dr. Hook and His Group 71 Drenik, Susan 289 Driftwood Boys 72 Driftwood, Jimmy 291 Drummond, Craig 230, 277 Dube, Sudha 302 Duffin, Bob 245 Duffin, Cathy 16, 220, 228, 245, 250, 257, 289 Dugan. Kent 230 Dulek, Mark 302 Dunbar, Rhonda 225, 296 Dunfee. Bruce 262 Dunn. Gary 307 Dunn, Ginger 192, 220 Dutton, Kelly 261, 289 Duxbury, John 228 Dye, Glnny 225, 261 E Easley, Nancy 277 Eastwood, David 230 Eckard. James 238. 307 Eckley, William 230 Economics Center Receives Grant for Workshops 88 Edge, Harley 307 Edge, Scott 307 Edison. Eddy 307 Edmondson. Mary Ann 237, 277 Edwards, Lavon 310 Edwards. Quita 218 Edwards. Scott 222, 223 Eckhoff, Edie 277 Eighmy. Bill 310 Elbrader. Janet 257, 277 Elder, Michael 230 Eldridge, Bob 238 Elling, Edward 228. 260, 296 Elliott, David 169 Elliott, Eric 169 Elliott, Steven 230 Elliott, Steve 289 Ellis, Barbara 310 Ellis, Michael 302 Ellis, Terri 192, 218 Elsmore. Barbara 261 Ellsworth, Dianna 236, 302 Elmer, Michael 231 Elmore. Barbara 277 Elrod, Douglas 307 Emery, John 192 End of a Long Road, The 97-98 Enfield, Nathan 307 England. William 228, 307 Engle, Jan 289 Engleman, Brenda 296 Enns, Stephen 25, 228, 271, 296 Erickson, Kendall 225 Esch, Sara 217 Espinosa, Linda 277 Estep, Susan 225, 250, 302 Estes, Joel G. 235 Estes. Tammy 302 Esterl, Kathy 222, 302 Euwer, Brenda 261 Evans, James 268 Evans, Kim 237 Evans-Nesser, Kim 259 Evans, Richard 231 Events Hit Home 80-89 Everybody Needs Somebody Sometime 146-147 Ewert, Gary 51 Ewing. Scott 270 Ewing. Shawn 257 Eygan, Judy 225 F Fallettl, Cathy 218. 230. 257 Fandele, Thomas 307 Fanhauser. Keith 311 Fanning, Max 307 Farley, Jim 243 Farrel, Lisa 236 Farris, Andy 169 Fast, Lisa 217 Fast, Liz 257. 268 Fast, Mary 268 Fathollahi, Zelno 302 Faucett. Pat 261 Fehrenbach. Dennis 122, 243 Fell, Teresa 277 Fellowship of Christian Athletes 18 Ferguson, Jackie 302 Fetters, Jim 53, 302 Feuerborn. Laurie 302 Fienen. Ken 302 Fiene, Melinda 225, 236 Fieser, Beth 310 Fill, Teresa 310 Fillmore, Robert M. 241 Finke, George 302 Finley. Coach Matt 163 Finney, Marsha 259. 274 Fischer. Michael 277 Fisher. Cheryl 105, 113, 236 Fisher, Neil 259, 277 Fithian. Dave 225 Fitts, Allison 217, 289 5,000 Foot Stompin’ People 68-69 Flagg. Austin Jr. 277, 311 Flagler, Pat 64 Flakus, Barbara 268, 277, 310 Flander, Martin 208 Fleming, Gerrold 307 Fleming. Marjorie 289 Flenniken. Greg 169 Flick, Sheryl 310 Flippo, Russel 238, 307 Flood. Mark 245 Ford. Alan 222, 223. 329 Ford, Kirk 268 Ford. Penny 260 Foster, Angela 277 Foster. Ginny 197, 277 Foster, Coach Jerry 46 Foster, John 307 Foster. Julie 262, 302 Foster, Lena May 261 Foster, Michael 242, 268, 277 Foster, Nlkke 266 Fountaine. Gerard C. 235 Fowler, Dave 289 Fox, Linda 257, 277 Fox, Sandy 310 Foxall, Eddie 262 Foxx. Marvin 169, 171, 206 Foxx, Melvin 169 Fraker, Jed 228 Franks, Christina 225 Frederick. Ray 143 Freeman, Cheryl 289 Freeman, Elaine 242 Freeman, Ronnie 189 Freeman. Wayne E. 234, 235 Freij, Raja 269 Freisberg, Debra 236, 289 Freisberg, Paula 217, 236, 302 French. David 231. 277 French. Lori 289 Freshman 301 Freund, Denise 230, 245, 289 Frihart, Stephen 307 Friskel, Janine 302 Fritz. Willie 169, 186 Frost, Fannie 224 Fry, Jack 241, 302 Fry. Larry 118 Fry, Pamela 289 318 Precision work THE USE OF MECHANICAL supports is required in some forms of precision welding. A bad weld can sometimes mean a broken piece of equipment. Mark Probert practices getting it right with the aid of a clamp.(photo by Brenda Coltins.) ♦ 3 9 Fry, Richard 289 Fuller, Grant 49 Fullerton, Steven 169, 238, 302 c Gable, Malcolm 277 Galemore, Cynthia 277, 310 Gallagher, Rick 169 Gallagher, Rose 236 Gardner, Dorothy 230, 245 Garies, Marie 290 Garland, Cassidy 307 Garner, Teri 257 Garrett, Lorri 220, 222 Garrett, Terry 169 Garten, Scott 258, 311 Gartner, Sharon 242, 290 Garver, Delores 245 Garver, Karen 180, 181 Gast, Joan 290 Gatewood, Dennis 290 Gauldin, Edd 290 Gaynor, Roderick 195 Geffert, Nathalie 237. 290 Geier, Joyce 277, 310 Genisio, Kathy 277, 310 George, Bob 69 George, Lyle 298 George, Mona 298 George, Tammy 228, 237, 302 George, Timothy 228 Gerber, Michele 201, 302 Gerber, Shelly 181 Gerken, Denise 217 Gerlach, Ann 290 Germann, David J. 234, 235, 277 Gholar, Bobby 290 Giannos, Catherine 220, 260 Giannos, Steven 228, 258, 290 Gibson Dining Hall 28 Gibson, Melissa 268 Gibson, Paul 160, 169 Giefer, Patrick C. 235 Gilbert, Bill 65 Gilbert, James 311 Gilbert, Dr. James 127, 154, 155, 314 Gilbert. Sonja 240, 298 Gilbreath, Rita 277 Gillespie, Paula 50 Glmler, Pam 259 Gipe. Dwayne 222, 223, 257, 298 Girard. Lori E. 250, 257, 259, 268 Giannos, Gathering 298 Glasco, Kathy 298 Glassell. Jim Glaze, Dana L. 259, 261, 268, 277 Gleason, Mary Beth 230, 290 Glenn, Jerry 238 Gobetz, Robert 260 Godsil, Matthew 307 Goff, Esther 277. Goff, Jeanene 310 Goff, Steve 222, 223 Golden Crest 257 Golden, Gregory 298 Golden, Keith 277 Gollhofer, Melody 277 Goode. Phil 169 Goold, Becky 119, 234 Gordon. Ken 311 Gorillas on the Road 158-160 Gorillas Stand in the 'Light of Victory' 87 Gorman, Mary Ann 268 Gorman, Mimi 250, 257 Gornheimer, Nancy 236 Gory, Melissa 220 Gott, Kenneth 277 Goul, Kent 242 Govea, Mark 114 Governor Carlin Declares Administrative Leave Due to Record Snowfall In Pittsburg 86 Graduate Students 274 Graham, Dr. George 235, 260. 311 Graham, Gloria A. 268. 277 Grant, Kathy 310 Grant, Lisa 302 Graphic Arts Club 261 Grassie, Laura 220, 225 Grasso. Tammy 277 Grave, Pat 307 Graves, Ron 242 Gray, Becky 233 Gray, Jennifer 220, 228, 302 Green, Boney 169 Green, Merle 242, 290 Green, Tony 302 Greene. Shirley 218, 290 Greenhouse Grows 114-115 Greenough, Jay 240, 290 Gregg, Michael 307 Greve, Ronda 290 Griffin, Lois 302 Griffin, Mark 290 Grimes, Paul W. 259, 277 Gross. Janet 240 Gross, Montee 277 Gross, Steven 290 Guillory, Pat 258 Gutick, Jack 277 Gupta. Surenda K. 260 Gus 18, 148 H Hackerholtz, UnaMay 240 Haddan, Teresa 298 Hagan, Carl 307 Hagan, Connie 217, 232 Haggard, Jerald 311 Haggerty, Mike 169 Haines, Gordan 106 Haines, Joel 290 Haith, Mitchell 239, 307 Hale. Diane 290 Hale, Laura 310 Hale, Richard 232 Hall. Derrick 4. 99, 238, 262 Hall, Douglas 302 Hall, Marilyn 224, 225. 261,277 Hall. Mike 259 Hames, Kaye 290 Hamilton, Amber 302 Hamilton, Gail 66, 67 Hamiet, Dr, Peter 270 Hampton, Vinita 259, 290 Handrlch, Kathy 290 Handshy, Carol 218, 230 Hansen, Vicky 298 Harbeston, Gary 222, 223 Harder, Bradley 257, 298 Harding, Tim 244 Hardwork is the Key 62-67 Harlem Globe Trotters 78 Harman, Jerry 307 Harman, Tom 290, 307 Harnish, Kathleen 25, 228. 236, 257, 270. 271, 298 Harper, Jerry 242, 290 Harpole, Libby 278 Harrigan, John 278 Harrington, Christopher 228 Harrington, Mark 270 Harris, David 278 Harris, Leonard 242, 290 Harris, Monica 117 Harris, Patti 236, 290 Harris, Thomas 232 Harris, Timothy 241, 261. 302 Harrison, Craig 228, 278 Harrison, Monica 17 Harrison, Sharon 260 Harry, Melinda 259, 302 Harsh, Mark 307 Hartford, Heidi 237 Hartman. Cathy 259, 311 Hartman, Hall 14, 15 Hartman, Jerry 278 Hart on, Michael 242 Hartong, Phil 307 Harvey, John 58 Harvey, Susan 298 Hassles of Enrollment, The 144-145 Haueson, Craig 228 Hauser, Mary 236 Hawi, Fawzi 269 Hawkins. Charles 311 Hay. Dr. Richard 259 Hayden, Brian 307 Hayden, Kevin 231 Hayes, Dr. Horace 259 Hays, Stephen 261 Hazelwood, Brenda 298 Heaney, Mike 261 Hectic Time of Movin’ In, A IQ- 13 Hedges, Joe 54 Hefner, Coach Greg 162 Hegarty, Mike 167 Heidrick, Greg 259, 278, 328 Heilman, Karen 237, 290 Heilman, Linda 237, 302 Heilman, Peggy 237, 290 Heimerman, David 95, 231, 257, 270 Heist, Dawn 310 Helms, Renae 245 Helmy, Shahin 269 Help at Hand 132-133 Hemmen, Ray 105 Hemmons, Kirk 259 Henderson, Cathy 217, 225 Henderson, Lynn 298 Henderson, Jamie 225, 242 Henderson, Mike 238 Henderson, Scott 298 Henderson, Shirley 278 Henry. Mitch 307 320 Hepley, Steve 262 Herald, Karen 222 Herman, James 169, 307 Herman, Tom 243 Hernandez, Theresa 217, 222 Herod. Maureen 298 Herr. Dennis 274 Herr, Scott 290 Herren, Robert 176, 177. 222, 223 Herrlll, lenola 237, 261, 298 Hess, Lori 217, 222, 290 Hessman, Elizabeth 133 Hester, Charles 290 Hester, Janet 240, 298 Hetrick, Mary 290 Hicks, Curt 186 Hicks, Kent 307 Hider, Pamela 218, 290 Hlgerd, Myron 290 Hlgerd, William 302 Hlght, Donald 311 Hightower, Daniel 311 Hill, Doug 238 Hill, Laiita 298 Hill, Rachel 217, 298 Hill, Robert 307 Hills, Lori 233, 236, 237, 257 Hine, Vince 307 Hines, Karen 290 Hinton. Dan 172,173,194. 195, 302 HIppensteel. Sue 258 Hlrt, Michael 240. 307 Hlttner, Mark 46, 169, 244, 245 Hlxon, Mona 298 Hixon, Steven 290 Hobaugh, Constance 278 Hobbs, Clyde 241, 302 Hobbs, Randal 242, 278 Hockett. Gregory 261, 278 Hodson, Mary 236 Hogan, Ruth 240 Holland. Becky 240. 244. 278 What now coach LONG DISTANCE RUNNER Julia Maxton and Coach Elwyn Davis discuss new strategy for a very wet meet, (photo by Dot Koehler) Holliman, Deborah 218, 240 Holdwell. Anita 279 Holthaus, Chris 245, 307 Holtom, Brett 169 Holtz, Patsy 279 Holwegner, Leigh 233, 310 Homan, Kathy 218 Home is What You Make It 50- 53 Honorable Leaders in Higher Education 106-107 Hoovens, Jim 41,51, 238, 239. 303 Hopkins, Cliff 195, 238 Horizons Expand |36-137 Hornbostel, Lori 279 Horne. Debbie 237. 298 Hornecker, Diane 236, 303 Horr, Kris 238 Horton, Jeffery 290 Horton. Terry 279 Horton, Traci 298 Hosier, Beth 197, 298 Hosman. Wilma 261 Hosseinl, Kyoumars 269 Houayek, Youssef 307 Houk, Larry 225 House, Joel 173. 195 Houser, Mary 298 Houser. Steve 303 Houston, Greg 290 Hou.ti E„ Brent 274 Howard, Catherine 233, 290 Howard. Scott 222, 223, 307 Hudiberg, Leo 224 Hudson, Mary 222 Hudson, Mary 217, 279 Huffman, Jim 195 Huffman, John 235 Huffman, Mark 24 Huffman, Sheina 259 Huffman, Wllmer 311 Hughes. Larry 279 Hull, Steve 307 Hull. Valarie 242. 290 Hulsing, Arlene 237, 245, 303 Hulvey, Michelle 237, 245. 303 Humberd, Connie 234 Humble. Joyce 237, 303 Hundley, Brian L. 235 Hundley, Joann 303 Hunnicutl, Matt 169 Hunt, Paul 290 Hurl bed, Bertha 279 Hurt, Diana 220, 228, 279 Hurlbut, Lisa Jo 279 Huss, Ed 177 Hutchinson, Jane 240, 203 Hyatt, Betty 236, 279 Hyde, Mark 279 i Ibarra, Debbie 233, 237. 245, 279. 310 Ide, Connie 303 Ide, Miriam 303 Ijams, Wendy 260 Hey, Eley 217, 222 Inflation Increases Cost of Attending Pittsburg State University 88 Inman, Mary 279 Instrument Society of America 262 International Club 269 Iranian Crisis: 202 days...Plus 80-82 Ireland, Curtis 307 Ireland. Lesa 303 Ireland. Pat 76 Ison, John 245, 298 Israel, Llbbia 262, 303 It's Fun For Free 202-207 It's Great at the Top 168-171 It's Not All Fun and Games 226-227 It Was a Good Season, But... 178-179 It Was an Electrifying Summer 14-15 J Jackson, Bruce 243 Jacques, Dr. Richard 93, 261 Jagels. Lorene 237, 303 Jahnke, Lavelle 257, 298 Jameson, K neth 307 Janes. Tim i , 222, 223 Jarzen, Joe M. 235, 240 Jarzen, Judy 237, 290 J astice, Jan 220 Jenkins. Rodney 192, 22, 223 Jenkinson, Mary 290 Jennings, Jeanene 217 Jennings, Mary Ellen 259, 268, 279 Jensen, Roy A. 257, 268, 279 Jerauld, Jeff 222, 223, 242 Jewett. Russell 195, 303 Jilka, Cathy 245 Jirak, Steve 243 Johanalisa, Bruce 29 Johns, Kathy 279 Johnson, Art 243 Johnson. Beth 303 Johnson, Coach Bob 163, 185 Johnson, David 261 Johnson, Denise 258 Johnson, Dr. J. C. 259 Johnson, Jolene 233, 290 Johnson. Kennie 307 Johnson, Linda 258, 279 Johnson, Marie 290 Johnson, Michael 307 Johnson, One-Man 79 Johnson, Robert 259, 298 Johnson, Sheri 298 Johnson, Susan 279 Johnson, Teresa 100 , 245 Johnston, Douglas 258 Jonas, Julie 290 Jones, Allison 236 Jones, Beth 181, 201, 236, 303 Jones, Calvin 186, 187 Jones, Darlene 261, 280 Jones, Duane 240 Jones, Laura 228, 298 Jones, Logan L. 235, 238 Jones, Marcia 222 Jones, Roger 262 Jones, Dr. Russell 232, 262 Jones, Stephen 257, 260, 290 Jones, Steve L. 5 Jones, Wilton 169 Jordan, Keith 169 Jordan, Kerry 298 Joslin, Joseph 307 Jost, Elaine 236, 259, 280, 310 Juenge, Judy 290 Junge, M, Catherine 311 Justice, Greg 240 K Kaisner, Keridan 237, 257, 268, 280, 310 Kampmeier, Donna 310 Kapler, Kathy 220, 230, 290 Kapler, Kim 230 Kappa Mu Epsilon 258 Karr, Scott 169, 195, 303 Kasjaka. Judith 280 Kastler. Kim 240, 303 Kate, Frances 68 Keady, Mary Jo 217 Keating, Diana 217 Keating, Patty 217, 258. 290 Keller, David 208 Keller. Keith 280 Keller, Leslie 280 Keller, Mary 290 Kellum, Bert 41, 42, 195 Kelly, Craig 239 Kelly, Jeff 231 Kelly. Kevin 225 Kelly, Mike 232 Keltner, Mark 262, 303 Kennedy. John 259 Kennedy, Lea 181, 201 Kent, Delanna 280 Kenton, Cindy 228 Kerigsman, Kelen 312 Kerle, Donald 311 Khallfeh, Cyrus 82 Klercht, Kathy 225 Kierscht. Craig 225, 308 Kilgore. Mark 169 Kimmel, Thomas 307 King, Brenda 298 King, Dennis 262, 280 King, Linda 242, 280 Kinnamon, Kent 307 Klnne, Cale 261 Kirk, Edith M. 269 Kirk, Jan 303 Klauman, Brenda 280 Klein, Mike 259 Kieinsorge, Kurt 290 Kline, Anna 243 Knapp, Rich 290 Knickerbocker, LeAnn 52, 219, 237, 303 Knight. Rick 62. 67 Knight, Rus 222, 223, 242 Knight, Sheri 262 Knoche, Lora B. 280, 310 Knoedler. Chris 2, 104, 193, 237, 298. 329 Knopp, Lisa 11 Knost, Julie 261 Knowles, Dr. John 311 Kobel, Rob 280 Koehler. Dot 329 Koehler, Ed 243 Koehler, Robert 228, 243, 298 Koen, Kevin 304 Koetkemeyer, Brian 10 Koger, Ron 312 Koochel, Kevin 225 Koppenaai, Bill 238 Koslowsky, Jeanne 12 Koteckl, Judy 245 Kovacic, Susie 220 Kramer, Gerald 312 Kramer, Janet 201 Kramer, Robert P. 235 Kramer, Tammy 304 Kreutzer, Sarah A. 218, 268, 280 Kriegsman, Helen 258 Krokstrom, Greg 228 Krull, Steve 169 Krumsick. Joyce 243, 261 Krumsick. Kelly 200, 304 Krysztof, Steve 240. 304 Kuehn, Shannon 298 Kuekelhan, Cathy 280 Kuestersteffen, Pat 102 Kunard, Tim 160, 238 Kuse, Kevin 238, 290 Kush, Joe 132, 280 L LaBounty, Paul 242. 280 Lacy. Bob 95 Laderer, Melinda 237 Lalng, Dr. Juanita 312 Lair, Cheryl 304 Laird. Vicky 280 Lambda Chi Alpha 19, 21, 222, 223 Lambda Sigma 257 Lambert. Mary 261 Lambeth, Clinton 259 Lammed, Ellen 242, 290 Lamphear, Mike 280 Lamping, Tom 139 Lancaster, Janice 262, 280 Landreth, Timothy 238, 307 Lane. Penny 258 Lang, Carol 225, 304 Lang, Linda 237, 304 Lanning, Debbie 236 Larkares. Jim 290 Lash, David 9, 262 Lash. Ryan 9 Laudlck, Greg 225. 280 Lavaveshkui, Prapan 290 Lawhead, Jennifer 237. 257, 298 Lawless, Kendrea 240, 290 Lawrence, Janet 178, 217, 230 Lawrence, Robyn 218 Leader, Mary 117 Leading a Dougle Life 32-35 Learning a Trade 150-151 Leathers, James 192, 228, 298 Lehman, Robert 280 Lehr, Andrea 192, 220, 228 Lehr, Matt 225 Leins, Brenda 310 Lenahan, Thomas 231 Leonard. Cheryl 236, 257, 290 Leroy, Rick L, 240 LeuteriU, Gary 177, 290 Lewis, Galen 169, 195 Llbertlnt, Pat 259 Library Takes on New Dimension 124-125 Lichtenstein, Carol 218, 234 Llcktely, Charles 238 Liebert, Teresa 230, 290 Liebert, Terri 218 Ligon, Gary 242 Ligon, Mrs. Gary 222 Lihu, Undlanedeye 290 Lind, Annette 280 Lind, Dave 245 Ling, Debbie 280 Lintner, Ramona 197, 304 Upoglav, Donna 201. 304 Lippeimann, Jon 225 Little, Ginger 236 Lockerd, Hubert 280 Lockwood, Cheryl 304 Lockwood, Steve 225, 262, 280 Loeser, Robin 310 Loftin, Jack 225 Logan, Shari 237, 304 Loilar. Debbie 269 Lollar, Kathy 257, 271 Loilar, Linda 259 Lomshek, David 290 Long, Clifford 312 Long, Joesph 238 Long, Paris 222, 223 Long, Susan 258, 269, 274 Longchar, Linda 197 Lopez, Chano 261, 280 Loss, Traci 179, 217, 222 Loughridge, Jackie 310 Love. Robert 304 Lowe, Bruce 307 Lowe, John 290, 307 Lowe, Stephen 280 Lowery, Patricia 228 Lowery. Scott 228 Loy, Annabelle 257, 258 Loy, Harold 257 Ludlum, Don 225 Lung, Max 291 Lunn, Charles 171 Lutz, Randy 307 Lynch, Ann 217 Lyons. Edward 81 Lyons, Mary B. 310 Lyons, Nanette 218 Lytle, Alan 291 Lytle. Jeanne 298 M MacDonald. Scott A. 259 Mace, Arthur 291 Machado. Jose 245 Mackey, Douglas M. 235 Maddox, Carol 220, 298 Madl, Terry 307 Madrigal, Luis 241, 291 Mahey, Donald 95 Mahoney, Marcie 233 Mainone, Gregory 307 Makaso, Mohammed 291 Maliams, Regina 310 Malnar, Margaret 280 Matnicof, Wayne 242, 298 Maloney, Brian 228, 270 Maloy, Cheryl 237, 304 Man love, Brad 238, 304 Manlove, Cynthia 262, 291 Manning, Christopher 243, 268, 280 Manrrlque, Santos 146 Many Faces of PSU Coaches 162-163 Marcum, Amy 59 Marcum, Richard 231 Marmon, Ernest 307 Marquez, Mike 238 Marrello, Jim 245 Marsh, Paul 231 Marshall, Jeffery 280 Marshall, Nyron 259, 280 Marshall, Patrick 260 Marshall, Terri 291 Martin, Carolann 312 Martin, Corrlna 304 Martin, David 261, 291 Martin, Gregory G. 231 Martin, Jeffery 222, 245, 291, 298 Martin, Judy 220 Martin, Lana 259, 274 Martin, Lesa 280, 310 Martin, Walter 8 Martino, Elizabeth 240, 304 Martinez, Juan 269 Martinson, Kem 274 Mason, Teresa 312 Mathis, Max 257 Mattox, Dave 195 Mauk. Janette 237, 260, 280 Maurer, Gregory J. 235 Maxey, Don 243, 280 Maxton, Julia 181, 197, 298 Maxwell, David 307 Mayerle, Joseph 230, 268 Mayfield, Lewis 312 McAnderson, Edgar 195 McAtee, Dale 291 McAtee, Dennis 262. 280 McAtee, Donna 291 McCaffry, Tim 177 McCann, Diane 175, 237, 257 McCann. Valarie 298 McCarty, Mark 280 McCaughey, David 238, 250, 304 McClaskey, Carolyn 245, 258. 280 McClay, Vera 280 McCternon, Jill 240 McClure, Maurica 280 McColm, Anita 197, 304 McConnell, Ron 169 McCormic, Ted 312 McCormick, Kim 218, 234 McCracken, Linda 257, 298 McCrary, Kevin 20, 238, 239 McDaniel, Dale 66. 238, 262, 291 McDaniel, Randy 291 McDonald, Laura L, 237, 304 McDonald, Ronald 20 McDonald, Thomas 291 McDougal, Mark 195 McElftsh, Joseph 307 McEndree, Chester 225 McFall, Edward 304 McFerrin, Michael 222, 223 McGarry. Marcus 169, 291 McGary, Fred 298 McGee, Bob 96, 238 McGehan, Mark 280 McGowan, Mary 234 McGrath, Dr. Gary 258 McGraw, Maura 220 McGrew, John 243, 304 McGuire, Beth 262 McGuire, Brian 307 McGuire, Robert 304 McHenry, Linda 237, 259, 291 McIntosh, Raymond 238 Mclver, Nolan 225 McKay, Melissa 280 McKay, Missy 310 McKenzie, Herb 269 McKibben, Grant 195 McLaughlin. Steve 222, 223 McLaurin, F, Cecil 222, 223 McLaurin, Frank 169 McLain, Judy 280 McLean, Teresa A, 268. 274 McManus. Laurie 245, 258 McMullen, Martin 241, 307 McNay, Jane 11, 251 McNemar, Stanley 280 McNerney, Colleen 217, 228, 236, 329 McNew, Patty 123 McPherson, Richard 184, 186 McQuay, Vic 238 McRae, Steve 280 McSherry, Sherry 257, 259, 280 McSpadden, Jim 192 McSpadden, Joe 228 McWherter, Mark 280 McWllllam, Robert 312 Meads. Nancy 220, 257, 268, 280 Meats, Dr, Stephen 312 Medley, Christopher 228 Medlin, Betty Jo 261, 281 Medlin, Curt 281 Meeks, Teresa 281 Meenahan, Kevin 95 Meier. Dennis 231, 291 Meiers, George 238 Meiners, Richard 304 Melle, Francis 241, 291 Mellenbrunch, Charles 240, 298 Mendenhall, Darcy 177 Mendenhall, Scott 222, 223 Mendenhall, Terry 312 Menghinl, Beatrice 217 Mercado, Clara 281 Mercado, Jeanle 150 Mercado, Victor 307 Meredith, Julie 220, 228, 298 Merrefl, Kathy 304 Merrell, Mark 238, 245. 304 Merrill, Gaye 181 Mersman, Jerry 241, 308 Messenger, Judith 291 Messer, Daryl 308 Metcalf, Edward 281 Metz, Ronald 261, 270, 281 Meyer. Peggy 261, 281 Meyer. Susan 122, 217, 234 Meyers, Coach Karen 183, 201 Meyers, Lesa 298 Michalek, Patricia 201 Microcomputer Company Installs Cathode Ray Tube Terminals on Campus 86 Mildfelt, Todd 231 Mies, Rita 220, 259, 291 Mfh, Winston 260 Miller, Annette 281 Miller, Brooks 186 Miller, Christina 281 Miller. Daniel E. 234, 235 Miller, David 281 Miller, Guy 308 Miller, Judith 310 Miller, Kandl 217, 236 Miller, Lindsey 298 Miller, Lori 304 Miller, Michele 298 Miller, Ruth 281 Miller, Sheila 225 Miller, Steve 93, 261, 292 Miller, Teresa 218, 292 Miller, Terry 53, 292 Mills, Amy 281 Minck, Stuart 195 Minshull, Mike 304 Minton, Phil 173, 174, 195 Mirocke, Tony 260, 282 Misener, Kathy 236, 282 Misse, Fred B. 260, 312 Mission: Higher Education 148-149 Mitchell, Deanna 257, 271. 298 Mitchell, Mona 233 Mlyer, Kim 237 Mogle, Doug 262 Mohammad. Mubarak 269 Moiser, Dan Jr. 292 Moment of Truth, The 112 Monroe, Greg 243 Monroe, Susan 282. 304 Up creek JUDY JUENGE CONTROLS the canoe she is in by taking the steering position. The September canoe trip was one of her last chances to improve her tan before winter hit.{photo by Dot Koehler) 322 Monsour, Alesia 228 Monsour. Maresa 218, 292 Monsour, Mark 304 Monti, Jim 238 Moore. Donald 177. 241 Morgan, Donald 241 Morgan, Linda 237 Morrell, Kevin 292 Morin, Chris 236 Morris. Caroline 236, 304 Morris, Tracy 102, 220, 292 Morse, Les Jr. 225 Mortensen, Grethe 274 Moser. Wanda 282 Mosher, Dan 259 Mosher. Roy 242 Mosler, Elaine 53, 282 Moss, Warren 225 Motosko. Nick 169 Mott, Marcie 240. 258, 292 Moulden, Mickeai 310 Moyer, Dr. Joyce 213, 272 Mubarak, Mohammad 269 Mueller, Craig 259 Mukerjee, Saney 270, 304 Mullins, Nancy 237, 304 Munden, Vicki 237, 304 Murdock, Chris 195 Murphy, Dianne 261, 304 Murphy, Mary 225, 237, 262 Murphy, Norene 282, 310 Murrill, Lisa 304 Muse. Janet 257 Musselman, Verl 308 Mussulman, Abbie 234 Myers, Kevin 243, 292 Myers, Melody 181, 225 N Nation-Mitchsll Hall 236-237 Nealy, Carolyn 197, 298 Nealy, Carrie 197, 220, 236 Neden, F. 274 Neer, Jeff 228 Neff. Ervin 8 Nelnert, Danny 261 Nelson, Beth 215, 218, 298 Nelson, Lea 237, 304 Nepote, Steve 240 Nett, Jeff 308 Neubert, Doug 195, 282 Newberry, Willis 298 Newbery, Billie J. 69 Newman Club 244-245 Newman, David 231, 292 Newson, Dennis 308 Newson, Richard 241 New Sorority to be Service Oriented 89 Newton, Lee 48, 260 Nicholas, Bradford 292 Nicholas, Iris 236, 292 Nicholas, Kris 225 Nfcolettl, Patti L. 245, 268, 282, 310 Nicsinger, Henry 304 Nieder, Chris 220, 236 Nieliwocki, Michelle A. 136, 234, 260 Nikravan, Shah la 236, 274 Noble, Dr. Robert 109 Nogami, Yuko 298 Nokes. Larry 313 Nolle, Mark 238 Non bello, Mike 304 Non-tradHional Students SC- SI, 261 Nordt, Christy 147, 237 Nordt, Kelly 236 Norris, Laura 262 Norris, Paul 259 Noyes, David E. 235 Nutter, Coach Mary 201 Nutts, Dwayne 308 o Oats, Dan 4 Oberzan, Mike 259 Oborny, Richard 261, 298 Ochs, Dan 304 Ochs, Mary 292 O'Connell, Karen 54, 230 O'Connell. Michelle 54, 258 O'Dell, David S, 292 Offerman, William 282 Ogle, Mark 292 O'Laughlin, Mike 241 Oiiphant. Mary 292 Oliva, Bob 173 Oliver, James 298 Oliver, Lawrence 169 Oliver, Robert 282 Olivia, Jim 176, 177, 238 O’Malley, Margie 237, 245, 304 Omicron Delta Epsilon 259 Omicron Delta Kappa 257 On the Oval 4 Onofrio. Jeana 181 Opening-On the Oval 2-5 O’Reilly, Calvin 169, 170 Orel,Dennis 261 Organizations 212-213 Orlando, Joe 229 Orlando, John 222, 223 Ortner, Christine 237, 304 Ortoiani, AI 245 Oujri, Timon 158, 169, 224, 282 Oval-Center of Campus Life, The 8-9 Overman. Jack 313 Overton, Richard 18. 169, 170 Ozbun, Sharyn 304 p Paarmann, Ramona 257, 292 Packard, Shawn 304 Paddock, Karen 59, 298 Page, Lisa 292 Paige, Kelly 233 Palier, Michael 222, 223, 241 Palir, Mike 169 Pallett, John 115 Palumbo, Vickie 233 Parades, Gary 76 Parise, Gino 274 Parker, Alan 53, 222, z23 Parker, Betty 144 Parker, James 313 Parker, Nancy 38, 217, 298 All wet APEFEST WAS AN ATTEMPT to re-create the spirit and events of last year’s Diamond Jubilee celebration. A carnival atmosphere was prevalent throughout the day, with gaming booths being particularly popular On the Ovat. Throwing water ballons at your favorite administrator and mascot was very popular. Steve Mclaughlin, Associate Director of Student Affairs, and Gus were caught in the wet more than once, (photo by Alan Ford) 324 Parker, Patty 304 Parkins, Jeff 261 'Parks; Wayne 282 Pam a, M aria 269 Patterson, Pamela 269, 292 Patterson, Sandra 237, 298 Patton, Stan 169 Paul, Sheri 304 Paul, Susanne 304 Pauley, Dr. James 130 Paulie, Jerry 225, 308 Paulson, Bill 243 Pavey, Phillip 308 Payne. Clark B. 282 Payne, Dana 260 Payne, Susan 282. 310 Pazzie, Robbie 182, 198, 201, 220 Pazzie, Vicki 220 Peak, Lori 282 Peck, Patty 259 Peden, Billy 0. 235 Pemberton. Kirk 262, 292 Pemberton, Mark 20, 239 Pemberton, D. Robert 308 Pena, Patsy 237, 304 Penner, Martin 292 Pernot, Rhonda 220, 225, 293 Perry, John 24 Pestlnger, Jay 230, 293 Pestinger, Joyce 218, 298 Peter, Rollie 225 Peters, Bob 238 Peters, Debbie 259 Peters, Robert 308 Peters, Teresa 119 Peterson, Gail 293 Peterson, Mike 225 Peterson, Theresa 237 Petrie, Lance 3, 241. 250, 304 Pettus, Patricia 260, 263, 282 Phi Alpha Theta 260 Phillips, Cheryl 237, 259, 298 Phillips, Malinda 250, 261 Phillips, Matthew 298 Phillips, Raymond 293 Phi Sigma Epsilon 234 Phi Upsilon Omicron 269 Piatkowski, Linda 282 Pient, Becky 282 Pickering, Dennis 313 Pierce, Beniamin 238 Pierce. C. David 233, 308 Pierce, Charles 257 Pierce, John 169 Pine, Scott 195 Plnneo, Kevin W. 235 Pintar, Donna 299 Pits Provide Recreational Area 40-43 Pittsburg Van-O-Mite Club 20 Plank, James 282 Platt, Aleta 217, 258, 269, 282 Platt, Donald 231 Pierce, David 293 Ploof, John 261 Plummer, Rob 225 Podnar, Mark 299 Ponce, Patty 233, 245 Poole, Michael 293 Poole, Robert 232 Pope, Jeff 308 Porter, Kim 228 Portraits 272-273 Post, Gregory A. 231, 259 Potter, Craig 145, 229 Pouncey, Melinda 237, 282 Pourjamshid, Aghdas 282 Powell, Burl 195 Powell, Dean 261 Powell, Donald L. 235 Powell. Maj. Stuart 122 Powers, Bryan 69 Powers, Chip 177 Powers, Leslie 236, 258, 282 Praither, Vivian Lee 293 Prather, Trlcia 282 President’s Office 314 Preston, Janet 304 Pribble, Vicki 293 Price. David 262, 293 Price. Debbie 17, 282 Price, Evertt 299 Price, Marsha 282, 310 Price, Randy 308 Price We Have to Pay, The 22- 23 Pride, Tammy 236, 293 Prince, Jon 308 Probert, Mark 308 Proctor, Alvin 313 Pros and Cons of the Military Draft 87 Pruitt, Richard A. 235. 308 Pruitt, Susan 181, 304 Pryor, John 260 Puett, Terry 259, 282 Pulliam, Susan 299 Q Queen, Jess 234 Quest for Diversity, The 108- 111 Quier, Susie 220 Quinn, David 304 Quinn, Ramona 293 Quite a Racket 208-209 R Race Is On, The 172-174 Rader, John 242, 282 Raffo, Vittorio 269 Raine, Vicky 293 Raley, David 282 Ralph, Janet 304 Ramm, Brian 229 Ramsey, Darryl 195 Ramsey, Susan 293 RandatI, Marilyn 230, 282 Randleman. Headcoach Ron 47, 162 Randolph, Rebecca 237, 271, 299 Rankins, Debbie 310 Rasnic, Caylene 234 Ratzlaff, Or. Robert 134 Ratzjaff, Robert K, 260, 313 Ravnikar, Teresa 237, 304 Raynor. William Jr. 177, 231, 282 Readlnger, Randall 304 Rector, Steven 262, 293 Redger, Elaine 293 Reed, Craig 238 Reed, Kathy 217 Reed, Kristine 197, 304 Reese, Judith 299 Reese, Mike 173 Reese, Toni 259, 282 Reisbig, Roger 308 Reisener. Marcia 259 Remus, Christine 236, 299 Renner, Janelle 230, 310 Renner, Michelle 237 Rentz, Connie Sue 197, 237, 257. 293, 328 Renz, Jeffrey 261, 304 Required Classes Show Students New Dimension 129 Rethorst, Mariann 237, 261, 304 Rewerts, Diana 242, 282 Rexwlnkle, Pamela 240, 262, 293 Reynolds, Doug 282 Reynolds, Robert 262, 270, 282 Reynolds, Teresa 299 Rezvani, Mohammad 269 Rhea, R. Dennis 261 Rhea, Larry 308 Rhienbolt. Marta 259 Rhinehart. Winfeird 244 Rice, Jody 282 Rice, Michael 240 Richardson, Christine 293 Richardson, Julie 237, 304 Richman, Debbie 217 Ridder. Anthony 238, 293 Rinehart, Kim 217, 236 Rink, Jeannle 304 Rltchal, Frank 225 Ritter, Vicky 237, 293 Ritzman, David 231 Rob and Bob 70 Robert!, Goldie 261 Roberts, Larry 308 Roberts, Mary 313 Roberts, Robert 261 Roberts, Steve 240, 308 Robertson, Laura 274 Robinson, Brenda 282 Robinson. Carmen 240, 293 Robinson, Glenn W. 328 Robson, Jane 293 Rodich, Randy 167, 169 Rodrigues. Jesus 261 Rogers, Becky 293 Rogers,, Harold 231, 282 Rogers, Larry 308 Rogers, Sharon 261 Rohner, Steve 304 Romanzi, Andrew 309 Romero, Manuel 269 Rons, Barry 299 Rose, Maria 293 Rose, Steve 259, 282 Ross, Alan 74 Ross, Jean M. 245, 293 Ross. Martin 299 Ross, Rhonda 237 Ross, Sharon C, 257, 268, 282 Rothgeb, Mark 222, 223, 243 Roughing It 176-177 Rounds, Mark 293 Routte, Chuck 310 Roy, Donna 304 Royalty Hosts Wild Week 17 Ruck, Tony 177 Ruddick, Jerry 309 Rule, John 260 Run for the Money, A 197-198 Rupard, Margarett 313 Russell, Jeff 137 Ruttgen, Michael 309 Ryan, Enda 244 Ryan, Ken 238 s Saathoff, Samuel 309 Saccane, Curtis 306 Salari, Nasrin 293 Sampson. Don 195 Samson, Vicki 261 Sanders, Barbara 282 Sanders, Gary 282 Sanders, Maria 146, 233 Sanders, Robin 282 Sanderson, Mary 259, 282, 310 SanDiego, Dr. Carmel 133, 269 Sandness, Dr. Wes 100, 313 Sandon. Mark 242. 293 Sannipoll, Sheryl 282 Saporito, Minda 282 Sargent, Kevin 243 Santaularia, William 310 Sauer, Randy 282 Saunders, Brad 260 Sawyer, Robert 293 Saxton. Tom 69 Sea let, Anne 198, 201, 220, 257, 299 Scanlon, Roy 76 Scassellatl, Carla J. 268, 283 Schaab, Carol 283 Schaal, Kent 293 Schaeffer. James 243, 293 Schenk, Steve 224. 262, 283 Schepers, Diane 283 Schick, James B. 260 Schmid, Russ 260 Schmidt, Betty 217, 228, 283 Schmidt, Dwayne 304 Schmidt, Mary K. 237, 245, 304 Schmidt, Terry 230 Schmitz, David 243 Schmitz, Nicholas 283 Schnabel, Dara 240 Schnabel, Doug 242 Schneider, Kurt 232, 257 Schoellng, Lanny 232 Schoenhofer, Laura 283 Schoemecker, Wade 310 Schondell, Cindy 181 Schoontz, John 186 Schott, Robert 313 Schrader, Keith 260 Schrader. William 257 Schroeder. Steve 283 Schuetze, Mary 293 Schul, Clayton 192 Schwaad. Carol 310 Schwenke, Janet 53, 218. 222, 257, 270, 299 Sclmeca, Frank 245. 299 Scobee, Jeff 232 Scofield, Timothy 309 Scooter, Phil 186 Scott, Darlene 293 Scott, Janice 230, 245, 299 Scott, Mary 283 Scott. Rhonda 299 Scott, Sherry 257, 299 Scourten. Michael 269, 293 Scroggins, Jim 69 Seaman. Linda 293 Season Ends With Big Win 46- 47 Seasons Come, Seasons,, 54- 57 Secrest, Richard 243. 257, 299 Secrist, Bruce 283 Seeley, Steve 169 Seidel. Nela 225 ■ Seiwert, Bernard 225, 309 Selby, Robert 238, 293 Sellers, David 222, 223 Semrad, Diane 240, 304 Semrad, Teresa 122, 175, 240, 299 Senay, Douglas 240, 283 Senior Nursing 310 Seniors 275-286 Settimi, Tim 73 Shackelford, Kerry 43 Shadden, Steve 241 Shaffer, Mark 262, 283 Shanholtzer, Dorothy 257, 299 Sharbutt, Bobbie Jo 113 Shaw, Judith A. 260 Shaw, Sharon 259, 283 Shaw, Willard 299 Shelton. Lisa 218, 257, 268 Shepard, Cheryl 233 Shepard, Matthew 283 Sheppard, Lemuel 283 Shewell, Bob 32 Shewell, Corine 261, 283 Shewell, Robert 283 Shick, Margorie 120 Shipley, Kevin 169 Shipman, Dean 293 Shire, Frances 310 Shirk Annex 6 Shirk, Fred 238, 309 Shirk Hall 238-239 Shively, Robert 293 Shore, Scott F. 231, 283 Short, Francis 135 Showalter. William 309 Siegel, Darlene 218, 300 Sigler, Lori 218 Sigler, Sheyl 218 Sigma Chi 228-229 Sigma Phi Epsilon 230-231 Sigma Sigma Sigma 220 Sigma Tau Gamma 232-233 Sigmund, Mike 261 Silalikhit, Pranee 274 Silovsky, John 169 Simpson, Carol 11. 237, 293 Simpson, Teri 259, 268 Simpson, Tim 169, 213, 239 Sims, Stephen 284 Sinkovic, Sabrina 284 Sisco, Roger 259 Siscoe, Geni 236 Sisseck, Lysandra 300 Skaggs, Annette 217, 257, 268, 284 Skaggs. Jay 238, 303 Slapar, Frank 313 Slates, Kim 228, 236 Sloan, Clark 293 325 Smiley, Tom 241 Smith, Dale 309 Smith, Denise 236, 300 Smith, Jackie 180, 181, 225, 250, 300 Smith, Katleen 218, 222, 300 Smith, Mareta 257, 268', 270, 284 Smith, Mark 300 Smith, Mel 195 Smith, Robert 242, 309 Smith, Scott 261, 293 Smith, Sharon 284 Smith, Shirley 257, 284 Snow, Marla 228 Snyder, Lora 218 Snyder, Richard 309 Snyder, Tony 43 Society of Associate Wood- crafters 243 Society of Plastic Engineers 260 Soden, Jack 195 Solace, Penny 222 Solis, Penny 217, 245 Sommars, Marlene 243 Sommefleld, Bryon 260 Sophomores 295 Sorrick, Daren 229 Soth, Tim F. 231, 238, 270, 329 Southern, Steven 309 Spaulding, Marsha 137 Specht, Lisa 293 Speer, Joseph 240 Speiser, Rex 293 Speiser, Susan 237, 300 Spence, Pamela K. 268 Spencer, Kathryn 240, 293 Spencer, Michael 309 Spencer, Steven L. 169, 235 Sperry, J. Bryan 258 Sperry, Kevin 258, 284 Sperry, Theodore 313 Spies, Barbara 181, 197 Spineto, Susan 259, 293 Spirit? Let's Hear It! 164-165 Sportsman, Coach Jack 163, 186 Spring Break ’801! 58-61 Springer, Nancy 300 Squads Show Spirit 192-193 Stafford, Ronald 238, 309 Stahl. Gertrude 48 Stanberger, Joe 232 Stanley, Tobe 300 Star, Chris 4 Starling, Keith 186, 284 Starn, Chris 262 Stauffer. Leon 241, 300 Stauffer, Leonard 257, 284 Steele, Bamby 242, 310 Steele, Jan 192, 228 Steen, Karen 120 Steers, Cindy 234 Steffens, Paula Sue 257, 268, 269, 284 Steffens, Richard 309 Steinmetz, George 222, 223 Steele, Laura 237, 293 Stephan. Carol 181, 293 Stephan, Doug 231 Stephan, Michael 119, 231 Stephan, Thomas 231 Steps Toward Modernization 152-153 Sterk, Tony 241 Sterling, Daniel 309 Sternagel, William 222, 223 Sternberger, Joe 284 Stevens, Cherry 240, 300 Stevens, Stanley 229 Stewart, AI 262 Stewart, Clarence 242 Stewart, Malcolm, 169, 284 Stewart, Phyllis 237 Stewart, Timothy 241, 309 Stich, Linda 258, 284 Stinson, Jim 225, 309 Stites, Janet 212, 300 Stoffer, Rosie 225, 308 Stokes, Stan 309 Stokesburg. Debra 284 Stonecipher, Danna 242 Stonerock, Vicki 228 Stovall. Donna 236 Stovall, Janet 45, 300 Strange, Stacey 309 Strasser. Paul 309 Straughen, Gustavus 225, 309 Streepy, Larry 257 Strick. Diane 222 Stringer, Bob 259 Stringer, Jim 260 Stringer, Tom 169 Stroda, Steven 240, 293 Stuart, David 293 Stuber, Otto 225, 284 Stuckey, Don 229, 284 Stuckey. Douglas 103 Students gain knowledge and credits 90-93 Student Home Economics Association 258 Student Life 6-7 Student Music Educators National Conference 262 Student Senate 270 Students two cents-worth 130- 131 Student Union Board 250-251 Students vote for Increase 88 Stuhlman, J. Drake 293 Suarsz, Isabel 269 Suenram. Coach David 173, 174, 195 Sullivan, Mike 250 Sullivan, Joanna 300 Sullivan, Mary Kate 109 Sullivan, Olive 328, 329 Sullivan, Dr. Victor 109, 110, 111 Summer stock has murderous season 48-51 Summerfield, Byron 64 Summers, Ron 260 Surviving the cut 182-183 Sutcliffe, Lisa 237, 300 Svaglic, Richard J. 229 Svarez, Isabel 293 Swallow, Dave 240 Swallow, Steven 240, 300 Swann, Steve 13 Swartz, Jerry 309 Sweaney, Judy 293 Swender, Diane 257 Swenson, Leanne 284 Sylvester, Ivory 293 T Tafanelli, Lee 309 Taggart, Germaine 268 Taherzadeh, Masoud 269 Tanaprakob, Sak 274 Tanner Hall 241 Tau Kappa Epsilon 224 Tawnee, Marvin 285 Taylor, Clifford 260 Taylor, Diane.228, 237, 300 Taylor, Dr, James 145 Taylor, Jean 261 Terry, Pat 2, 285 Thayer, William 309 Thery, Roberta 313 Theta Alpha Phi 260 Thomas, Alice 285, 310 Thomas, David L. 235 Thomas, Harold 258, 313 Thomas. Jim 138 Thomas, Patricia 237, 300 Thomas, Dr. Ralf 266 Thompson, Billy 309 Thompson, Chuck 261 Thompson, George 232, 309 Thompson, Howard 258 Thompson, Mark 238 Thompson, Roger 238. 309 Thornburg, Jerry 176, 238 Thorne, Brian 238 Thummel, Barbara 53, 240 Thurn. John D. 240, 300 Tierney, Val 300 Tilton, David 238 Tilton, Dixie 310 Timinski, Marienne 242 Timpe, Beth 237 Timpe, Tracy 237 Tinsley. Ed 261 Tipton, 8arbara 285, 310 Tipton, Sandra 285, 310 Tjaden, Jeri 225, 240, 293 Tocci, Paula 234 Tolberd, Janet 310 Tollefson, Daniel 229 Toomey, Joyce 237 Torbati, Evelyn 285 Torbati, Shahla 300 Torbett, Ernst 309 Torbett, Kristy 218 Townsend, Charles 232 Townsend, Daniel 240, 293 Townsend, Jim 50, 235 Tracy, Donald 141, 274 Tracy, Dr. L.L. 313 Tracy, Linda 91, 228, 257, 328 Trahan, Ken 238 Traul, Ann 36, 261 Tredway, Roy Jr. 293 Trimble, Patricia 285 Troul Hall 242 Trucco, Elizabeth 285 Turman, Ellen 237 Turner, Evelyn 300 Turner, Sherri 236 Tyler, James 310 Tyndall, Mike 208 u Up and Over the Net 180-181 Up down season for Gussies 188-191 Upah, Susan 236 Upson, E. Alan 293 v Vallacqua, James 231 Valller, Rissell B. 235 VanBecelaer, Davie 300 VanBecelaere, Richard 300 Vanbichelaner, Penny 285 Van DeMark, Harvey (Dean) 222, 223, 241, 257, 268 Van Drel, Barbara 242 Vankirk, David 293 VanKleeck, R. Thomas 309 VanLeeuwen, Loretta 236 Van leeu wen, Theresa 300 VanPelt, F. Rick 228, 257, 268, 271 Vanzant, Kathie 218, 293 Vasudevan, Gopikrishnan 229, 257, 270 Vaughn, Brian 309 Vaughn, Patricia 240 Venturing the real world 140- 141 Veranda, Ida 231 Verburg, Gary 35, 313 Vermillion, Joe 274 Vermillion, Karen 285 Vermillion, Michael 285 Vick, Greg 225, 285 Vlers, Chris 195 Vietti, Greg 309 Villamaria, Lynn 217. 268, 286 Vincent-Prager, Gina 64 Vinson, Jay 309 Vitl, Debbie 53, 286 Vocational Technology 306 Voegell, Rose 230, 236, 245 Vogeli, Theodore 231, 293 Volberding, David 238, 293 Voiding, Linda 240 Volz, Roxanne 4 Vomhof, Martha 270, 293 VonSoosten, Lorri 257, 293 w Wachter, Bill 169. 260 Wade, Laurie 201, 257. 300 Wade, Linda 197, 201. 300 Wade, Lisa 262, 294 Waddle. Rob 294 Wadino, Vicki 286 Wakaso, Mohammed 269 Wakeman, Alan 309 Waldo, Kelly 260, 270, 294 Walker, Betty 221 Walker, Carl 294 Walker, Cathy 228 Walker, Connie 310 Walker, Dave 286 Walker, Dorothy 261 Walker, Eunice 194 Walker, James 286 Walker, Rick 309 Wall, Debra 286 Wallace, Angela 49 Waller, Nancy 294 Walling, Stephanie 218, 286 Wallingford, Dave 225 Walters, Kent 294 Walters, Richard 300 Walther, Thomas R. 260 Walton, Keliy 217, 222, 300 Waltrip. Ruth 300 War or Peace: will the Olympic boycott be effective? 89 Ward, Cynthia 237, 257, 259. 294 Ward, Donald 313 Ward. Jim 238 Wards, June 234 Warffuel, Morgan 232 Warner, Kent 168, 169, 257, 300 Warren, Dan 241 Warren, Linda 259 Warren, Mark 262, 286 Warrington, Coach Joan 156, 162, 181 Watnee, Llyod 176, 177 Watson, Desmond 186, 238 Watson, Richard 259, 294 Watts, James 300 Watts, Mark 195, 238, 261 Watts, Sharry 286 Waugh, James 259, 286 Wayenberg, Bernadette 181, 236 Wayman, Brad 243. 294 Weber, Patti 294 Weber, Richard 238, 245. 300 Weddle, Paul 309 Weekends were made for . . . 36-39 Weems, Ron 238 Weigand, Tara 294 Weinert, Dan 241 Welch, Jim 166, 229 Welch. Kelly 294 Welker, Karen 270, 300 Welling, Marilyn 286, 310 Welsh, Joy 220, 228, 257, 259, 268, 286 Welsh, Teresa 310 Wendler, Kristopher Kip 268 West, Irene 313 West, Mark 242, 274 Westbay. Rita 286, 310 Westerman, Ralph 245 Westhoff, Charlene 286 West hot f, Jerry 300 Westmoreland, Brad 309 Weston, Marlon 97 Westover, Kevin 10 Wheatley, Susan 286 Wheeler. Diane 222, 242, 294 Wheeler, Kenneth 224, 235, 260 Wheeler, Paul 309 Where do they go? 102-105 Where were you when ... 70- 79 White, Larry 261 32 6 White, Richard 240, 267, 271, 300 Whitehead, Denise 236 Whitehead, Pamela 294 Whitehead, Tammy 294 Whitfield, David 240, 286 Whitlow, Richard 259, 286 Whitney, Karen 286 Whitt, Linda 218, 236 Whitworth, Jerry 309 Who's running our country 84- 85 Who’s Who 268 Wide world of sports available 94-97 Wlederholt, Patrick 230, 257, 270, 294 Wiederholt, Theresa M. 105, 217, 230, 257, 268, 286 Wiggins, Jill Artene 268, 286 Wiggins, Stephen 286 Wild wild week 16-21 Wiley, Carilyn 240, 294 Wiley, Debra 300 Wiley, Marilyn 240, 294 Wilke, Charise 240, 286 Wilkes, Leslie 240, 294 Wilkinson, Cecil 267 Wilkinson, Eva C. 267 Will, Becky 286 Will, Mary Beth 310 Willard, Digby 274 Williams, Ann 218, 286 Williams, Cheryl 237, 250 Williams, Cynthia 300 Williams, Edward 117 Williams, Jeff 195, 286 Williams, Kevin 309 Williams, Price 238 Williams, Ron 262 Williams, Sandra 294 Williams, Scott 309 Williams, Twylla 17, 237, 294 Willis, Cherri 259 Willis, Diana 294 Wilmoth, Michael 231 Wilmoth. Patricia 230, 294 Wilson, Dee 300 Wilson, Gregg 271, 300 Wilson, Jerry 45, 232 Wilson, Michelle 236, 310 Wilson, Steve C. 240, 241 Wilson, Steven R. 240, 294 Wimmer. Donald 241 Winburn, Brenda 197, 237 Winburn, Linda 294 Windsor, Melanie 286 Winters, Roger 258 Witt, Margaret 294 Woldum, Ron 243 Wolf, Greg 186 Woloszyk, Ann 201, 236 Women on the move 175 Wood, Ronald G. 268 Woodworth, Pam 259 Worcester, Rhonda 286, 310 Wori, Kathy 218, 234, 286 Wortey, Janls 240 Wright, Bill 238 Wright, Greg 313 Wright, Kathy 294 Wright, Marie 294 Wutke, David 286 Wyatt, Janine 240 Wynne, Mark 286 Y Yancey, Ronald 309 Yarareshkul, Prapan 240 Yartz, Susan 294 Yeager, Susan 222, 237, 251, 300 Yong, Rowena 310 Yoon, David K. 259, 268 York. Bill 169 York, Father Edward 245 Young. John 42 Young, Mike 310 Z Zander, Steve 242 Ziglari, Mallheh 286, 310 Zimbelman, Susan 242, 274 Zimmerman, James 309 Zwink, Lee 259 Extra effort STRIVING FOR THAT EXTRA INCH, Cliff Hopkins makes the broad jump for men’s track.(photo by Alan Ford) 327 — 1980 Kanza A totally unique experience by Olive Sullivan “On the Oval ’ the theme for this year's Kanza, is ah attempt to recognize the fact that the Pittsburg State University Oval is the center of university life. Most major events held on campus are held on the Oval. The Oval is the most unique feature of the PSU campus and one which everyone has memories of. The Oval this year received a number of new features, and so has the Kanza. The 1980 Kanza started out the year with a fairly inexperienced staff, putting out an entirely new style book in an entirely new way. None of the editors had more than one year's experience on the Kanza staff. And no one on the staff had ever worked on a paste-up book. The first few deadlines were extremely tough, due not only to the new production process and inexperience but also to the fact that all feature material was done on a free-lance basis rather than by salaried staff members. The Kanza changed production procedures inorder to gain more control over the final product. This was made possible when the Kanza and Collegio purchased an electronic editing system and their own typesetters. As with any new equipment, the staffs of both publications experienced frustration and at times anger at malfunctioning equipment but such is the price of control. In spite of increased printing costs, the 1980 Kanza staff was able to produce a bigger and more colorful book than has ever been produced at PSU. “In order to maintain and expand the Kanza, some slight increases were required. Even in light of this the Kanza is one of the least expensive college yearbooks in the country, indeed, it is less expensive than many high school yearbooks,'1 said Glenn Robinson, Kanza adviser. - The staff's personal theme was “Play It Again, to emphasize the start of PSU’s next 75 years. The design of the 1980 Kanza has changed drastically from previous books. The staff strove for a clear, uncluttered design. It stressed simplicity and at- tempted to add depth to the content. Most of the staff members this year were hired on a free-lance basis, as opposed to being salaried workers. This created a few problems, and editors were heard to complain, “But we don’t have anything to threaten them with!” Putting together a yearbook is enough to make a saint gnash his teeth! 1980 became the second year in the past five to have an editor that stuck it out to the bitter end. Linda Tracy, editor, may have had her doubts at times, and may have wanted to commit murder and mayhem more than once, but she pulled through, and held the staff together. One thing the green staff had to learn was cooperation. Freelance writers were hard to find, and designers often despaired of getting anything turned in on time. In March, the staff met its first major deadline with 192 pages in. Tracy, Olive Sullivan, and Robinson, traveled to Josten's Yearbook plant in Topeka to turn the pages in personally. The plant’s art director went over all pages with them, making suggestions, comments, and generally being encouraging. The staff returned from Spring Break rejuvenated and ready to go again! 1980 was a big year, in world news, nationally, and on campus. The 1980 Kanza tried to get it all down. We hope we succeeded. NOT ALWAYS SMILING, Linda Tracy, editor; G!enn W. Robinson, adviser; and Olive Sullivan, managing editor; produced the first Kanza ever typeset and pasted-up by the staff.(photo by Alan Ford) PAYING THE BILLS AND SELLING THE BOOK were the jobs of Connie Sue Rentz, business manager, and Greg Heidrick, marketing manager, (photo by Alan Ford) 326 MEETING THE FINAL DEADLINE, Kanza managing editor Olive Sullivan enters the last outlines, while the designers feverishly paste-up the last pages, (photo by Glenn Robinson) KANZA STAFF MEM8ERS enjoy a little time off. Kyle Cleveland, Brenda Collins, and Dot Koehler, photographers; Colleen McNerney, Tim Soth, and Chris Knoedler, page designers.(photo by Alan Ford) ALAN FORD photo editor, and Dana Adcopk, design editor, take a break from picture orders and layouts.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) THE LAMBDA CH! HAMBURGER FEED provided Vicki Stonerock and Carol Maddox a chance to chow down, while Peggy Burns and Susan Kovacic took the opportunity for a little socializing.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) On the Oval One more year A BIOLOGY STUDENT copes with crowded conditions and poor lighting during an experiment.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) On the Ovol... AS A BREAK from their tight schedule of school and work, David and Sandy Lash often take their son Ryan for a walk around campus.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) One more year i BRENDA BEACHNER AND A FREIND take a break under one of the trees on the Oval. The Oval was a popular spot during summer weather for long talks, or bet- ween class breaks.(photo by Kyle Cleveland) 332 SEEMINGLY OVERWHELMED, Carla Conyers spends some time working on the more serious aspects of university life, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) On the Ovol... KANZA PHOTOGRAPHER Dot Koehler adjusts her negative in the enlarger prior to making a print, (photo by Kyle Cleveland) more GRADUATION IS A HAPPY MOMENT for Heather Kelly and Mike Mueller.(photo by Bob Benignus) On the Oval... Only a few people know what goes on in the production of a yearbook. The Kanza staff is part of the few. Through all the early mor- nings and late late nights, I feel it was all well worth the extreme effort put out by each staff member. For this, I hope, will prove to be the best yearbook PSU has had in past years. A dedicated staff is the most important aspect of every yearbook, and I feel I was fortunate to have one. I'd like to thank all of my staff, Chris, Tim, Kyle, Dot, Brenda and Fred. Without your help this book would not have been produced. But, special thanks goes to Olive, who served as my managing editor as well as assistant editor when Anna left. Your dedication was greatly ap- preciated. Thanks to Alan my photo editor and Dana my design editor for your leadership in helping to put out the 80' Kanza. And of course, thank you Glenn for all your assistance and confidence in me. I'm sure the experience will be something I will carry with me. More importantly, I hope the 80' Kanza has reflected the year of 79-80 for all students and faculty at Pittsburg State. Linda Tracy, editor. Linda K. Tracy Olive L. Sullivan 7980 Kanza Staff Editor............. Managing Editor. . . Assistant Editor, . . Photo Editor....... Design Editor. . . . Business Manager. Marketing Manager, Designers.......... Photographers Photo Consultant Writers......... Contributing Staff Cover Artist Adviser. .. . .....................Linda K. Tracy ....................Olive L. Sullivan .....................Anna Arellano ..........................Alan Ford ........................Dana Adcock ..................Connie Sue Rentz ......................Greg Heidrick .....................Chris Knoedler Tim Soth Jeanne Lytle ....................Kyle Cleveland Dot Koehler Brenda Collins Fred McGary Janine Friskel Kerry Jordan ................Robert E. Benignus ......................Janet Stites Max McCoy Sheree Gamble Bill Craker Becky Holland Chris Bohling Cathy Henderson .............Pat Terry, Ken Fienen, Gary Griggs. Jim Garrison, Sheri Johnson, Karen O’Connell, Melody Roberts, Joeseph Weiner, Evangeline Simpson, Sharyn Ozburn, Carla Scasseletti ........................Rod Dutton ............. . .Glenn W. Robinson Colophon Volume 71 of the Pittsburg State University Kanza yearbook was printed by Josten's American Yearbook Co., Topeka, Kansas, with headquarters In Minneapolis. Minnesota. All printing was done using offset lithography from camera-ready layouts. Paper stock is 8Q pound Consolidated Dull. Endsheet stock is 65 pound Champion Sand Carnival Text cover weight. All type was printed In black Ink, except the endsheets which is Tempo 463, The four-color full-wrap cover was produced from color separations of artwork supplied by Rod Dutton, university artist. All color photographs were printed standard grad© by Color Central, Inc., Wichita. Kansas. Vericoior, Kodacolor and Kodacolor400 were used for all color photographs Black and white photographs were printed in the Kanza darkroom on Kodak Polycontrast. Ilford llfobrom and Gaierie papers. Mote than 18,000 black and white and over 900 color negatives were shot for the book. All photographs appearing in this book were taken and processed by KANZA staff photographers except for portrait photography, which was don© by Steven's Studios, Bangor, Maine, Spot color was selected from the Panatone Matching System and process colors. Typefaces used included: 12pt. Sans no.2 for the opening closing and the entertainment section. Unlvers for groups, panels and lump heads, Helios for body and outline type, and Format pressure type was used for feature heads and the front cover. All standard body was set In nine and one-half point on llpt. except where type appears on dark backgounds, which was run in bold face or 12pt. for easier reading. Cutline type was set eight and a half-point on 10 point. All copy was entered on VDTs and set on typesetters Jointly owned by the Kanza and Collegio. The design of the 1980 Kanza is a radical change from all previous books and utilized the latest magazine concepts. The design features clean simple graphics and an abandonee -of feature oriented articles- The book features 40-pages of full-color photography. All design, layout and paste-up was done by Kanza staff members. Press-run for the 1980 Kanza was 1900 copies. Distribution of the first copyrighted volume began September, 1980.