Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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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

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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)