Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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Slayter Center was built in 1964 to provide students with an outdoor arena for various student activities. Pep rallies, pre-i football game shows, and rock concerts were some of the [events held at this outdoor auditorium. Grand Prix program also centered around Slayter CtentGr. In May 1985, Slayter Center was temporarily closed by the Dean of Students Office in connection with several alcohol-re-ated accidents occurring during Grand Prix week. The facilit remained closed through the fall semester with the exception of a few events, while an invest tigation was conducted by the Purdue Alcoholic Task Force. Slayter Center was reopened on a trial basis during spring semester 1986 upon the recommendation of the task force. Several afternoon programs will be held at the facility as a test run for future student use of the center. . , . , J — Stephanie Grubb Opening « sx-gfri I time show of the Pur-due-Michigan State game. These men who were once a part of the thousands of undergraduates in West Lafayette now stand out in our country for their successful careers as astronauts. Inspired by these outstanding people, undergrad students set about to take command of their lives. Many long hours were spent on homework and preparing for exams. Students looked toward Thanksgiving break as a release from an overabundance of tensions. Many chose to begin their va- cation by attending the Oaken Bucket game against Indiana University at Bloomington. Leaving with another “P added to the chain of Purdue's tradition, everyone headed for a week of relaxation away from libraries and books. Trials and triumphs, finding a major, pursuing a degree, and making and breaking traditions were all just a part of what made Purdue the university that was ... More than Basic. — Stephanie Grubb, Kara Harman, Julie Weltz

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many traditions that had been safely hidden inside. Spring fever drew new and old romantics to the Loeb fountain in front of Hovde Hall to attempt the ever-popular “kiss through the color change cycle.” Sunny days also brought many students to the plush, green lawn of the Memorial Mall to bask in the sun or listen to Brother Max condemning fornication. But no matter how sunny or dreary the day, the Purdue Memorial Union was always found overrun with students. One of the most prac- ticed traditions of the undergraduate students was to sit in the Sweet Shop, talking to friends and hopefully meeting new people. Football season brought many surprises and some unbelievable disappointments, losing two games as the last seconds ticked off the clock. Although these disappointments occurred, students did not let these dampen their spirits for Homecoming and the More than Basic weekend it brought. On October 26, fourteen distinguished Purdue alumni returned to be honored during the half- T. Stockb r «r Sweet Shop Studying may be difficult. but not always impossible as proven by two undergraduate students getting a head start on the evening's homework. As a train filled with Purdue fans headed for Bloomington, N for the Purdue-Indiana foot-all game on October 31, 1903, a hocking tragedy occurred. In ndianapolis the train wrecked, lling 15 students, the team I a I nessman. As a lasting tribute to t who were killed, the Mem Gymnasium was built and cated in 1909. The 17 steps ing to the front door comm rated the 17 deaths. Today, after the extensive remod turned the gym into the Computer Science Building still a tradition for people 1 ing the building to remove hats before entering out o snect for those who died.

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The len minute trek between clauses can be used quite wisely, from finding out what was on a test to finding n date for Saturday night. Housing many student services and organizations, the Memorial Union is the center of student life, even though it is located on the edge of campus. T S‘.ockb Tger Opening 7