Ripon College - Crimson Yearbook (Ripon, WI)

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4 Crimson EVENTS 1986 was ceremoniously welcomed by a new bright red apple descending in New York’s Times Square to count down the last few seconds of the previous year. Jim McMahon, creating a big name off the field, led the Chicago Bears to an NFL Championship. January 28tli, one minute and 13 seconds after lift off, the Space Shuttle Challenger was tragically lost. As the newly elected Philippine President Aquino took office in February, linclda Marcos also made headlines when she left behind 3,000 pairs of shoes to flee the country with her husband. Ferdinand, the former Presi- dent. In its 75 year cycle, Mallcv’s Comet voyaged as close as 39 million miles from Earth and was viewed world wide. Terrorist attacks continued in Europe and the M. East. On April 26th at the Chernobyl Power Plant, the world experienced its 2nd nuclear reactor accident.

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EDITORIAL PAGE 8 Life is newsworthy. In the follow- ing pages, the 1986-87 edition of the CRIMSON tries to document for students, faculty, administration and other concerned individuals this unique life at Ripon college. Daily life, from the residence halls, to Pickard Commons, to the class- rooms. is something that everyone will remember in 10 yrs.. 25 yrs. and beyond. What this staff aims to capture arc the qualities of the peo- ple and the campus that make the Ripon College experience special. The atmosphere is different from other colleges and universities. As Chris Ogle, the assistant dean of students and director of housing, says. “If you want to go to a school where no one will bug you, where no one is going to ask to borrow your shampoo, and where no one will know your name, then you will not like it here.” It’s a great chal- lenge to accurately demonstrate this personality and attitude of the col- lege community—we will do our best. Please, do not be distressed if your pillow fight is not pictured or your best friend’s award was not men- tioned. We don’t have the staff, time or pages to represent each students’ entire year. We hope to stimulate memories, with a realistically full range of emotions, prompting further recollection of the life you experienced through Ripon College. Before we stop the presses, we hope that you will not only remember aspects of Ripon that are newsworthy to you, but that this edition of the CRIMSON can help you to share your Ripon College life with others. The Contents mid Editorial pages arc filled with butty people. One of those busy characters is an unidentified young hoy ei }oylng popcorn at a basketball game. The rest are active Kl| on College students from left—Mark Nelson watches a movie the hard way. Kimberly Jacobson types away at a d-llnll computer terminal. Tracey lloffman racks ’em up for another good game, and Steve (ioffar briefly breaks uwav from his studies to smile!

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OF ’86 Crimson 5 Five million people joined together on May 25th in Hands Across America to combat the hunger problem. A War on Drugs was declared when Congress provided over 81.7 billion for the Anti-drug Abuse Act of 1986, a direct result of the drug related deaths of sports stars Len Bias and Don Rogers. After a rejuvenating make over, the Statue of Liberty celebrated her 100th birthday. Cybill Shepherd Bruce Willis were proven successful when Moonlighting was nominated for 16 Emmvs. The summer months were full of happy couples exchanging vows, the most notable being Prince Andrew Sarah Ferguson. Marching from coast-to-coast, 400 people dedicated 9 months to protest nuclear weapons. Actor Matt Frewer became the first computer-made TV host as Max Headroom, but Pepsi has replaced Coke in Ripon’s Pickard Commons. Wisconsin joined the nation to raise its drinking age to 21 years of age. Tri-dorms renovations began soon after classes resumed in the fall. While meeting in Iceland with President Ronald Reagan. Mikhail Gorbachev suggested eliminating all nuclear weapons. October 27th the New York Mets came from behind to win the unforgetable World Scries against the Boston Red Sox. top left—Linda Dorman keeps up with 813 event», top right—A cluss has a discussion with Knmance Language Instructor Linda Demente. bottom left—Rlpon » sport star John Swollen demonstrates his nhllltles. bottom right—With the Grandfather Clause, new VI law doesn't ef- fect Bob Volghts, Keratin Timm, or Pete Sausen.