PRESENT RIPON COLLEGE RIPON, Wl. THE CRIMSON Dedication The 1988 staff dedicates the 1988 Crimson to the campaign, Sharing the Vision, and to all the people in- volved with it. The campaign, be- gun by President William Stott, has raised funds to continue the tradi- tion of a liberal arts college. It has funded the renovation of several buildings on campus. The Crimson, through pictures, will show how the campus has changed over the years. The staff also dedicates the book to the students, faculty, alumni, and parents involved in Ripon College and to those who advocate its tradi- tion. Part of the upper campus in the 1940's. Alma Mater Far within Wisconsin's prairies. Wreathed in laurels green; Stands our nobel Alma Mater, Ripon's glorious queen Long she's stood 'mid cloud and sunshine Firmly braved the storm; Loyal hearts now give thee greeting. Praises true and warm Chorus: Lift the chorus, speed it onward Shout from sea to sea Hail to thee, our Alma Mater, Hail, all hail, to thee! The mural done in the early 1940's by Lester O. Shwartz depicts the early history of the city of Ripon and the College. Rollin B. Une Library 1930-1974 Lane Library . STUDENT LIFE ORIENT A TION HOMECOMING 8 FRISBEE GOLF RIPON WILL BECOME A DRY CAMPUS Have you heard the one about the college that went dry in 1988? Don't laugh, it's no joke. Dean Young has spoken with lawyers on the issue and he feels that there is virtually no other option. According to Dean Young there are significant reasons why this policy is a must. First, and most obvi- ously it is illegal to allow underaged students to consume alcohol. With only a handful of legal-aged drinkers on campus next year it would be almost impossible to enforce the rules that currently exist. Alcohol would be too accessible to the underaged students on campus. What does it mean to have a dry campus? Under the plan being considered there would be no alcohol allowed in the dormitories except for in the rooms of legal-aged students. Alcohol would be banned from the lounges and hallways. All campus sponsored activities would be alcohol free. Tim Pflieger feels that campus activities will improve because of the increase in funds due to the fact that SMAC no longer will be providing beer at activities. He plans to get better, more expensive bands at more dances. Before coming to Ripon he worked at a dry campus and says the activities at that campus were fantastic. Dean Young also feels the plan would do good things for all campus activities. He feels that attendance would improve. The lazy students who just buy a barrel and sit around the lounge will be forced to get togeth- er with the whole campus. —Tammy Holtan HOMECOMING 1987 on total points and percentages awarded in events such as: Cloud Con- sumption, Plane Ticket Sales, At the Controls, Hot Air Balloon Atire, and Fly By Night. The Homecoming King and Queen, Representing Alpha Chi Omega and Theta Chi were John Swallen and Janet Bentley. The Redmen award, a sportsmanship trophy awarded to a group whose attitude best exemplify the Spirit of Homecoming, was earned by the Virtical Risers. Lambda Delta Alpha received Honorable Mention in the Floaty Parade Competition. They also sponsored the Team Event Birds in Flight. The annual Powder-Puff football game was changed from the past. Instead of the freshmen women facing all of the upperclass ladies, this year they combined with the sophomores to take on the juniors and the sen- iors. The freshmen-sophomore team triumphed with a 26-14 victory. Following the winners example, the Ripon football team highlighted the week with a 14-7 victory over Beloit. —Brenda Euclide There were a total of seven teams involved in the homecoming activit- ies. The teams were: Alpha Chi Omega and Theat Chi, Alpha Delta Pi and Sigma Chi, Fauz Pauz, Homecoming Team, Poultry in Motion, Shooting Stars, and Verical Risers. The team competition events (for which points were awarded) included Solar Scenes, Birds in Flight, Space Ration Relay, Falling Stars, and the Parade. The final selection of the 1987 Homecoming King and Queen was based WINTERFEST PARTY DISAPPOINTING The all-campus party at Winterfest, one would hope, is not a foreshadowing of Springfest 88. Campus-wide reviews ranged from all right, to I didn't even bother going. Some of the bad reaction stemmed from the band which the majority of the people felt was not danceable enough. To be sure, you should be able to rock your socks off at these events but this was not the whole problem. Many interviewees named the new I.D. policy for getting a wristband for the beer garden as the wet blanket. Out of the people who didn't bother going, a large number of these were students who had heard about the new policy and decided to stay where they could drink. Underage students who did go usually did not stay for the majority of the evening. Some were hassled by police as they tried to talk to friends inside the beer garden over the fence. Legal drinkers, too, were put off by the fact that some of their friends could not join them inside the garden. One displeased reveler asked, What's an all-campus party when you can't even socialize with half the campus if you got a beer in your hand? Well, good question. The outlook for Springfest is brighter it would seem if SMAC does as sug- gested and spends the money subtracted from the beer funds on better, big- ger name bands. Of those students, both legal and non, who did not attend the party in Memorial gym or didn't stay for long, most said if the band was better it would probably have made a difference. As free alcohol ceases to be a draw for half the campus, SMAC is going to have to rely on good tunes to bring the people in to the all-cam- pus events and to give everyone a Springfest they ! can look forward to. —Elaine Wolff SPRINGFEST 1988 Springfest '88 had some changes from last year, but generally it was a lot of fun. This year marked the first time a movie had been shown outside. In spite of the cold weather, the turnout was good. Saturday, there was also an open mike activity in the pub. We had many acts and a full pub. It was a lot of fun, observed Mitch Rosin, treasurer of SMAC. Both the audi- ence and the participants seemed to enjoy it, stated Pflienger. For the first time in four years, the daytime bands were held outside. Last year it was attempted, but bad weather moved the activit- ies inside. This year, the day was gorgeous and the attendance large. Students enjoyed the band The Poodles and also chose to bring along frisbees and alcohol or nonalcoholic beverages. People from the city of Ripon also listened to the bands. weather was warm, Saturday, While many people thought the Shannon Bennett observed. Sandy weekend was a lot of fun, some Kobyika, an alumni added, It was students had a few complaints great. Definitely worth coming back about the weekend. According to for. John Ochotnicky, he felt this weekend had the 'lowest attendance of the past four years. —Kristen During the weekend students. Knoll alumni and visitors attended the bands in the gym. One major, but expected, com- plaint of the weekend was the strict enforcement of the alcohol policy. Although this bothered the stu- dents, state law made it a necessary part of the weekend. But now that this year's Springfest is over, thoughts are turning to next year. All-campus activities will be dry. This will be advantageous: the beer garden will not be dividing students; and the campus activities will not be limited to the gym. But, as far as this year, The bads were terrific and I was glad the WIISITERFEST 17 SPRINGFEST SPECIAL EVENTS 1 27 Artists. . . Artists. . . Artists. . . This year Ripon College has been fortunate enough to have a number of artists show their work both at Rodman and in the Art Gallery located in the library. One of the first was Tseng Kwong Chi, a photographer, whose works showed him in front of various famous spots around the world. Quite different was the work of Anne Waisbrot. Her work is done in brass and other metals in relief representing forms from everyday objects. President William R. Stott, who is an avid ornothologist, presented his drawings of various birds. Jill Frieberg showed her work in mixed media. Her work showed the clothes of women without the bodies representing a feminist perspective in art. Pat Dobrinska, a Greenlake artist, presented her paintings of the Greenlake scenery. Lastly, in a slightly different vein, the Nancy Hauser Dance Company performed a number of modern dance routines. This year gave a variety of different artists for the Ripori College community’s enjoyment. 24 25 Forums. . . Forums. . . Forums. . . Ripon College, under the auspices of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, hosted the conference on Free Soil and the Constitution. The conference was divided into two parts. The first section dealt with Free soil and the original intention. Robert Hill discussed, The Northwest Ordinance and the Origins of Free Soil Constitutionalism. Peter Peterson talked about, The limits of necess.ity: The compromise with slavery in the constitution. William Wiecek dis- cussed, What was guaranteed to whom? The Guarantee clause and the Constitutional support of slavery. The second section dealt with Free Soil Constitutionalism and Constitutional Development. Larry Arnhart talked about, Abraham Lincoln and the American Political Syllogism. James Livingston dis- cussed, Revolutionary Politics in the Electoral Arena: The Constitutional Basis of the Republican Appeal. Jeffrey Leigh Sedgwick talked about, Lincoln's Constitu- tional Critique of Abolitionists. And Eric Foner dis- cussed, A New Birth of Freedom? The Civil War Amendments and Constitutional Development. The framers of the Constitution had not explicitly dealt with the explosive issue of the future of slavery. The debate over the constitutional status of slavery in the territories was a debate not only over the principles which informed it and the purposes to which it was di- rected—indeed, it was a debate over the very meaning of liberty and self-rule. The conference hoped to illuminate this deeper meaning of Constitution by ex- ploring the Free-Soil interpretation of it in a variety of contexts and from a variety or perspective. Kim Shankman was the Conference Director. 26 Forums. . . Sexual Awareness Week was a week to remember! Pre-marital sex, Aids, date rape, methods of birth control, and Safe Sex were the topics of discussion. Dr. E. Short's speech on Sex, Love, or Infatuation, provided everyone with fourteen key clues which can be used to determine if a relationship is romantic infatuation or real love. Counselor Dr. Sherry Lynch spoke on date rape: what it is, why it happens and how to avoid it. Planned Parenthood talked about birth control: which method is good for you and why you should use it. Aids was the next topic in which basic information on what it is. how it is transmitted, and how to protect yourself was given. Lastly. Safe Sex was discussed concerning Aids and how to avoid it and if you are sexually active how to protect yourself against unwanted pregnancies and other sexually transmitted diseases. All in all the week was very enlightening! Wellness Awareness Week provided those who attended with information to live a healthy productive life for the rest of their lives. Dr. Dennis Elsenrath gave a slide presen- tation on ''Making A Personal Commitment To Wellness. The six dimensions of wellness, and the kinds of positive lifestyle changes you can make within each dimension to enhance your own wellness was discussed. Lori Hanson talked about how diet affects your physical wellness and Dr. Sherry Lynch discussed some of the components of healthy friendships and dating relationships. To finish the week there was a Wellness Resource Fair in which you could test your blood sugar level, your iron count, your blood pressure, and much more. Cris Graham gave a demonstration on self-de- fense and Dave Brittain spoke on the Medita- tive Techniques for Spiritual Wellness. The week could be summed up in these words of wisdom, I feel good!!!!, by James Brown. 27 Music. . . Music. . . Music ■ Music had a good year in 1988 due to the varying styles of the performers. The Ridge Quartet plays old music with an added sparkle. This group won both the Fischoff and Coleman Chamber Music Competitions in 1982. They appear in over fifty engagements per season. Steve Rashid and the Porkpies, as the name suggests, is a completely different style from the Ridge Quartet. This group specializes in the vocal and instrumental music of the late 1940's. Some of the music they play includes George Gershwin and Nat King Cole. Taking another leap we go into the music of the Da- kota Wind Quintet. Wind intruments offer a very differ- ent feeling for the music which this group exhibits beau- tifully. The Dakota Quintet has received many major grants including one from Citibank of South Dakota. Lastly, is the music of the Milwaukee Symphony. The Milwaukee symphony started out in 1959, and has evolved, during the past 29 seasons, into a strong force among American orchestras. They have performed 15 times in the Ripon community and Conductor joAnn Falletta is conducting the orchestra for a second time here in Ripon. The concert is made possible in part by the Ripon College Caestecker Fine Arts Series. The Series, a recent gift by Thomas Caestecker, is dedicated to providing the College and its community with cultural opportunities that are not normally avail- able to small communities. Speakers. . . Speakers. . . Speakers. . . Speakers, which have visited the Ripon College campus, have spoken on many different topics. Ronald Mercer, a William B. Murphy lecturer and Senior V.P. of Xerox Corp. spoke on business and economics. Erika Doss did a documentary on environmental art which she presented. She described environmental art as art made from the earth which could not be bought or sold. Leo Lacayo was a member of the Sandinistas and is now a member of the Contras. He gave his ideas and thoughts on Nicaragua and Central America. Carlos Nakai, a Native American, spoke on U.S. government policies toward Native Americans specifically concerning the impact on traditional cultural practices. One of the last speakers of the year was Walter Dean Burnham. His topic concerned religion and its' place in the 1988 elections especially the impact of Rev. Jesse Jacksons attempt at the presidency. Topics for these speakers ranged from contemporary art to politics to economics. 30 Speakers. . . The ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house of the newly-remodeled Tri-Dorms took place on Homecom- ing Weekend. This event was called the Celebration of Progress , and included a speech by President Stott. The restoration of Shaler, Evans, and Wright Halls is only the beginning. Progress is also begin planned for the re- maining residence halls, in an attempt to preserve the physical life of the school. As President Stott pointed out, improving residence halls changed the students' en- tire lifestyle and experiences during their college years. All of this is an attempt to make Ripon College a Home away from home , a place where students are comfort- able. The open house and tours gave everyone an op- portunity to see the students' rooms, the lounges, kitch- ens, exercise and dance rooms, music, and computer rooms. Dean Ogle was pleased with the results of the grand opening. Some 200 people participated in the celebration, including alumni and administration. The reactions of the people that attended were very positive. A celebration certainly seemed appropriate for such an occasion. 32 A NEW BEGINNING... BUILDING ON AN The performing arts bring not only excitement and entertain- ment into all our lives but also provide us with insight and under- standing of places, situations and people. Our lives are immeasur- ably enriched by these dimensions of the performing arts. We seek to honor on this occasion these people whose talents and energies have enriched our lives, our imaginations and deepened our un- derstanding of the human conditions. Five distinguished contributors to the performing arts were granted honorary degrees at Ripon College's 122nd Commence- ment. Academy award-winning sound engineer John Frayne, opera singer Gail Dobish, Jazz singer Al Jarreau, and actress Frances Lee McCain are all Ripon alumni and recipients of honorary degrees at Commencement 1988. Ben Marcus, who began the Marcus Corpo- ration with a movie theater in downtown Ripon in 1935, was also honored with his doctorate. Also granted at the 1988 Commencement was the Medal of Merit. This highest of alumni awards is given annually to an alumna or alumnus who has satisfied these four criteria: distinguished achievement in one's profession, extraordinary personal qualities, attainment of the very highest degree of human excellence to which graduates of this College could aspire, and outstanding ser- vice to Ripon College which should be emulated by these newest graduates. Receiving this award for 1988 was Paul Rodewald, a 1921 graduate in history and political science. Mr. Rodewald, a founding member of Merriman, has distinguished himself in the legal profession while serving as a lifetime member of Ripon College's Board of Trustees. Another friend of Ripon was honored at the Commencement ceremony with a Doctor of Humanities. A polish immigrant at the age of fourteen in 1925, Ben Marcus was inspired by the promise of opportunity and the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Little did he imagine that one day Lee lacoca would ask him to help res- tore that same symbol by being the chairperson of the Wisconsin effort. Chosen because of his successful corporation and commit- ment to culture, Ben Marcus managed to raise 2.2 million dollars for the restoration of Lady Liberty by mail. Ben Marcus has been a supporter of the Arts through his com- mitment to fine films and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. He has always believed that Man cannot live by bread alone. (You) need a little of the cultural stuff. Mr. Marcus has furthermore shown his commitment to Ripon College by endowing the Ben Marcus Guest Professorship in the Arts of the College which has helped to bring prominent artists to campus. Also, he is commited to the Ripon Community which he has shown by keeping Ripon's Campus Theater open even though the Marcus Corporation must subsidize it. As Mr. Marcus explained, Ripon's very close to our heart. Sometimes you have to pay a favor to people who remem- ber and supported you for many, many years. Commencement also saw the granting of an honorary Doctor of Science to John G. Frayne '17. An Irish immigrant in 1915, Frayne entered Ripon College and a very Germanic community that had never seen a real Irishman before. According to Frayne, they be- lieved that all Irishmen were named Pat. Thus, throughout his days at Ripon, he was known as Pat Frayne. However, Dr. John Frayne has certainly established his own given PICTURED AT RIGHT: Mr. Paul Rodewald '21, recipient of the Medal of Merit; Ben Marcus, recipient of the honorary degree Doctor of Humanities; and John Frayne '17, recipient of the hon- orary degree Doctor of Science. H O N O R A R Y D E G R E E S c o M M E N C E M E N T 34 HONORED TRADITION ( tk k; At left: Al Jarreau '62, was honored at Gradua- tion, name in the world of motion pictures. Credited with be- ing one of the key people involved in the integration of sound on film, and in sound recording in general, Dr. Frayne has been honored with two Academy awards. The first, in 1953, was for his development of intermo- dulation distortion measuring techniques. The second, in 1984, was in recognition of the great engineering ad- vances he brought to the art of motion picture sound recording. The honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts was granted to jazz singer Al Jarreau '62 at Commencement '88. Famed for his outstanding achievement as a lyricist, composer, vocalist, and improvisor, Jarreau has contrib- uted greatly to twentieth century music. After completing his masters in psychology, Al Jarreau worked in San Francisco as a fulltime rehabilitation counselor. However, his heart was not in it. He was drawn back to his musical origins and began performing at small clubs in the Bay area. Prompted by his success, he made the decision in 1968 to pursue his musical ca- reer in earnest, and finally was signed by Warner Broth- ers in 1975. Since then, he has received international acclaim with four American Grammys and two German Grammys. Al Jarreau, being the sensitive lyricist that he is, had a lot to say about Ripon and its people during his short visit to Ripon and Benders. A friendly and warm-hearted man, he has precious, fond memories of being here. The struggle and the victories, agonies and defeats. All of that is just such a warm, rich mixture of stuff that you keep inside you and savor ... It's a part of my life that if I hadn't had, I wouldn't be what I am in lots of ways. It's just as important as having the parents that I have. The Milwaukee native went on to explain how a lot of what I say in my songs has its roots in and around this community, in and around this family of people. If liberal arts generally is similar of what's going on here at Ripon, it's a very important step that's happening here ... I can read and write, and count a little bit, he joked, but it's that other stuff, you know, that is a little less tangible ... and comes out in other ways; in how you feel about peo- ple, how you feel about this world, this community, this sector of the universe. I don't know if you can get that in all liberal arts schools. But, a lot of it here happened for me and I'm real thankful for that. And, those of you who encouraged liberal arts education and are supportive of that, I join you in 'here, here.' When asked what advice he would give to graduates who were dreaming big, the man who had dreamed and worked his way to the top of the vocal jazz world, re- sponded with conviction, dream big and keep it in fo- cus. Keep it right in your face. It's the only way that it works. You got to keep it here, pointing to his face. You got to think about going to brush your teeth in the morning before it happens. You got to think it before it happens, and you got to keep thinking that dream. You got to work on that dream. You got to meditate on that dream. Prayer works. In other words, power of the. mind, that's what prayer is, meditation ... You got to see it and work on the craft. And, hopefully, be in love with what you're trying to do. That's really important after all ... 'cause if you love it, you can do it in your basement, much of it, and really be sustained in your heart with that. You got to make a living, but a big part of it is lov- ing it. 35 BUILDING ON AN HONORED TRADITION PICTURED: Gail Dobish '76 and Frances Lee McCain '66. Both distin- guished ladies re- ceived the honor- ary degree, Doctor of Fine Arts. The honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts was granted to opera singer Gail Dobish 76. With her masters from Juilliard in 1980, she took on the op- era world. She is presently a distinguished soprano with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, having performed recently opposite Placido Domingo. Ms. Dobish attended Ripon College during that bridging the gap time. It was a time that saw change from political and social activism to concern over getting a job. It was the height of the jeans and t-shirt era, no makeup. You know, you roll out of bed; you roll to class. Ms. Dobish certainly has rolled to greater successes than merely the attainment of a good job. She is an alumna that has succeeded in her chosen field, and contributed much to the cultural exchange and excellence in this country. Yet, as she admits, the most difficult thing is keeping the spark of individuality that made you get into the profession to begin with, keeps you going in the profession, and ultimately must be the determiner of your success ... I fight that everyday, and I thank Ripon very much for nurturing that element in myself. The final honorary Doctor of Fine Arts was granted to actress Frances Lee McCain '66. Enormously versatile as an actress, Ms. McCain has held roles in movies such as Back to the Future, Gremlins, and Footloose as well as appearing in many television shows and Broadway plays. Featured as the Commencement speaker, Frances Lee McCain explained the importance of the performing arts. Artists hold the mirror up to us as individuals and as a society, and give us the chance to see ourselves in ways that hopefully allow us to experi- ence a larger view of the world than is normally available to us. Lee McCain went on to tell the graduates you are about to go out and improvise your lives and that's the reality. Life is going to throw the conditions at you and you are going to have to impro- vise. It's one of the terrors and one of the beauties, and gifts too, because it means that life will never be the same twice for you, the moment will always be unique. And as an improvisor, an actor learns that the most basic rule when you go out on stage is to say 'yes.' Say 'yes' to the opportunities that are there. Ms. McCain went on to advise, don't be afraid of being a fool. It's necessary to have a sense of the fool in you because a fool is innocent, and a fool is guileless, and a fool is educable. And, God willing, you won't ever lose that sense of being educable because from what I can see ... this learning doesn't stop. It's never going to stop and we hive some wonderful examples here today. People who have not and will not stop learning. So, know that you're on a road that continues beyond today and that it's up to you to contin- ue to it. This is what is known as BUILDING ON TRADITION. By: Kathryn Schultz 36 William R. Stott President B.B.S., Georgetown U. M.A., Columbia U. L.H.D., Georgetown U. Stott's Future Goals The 1987-88 academic year marks the third year in the administration of William R. Stott Jr., as President of Ripon College. In a recent interview, President Stott was questioned concerning his goal for the future of Ripon College. C.D.: President Stott, we are now in the third year of your administration at Ripon College. Looking back, do you feel that you have accomplished the goals you originally set out with? Have your goals changed during this period and if so, how do they stand now? Stott: Our basic goals have not really changed, though they have been modified somewhat out of necessity. The essential goal of any college administration is to enhance what is already present, and in this case we were working with good material because Ripon is an excellent liberal arts college. Ripon is one of the few good schools that has kept the faith with the true val- ue of the diversity which I wish to emphasize and I am very pleased with the responsiveness that we have re- ceived from everyone here in support of this notion. Three years ago, we instituted a long range plan to further our goal that would allow anyone interested to participate. Our greatest desire was to enhance and sta- bilize Ripon's position as a liberal arts college. To accomplish this we used the agency of the community council; a group composed of five vice-presidents, five faculty, five students and myself; to develop a set of priorities that would form the basis of any plan created to further our goal. What we came up with was a need for money in several different areas. One of our biggest needs was, and still is for that mat- ter, to increase the school's endowment. The endow- ment is a fund which is set in reserve and invested by the college . The interest made from these investments is used for various budgetary requirements, but the prin- cipal is never tampered with except in times of the most dire emergency, when the very existence of the school itself is endangered. The next priority is to enhance Ripon curriculum and ensure funds and facilities to attract faculty members of the highest quality. Also, we wish to eliminate the deficiencies in the curriculum by hiring new professors to revive departments such as Re- ligion and Ethics and search is now underway for a full- time Classics professor. Finally, it is also vital to rehabili- tate facilities that have been degenerating in recent years. The work done this last year on Tri-Dorms is an example of what we are trying to accomplish, elsewhere on campus and we have also started the replacement of roofs and external benches and we have instituted some landscaping improvements. Underpinning all of this is my desire to determine how to achieve some of these goals. To accomplish any- thing at all, money was needed, and that means that a capital campaign was required. Ripon had not had a capital campaign in 16 years when ours was inaugurated on July 19th, 1986. Our objective was to raise thirteen million new dollars in the course of three years, plus an additional one million a year to help support the annual budget. Thank God that by the end of our first anniver- sary we had already achieved 80% of our objective—ap- proximately ten and one-half million dollars. C.D.: How much of this fund has been used? Stott: ... .When I first came here, the endownment was set at around nine and one-half million dollars which is not good at all, particularly considering that Ripon is a highly ranked college. By the beginning of the year, I am happy to say that our endownment had been increased to fifteen million dollars. A large amount of money has also gone into rehabilitating the Tri-Dorms and plans are in the works for similar restorations of the Union, Memorial Gym, and Bartlett Hall. We have also doubled the school's maintenance budget because we want all of our facilities to be maintained at a level of picture-book perfection. Erosion of facilities is a serious problem in the U.S. particularly in small colleges like Ripon where it seems easy to defer maintenance to en- sure a balanced budget. C.D.: Ripon College enrollment has been going down 38 LcRoy E. Amborn, Captain Military Science B.S., University of Wisconsin Wanda A. Arceneaux, Captain Military Science B.S., M.A., Louisiana State U. Paul Axelrod Anthropology B.A., George Washington University M.A., Ph.D., U. of North Carolina lames W. Beatty Chemistry B. Sc., North Dakota State University Ph D., M.l.T. Ion A. Becker Music B. Mus., Lawrence University M. Mus., University of Illinois Karl A. Beres Math and Computer Science A.B., Ripon College A.M., Ph.D., Syracuse University Leslie Bessant History B.A. Emory University M. Phil., Yale University Russell L. Blake History A.B. Earlham College M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan Fredrick M. Blank Economics B.S., M.S., Southern Illinois U. M.A., Ph.D., Duke. University 39 David Boers Education B.A., M.A., U. of Wisconsin Ed. D., Ball State University John F. Bowen Economics B.A., Yale University Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Rebecca Bowen Romance Languages A.B., Ripon College gradually during the last few years. How is this problem going to be ad- dressed? Stott: Part of the long range plan- ning process I mentioned before has to discover methods to reverse this trend, which has been in progress for the last twenty years. We designed the admission plan to address this problem. The two factors we have taken into consideration are recruitment and retention. For recruitment we are starting to make use of our vast, untapped reserve of alumni who are perfectly willing to work within their communities to attract pro- spective students to the school. With regard to retaining students, . . . everything I mentioned previously helps, particularly the expansion of the curriculum and the restoration of the facilities. It seems only logical that new stu- dents would be more interested in staying at Ripon if they were living in the newly renovated Tri-Dorms as opposed to the way that struc- ture used to be. I am happy to say that as a result of these steps, reten- tion has increased dramatically over the past two years. Overall, I think we have achieved many positive results in the last three years. Student support has been very helpful, and there seems to be a high degree of responsibility and affection for the school among them. I want them to feel good about Ripon because there is every reason for enthusiasm. We have an excellent faculty, a great student body, a beautiful campus and every reason in the world to feel good about the progress we have been making. —David Luongo Douglas Bradley Physical Education A.B., Ripon College David Brittain Biology B.A., M.A., DcPauw University 40 William S. Brooks Biology A.B., Ripon College M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois Wayne C. Broshar Physics A.B., Wabash College M.S., U. of M.. Ph.D., Brown U. Charlotte A. Burr Library B. Mus., M. Mus., U. of Wisconsin M.A., In L.S., U. of Wisconsin Bonnie W. Buzza Speech B.A., Macalester College M.A., Ph.D., University of Denver David T. Buzza Drama B.A., Macalester College Ph.D., U. of Minnesota Peter Chobanian Library B.A., M.A., in l.S. University of Wisconsin Jack Christ Leadership Studies B.A. Dartmouth College M.A., Ph.D., U. of Pennsylvania Linda M. Clemente Romance Languages B.A., McGill University M.A., Ontario, S. Florida, Oregon -------------s William A. Clemente English B.A., San Diego State University M.A. University of Oregon 41 Robert L. Cole History B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington Elaine M. Coll Physical Education B.S., Ohio University M.S., Southern Illinois University Vance Cope-Kasten Philosophy B.A., Lawrence University M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan Nine Faculty Promotions Announced by Trustees Nine faculty promotions were an- nounced at the January meeting of the Ripon College Board of Trust- ees, lifting five faculty to full profes- sor status and four to associate pro- fessor rank. These promotions will take effect at the beginning of the 1988-89 academic year. Promoted from associate professors, and their respective de- partments, were: Paul Axelrod, an- thropology; Bonnie Buzza, speech; Charles Larson, physical education; Robert Otis, psychology; and Mary Williams-Norton, physics. Each of these faculty members has served as a departmental chair at one time during his or her employment at the College. Robert Gillespie of the physical education department, Robert Mel- ville of the politics and government department, Diane Mockridge of the history department, and Curtis Pulsipher of the Romance language department will rise to associate professor status in the next aca- demic year. Tenure was also granted to Melville and Mockridge, beginning with the 1988-89 aca- demic year. The trustees of the college ap- proved these promotions upon rec- ommendation of the board's com- mittee on instruction and appointments. This year, of 91 full and part time faculty, half are tenured. New Professors A dded to Faculty Ripon has welcomed the services of an outstanding group of professors for the 1987-88 academic year. Outstanding among the new- comers are three new assistant professors. Assistant Professor Leslie Bessant, a graduate of Emory University will instruct African History at Ripon College. He has obtained both his masters of philosophy and his Ph.D. from Yale University. While attend- --------------- Marianne Djuth Philosophy B.A., Duqucsne University M.A., University of Toronto ing Yale, he taught history. When asked about his initial reaction to Ripon, Bessant replied that he enjoyed the atmosphere inherent in smaller schools, particularly knowing the students and the faculty so well. In comparison to Yale, Bessant reflects that Ripon students have a more positive atti- tude and are more willing to put in a real effort to acquire informa- tion. Assistant Professor David Graham is the new creative writing instructor for the English Depart- ment. A graduate of Dartmouth College, he received his M.F.A. (Continued on pg. 46) 2 Seale R. Doss Philosophy B.A., M.A., University of Texas Ph.D., University of California Martin F. Farrell Politics and Government B.A., DePauw University M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago Robert J. Fraga Math and Computer Science B.A., Pomona College M.A., Ph.D., U. of British Columbia Michelle A. Fuerch Romance Languages B.A., Oakland University Ph.D., Wayne State University Robert G. Gillespie Physical Education B.A., Lewis University M.Ed., University of Wisconsin Eric P. Godfrey Sociology B.A., U. of Pennsylvania M.A., Ph.D., Brown University David M. Graham English B.A., Dartmouth College M.F.A., U. of Massachusetts Anna B. Hamel, Major Military Science B.S., University of Maine M.A., U. of Northern Colorado Bryan R. Hamilton Biology B.S., U. of Massachusetts M.S., University of Wisconsin 43 EDP Receives Grant Ripon College's Educational De- velopment Program (EDP) has re- ceived a grant of $61,500 from the U.S. government department of education for the first of a three- year grant period. Every three years EDP must submit another grant pro- posal in order to be considered for federal funding. For the next two years EDP's grant will be renewed for a potential total value of $184,500, although an increase or a decrease in the total is possible. The program has been in existence since 1974. Ripon College's EDP com- peted with over 800 colleges and universities nationally Betty Christ EDP students. To qualify for the program, students come from an educationally or economically dis- advantag- ed back ground or have a learning disability or phys- Dan Krhin EDP ical handicap. This past academic year EDP achieved a 98 percent re- tention rate and between 91 and 93 percent of the students remained in good academic standing with the College each semester. The program also graduated 94 percent of its seniors last year, two of whom won Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude honors. —Stephanie Gehring for federal funding. Grants were awarded to approximately 630 insti- tutions. In order to be considered for a grant, EDP had to submit a proposal which described Ripon College's need for services such as tutoring and peer counseling and described the College's plan to im- plement EDP. Whether or not Ripon College's program was to be funded depended on the amount of points the proposal was awarded by the federal department of edu- cation. Although this year's scores have not been released yet, last time Ripon College scored 114.67 points out of a possible 115, tying with one other college for the nation's top score. According to Betty Christ, Direc- tor of Ripon's EDP and author of the grant proposal, An evaluator who recently reviewed the EDP at the College said Ripon has devel- oped a national reputation for be- ing a model program for small col- leges. The program's main goals are retention and graduation of EDP James F. Hyde German A.B., Princeton University M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University Robert Hannaford Philosophy A.B., Wabash College Ph.D.. Columbia University Joe W. Hatcher Psychology B.A., Dartmouth College Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Thomas E. Jones German B.A., Wayne State University M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigar 44 Eugene J. Kain Art B.F.A., M.F.A., Syracuse University . Penny L. Krampien Education B.A., Valparaiso University Evelyn M. Kain Art B.A. Barnard College Ph.D., University of Vienna Dean Katahira Chemistry B.A., Lake Forest College Ph.D., Yale University Robert J. Krueger, Captain Military Science B.B.A., University of Wisconsin Charles Larson Physical Education A.B., Ripon College P.E.D., Indiana University Wayne Larson Math B.A., Cornell College M.A., University of Wisconsin B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois William J. Martz English B.A., University of Rochester Ph.D., Yale University 45 Professor Competes in Contest Professor of English William J. Martz's Objects-We Touch was raked in the semi-finalist category of the 1987 Forest A. Robert Shiras Institute Playwriting Award Compe- tition. In Objects—We Touch Martz attempts to combine the quality of cinematic drive with the classic dra- matic structure of the stage play. Martz's artistic influence comes from such playwrights as William Shakespeare and Eugene O'Neill. He defines a writer as someone who finishes one piece of work and then goes on to the next. About his play he adds, It's always there, but I'm moving on to other dramatic works and don't dwell on it. The two hour stage play consists of 54 different scenes and sixteen characters, which is, Martz explains, a production challenge, if not a barrier. Still, his desire to write an experi- mental theatrical work drove him to include the degree of technical dif- ficulty. Once again, Martz has prov- en himself to be a man who be- lieves so strongly in his subject matter that the production difficul- ties are not most prevalent in his mind. Martz began writing plays as a hobby while teaching at Ripon. It has become more than a hobby since 1982. Martz explains, Cre- ative writing helps to keep one vi- talized. (Continued from p. 42) from the University of Massachu- setts. He has previously instructed at North Carolina State, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and the Vir- ginia Area University. Besides teaching, Graham spent much time writing, he wrote two collections of poetry — Magic Shows and Com- mon Waters. Professor Graham's as- Barbara Anne McGowan History B.A., Catholic University of America M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan Sarah M. McGowan Library A.B., Wilmington College M.A., University of Denver Robert Melville Politics and Government B.Sc., St. Andrews University M.A., San Francisco State University B.S., University of Wisconsin M.A., Ed.D., Northwestern University If this is indeed true, then Martz should be seen as an inspiration to all of us who strive to reach our own creative goals. —Sandy Kobylka sessment of Ripon is similar to Pro- fessor Bessant's: After coming from a big school atmosphere, this place seems terrific. Here I have opportunities to get to know my students and colleagues that simply were not available in my previous placements. He admits it will take time to get used to teaching at a (Continued on p. 50) Diane L. Mockride History B.A., The City College of New York M.A., Ph.D., Duke University 46 Douglas L. Morris Music B. Mus., U. of Tennessee D.Mus.A., University o Wisconsin Robert E. Otis Psychology B.A., Western Washington State College M.A., Ph D., Michigan State University -------------- Douglas A. Northrop English Vice President and Dean of Faculty M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago Thomas J. Oyster Math and Computer Science A.B., Ripon College M.S., Purdue University Mark A. Nussbaum Chemistry B.A., Taylor University Ph.D., University of Illinois Kristine J. Peters Math and Computer Science B.S., Ohio State University M.S., Purdue University J. Timothy Petersik Psychology A.B., Ripon College M.A., Ph.D., Miami University Ruth I. Pralle Library B.A., St. Olaf College M.S., University of Illinois D. Curtis Pulsipher Romance Languages B.A., M.A., Brigham.Young Ph.D., University of Illinois 47 Jeffery Quilter Anthropology A.8., University of Chicago M.A., Ph.D., University of California Edmund B. Roney Drama B.A., M.A. University of California Ph.D., University of Stanford Richard G. Scamehorn Chemistry B.A., Hanover College Ph.D., Northwestern University Religion on Campus The 1987-88 year welcomed the arrival of Dr. Brian H. Smith, a new addition to the Ripon College faculty. Dr. Smith is an Associate Professor of Religion and holds the newly created Charles and Joan Van Zoeren Chair of Religion, Ethics, and Values. Dr. Smith believes that religion includes important traditions from the past that can guide us in the present. As opposed to a narrow focus, religion offers a wide historical and moral perspective of global proportions. Moreover, in keeping with the standard of liberal arts, the study of religion helps to open students to other views, not just their own. While speaking of his position as the Chair of Religion, Ethics and Values, Dr. Smith explained the importance of a religion depart- ment at a liberal arts school. I don't mind being a one person de- partment, he stated, since there are many possibilities here at Ripon for interdepartmental cooperation. And thanks to Charles and Joan Van Zoren, whose generosity made this chair possible, Ripon College will always have a specialist in reli- gion, ethics and values. In addition to his busy schedule of chair-person and professor, Dr. Smith also acts as the new Ripon College chaplain. In the past, Dr. Smith acted as a counselor at Fordham University, actually living on campus with the students. I feel that living in the dorms helped me to relate to the students on a much more personal level, stated Dr. Smith. Furthermore, Dr. Smith served as a Jesuit priest for nine years, and attributes much of his counseling skill to that experience. When asked of his long-term goals. Dr. Smith smiled and replied, I plan to be here a long time if Ane M. Quadc Economics B.A., Macalester College M.S. University of Illinois they'll have me! Well, needless tc] say, Ripon College is lucky to hav such an impressive man forging tl path towards an outstanding gion department. —Shannon Bennt Robert C. Quade Economics BSBA., M.B.A. Indiana State U. M.S., University of Illinois William |. Schang English B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Universily of Michigan Paul J. Sc hoofs Economics B.A., Loras College Ph.D., Universily of North Carolina Frank J. Scotcllo, Lt. Colonel Military Science B.A., DcPaul University M.A., University of Chicago David W. Scott Math and Computer Science B.A., Pomona College M.A., University of Wisconsin Kim C. Shankman Politics and Government B.A., M.A.. Northern Illinois U. Brian H. Smith Religion A.B., Fordham University S.T.M., Union Theological Seminary Just didnt have Donald G. Spies Music B.Mus., D. Mus. Northwestern University Raymond E. Stahura Music B.Sc.Ed., Ohio State University M.Mus,Ph.D., Indiana University Margaret E. Stevens Biology B.A., Macalestcr College M.A., Ph.D., Stanford University 49 Sherry Lynch Tim Pflieger Fill New Campus Positions Sherry Lynch and Tim Pflieger are the two pro- fessionals filling newly-created positions within the re- cently restructured dean of students office at Ripon Col- lege. Pflieger began his duties as director of student activities in July and Lynch became the college's first staff counselor in August. Lynch's main purpose at Ripon will be to set up the new counseling center at Ripon College. Her education- al and professional background prepared her for the task: Lynch's A.B. degree is from Randolph-Macon Women's College in Lynchburg, Virginia, which is si- milar to Ripon in size, educational mission and geographic diversity in its student body, according to Lynch. She then received her mas- ter of science degree in rehabilita- tion counseling from Emporia State University and a Ph.D. in counseling and student personnel services from Kansas State University. Lynch has worked with Kansas Rehabilitation services as a rehabili- tation counselor and community program consultant and at Wash- burn University (Kansas) and Winthrop College (South Carolina) as a counselor intern. Her tasks at Ripon will be threefold: to conduct outreach programs in the resi- dence halls on topics such as relaxation, stress manage- ment, improving self esteem and assertiveness; to direct in-service training to head residents and resident assis- tants; and to provide confidential consultation to indivi- dual students as requested. She will also lead group counseling sessions. As the new director of student activities at Ripon col- lege, Pflieger's task is to develop a more comprehensive cocurricular program within the Office of Student Activ- ities, a duty he finds both challenging and rewarding. Like Lynch, Pflieger's previous experience lends a solid basis. His own undergraduate education at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls was augmented by involvement with that institution's college union and housing staff. Since graduation, Pflieger has held positions such as stu- dent government advisor, coordinator of campus fine arts series and student activities director at the Universi- ty of Wisconsin Centers at Marshfield and at Marinette. The student programming here at Ripon will contin- ue to stress the importance on cocurricular activities as vital supplements to course work, Pflieger says. The students, faculty and administrators at Ripon require the students to have a comprehensive educational experi- ence, which Pflieger intends to help create. Though participation in programming, students are given an op- portunity to apply ideas learned in the classroom, to ex- perience greater social interaction through clubs and or- ganizations, and to learn tolerance and appreciation for people of different opinions and backgrounds. Pflieger works directly with the Student Media and Activities Committee (SMAC), Student Senate, and Greek organizations. All Campus organizations can request assistance from him in the orga- nizational development, event planning and programming ideas. Specific functions of the intramural sports program, stu- dent union office, and game room will be augmented by special educational workshops designed for students organiza- tions. Timothy L. Pflieger (Continued from p. 46) small college, but he does not believe that the adjustment will be difficult. Assistant Professor Dean Katahira is the new member of the Chemis- try Department. He received his B.A. from Lake Forest College and received his Ph.D. from Yale. Fie instructed at Union College, North- western and Yale. Like his colleagues, he too is impressed with Ripon's qualities as a small, liberal arts college; It is especially reward- ing to teach at a liberal arts college. Students tend to be more flexible and well-rounded from a liberal arts education. —David Luongo 50 A------------- Robert L. Taylor Computer Service B.A., Rutgers University M.B.A., University of Wisconsin --------------- Mary Williams-Norton Physics B.S., Bates College M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers University William J. Woolley History B.A., Dartmouth College M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University Robert L. Wallace Biology B.S., University of Rhode Island Ph.D., Dartmouth College — • Just didn't sn have F a A _ rithing f to L, wear George H. Wittier Biology B.A., Carlcton College Ph.D., University of Texas ----------------- Robert H. Young Psychology Vice President and Dean of Students Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Ralph L. Wickstrom Physical Education B.S., Morningsidc College M.A., Ph.D., University of Iowa Michele A. Wittier Math and Computer Science A.B., Ripon College M.B.A., University of Texas B.S., 8eloit College M.S., M.A., Ph.D., U. of Wisconsin ORGANIZATIONS RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORP They are a visible part of Ripon College. Whether attired in fatigues, dress uniforms, or civilian clothes, these students are recognized as being in ROTC. As members of the Reserve Officer Training Corp, these stu- dents are educated for officer positions through various classes in the Mili- tary Science department. Leadership labs are held for the entire Redman Battallion which consists of Ripon's ROTC members as well as Marion Col- lege's department. After finishing with the ROTC program, those who have committed themselves to the US Army by accepting scholarships may go into active service, join the reserves, or get another educational delay if they wish to go to graduate school. THE REDMAN BATTALLION Front: Randy Wickman, Theresa Vowels, Craig Casper, Laura Connell, Jim Girouard, Rob Ruffolo, Julie Johnson, Sgt. Ken Bird, Milda Vickerman, Leslie Paulsen, Belinda Berdes, Cliff Serwc, Second Row: Dave Poirier, Tammy laudolff, Phil Deppert, Ted Harwood, Brian Stout, Mike Benson. Standing: Kris Hereid, Kim Modcr (M), Becky Hal (M), Nancy Miller (M), Noelle Alampi, Chauncey Cassidy, John Nagel, Greg Atkinson, Karl Feld, Elaine Wolff, Charlie Merwin, Todd Gardner, Steve Goffar, Mike Maahs, Drew Peterson, Paul Cassidy, Jim Czarnik, Brian Redmond, Todd Blessing, Dirk Tischer, John Lejeunc, Jim Glade, Sgt. Ruiz-Ruiz, Craig Erdmann, Bruce Leavitt, Capl. Bob Krueger. Missing: Teresa Lcppla (M), Monica Henkel (M), Annette Stubbe (M), John Hanson, Greg Handrick, Scott Gustafson, Kris O'Konski, Frank Burns, Jim Donnelly, Maj. Anna Hamel, Captn. LeRoy Amborn, Col. Frank Scotcllo (Battallion Command- er), Sgt. Pat Graham, Mr. Ott (administra- tive coordinator) M —Marion College's department STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE STUDENT SENA TE Will the real Hugo Wronski please stand up? Seated: President Hugo Wronski, First Row: Cheryl Sitter, Secretary; Nikki Zens, VP Activities; Kris Larson, Student Life Chair; Julie Sikkink, Geoff Seymour, Craig Casper, Todd Hepler, Gwen Vander Bosch, Mindy Young, Maura Murphy, Tracy Unger, Chris Maggio, Amy Stapelfeldt, Michelle Rieder, Maria Yao. Second Row: Erik Lindsay, Tom Wolf, Alice Gallagher, Scott Gossc, Academic standards chair; John Lcjunc, Jason Becker, Tim Toporek, Bucky Dailey, Kurtis Kirk, Pat Schmidt, VP Treasurer; Bart O'Connell, Mike Aushwitz, Brian Frey, Missing: Jon Deninger, Mohammed Halim, Nicole Balistreri, Jennifer Phistry, Emily Walke, Gina Mehl, Steve Fordham, Ted Diers, Dillon Dickson, Cantrell Cheeks, Keith LaVallee, Chip Heers, Phil Troubaugh, Educational Policy committee chair; Rick Stachler, Colleen Francis, Missy Bauer, Cathy McGinley, Dave Brooks, Len Cpopor, Allison Laverty, Kelly Sedlachck, Darren Magee. Front: Cheryl Sitter, Rachel Brown, Secretary; Niveen Iskander, dance and party chair; Back: Bill Hutchinson, Pat Schmidt, Louis Schubert, Sue Clot, publicity chair; Nikki Zens, chair; Jeff Frost, Greg Lewis, Ex- ternal Affairs Chair; Mitch Rosin, treasurer; Allice Gallagher, special events chair; Kevin Norris, Media Council Chair; Tim Pfleiger, advisor. Missing: Mike Dusza Coffeehouse chair; Hugo Wronski. STUDENT MEDIA ACTIVITY COUNCIL POLITICAL DISCUSSION AND ACTION COMMITTEE Front: Louise Schneemann, Samantha Bailey, Kathryn Schultz, moderator; Lisa Flegel, Flame Sherman, Back: Geoff Seymour, Nick Tarini, John Nagel, Treasurer; Bryan Freiberg, David Luongo, Nick Patargeas. Missing: Robert Melville, advisor. 55 E D U C A T l O N C L U B Marcia Libby, Cathy McCinley, President; lay Snell, Kathy F. Hayevsky, Joyce Libby, Missing: Terri Pellatt, Secretary; Pete Christofferson, VP; Mario Friedel, Natalie Slaby, Lynn Probst. Front: Kris Rhyncr, Kappa Theta, Jackie Flanigan, VP, Kappa Theta; Doreen Jacobs, President, Alpha Delta Pi; Lisa Handley, Alpha Chi Tracey May, Alpha Chi Omega; Kris Pehle, Alpha Delta Pi; Back: Omega; Sherry Lynch, advisor. ORIENT A TION FAR LEFT: lying: Chris Hannes, Silting: Marc Healey, Kathy Hannes, Dave Troy, Standing: Linda Glaubitz, Steffi Munliu, Dillon Dick- son. Missing: the anonymous masses. LEFT: Chris Ogle, di- rector of housing, walks away after being a willing victim at the Circle K pie throw. John Nagel takes his place as the next tar- get at this popular homecoming event. Proceeds raised went to Easter Seals. c I R C K L E K First Row: Tami O'Brion, Lisa Indermuehle, Nancy Heintz, Kris Pehle, Second Row: Kim Close, D.J. Lilly, Secretary; Marcia Libby, President; loyce Libby, Ted Uczen, VP; Third Row: Katie Bolz, Treasurer, Mike Hanscom, Shelly Adriance, Missing: Nicki Balistreri, Brenda Colling, JD Deininger, Jen Doyle, Karl Feld, Ann Gutenberger, Bob Haushalter, Doreen Jacobs, Natalie Mahr, Nick Patargeas, Kevin Romejko, Karen Schmidt, Dave Tilley, and Milda Vickerman. 57 PICTURED: Rachel Kemper, cd. of Faculty; Kathryn Schultz, ed. of Organization- s; Christina Haas; Susannc Holzshuh, Co-ed. of Special Events; June Isaac, Co-ed. of Special Events; David Jonas, Chief Editor. MISSING: Nat White', ed. of Living Groups; Mike Gableman, ed. of Sports; Nancy Hoffman; Lin- da Gleason, Layout; Linnea Hempel, ed. of Senior Section; Amy Schwaab; Dev- on Campbell; Jodi Gibson, ed. of Greeks; Patty O’Rourke, cd. of Student Life; Shannon Bonnet; Kris Larson; Amy Bevington; Sandy Kobylka; Tracey Sanford; Lori Lord; Kathy Murphy; Jennifer Puhy; Dave Barrett; Lori Pederson, Pam Thompson, Amy Mielzcl. PICTURED AT RIGHT: Front: Brenda Cotting; Kelly Kordes, art ed.; Carol Shay, Chief Ed.; Back: Aaron Anstctt, Literary ed.; Rebecca Harris; Rachel Kemper; David Graham, advisor; MISSING: Bill Clemente, advisor, Lisa Flegel, Jennifer Puhy, Mike Drcnnan, Nanci Hoffmann, Trudee Tarkowski, David Luongo, Tami O'Brion. 58 PARALLAX FILM SOCIETY AT LEFT: Film Society's Hugo Wronski and Jeff Frost are wrapped up in their work. Kiptt College Sap “Wisconsin’s Oldest College Newspaper’’ Bob Rush, Art ed.; Kristin Adomeit, Copy ed.;.Lisa Handley, Layout ed.; Samantha Bailey, News ed; Lynn Probst, Chief ed.; Drew Peterson, Managing Ed.; MISSING: Janet Bentley, bus. ed.; Daniel Maloney, Feature ed.; and Tracy Maher, Photo ed. LIVE FROM RODMAN CENTER DANCE COMPANY STARRING: Front: Carl Wiley Hutton, instructor; Middle: Lisa Flcgel, Scottie Nichols, Back: Jeff Eastman, Cheryl Unterwagcr, Mike Post, Rona Henderson, and Susan Frikken. 60 Sue Kutschenreuter, live from WRPN studio, says Hi!' 5 r A F F Mike Crane gets comfortable during his show on WRPN. Joe Anderson, Katie Bolz, Heidi Campbell, Frank Clark, Kevin Corbitt, Erika Davis-Aviles, Jon Deininger, Paul Donaldson, Jen Doyle, Mike Drennan, Don Farrelly, Lisa Flegal, Rudy Frank, Todd Gardner, Kevin Gold, Harry Gordon, Ben Guzman, Ramon Guzman, Ted Harwood, Marc Healy, Todd Hepler, Tom Johnston, Matthew Kittell, Sue Kutschonrcutcr, Allison lavcrty, Bryan Lewis, Greg Lewis, Dan Maloney, Dave Poirier, Sunny Raj, Gigi Schwartz, Tanya Schwartz, Car- ol Shay, Bryan L. Smith, Eric Stenstrom, Pam Thompson, Belinda Thornton, Kerstin Timm, Ted Uczen, Amy W'alder, W'ade Wickus, Elaine Wolff, Hugo Wronski. Gwen Vandcr Bosch, Bill Youngs, and Stewe Rowe. EXECUTIVE STAFF Scott Rolfs, Phil Trobaugh, Janinc Darmofal, Grant Grudzina, and Scott Schiller. DRAMATIC CAST (not pictured) Dave Barrett as Orlando, Dandle Frankc as Celia, Ruben Guzman as Oliver, Bridget Clymore as Audrey, Tina Bcndoni as Phebe, Phil Harty as Charles, Craig Erdman as Duke Frederick and Corin, Kathy Moses as Dennis, Lord I, and Amiens. Tom )ohnston as William and Lord II, Bryan Freiberg as Adam, Oliver Mariext, and Jacques de Boys, Michelle Fuerch as Hymen, Rebecca Bowen as the Troubador; For the Production: Edmund Roney, director; Kathy Wade, Pam Thompson, Chris Fracaro, John Maruska, Karin Rektorik, Jacob Kain, Nico Kain, and Gene Kain. A S Y O U L I K E I T John Lejeunc as Touchstone. Sarah Garner as Rosalind. F A N T A S T I C K S Seated: Amy Bevington, Chris Fracaro, Mary Jo Lindgren, Rick Frcdland, Kathy Wade, Tracy Maher, Standing: Steven Banasiewicz, Shawn Fergusson, Ruben Guzman, Marie Mattia, Ted Uczen, Grant Grudzina, John Maruska. 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C. 6. CmTAIII AY 06 U N I V E R S I T Y CAST FRESHMAN ORIENTATION: Laura Eggers, Nancy Petrie, and Ruben Guzman. HEADS: Sarah Garner, Sue Kutschenreuter, and Marie Mania. STOPWATCH: Shaun Ferguson, Bob Haushalt«r, Bob Reynolds, and Mike Pierson. BLONDES: Jodie Faust and Grant Grudzina. CAMPING: Susan Frikken, Bridget Clymore, and Danellc Franke. THE BUDAPEST STRING QUARTET: Tobi Cawthra, Kris Larson Renee Kiltzke, Steph- anie Munliu, and Bryan Frieberg. LAGUNA DI MARANO: Dorrie Smith, Jeff Frost, Mark Harty, Dave Perry, Tom Johnston, and Ted Diers. PRESSURE DEFENSE: Stacey Mechales, Scoltie Nichols, Chris Barstow, June Isaac, Andrea Grant, Trudee Tarkowski, Craig Erdmann, and Chris Fracaro. THE QUADRANGLE: Jim Connelly and Amy Schwaab. A LEAVING BEHIND: Jeffrey Eastman, Jodi Gibson, Missy Bauer, Harry Gordon, Kristen Gray, Natasha Jones, Tracey Hoffman, and Michael Drennan. DIRECTOR: David T. Buzza. STAGE MANAG- ERS: Kathy Wade and Chris Fracaro; FOR THE PRODUCTION: Amy Bcvington, Tracy Maher, John Maruska, Robert Cole, Gene Kain, Pam Thompson, Bob Rush, Karin Rcktorik, Lisa Flegel, Tricia Potter, and Carol Shay. JAZZ ENSEMBLE Jazz Ensemble of '87-'88 was truly a musical treat for all who attended their concerts. Even when playing after the professional Riverboat Ramblers at their February concert, they were certainly not a let down, but rather kept the mo- mentum of the concert in full force. Comprised of students, a professor, and a Ripon chiropractor, they brought to Ripon, in the true liberal arts tradition, a musical genre oftentimes forgotten. FRONT: Bill Decker, percussion; Eric Thorson, percussion; Kris Slika, alto saxophone; Anne Schachischneider, baritone saxophone; Tom Wolf, trombone; Andy Wanek, trumpet. BACK: Pete Handley, guitar; Jon Becker, director and occasional trombone; Steve Yeomans, Tenor saxophone and guest director; Laura McDermott, trumpet; Chris Buckley' Wiedcy, piano synthesizer; Scott Warmka, trumpet; Craig Schreck, trumpet; Tom Smith, alto saxophone; Scott Fuller, alto saxo- phone; Dave Scott, trombone; Jennifer Rogers, bass and trombone. MISSING: Mike Lewandowski, tenor saxophone; Todd Schievclbein, trumpet; John Nagel, trombone; Laura Eggers, tenor saxophone; Mike Stadelman, trumpet; Marcia Libby, clarinet; Dave Chandler, trombone; Greg Handrick, trombone. 64 SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE Led by Mr. Jon Becker, the '87-'88 Symphonic Wind Ensemble, comprised of students and members of the commu- nity, had a great musical season. At their February concert they showed their depth by performing a variety of chamber pieces in small groups. Later in the year they performed a piece espe- cially composed for them by John Har- mon entitled Beyond the Back Fence: Song From The Far Field. P E R S o N N E L FLUTE: Lisa Burnham, Laura Ej gers, Christina Haas, Joyce Libby, Lisa Indermuchlc, Natalie Page, Kathy Schmidt. OBOE: Heather Lasco. CLARINET: Lanan Dix- on, Danila Fclckowski, Marcia Libby, Corrine Linderud, Lori Pedersen. BASS CLARINET: Terry Smith. BASSOON: Ken Bores, Lori Kometer, Pam Thompson. SAXOPHONE: Kris Stika, Thomas Smith, Amy Ander- son, Anne Schachtschnoider. HORN: Pamela Norh. TRUMPET: Bob Booty. Laura McDermott, Craig Shreck, Andy Wanck, Gary Warmka, Scott Warmka, TROMBONE: John Nagel, Jennifer Rogers, Thomas Wolf. EUPHONIUM; Greg Atkinson. TUBA: Tom Farvour, PERCUSSION: Jim Davis, Bill Decker, Matt Duerwachter, Bruce Leavitt, Robert Liebcrman, Goeffrey Seymour, and Eric Thorsen. 65 SPRING CHAMBER SINGERS Chamber Singers presented their Spring Concert in con- junction with Collegium Musicum on April 17th. Chamber Singers performed Le Chant des Oyseaux (Song of the Birds) by Clement Janequin as well as Handel's magnificent O Praise the Lord with One Consent. The Handel piece, divided into eight move- ments, featured solosits Linda Claubitz, Kathryn Schultz, Rick Fredland, and Britton White. Accompanying the piece were Eric Godfrey and Fay Marchant on violins, Brenda Euclide on Oboe, Donald Spies on harpsichord, and Jane Redman on Organ. Directing the fine group was Dr. Douglas Morris. MEMBERS: Teresa Fleischman, Kathy Hayevsky, Mary Jo Lindgren, Amy Mietzel, Julie Schreiber, Heather Thieme, Amy Anderson, Belinda Berdes, Donna Peterson, Janine Rubeck, June Stuebs, Bethany Wymer, David Frank, Gary Steele, Jeremy Wessel, Steve Banasiewicz, Steve Cousins, Karl Feld and Bob Krueger. SPRING CHORAL UNION Choral Union consists of Ripon College students. Faculty, and interested members of the community. On May Day the Choral Union performed an a capella program ranging from Monteverdi and Bach to contemporary Barber and black spirituals. Especially moving was the encore perfor- mance of Witness with the choir downstage off the risers around their talented and energetic director, Douglas Morris. MEMBERS: Claire Braun, Anne Calhoon, Peggy Eastman, Lisa Flegel, Linda Glaubitz, Kathy Hayevsky, Jenni- fer Miesbauer, Betsey Miller, Julie Schreiber, Sandy Secor, Heather Thieme, Marie Vande Zande, Sue Volkmann, Nan- cy Williams, Belinda Berdes, Selma Brophy, Vera Dragin, Molly Drebes, Liza Gardetto, Debbie Hanchek, Heather Jones, Heather Klitzke, Tracy May, Donna Peterson, Janine Rubeck, Kathryn Schultz, Kelly Sedlachek, Bethany Wymer, Susan Yelich, Kevin DeCramer, Laird DeCramer, Rick Fredland, Dirk Helgemo, Robert Rosenberg, Jeremy Wessel, Steven Banasiewicz, Lawrence Becker, Steve Cousins, Karl Feld, Larry Warren, Britton White, and Tom Yankowski. Collegium Musical members Janine Rubeck. Kathryn Schultz, and Steve Banasiewicz enjoy performing some of the stranger songs in their repertoire. Students and faculty like Joyce Libby and Marty Farrell take advantage of the opportunity to play in the Orchestra. COLLEGIUM MUSICUM Collegium is a small ensemble of singers and instrumentalists. Colle- gium has performed many different programs this year including the Catch Club concert on April 17th and the Shakespearean mad- rigal concert for the garden project. They have also performed for area grade schools and the Trustees. MEMBERS: Steve Banasiewicz, bass; Steve Cousins, bass; Linda Claubitz, soprano; Marcia Libby, alto and recorders; Janine Rubeck, percussion and also; Jackie Sandenc, guitar and soprano; Sue Schmitt, recorders and soprano; Kathryn Schultz, Mezzo-soprano and hurdy-gurdy; Donald Spies, director; and Jeremy Wessell, recorders and tenor. 66 Vance Cope-Kasten and Trudy Ferguson. Belinda Berdes, Janine Rubeck and Laura McDermott. The Messiah, a sacred oratorio by George Frideric Handel, was performed by Ripon College's Chamber Singers, Choral Union, and Orchestra on December 4th and 6th. Conducting was Dr. Raymond Stahura. Soloists included: Joanne Boseman, Martha Dodds, Kenneth Boseman, and Dr. Douglas Morris who directs both choral groups. MESSIAH PERSONNEL CHORAL UNION: AND CHAMBER SINGERS (•) Lauren Booker, Claire Braun, Anne Calhoon, Linda Clemente, Peggy Eastman, Susan Gitzel, Linda Glaubitz , Rhonda Laubenstein, Mary Jo Lindgren , Cathy McGinlcy, Jennifer Miesbauer , Amy Mietzel , Betsey Miller, Patti Quinn, Ann Roesch, Lyn Rosenberg, Nancy Roycc, Grace Sager, Christal Sakrison, Julie Schreiber . Sue Schultz, Autumn Senner, Jill Stellmacher , Heather Thieme , Marie Vande Zande, Sue Volkman, Theresa Vowels, Mary Wilkinson, Nancy Williams, Hei- di Zwarl, Amy Anderson , Belinda Berdes , Becky Bowen, Sel- ma Brophy, Lisa Claussen, Michelle Ebert . Kay Estes, Teresa Fleischman , Michelle Fuerch, Lisa Gardctto, Debbie Hanchek, Susanne Holzshuh, Evelyn Kain, Kary Kantorowicz, Sharon Kretzmann, Jeanette Krueger, Laura McDermott, Heather McPeake, Gail Mitchell, Sherry Muskavitch, Cynthia Otto, Don- na Peterson , Ann Rosenberg, Janine Rubeck , Kathryn Schultz . Kelly Scdlachek, Ann Somers, Doris Van Schaick, Bethany Wymer , Karl Bores, Kevin DeCramer, Laird DeCramer, David Frank . Rick Fredland , Dirk Helgemo , Peter Jonas, Rick Reynolds, Gary Steele , Robert Rosenberg, Bob Royce, Jeremy Wessel , Steven Banasiewicz , Larry Becker, Brett Bork , Chris Bowen , Steve Cousins , Karl Feld , Curt Pulsipher, John Roesch, Larry Warren, Britton White , and Tom Yankowski. Soloist Kenneth Boseman. ORCHESTRA: Joyce Libby, Marty Farrell, Fay Marchant, Mark Rossetti, Barbara Scott, Donald Steward, Dale Konstanz, Cindy Gifford, Dean Katahira, Maxine Averback, Trudy Ferguson, Vance Cope-Kasten. Gary Woelm, Brenda Euclide, Heather Lasco, Pam Thompson, Todd Schievclbein, Mike Stadclman, Eric Thorsen, David Frank, Jane Redman. 67 D E B A T E A N D F 0 R E N S 1 c s Debate and Forensics are classified as activities under the Speech Department. These teams travel to meets throughout the Midwest to compete. Debate, under Ripon Lawyer Steve Sorenson's direction, competes in CEDA and Lincoln Douglas Debate. In CEDA, a team of two people debate various teams on a topic chosen for the duration of the semester. Lincoln Douglas Debate however is extemporaneous in nature with one person debating on a topic drawn thirty minutes prior to the debate. Forensics, or Individual Events, under the direc- tion of Dr. Bonnie Buzza, may be divided into categories of Public Speaking events. Interpreta- tion events, and the extemporaneous type events. These two Speech activities teach stu- dents to think on their feet, the great art of pub- lic speaking, skills of memorization, and confidence in front of a group. FRONT: David Luongo, Amy Anderson, Trina Chernos. BACK: Will Steinberg, John Lejcune, Todd Heplcr MISSING: Coach Steve Sorenson. 68 FRONT: Dr. Bonnie Buzza, Kathryn Schultz, Cindy Gifford, Grahl, Erin Kinney, Becky Hustad, Heather Lasco BACK: Teresa Missy Bauer MIDDLE: Brad McDonald, Bryan Freiberg, Jody Fleischman, Tom Johnston, Darlene Loycr, and Todd Heplcr. PERSHING RIFLES What is Pershing Rifles? It is a question that has been asked since its recent beginning at Ripon. No, they are not militants from Pershia. Rather, they are a national honor fraternity that is oftentimes associated with ROTC as the members dressed in fa- tigues below show. Their creed states that members of Pershing Rifles are the embodiment of the warrior and the scholar. Like a regular fraternity, Pershing Rifles has been granted its own liv- ing area and lounge for next year. This marks another Ripon ad- vantage as they will be the only company of Pershing Rifles to have their own house. 69 FRONT: John Nagel, Noelle Alapmi, Tom Krueger. Jim Glade, Steve Cassidy, Craig Caspter, Laura Connell, Rob Ruffolo, Todd Gardner, Karl Goffar, Milda Vickerman, Greg Atkinson, Ted Harwood, BACK: Paul Feld. FENCING KNEELING: Dana Francois, Pam Thompson, STANDING: Chris Hutchinson, Bob MISSING: Karon Schmidt. Haushalter, Jeremy Wesscl, Dan Staerk, Karl Feld. Pres.; Dave Scott, advisor; 70 5 K C L U B PICTURED AT LEFT: FRONT: Bucky Dailey, MIDDLE: Barb Whitstonc, Kris O'Konski, Sue Cushman, BACK: Cory Searles, George St. John, Malt Loew. PICTURED AT LEFT: Craig Casper, I Tom Krueger, Cory Searles, Steve Goffar, and Ted Harwood. 7l TOP: Michelle Ryan, Kaihy Hannes, Ann Bulmer, Gina Mehl, Julie Wohlfarth, Tammy Laudolff, MISSING: Susan VandcrKinter, Randy Lucder, BOTTOM: Michelle Ebert, Jim Czarnik, Todd Blessing, Laura Wickman. RIGHT: Julie lucder. Mi- chelle Ebert, Tammy Laudolff. 77 FAR RIGHT: Jim Czarnik and Kathy Hannes, Todd Blessing, and Gina Mehl. BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL CHEERLEADERS Susan VanderKinter • Michelle Ebert, Susan VanderKinter, Jen Doyle, Ann Bulmer, Mr. Bradley. 73 Tammy Liska, Michelle Ebert, Tammy Laudolff, Jen Doyle, Susan VanderKinter, Ann Bulmer. HONOR LAUREL SOCIETY (local honor fraternity for juniors and seniors) FRONT: Marcia Libby, Pam Nohr, Amy Rosner, Valerie Cohn, Kelly Sedlacck, BACK: Kathryn Schultz, Barb Whitstone, Scott Warmka. MISSING: Chauncey Cassidy, Renee Ducscher, Laura Eggers Dana Francois, Jeanna King, Greg lewis, Mary lane Marusek, Liz Otto, Mike Pierson, Lynn Probst, Brian Redmond, Ju- lie Sikkmk, Natalie Slaby, Pam Thompson, Deb Westfahl, Sheila Weyers, Regina Wocgcr, Kurt Abendroth, Chris Barstow, Janet Brockway, Jim Czarnik, Karla Kight, Erik Lindberg, Tammy Liska, Brad Mc- Donald, Beth Montoure, Pat Schmidt, Elaine Sherman, David Stapelfcldt, Mike VVhitelcy, and Paul Schoofs, advisor. BETA BETA BETA (HONOR FRA TERNITY IN BIOLOGY) FRONT: Heather Jones, Laura Connell, Brian Redmond, Amy Barb Whitstone, Milda Vickerman, Becky Brogan, Ann Proper Schwaab, Kris O'Konski, Sue Schmitt, BACK: Louise Boerschinger, MISSING: Jim Czarnik and Pat Florence. 74 PSI CHI (HONOR FRA TERNITY IN PSYCHOLOGY) SEATED: Valerie Cohn, Missy Cooper, Amy Rosner, STANDING: Tim Petcrsik, Sherry Schwandt, Mary Jane Marusek, Jackie Flanigan, Beth Vasey. MISSING: Lisa Handley. ALPHA PSI OMEGA (HONOR FRATERNITY IN DRAMA) SOCIETIES PICTURED AT LEFT: Chris Fracaro and Lisa Flegel MISSING: Doreen Jacobs PI KAPPA DELTA (HONOR FRATERNITY IN SPEECH, DEBATE, AND FORENSICS) New President Kathryn Schultz teaches new member Teresa Fleischman the Pi Kappa Delta secret handshake. u - jm KNEELING: Amy Anderson and Rhea Bell, FIRST: Bonnie Buzza, advisor; Kathryn Schultz, Cindy Gifford, Missy Bauer, SECOND: David Luongo, Brad McDonald, John lc|eune, Bryan Freiberg, Jody Grahl, Erin Kinney, Becky Hustad, Heather Lasco. THIRD: Will Steinberg, Teresa Fleischman, Tom Johnston, Darlene Loyer, Trina Chcrnos, Todd Hepler. MISSING: Doreen Jacobs, Dan Maloney, Dale Konstanz, Tammy Utschig, Bill Clemente, Pres. William Stott, Dean Douglas Northrop. 76 TRCssCng 'Sr V 0,. a - ss s VVC - i££A c°- -Sor v s 5 V° Cc v p V 1« as Xo r . p Nfr% orw 77 7? Back row, left to right: Clarissa McPcakc, Liz Otto; Row A: Kris Diemer, Tammy Liska, Ceorgic Eagle, Cindy Kastcn, Jacky Spegel, Tammy Holtan, Christine Volpe, Tracy Unger, Doreen Jacobs, Anne Murphy, Chris Maggio; Row 3: Laura Leslie, Jessica Thomas, Kathie Hannes, Jodi Gibson, Trudy Ferguson, Kris Pehle; Row 2: Jenny Miesbauer, Nancy Hcintz, Lisa Stein, Nikki Zens, Lila Disi.Amy Stapelfeidt, Laura Krcotsky, Tricia Potter; Row 1: Lisa Burnham, Carmen Crawford, Brenda Euclide, Heather McPcakc, Kim Jacobson, Laura Wholfarth, Julie Dickow, Jenny Hayashi; Missing: Anne Burchmore, Kelly Kordes, Cindy Kinsala, Amy McNichol, Elaine Meyer, Wendy Van Kampen, Susan Vander Kinter. A O L C M P H E H I G A A Back row, left to right: Amy Armstrong, Tricia Darow, Shelly Adriance, Emily Welke, Amy Bevington, Lisa Gardetto. Alesha Smith, Rachel Brown, Kristin Hereid; Row 3: Wendy Leibfried, Julie Dutcher, Brenda Beaugrand, Tammy Pallash, Kris Larsen, Chris Schultz, Heidi Klein, Janet Bentley, Alice Gallagher, Kristin Adomeit, Tracy Sanford, Niveen Iskandar, Kristin Semrad, Caroline Willard, Maria Yao, Jodi Faust, Sarah Hemstock, Lisa Flandley, Mcaghan Mahoney, Pattie O'Rourke; Row 2: Becky Brogan, Cheryl Sitter, Tracy May, Sara Lawson, Beth Cheetham, Molly Drebes, Sue Morgan, Michelle Kellogg, Gina Woeger; Row 1: Sarah Irving, Liz Wheelihan, Kris O'Konski, Mary Jane Marusck; Missing: Beth Montoure, Beth Laufcnburg, Sue Frikken, Deb Westfahl, Lynn Probst, Laura Brady, Elizabeth Benjamin, Lori Bull, Tobi Cawthra, Despina Papageorgc, Roxanne Overshiner, Maria Rzezotarski. 80 Back row, left to right: Dana Smith, Rcncc Duescher, Lisa Peter sen, Michelle Rieder; Row 2: Stephanie Al- fano, Jackie Flanigan, Kathryn Schultz; Row 1: Kris Rhyncr, Karla Kight, Tina Bcndoni; Missing: Natalie Slaby. ' T A U Back Row, left to right: Elaine Sherman, Dale Konstanz, Jennifer Bell, Chuck Nailen, Carol Shay, Nik Tarini, Geoff Seymour; Row 2: Eric Thorsen, Louise Schnccmann, Peter Handley, Barb Thomp- son, Beth Vasoy; Row 1: Heather Jones, Steve Banasiewicz; Missing: Laura Wolf. 82 You should see my skateboard it's in worse shape. I told you they were a fun crowd. Quick take the picture we can't keep this up any more! The showers were full. :u-HfTies Members: Mark Baladad, Richard Keller, Steve Barnett, David Barrett, Joe Ott, Robert Reynolds, Mitch Rosin, Bob Rush, Pat Wally Schmidt, Frank Burns, David Stapelfeldt, Brian Stout, David Troy, Richard Volpe, Rob Young, Bill Decker, Kevin Norris, Hiroshi Ohtsuka, Greg Miller, Kevin Lowrey, Erik Lindberg, David Hillman, Jamie Hawley, Robert Haushalter, James Hart, John Hanson, Chris Hannes, Greg Handrick, Jason Hamilton, Ken Grant, Scott Gustafson, Michael Gondar, John Geer, Richard Bowhousen, Michael Gableman, Jim Conway, Kraig Friedman, Dillion Dickson, Michael Dusza, Jim Donnelly, Sean Dugan. We're having a great time. How about you? Front Row, left to right: John Lisowski, Andy Metcalf; Row 2: Jon Anderson, Randy Wickman, Bill Hutchinson, Todd Grahm, Dean Polster; Row 3: Bill Hossman, Tom Dott, Bruce Buchholtz, Rowan Tucker, Gary Warmka, Brad Snyder, Dave Thomas, Tim Rupiper, Jerome Webb, Row 4: Dave Brooks, Bill McCormick, Scott Warmka, Victor Menting, Brian Redmond, AI Votis, John Archabal, Erk Goldberg; Row 5: Bruce Kuhs, Steve Gorski, Todd Rupiper, Louis Schubert III; Missing: Henry Beach, Scott Berry, Scott Dunlavy, Robert Fielman, Erik Hanson, John Haley, Donald Koch, Douglas Lee, Robert Lieberman, Jeff Musielewicz, John Ochotnicky, Terry Schroth, Cliff Serwe, Richard Staehler. R I P O ISI 'S GREEK LIFE As the last days of 1987 faded away, feelings of indecision in the minds of freshmen men and women proved strong. The new year came and pressures rose while the greek system became inflicted with tension. After the preference parties, all there was left to do was wait until the crucial day that would reveal the success of Greek rushing. Saturday, January 23 was this day. After formal rushing for the fraternities and sororities, open rush for the remaining men who had not already pledged began. Scott Hall became a madhouse with five members from each fraternity determined to encourage and convince those remaining to pledge their respective fraternities running from room to room. After all the planning and rushing had come to an end the statistics revealed that 70% of all eligible freshmen men had pledged fraternities and 30% of all freshmen women pledged sororities, a good percentage consider- ing there are only three sororities on campus. Tallying these numbers, we find that 69% of all men and 29% of all women on campus belong to greek organizations. With such a vast number of people involved in the system, the governing bodies ensuring the smooth oper- ation of the fraternities and sororities must be strong. The Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC ) under the newly rati- fied constitution has helped to limit the degree of inter- fraternal tension by controlling pledge pranks directly aimed at other Greek organizations and by enforcing stricter guidelines concerning legitimate rush procedures. In doing so, the IFC is hoping to initiate better relations between fraternities. Because the IFC is becoming more serious and formal in its structure, its power will be more accessible in the future and will en- able it to govern more effectively. Pals Cheryl: Are you sure you won that race? The corresponding body governing the sororities is the National Panhellenic Council or Panhel. Like the IFC, Panhel is working toward further unification and participation in the entire Greek system. Through the organization of events in the fall by both Panhel and IFC, freshmen are able to become more oriented with the fraternities and sororities, and can better understand it before making a decision about pledging. The Greek life offers many benefits of which many are often immeasurable. Most importantly the tight bonds of friendship which proved to be an everlasting source of insight, support, and fun. The potential for individual leadership development is strong in fraternities and sororities as well. Although the members of Greek or- ganizations are quite diverse, their common interests must be organized and unified. The elected offjcers are responsible for organizing and upholding the groups standards and ideals. Finally, many of the activities fraternities and sororities organize do much more than add to the social vitality of campus. Greek organizations are known to be large con- tributors to altruistic causes such as Cystic Fibrosis, Leu- kemia, Special Olympics, Missing Exploited Children, the MacDowel Colony, Easter Seals, and the Cleao Wallace Center for Children. Clearly Greek life plays an important role in and out of the college community. Because of the IFC and Panhel, the rush programs of each fraternity and sorority, and those who pledged this year has proven to be a success Greek letter-wearers and the entire campus. Paul Donaldson 86 THETA CHI'S FRISBEE GOLF September 26th marked the tenth anniversary of the now infamous Theta Chi Frisbee golf tournament. With over 300 people participating, this year's tournament was the largest ever. Jim Donnely emerged as the male individual with a score of 73. Janine Rubeck was the female winner with a score of 80. For the third year in a row, Team Merriman won the male team title with a low, low score of 322. The Woegers, made up of Lennea Hempel, Janine Rubeck, Lisa Handley, and anchored by Liz Benja- min captured the women's team title with a score of 400. Over $400 was raised by Theta Chi to be donated to charities. SIGMA CHI'S LITTLE SISTERS Back row, left to right: Tanya Schwartz, Cigi Swartz, Milda Vickerman, Linda Clobitz, Maura Sullivan, Steffi Muntiu, Brenda Beaugrand, Beth Chectum, Patty O'Rourke, Laura Brady; Row 2:Melissa Dueker, Laurie Kometer, Amy Waldcr, Amy, Laura Eggers, Callette, Christine Chandler, Kellie Booth; Row 1: Mcaghan Mahoney, Kristen Adomeit, Karen Kaull, Erika Daruson, Clarie McPeake, Ann Murphy; Missing: Sarah Irving, Amy Armstrong, Tammy Palisn. 87 Back Row, left to right: Harry Gordon, Scott Regan, David Poirier, Troy Chase, Chris Wiedey, Henry Lapham, John Kross, Kurt Heuscr, Scott Chambers, Gary Rodkin, Craig Groninger, Rudy Frank, Rob Powell, Dave Frank, Jovo Dragiccvic, Jim Glade, Scott Hodkiewicz, Rich Elrod. Zolt Juhasz, Tim MacGuirc, Dave Wemett, Tom Mat- thews, Steve Rowe, Chris Menkhaus, Scott Karasek, Bryan Cron, Mike Rutherford, Kevin Romejko; Row 2: John Maruska, Kevin Gold, Pat Mulvey, Matt Hejna, Sean Steinbach, Cameron lonergan, Jim Girouard, Tim Finnegin, Ted Dicrs, Pat Collins, Nick Patargeas: Missing: Denis Bergstedt, Peter Christofferson, Jeff Dunne, Steve Fordham, Jeff Zajicek, Steve Lavin, Mason Powers, Brett Roccker, Mike Rutherford, Rodney Schulz, Stephen Shaffer, Mike Wong. L A M D A D E L T A A L P H A Back row: Bill Youngs; Row 4: Oussama El-Hilali, Tom Smith, Garret Jensen, Don Berg, Will Stienberg, Scott Fuller, Scott Gosse, Mark Nelson; Row 3: Andy Wanck, Brian O'Connell, Craig Weitcrmann, Steve Goffar, Tom Krueger, Steve Davis, Mike Benson: Row 2: Dave Glonek, Paul Cassidy, Todd Gardner, Craig Casper, Tom Fatla, Doug Zamastil, Nat White, John Nagel, Todd Hepler; Row 1: Jeff Biessman, Kevin Corbitt; Missing: Redovan El-Yoiinsi, Jeff Eastman, Mark Harty, Brad McDonald, Mike Stadleman, John Tinchcr. Bartender, get me another snakebite! Friends. What a joke someone said the party was almost over. This homework thing is for the birds. Members: Moinuddin Aref, Charlie Chaffin, Greg lewis, Andrew Herron, Jeff Winge, Bryan lewis, James Stearns, Andy Young, Marc Healy, Tim Toporek, Heath Urick, John Mathews, John O’Toole, Brian Jahn, Bob Corkcry, Farhat Juncnjo, Jay Sinclair, Dale peels Passehl, Pat Ostbye, Brad Harrison, Bill Tindal, Jason Becker, Doug Gerity, Chris Moon, Craig Shreck, Jim stud” Highes, Dan Berman. Cal Bergman, Pat Florence, Grant Mantz, Dave Rockin Rigney; Missing: Chris Corow, Ben Guzman, Ramon Guzman, Tom Kolb, Randy Roeper, Breck Armstrong, Caleb tftapel, Paul Donaldson, Greg Raser, Philip Robinson, James Sullivan, Jeff Taylor. Front Row, left to right: Dan Allen, Bill Reap, Matt Kittcll; Row 2: Dee Daily, Gary Steele, Andy Seeber, Kurtis Kirk, Bart O'Connell, lief Bolton, Dave Barzyk, Mike White, Jeff Anderson, Dean Carrier, Darren Magee, Troy Jaklich, Matt Lowe; Row 3: Scott Boback, Dan Barzyk, Dave Rumley, Kirk Hirst, Todd Blessing, Drew Peterson, Mike Maahs, Abe Dymond, Dick Kasson; Row 4: Luke Huston, Tony Wagner, Paul Miller, Phil Harty, Chauncey Cassidy, Jim Roach, Scott Duff, Dave Tomczack, Esa Kiirikki, Mike O'Williams; Back Row: Craig Erdman, Chris Barstow, Doug Noel, Dirk Tischer, Dave Tilley; Missing: Ted Willich, Tim Bonnctt, Tom Patterson, Anthony Wegner. 90 A pub afternoon crowd. 'a4 Kathryn: I left the speech at home. I'll just have to smile and fake it. Just one more photo. It's the seniors of K.T.III LIVING GROUP EVANS Komcter; Row 1: Shelly Adriance, Belinda Berdes, Emily Walkc, Scottie Nichols, Natalie Gautier. Back Row, left to right: Zeidy Corrales, Carmen Faymonville, Kelly Weis, Debbie Puerner, Sue Kutschenrcutcr, Lori Lord, Lori Back row, left row: Tracey Hoffman, Tracy Maher, Gina Mehl, Sara Vowels; Row 1; Heather Thieme, Danelle Franke, Tina Bendoni; Garner; Row 2: Becky Hustad, Kristen Gray, Sherry Sacharias, Suesa Missing: Natasha Jones, Catherine Mayes, Linda Wagner. 30 rti r- ifc 1 s T F I o o r Back Row, left to right: Karen Milcwski, Chrissy Roberts; Row 2: Jen Rogers, Laura Kreofsky, Julie Armatoski, Tammy Palash. Row 1: Rene Klit kc, Cheryl Untcrwegcr, Kathy Canna. 2nd Floor 3rd Floor Back row, left to right: Kim Close, Natash Kostich, Amy Armstrong: Row 2: Karen Schmidt, Erin Kinney, Kathy Murphy, Tina Sabat; Row 1: Heidi Zwart, Maura Murphy, Susy Yelich, Debbie Cohen, Kim Jacobson; Missing: Amy Anderson. Back row, left to right: Marcia Libby, Ka- ren FitzMaurice, Lori Pedersen, Missy Bauer, Cindy Gifford; Row 2: Vera Dragin, Katrina Velder, Rachel Diebboll, Rona Henderson; Row 1: Dionne Greene, Mol- ly Drebes; Missing: Heather Klitzke. 94 WRIGHT 1 e Back row, left to right: Heather f McPeake, Kim Kottke, Brenda Cotting, Samantha Bailey. Beth Wymer; Row 1: Michelle Kellogg, F Donna Peterson, Linnea Hempel, Maria Yao, Amy Mietzel; Missing: I Liz Wheelihan. o o r 2nd Floor Front row, left to right: Karen Kaull, Michelle Ryan, Kellie Booth, Lynn Olsen, Elizabeth Lake; Row 2: Andi Walczak, Amy Stapelfcldt, Socheala Lor, Colette Robertson, Brenda Euclide, Melissa Sheldon, Tami O'Brion; Missing: Susan Dowson, Andrea Neale. 3rd Floor Back row, left to right: Sarah Irving, Julie Dickow, Julie Shreiber, Rebecca Colburn, Heather Lasco, Nancy Hoffman: Row 2: Donna Educate, Lanan Dixon, Christina Haas, Mary Laueremen: Row 1: Nancy Petrie, Jennifer Puhy, Laura Mueller; Missing: Mollie Rattner. r. 95 TRI-DORMS: LUXURY HOUSING FOR FRESHMEN WOMEN In July of 1986, a very impor- tant project began, a project long overdue. A project that the Ripon College Housing Depart- ment considered the central fo- cal point of residence halls—the renovation of Tri-Dorms. Junior Kris Larson, who lived in Tri-Dorms prior to renovation remembered that the plaster on the ceiling in the bathroom was falling down, and you actually had to share showers with peo- ple. The basement of the build- ing was just down right scary! We didn't have garbage chutes like the other dorms, and everyone had to take their garbage to the basement. Now what exactly are the changes that were made? First of all, the entire roof of the building was replaced. All new electrical, plumbing, and heating systems were replaced. The rooms now have new bookshelves, desks, and carpeting. Light fixtures on the ceilings were installed to improve lighting in the rooms. Some extravagant additions to the building were also made. The lower level of the building used to consists of scary basements. During renovation, all three were opened up into one large area and then divided into smaller, more useful rooms. The base- ment now consists of two kitch- ens, an aerobics room, a weight room, two T.V. lounges, two study lounges, and a room with a ping pong table. The entire renovation took ten months to complete and cost 1.3 million dollars. Dean Young com- mented on the completion of Tri-Dorms: The renovation was a great success. It was hard to believe that the whole process went so smoothly; we didn't run into any problems. The students helped a great deal with the renovation by giving us sugges- tions on what changes they would like to be made to the building. And, fortunately, we Tri-Dorms were able to accommodate many of their ideas. Finally, one question that many students have on their minds: does the department plan on keeping Tri-Dorms only a place for freshmen women? Yes, ac- cording to Dean Young, there are no plans for any change in the use of the TrirDorms! —Nicky Balistreri 96 DORM BECOMES OFFICE BUILDING In approximately five months, the complete renovation of Bartlett Hall will be finished with total project cost averaging around 1.5 million dollars'. The blueprints for the project, just approved earlier in the school year by the state, begins offi- cial demolition of the building. The basic inside style of the building will be retained with most of the old rooms being used as offices. However, many repairs will be done to the outside. The roof of the building will be replaced and all new windows and carpeting will be installed. The soffitt, which is the wood trimming around the build- ing, will be repaired or replaced: in addition, the fire escapes will be removed. The east entrance on the building will be refurbished and an elevator will be installed inside, connecting the basement to the third floor. An interesting addition to be added to Bartlett is an underground connecting link, which will join the basement of Bartlett to the lower level of the Union. Also, the build- ing will have an individual heating and air conditioning system in- stalled and new bathroom facilities will be constructed in the basement of the building. In the fall of 1988, the building will consist of many different offices. In the basement, there will be four offices: an equipment room, an office work room, and the EDP office. These will be located in the connecting link be- tween the two buildings. The registrar's main offices will be located on the first floor, along with a vault room (where records will be kept), a conference room, and three additional offices. There will also be a secretary's office in the entrance of the building. The second floor will consist of two lounges, five offices, and a chapel. Some of the people occu- pying these offices will be the Dean of Students, the Director of Housing, and the Director of Career Development. On the third floor, there will be a conference room, the infirmary, the college counselor's office, and five additional offices. Some of these offices may be used for emeriti faculty, or retired professors. The remaining office space throughout the building will be Bartlett Hall: a residence hall from 1888-1987. used as student offices when Union Renovation is begun. —Nicky Balistreri c; o Back row, left to right: Chris Menkhaus, Scott Boback, Todd Gardner, John Resichcrt; Row 2: Chris Moon, Scott Chambers, Scot Hodkiewicz, Shawn Davis, Bryan lewis; Row 2: Mike Williams, Lief Bolton, Mike Aushwitz; Missing: Mike Hanscom, Risch Kasson, Tom Johnston, Tom Krueger, Dean Polster, Steve Thomp- son, David Thomas. 2nd Floor s c o T T Back row, left to right: Jim Girouard; Row 3: Tom Gossclin, Sashanka Philips-Arasakumar, Karl Feld, Phil Deppcrt, Luke Huston, Mike Daus, Jay Snell, Deanna Snell, Mike Drennon: Row 1: Steve Cousins, Rich Daley, Britton White, Mohammed Halim; Missing: Jim Brown, Peter Farrelly, Todd Forsgren, Andrew Herron, Jaydecp Khot, George St. John, Tom O’Donnell. Back row, left to right: Tom Bates, Mike Conrad, Matt Hejna, Drew Brokl, Bill Conley, Dave Rumlcy, Bart O'Connell; Row 2: Bob Reese, Cameron Lonergan, Pat Mulvey. Tony Moschea, Bret Bork: Row 1: Steve Hansen, Tom Grevc, Bill Tindcl, Pat Collins, James Stearns, Charles Bartholet; Missing: John Dolza. 98 NORTH SCOTT 1st Floor Left to right: Mike Pierson, Steve Westcn, Bob Carpenter, Lenord Cooper, Frank Clark, Jeremy Wesscl: Missing: Moinuddin Aref, David Chan- dler, Bradley Lazar, Steve Weston. Back row, left to right: Terry Combs, Dan Davis, Mike Putnam, Kevin Romejko, Peter Glenn; Row 2: Jeff Winge, Everett Proctor, Mitch Gold- en, Ted Uzccn, Al Sorenson; Row 1: BtJI Reap, Esa Kiirikki, Jon Deiningcr, Andrew Young; Missing: Richard Reese. 3 r d F I o o r Back row, left to right: Robbie Gondar, Grant Mantz, Rich Elrod, Matt Doedens, Garrett Jansen, Tom Smith; Row 2: Brian Jahn Garrick Ston- er, Dee Dailey, AI Votis, Andrew Waniek; Row 1: Doug Lerch” Verherycn; Missing: Justin Frey. Paul Miller, Reider Ostbyc, Mark Rossetti, Thomas Wolf. 99 1st Floor N E W S c o T T 2nd Floor Pictured: Doug Gerity, Bill Hossman, Brad Harrison, Josh Aronie, Rowen Tucker, Breck Armstrong, Brad Shroeder, Dave Deli kat, Dave Frank, Bryan Cron, Craig Shrcck, Cory Soarlcs, Lionel Remillard, Tim McGuire, Will Stein- berg, Eric Goldberg, Ed James; Missing: Rhett Cavicci, Shaun Fergu- son, Rich Redland, Scott Gossc, Dale Pas- sehl, Douglas Palm- quist, Louis Schubert. Back row, lelt to right: Janet Brockway, Laura McDermott, Kris Fracaro, Allison Laverty: Row 1: Kirsten Carlson-Knoll, Mary Jo Lindgren, Rene Gallmann; Missing: Janine Dermofel, Erica Groom, Cynthia Field, Julie Johnson, Bonnie Locke, Corinne Lindcrud, Pam Thompson. Back row, left to right: Stacey Mechales, Eri- ka Davison-Aviles, Bebecca Redwinc, Gita Rampesad, Lorna Haubrich, Rebecca Harris; Row 3: Melissa Duecker, Margot Zeiss, Lisa Indermuehlc, Jcnnifey Phistry, Rachel Kemper; Row 2: Elizabeth Nader, Katie Bob, Andrea Grant, Susanne Holzshuh, Teresa Fleischman; Row 1: Meaghan Mahony, Tammy Utschig, Stacy Carey; Missing: Mi- chelle Gosselin, Jill Przcdwieck. too 3rd Floor Back row, left to right: Brian Curtin, Craig Croningcr: Row 3: Brian Frey, Dan Stacrk, Dirk Hclgcmo, Tim Finnegan; Row 2: Steve Masters, Mark Hoke, Dirk Tischer, Charlie Merwin: Row 1: Brian Freiburg, Brian Besler, Lance Bestland. Ran- dy Wickman, Greg Atkinson; Missing: Craig Erdman, Bill McCormick, Eric Peterson, Jay Peters, Scott Steinike. Left to right: David Jonas, Charles Neilcn, Jeff Hunter Brown' Grant Grudzina. Above left to right: Cheryl Franske, Darlene loyer, Donna Drake. BROCKWA Y Back row, left to right: Matt Drake, Mark McKenna, Keith LaValle: Row 1: Hugo Wronski, Chris Stott, Devon Campbell, Dave Wolke, Scott Koepnick; Missing: Dan Meyer, Joe Anderson, Phil Trobaugh, Scott Rolfs, Tom 'Snake' Jacobson. 101 I Coach Larson's First Season With Women Netters Heading into the Midwest Athletic Conference for Women tennis championships, the Ripon College women's tennis team had hoped to finish no lower than seventh place and to score at least 20 points. Last year the Lady Redmen finished last and scored only three points. When the dust settled at the end of the three-day meet, the host Ripon netters had 35 points, just two points shy of sixth place St. Norbert, well ahead of eighth place Coe, and they indeed met their seventh place aspirations. Although five of the six Ripon letters lost in the first round of singles, four of them, Kris Semrad, ris Mahler, Maria Yao, and Eliza- beth Lake came back and won con- solation titles. We did not get good draws in the first round and wound up playing the top seeds right off the bat. It was discouraging at first, but the Lady Redmen really came back tough in the rest of the tournament, said head coach Chuck Larson. In Sunday's doubles competition, the Ripon net squad stood out as they captured 20 of their 35 points. Yao and julie Schreiber won two matches, including a surprising up- set over third seed Lake Forest, be- fore bowing out in the semi-finals. The highlight of the tournament for the Redmen was the 3 doubles championship earned by Tami Holton and Amy Armstrong. Holton and Armstrong won four consecu- tive matches, including upsets over three seeded opponents. I am very pleased with the Redmen and our first season to- gether, and I am ecstatic over their showing at the conference tourna- ment. Most importantly, we served warning that we are a team to be reckoned with in the future. The gals have made great progress, and our play in the championships showcased our improvement to the rest of the conference. I am already looking forward to next year, said Larson. 103 In a tune-up match before the Midwest Athletic Conference for Women North Division Tourna- ment, the Ripon college women's volleyball team crushed Marian Col- lege in three straight games. Barb Blahnik led the Redmen with seven kills. Tricia Darow and Tami Thronson also had seven kills. We were just simply too powerful for Marian, but, at the same time, the match did get us psyched for the conference and did allow everyone a chance to play late in the season, said head coach Elaine Coll. The tournament on Friday and Saturday was a different story. Even though the Redmen played the best volleyball possible in the first game against St. Norbert, the tournament proved to be a disappointing end to an otherwise successful season. We lost that first game after being Sandy Sccor. Vera Dragin, and Tami Thronson n a position in which, had we been able to hold serve and score we would have won. Then we just nev- er really recovered during the rest of the tournament. We were so psyched for St. Norbert, and we just let down after that first game. It should not have happened to us, as we scrapped our way to some excit- ing wins during the season, but it did, said Coll. Sandy Secor and Blahnik had a great weekend as hitters, and Darow, as she has done all season, played all-around solid volleyball in the tournament. The Redmen, with only two sen- iors, Blahnik and jeanna King fin- 1 ished the season 18-15 for their 14th winning season in 15 years. Blahnik and King were instrumen- tal in our success this year and will be very hard to replace, said Coll. Sandy Sccor, Barb Blahnik, Joanna King, and Sue Wagoner Barb Blahnik Sr. Kathy Catron So. Tricia Darow So. Gina DiMartino Sr. Vera Dragin Fr. Jeanna King Sr. Cindi Kinsala Jr. Joyce Libby So. Jackie Makowski So. Lynn Olsen Fr. Jill Przehwiecki So. Jenny Rogers Fr. Sandy Secor Jr. Tami Thronson So. Sue Wagoner Jr. Laura Wohlfarth So. Jeanna King, Sue Wagoner, and Tricia Darow JCU Ripon College cross country teams traveled to Grinnell, Iowa to compete in the Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference and Midwest Athletic Conference for Women conference meets. The men placed ninth out of eleven schools with 226 points, and the women com- peted only as individuals. The sea- son marked the first varsity cross country competition in Ripon in over a decade. The host school, Grinnell College, won the men's meet with 360 points. Cornell Col- lege was second, and Lawrence University was third. The field of runners this year was one of the best ever. However, I was happy with our showing at this meet and our improvement over the season, said head coach Dick Hendricks. Leading the Redmen . . . was Mike Pierson. Pierson placed 18th in a time of 27:29 over the 8K course. Mike has been our most consistent runner all year. We were a bit disappointed that he missed all-conference honors (top 15 runners), but the rest of the team, especially Craig Croinger 51st, Brian Curtin 62nd, and Jim Czarnik 67th, performed much better than we expected, said Hendricks. Other Redmen runners at the meet were Ted Diers 50th and Dave Poirier 57th. In the women's race, Rebecca Colburn was the top Ripon finisher. She placed 37th in a time of 22:40 over the 5K course. The only other runner for the Redmen was Heather Lasco who finished 60th place. Our two women ran very well considering the hilly courses, and the rain and cold, said Hen- dricks. This meet signals the end of our first season, and all hopes look to the future. With only one senior, Pierson, leaving this year's team, we expect to be much improved down the road. The experienced runners coming back and a good recruiting year will help build on this team's inaugural season, said Hendricks. Brian Curtin Fr. Rebecca Colburn $o. Jim Czarnik jr. Dave Delikat Fr. Ted Diers So. Craig Croninger So. Heather Lasco Fr. Bart O'Connel Fr. Mike Pierson sr Dave Poirer jr. Dirk Tisehcr Fr. Women's Soccer Finishes With Flourish Beth Uufcnburg and Sarah Hemstock Roster Shelly Adriance Fr. Christine Chandler So. Sue Cushman So. Molly Drebes Fr. Julie Dutcher Fr. Jodie Faust So. Trudy Ferguson So. Kimberly Close Fr. Sarah Hemstock Jr. Tracie Kinard So. Beth Laufcnberg Sr. Lisa Longsine So. Socheata Lor Fr. Kathy Moses So. Stefanie Muntiu Jr. Kris O'Konski Sr. Tammy Palash Fr. Colette Roberson Fr. Christine Roberts Fr. Maria Rzezotarski Jr. Tina Sabat Fr. Tracy Sanford S9. Belinda Thornton Jr. Emily Walke Fr. Liz Wheelihan So. The Ripon College women's soc- cer team finished their 1987 season with a flourish as they finished 2nd in the 8-team Wisconsin State Col- legiate Soccer Tournament. The Redmen played two games on the UW-Milwaukee grounds and one at the Marquette University field. As a result of fall break and some minor injuries, the Redmen were left with only 13 players for the tournament, but came away with two very gutsy wins, 2-0 over UW-Whitewater and 2-1 over Beloit, before losing to a very classy team from Marquette in the final. This was a super team effort in a very tough tournament. Tracie Sanford, Kris O'Konski, Beth Laufenburg, Traice Kinard, who had 3 goals, Liz Wheelihan, Lisa Longsine, Sue Cushman, who had 1 goal in the tournament, Stefanie Muntiu, Shelly Adriance, Molly Drebes, Trudy Fergusen, Becky Welk, and Belinda Thornton did a super job, said head coach Peter Barker. The Redmen finished the season 5-3 in the conference (2nd place) and 9-7 overall. It was a very suc- cessful and enjoyable season, said Barker. Men's Soccer Team Has Tough Season The Ripon College men's soccer team had their hopes for a confer- ence title dashed when they lost a hard struggle to Lawrence 1-0. An early defensive lapse allowed the Vikings the eventual game winning goal. The Redmen defense held strong the rest of the way, but unfortunately the offense managed to create only a few scoring chances. The wet weather, particu- larly the wet ball, was a contributing factor as Rick Fredland could not get his normal distance on throw- ins, and Ripon's string of goals on throw-ins was stopped at three games. The loss dropped the Redmen, 2-2 in the conference and 4-7 overall, into third place. Our season was very frustrating. It is one of those kinds of seasons where we were very competitive, but yet, in many ways, it was disap- pointing, said head coach David Scott. Ripon lost six games by one goal, and only a 1-0 loss and a 2-1 loss kept the squad from being champions. On the brighter side, we had only two seniors on the team, goalie John Swallen and sweeper Jovo Dragicevic, so our younger players had some very good experience to build on for next year, said Scott. jovo Dragicevic Paul Donaldson Mohammed Halim Rick Bowhousen, Sr.; Jovo Dragicevic, Sr.; Tim Finnegan, Fr.; Rick Fredland, Jr.; Doug Gerity, Fr.; Jim Girouard, Jr.; Scott Gustafson, Sr.; Mohammed Halim, So.; Cam Lonergan, Fr.; Tim McGuire, Fr.; Tom Matthews, Jr.; Tom O'Donnell, So.; Pat Ostbye, Fr.; Sasha Phillips, So.; Robert Powell, So.; Soneel Raj, So.; John Swallen, Sr. 107 Griciders Finish Season With A Loss Mike Putnam Lawrence University created two of their three scoring opportunities with a blocked punt and an inter- ception to steal a Midwest Confer- ence victory from the Ripon Col- lege Redmen. Before a Parents' Day crowd the Vikings upped their lead to 42-39-7 in the overall series be- tween the two schools, which is be- lieved to be the oldest college foot- ball rivalry in the Midwest. The loss Kirk Hirst, Jim Brown, and Coach J. Corrigan dropped the Redmen to 2-5 in the conference and 3-6 for the year. Ripon ended the season in a tie with Lake Forest for third place in the northern division behind St. Norbert 6-1 and Lawrence 5-2. Lawrence scored first following a blocked punt and 16-yard drive to take a 7-0 lead with 10:22 left in the first period. The Redmen finished the first half scoring when, follow- Dan Allen So. Doug Noel So. Mike Aushwilz Fr. Dale Passehl Fr. Chris Barstow Jr. Eric Peterson Fr. Scot! Barry Sr. Dean Polstcr Fr. Lance Best land Fr. Mike Putnam Fr.- Brian Besler Fr. Brian Redmond Sr. Todd Blessing Jr. David Rumley Fr. Paul Brandenburg Sr. Tim Rupipcr So. Bob Corkcry So. Todd Rupipcr Sr. Buky Dailey Fr. Brad Schroeder Fr. Richard Dailey Fr. Terry Schroth So. Scot! Dull So. Andy Sceber Sr. Scott Dunlavy So. Gary Steele Jr. Todd Fosgren Fr. Brian Stout So. John Haley So. David Thomas Fr. Michael Hanscom Fr. Steve Thomson Fr. Brad Harrison Fr. David Tomczak Jr. Kirk Hirst So. Doug Verheyen Fr. Bill Hossman Fr. •Ted Uczcn Fr. Troy Jaklich So. Alan Votis Fr. Richard Kasson Fr. Jerome Webb Sr. Bruce Kuhs So. Mike Williams Fr. Todd Liberman So. Ted Willich Sr. Mike Maahs So. Mike White So. Bill McCormick Fr. Hank Beach So. Vic Menting So. Mike Carrane Jr. Scott Regan So. Erik Hanson So. Andy Metcalf Sr. Paul Miller So. Eric Monahan Sr. Jeff Musiclewicz Jr. Tony Moschea Fr. Bill Van Lannen Sr. Jim Brown Jr. ing Eric Monahan's punt return, Eric Peterson crashed into the end zone from the 2-yard line with 5:39 left in the half. The second half started well for the Redmen. On the first series after the kick off, the Redmen scored a safety at 13:09 when a bad center snap sailed over the Law- rence punter's head and he kicked the loose ball out of the end zone. 108 Bill Van Lanncn «34 Vic Mooting and Brian Be$ler 13 Ripon's 9-7 lead rose to 12-7 at 8:49 in the third quarter on John Swallen's 30-yard field goal. In a final quarter dominated by the defenses, the Vikings pushed the ball into the end zone and were successful on the two-point conversion to take a 15-12 lead into the last 3:42 of the game. After the ensuing kick off, the Redmen came back with a drive of their own. With Lawrence clinging to their slim lead, the Redmen moved to the Viking 35 yard-line. On 3rd down and 8, a Lawrence defender stepped in front of Freshman quarterback Brian Besler's sideline toss and raced 74 yards down the sideline for the clinching score. Besler was filling in for the injured Paul Brandenburg. The linebacker from Lawrence made a great play on a well-thrown ball, and that was all she wrote, said head coach Bradley. The things that happened today were all typical of the way the sea- son has gone for us. We were so close so many times; not so much that you could notice, but so close. At times during the season we played very well and at other times big plays really hurt us. With only eight seniors (3 on offense and 5 on 109 Jerome Webb 45 Dean Politer Barstow «77 «76 and Chris Bill Van Lannen 34 defense) playing at the end of the season, there is hope for the fu- ture, said Bradley. During this past season, we took some giant strides forward. Our im- provement will not necessarily show up in the scorebook or in the statistics, but every player returning next year know that, if we stay to- gether and push each other, we will be a force in the Midwest Confer- ence, said Bradley. Seniors who ended their careers for the Redmen: John Swallen, Paul Brandenburg, Bill Van Lannen, Brian Redmond, Eric Monahan, Andy Metcalf, Jerome Webb, Ted Willich, Scott Berry, Andy Seeber, and Todd Rupiper. Terry Scroth Paul Brandenburg «11 Eric Monahan no I I' Ripon College's men's and wom- en's track teams competed in the indoor portion of their 1988 season when they participated in the 10- team Midwest Conference Indoor Championships, held at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa. The women finished fifth with 31 points, and men finished fifth with 10 points. Cornell won the men's meet with 155 points, and St. Norbert College won the women's meet with 148 points. The women put together a very solid effort. The highlight of the day for the women was the conference championship captured by Tami Thronson in the high jump. Thronson won the championship in a jump off by clearing a height of 4'11 . Thronson also took third in the triple jump. Other place winners for the Redmen were Lisa Longsine, fourth in the 55-meter dash, fourth in the long jump, and sixth in the 300-me- ter dash; Colette Roberson, fourth in the 400-meter dash; Rebecca Colburn sixth in the 800-meter run and Kristin Semrad, fourth in the 3200-meter run. The 4x200-meter relay team of Roberson, Thronson, Longsine, and Heather Lasco placed fifth, and the 4x400-meter relay team of Roberson, Colburn, Lasco, and Longsine placed sixth. I was very pleased with the performances of the women. We turned in some high level performances against some very good competition, said head coach Mike Pringle. The Ripon men were paced by freshmen shot putter Dean Polster who placed third with a personal best of 47'3 . Dave Stapelfeldt, who placed fourth in the 55-meter high hurdles, was the only other indivi- dual to place for the Redmen. Ac- cording to Pringle, The men ran into some very tough competition, especially Cornell and Grinnell. Those two Iowa schools were very dominating, but I was pleased with our team's performances. Brad Augustyn Sr. Tim Augustyn So. Pat Broeske Jr. Rhett Cavicchi Fr. Dan Davis Fr. Tom Creve Fr. Kirk Hirst So. Tyrone Kleinhans Jr. Scott Koepnick Sr. Bob Letsch Sr. Steven Ortega Sr. Jay Peters Fr. Mike Putnam Fr. Kevin Romejka Fr. Gene Schneider So. Al Sorenson Fr. Scott Stcinike Fr. Rowan Tuker Sr. It was a five-point run to close out the first half which was a key factor in keeping the Ripon College men's basketball team from winning its third straight Midwest Athletic conference championship. The Redmen had won the last two con- ference titles with wins over Mon- mouth in 1986 and Knox in 1987. Monmouth last won the champion- ship in 1985. This year the host Scots tied the game 34-34 at the half, and used the momentum to carry them through the second half. The Scots outscored the Redmen 49-32 in the second half for the 83- 66 win. The win avenged an earlier 82-74 loss to the Redmen in Ripon. According to Ripon coach Bob Gillespie, There were four keys in the ballgame. 1—Monmouth's five- point surge at the end of the first half; 2 — Ripon's shooting percentage of only 40 percent from the floor, lowest percentage of the season; 3 —Monmouth's 38-30 rebounding edge; and 4—Ripon's defense created only eleven turnovers. Gillespie added, Scott Koepnick and Bob Letsch played their hearts out, but we simply did not play well as a team. Our shoot- ing was off, and we did not rebound. Team leaders for the Redmen were: Tyrone Kleinhans, 19 points; Koepnick, 16 points; Letsch, 15 points; and Jay Peters, seven rebounds. Gillespie added, I am very proud of this basketball team, especially the seniors, Koepnick, Letsch, Steve Ortega, Rowan Tucker, and Brad Agustyn who have done so much to build our program. Gene Schnicder «50 and Al Sorenson «54 Gene Schnieder «50 Al Sorenson 54, Scott Stcinike «30, and Gene Schneider «50 Pat Broeskc 42 and Brad Augustyn «24 it i ------ 113 The Ripon College women's basketball team ended a very frus- trating season with a tremendous upset win over division leader and nationally ranked St. Norbert Col- lege. The 66-64 win marked the first time that the Redmen have beaten the Green Knights in bask- etball since 1977 and boosted the Redmen's season record to 11-10 and their conference record to 3-3. The 11-10 record also marks the seventh consecutive winning season for coach Elaine Coll and the Redmen. Coach Elaine Coll commented, The St. Norbert win was a great win for us. It was by far our biggest thrill of the season. We will savor this win for a long time. Beating St. Norbert for the first time in 11 years and keeping our season winning streak alive was a great way for this team to end their season. The keys to the win were that the Redmen edged the Green Knights in virtually every statistical category: field goal percentage—50 percent vs. 44 percent; three point shoot- ing-four for nine vs. zero for one; free throw percentage—67 percent vs. 47 percent, and rebounds—34 vs. 32. Coach Coll added, All of the girls' parents were at the game, and we had four seniors playing their final game. I am sure those were big factors in helping us main- tain our intensity. It was a great win the the seniors, Pat Gonyo, Dee Dee Roell, Gina Woeger, and Mary Jane Marusek. I am really happy for them. Lori Bull So. Heather Klit ke Fr. Barb Blahnik Sr. Laura Kreofsky Fr. Vora Dragin Fr. Mary Jane Marusek Sr. Kim Dreyer So. Dee Dec Roell Sr. Teri Cehr Fr. Sandy Secor Jr. Kristin Hereid So. Andi Walczak Fr. Pat Gonyo Sr. Kelly Weis Fr. Tammy Holtan So. Gina Woeger Sr. « Kim Droyer 15 and Pat Gonyo «45 Sandy Secor «25 and Barb Blahnik Kim Dryer «15, Barb Blahnik, Sandy Secor, and Dee Dec Roel «41 115 Elizabeth Becker Molly Drebes Kris O'Konski The Ripon college women's swimming team capped a solid year of varsity competition with a surprising fifth place finish at the Midwest Athletic Conference for Women Swimming and Diving Championships, which were held in Grinnell, Iowa. Host Grinnell Col- lege won the championship fol- lowed by Lake Forest College, Law- rence University, Coe College, Ripon, Beloit College, Knox Col- lege, and Cornell College. No team scores were available, as there was some controversy in the scoring of some events. The order of the teams is correct, however. As usual, Elizabeth Becker and Chris Racine led the Ripon charge. Becker topped all of her previous season's accomplishments by winning the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 5:28.1. She and Audra Fahlgre of Coe made the last turn dead even, and Becker outsprinted her to the finish. Becker also fin- ished third in both the 200- and 1000-yard freestyle. Racine finished third in the 100-yard butterfly, fourth in the 200-yard butterfly, and eleventh in the 50-yard freestyle. Two other Redmen also placed in their events. Kristin Stika finished twelfth in the 50-yard freestyle, and Cheryl Unterweger finished eleventh in the 100-yard backstroke and twelfth in the 200- yard backstroke. Our first season of competition was a resounding success, beamed coach Chuck Larson. Elizabeth Becker and Chris Racine were our leaders, but we had lots of solid contributions from the others. Larson added, With only one sen- ior, the future certainly looks bright for the women swimmers. Back row, left to right: Kris Stika, Kris O'Konski, Colleen Francis. Molly Drebes; Front row; Chris Racine, Cheryl Unterweger; Missing: Elizabeth Becker, and Mary laureman. Roster Elizabeth Becker Jr. Molly Drebes Fr. Collen Francis So. Mary lauerman Fr. Kris O'Konski Sr. Chris Racine So. Kris Stika So. Cheryl Underweger Fr. 116 Tanker's Take Sixth In Championship The Ripon College men's swim- ming team in a repeat of last year's performance, scored 92 Vz points and concluded its season with an- other sixth place finish at this year's Midwest Collegiate Athletic Con- ference Swimming and Diving championships. The eight-team meet was held ... at the Ripon Col- lege Kohler Pool. Grinnel College swamped the rest of the field as they won the championship with a whooping to- tal of 690 points, outdistancing their closest rival by over 250 points. Lake Forest College, who was ex- Tindal sprinted to a tenth place fin- pected to be in a close fight for the ish in the 50-yard freestyle, and championship, finished second with Scott Fuller earned ninth and tenth 432 Vz points. Coe College, Law- place finishes in the one and three- rence University, Beloit College, meter diving. In addition, Dusza, Ripon, Cornell College and Knox Tindal and Powers joined up with College followed. Bryan Cron and finished sixth in the Mike Dusza led the Ripon 400-yard medley, the 400-yard entries, as he placed sixth in the freestyle, and the 800-yard free- 100-yard backstroke, seventh in the style relays. 200-yard individual medley, and seventh in the 200-yard backstroke. Mason Powers finished tenth in the 200-yard breaststroke and eleventh in the 100-yard breaststroke. Bill 5 CL Bill Tindal and Mike Dusza Bill Youngs Mike Dusza Steve Goffar Roster Craig Casper Paul Cassidy Bryan Cron Mike Dusza Scott Fuller Jim Glade Steve Goffar Mason Powers Bill Youngs Bill Tindal Since the semester break, the Redmen hockey team has fallen vic- tim to three disappointing upsets, bringing their overall record to 4 wins and 7 losses. After an 8 hour trip through a blinding snowstorm to Waterloo, Iowa, the men played a well rested Iowa Gold hockey team and were defeated 7-5. The Redmen came back the next day, however, and easily routed the Hawkeyes 9-1. There was great mental as well as physical improvement in Ripon's execution of the second game. The team returned home the next week to play Galesburg. Leading scorer Breck Armstrong did not participate in the weekend se- ries. His absence was felt as the Redmen lost both close games, 4-5 and 2-3. In the first game the Redmen jumped to a quick 1-0 lead after a goal by Todd Forsgren just 45 seconds into the contest. Galesburg dominated the next two thirds and then foiled an exciting comeback by the second line of Cameron Lonergan, Mike Lahti and Rick Bowhousen. In Sunday's game, Bill McCormick and the Redmen again jumped out to a 1-0 lead, but Galesburg ended up with the win, this time 3-2. Oth- er Ripon goals were scored by Lonergan and Lahti. Quad-Captain Kevin Gold eloquently captured the feelings of the team on their performance this semester: Well, we like tried to win you know, but sometimes fate is unkind. For sure. Ripon College men's and wom- en's track teams competed in the Midwest Conference Track Championships at St. Norbert Col- lege. The men's champion was Cornell with 164 points, Monmouth second with 100Vi, Knox third with 85Vi points. Ripon finished ninth with 17 points. St. Norbert finished first on top of the ten team wom- en's pack with 170 points. Lawrence was second and Knox was third. The Ripon women finished tenth. According to Ripon head coach, Mike Pringle, We had some excel- lent performances today with several school records broken. Our lack of numbers as a team kept us from making a bigger impact. Placewinners for the men were Mike Putnam, 3rd in the long jump with a leap of 21'9Vi ; Jody Grahl, 8th in the javelin with a throw of 130'6 ; Dave Hillman, 8th in the discus with a throw of 128'10 ; Dean Polster, 3rd in the shot put with a toss of 47'IOVi ; and Dave Stapelfeldt, 6th in the 110-meter hurdle, running a 15.8 time. The women placewinners were led by Kristin Semrad who broke two school records which she had set earlier in the season. Semrad finished 2nd in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 43:54.0, breaking the old Ripon College mark by 16 seconds, and 5th in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 20:39.0, breaking the old record by one second. Tami Thronson placed first in the high jump with a jump of 5'4 . That jump tied the college record which Thronson set last year and conclud- ed an undefeated outdoor jumping season for her. Thronson was third in the triple jump with a jump of 34'3 . Milda Vicekrman placed 6th in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles with a time of 1:17.1 and Carrie Kretschmer placed 7th in the 5,000-meter with a time of 51:59.3. 118 The Ripon College rugby team continued in its strong season by losing a close match to a team re- garded by many as the best in the state and reaching the quarter-finals of the prestigious St. Louis Easter Rugby Tournament. Consistently 18 to 25 ruggers have been playing and practicing for this spring sport. On March 27, the Ripon Ruggers took on the La Crosse Rats at Upper Sadoff field. The Ripon A side fought a tough battle but dropped the game to the Rats 16-14. Rookies Cameron Lonergan, Dan Allen, Doug Noel, and Sashanka Philips- Arasakumar each played exception- al games in Ripon's loss. The Ripon B side lost 6-0 with Dan Barzyk and Kirk Hirst putting in outstand- ing performances. Scrummies Scott Berry and Phil Harty also gave the Ripon Squad great support. Over Easter, the Ruggers traveled to St. Louis and played three games. The team lost to the St. Louis Ramblers, beat Southwest Missouri State which put them into the quarter-finals. Ripon was knocked out of the tourney with a loss to Utah Bible College, which did not play like Saints. Tony Wegner, Scott Duff, and Bob Haushalter all per- formed well. 119 Beta Sig Football Champs The 1987 I.M. Flag Football sea- son ended and for the third year in a row, the Beta Sig I squad took home the title. Beta Sig went into the playoffs as the 4 ranked team out of four, having lost any hope of a regular season championship after a loss to the Merrimen on the last day of the regular season. A win over the 1 ranked Phi Delts earned the Beta Sigs a place in the Championship game. Their opponent was the Bung- hole Brothers, who also over came an end of the season slump. The Bungs lost their last two regular sea- son games to the Merrimen and the Phi Delts. Entering the playoffs as the 3 ranked team, the Bungholes managed to beat an injury ridden, 2 ranked Merrimen squad by a score of 14-6. The Championship game played on Tuesday, November 3, turned out to be one of the most exciting games of the entire season. The Bungholes drew first blood, scoring on their first drive of the game. However, they failed to convert the extra point, and lead only by a score of 6-0. The Beta Sigs tied the score late in the game, and the score was still tied at the end of regulation time. An overtime peri- od was played, with each getting one possession. However, the game was called on account of darkness and rescheduled. The two teams played a 12 minute overtime period. The Bung- holes had first possession, but failed to score. The Beta Sigs then took control, marched decisively downfield, scored and managed to keep the Bungholes pinned deep in their own territory. The final score (for both days) was 12-6, Beta Sig. In an almost anti-climatic game, the Beta Sigs beat Lawrence Univer- sity IM champions 25-12, for their second victory in a row over the Larries. « Greg Miller and Jim Donnelly As the Ripon College Redmen went into the final contest of the season their record stood at 2-4-1, two of the losses were to U.W. schools at Superior and Stevens Point. The season started out on a high note when 22 young men planned on competing, but due to injuries and lack of interest this number was cut to 10. The Redmen squad had eight wrestlers removed from action, either from a meet or for the season, because of injury. This forced four wrestlers to change weight classes in order to fulfill re- first place they would be assured of a trip. Next year's outlook appears good because only two of the Redmen team will be lost to graduation in May, Matt Kittell and Jerome Webb. Todd Graham Todd Graham quirements. On a brighter note three wres- tlers went into the conference meet coming off superlative seasons. Matt Kittell, Jerome Webb, and Todd Graham. Out of all of the wrestlers in the conference compe- tition, the Redmen only faced one conference opponent Lawrence. The other schools attending the meet were Cornell, Coe, Mon- mouth, Illinois, State, Knox, and Lawrence. The qualifier for nationals; if a wrestler were to win Team Roster Jerome Webb and Matt Kittell Back row, left to right: Rich Reese, Fr.; Todd Graham, So.; Dan Barzyk, So.; Doug Lee, Jr.; Matt Kittell, Sr.; Front Row: Dave Barzyk, Jr.; Al Votis, Fr.; Eric Goldberg, Fr.; Jerome Webb, Sr. p r ! Softball Squad Splits Double Header The Ripon College women's softball team ended its season with a split in a pair of one-run ballgames at home against Lakeland College ... The Redmen won the opener 12-11 (eight innings) but lost the nightcap 8-7. The split enabled the Redmen to end the season with a 6-14 record. Even though the final record is under .500, those six wins represent the most wins by a Ripon women's softball team since the 1982-83 season. During the past season we played some pretty good softball, but with eight freshmen and three sophomores playing major roles, our inexperience hurt us. Another key hit or another big play in key situations would have really turned things around. However, with only one senior graduating and everyone else returning, we certainly should be an even more improved team next year, said first year head coach Doug Bradley. Leading hitters for the Redmen were Amy Mietzel, three singles, one walk, a sacrifice, and one run batted in; Rachel Diebboll, three singles, two sacrifices, and two runs batted in; Kathy Catron, one single. Kathleen Catron, So.; Rachel Diebboll, Fr.; Kristen Diemer, Sr.; Vera Dragin, Fr.; Kim Kottke, Fr.; Mary Lauerman, Fr.; Gina Mchl, Fr.; Amy Meitzel, Fr.; Lynn Olsen, Fr.; Tina Sabat, Fr.; Sandy Secor, |r.; Kris Sticka, So.; Tammy Utsching, So.; Andrea Walczak, Fr.; Gina VVocger, Sr.; Trina Chernos, So.; Jill Przedwiecki, So. a homerun, three walks, and two runs batted in; Sandy Secor, two singles, a sacrifice, and one run bat- ted in; Kristen Diemer, two singles, a walk, and one run batted in; and Vera Dragin, a double, a walk, and one run batted in. Big plays on defense were turned in by Secor, Catron, Diebboll, Mietzel, and Diemer. Trina Chernos Back row, loft to right: Coach R. Gillespie, Brian Be Besler, Fr.; Brian “Cliff Stout, So., Scott Ten Koepnik, Sr.; Dave Shack Tomcrak, |r.; Gary Warmy Warmka, So.; Andy Drew Metcalf, Sr.; Tom Dotter Dott. So.; Tom Lenzic lenz, Sr.; Brad B Augustyn, Sr.; Tyrone Ty Stick Kleinhans, Sr.; Front Row: Everct “Woody Wood, Jr.; Mike Whitey White, So.; Darren Weed Magee, Jr.; Mike labow Carrane. Sr.; Tom Jake Jacobson, Sr.; Eric Petey Peterson, Fr.; Mike Gravel Williams, Fr.; Matt Duerwachter, So.; Rick Stick Staehler, So.; Missing: Jon Anderson, Jr.; Brad Snyder, Jr.; Anthony Moschea, Fr.; Scott Warmka, Jr. Mike White Tom Jacobson The Ripon College baseball team lost two straight games to Mon- mouth College in the Midwest Conference Championship Series. Monmouth defeated Ripon 10-2 in the first game and 14-3 in the sec- ond game to claim the champion- ship. This was Monmouth's second straight baseball title as they defeat- ed Ripon last year as well. In the first game Monmouth de- feated Ripon's Ev Wood for his first conference loss of the season. Wood finished with a 7-1 record in the conference. Monmouth broke open a close game scoring five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to win 10-2. Mike Carrans had three hits to lead Ripon. In game two Monmouth jumped all over the Redmen, scoring 12 times in the first three innings. Monmouth had 16 hits and totally dominated three Ripon pitchers. Carrane and Tyrone Klienhans had two hits for Ripon. Three outstanding seniors fin- ished their careers for Ripon. Four year starter Tom Lenz capped a brilliant career, hitting .354 and, ac- cording to head coach Bob Gillespie, did a great job behind the plate. Centerfielder Tom Jacobson also had a great year, hitting 6 homeruns and driving in 24 RBI. Andy Metcalf also complet- ed his career as a four year starter in right field. 1?3 Back row, left to right: Coach C. Larson, Brett Roecker, Jr.; Mark Baladad, Sr.; John Geer, So.; Brian Jahn, Fr.; Justin Frey, Fr.; Front row: Zsolt Juhasz, Sr.; Bobby Khot, Fr.; Pete Christofferson, So.; Hiroshi Ohsuka, Sr.; Rick Bowhousen, Sr. Hiroshi Ohsuka Rick Bowhousen Jaydeep Khot Zsolt Juhasz Fourth Consecutive Conference Title A dominating performance by the Ripon College men's tennis team in both singles and doubles propelled them to their fourth con- secutive Midwest Conference Championship. The Redmen fin- ished with 66 points, well ahead of Grinnell college which placed sec- ond with 45Vi points. Knox College edged Lawrence University 33-32 for third place, and Beloit College, St. Norbert College, Illinois College, Monmouth College, Cornell Col- lege, and Coe College followed in that order. The Ripon netmen won four of six singles championships. Zsolt Juhasz defeated Eric Moran of Knox 6-4, 6-0 in the 2 final. Bobby Khot upended Jeff Conta of Lawrence 6- 0, 6-1 in the «6 final. Juhasz, Khot, Bowhousen, and Jahn won a total of twelve matches without losing a set enroute to their championships. In addition, Mark Baladad finished second at 1 and Hiroshi Ohtsuka the same at tt3. In the doubles competition, the Redmen swept two of the three championships and finished second in the third. At tt 1 Baladad and Juhasz, who ended their season at 20-3, won their third conference doubles championship in a row by defeating Carter Veach and Ken Muth of Beloit 6-4,7-6. Ohtsuka and Jahn won the tt3 championship with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Lezin and Steve Warch of Grinnell, while Bowhousen and Brett Roecker fin- ished second at tt2. We played outstanding tennis, said a jubilant coach Chuck Larson. I am especial- ly delighted that our four seniors could end their careers with their fourth consecutive championship. The fourth straight title ties the 1985-88 men's tennis teams with the 1963-66 football teams for the most consecutive conference championship by a Redmen team. The job that the Ripon tennis players have done over the past four years is remarkable, Larsen added. They have made their mark in both Ripon College sports history and Midwest Conference tennis history. Over the past four championship seasons, the Redmen have compiled a 46-12 dual meet record and have been ranked in the top 20 nationally each year. In addition, Baladad and Juhasz will carry Ripon College's colors into the NCAA Division III National Tournament which will be held at Washington and Lee University, in Lexington .... They will both play the 64-man draw of singles compe- tition, and then will pair up one last time in the 32-pair draw of doubles competition. 124 Kurt W. Abendroth Business Man. Econ. Whitefish Bay, Wl John Archabal Anthro. 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Biederwolf 1966-1988 The call of the loon and the cry of the wolf Ring out, lonlier now without you. And we all feel the sorrow of a death that has come too soon. We know you are not lost forever You have only gone before us. But, your going has left an absence little filled by the photographs and memories that remain behind. We will miss you, Scott, but knowing you are in peace and free of pain helps heal the loss we feel. And, we know we will meet again. drawing by William R. Stott Scott Rolfs Janine Rubeck Robert Rush Suzanne Schmitt Econ. Bus. Man. Lead. Music German Art Bio. English Whitefish Bay, Wl Horseshoe Bend, AR Ellison Bay, VVI West Bend, Wl Wendy Schoenike Psychology Pewaukee, Wl Amy Schwaab Tanya Schwartz Andy Seeber Biology Psychology Economics Fairfax, VA Green Lake, Wl Watertown, Wl 148 Geoffrey Seymour Carol Shay Julie Sikkink Jay Sinclair Pogo English History Pogo Span. Spanish Menomonee Falls, VVI Madison, VVI Clearwater, MN Lake Bluff, IL Natalie Slaby French Ed. 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Germantown, Wl Hugo Wronski English Red Wing, MN 152 Gina Woeger English St. Louis, MO Camera Shy Thomas Bates Karen Beatty James Conway Deborah Damrow Robert Dunne Mario Friedel Michael Gondar Thomas Kolb Ohtsuka Hiroshi Jay Park Gordon Schwontkowski Elaine Sherman Jeff Taylor Scott Warmka Robert Young Jeff Zajicek Kim Zeloski «53 Commencement '88 As on most commencement weekends, the weather was iffy. Will it rain or won't it? Our prayers were answered and our dark robes soaked up the intense sun rays, as we gathered on the steps of the Harwood Memorial Union. Several exciting events led up to this grand afternoon, Sunday May 15. Saturday we visited with friends and faculty at the President's Tea in Great Hall. The cast of ''The Fantastiks presented us with a condensed version of the musical Saturday evening. Sunday began with a lovely service at the Congregational Church. A nice buffet brunch was served in the commons, as we were introduced to the five honorary degree recipients. As the Commencement '88 theme was Celebrating the Fine Arts, the recipients were opera singer Gail Dobish, sound engineer John G. Frayne, jazz vocalist and composer Alwin L. Jarreau, founder of the Marcus Corp. Ben Marcus, and actress Frances Lee McCain. McCain gave a most inspiring commencement address and Doreen Jacobs, a speech comm. major, gave the senior address, helping us remember the good times. What a fine weekend and close to our time at Ripon College! m Smith Hall Fire 1853 — Brockway College opened (now Ripon). 1861—College closed for 1 year during the Civil War. Republican Party. 1861—Smith Hall (Middle Hall) was used as an Aimy barracks during the Civil War. 1863—William E. Merriman named the first president of the College. 1868—The College was renamed Ripon. 1868—The Ripon College Days was founded. 1917—John frayne graduated. 1921—Paul Rodewald graduated 1920 1922—Spencer Tracy attended Ripon. 1924—“Butt me was cigjrette. 1931—A trench coat cost S4.50. 1931—Ripon's Football team lost to Michi- gan State 100-0 in the Big Four and Midwest Championship game. 1937—A fire in Smith Hall (now Middle Hall) gutted the building and claimed one fire fighter's life. President's House at One Merrimen lane pepubucs The Lincoln statue. 1937—Color was included in the Cnrmon. A Quad lounge n the 1960 1. 1947—the Lincoln Statue w created by C.A. Staler. 1955—A Greyhound round-trip bus tick- et to Chicago coit $6.70 1957—A large deluxe pizza from the Spot com $3.15. Kemper Clinic. 1957 —There was a rumor that Bartlett would be torn down to make room for a new Common . 1961 —The Indigo —a musical group composed of Duffy Farrand, Al Jarreau. Donna Oberholtzcr, and Peter 8ock per- formed on campus. 1962—Al larrcau graduated. 1964— There was a fire in Fast Hall 1964 —A fire destroyed the Red Barn Theater not long after the fire in Fast Hall. 196? 1964 — Harrison Ford attended Ripon 1966—France Lee McCain graduated. 1976—Gail Dobish graduated. 1985—William Stott |r. became the tenth president of Ripon. EDITOR'S PAGE Frank Burns, Tim Bonnet, Paul Branden- burg, Amy Bevington, and Barb Blahnik. The staff and I hope that we have been suc- cessful in presenting our theme Building on Tradition. Instead of tearing down, Ripon Col- lege has begun to build on to what is already here. President William Stott has decided to ren- ovate Tri-Dorms and Bartlett rather than bring- ing in bulldozers. A religion chair and a chair in the classics which had been dropped have been reinstated. The Crimson staff hopes it has represented you or your organization appropriately. Your contributions to college life at Ripon are now part of the traditions that others will benefit from and continue to build on. On a personal note, I want to give a special thank you to the following hard working and dedicated people who made this yearbook hap- pen: Darlene Loyer, Amy Bevington, Amy Schwaab, Devon Campbell, Kathy Wade, Linda Gleason, Linnea Hempel, Susanne Holzshuh, Kathryn Schultz, Patti O'Rourke, Lynn Probst, June Isaac, Rachel Kemper, Bob Rush, Jon Haberman of Inter-Collegiate Press, and Andy Miller, faculty advisor. David Jonas, Editor Kathy Wade and Amy Schwaab. Beth Montoure and Lynn Probst. Susanne Holzshuh, Special Events Editor (middle Dale Konstanz, Kathryn Schultz, Organizatior Editor; and Evelyn Kain. David Jonas. Editor-in-Chief; and June Isaac, Events Editor. Linnea Hempel, Senior Editor; Janinc Rutreck, Harry Cordon, Lisa Handley, and Liz Benjamcn.
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