Taylor University - Ilium / Gem Yearbook (Upland, IN)

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Detroit fans gather around the newly purchased wide screen television in the student union to watch the final game of the World Series. Detroit won the game and the Se Congratulating Jeff Jones after his successful play, Jack Houck, Don Sauer, and Greg Billing stretch c shake hands. 2 Opening

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Taylor University Upland, Indiana 1984-1985 Volume 87 Another beautiful Taylor sunset ... on a foggy fall evening the sun begins to go down behind the water tower. Participating in an evening of worship and fellowship, students sit around a camp fire at the lake. Fun with friends . . . students spend some of their free time building a pyramid. if lK Title 1

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College Activities Make Year Special And this is the best time of your life ... As students stuff their suitcases and pack their milk crates to prepare for the big move to campus, these words often echo from the mouths of par- ents. Parents are famous for saying, Enjoy col- lege. You will meet your best friends there and we guarantee that it will be the best time of your life. So, the question then arises, What will make it so great.- More specifically, Why was this year at Taylor supposed to be one of the best times of your life? That question can only be answered by each individual person. Hopefully the pictures and the words on the following pages of this book will help you personally re- flect back on the year and come up with your own reason as to why 1984-85 at Taylor was so special! Perhaps some of the following scheduled ac- tivities made the year eventful for you. Such as the opportunity to watch the football team play in the newly constructed Hoosier Dome. Also, the powerful messages delivered nightly by Jill Briscoe during Spiritual Renewal Week added some insight in the fall. For the musically in- clined students, the chance to perform in the production of the MUSIC MAN for Homecom- ing weekend was a definite highlight. The ground breaking for the new library and the naming of the Nussbaum Science Center were also two unique occurrences of this year. Some students will have fond memories of the year simply because it was the year the Chicago Cubs won the Eastern Division pennant and for the Tiger fans it was great because it was the year Detroit won the World Series. While others were filled with enthusiasm because Ronald Reagan carried 49 states to become the 40th President of the United States. Making the year exciting for a great deal of students were the Wandering Wheels trip to California and the Taylor World Oureach mission trip to Haiti. (continued on page 4) I am something special ... Eastet Seals Poster Child of the Year Stephanie Swiney sings the Gaither ' s song to students during chapel. A Hackey sac afternoon. The men from third east Wen- gatz, Scott Berge, Jeff Whiteley, Brian Ramsland, and Steve Hewitt spend the afternoon competing in a friendly game of Hackey sac. Wednesday nigh t at Idyl Wyld! Many Wednesday nights for students are spent skating at Idyl Wyld in Marion. Opening 3