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

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Mf ' 4- the mods in West Village? In the 1987 US News and World Report poll of top colleges, Taylor University was ranked as one of the best liberal arts colleges in the Midwest. The popularity of the school was reflected by an increase in the number of incoming freshmen for the 1988-89 school year. To accommodate this increase, Taylor University had to build West Village to add to the list of available tempo- rary housing. West Village consists of thirteen modular units located behind the Odle Gymnasium. Each unit houses seven students and there are altogether 91 students who live in these temporary residential facilides. The mods as they have come to be called, are fully carpeted and include three double rooms and one single room along with two bathrooms and a small lounge area. by Ann Calkins There are only two telephones in each unit and the mods are also equipped with central heating. According to sophomore P.A. Alonzo Yarhouse, living in West Village has both advantages and disadvantages to regular residence or off-campus living. Living in West Village is like living in a house off-campus except that it is closer to the gymna- sium and dining commons. Having lived in Fourth Gerig last year, I miss the lounge and the ability to socialize with both guys and girls from the different floors, said Yarhouse. Another complaint is the safety of the mods because of their location and structure. Yarhouse relates the story of how a storm and strong winds caused some of the units to rock violently one November morning. Inhabitants of West Vil- lage had to be moved into the gym- nasium at 2 a.m. and were allowed to move back to their units only when the storm abated at 4 a.m. This, however, has not been a recurrent problem. Quiet and open house hours are the same for West Villagers as they are for other on-campus students, but as there is no lounge area for guys and girls to socialize during the week days, the P.A. ' s found a way to get around this problem by taking turns to host an open lounge each week. The mods of West Village will not be around next year. A new residential hall will be completed to accommodate the overflow of students. For some. West Village will not be missed very much, but for others, the memories of their mod days will be cherished forever. West Village 5

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:.-r ' rt» ' i Mi ' -ii - ff - f -. Top -The thirteen modular units of West Village house 91 students. Center right - The new residence hall which can hold 156 students will be completed by the fall of 1 989. Center left - P. A. Laura IVIay Chitwood, junior, music education major, occupies a room in modular unit K. Bottom - Penny Polsgrove and Laura Anderson, both sophomores, make themselves helpful to freshmen as they move into their living quarters 4 West Village

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...the purple and gold flying in the air? 1 ' i c j Flying flags were part of the pomp and pageantry of the 1988 Winter and Summer Olympics. In step with tradition, competing countries paraded around the track in Calgary and Seoul with their flags of different colors and symbols. Taylor could not have been represented in such a way if the sophomore class members had not decided that their school needed something to represent itself. Theresa Veach, senior class vice-president and art education major, formed a committee of 12 members to formulate ideas in the fall of 1986. According to Veach, they encountered no problems in designing the flag. After a few meetings in the library we drew up some ideas and plans. We then looked in the encyclopedias for different designs and dimensions, indicated Veach. The whole process of meeting, preparing designs and getting a final sample copy ready for presentation took about two weeks. In the spring, Veach presented a sample of the flag to the National Alumni Council for approval. The council thought it was a great idea and that it signified tradition. by Debbie Foster The assembly and purchase of the flag were accomplished by earning money through various fundraisers. The flag was manufactured over the summer and presented at the Homecoming Chapel in the fall of 1987. Veach felt that having a flag was important because it was a symbol of school pride and that it gave true meaning to the school song. Our class wanted to give something special and unique to the school, Veach said. The purple of the flag represents the world while the gold cross depicts the Taylor Christian community reaching out to the world. The torch reflects the calling of Taylor University students to be torch-bearers for Christ. It expresses the fact that we carry the light of good news to the four comers of the earth until Christ comes again. As the flag is flying in the wind it portrays Taylor as more than just a school; it also illustrates what Taylor hopes to contribute to the world. Purple background - the world in which we live. Gold cross - Taylor Christian community reaching out to the world. Purple cross - Christ is center of our lives, community and world. Globe and torch - the calling of Taylor University students to be torchbearers for Christ, carrying the Good News throughout the world until Christ comes again. 6 Flag