Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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You might iry loading up the car with a case of Kool-aid (Colorado or otherwise) and heading west of town to watch the sunset. West Texas is known for its beautiful sunsets (and sunrises, but few people are up in time to catch them). You can ' t get that back home in the mountains, and the quiet atmosphere is a great advantage when you ' re trying to get to know someone. If you ' re really into the outdoors (and most people at Tech are) you might try heading for the nearest 7-1 1 and buying a kite. This makes for a very inexpensive date, it ' s also one of the few times the wi nd in Lubbock can be an advantage. Or try sailing at Maxey Lake, where you can rent a sailboat, small as it is, for practically nothing. Some people swear by Buffalo Springs Lake, where you can go boat- ing if you have one and just watch the boats if you don ' t. Both are good ways to get a suntan. Of course, if you ' re a serious outdoors enthusiast, you probably like hiking, camping and rappelling. There are numerous groups in the city that organize such outings. You might try heading for the Uni- versity Center, where something is going on nearly every hour of the day. The UC provides entertainment for almost all tastes. Try a game of foosball or air hockey if you care to, or check out the new Courtyard Series during lunch. Some of the musical entertainment has proved to be quite a pleasant surprise. When was the last time you read a really good book? (Not the one you read for political science.) The Tech area abounds with bookstores, or you can visit the Mahon Library. Some people get into the crossword puzzles in the UD and the Avalanche-Journal. You can occupy most of an evening with the Seek-and-Find, the Jumble and other vocabulary-improving ven- tures. It can make you feel pretty good, too, when you use a word like fueil- leton in a sentence — correctly. Or when you remember what Guido ' s high note is. Of course, if none of these sugges- tions really excite you, or if you tried those that seemed interesting and you ' re left without a thing to do after a week, you have a choice. You can resign yourself to the fact that Lub- bock is not going to change, except for the weather, and start studying. Or you can leave town for a weekend. Even if you have to catch a ride. Even if you don ' t have anywhere to go but home. You can always console yourself. Tech just doesn ' t have Mom ' s home cooking, and besides — isn ' t it time you had your laundry done? Clockwise from upper left: You could take up a new hobby, like trampolining. Or play a couple of hands of poker to kill a few hours. (Just don ' t kill your Tinances.) Shooting the breeze is an- other popular pastime at Tech. tnside-27

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I In the News When youVe sick of studying and pizza . . . Lubbock, Texas isn ' t your regular rolling metropolis. In fact, after the excitement of life in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin or even El Paso, Lubbock seems like just another West Texas hole in the road to a lot of people. But for those students willing and determined enough to look beyond ihc same old clubs, theatres and Home Box Office (if they can afford it), there are many exciting OK, not always ex- citing—things to do in the Hub. For example, when was the last time you visited Prairie Dog Town? Load- ing up your car with a camera (insta- matic will do) and a picnic lunch can be an interesting, if not rewarding, experience. Besides, if you go on a warm day. it ' s an excellent chance to work on a tan. Feel like soaking up a little culture ' . ' Take a stroll through the Tech Mu- seum. There ' s no admittance charge. and you can trace the area ' s hisior from the dinosaurs down through the pioneer days. For a paltry sum (less than $1) you can visit Moody Plane- tarium and experience Haley ' s Comet and other such phenomena. Or try the Ranching Heritage Center, where a West Texas town has been assembled for your viewing pleasure. Lubbock sports a variet of special- ty shops, where you can look for such oddities as a larding needle, taltint; thread (ever make lace?) or a T-shirl that says just about anything you like. This can be depressing, though, if you just ran out of allowance mone for the month and can only look. You can also get overenthusiasiic and have to cat peanut butter sandwiches for the rest of the semester — even if you do spread the peanut buller with an an- tique sterling kni fe ou bought. Sports are big in Lubbock, probabh because it ' s usually easy to find an un- occupied tennis court or an open field for a game of football. Unfortun- ately, the first step in gelling a game together is assembling eni)ugh people for two teams. You could bring the great outdoors inside by buying a few plants (or open- ing your window). Some swear by plants, saying they break the monot- ony of dorm rooms and apartments and give the students something spe- cial to care for. Most plants are rela- tively easy to grow. Come on. now — even cactus grows wild out here. If you rcall pul your mind lo it. you can think of a lot of things to do on campus and around town. From below: Why not contemplate the remains of a wooly mammoth, or other para- phernalia, at the Tech Museum? Or visit the prairie dogs The little guys really ham it up when they see a camera. They even ham it up more when you throw them a few tidbits. k y- ■. ' : i ' ■v. - 2 ff. ' ■ ,

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[77 In the News A new lab experience University Lab Theatre is designed to give students experience in directing a play, as well as acting on-stage and working on the production crews. Several plays are produced each year in the old University Theatre — the Lab Theatre. The facilities are old and space is limited, but University Lab Theatre productions continue to delight audiences, perhaps because of the remarkable enthusiasm and ability evident in Tech drama students. Three plays were produced in the Lab Theatre this year. The first, Pat- rick Hamilton ' s Gas Light, was a Vic- torian thriller about the Manning- hams of Angel Street. Manningham (Matt Posey) tried to torture his wife, Bella (Freda Ramsey), into insanity. Since Bella ' s mother died of insanity, Bella was more than half convinced that she was losing her mind. While Manningham was out of the house, inspector Rough (Lynn Ma- this) visited Mrs. Manningham and convinced her that her husband was suspected of a murder committed in their house 15 years ago. Rough ex- plained to Mrs. Manningham that her husband was trying to kill her. The cast played a dangerous game, trying to uncover the facts necessary to convict Manningham. Kerry Lea Hauger and Kitty Moore played the Manninghams ' maids. William Gibson ' s Tw) for the See- saw was the story of an affair between a lawyer from Omaha, Neb. and a Jewish dancer from New York City. Ciiiiel Mosca (Cynthia Melby) and Jerry Ryan (Russ Odom) were both running from life. Mosca refused to acknowledge the fact that she needed help with her career and her ulcers. Ryan was tired of working for his father-in-law, who ran Ryan ' s life. The interaction between ilic two enlightened them to a belter under- standing of love and life. Mosca de- cided lo fulfill her ambition and return to New York City to dance, and Ryan went back to his wife in Omaha. Kennedy ' s Children, a controversial play by Robert Patrick, attempted to explain the soured dreams of the six- ties. Patrick used the a.ssissination of John F. Kennedy and the suicide of Marilyn Monroe as models for the political and social upheavals that took place across America. Juxtaposition of monologues rein- forced the frustration and isolation of each character. The monologues were based on lost dreams. Characters in- cluded an office worker, a Vietnam veteran, a would-be glamour girl, a homosexual off-Broadway actor and an embittered hippie activist. Different actors portrayed the parts in each performance. The rotating cast gave the audience a chance to see the same role dramatized by dif- ferent people. Actors in Kennedy ' s Children in- cluded Bill Carter, Debbie Lemen, Julie Jones, Brian Nobles, Kitty Moore and Robin Stanton. Also cast in the play were Matt Po.sey, Debbie Bigness, Laura Clay. Rod Haren, Rhonda Toth and Heather Hollings- worth. Other actors were Toby Pro- basco, Carol Brannan and Cynthia Melby. From the top: Striking an insincere pose lor a worried husband. Manningham (Matt Posey) shows his exasperation at his wife (Cynthia Melby) in (ios Light Reflecting on the past is painful for the office worker (Debbie Lcmcn) in Kennedy ' s Children. IHlnaidi-