Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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CAMPUS POLICY does not prohibit this frisbee-flinging trio from enjoying one of the few places not obstructed by concrete, flowerbeds, or bushes. However, students are asked not to create paths. come up with a solution. Keith Sybcrg, administrative assistant in student services and a member of the committee, said, We dis- cussed everything from planting shrubs and flowers to land mines. The group of 12-15 students decided to start by increasing awareness of the problem. The first step was to hold a contest for the best slogan and logo to represent the group. The Quad Squad was formed. Whether this plan will do any good, only time will tell, but sophomore Theresa Kadlec thinks that it will. If you get enough people to not walk on the paths, it could get pretty embarrassing to those that do. I think twice-twice now that once when I was walking across a path on the Quad some lady yelled 'Hey, lazy!' I didn't know whether to turn around and go back or just keep going. I stood there. No one would argue the ease of cutting corners when in a hurry, but neither would anyone deny the damage to the campus. True enough — a straight line between two places is the shortest, but that does not always mean it is the best. — Li S3 Garrison CALL THE QUAD SQUAD! Contributing to a path, seniors Jim Shumake and Rick Peterson escape via the sneaky chain-duck method. The Quad Squad hopes to cut down on the number of intrusions. Morris said, I use them. Living in the country. I'm not used to walking on concrete; I like walking on the grass. Freshman Pam Whitaker also uses the paths. I like them. In the cold weather they come in handy. It takes less time to slide across them than to slide across the walks. In either case, no one seemed to know how to stop the pathmaking until Dean of Students Terry Smith organized a group of concerned individuals in February to try to 27 Paths

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POSSIBLY ENJOYING the Quad for its true qualities, or maybe just not familiar with campus policy, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sterling and son Jim trod the alternative to concrete on Parents Day. Although many students express similar opinions, it is obvious that some are not bothered about the idea of paths around campus. They use them frequently, and in some cases feel it makes the campus more like home. Freshman Lori Shortcuts When most people consider paths, they get a dreamy, far-away look in their eyes as they remember that secret way to the hide-out of years gone by. The path to righteousness, the path to an exciting future or even the trip over the river and through the woods to grandma's house all seem to carry a pretty good connotation. On campus, paths are beginning to look more like the rule than the exception now that students on their ways to and from classes venture from the concrete to beat a new expressway that promises to save a few seconds. As a result, when it rains, mud paths stripe what used to be a grassy Quad- rangle. Junior Mary Schwartz thinks it is getting out of hand. If they allow this cutting across everywhere to go on as it is, it vill totally destroy the scenery f the campus. It seems like all f the sudden, everybody became azy and decided just to make their wn little path anywhere they felt ike it. Along the same lines, sophomore 'Jatalie Chapman is bothered about the paths, especially in good weather. It makes me mad to see all the grass destroyed. I hate to see all the vegetation just tromped. During the winter we all have a tendency to cut through, but in the spring it does a lot more damage. 26 Pjths

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Uptown taverns, parties at the lake, Greek mixers — what fun would they be without booze? Most students would say no fun at all. But others see it differently. I don't need it. I can have a good time without it, said Lucretia Wilkinson, freshman. She goes to parties but does not drink. To her it is not a moral issue. I just don't like the taste. I don't care if other people drink. That's their business. Even though Steve Berger, freshman, does not drink, it does not matter to him that some of his friends do. I don't feel as if I'm missing anything, he said. Sure, I've wanted to get drunk, but I've never gone through with it. The taste has always stopped me. Another reason Berger does not drink is that he is under the legal drinking age in Missouri. I know I could go up to Iowa, but it isn't worth it to me. Sophomore Connie Henderson avoids alcohol because of her family and hometown friends. None of my friends back home drank in high school, and they thought people who did were really bad. And nobody in my family drinks either. They're not against other people doing it; they just don't join in. Non-drinkers occasionally feel pressured by those who drink. First, said Wilkinson, they offer me mixed drinks. When I refuse those, 28 Teetotalers