University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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22 Robert Oliver Being male, 57 , a freshman, and weighing only 120 pounds, could give anyone an inferiority complex! Robert Oliver is no exception. His inferiority complex stems from his feelings that he is socially in- adequate. This point is driven in daily, as his roommate, Steve, who is an athletic, musclebound, frat rat. Feeling in- timidated by Greeks one day, Ollie and some others formed their own fraternity, appropriately named . . . SIGMA PHI NOTHING. Nothing is just about all they do, but the novelty of the name keeps the crew together. Although he registers no com- plaints against any of his instructors, Ollie believes courses are too watered down to accommodate a greater number of students. As a history major, he finds his courses lack inspiration. He doesn ' t believe he ' s being intellectually stimulated. His father is a professor of architec- ture at Arizona State University and his sister is pulling straight A ' s at Yale University. Ollie says he will feel his insignificance if he can ' t do as well. Ollie is finding himself sitting around campus a good deal just watching all the people go by. Oc- casionally, he runs across a Jesus freak, and intimidates him with every rebuttal on religion imaginable. Ollie doesn ' t believe in God; he believes in an individualistic religion one in which the person involved has com- plete control over his or her ac- complishments and failures. Ollie is fascinated with politics, and has aspirations of making it his career. He openly admits to being prejudiced against Republicans. Needless to say, he ' s getting ex- treme pleasure and satisfaction out of Watergate. When asked to com- ment on himself, Ollie laughed ner- vously and said, I ' m a tremendous hypocrite ... too honest for my own good! ARTICLE BY: ROBIN LAUTENBACH PHOTOS BY: DANNY PEPPER

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Nancy Montoya ARTICLE BY: ROBIN LAUTENBACH PHOTOS BY: DANNY PEPPER If you ' ve ever wondered who the O is in Jack Lee ' s Twirling Circus, well wonder no longer. It is none other than Nancy L. Montoya, a Mexican-American trying to break into radio broadcasting, a predominantly white, male-oriented field. Coming to Tucson from the small town of Clifton, Arizona, Nancy feels secure with her second year of college behind her and a bright future ahead. Her astrological sign, Taurus, says that this amiable and bubbly girl is Una Muchacha Muy Contente. The Montoya family is close-knit and achievement-oriented, but Nan- cy has found another family in the U of A Band. Through the band and membership in the honorary, Tau Beta Sigma, she has been able to relate to the other members, which is important in achieving the ex- cellence which the band is noted for. Though Nancy is a true Chicano, she feels she isn ' t discriminated against. To her way of thinking, the success and failure in a person ' s life is due to one ' s own skills and ac- complishments, not one ' s ethnic background. The radio broadcasting major has worked as a disc-jockey in both Clif- ton and Tucson for four years and is presently involved in a bilingual- bicultural program funded by the Federal Government to improve teaching methods in the mixed cultures of Tucson elementary schools. 21

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Doug Kelly Doug Kelly honor student, athlete, fraternity member, medical student is totally involved in every part of University life. I have deep feelings for the U ... I like my school ... the campus ... the people . . . the social situation . . . the way people treat you. School ' s gotta mean more than just going to classes and taking notes. Doug supports this belief by his affiliation with Sigma Nu fraternity and his involvement with the school wrestling team. A shoulder separa- tion last year ended his wrestling with the team, but he still works out whenever possible with his favorite sport. The best part of athletics for Doug was getting to know guys on the team I got to know another side of people. Scooter, as he is known, ac- cumulated a seemingly countless number of scholastic awards in- cluding: Sophomore Man of the Year Award, the WAG Scholar-Athlete Award, a listing in Who ' s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, and past participation in Phi Eta Sigma, Sophos, Chain Gang and Bobcats. Doug applied for early admission and was accepted into med school his junior year. Equally unique, he skipped his senior year and won the Peter Lowell Dreyden Award as the outstanding senior Traditions member. Medical school dominates his life now. Med school was always in the front of my mind, he says. Presently in his second year of a three-year ARTICLE BY: ROBBIE WILSON PHOTOS BY: JON OSBORN program, Doug hopes to combine his interests in sports and medicine by becoming a physician for an athletic team and possibly a career as an orthopedic surgeon. To be a doctor means intense work and complete concern for peo- ple, and Scooter ' s goals are aimed in that direction. I don ' t want it to sound corny, but what I ' m doing now is getting all the information I can so that someday I can help somebody.