University of Evansville - LinC Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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s, ' chool days, school days, dear old golden rule days ... Believe it or not, your parents probably sang that song. To- day they would get lost before one verse of my blood runs cold, my angel is a center fold ... Although it seems like you never had anything in common, being a fresh- man in the sto ne age really wasn ' t much different than today. When your parents were in your shoes as freshman, they probably wore pods. You know, those are the little hats sorority girls wear now. Then, no matter who you were, the pod set you apart from upper- classmen. Actually it made you easier prey for practical jokes, dirty jobs or anything else the Seniors could think of. Fashion for the day included Bermuda Fever, bright colored tall socks, and bare knees. Far cries from plastic pants, metallic knee socks and bare everything? Not really. ' ' it ' s great to look down on all the freshman Students hung out at the Union Build- ing. Although this is done today, most students don ' t know where the Union is until Senior picture time. The feeling is about the same on every college campus. As summed up by UofE student Harry Sikma, it ' s great to look down on all the freshman and know exact- ly what they ' re going through ... The big consolation is that you only have to be a freshman once (if you ' re lucky!). One year of misery in return for three of dominance. Memories OF The Past. 5

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Below — Hughes Hall tries to gain visitors by advertising o big change- Bottom Right — Parents and students alike enjoyed the picnic held on Morton Hall ' s lawn. Top Right — At the years beginning, even Harper ' s food tastes good. Several parents questioned their children as to why they complained about the food so much. Top Middle — Most of the time moving in requires the help of family members, plus orange and silver U-Houl trailers. Right — Finally settled in, Hughes Hall freshmen are treated to the annual Rookie in the shower night. Beginning The School Year Brings

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Most of my friends here are University of Evansville basketball fans. They ' re good people. They want little more from a UE game than an enter- taining evening and a victory for the home team. They attend games loyally, spend lots of money on UE basketball and are a major reason the program has been so successful. However, there are a few UE fans who are giving all the others a bad reputa- tion. They ' d do the Aces a favor if they stayed home. They became a focus of attention Monday night in UE ' s game with Detroit at Roberts Stadium. When Richie Johnson, UE ' s talented sophomore forward, was injured in a fall, most fans watched with concern as doctors and trainers worked on his limp body. However, a few of the spectators seat- ed in the closed end of the Stadium, behaved like a bunch of rednecks at a mud wrestling match. They threw ice and peanuts at the De- troit players and coaches who attempted to approach Johnson and check his condition. And they became surly with Bob Gwaltney and Cliff McBride, two photo- graphers shooting the game for the Press. When Gwaltney and McBride got into position to take pictures of Johnson, some fans angrily shouted at the photo- graphers to move away from the scene. Tom Johnson and Jeff Rumsey, two University of Evansville cheerleaders who were on the floor during the game, were upset with the fan ' s reaction. It was ridiculous some of the things that happened, said Johnson. However, he wasn ' t surprised. He said it isn ' t unusual for cheerleaders to be confronted by rude fans at UE home games. Johnson said while UE ' s male cheer- leaders were lifting the female cheer- leaders into the air, a fan said to them, 1 hope you drop one of the girls. It ' s troubling to think such people ex- ist, and it ' s especially discouraging to see them lashing out at people during a sporting event. Spectators with even a llmilted knowl- edge of basketball surely realized no De- troit coach or player was responsible for Johnson ' s accident. Detroit guard Roy Simms was heading for an easy la3 p when Johnson leaped into the air and grabbed him from be- hind before losing his balance and crashing to the floor. It was Slmms who had every reason to be upset. Johnson ' s bllndside show was dangerous. He caused his own injury. Simms appeared ready to fight John- son untH he realized the UE forward was injured. Simms later tried to console Johnson as he was carried off on a stretcher. Why fans got angery with the photo- graphers is a puzzle. They don ' t get their kicks shooting pictures of people in pain. It ' s there Job to get pictures of a news event. Gwaltney and McBride, in their efforts to get the best pictures possible, didn ' t interfere with the doctors attending 6