University of Iowa - Hawkeye Yearbook (Iowa City, IA)

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Onl the faces change Pentacrest - it is the heart, perhaps even the soul, of the university. Neither the excitement of Kinnick Stadium nor the sophomoric adventures of the dorms nor even the expansive authority of the LII Hos- pitals can match the dominance the Penta- crest has over life at the University of lowa. The architecture of the five buildings is the finest on campus. After one leaves the painted iron railings and marble pillars of Schaeffer Hall, the inside of EPB has all the charm of a phone bill. The gilded dome of the Old Capitol dominates the area like the Rock of Gibraltar. But there is something more to the Pen- tacrest than its five buildings. lf one wants to see the campus, one needs only to see the Pentacrest, for the Pentacrest is the campus. lt is the melting pot of the univer- sity - a Noah's Ark of student life, with all the different species of college people re- presented. ln one day out of countless days on the Pentacrest, students hurry to class, some crossing over the grass where the green signs proclaim ONLY YOU CAN MAKE A PATH. A young man waits atop the Old Capitol steps for his girlfriend - the steps are the Pentacrest's equivalent of Grand Central Station's big clock, a common landmark for pre-arranged meetings. The stone faces of Macbride Hall peer down from their lofty perches at a young punker dressed in leather pants, a group of fraternity guys in lzods and button-downs, and a theater student decked out in used clothing from Ragstock. Meanwhile, a group of three young men kick a small beanbag around in a game of Hackesack - a sport which is starting to make a place for itself in college life along- side the almighty Frisbee. Other students sit and read, while some lie sprawled in the sun like dozing sea lions on the beach. The Pentacrest, like the university, is a place where new ideas are brought forth and old ideas are challenged. When the weather is kind, the lawn before the Old Capitol becomes an ideal place for the pro- moters of candidates, viewpoints or reli- gions. Studying under the sun is one of the more pleasant aspects of the Pentacrest during the Fall and Spring, along with eating lunch, throwing a frisbee around, or just taking a nap. lf one stays around long enough by the Old Capitol, one can see an array of issues addressed, ranging from nuclear disarma- ment to Reaganomics to Hari Krishnaism to fundamentalist religion. The green grass of the Pentacrest, for some reason, attracts more liberals than conservatives. Change and permanence go hand in hand on the Pentacrest. On the spot of ground where a young, pretty cheerleader shouts, Go Hawks! during Homecoming week, a political activist can warm of world destruction. The place, however, re- mains the same - touched but not altered by either person. The two weather-worn boulders with CLASS OF 1880 and 1870 chiselled on them makes one wonder about those young, optimistic graduates of the last century and reminds one that on the Pentacrest, only the faces change. - Stephen Polchert Balloons over lowa appear in front of the Old Capitol on the Pentacrest as Homecoming Committee Chair man Senior Anne Carlson hands out Hawkeye sou veniers during Homecoming week. HRV-EEQ

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Winning never felt so good for fans after the Iowa Hawk eyes came out on top in the 1982 Peach Bowl, beating thel Tennessee Volunteers 28-22 New Year's Eve. Coming home. the Hawkeye football team is greeted by fans at the Homecoming game against Northwestern. 'ata 3' 537 arf

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