University of Wisconsin Platteville - Pioneer Yearbook (Platteville, WI)

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PloTTevilIe lVIeTomorphosis Think back 40 years. Many of us were sTiII in grade school, noT wondering abouT whoT would be happening in 1982. And now, here we are. Many of Things have changed in our lives; our aTTiTudes, phys- ical choracTerisTics, and ideas. Things have changed on The UW-P campus Too, buT noT as rapidly as They have in our own lives. For example, in OcTober of 497 '1, The Wis- consin SToTe UniversiTy 0T PIoTTeviiie be- came The UniversiTy of Wisconsin - PIoTTe- ville. This ended a long process of name changes for our campus, beginning wiTh The PIcTTeville Normal School, founded in 4866. AnoTher major occompiishmenT for UW-P was The opening of The fooTboiI sTadium in 4973. To celebroTe The sTodium open- ing, Sho Na Na and REO Speedwogon performed for The crowd in PIoTTevilIe's firsT oquoor sTodium concerT. conTinued on page 7 Above: A worker pauses during The consTrucTion of The new Fine ArTs CenTer. RighT: When The Fine ArTs CenTer is compleTed. many of Doudno Hall's fociliTies will be moved There. Above righT: Royce Hall, which was re- modeled IcsT year, housed siudenTs due To Theegveri-g crowding in The dorms. 6 CAMPUS

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Change Isn'T LimiTed To The Seasons The variable onosphere of our universiTy hos broughT abouT many exTernol changes. The desTrucTion of Old Main, The con- sTrucTion of The noT yeT compleTed Fine ArTs CenTer. Names, faces, and classes are also consTonle changing and are cop- Tured in This book. Every semesTer brings new experiences To every one of us. Our UniversiTy is an ideal place To discover ourselves and The oTTiTudes, values, and goals we wanT for our lives. These inTernoI forces are ofTen in conflicT wiTh each oTher, bringing frusTraTion inTo our self-oworeness process. The diverse range of opporTuniTies offered OT UW-P helps us To discover ourselves and helps us To cope wiTh The revolving world around us. CHANGES 5

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conTinued from page 6 ThroughouT The decade, improvemenTs in dorm life have affecTed us Today. Dur- ing The 4972 - 73 school year, beer be- came legal in The dorms. refrigeraTors were allowed in The rooms and beds be- came moveable. Dorms now had all The comforTs of home! In 4976, 24 hour visiTa- Tion became an opTion allowed in The dorms. Boebel Hall held ITs firsT classes in The fall of 4977. The building was named afTer Leo E. Boebel, Dean of The College of ArTs and Sciences for 47 years, unTiI his deaTh in 4968. The pedesTrian mall on campus was buiIT in 4977 and allows an easier access To an of The buildings on campus. Before The mall was buiIT, a sTreeT running pasT The STudenT CenTer and Brigham Hall was The Main STreeT of The campus. The mosT recenT physical change on our campus was The desTrucTion of The Old Main Building To make room for The con- sTrucTion of The new Fine ArTs CenTer. Old Main Was The firsT building on The presenT campus, and opened in 4907. The final day of classes in Old Main was December 46, 4980. The Fine ArTs CenTer is To be compIeTed and ready To open by De- cember of 4982. . As our campus keeps changing, iT will make way for fuTure sTudenTs who de- cide, Ten years from now, To furTher Their educaTion aT PIaTTevilIe. CAMPUS 7