University of Wisconsin Stevens Point - Horizon / Iris Yearbook (Stevens Point, WI)

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Keeping with what seems to be an age-old Point tradition, students once again flocked to the square to celebrate the Halloween weekend. On this weekend and on many others, the bars on the square are a place where many students can set aside their worries about finals, grades, and the pressures of college life. It is a place to meet with friends, meet NEW friends, listen to music, play games and DRINK BEER. A subject of much controversy lately, problems on the square have led to talks of limiting the number of people allowed in the bars, or even of closing them down. Police protection has increased after complaints of vandalism and rowdiness, and during the fall semester as many as six officers would often patrol the area on Friday and Saturday nights. Loitering and the possession of an open container of alcohol on the street are among the most common violations, the latter carrying a fine of $122 for each offense. The large number of arrests seems to be due to the large number of people visiting the square each weekend, but as the school year progresses and the colder weather sets in, the size of the crowds lining the streets diminishes, and so the problems on the square seem to end for another year. Still the square remains a popular retreat for many attending UWSP, and as the sun goes down on yet another Thursday night, students begin to filter In to their favorite bars to relax with friends over a few cold ones — and the tradition of the square continues on ... — Sherry Rhode 25

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I Beautiful, majestic, and proud, the Royal Lipizzan Stallions appeared at the Quandt Filedhouse for one performance on Sunday, September 21. The magnificient white horses captivated their audience with Airs Above the Ground,” a fine display of their rearing and jumping abilities. The Liplzzans. for centuries the property of nobility and military aristocracy, became famous for their endurance, strength, and speed. The breed was derived from the fusing of three bloodlines; the Andulusian, the Arab, and the Vllano. This crossbreeding resulted In a strain of horse having superb strength, excellent coordination, and superior intelligence. This rare and noble breed was created In the 16th century for Austria's royal house of Hapsburg. For the next four hundred years, the Lipplzan developed peacefully. However, In 1942 the stud was sent to Czechoslovakia for safekeeping. There without the mares, the breed faced extinction. In the Walt Disney film The Miracle of the White Stallions, the forceful account of the stud’s rescue and return to Austria by General Patton’s Third Army is strikingly retold. The Lipplzzan is a long-lived horse, having an average life span of 30 to 35 years. The horse is born black, and over a 6 to 10 year period gradually changes to its final, pure white color. — Laura Sternweis 27