University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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he S I TOR gazes through the Window into the night, and the lights of the city dimly stare back. The visitofs eyes roam the fain t, stirIess streets. This is it: Columbia, Missouri. College Town. The Big Time. At last. Like hundreds of others, the Visitor had traveled to Columbia for something called freshman orien tation, a two-da y summer Whirlwind of welcome lectures, long lines, placement exams, campus tours, class registra tion and the Missouri Fight Song. But now the music has faded, the crowds dispersed. And tucked in to the top floor of a dormitory, the Visitor sits in darkness, next to the window. A11 is quiet save the breathing of a stranger Who sleeps in a bed nearby. The Visitor again looks into the faceless city and wonders about the snug sunIit days of high school and about classmates suddenly missed, wonders about the years of college that lie ahead, and wonders some more . . . For most students, college is a transition between social roles: from adolescence to adulthood, from dependence to wage earner, from the responsibilities of a son or daughter to those of a spouse or parent. Students teeter between a past they cannot reclaim and a future they cannot envision. Uncertainty shrouds the present. But college is only an inter- mediary, a springboard from which professional and personal goals can be reached. Career aspi- rations, marketable majors, grad- uate school plans, summer jobs, ttmaking something of yourselfw - these are the concerns which preoccupy students and compel them to look ahead. Students live in the future tense. In this environment, college is a mixture of excitement and anxiety, dreams and doubts. College exposes prejudices, chal- lenges assumptions, inspires ideas. On the often sinuous, ice-paved roads of experience, college is a pause for critical inquiry. Students must not only define their material goals but also establish their values and responsibilities. One 19th century scholar said of a college education: Everything sheds light upon everything else? The light at the University of Missouri is truly diffuse, a light which reveals dappled personal and profession- al paths available to students. But to choose the right path - ah, that is the fun of college. And the fear. Amid these paths, stu- dents see a montage of images clashing in color and content, images which give the University its unique identity: Lowry Mall awash with stu- dents rushing to classes and Peace Park settled by pic- nikers resting beneath trees. :9 T

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FEATURES Herein lies a collection of articles covering everything from a quiet, unassuming chapel in the midst of campus to the closing of a well-known bar; from a humorous look at what it .really costs to go to school to a serious look at why the Greek issue is black and white; from the professors to the students; from Orwellian predictions to photographic realities. Green Chapel ...... . ..... . 70 Hands-On 72 1984 ..... 80 Haecker 82 Bondeson 84 Stein Club 88 Cost of School ...... 92 Black Greeks 94 POY ...... ..... ....... 96 S ORTS The Mizzou sports action, from collegiate athletics to the individuals. Fall ......................... . ................................ . ........ .. 234 Winter ..... .. ...... 258 SPOTLIGHT Some memorable folks took the stage in Columbia this year. From a musiciants platform in Hearnes to the intimate stage setting of the Rhynesburger theater, the stars were shining. Concerts 114 Speakers ........ .. 128 Stage ..... 136 t ?ALI JERY 470 INDEX.......... 482 FAG E S A host of smiles from the perennial administrators and deans, the one-year reigning kings and queens, and of course, the seniors. Kings and Queens ...... 142 AdministrationtDeans 154 Seniors 166 GROUPS Portraits from the groupees and organizers on campus, from the Greeks to the GDIs, to the activists. Greek Houses ....... 344 Dorm Floors ........ . ....... 438 Organizations 448

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Tim Mueller