University of Tulsa - Kendallabrum (Tulsa, OK)

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can still remember it. It was a sunny day in April and I was sitting in the dorm lounge trying to catch up on some lost study time before finals start- ed. That's when I heard it. Barely audi- ble at first, it gradually increased in intensity until it became a deafening roar. The sound of hysterical laughter pervaded the quiet as the girls down the hall stumbled in from a party accompa- nied by a den of hungry fraternity bears. Hey, keep it down! I yelled, angry that they had disrupted my concentra- tion. I'm trying to studylu Study'?', they replied in unison, ob- viously surprised that I could even con- sider such a thing. 'fWhat do you want to do that for? It's spring -time to get outside, party, enjoy lifef' I had to admit that they were right. The whole, campus was alive with the spirit and activity, but there I was, sit- ting inside the stuffy dorm missing it all. At the moment I decided to take their advice. I got out and experienced for myself the excitement that was hap- pening on campus. And I'm glad I did too - I sure would have missed out on a lot of good times if I hadn't . . . First, there was Springfest which had a lot to offer in the way of fun. The spirit, as we all gathered to watch a VW Rabbit crash to the 'x ground. The Springfest lg theme, Jazz and Magic was carried out in all Y' the activities - an incredible jazz QQ rabbit drop kicked off the rowdy Q80 396 bzpfoz' 3? x55 sz' so fb so oak' Nogocof Q O S-4s e e Q, 6 6 Q9 SO 29 o 59 fa- Q, 'N C ?J Q, 'Z7 N fo xo 5 me 500 Spring group called Trovatori sang and there was a magician to keep us spellbound. Then there was Sigma Chi Derby Week which was a real good time - especially for the girls. The Sigs lead up to the big Derby Day with a week filled with activities like a trampoline jump and beer parties. Derby Day itself was eventful in spite of the rain. The week of excitement ended with a big all-cam- pus party and the illustrious Derby Day dance. For the sports-minded, spring brought intramurals to watch or par- ticipate in, the Lambda Chi softball tournament and non-intramural sports on the U. Of course for some students, the most strenuous f'sport to partici- pate in was sunning. Of course, studying didn't stop com- pletely with the sun and warm weather. Dead week allowed more than enough time for that. Looking back on it all, I'm very glad I got up from my books that day in April. The parties, sports and good times with friends have be- come fond memories for me now. I look for- ward to the spring again this year. - Gail Sutterfield 6 Qu

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Far right: Amy Buwalda, Linda Korinek, and Skip Christian work on their tans in between studying for their finals. Middle: Marianne Loire is well aware that bikinis minimize tan lines. Right: Cynthia Sims studies while sunning in Lot- tie's courtyard. - All photos by Greg Ruders- dortf The Quest For: The Perfect Tan When the sun came out and the mercury started to rise, TU students headed for the beach. But it wasn't Malibu or Miami - in fact, this beach didn't even have sand. In- stead, the beach for sun-loving students was a large grassy area commonly known as the U. They flocked to it en masse, each student claiming a spot of grass illu- minated by a bright ray of sun for his or her own personal tanning salon, An aerial view of the campus on any sunny day from mid-March to May would reveal oil-glistened bo- dies distributed all over the lawn, collectively engaged in the hedonis- tic pleasure known as sun worship. Yet each sunner had a distinctive way of worshipping the sun-god. Some sunners were content just to lie prone for hours on end letting the sun bake them to a toasty brown. More active sunners engaged in healthy games of softball or Frisbee while soaking up the rays. Suntime was even used as a pseu- do study hall for academic-minded students who brought books or homework out with them. Why did they all choose to ignore skin cancer warnings to pursue the perfect tan? Probably just for the 20 Sun sheer pleasure of having a healthy look- ing brown body to show off. Far be it for fashionable TU students to step out in revealing summer clothes with skin the color of a whale's belly! Or perhaps sun worship on the U was just a prelimi- nary step for the sunning they intend to do in the summer -- on a real beach. - Gail Sutterfield ti Above: Valerie O'Carroll along with others lay- out in Lottie's courtyard, Right: Professional tan- ners Rachelle Holms and Mike Sanchez capture the rays on the U.