Valparaiso University - Beacon / Record Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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Though the evening of November 9 was cold, rainy and gloomy, students found warmth and dryness, as well as fun, laughter and mystery at the annual Union alI-Nighter. The evening of entertainment began at six pm. with the preliminary rounds of Campus Family Fued, hosted by Valpo's own Brian Branstetter. Twenty teams from various parts of campus answered questions from the home version of the popular TV game show. Some contestants used special names or costumes to add to the evening's fun. Comedian Andy Andrews took the stage in the Union Great Hall at eight pm. to a standing-room-only crowd. His own style of famin-oriented comedy kept the audience rolling in the aisles. Ready for a snack, many students later tasted pizza from local pizzarias and voted for their favorite. They ranked Pinnochio's, Premier Pizza and Little Caesers first, second and third, respectively. Dessert came in the form of a banana-split-eating contest. Teams of five devoured their ice cream as quickly as possible, while those less hungry watched and cheered from the sidelines. At 10 p.m., everyone again crowded into the Great Hall for a mystifying performance by psychic Craig Karges. Using the power of the mind, he linked rings, read minds, and levitated a table. The evening came to a climax with the finals of Campus Family Fued. The six highest scoring teams from the preliminary rounds advanced, with first place t-shirts being awarded to the Kappa Shades. The evening proved to be a great success. Entertainment committee chair Janet Rott was pleased with the turnout and crowd participation, especially for the Campus Family Fued. it gave a chance for freshmen, upperclassmen, Greeks and independents to intermingle, she said. The event also benefited the Student Admissions Team, since many high school seniors were on campus for visitation day. Hit shows possible students one of the many ways that students get together and have fun, said Rott. - Tim O'Keef KUnion All-Nighterw27

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itudents strive to send their message $3 i ii- :5 Photos by Ruthanne Liptak Opposite page. Top left: Sweet Wine members raise hands in praise of the Lord. Top right and lower right: Enrique Ochoa and Wayne Fisher lead the twelve-member group on guitar at Me- morial Hall devotions. This page. Above left: A young couple is scolded for trying to overpopu- late the space-station UNS Thomas More. Above: Stranded earthlings discuss ways to sur- vive in outer space. Left: Dean Arlin Meyer ad- dresses the Christ College freshman class before the opening of their original production. Bonds of friendship and a sense of family characterize the Christ College community. The annual freshman production contributes to this atmosphere. Starting from scratch, the students write their own script, including originally composed music, and design a set and costumes in the few months allotted to them. Past shows have left their audiences with thoughtful and often profound insights. This year's production was no exception. The 90-minute original opened Friday night, Nov. 8, and played to capacity crowds for each of the four performances that weekend. The play's theme reflected the present generation's concern over the world's future, which hangs in the shadow of a nuclear age. Their vision of peace, however, presented a stark reality for the audience - that national, racial and religious barriers can only disappear with the destruction of society as we know it. So that they might live, survivors of the devastated earth had to solve world problems dealing with government, education, religion and population by breaking down long- standing barriers. The freshmen used short, but innovative, intense and often humorous scenes against a simple set to relay their message. The message was effectively given and painfully received: if we are to survive to see our future, present and past prejudices must be fogotten. - Katherine Volz Christ College Freshmenw29