Walla Walla University - Mountain Ash Yearbook (College Place, WA)

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Something for iAlmosti Everyone By GARY TETZ Photographs by COLLEGIAN, SCOTT DAVIS, MARK EARL, BRIAN NESS, and DEAN PAULSON Life in 1983-84 was a bed of spikes for WWC activity planners. And for good reason. One of their primary goals has always been to provide social outlets for every person and taste. And to be perfectly fair. they tried. But they were damming Niagra; making the moon stand still; catching sunbeams in eight-ounce jars. In other words, to put the concept in simpler, less metaphorical language, they were trying to do the im- possible. Poor, helpless souls. They did their best. They just didn't understand the issues. For why did we need the Empire Brass when we had a thrilling Michael Jackson? Hale and Wilder had only a small portion of the attraction of Hall and Oates. And who would logically need a ventriloquent Miss Texas when they had Kirk Willard, Jeff and Ted Shan- Kel, or Robert Shaw? What did we do during the 1983-84 school year when we werenit watching television? Activities were plentiful. and the fact that we sometimes tended to ignore them says nothing about their quality, which was sterling in most instances. To be fair, one must realize the difficulty of provid- ing diverse entertainment for a wide cross-section of

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SPIRIT OF EHCELLEHCE Computertechnology, biology, history, art - Walla Walla College Classes with one common goal: excellence. Professors strive to make each Classroom houra quality expe- rience. Students take just pride in the excel- lence of their achievements. Throughout the campus, excellence is the theme. Excel- lence in spiritual growth, in physical ac- tivities, and in academic pursuits. Excel- lence at Walla Walla College. For more information, write: Office of Admissions Walla Walla College College Place, WA 99324 Or call toll free: 1-800-541-8900 1-800-572-8964 in Washington State w UJQLLQ UJQLLQ COLLEGE

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Shane Hinshaw and Eric Stadelman tleftt recreate the night Thoreau spent In jaii during the annual Communications Dept. play, Lisa Cummings trightJ swept the audience off their feet With a display of flashy fingering in the OPS. Amateur Hour Hate and Wilder tbelowt provided secular entertainment and spi'rituai refreshment when they visited WWC. ages and nationalities. It isn't easy holding the interest of a visually excited, hyperactive video age, and guard- ing against unobtrusive moral slippage at the same time. Recognizing these things can help us appreciate the social opportunities we did have. These various and sundry events we attended to pass the time were wonderfully wide-ranging, and a brief summary might be both informative and nostal- gic. not to mention decidedly tedious. Wetve always assumed, without the benefit of clini- cal research. that the air surrounding WWC contains some special cupidic substance. Men and women tend to cleave one to another with astonishing regularity. and often with matrimonial results. Certain social ac- tivities were carefully designed to encourage this. So this year, we got to Know each other well. thanks in part to events like the ASWWC Handshake, which led into the Fall Banquet. For some, that first Monday of school was the start of a beautiful thing which lasted through the AGA Open House and Banquet. on into springtime with the OPS Banquet, and ended in nuptial bliss. For others, the order was reversed or disrupted. Of course, some braver social extroverts planned some of their own Ohe-Oh-Ohe encounters, often with the same warm and mushy results. But we still ap- preciated a friendly prod how and then, for those of us waiting for that special someone to throw themselves helplessly at our feet. Fortunately. when matrimonial bliss seemed light yea rs away, we could escape the social pressures with a quick trip to the movies, Walla Walla College style. Ghahdi, The Chosen. and The Man from Snowy River highlighted the serious side. while Warren Miller's SKI Time filled the lighthearted gaps. Most of us found the changing emphasis on thought-provoking though con- troversial films to be a pleasant one, replacing the