West Virginia University - Monticola Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY: WE LOOK BACK ON A LONG YEAR It ' s been a year of contrast, a collegiate version of The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. As WW students prepare for spring finals, they often look back on the school year nearing its end. The Good memories come to mind first. Last fall, they saw the emergence of a fine sophomore quarterback, leading a great football team. Interest in campus politics increased. The formation of a third campus political party was met with mixed emotions. It ' s difficult to tell who ' s happier about the new unrestricted hours policy to go into effect next fall. Some of the men students cheered louder than the women. Although not yet in effect, the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities is looked upon as a step forward. Many students, black and white, were pleased with the establishment of a Kappa Alpha Psi colony on campus. It ' s the first Black fraternity in WVU histoiy. And then there are the bad memories, U students saw their basketball team lose more games than they won. The Little Mountaineers are determined to reverse this trend, however. The failure of the Festival of Ideas to attract great interest was a negative point on last year ' s score. The ' Lair Snack Bar was the scene of two ugly incidents which marred an otherwise progres- sive, generally happy year. One of the incidents was a near riot between approximately 40 students and nonstudents. The other was the shooting of a young women for reasons as yet unknown. After looking back, the students must turn to thoughts of finals. With enough study, the stu- dent version of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly may have a happy ending. Daily Athenaeum, April 30 10

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' PERSONAL VALUES In what may seem a vety idealistic approach, the vahw one puts on human di -nity and th. way one cherishes a relationship is the most real, immediate and practical motivation for appro- priate sexual expression and control. As a believer in God commuted to an incarnational ap- proach to human life, I see God ' s plan for man worked out in the situation of each one as a person in relationship to others. Laws, principles and guidelines for human behavior must be worked out in this framework. Any mere taboos or no-no ' s are inadequate to a real sense of direction and are even destruc- tive of any real humanity. Edward A. Hofler Father Hofler of the Paidist Fathers is a Catholic Campus Minister on the staff of St. John ' s, Newman Halt and Evansdale Ecumenical Center.

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DORMITORY LIFE Lookini hack to our collci c years at West Virf inia University some of the most memorable moments are those spent in the dorm. In 1969 dormatories were called residence halls by Miss Betty Boyd. She placed student coun- selors called Resident Assistants in charge of each dormitory floor to encourage the students liv- ing there to learn outside the classroom. Perhaps, we could better remember dorm life in 1969, if we were to peek into the personal log of a Resident Assistant at that time. December 18, 1968. Final week is really here. Tonight some of the girls stuffed Sally and Janet ' s room with crumpled newspapers that they had saved all .semester. The look on Janet ' s face when she opened the door was worth the trouble. 1 had the girls put all the paper in the incin- erator. At least, if it catches fire there, it is .safe. December 19, 1968. The whole dorm was filled with smoke this morning. The housekeeper nearly evacuated the building until she found out that the incinerator was clogged with news- paper on second floor. She came to ask me what was going on, because all the waste baskets in my section were filled with newspaper. January 20, 1969. Diane and Peggy (math majors) stacked coke cans to fill Terries door. They had calculated the number of cans needed and stored them in their closet. January 21, 1969. This morning the whole .section was awakened by falling cans when Terry opened her door. The maid locked me out of my room again today. Januaiy 30, 1969. I ' m going to establish office hours when I take my bath, since that ' s the only time anyone comes to talk to me. I must remember to change news bulletin board tomorrow. January 31 , 1969. We had to take Jeanne to the emergency room at University Hospital tonight. She had her hand caught in a peanut Jar. There was vaseline on the door knobs for me at rootn check tonight. February 10, 1969. The maid must have a bizarre interest in tribal music. She beats the bottom of each wastebasket at 8:00 in the morning for ten minutes, when there is usually Just one tissue in the bottom. February 14, 1969. Practically everyone got flowers today. February 18, 1969. There are four refrigerators and six television sets in my section. No wonder we blow so many fuses. February 24, 1969. Sally came to me today and complained, I know the maid isn ' t veiy big, but does she have to drag her scrub bucket? February 25, 1969. Mainly, one of the freshmen with a 3.5 average last semester, came to tell me that she is flunking out of school, because she has a B in chemistry. I must remember to change that bulletin board. March 3, 1969. Monsoon season is with us again. It has been raining for five days. Sally came to complain about the blaring stereo belonging to the local hippies across the hall. The loafers I got last month are still rubbing blisters on my feet. March 8, 1969. Everyone complained tonight because it is Saturday and there was no hot water. I must remember to change the bulletin board Monday. 11