West Virginia University - Monticola Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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ON THE VP- c I D E LOOKING DOWN, J» m Mullens shades himself from the fall sun outside ot Stewart Hall as he studies for his graduate econ. class. Un- til the end ot December temperatures soared into the 70 ' s. Winter came at the start of the sec on d semester with condi- tions severe enough to close classes for the f»st time in five years. -V M m t. ' ■■■■ ' ■ ■£ • O CAMPUS LIFE

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continued to let the clock run out while his players left the blue-and-gold celebration. Lights, camera and football was the way the familiar phrase went this fall. For the first time ever the ' Eers played three home games under the lights; the use of the lights and dollars from TV were a plus; however, the PSU game, which ended at 11:30 p.m., was not convenient for fans that had long distances to travel. In November, the athletic department attempted to sell away the students ' 50-yard-line seats. The Save Our Seats Com- mittee, armed with speakers, petitions and alumni support, kept the students on the 50, where they belonged. In addition to a 7-4 season, a surprise 31-14 beating of Texas Christian University in the Blue Bonnet Bowl brought on the new year in style for Mountie fans. Once the seesawing, breaking-traditions period began, it was evident that the University took all the up-side downs and turned them right- side up. OPENING- 7

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ipA w N IN CAMPUSUFE [parading i to victory, the Summit float moves down High Street. The creators are the only non- Greeks to cap- ture a crown. The win shocks many while residents re- joice with the fame. This illustrates one facet up-side down life on campus. Encompassing everything . from housing to Homecoming, student life was the heartbeat of 1 the University. Turning the campus up-side down were a series of additions land subtractions like a reduction he student body that brought on cheaper and better housing a condemned Old Mountaineer Field that boasted NO TRESPASSING ' signs on all bounds, an implemented Validine system that checked Ldent ID cards at sports events, a campaign that at tempted to take away the ' students ' 50-yard-line seats and night football games that gave back Saturday afternoons. Although the year may have been characterized by pattern of up-side down feelings it re rnained obvious that life on Tmpus strode up and plunged down in P-fect Proportions to turn the up-side down right-side up. Divider CAMPUS LIFE 9