Western Kentucky University - Talisman Yearbook (Bowling Green, KY)

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A 'Q' ' l l 1 l 7? 'I-92. Roger Sommer PRACTICING IN A LIGHT DRIZZLE. band mem- ber Debbie Reed, a sophomore music major from Springfield, shields her head but not her music. l ..- 0 As the men's basketball team moved closer to its I H Qjj goal - a berth in the NCAA - athletics reached a 17 greater perception of importance. The Htlltoppers finished with 21 wins EDD Q G Big Red - added sideline interest to the games. In football, Western finished 5-5, for third place in the Ohio Valley Conference. Attention also turned to the Olympics. The U.S. hockey team's unexpected gold medal in the Winter Games spurred patriotism in even non-sports fans. And whether the United States should compete in the Summer Olympics in Moscow was debated after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Many athletes training for the Games thought they were being used as political pawns. But that, like the importance of the hockey victory, was a matter of perception. L 4 .N 5 . .gy- E Q S G ED Q H lil and gained national recognition by playing 17 in the Mideast Regional Tournament here. A new mascot a big mouthed, furry creature called Lew!! UUWHCF David Fmnk Lewis Gardner ' THE OHIO Valley ConferenC9 Cham' JUNIOR QUARTERBACK John Hall throws a long pass during Westem's game against Ten- BIG RED WATCHES the Westem-Middle nship in Cookeville. Tenn., Larry Cuzwrl. nessee Tech. Hall led Westem to a 49-7 victory In which Westem scored on five of its first seven Tennessee game. Ralph Carey, a senior .ouisvllle junior, places first. possessions of the ball, and compiled 451 yards rushing, its highest amount of the season. public relations major, created the mascot. 7 Opening

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. 0 Perceptions of Westem's administration were changed by a Q F H S new relationship between the administration and the faculty I7 and staff. Donald Zacharias took office in August, ' El and was inaugurated in April. He made few U major administrative changes, preferring 1 O stability in his first year. Z G Hin Q F H Q Sr The Board of Regents postponed implementation of a . rule requiring 54 upper-level hours for graduation after it was disclosed that it might be illegal to apply the rule to students already in school when it was passed. And teachers and staff members worked for higher salaries to keep up with skyrocketing inilaticzin. Some staff members asked the regents to recognize a bargaining agent, but the regents re use . 8 Opening v ' ' ilu ll' '. ' L xxx F J , YJ Lewis Gardner Bob SHDPCY DR. ALBERT PETERSEN'S Human Ecology class stayed ovemlght LEAFING THROUGH the schedule bulletin, Nick Godbey, a junior math major, helps hls at Ducktown Basin. Bowling Green juniors Rick Pepln and Debra wife, Nancy, select her classes. Mrs. Godbey, a Mobile, Ala., freshman, was choosing courses Wheeler wash breakfast dishes. for the fall semester.