Wittenberg University - Witt Yearbook (Springfield, OH)

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ut of state students were fit to be tied when they re- turned to Ohio fall term. On July 31, 1987, the State Leg- islature made the decision to raise the low alcohol age to 21. However, the legis- lature did include a grand- father clause stating that anyone who had turned 19 by the July 31 deadline, was still legal for low al- cohol. The decision had the greatest impact on the in- coming freshmen, since most of them were 17 or 18, J CARDED: Before entering Tho Rat. Sonior Scott Price must show his dnvor's license to Rat worker Ellon West, a senior. Dave Grace and would have to wait three to four years to reach the legal age. Sophomore Anne Frazier missed the cut-off date by ten days. Sophomores returned to campus to find that North and South Halls had gone coed, leaving only Hanley and Woodlawn as wom- en's dorms. Males especial- ly expressed concern at loosing the availability of an all male dorm. Other students saw the change as a step in the right direction. New students from all over the U.S. and abroad developed friendships, and Kathorino Mathis DETOUR: Duo to tho renovation of the union. STUDENT SUCCESS: Because students' studonts had to re-route themselves around petitioned to keep The Rat. Junior Brian Buck construction sites during winter and spring and Senior Brooke Bevilacqua continue serving torms. other students including Senior Terry Coutsolioutsos. 2 — Opening

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Katherine Mathis The Witt 1988 Volume 72 Wittenberg University P.O. Box 720 Springfield, Ohio 45501 (513) 327-6149 OPTIMISTIC ARTIST: Making the best of the union renovation. Sophomore Brad Moore helps in the painting of a mural on the tem- porary wall, which was built to enclose the construction area, while leaving parts of the building in operation. Although studonts had to deal with detours and dirt during tho ma- jority of tho year, thoy pulled together and made tho best of it. Tied Title Page — 1

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