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HIDDE in plain sigh .,_ .. ' 1980 Ouachitonial in plain sight 80 Ouachitonian Volume 71 The YOOIAI"t "dorm mom," DennisStarltrides atop a lire enalne in the homeroming parade. Each of the donn mom• rock the tnl~ Stark is the !lead resident of Blake Donn, fondly referred to as the Blake Hilton on Static'• •hirt. 'Ouachita had a glossy image and high pro~ile . But behind these successes, adherence to basic values was the real strength . ' Published by: The Communications Department Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, Arkansas 71923 lt/3 HIDDEN in plain sight Ouachita Baptist University- the name alone significant. "Ouachita," bor little Bible college stuck in the dents accepted at the leading wed from the first indian set mountains but a liberal arts uni medical and dental schools. ACT in the Clark County area, re versity with a serious Christian scores of entering freshmen were tradition and dearly estab emphasis. consistently higher than the na that the university was a It was that commitment to tional average. of Arkansas, not just in Ar- Christian and educational excel Additionally, OBU boasted one lence that provided the founda of the best student foundations tion for everything the university and one of the best yearbooks in family accomplished. Ouachita 'the country. That was pretty good had a glossy image and a very for a school with an enrollment of of wihat the university stood high profile among Arkansas col only 1578 students. leges-that was nice. We kept up All these things were the obvi :.Jniversity," confirmed the with the best of them in sports. ous. These things drew a lot of !3Clm.itment to educational excel There was a high percentage of students here. But behind these Dre. OBU definitely was not a pre-medical and pre-dental stu- successes the not-so-obvious Upperduamen In the ROTC program line up for inspec tion by Col. Kenneth Hestand, PMS. Ouachita was the first college In the stab! to have ROTC and is the only one to n!quire it for freshmen. finger eandwlcl\ea, punch and lots of conversation typify rush. Sophomore Melody Mosley, a member o( Pi Kappa Zeta, and ruahees converse during the Hrst night of wom en's rush. Contents .......btu..d.at~togetntad y,juniorOintAc:Jin Student Life 8 Academics 234 -. ~ .tnd sings In the Cone-Bottoms donn Clubs 86 Index 270 _. ,..,.s ltwt he enjoys singins, "enn by rny- People 132 Advertising 278 ~ Sports 184 Closing 292 - ~ tbe majon!ltes begin their routine, they --·..... )'mior Retha Herring ends a line of five 1260 7 Hidden in plain sight/3 HIDDEN Taking a break from the library, Pam Cook is in plain sight supper by Tiger Shark swimmer Jim Wright. spent a lot of her hours in the library maint standing on the President's list. adherence to basic values was the downs, it was reassuring to know university itself endured real strength. that Ouachita cared about us as tion a brand new set of It was nice to go to a school individuals. While state-sup standards and religious E where church-going on Sunday ported colleges struggled with tion critics because enougl and Wednesday was not only ex rapidly changing mores and at ple cared about perpetuatiJ pected, but enjoyed. Not many titudes, Ouachita handled them ditional, basic values. students get to have their dean of as a family. We focused on making students as a Sunday School As hokey and old-fashioned as Tunes the best we could, · teacher. It was nice to get excited it sounds, we were a family of ing that rush was just right about Christmas and Thanksgiv sorts. Students came to be a part ing our AIC opponents ( ing as Christian holidays. of Ouachita, not just to attend. As field and making the grade. And it was nice to go to a uni a part of that family, students were all important. But : versity where pleasure could be crossing campus called you by commitment to traditional found in simple things like a BSU name and said "hello." that made everything tic hayride or a Sunday evening At a time of uncertainty in a didn't think about them SELF movie. brand new decade, the values of but they were there, just h Although we griped about family, religion and patriotism in plain sight. curfews, late minutes and call were comforting. Indeed, the Fall intramllral football draws Mandy Jones and .Ken Wil· Iiams out of the donn. They wen watching a game be tween the Chi Deltas and the EE&. A break between da•aee gives freshmen Jay Atkine and Laure Hal\llen a chance for conversation in the Tiger Grill. The Grill Is a popular spot between moming clas9es. Controlling the ball easily, Barry Bumett is one of SI!Yeral MI<s (Missionary .Kid) on the soccer team. The team lore throllll:h ruular season undefeated. Hidden in plain sightlS Student Life equire students to live on campus, make them eat in Contents R the cafeteria and lay down a bunch of rules that Silt's not a small world must be obeyed and what happens? 22ffiger Tunes For one thing, you get tired of your roommate in 24/Lifestyles mini-magazine 32/Community those small four-walled rooms, you get letters-to-the 38/Pageants editor complaining about how bad the food is and at 42/0orm life least once a semester you threaten to transfer so you can 50/Homecoming 56/Religious life live "off". 62/Current events But most don't transfer. And most manage to find 68/Fashion 72/Entertainment some sort of peace with roommates. And most figure out SO/Photo feature that peanut butter and jelly is very filling when the cafeteria's entree is just unbearable. Those who found out how to cope with dorm life realized that required living on campus created a unique college life-style - a life-style centered around Chris tianity and education rather than parties and petty cam pus politics. Right from the start, freshmen grouped together with dorm mates. Women even formed clubs like Perrin Too and Tri-Flippa composed of residents from particular dormitory floors. 1Most figure out that peanut butter and jelly is very filling when the cafeteria's entree is just unbearable.' Living in the dorm meant being able to get involved. Everything on campus was at most a ten minute walk. Meal tfmes were fun as the day's gossip and plans for the evening were made over mystery meat and the usual whipped potatoes and gravy. While it wasn't exactly home, dorm life created a sense of family among the students. The closeness fostered by dorm living spilled over into other areas of campus life. Getting a Coke in the SUB, checking the mail, attending Noonday or even studying in the library were more than mundane. There was always someone you knew to chat with. The rules were there. However, it was the collective acceptance of the rules that brought everyone together as a surrogate family. And it was that pardonable family pride- that pride in each other- that nurtured the attitude of success. Student Lifefl ------not a sRiall wo,. Musicals, talent shows, recording artists and even hypnotists provided unending entertainment opportunities rivaled by few other campuses (COli! ,_ ,... 9) (OSF) extravaganza, drew a record 6,500-plus crowd. · The efforts of OSF members rai<led an unprecedented e•ghty• eight S500 scholarships, eJoceed•ng their original goal of seventy-five. Thirty-one of those scholarsh1ps were awarded to deserving Juniors and seniors. and the rest were placed in an endowment fund to be used for future scholarships. Dr. Grant touted OSF as "the finest stu· dent organization in the nation.'' April was also the month of 'The Music Man." Ml'redith Willson's hit Broadway musical was pre sented in con1unction with Tiger Traks Students and faculty mem bers involved approached the proj ect with the idea of ''doing it right." Dr. Wright, professor of music and musical director of the play, typi· fied that attitude. "First of all," he stated, "we are out to put on a first class professional performance usmg college students " The production employed the use of an 18-piece orchestra and cos tumes from New York. The results were sell-out crowds and thunder ous applause. Later, during the summer months, student activity wa~. of Pe~p llltU4 B. J• ..,.__ perlorm.s "1old~ oldte" and IIIOft rot~· l~mporary Chrbtian h1ts tn • S E.LF. roncm at M1tc~U Av· ditoriom akk lri-. Je"Y Wi'-n an• Tlat IW&. Kftam ;at ttw anba of sNdM'-hypnotued by renowned tprwr and hypnotist Gil EasJa. Ia 1M .... ..._ of P"*-Huald HiD and A,__ ........ J- r.lcCulley, partny8 1M Muioft, Jim IIIMioll ud Suua c-lilll the MIIIOtic Mayor of lliwr City ln tlw "Muek Min," hit "M8d- Ubnrian" "-theSpriftll mu- performed In conjunction with Tla., Traka tic81. W~nd 79. • ..... Claa.-y of DaD., T_,___ an iniBpntift .._ ...eiM ID "ea. In _ ...... in the s.pq.ber ....._..T.... SIIow. not • .....U woddlll Thr Ov.achi·Tontt, l•d by Mary Shambargrr, gathtr to prtch~ rni&SJC and roullnrt ln p~p&ratlon for thfir summn conurt tour ol .. tar Bnllsh lslrt. At a f•ftd·raltlns adlrity Pi Kappa Zeta membrrs, Suzanne Campbftland Suun Morpn pitch in at the dub' I CJr wath. Cary Cork... mens 1~ eophomorc Ptpunch table coll«ttns votn to determine what ad· mlnlttrator or faculty member would set • ple·ln•the-flcr- Or. Grant won the honor.