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BETHAniAn i Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS IVIembers and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/bethanian1994beth ; The Bethanian 1993 1994 - Volume 98 Bethany College, Bethany, W.Va. 26032 P^^^1^^SS^^^!&ISR3iM Table "t . 'll^^^f^^^^^^^^^ of ^ Contents ^te-- „„„,„. ^, '%^^-?siM»^i«iSEiafti»^^ Opening ^^- 2 a m m [iii. Year in Review III! iiim Ill 4 (]\ 'T^-It^ Bethanians ... - '• u» 44 ;;f4.> Student Life 74 ^ Athletics ^SLi^--^z^^ hecampussufficatesunderablanketoffreshsnowillustratingtheharshnessandbeauty of l-'atcixxi^^ vt lisyear'swinterweather, (/n/Man/KayMcFarland) -i OA Index 136 ReceivingadiplomaisonlypartofCommencementexercisesasChrisEdwardsfindsoutasheishoodedbyfaculty marshallsJohnTaylorandJimAlhson. (tnfKelliPoole) Dreams '94 , ,.,»-fc*'*"^ Qes, we had our share of nightmaresthisyear.Most were based on the We weather. suffered through un- bearable September heat, steady rain throughout most of Home- coming weekend, winter's severe cold and frequent ice storms and I the late arrival of spring. But the positives always outweighed the negatives. Our dreams of the fu- ture, those little things that mean so much to each of us, continued to inspire us, even on the darkest days.Andreachingforthatdream called graduation was what all of us were ultimately working for. 3 iJ Takingadvantageofthekiddiepoolsnext toAlphaXi Delta,sophomoresMelanieRiggleandJanelTaylorgetintoa waterbattleduringararehotand sunnyday. (byKelliPoole) .r^ Ti — Year Review in Bheweathermadethisyear nightmare beyond a anyone's imagination. While Mother Nature teased us with a few nice days here and there, most were the worst on record. Bad weather caused the 'jf^ X^^'-^ " JS-^ days to seem hke weeks and the weeks to feel like months. Ice, wind,snowandcold temperatures caused problems this campus rarely has seen, including a dras- tic loss of electricity, incredible flooding,ice-over-iceontheroads ^s^ id . and the worst nightmare of all te. cancelled classes. Yea, right! & August September "Welcometo BisonCountry!" our friendly mascot. Boomer, (sophomoreJeremyStaten) greetsyoungfans, (byMichele Gockstetter) (byMicheleGockstetter Boorstin speaks at fall convo Daniel Boorstin,librarianofCongressemeritus J. wasthefeaturedfallconvocationspeaker.Hisspeed "OurUnpredictableCreators," discussedthediffer encesbetweentheworld'sdiscoverersandcreators KeelyOelschlagerreceivedtheRichardB.Kenne FreshmanLeadershipAward whichispresented t the student who has demonstrated outstandin Campus adopts new anti-tobacco scholarship, leadership and character during thei freshman year at Bethany. many use policy; students object TheAnnaRuthBourneAwardwasgiventoKapp Delta who earned a G.P.A. of 3.3, and was th Many students that were used to the coffee and women's social group with the highest scholarshi cigarette routine in Benedum Commons were in for during the spring 1993 semester. a shock this year. The W. Kirk Woolery Award, which goes to th A new anti-tobacco poHcy was enforced, prohibit- men's social group with the highest scholarshi ing the use of tobacco products in all buildings, standing, was given toDeltaTau Deltawhoearne including Benedum Commons. a G.P.A. of 3.L (by Rachel Wagner) John Cunningham, vice president for student affairs and dean of students, said this new policy of the cafshouldn't be for smokers." came about to heed the advice of the Surgeon Gen- There also were some students who were in eral and new information about smoking and the disagreement with the policy and planned to draw effects ofsecond-hand smoke. up a petition supporting smokers in Benedum Although students realized the effects of smoking Commons to help them gain some oftheir rights. and second-hand smoke, they were not pleased that "I can understand that non-smokers should hav all of their rights were taken away. the right not to breathe the smoke," senior Lynne "1 don't see any reason that smokers should have Franklin said. "They have the right to make that their rights withheld in Benedum Commons," choice and we have the right to smoke or not to sophomore LizJewell said, "and no reason thathalf smoke." (by Michele Capots)