:i*-r » *^r- DRIFT 1994 ^* B Butler University LIBRARIES IRWIN LIBRARY Digitized by tine Internet Arciiive in 2010 witli funding from Lyrasis IVIembers and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/drift98unde 1994 " " ^^^c ^Altcft^s Ifyou hadaskedme in tookon adifficulttaskin torespectthatpower. Pub- July whatIthoughtthis doing so,butthey managed lishingayearbook, however, bookwould looklike tokeepanincredible senseof isataskwhosetremendous- whenpublished, Iprobably integrity andcommitment nesscanbeappreciatedonly wouldhave laughed. This aboveall. Theyplacetheir by those who have attempted staff, small and inexperi- workbeforeyou withpride it. Iconcurwiththe 7929 enced, didnotappeartobe andabitofapprehension and Drifteditor; havingmuch luckwhenthey askthatyoubeaskindasyou startedthe literary yearwith a can. "Thosewhohavenot triptoayearbookworkshop been connectedwith inKansasCity. Ourflight, Besidestakingamore sucha venturesimply beingdelayedthreehours, creativelicense in cannotimagine the resultedinus losingourhotel designingthe 1994 laborthatmustbe reservation. Andthough Drift, the staffworkeddili- performedandthe eventually we weregiven a gentlytorecruitalarger difficultiesthatmustbe room, wewere infonnedthat portion ofthecampusinto overcome. Thetask,for ithadneitherashoweror Driftproduction. Under- instance, offorcing beds. Also,duetoaslight graduates weregivenrespon- Sigma Chistogodown financial miscalculation, we sibilitytoprovidetheirown andhavetheirpictures couldn'taffordacabandhad copy andcandidphotos in taken isenough todrive towalk(uphill, bothways) ordertopersonalizecoverage an ordina>ystaff threemiles in the sordid ofgreek, commuter, and crazy. Missouri heattotheclosest residentlife. Homecoming As restaurant. We arrivedhome pointswereawardedonthe you may well have bothexhaustedandbroke basisofpercentage-ofpartici- guessed, the thing with acollective seventeen pationinportrait sittingsin aboutthe Sigma centstoournames. thefall, andconsequently, Chis, well, itmustbea morepicturesweretaken in traditionforthem, because Well, though itdid oneweekinthefallthan in certainlynotmuchhas not seem that twoweeksinprioryears. changed. We lady luckwas smilingupon us then, one Butthe staffrealizes have prepared onlyhastobrowsethrough thatthechanges in thisbookfor this booktoseethat we soon the 1994Driftare you, andwe gotouracttogether. I am justapartofthetraditionofa sincerelyhopeyou likeit, proudoftheworkthis staff yearbook. Thisannual is butifperhapsyoudon't,the has accomplished, andofthe meanttoembodythehistory 7929D/-///editorandI personaltriumph they have ofthisyear. Wehaveendeav- would liketotell you; experienced. Theirjobs, oredtotakeanhonestlookat whileextremelydemanding, theattitudes, opinions, and "Youknowwhere were alsofairly unrewarding. activitieshereatourbeloved youcango. Muchofthis, ofcourse, has school. Ourresponsibility is todo withtheirstruggle toyou,ourreader, andtothis Rachael Schumann againstthenegative image of publication- wehaveempow- Editor-in-Chief, 7994Drift theirprojecton campus. They eredit so, and wehavetried 8 CONTENTS TABLE OF Student Life 6 Academics 1 Organizations 3 2 42 Sports 64 Special Events 86 Seniors 04 Underclassmen 1 48 Advertising 1 Things haven't changed much since 1929. T hatwastheyearthecornerstoneof Inthewordsofthe 1929Driftstaff, Thereisanoldsaying,"themore weinviteyoutothe 1994Drift- Tradition thingschange,themoretheystaythe JordanHallwaslaid,butitwasmuch, ofChange; same."Ifthe 1929staffwasheretoday, muchmorethanthat.Theyoungmenand theywouldprobablybeverysurprisedat womenwhoattendedButlerUniversityin "Wehopethatyou howtruethatoldmaximis.Thatisnotto 1929hadthesamehopes,dreams,worries willlikeourDrift, saythattherehasn'tbeenaheckofalotof andfearsasthestudentsof1994.They gentlereader, changesincethen-afterall,thatiswhatthis worriedaboutregistration,graduationand goodnessknows bookisallabout- TraditionofChange.It therisingcostoftuition.Theyparticipated wehavetriedhard meansthatchangeitselfisatraditionhere inRush.GenevaStunts,band.Student enoughtomakeita atButlerUniversity.Justastheclassof Government,football,andthelike. nicebook.Ifyou 1929watchedJordanHallandHinkle Universitylifewas,is,andwillcontinueto don'tlikeit,you Fieldhousebeerected,sotoodidtheclass beatraditionalpartofthecollege knowwhereyou of 1994witnesstheconstructionofacouple experience,thereisnodoubt,butthereis cango." ofmalls,andthegrandadditionto undeniablymore. Atherton.Universitylifeisthetradition whichcarriesusthroughthechanges, insuringthatButlerUniversity,nomatter howalteredonitsface,isstillandwill alwaysbe,ButlerUniversity. Ourstaffwelcomesyoutoexamine thetraditionofchangeatButlerUniversity inthe 1994Drift. Itisaswehavesaid before,"theyearbookisyourbook."We believethisistrueandwebelievethe 1929 staffsaiditbestwhentheyclosedthe introductiontotheirDrift: "Andnow,having perusedthis delightfulforward, turntowhereyour pictureisinthe bookandgazeat yourselfaslongas youwantto.You knowaswellaswe dothat'stheonly reasonyou [picked up] aDrift, anyway." Withfondestremembrance. The 7994Dn//staff The smoke cleared in Jordan Hall as a new no-smoking policy went into effect in all academic buildings. It didn't stop smokers from doing theirthing- but it led to a nasty collection of butts outside Jordan Hall. All one had to do was look around to see, "the times they were a-changing." From the new bike racks and trash cans, to the new buildings and roads, change was evident. The renovations on campus, though, werejust a part ofthe University's continuing facelift. Changes, however, were more thanjust skin-deep. There were changes in policy, attitudes, and lifestyle, ideas, opinions, and goals. There were changes in major, parking, and plans, but one thing remained the sarr?e- the Tradition of Change.