Susquehanna University - 1970 to 1979

Students at Susquehanna University are always encouraged to be aware of the world around them. This protest from 1970 speaks for itself.

This group represents spring in Central Pennsylvania. The weather is chilly enough to wear a turtleneck and sweater in the morning and warm enough to wear sandals by afternoon.

This article from the November 19, 1970 Crusader threatened students with fines or jail if abuse of pay phones wasn’t stopped. The increase of abuses, including not paying for calls made to other pay phones or giving fraudulent credit card numbers, could have resulted in the removal of pay phones on campus.

Two students make use of microscopes in this 1975 Lanthorn photo. On the left is Mitchell D. Storey, with Mark P. Cook on the right. Thanks to Gwen Barclay '75 for identifying the students.

This newspaper article gives some history behind the play, A Streetcar Named Desire, and informs the campus community of the upcoming performances in the Chapel Auditorium.

Students on campus protested the Vietnam War in many ways. This announcement from the Susquehanna University Student Government Association encouraged students to protest the government’s involvement in Cambodia and the bombing of North Vietnam by missing class from May 4 through 9, 1970. Please note the encouragement for students to contact their professors for class materials.

This December 1970 editorial in the Crusader gives no support to a middle-of-the-night rally by students to protest women’s hours and health and food services on campus.

The Student Government Association scheduled activities for the days students were encouraged to skip classes as a protest of the United States Government’s involvement in Cambodia and North Vietnam.

Steve Deck, a senior and part-time campus security guard, patrolled the campus grounds with his pet duck Trooper. No disturbances or loss of property were reported while Steve and Trooper were on duty. The partners are seen walking near Selinsgrove Hall in this 1975 photo.

This photo shows a student volunteering at a day-care center - one of the many volunteer programs that was offered to students in the 1970s.

S.U. Volunteer programs are advertised as a way for students to interact with the world off-campus. This 1970 Crusader article lists programs from tutoring high school students in Selinsgrove and Middleburg to helping the residents of the Selinsgrove State School and Hospital. Participation in Volunteer Programs continues to be an important component of students' university experiences.

In this photo a student kneels next to her adopted grandmother on one of her weekly visits to a local nursing home. "Adopt a grandparent" was a volunteer program supported by Susquehanna University.