1979

Question 1

(T/F) The Art Museum’s architecture is asymmetrical (uneven), and Ballantine’s architecture is regular and even

Answer 1

True

Question 2

(T/F) Because Ballantine was built more recently than the Art Museum, its architecture looks less like other “traditional” buildings

Answer 2

False

Question 3

(T/F) I.M. Pei’s design for the Art Museum incorporates pyramid shapes and Ballantine Hall’s design does not.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

(T/F) Ballantine is built in the Art Deco style, like Merrill Hall, and the Art Museum is considered Italianate.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

(T/F) By 1979, the number of women students is almost half of the total enrollment.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

(T/F) For the first time, the total number of women students in 1979 is greater than the total number of male students.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

(T/F) Between 1960 and 1979, enrollment of women increased faster than that of men.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

(T/F) The number of minority students increased more between 1960 and 1979 than between 1940 and 1960.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

(T/F) The growth rate of minority student enrollment was greater between 1960 and 1979 than that of the total enrollment.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

(T/F) Providing recreational sports helps to ensure that students and staff will be well-rounded individuals.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

(T/F) The federal government requires that if a university supports organized athletics, it must also provide casual recreational sports activities.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

(T/F) By supporting recreational sports, the university encourages individual accomplishment and excellence.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

(T/F) Universities support recreational sports only in those sports in which a student might have a career later in life.

Answer 13

False

Question 14

What pattern can you see in the layout of the 1979 IU campus, besides the baseball diamond?

Answer 14

the arts buildings are clustered in the center of campus, providing a bridge between residential and academic buildings

Question 15

What does it mean to have a 2.0 GPA?

Answer 15

the average of the grades you’ve earned in all your courses is a C

Question 16

What is affirmative action?

Answer 16

a policy prohibiting discrimination against members of minority groups and women, and encouraging behaviors that counteract past discrimination against those groups

Question 17

Why might IU create an Office for Women’s Affairs 100 years after women were first admitted to the university?

Answer 17

institutions like universities are slow to correct past discrimination or to deal with inequities

Question 18

Many of the buildings built on the Bloomington campus during the 19th century were still standing in the 1970s. How did the university deal with these old structures?

Answer 18

IU preserved its old Crescent buildings

Question 19

What would be the benefit to IU of listing historic buildings like those in the Crescent on a Register of Historic Places?

Answer 19

listing the buildings ensures that the historic old campus is preserved for future generations of IU students

Question 20

When the old Memorial Stadium was torn down, it was replaced by an arboretum. When the IU Art Museum was built, a world-famous architect was chosen for the project. What do these two occurrences suggest about IU’s philosophy regarding campus development?

Answer 20

that the university values the beauty of the campus

Question 21

What is the purpose of the “University Division” at IU?

Answer 21

It oversees and advises students until they have chosen a major

Question 22

How is the decision to build the arboretum in place of the stadium a reflection of Herman B Well’s plan for the university?

Answer 22

maintaining green space was a long-term priority

Question 23

How many campuses does IU have?

Answer 23

8

Question 24

What is the advantage of having so many separate IU campuses rather than one?

Answer 24

because no matter where you live in Indiana, there would be a campus near you

Question 25

Who was IU’s president in 1979?

Answer 25

John Ryan

Question 26

During the 1970s, IU saw the creation of the Office of Women’s Affairs, brought Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden to speak at the IU Auditorium, and established an affirmative action policy. What do all of these indicate about IU and Bloomington in the 1970s?

Answer 26

that changes at IU reflected national trends in social change

Question 27

How did the status of IU facilities in Indianapolis, Kokomo, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Gary, New Albany, Richmond change in the 1970s?

Answer 27

These branches became full-fledged regional campuses

Question 28

In 1979, the faculty resembled earlier IU faculty in that…

Answer 28

the majority of faculty members were men

Question 29

Why did IU commemorate the death of Hoagy Carmichael?

Answer 29

because Hoagy Carmichael is a prominent IU alumnus and a famous person

Question 30

What did Rita Mae Brown mean when she suggested that students should leave IU if they wanted to be artists?

Answer 30

students who would like to be artists should leave IU because universities tend to squelch creativity

Question 31

Speculate: What might explain IU having invited a controversial figure like Rita Mae Brown, who urged students hoping to become artists to leave the university, to speak on campus?

Answer 31

Like other universities, IU believes in the importance of debate and a diversity of opinions.