Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1985, Page 21

Description:	Miscellaneous, etc.Countyseat getsface liftIf one was to walkdowntown Bloomingtonpast the MonroeCounty Courthouse, itmight come to onesattention that theCourthouse looked as ifit had received a facelift.From November of1983 until October of1984, the MonroeCounty Courthouse indowntown Bloomingtonunderwent a completerenovation.Origianlly built in1908, the Courthouseseemed to many to be ahistorical landmark.Renovation of thebuilding included agutting of the entirestructure, completerebuilding of the walls,new electrical wiring,plumbing, air-conditioning, andheating systems wereinstalled, and therotunda inside thecourthouse wasopened. All of thesetook place at a cost ofnearly two milliondollars.The question of torenovate or not torenovate was a hot itemaround Bloomington.Money to fund therenovation was almostentirely raised by thesale of such items asT-shirts and buttons, aswell as through privatedonations.Citizens observe the newly opened rotunda at the courthouse.New cable is popularDuring the summerof 1984, 10 new cablestations and two paymovie stations wereintroduced toBloomingtons cablesubscribers.The content of thenew programs rangesfrom housekeeping tovideos, doubling theamount of availabletelevision exposure.Although studentresponse to thesechannels has beenbasically favorable,most students say theyhave not watched moretelevision because ofthe channels. I think Iwatch less TV now,said junior Gina Viola,because most of thechannels are so stupidthat I am turned off totelevision. JuniorNatalie Cohenspeculated, however,There is so much toStudentsdine innew cafeWhen studentsreturned to BHS Southin the fall of 1984, amajor renovationgreeted their eyes.Bloomington Southstudents this year atetheir lunches in aremodeled cafeteria.Roger McMichael,purchasing agent forthe Monroe CountyCommunity SchoolCorporation, said thecafeteria waschoose from now thatremodeled as a result ofmost people willa request made byincrease the hours theyprincipal Garywatch TV.Druckemiller based onThe most popularits poor condition.channel amongThe changes in thestudents is by far MTV,cafeteria, whichor Music Television.McMichael said costIts a great way toaround $70,000occupy my time whenincluded carpeting, newIm bored, statedtables and chairs, and asenior Tommy Klein.new paint job.Senior Harry BurghanMcMichael said thatreferred to MTV ashe doesnt thinkentertainment thatdamage to the carpetrequires no thought.due to food and drinkAnother channelwill be a problem. Iwith around-the-think students canclock programmingrespect the fact that wethe ESPN sportsput carpet in, and theynetwork. This channelappreciate it, he said.provides coverage ofSouth student seniorsports other channelsBecky Rosenblum said,dont. Klein, a soccerI think the new lookfan, says ESPN is his(of the cafeteria) isopportunity to watchnice, but I havent seensoccer and rugby gamesevidence of its beingthat would not beused for differentshown on otheractivities, other thanstations.your everyday eating.Student Life 21
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