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[QUOTE="'72 Orange, post: 4711266, member: 400"]
My first encounter with Manley Field House was during the Fall of my freshman year 1968 when the entire freshman class had to attend a formal orientation session. Guys had to wear dress slacks, jacket and tie if they had them and women wore dresses. Of course they hit you with the “look to your left and look to your right and one of you will not be here in 4 years.

The initial sporting event was the first basketball game that Fall after starting the year with 5 games on the road (all losses). We defeated Penn State 71-51 and I hoped that the team was back on track. I recall that the game took place the night before I left campus for Christmas break. I only showed up for the varsity game. If I showed up for the freshman game - not only would I see an entertaining group of athletes, but I would also have seen my high school friend play for the opposition that night which was Oswego.

Like some previous posters I also attended the Beach Boy concert. For some reason I seem to remember that no chairs were set up on the dirt floor (although I could be mistaken) and we had to deal with the smell of the ever present dust.

Also our registration was in Archbold which was a horror show for all of the reasons previously listed by other posters. 
I thoroughly enjoy these types of threads which take a stroll down memory lane and we all get to share our experiences. Especially when our memories get jogged and we recall some long forgotten moments.
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