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Monmouth continues to grow, working to establish itself as a leader in education and athletics. And as political and social unrest grips the country, Monmouth students organize protests and sit-ins across campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1970s<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Move-in day<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Students participate in another academic year<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Social events like tug-of-war across Whale Pond Brook became popular<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Tug-of-war<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Triggered by the Vietnam War, Monmouth students initiated sit-in protests around campus<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1970<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glamour contest in Great Hall<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Student life activities continued with canoe races on Whale Pond Brook<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Students parade from the Student Union<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1971<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard Stonesifer begins term as fourth president of Monmouth College, serving until 1979<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Students participated in a bikini contest during winter<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1973<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1973, construction begins on the College Center, known today as the Rebecca Stafford Student Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Convocation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1974<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Famed men\u2019s basketball coach, Bill Boylan, speaks with senior, Don Kleber \u201974<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Men\u2019s basketball<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1976<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wendy Boglioli set world and Olympic records in swimming<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Women\u2019s swimming<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1977<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 1977 baseball team heads to the World Series<\/p>\n<\/div>

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1979<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baseball team<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Monmouth students protest the faculty strike<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The NY Knicks trained in the Alumni Memorial Gymnasium, known today as Boylan Gymnasium<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Women\u2019s basketball<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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