The budget for Stark organizations is in less dire conditions than the previous year. Columns from the New York Times are included on page two. In light of the energy crisis, student Mike Logan organizes a campus carpool.

The energy crisis commands the headlines in this issue. The Canton RTA does not agree to provide a bus line on campus. A Stark professor is nominated Woman of the Year by the Ladies Home Journal.

Despite the positive signs, the student activities budget remains undetermined. The campus plans to hold its first graduation ceremony in June. The Black Student Union sponsors an eyeglass drive to support people in need around the world.

The Cobras attend the Ohio Regional Basketball Tournament after missing last year due to funding issues. An editorial calls for Director Morehart to engage with students more. The faculty council drafts a letter to the Canton RTA.

The front page discusses the advantages of an Associate of Arts degree. A letter to the editor thanks campus security for their work. The student activities council plans a day-long program featuring speaker LaVerne Lobdell.

Several Stark students express their discontent that the Canton Civic Ballet gets priority use of the FPAC building. The Political Science Forum seeks student publications. Student senators speak out about their roles on campus.

This special photo edition of Montage include photos of the recent theatre production of "Once Upon a Mattress," intramural basketball, and student life at Stark.

A column from the Daily Kent Stater is featured on the front page. An opinion column discusses issues with student government. Sports editor Pat Quinn looks forward to spring sports.

Research technique workshops are offered to campus students. The cast for the production of "A Flea in her Ear" is chosen. An announcement calls for student president and VP candidates.

Montage editor Sharon Pala analyzes the upcoming graduation ceremonies. The debate team's successes and failures are reviewed. A stark Freshman campaigns for the position of representative of the 16th Congressional District.

This issue is dedicated to student government, including presidential and VP candidates, the value of the senate, and the current president's abilities.

Photographs from the May 4th ceremonies at Kent are featured. The editor stands with her previous commentary on the graduation ceremonies, while a professor expresses their opinions on the matter in a letter to the editor.

A special run-off election is required for the student president election. The HPE building is left trashed and damaged after a concert featuring Blue Oyster Cult and Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

Montage says farewell to the 1973-74 academic year. Sports editor Pat Quinn evaluates the future for Stark sports teams. Montage's faculty advisor expresses his concerns about and support for the freedom of student press.

Ralph Nader is to kick off the new Artist Lecture Series. The student president and VP look to make changes to student government. Montage's staff is reinvigorated with many new members.

This issue features several articles and a report on Stark Technical College, its relation to Kent Stark, its treatment of students, and its legitimacy.

The number of student senate candidates increases dramatically in comparison to previous years. The experimental course program, and its future on campus, is viewed positively. The owners of the local shop, the Quonset Hut, wish to change its image in the community.

The Assistant Director of Academic Affairs attempts to enforce the rule that forbids smoking in classrooms, which seems to be largely ignored by faculty and students alike. The student activities budget is again under consideration.

A Student Leadership Conference is held to determine goals of and problems with student government. A late but opinionated letter to the editor comments on the Stark Technical College report.