University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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I V Answering machines, once a luxury, invaded the dorm rooms and apartments of University students. OUND In an increasingly impersonal world . . . . This is Debbie. We can ' t come to the phone right now, hut if you leave your message at the sound of the beep, we ' ll get back to you. Thanks! Answering machines, once found exclusively in doctors ' m l offices and homes of the elite, invaded the dorm rooms and apartments of University students. Recordings some silly, some serious greeted callers as they tried in vain to reach busy coeds. Hi. You have reached Kim Sterling and I will probably face more stress today than in the rest of my college career because I have two projects, two tests and a paper due. So, if you leave a message, I ' ll get back to you tonight when I ' m brain dead. Sterling, public relations junior, owned an answering machine since her freshman year. As an RA, my residents always need to get in touch with me. Besides, it makes you feel good to come home and see that little light blinking. It ' s like getting mail, she said. Many local electronics dealers noted the popularity of the machines by a marked increase in sales. Danny Moore, sales manager at Highland Appliance on Airport Boulevard, had seen a 20 percent increase in sales from the year before. Everybody has to have one. They ' re almost a necessity, he said. John Svajda, manager of the Radio Shack at Hancock Center, agreed. They ' re in high demand. We have a sale at least every other month and sales have remained steady in between. This is Lori and I ' m in Paris desperately searching for something to wear tonight. My roommate is on a safari in Africa and Rupert, our hamster, is playing tennis. So please leave a message and we ' ll get back to you as soon as we can. Many students liked the machines because of their personal nature. It gives people the chance to tell me what they want, exactly th e way they want to say it, Lori Seto, advertising junior, said. I also have the opportunity to be creative and expressive with my recording. However, others thought that answering machines were too impersonal. I hate hearing my voice on tape. It ' s like I ' m on stage, John Dial, honors English pre-Iaw junior, said. Hello and welcome to Frank ' s room. Today we have a tune by Negative Land called ' Car Bomb ' (thrashing punk music follows). Although many callers considered them to be a hassle, answering machines, like computers and VCR ' s, made the busy lives of students a little bit easier. This is an answering machine. Today ' s answer is false. by Amanda Youngblood CLASSES EDITED BY JENNIFER QUAIFE Classes 571

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ZU T , J. A .- . ' , 6 A ) A HOUSE SITTER The telephone, answering iTi.ii.hine and p.ul were the able to keep in touch with friends. Without these, one essential elements for an involved college student to be could be left out in the cold. 570 Classes

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AAR ABI, SH ARAREH, Austin; Interior Design, American Society of Intetiot Designers. ABBE, ALAN GLYNN II, Austin; History. ALEXANDER, CHARLES SCOTT, Round Rock; Business Administtation, Data Processing Management Association. AL- LISON, STEVEN BRADLEY, Tuscaloosa AL; Petroleum Engineering, Society of Petroleum Engineers, I1ET ANDERSON, KENDRA JO, Lewisville; Accounting, Student Involvement Committee, BA ANDERSON, SCOTT MICHAEL, Peekskill NY; Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineets. ARDITZOGLOU, SOPHIA YANI, Jerusalem; Science Education, Kill ARO1AN, MIHRAN ARAM, Austin; Business Administration, Innovative Technology Manage- ment Club ARZE, CARLO ANTONIO, Bolivia; Public Affairs-Latin American Studies, Association of Students in Economics and Commetce. AUSCHIT2KY, ERIC C, France. BARNETT, WENDELL KIRK, Lubbock; Business Administration, Student Senate, Graduate Business Council BARROW, RICHARD SCOTT, Mishawaka IN; Civil Engineering. BASKARAPANDIAN, S., India; Mechanical Engineering. Engineering Management Society. BASSETT, STEVEN JOHN, San Antonio; Accounting, Golden Key National Honor Society, Resident Assistant, Orientation Advisot, Men ' s Soccet Team, BA 1 ! ' . B1LLINGSLEY, DAVID LEWIS, Shreveport LA; Petroleum Engineering, TBH, IPE, nET.Footbail Scholarship, Pan American Corporation Fellowship, Society of Professional Engineers. BISARYA, ROBIN KUMAR, Overland Park KS; Electrical Engineering BOHNER, MARILU BENTSEN, Anchorage AK; Special Education, Students Older Than Average, Royal Order of the Pythons, Cultural Entertainment Committee, Student Council fot Exceptional Children BOYCE, WILLIAM HENRY HI, New York NY; Aerospace Engineering, International Awateness Committee, Cactus Staff. BRANCH, NANCY LYNN, Dallas; Business Administration BR1NKMANN, JO- HANNES, Austin; Accounting, Sailing Club BROUSSARD, KENDALL ALLEN, Sulphur LA; Accounring. BRYANT, CHERYL DIANE, Midlothian; Accounting, Master of Public Accounting Students ' Association BUSSE, ANNE MICHELLE, Hous- ton; Accounting, BA BUTLER, KENNETH MICHAEL, Austin; Electrical En- gineering. BUTLER, STEPHANIE WATTS, Austin; Chemical Engineering. BUTTERY, WIL- LIAM HENRY, Lake Jackson; Business Administration. CARRALES, ANGELA LA- MAR, Irving; Business Administration. CARTER, JAMES BYARS, Austin; American Civilization. CARTER, SANDRA JOY, Austin; Radio-Television-Film. CASTILLO, RICARDO ARNOLDO, Uvalde; Business Administration, Texas Consulting Group Director, International MBAs. CHANG, LEE CHUNG, Austin; Electrical Engineering CHAVARR1A, HERLINDA SAUCEDO, Elgin; Educational Administration. CIRILLO, LAWRENCE HUNTER, Longwood FL; Education, Resident Advisot, Football Graduate Assistant, Intramural Sports. CLARK, SUSAN LOUISE, Houston; Aerospace Engineering, Cisco ' s Kids, BK, OAK CLAYTON, GARY ROBERT, Fort Worth; Accounting, B2. Ski Club CONTRERAS, JUAN V. HI, Ctowley; Engineering Management COTTON, TRACI LEE, Austin; Law, Pmgriaui Law School Yearbook Editor, Texas Student Publications Board of Operating Trustees DABBAGH, MOHAMMAD HASAN, Lebanon; Archirecture. DAVIS, DON WILLIAM, Austin; Architecture. DAVIS, PATRICIA MCKER1HAN, Arlington; Applied Linguistics, KF DEN- NINGTON, ROY DAVIS H, Austin; Physical Chemistry,. DEVANY, MARY LANGLEY PEEBLES DEVANY, Austin; Fine Arts, Child Development Otganization. DI LAPI, CHRISTINE MARIE, Melville NY; Electrical Engineering, Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers, TBIl.HKN. DUAN, XIAOMING, China; Japanese EAGLES, ROBERT CHARLES, Corpus Christi; Information Systems Management, Information Systems Management Association President. ECKERT, WILLIAM CLUTE, Knoxville TN; Civil Engineering EPPERSON, JAMES ANTHONY, Floresvillc; Math- emarics, HME. AX.ZFIZ ESCALONA, JEAN ANDERSON, Austin; Accounting, BA Treasurer, +K . FAIR, LANCE TURNER, Memphis TN; Business Administtation, Graduate Business Council, Christian Graduate Business Fellowship, Capital Management Group. FER- MI ! I LISA ANN, Katy; Business Administrarion, Invesrment Banking Group. FLETCHER, RONALD WILLIAM. Buda; Government FORSBERG, AARON PATRICK, Austin; History FORSYTHE, MICHAEL JOSEPH, Austin; Accounting, BA FOWLER, LEAH D ' ANN, Austin; Special Education. Student Council for Exceptional Children. 572 Graduace Students