Arizona State University - Sun Devil Spark / Sahuaro Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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EWS BRIEF egotiating with demonstrators, former President J.Rwell Nelson works with student leaders on a twelve-point anti-rac- ism plan as local re- porters circle. The April 21 sit-in was the largest civil protest in ASti ' s history. Photo by Michelle Conway. layout by David Kexel CONTROVERSIES IGNITE TMOIL it was a time of emotions. It was a I time of action. It was a time of change. APRIL 12: Two Hundred students protested proposed budget cuts in front of the Memorial Union in hopes to grab the attention of state lawmakers .. . APRIL 21: 600 students, faculty, staff and administrators protested campus racism during an eight-hour rally and sit-in outside the MU . . . JUNE 5: Over 250 demonstrators gathered to show their support for the thousands of Chi- nese students murdered in the Tianan- men Square protests .. . As student protests exploded across campus for different reasons and at dif- ferent times, a common thread - change - linked them all together. Average stu- dents left behind their daily routines and took up arms in their voices. Whether to combat racism or show their support for Chinese students on the other side of the earth, protestors united under a single cause and gener- ated change. (Continued on page 24) Student Protests

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RISE anging letters. ju- nior Brian Lewis updates the Sun Devil 6 Theatres ' sign. Although some jobs re. quired a keen sense of equilibrium, all stu- dent-workers had to learn how to balance jobs and school. Photo by Scott Troyanos. Layout by David Kexel NE-AND-TWO n top of getting in shape, Senior Ac- counting Major Katha Jacoby instructs aerobics at the new Student Recreation Complex. A job became a necessity for the ma- jority of students, and Student Employment helped by employing 5,000 students. Jobs 1

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