Emory University - Campus Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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True Ghoul cami spring rains forced all activities to be moved inside the gymnasium. Nevertheless, several hundred students enjoyed free drinks and pizza while they watched the popular films, Risky Business and Animal House. The Wednesday during Dooley's Week 1986 carried a great deal of sentiment in a tribute to Coca-Cola. ln celebration of Coke's 100th birthday and in gratitude for the special relationship between Coke and Emory, Dooley's Week hosted a grand party in which thousands of Emory students presented a toast to honor the world's most popu- lar beverage. Cver 2000 students and faculty enjoyed mounds of southern fried chicken, potato salad and rolls while they listened to the sounds of the famous Atlanta Pops Orchestra. After representa- tives of Coke and Emory made a few remarks, Dean Fox led a toast to Coke and then proceeded to cut hundreds of pieces of birthday cake. Last year, Dooley's Week welcomed a new tradition to the Emory Campus. For the first time ever, students were given the opportunity to present their talents in a competitive atmosphere. Dooley's Week 1986 continued this tradition with the return of Dooley's Annual Talent Showcase for Cure. After choosing from a field of almost 40 audition contestants, 13 people were given the opportunity to com- pete for S800 in prize money. On Thursday evening, several hun- dred people gathered in Cannon Chapel to watch their fellow class- mates sing, dance, rap and play in order to raise money for Leukemia Research at Emory, When all was said and done, a panel of celebrity judges chose the winners. Robert Strickland was award- ed first prize for his original vocal work. Once again, Dooley's Annual Talent Show proved to be a unique event and one that will have a long and exciting future. Friday is always a highlight of Dooley's Week and this year's Dooley's Week proved to be no exception. On Friday morning, several professors were surprised by the appearance of Dooley in their classrooms. According to tradition, if Dooley enters a class, the professor must dismiss the students for the day, among the students this is one of the most popular Dooley's Week traditions. Later in the afternoon, the fraternities presented the annual Dooley's Week Skits. The 1986 Skits were in keeping with the theme of Legends , For the first time in recent history, every fraternity presented a skit for Doo- ley, the guest of honor. A panel of faculty judges awarded first place to Sigma Alpha Epsilon's rendition of The Legend of Emory Athlet- ics . Immediately following the skits, Dooley's Week hosted one of the largest outdoor events that has ever been experienced at Emory. 4000 plus people gathered on the upper field to attend a concert featuring a popular group, The Bangles. For several hours, Emory students enjoyed a first-rate concert by a band of enough notoriety that the concert merited coverage on the evening news. The evening was capped off by a perfect spring sunset. Five days, 4000 pieces of chicken, 2000 rolls, 100 pizzas and 700 cans of Coca-Cola, later Dooley's Week came to its conclusion at the Saturday evening ball. More than 1500 students and quests gathered in the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Downtown Atlanta to bring to Dooley's Week its climactic end. The highlight of the night arrived when Dooley made an appearance at the hotel complete with his battaliion of body guards. A messenger conveyed Dooley's sentiments of pleasure with the outcome of the 1986 Doo- ley's Week with the ever mounting progress of Emory and its students. Of all the college traditions across this country, Dooley and the celebration of his Week ranked among the finest. The tradition of Dooley and the respect he generated among student, faculty, and administration alike played a key role in keeping Emory in touch with its origin as well as its destiny. Tradition and respect were, after all, what Dooley's Week was all about. I by Marshall Embry C DooLEY's WEEK l7

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3. 4. 4. Maklng hls way Warner. Many seniors added into the commencement cere- their OWU touches To 'Wen up mor-W' Garfield offended by The Tt'OdlTiOftOl QIOCluOTlOl'i way of a 1986 graduate, Sandi QOWUS- - --rmx -uc 1111r..! '!x1: :T' RTL 1 1988 Graduates Receive UMore Than fust A Receipt For Tuition Paid ust as graduate and undergraduate students were exchang- ing their sad but temporary summer goodbyes, other groups were trickling onto Emory's campus.These were the parents, friends, and relatives of the 1988 graduates. By plane Amtrak, and car, young and old gathered at Emory anticipat- ing and preparing for Saturday mornings graduation festivi- ties. Sooner than they expected, the morning of this one-time, longeawaited celebration had arrived. Even at 8:00 that morning there was an unusual sense of excitement in the air. As the graduates made their way to Emory's quadrangle, they created a portrait of dazzling vibrant colors and numerous smiling faces. A clear sky and richly colored flowers made the scene picture-perfect, as each family set off to find seats or catch a glimpse of their graduate on this beautiful day. Cn the sidewalks bordering the quadrangle, the graduates, in their black caps and robes, arranged themselves in lines, conversing, fidgeting, and otherwise passing the few moments the best way they could. lt was then that the brass band began to play its processional music and the air became electric. The graduates lined up well enough to follow their leaders carrying the gonfalons that signified their earned de- grees, in what looked like a medieval ceremony. After a short pause by the brass, a bagpiper began his song as the Chief Marshal, Dr. George Cutiino, led his deputy marshals and other honorees to the front of the platformg the ceremony had officially begun, Familiar smiling faculty filled the seats in front of the audi- ence as the graduates filled in from both sides. The band's music stopped iust as the last graduates took their seats. With a smile, warm words of welcome were given by President lames T. Laney, followed by greetings, fanfare, and addresses, all leading up to the Archbishop of Chicago, loseph Cardinal Bernardins commencement address, The Challenge of Peace, Amidst the audience during this time were varied thoughts. Each family was obviously celebrating the accomplishment of their graduate, but each graduate was celebrating much more. As the speeches proceeded, the graduates' thoughts may have been far removed as they thought of the happy and sad years, the frustrating yet rewarding years, the freshman roommate, waiting at DropfAdd, 8:00 classes, professors, all night study sessions, exams, formats, road-trips, spring breaks, songs that brought up memories, the person sitting next to them, the friends sitting around them, the friendships made, and those that might be distanced by this graduation. Meanwhile, little brothers and sisters fidgeted and parents vicariously experi- enced the ceremony. At the close of the ceremony, the sound of the Alma Mater meant more perhaps than it ever would again. ft instigated an emotional scene with caps flying in the air, graduates hugging and congratulating each other, and cheering from this ecstatic group, as the audience beamed around them. Then, as cam- eras clicked in on attempt to capture these precious moments, the crowds began to move in. The quadrangle was never so alive or so beautiful. Dean Ricliar-Ll Ferraro, coordinator of the exercises come mented, We try to make sure that the commencement exer- cise is more than lust a receipt for tuition paidj it is an event that provides a special sort of bonding. lndeed, though the tradition cenferfs-if on the receipt of the diploma, the proof of tuition pail l, the time spent, and the classes taken, for the men and women wearing the black gowns, it meant HlU4.'l1, much more .by Nfiricy Cliitlfl coiviivtENcEMi3Nr 19 3