Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Students in style II Life in a big city proves exciting because of the diversity seen in its culture and people. A big city campus is a perfect barometer of trends. It is a well known fact that no two students on Temple ' s cam- pus look alike. Two of the biggest trends in looks this year were the punk rock image and the Flash- dance style. Punkers sported leather everything, spiked brace- lets, and dyed hair, which some- times stood straight up in the air. Punks could be seen walking on campus wearing pre-fifties sun- glasses and even an occasional mini-skirt. Meanwhile many stu- dents let ' er rip with the style worn by Jennifer Beales in the movie Flashdance. This look was a combination of ripped sweat- shirts, exposed shoulders, leotards and legwarmers. Some students fashioned hats of all colors and types, and many others kept their ears warm last winter with ear- muffs. The wet weather brought a resurgence of duck shoes. Other fashions of the year included polo shirts by Ralph Lauren and mili- tary fatigues. Fashion carried over into the mu- sic business. Michael Jackson, with his glittery sequins and pink legwarmers, was the big name in entertainment. Jackson produced such hits as Beat It, Billy Jean, and Thriller. It was the year of videos, with fans tuning in to M-TV to watch Sexy and 17, by the Stray Cats; Every Breath You Take, by the Police; Mani- ac, by Michael Sembello; Our House, by Madness; and She Works Hard for the Money, by Donna Summer. Boy George was the newcomer of the year. Many students went to movies for entertainment. Most of the hits were released at the end of the year. These hits included Terms of Endearment, The Big Chill, Gorky Park, and Yentl. Flash- dance and Trading Places were the hits that carried over from the summer. On television General Hospital held its place as the number one soap opera. Students jammed into the SAC television room to watch Laura return on Nov. 28, at three minutes of four. Television movies covered issues ranging from incest, Something About Amelia, to nuclear disas- ter, The Day After. Everyone repeated the Wendy ' s commercial in which a little old lady opens a big bun on a hamburger and shouts, Where ' s the beef? When the commercials became boring and people could not find any- thing on television or in the mov- ies, they simply switched over to cable. If viewers wanted to see two things at the same time, they sim- ply taped one show on their Video Cassette Recorder (VCR). Computers were all the fashion last year; the computer craze continued. Students were even buying their own computers. One of the horrible fads of the year was cracking computers , people, of- ten teenagers, would break into a computer system and wreak hav- oc. On the popular book scene, Ste- phen King thrillers topped the reading lists, and Jane Fonda ' s workout book could be found in many backpacks. Students buried their noses in Truly Tastless Jokes I And II. Another offshoot of the movie Flashdance was break dancing. Teenagers practiced break danc- ing, spinning on their heads, backs, and shoulders, in the gym and on the streets and sidewalks. The younger generation collected and traded stickers. Kids of all ages fought for and bought the biggest fad of the year — Cabbage Patch Kids, dolls that came with adoption papers. If a person ' s Cabbage Patch Kid was destroyed or murdered, a death certificate was issued. Half of the show at the B-52 ' s concert was the audience. Two punkers wait for the show to begin. One of the year ' s biggest movies, Flashdance, played at the SAC Cinema Jan. 30, 31 and Feb. 1. 24 Fads and Fashions I KMWtnrnn

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Cindy Wilson (L) and Kate Pierson (R), female singers of the rock group the B-52 ' s, give a hot performance. B-52 ' s 23

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At top is a collage of the year ' s record albums and magazine covers. Another B-52 ' s fan stands in McGonigle Hall waiting for Translator, the warm-up band, to come on stage. One of the fads that continued from last year was walk- mans. Students were tuning out their classes and tuning in their favorite music. Fads and Fashions 25