Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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Splashing into the pool at the aquatic center, a student tries to: win an inner tube race. (Photo by Corhy Roberts! At the Rice football game, a fan finds a place to soak up some sun away from the crowd. (Photo by Allen Rose I Trying to stay warm and dry at the Houston football game, band members dressed in rain coats to repel the snow. (Photo by Corby Roberts) 4 — Opening

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At the A M football game, a Raider fan shows her school spir- it. (Photo by Corby Roberts) fter nine years. President Lau- ' Cavazos leaves his position at -■ch to become U.S. Secretary Education under President eagan and then under Presi- -■nt Bush. (Photo by Allen osej On a hot summer day, students took advantage of the Recre- ational Aquatic Center to play water volleyball and to lay out on the carpeted steps. (Photo by Corby Roberts) Opening — 3

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Caught by Change From page 2 time the Lubbock community was puswide election in spring 1988. trying to get to work. Students found themselves in the Like most changes, though, the middle of a White House change as people became used to the traffic. President Ronald Reagan ' s eight-year and eventually the com- plaints dwindled. No longer could stu- dents show up during halftime at a Red Raider football game and get a good seat. The student section now was opening seating, and in order to stay out of the nosebleed section, students had to ar- rive almost 30 minutes before kickoff . The new seating policy was ap- proved by the students in a cam- CAUGHT IN B-ETWEEN term came to a close. As the votes came in during November, it was obvious the Republicans would control the White House another four years as Vice President George Bush beat Democrat Mic- hael Dukakis, governor of Massa- chusetts. January welcomed the beginning of an end as students celebrated the last year of the 1980s. Opening — 5