Boston College - Sub Turri Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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The coming of junior year brought the big move to lower campus and apartment life. Who could cook and who would clean became new matters for discussion. With the New Dorm unfinished, and hundreds of students left without a place to live, construction of yet another new building — the Theatre Arts complex, began. In the spring of 1981, controversy surrounded an undergraduate government election which disqualified one candidate and saw the election of the first woman president of the UGBC; and who could forget waking up one morning during registration to find the dustbowl painted pink. In sports, the controversial point shaving scheme came to the public’s eye, while on the real court, the basketball team won the Big East Championship and went to the final sixteen of the NCAA’s at Bloomington, Indiana. The national scene saw the United States elect a new president in Ronald Reagan and launch the Columbia space shuttle on its maiden flight. The 52 hostages were released after an unprecendented 444 days in captivity. The world found itself enveloped by a senseless aura of violence during junior year. Former Beatle John Lennon was murdered in New York City and two world leaders — Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II — were wounded in attempts made upon their lives. It had been another year in which the highs and lows of mankind had come forth. For the final leg of the journey here, the class of 1982 woke up as seniors, some not until second semester. After taking up residence in the Mods, the year was soon to be characterized by backyard barbeques and get togethers. By now, Thursday night at the Rat had been replaced by Thursday night trips to Chips or Mary Anns. The hockey team again failed to come home with a Beanpot Championship, losing in the finals for the fourth year in a row. The beginning of construction of the new library marked the fourth and last effort at expansion of campus resources. As the year went by, much of the class felt the pressures of the future closing in on them. Job interviews and graduate school applications were constant reminders of the real world that loomed out there, somewhere. It was, as always, a year of change, a year of growth, a year of becoming. And so another class passes into history. Boston College, a home for four years, becomes a part of the past. And “so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past,” a past truly worth remembering. by Dennis Waggoner Ipl+Tp mrsn iv. M LMLmJT ' r I 4 ; — • 4 — Senior year saw half of middle campus closed off for construction of the new library and opening of the new and modem Theater Arts Center. Bill Riggio relaxing in McElroy between classes. 161

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Sports at the University have always been rich in a tradition of equal opportunity for all. For the everyday student the realm of intramural sports offers a wide variety of diversions from studying that range from racquetball to running, to basketball and even boxing. Along with intramural sports, students are afforded the opportunity to compete with other schools. This intercollegiate level has made the University’s name known in the sports world. Tainted perhaps by the misdeeds of a few individuals in recent time, the accomplishments of the teams and players have established a tradition that espouses winning, honesty, and sportsmanship. The fan also receives much from this tradition. The fans, involved at an emotional level rather than a physical level, help to support the athletes with their spirit and attendance at games. By offering the opportunity for all to be involved in athletics, no matter at what level, Boston College becomes a University in the true sense of the word — a community for the enrichment of both body and mind.