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

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as a precursor change you must social beliefs Civil rights and the Viet Nam war— two vital issues in our nation today—are outgrowths of contemporary beliefs and practices which are deeply rooted in our social traditions. These beliefs and concerning differences of races, the inevitability of war, and the superiority of certain nations are being challenged outright by our generation. We are becoming precursors of change, but the methods used to begin change are as as the change s proposed. Riots, demonstrations, and sit-ins are devices employed by those who wish to bring immediate attention to a need for change. At the university level, students characterized by super-long hair and uniforms protested the Viet Nam war by hindering the efforts of Marines to recruit ASU students. But their protest was long on criticism of the war and the draft and short on realistic proposals for events leading to peace. Other students, however, are initiating changes in a much more subtle way but in one whose eventual results will reach deeper into our social institution. They have incorporated the changes they desire into their philosophies of life, and live each day by these philosophies. For change, whether a physical or a mental revolution, must begin with the individual before it encompasses millions. Be patient, live by your convictions, and your dreams for a better world will in time become realities. 22