Arkansas Tech University - Agricola Yearbook (Russellville, AR)

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The Crabaugh building is one of the beautiful build- ings located on the Tech campus. Our uuqy oP life (cont- from page 6) UUe learn so much in our college years. In our classes we learned our facts, but out of class we learned about the world. LUe began to look ot our classes not as something we had to go to but as o new experience. In our geog- raphy class we learned where Russia wos but for the first time something clicked and we realized what Russia meant and why it was important for us to know where it was and what it exported. UUe went to Oiology class and learned about life but we now un- derstood how precious it was and how easily it was lost. UUe learned about war from our history books and we suddenly knew the fear of war present. UUe wondered what ujo would do if we were drafted. UUould we go? UUould we protest? UUe learned more at college than we ever dreamed. For mony of us we learned that there were ways of living other than the way we ' d always lived. That there were people with backgrounds different from ours and we liked them. UUe learned that just be- cause someone close to us was a bigot, we didn ' t have to be. LUe could chose our own friends and go our own way. UUe stopped try- ing to fit in with the crowd and realized that it was good to be an individual, it just made the world better. (cont. o page JO) Dr. Kenneth Kersh, president of Arkansas Tech Uni- versity, takes a stroll around the campus. Introduction 9

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The lake is a popular recreation spot for Tech students, as well as many area residents. Rhonda Sullins is Arkansas Tech ' s 1980 Homecoming Queen. She was also second runner-up in the Miss Tech pageant. Arkansas Tech University combines a higher educa- tion with recreation and fun. Russellville has parades. Tucker Coliseum has basketball games and Tech has Greek Week tug of war. 8 Introduction

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Our way of life (co nt from page 9) UUe olso learned thot we could listen to other people ' s beliefs without losing our own. UUe real- ized we didn ' t hove to yell the loudest to be heard. UUe learned to listen to both sides of on issue and then to take a stand. For many of us, it was a new experience to discuss current issues with our friends or to talk about God without being embar- rassed. College is o time in our lives for us to try out our wings. UJe ' re in- dependent for the first time, fit times it wos scarey having to make a decision which would affect our entire life, but with each decision we made, our wings became stronger and we flew straighten Once in a while we crashed and rushed back to the nest but soon we ' d get over our mistake and we ' d be flying once more. UUe sometimes marvelled that our parents were so dumb in our teens had suddenly grown wiser and were willing to stand behind any decision we made. UUe grew clos- er to them than ever before and yet we were independent. College is a time when we set aside our parent ' s morals and val- ues and pick our own. Many times they are the same but often they are different. They are not neces- sarily better, but they are our own. They are the values we must live with as we go through life. College is also a time to stop and think, UJhat do I wont to do with my life? UJhat direction do I want to go? Do I believe in abor- tion, my country, the constitution? It ' s a time to find who you are and where you want to go. It ' s a won- derful time of continuous discovery of the world and yourself. It ' s like no other time in your life. It ' s pri- vate and personal and yours to do what you wish. It ' s your life. It ' s your way of life. It ' s college. Jamie King of Russellville is an Arkansas Tech Univer- sity majorette with the marching band. » The Arkansas Power and Light Company ' s Nuclear One is a prominent figure in our area. 10 Introduction