Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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'- - -' ? '.' I FRI 'VHWV'4 4i 'n.. 1. Samor captain Tom iawmnce. watches his cross- country teammates run m the NCAA Regmnals, Though he wasnlt part of the Top Seven , LawV rence's communication and leadership SkHlS contntr uted to the Overall success of the team. Centennm Brxdge links Rock Island IIHHOIS With downtown Davenport wowa, The construction of 6 meme the brldge was a Cooperative effort between the two cmes

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On the lighter side of the news, the summer of 1983 witnessed the coia warsi' as companies outdid themseives to advertise their new caffeine free pro- ducts, New products LIKE and Kihg Cola hit the market and old stand-bvs, Coca- Coia and Pepsi followed suit with their own versions. Even 7-Up, the Un-coia chimed in with a new ad campaign re- minding the Dubiic that when it comes to caffeine, 'i7-Ue never had it and never wiilii' AS the Christmas season approached the entire country fell prev to a bunch of orphaned dolis from an unknown cab- bage patch. The Cabbage Patch kids were the rave of Christmas gift, and customers actuaiiv fought over the few that stores were able to keep stocked. Overall, for retailers, 1983 was the giiht of light at the end of the tunnel after the losses 0f1982. College campuses around the country cheered the return of Laura Weber-Balde winespencer to General Hospitai. After two years of captivitv oh the Cassadineis secret Greek isie, Laura escaped to return to Port Charles and her beloved mayor!- husband, Luke After ianding on Grenada the American troops imDFiSOnE'd the Cuban forces that had recentiv invaded The troops returned to the us. after securr ing the isiand in just ten days, Home from Beirut a marine embraces his wife and chiiti at the airport. After seven months of Deace- keeping effort the first band of marine; returned, leaving some of their comrades dead, others alive but waiting for their own homecoming Before leaving on their week-Iong trip to the Orient, President Reagan and the First Laciv get a send-off irorn VicePreSident and Mrs. George Bush Worlleationai News 5

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Runners irom both track team run The BrquES a favorite SIX-mlIP loop through Davenport OVEi Dom reniennIal and Arsenal nndges SODNOmOiM HOiIV O'Donneilt MiChEIIP HalFIS ano Barb Benson SFII lhe tradItIonal Hornemmlng rnurn corsages H H 'lgBridges t Unique Engineering Feats; Reminders Of Students' GFOWth Coilege should do more than merely bridge a gap. It should represent more than a dIoioma or a necessary evil that faciiitates empiovment. it's often the first time voung people get awav from the watchfui eves of ther parents. By being on their own, and perhaps rentIng their first apartment. pavIng theIr own biiis, beIhg responSIble for their own Iaundrv and meals students have a lot to learn. And that's in addition to the class- room education that they came here for andlor ali the tempting sooal activitIes and pressures. Having to develop all new fnendships starts one rerevaiuatIng his standards and resettrng hIs priorities This Is growth But there's aiso pure fun Just a glance at the con- tents of this book gives one an Idea of how much goes on around campus Departmentai organIzatIons interr collegiate and Intramural athletIc teams, ser rVIce organI- zations and informal dorm cliques all fIii a student' 5 day ior trv tOi WIth activities announcements and the ever presentr Iunk marl It is possible to crawi In a hoie ior an organIc chemis- try textbook or the Denkman iIbrarv stacksi aVOId most of these gomgs- ons and SimDiV endure these four years. But those takIng that route can't make It over the bndge Their college years don't reaiiv exrst; theIr adult IIte and childhood are one In the same - onejust longer and oider than the other. Approaching Augus- tana In this manner ieaves oniv a VOId , a gap With no means of reachIng the other side These other students - the dolers - who seem to be so Involved one wonders how thev manage It all, approach the penod of their IIte as a barrier too, but they use that time carefuiiv iayIng the groundwork to successfully navigate the roads ahead. The reqwrements for each major mapped out In the cataiog represent the rnInImum 7 a mere footbridge 7 needed to reach the end. Each elective course and each co-curncuiar actIvitv acids In a figurative sense. new materials and new technology to the bridge-buildIng, making the structure sturdier and more elaborate. rhese are the bridges we admIre for more than thew function; we look at them With awe In terms of the work behind them, as uanue engineering feats In their own rights Theme 7