Carnegie Mellon University - Thistle Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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The majestic trees that stand by the fence have received their share of paint over the years, serving as a place to wipe brushes or leave names. Entering or leaving Wean Hall? The reflective image in the door causes a moment of confusion. An alumnus reminsces about his Carnegie Mellon years at the Homecoming Time for Renewal” display, an exhibit that portrayed the campus of the past, present, and future as part of the Capital Campaign. “If we make as much progress in the ne t three years as we have in the past five, the students attending this school will scarely recognize their Alma Mater when they have been graduated five years.” Arthur Hamerschlag, 1913 First President of Carnegie Mellon And in 1987, Carnegie Mellon continues to advance along its road of innovation and progress with both large and small steps. Sometimes the results is of an enormous magnitude, while at other times its impact is less significant, but regardless of the extent, we continue forward. Advancing in research, improving the campus facilities, developing a professional image: the University of today would hardly be imaginable to Hamerschlag who, in 1913, said If we make as much progress in the next three years as we have in the past five, the students attending this school will scarcely rec- ' five W'dMffSi rr- Mellon. The I designed to ra students demies. : Mellon full college experience, the students of Carnegie Mellon are acting the dreamers, and the innovators that will allow the University to continue along its road of growth and development. Many of the changes seen in 1986-87 have been prompted by a desire to improve the quality of student life at Carnegie IgfK-t. funds fo mtrated Wfi priority status that both administrators and -off of the Capital Campaign—a program for the proposed University Center— ced on a creating a situation in which aca-•s, and recreation are all stressed. Carnegie me one of the founding schools of the Uni-ssociation (UAA), a division of schools whose mics before athletics and are similar in their nore on the field than just the ball. The new give athletes a chance to compete against nd schools that are equal in academic reputa-w Network, one of the largest software envi-kind, was inaugurated this year. campus around us underwent changes. The •s on Forbes Avenue was renovated to house nd the School of Urban and Public Affairs, dormitory on Margaret Morrison Street next drafted. nd in small, in the classroom, on the Cut, or utside of campus, Carnegie Mellon is an making an impace on the future. And the tra-nue as the school continues to grow in size Article by—Natalie Capone Layout by—Sara Rad Chris Cox Innovations 7

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While a student checks the schedule of planned SAA activities, graduate student Ovid Jacobs takes a turn silting at the shanty. A simple explanation of the shanty's purpose is displayed on its wall. Proudly displaying the mutual agreement between SAA members and the Administration concerning the shanty and SAA activities is Associate Dean of Student Affairs Lois Cox. A game of hackey-sack helps Rollie Wesen, Diane Echlin. and John Dowd to pass the time away. STUDENT ACTIVISM ON CAMPUS STUDENTS PUSH FOR DIVESTMENT BY Omni Hautnv BUILDING SHANTY The construction of a shanty on the Cut to protest South Africa’s racist policies and Carnegie Mellon’s financial interests there demonstrate an increase in student activism at Carnegie Mellon. Members of Students Against Apartheid (SAA) built the shanty as a symbol of the conditions in which South African blacks are forced to live.” said SAA President Greg Staresenic. The shanty was a way to have a constant presence on campus that shows the problems in South Africa. A lot of people on campus have no knowledge of what’s going on there. We brought it to their attention, and kept it in their attention, ” he explained. The shanty was erected on October 31, one and a half weeks before a meeting of the Carnegie Mellon Board of Trustees. Staresenic said that another purpose of the shanty was as a statement to the Administration that we’re looking for divestment” of the school’s holding in South African companies. Staresenic said that more than 30 students were directly involved with the shanty—building it. attending forums or poetry readings there, or living in it over the 24 days that it re- much anywhere with divestment, ad-‘although a committee of Trustees, stu-has been appointed to look into the issue Carnegie Mellon’s role should be. But it issue on people’s minds, he said with walk by without noticing it; people Reactions were mixed—positive and nega-were thinking about it. ” addition to the SAA. that have been few years that suggest a push toward stu-the Democratic Socialists of America, the d The Student Union newspaper. Layout by—Sara Rad Copy by—Natalie Capone Innovations 9