Carroll High School - Cavalier Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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NA TION Yi ■ 1 !A] ■ iP: ■ ■ lA] 2 M 1 2 II 1 ■ ■ II N Picture a common scene in our homes: we are watching the TV when a Special Bulletin flashes on the screen; for seconds we are frozen with fear. Is the third world war upon us? Has the president been shot? Or has the bomb been accidently set off? We remain scared until the TV reporter relays to us the cause of the bulletin and assures us it isn ' t that serious. Every time that happens, confided Rhon- da Hunley, 1 feel stupid for being scared in the first place. But we, the teens of the ' 80 ' s, have grown and will continue to grow accustomed to such realities. ' ' We learned of foreign lands the hard way » THE MOST POWERFUL NATION Along with the comforts of our new hi-tech lives come the new dangers. NBC aired the Day After and 3.3 million tuned in. It seems weird to be plann- ing my future, said Troy Mounsey, When I might not be alive a year from now. We live with the anxiety anyway, and keep planning for our tomorrows. The first woman astronaut, Sally Ride, was put into space, opening still more things that only men used to do, com- mented Lisa LaBundy. We learned of foreign lands the hard way: by fearing what power they have over our lives. It scared me when I heard that more Americans died in Lebanon. I never even heard of Lebanon before the war, said freshman Chad Thurston. The upcoming presiden- tial elections began hitting the headlines and students began taking notice. There are so many con- didates for the presidency that I have no idea who would be the best for Presi- dent, stated sophomore Jim Rife. Inasmuch as no one can be sure what the future holds, we just keep plann- ing — and hoping for the best. KEEPING UP 18

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I don ' t think it ' s fair to anybody that we are forced to live with the thought of nuclear war. Ten years ago the thought of a nuclear threat wouldn ' t have cross- ed my mind, but now it ' s a possible tradgedy. — Kim Lehman The thought of nuclear war makes me sick. We are on this earth to live peacefully not to kill each other off. If it turns to that, there ' s no use having any human beings alive. Besides, who cares who can use the weapon first, all it takes is one bomb to blow up the earth. Too many stupid people control the world. — Ginger Thomas it seems funny that we can blow up Russia with the flick of a button, but we can ' t live in peace together. Is anything soooo awful that one can- not forgive the other? Aw, but I don ' t know, I kind of like bombs (ie. if we didn ' t blow them up we wouldn ' t have their problems) but we ' d lose some culture. ' — Neil Carpenter Russians are red vs. red, white and blue. Tiiey may nuke us, but we ' ll get them I too! I — Neil Carpenter % ll ' ' l ' I think war really stinks! I mean, all that is accomplished through war is a bunch of people get killed for no reason. Nobody really comes out a winner. What deter- mines a winner? Our side kills more of their people, or their side kills less of ours? That ' s not winning, that ' s just luck. — Ruth Gilstrap I think it ' s kind of scary that we can blow up the Russians just like that! I do wish we could live together in peace. Maybe we could talk things over with the Russians and work things out. ' Long live peace!! ' — Joyce Walton 19 KEEPING UP