College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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KOLLINU blONtS ..... - ■ nj mi t ■ ' I ow, nostalgia had been a trend with music. Old fa- ' vorites like The Beach Boys ani Neal Sedaka made it big agaii Lyrics were soft and sentiment with love as the theme. Exce tions to the soft side had a d initely different twist as Kis rocked both ears and eyes. The punk rock scene direct from Eur- ope enthralled some and left J™ others wondering what length l would be taken to attract at- a tention. Movies remained youth orieraeij with a renewed interest in Sci- ence Fiction. Star Wars suc- cess prompted several sequels. f New on TV were serials modeled after bestselling novels, while on the Bestseller list were nu- merous self-help books aimed at self-analysis. Passages and Your ! Erroneous Zones were among the ' most popular. STUDENTS g entertaining dor ris coffee house. POPULA ' ' changes f

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WILLIAM AIx As you Like It in 1968. DANCES on campus in the late ' 60 ' s fei ture the Strangers. AMONG interesting guest speakers to th campus was Norman Rockwell in 1968. . OP ART was displayed at the Occasion ; for the Arts in 1%9. hen, Woodstock was ' ing together of all th bck musicians new and olM With the Beatles always in ] background, never losing th ' popularity, contemporary m branched out in all directia There were the hard rock ej asts sparked by Jimi Hendl fame. There were the soft b tedeers as witnessed in Sim» iarfunkel tunes. Lyrics tool much deeper significance Jrosby, Stills, Nash capt ae essence of the era and 1 oung people with Teach ) Children. The stage and screen wep perimenting during the sair time. Hair simultaneous!; shocked and attracted millii as it opened on Broadway i toured the country. The Gi uate showed the frustration so typical of the times.

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AVif fV , UUrti i; I Lifestyles tanding in line, eating caf food, I studying all night, partying hard to make up for it all. All these were part of the student lifestyle in 1977- 78, not too much different from the lifestyle eight or ten years ago. Or was it? Now you were standing in a pre- registration line instead of an arena style rat race. The caf food was slight- ly better, for a while. At least the Commons was more cheerful than old Trinkle Hall. Studying was a cons- tant, but now it could be done in two majors and exams were over before Wi Christmas. The opportunity to party often presented itself whether spon- taneously on a hall in a coed dorm or COEDS COMPLAIN about the poor quality of with much planning as in an SAC caf food in 1967. The special occasions were still a highlight, maybe even more so with a renewed sense of tradition. Parents ' Weekend was a major production, and the Homecoming Dance drew the largest turnout in several years. 22 Lifestyles