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

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w - s55 ssfi B ' -lI ■Aj. ■.-«■ 4 4 ■ ■■H % 4W -£j I ftlsSw Blf • MORNING CLASSES OVER, students stop to talk on the steps behind Millington Hall. Others make their way toward Old Campus and more classes. - ' ' ■ ' f . HELP FROM A FRIEND gives this freshman a fighting chance. DuPont and Yates joined forces in September to con- struct a huge banana split for a Fri- day afternoon diversion. § tppo tment with Introduction 3

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he change was as gradual as the transformation of leaves from the green of summer to a flaming golden autumn. Like sunlight slowly creeping through a window and flooding a room with light — it happened. No one noticed until the glaring actuality of it surprised you all at once. It happened suddenly, surrounding you like autumn on cam- pus or blinding you like sunlight in the morning; the change was visible everywhere. Since the late sixties and early seventies, an era often referred to as one of unrest and activism on cam- puses nationwide, there has been a near reversal in student attitudes. Although William and Mary did not typify the student activism at many colleges and universities, it was far from being left out of the trend. Viet Nam peace vigils and group protests were not uncommon occurrences. Strike was not painted on every academic building nor was the National Guard called in to calm any near riots. Yet groups vocalized their complaints and joined forces to bring about change. Now, in the late seventies, students benefit from the changes brought about earlier in the decade. They can sit back and enjoy open visitation in dormitories, take for granted the stu- dent liason to the Board of Visitors, and easily consider coed housing. But is that the end of the line? Is there nothing left that warrants change even now? The Athletic Policy, facul- ty selection and tenure, stronger stu- dent input on the Board of Visitors, alcohol regulations, security on and around campus; these were the issues, everyone had opinions, but where was the voice or the action? The student in 1977-78 was well aware of the issues but motivation had taken a new direction. Individual goals took priority. Personal achieve- ment was more important than collective action for a common cause. It was not to judge which attitude was more admirable; it was simply different— not better or worse. These were the contrasting attitudes of two of two minds EARLY MORNING LIGHT inches into Old Dominion Hall through an attic window. The attic of this renovated men ' s dormitory is the scene of many weekend parties.

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■ ■r K LAST WARM DAYS OF SEPTEMBER :.- )§ students to the banks of the Sunken Gardens. ( ESTRALLY LOCATED between Old and Sew Campua. Crim DeU offers a lovely setting ' ( all who pass. . , ' ■ .■::0W COVERED BRICK STEPS near Lan- c- ' - ' :m are emdence of n cold winter. U.TLHiN AFTERNOONS attract more f iqn ■■•■uu ifji to the Sunken Gardens.