DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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32 Graduation DlSClpllnC raduation from DePauw University required more than acquiring thirty-one course cred- its, maintaining a 2-point cumulative grade average, completing four Win- ter Term projects, selecting a major area of study, passing departmental comprehensive exams and developing a senior thesis. ' There were quite a few other seem- ingly unimportant requirements to be considered. For example, student fi- nancial obligations must be met in or- der to receive a diploma. Library over- due book fines were no exception. Also, those students planning on going on to graduate or professional schools should have taken the neces- sary comprehensive and entrance ex- ams, and they should have sent their agplications to the schools of their choice. Those students seeking posi- tions in the job market should have attended the Career Planning and 143rd Commencement Resounds of Dogs and Above Photos: tUpper Ler Capturing the mo- ment in a photo iUpper Right? Graduating Class on East College lawn tlower LefO A member of the procession passing through the East College arch tLowet tight? Commencement speaker Senator Dan Quayle

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Placement Center's workshops on re- sume writing, successful interviewing and job search strategies. Honoraries and awards were pre- sented at a spring award's ceremony during the convocation hour. The highly coveted Walker Cup was awarded to Kevin Armstrong, the stu- dent body president. The senior fund drive began in early spring with a challenge from Jim Emison t'szy He pledged to match every dollar that the seniors donated. The annual Senior Class Banquet was a festive occasion. It was held at the Indianapolis Columbia Club on Friday, May 7. Commencement speaker and De- Pauw alumnus Senator Dan Quayle stressed the necessity of discipline during his speech at DePauw's one hundred and forth-third annual com- mencement ceremony. Quayle accept- ed his controversial honorary Doctor of Law degree and urged the graduat- ing class to be strong in mind, method and spirit. He did not mention the mix-up and controversy that had sur- rounded his selection as University commencement speaker. 'The decision ,. to award the degree had caused problems when several students at WGRE, the campus radio station, were suspended from their jobs when they reported the faculty had first voted not to award the degree and then changed the vote after they learned Quayle already had been in- vited. A light note to the ceremony was when a dog ran-up on stage and barked into the microphones. e by Kim Tolen - av Graduates had to share the spotlight with a stray dog that strolled up on stage during the 1982 commencement ceremony. After barking into the microphones, the dog took a front row Graduation