Emory University - Campus Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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s tame elapsed throughout the academic year 1980 81 changes ID the world sltuatlon opened new pathways of thought and oplnlon The polltlcal volce of the natlon for Instance spoke against the polled vrews of the campus by electing Ronald Reagan President of the Llnlted States wlth a strong majority Negotiations through lnauguratlon Day led to the re lease of the American hostages who ar rrved home to a natlon tied up IH yellow rlbbons like a golden grft of lrfe and free dom As Carter left office Emory galned a vlsltlng spokesman ln the person of Hamrlton Jordan Polltlcs playing an lm portant role ID our llves was agam appar en allow the lnflux of bad news to our clols tered world More black children were found murdered ln Atlanta and some students answered the call for volun teers to search for their remains Reality left a llttle staln on each news broadcast Lunacy and vlolence were both preva lent In a look at current events John Lennon ex Beatle and muslc ldol was shot ID cold blood on the streets of New York An attempted assasslnatlon of Ronald Reagan only months after he en tered office shook the country Into spasms of drsbelref Gateways to experience left a mirage of opportunltles to a student this year We were rldlng the bull as Urban Cow boys and punklng out at parties We raised preppleness to an art form and let our alllgators land where they would llfe ln an Izod world We ate plzzas from Domlnos at two ID the mornlng and drank hot beer at band parties t. The gateway to tragedy continued to

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