Emory University - Campus Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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Eachern urmg classes the gateways to our mrnds were opened Aca demrcs a major point of Interest for the majority of the student body lost no followers ln thus year s classes The Woodruff scholars chosen from the ID comrng freshman class exemplified the dedncatlon to scholarship whlch has been the Emory College tradrtlon The cultural gateways of our bemg were not closed either Emory s muslc department offered a variety of concerts for any tastes the Creative Arts Festrval drew from drama and mlme as well The Emory Theatre produced works from many tastes of dramatic presentatnon so that we could laugh and listen to Of Thee l Sing or become a part of the rntrrcate world of Tennessee Wlllnams rn Cat on a Hot Tm Roof Other student productions such as Ad Hoc s winter musical revlew and their sprung musical Oklahoma' were equally enjoyable Culturally the campus was extremely lucky to receive a gallery for the dlsplay of the famous Danzig exhlblt the speak ers and background accompanying that plcture of a destroyed community opened up emotlonal gateways that we had oftened ngnored and allowed us to experience anew the love of the beautl ful displayed by those who dld not sur vlve Trapped by geography In Georgia the weather tends to close doors and open umbrellas ln wrnter quarter but this year we saw an exception to that rarny rule An autumn of dancing scarlet leaves a winter of mlnlmal bluster and a sprung which exuded color and llfe from the flrst camellla blossoms to the snowy face of Atlanta s reknowned dog woods were seen at Emory this year v v v . . v . . . 1 - U - vv A. - vv . , . v Al vu - v 1 1 v 9 9 v

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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