Emory University - Campus Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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gk. 4. Although the Heritage their attire with the addition Ball was a very formal event, Jay of sunglasses. Wolitz and Gary Smith toned down Ritzy Celebration eritage. The word has many connotations, but in this case it makes reference to a spirit that has existed for l50 years and has shown no signs of diminishing. Emory, an institution very proud of its history and its many traditions, celebrated its heritage by gathering at the aptly named Heritage Ball. The Heritage Ball was the only formal event during the year that was opened to the entire Emory community: students, faculty, staff, adminis- trators, and alumni. It was held on March l, l986 at the beautiful Ritz- Carlton in nearby Buckhead. The location allowed the people that were going to dine at any of the dozens of nearby restaurants to still be only moments away from the party and many students chose to dine at one of the restaurants in and around Lenox Square. One group of students had such a great time at dinner that they didn't even get to the Ball until 12:15 fthe Ball was scheduled to end at l:00 ami! The band, for the second year in a row, was the Ken Iames Orchestra, which had been a favorite at the Heritage Ball because of their wide array of songs which appealed to just about everyone. The bands songlist included music by Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Lionel Richie, and Chubby Checker to name just a few. The students who organized the Ball were astounded at how much dancing the old alumni did. Vice- president and Dean of Campus Life Bill Fox was there with his wife, and as usual they tore up the dance floor, making the students around them seem like beginning dancers. Over 800 people were in attendance to eat, talk, dance, and have a great time. A large number of the people in attendance were alumni. Many professors also enjoyed attending the Ball as it gave them a chance to talk to their students on a more informal basis. Upperclassman Carolina Ouinonez said, I really had a good time at this years Heritage Ball. The Ritz was very elegant, dinner was exquisite, and I saw a lot of my friends there. I also saw quite a few people at the Ball that I wasn't expecting to see. One of those people was my Psych professor Cot course I just happened to have gotten over a very disappointing mid- term in his classl who I seemed to keep bumping into every time I turned around. I had a great time anyway. It was nice to see deans and professors enjoying the evening as much as the students. SGA treasur- er Stephanie Caywood said that the food was great, the dancing was wonderful . . . the whole campus should have been there. And chances are that the entire campus might have shown up had there not been a half dozen greek formals that same night. Many people who were going to greek formals even took time out to stop by the Ritz to dance a dance or two or say hello to friends and professors. Paula Armagost, the advisor to the Heritage Ball committee, summed it up best: It's the only event of its kind at Emory. At no other time during the year do so many students, faculty, and alumni get together and have such a great time. The highlight of the evening was the arrival of Emory's mascot, Iames T. Dooley, who made his dramatic entrance at midnight to the delight of the crowd. A spokesperson read a message from Mr, Dooley and Dooley commented on the grand traditions that make Emory such a great place to learn and grow. He ended his message with the timeless message: Presidents may come and presidents may go, professors may come and professors may go, students may come and students may go. but Dooley lives on forever, The crowd responded in resounding applause which lasted for several minutes as Dooley slowly made his way out of the hotel. The Heritage Ball was sponsored by a committee funded by Emoiys Student Government Association. Many of the people who attended thought that the Ball was the best social event of the entire year, and apparently the Student Activities office agreed, since the l9B6 Heritage Ball won Best Social Event ot the year at the annual Student Activities awards banquet. The pervading question after the Ball was, How can the special Sesquicentennial Heritage Ball top the success of the H386 Heritage Ball? Only time would tell. I by Mitchell Leif, Ulf president Q HEPirAf-sig ItAI.lTl lift is

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Let Freedom Run ome folks around Emory though of the Martin Luther King SGames as an event dreamed up by an athletic department three years before to showcase the new track facility in an Olympic year. They had served that purpose: they had, more importantly, been among the premier track and field meets in America for some seventeen years. The year 1968 was not only that in which Martin King was murdered, it also marked the politicization of the black athlete. Berkeley sociologist Harry Edwards advocated a boycott of the Mexico City Olympics by black athletes, to draw attention to their exploitation by Americas educational and economic sys- tems. They boycott didn't, finally, materialize, but by the time of the Games the thoughts as well as the feats of such world record holders as Tommie Smith, lohn Carlos, and Lee Evans, were widely known. All three won medals Cthree gold, one bronze, in totali, as Smith and Carlos achieved intemational notoriety - and expulsion from future Olympic Games - by raising black-gloved fists and bowing their heads on the vic- tory stand during the playing of The Star Spangled Banner. Thus did the social conscience and tactics of Martin King reach the sports world on the heels of his death. The signifi- gance of this connection was not lost on the Southern Christian Leadershihp Conference, which asked Bert Lancaster of the Philadelphia Pioneers track club to organize a world-class invitational track meet in King's name. The first Martin Luther King, lr. International Freedom Games took place in spring of 1969 at Villanova Stadium near Philadelphia and were an immediate success. By the third King Games in '71, world wide attention was riveted on the so-called Miracle Mile between comebacking world record lim Ryun and Villanova Favorite Marty Liquori, who had become the world's top- ranked miler during Ryun's 19-month layoff. Liquori stunned the crowd, and Ryun, with a searing 56- second third lap, which took some of the string from Ryun's feared finish. Off the last turn, Ryun pulled up to Liquori's 4. The number eight in lone 8, taking eighth ploce proved to be lucky for Terri Mor- with Kathi Horrison from Louisi- rison of Georgie Stote os she ono Stote trock club behind her stoned out on the 800 meter run in ninth. T 1 l V , FTW 19.2 'f 1 1 4. i ti urs. 93 .r-ESS ss fs . 7 2? tv it 1, , 12.3 Q55 QA . ss 51 if ... 4 fl 5' ET- 1-1 5277? ,Z 4- it 1 t l te-Qt M, yfvfgm Effiiii If fpii ww! qw ,532 tier' iii? af. .4 1 it A1-fi F3365 wow ut, 'rf E51 tzsps . ffl g, wi F35 f. K2- ' ' 5- .52 -41 Q K '-4: 35' 1 .:..,5f Zif- fi Q2 1 ,is ' fi . ' -if f . 3 j i . My 1 1 AA: i 'lil i 1 shoulder, but no further - Liquori winning by three tenths of a second, 3:54.1 to 3254.4 The next year Liquori faced a similar challenge from Kenya's Olympic champion Kip Keino at 1500 meters, and again he won, this time making the cover of Sports Illustrated. Time, however, has not been kind to major American track meets: the loss of athletes and fans to professional sports drove many traditional, long-standing meets into oblivion during the seventies, and the still- youthful King Games were threatened. Unwilling to let the living me- morial die, organizers moved the meet to Durham, North Carolina in 1973, where they attracted 30,000 spectators. ln 1974 the meet traveled to Oslo, Norway, to coincide with the tenth anniversary of King's receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize. There, Rick Wohlhuter set a world record for 1000 meters f2:13,0l that stood for ten years, and Dick Buerkle Know an Atlanta residenti, set a meet record for 5000 meters C 13:24.41 that still stands. The 1975 Games in Kingston, lamaica again made the Sports Illustrated cover as Tanzanian Filbert Bayis 3:51.0 mile beat Liquori and ended Ryun's nineryear hold on the world record. The next two years saw the Games come to Atlanta, King's home town, for the first time, At Lakewood Stadium in '76 Steve Williams - then dubbed the Worlds Fastest Human - turned in the fasted one- day 100 and 200 meter double in history C99 and 20.01. The meet then endured a one-year hiatus before returning to Philadelphia in '79. Yet it was clear, by now that the King Games needed a home. Brooks lohnson, a former world-class sprinter and new head coach at Stanford, took up the challenge. Beginning in 1980 the Games became a four-day festival, including a road race, age group events, and a decathlon. But the effort took its toll: by 1983 Stanford had spent 5100000 on the King Games and could no longer afford them. What was needed was an organization that could put on a high-quality meet within an affordable budget. The Atlanta Track Club had the organization and Emory University had the track. The ATC had gained a national reputation for its superb handling of the Peachtree Road Race, the world's largest 10-kilometer race. And Emory, as part of the new Mr. Georges Gym, had installed an eightflane Rekortan track that was among the fastest anywhere. Together, they showed that quality needn't by costly. Top athletes, none receiving appearance fees, came to the 1984 King Games seeking good early-season, Olympic-year competition on a fast track. With mayor Andrew Young and SCLC president loseph Lowery attending, the meet produced some of the country's top performances, led by the 100 meter victory of '76 Olympic gold medalist C4 x 100 relay? Harvey Glance over at Atlanta's Sam Graddy - who would later win Olympic silver C1001 and gold K4 x 1001 himself. Other top marks came from Chandra Cheeseborough in the 400 C51 .5ll, Chris Gregorek in the womens 800 t2:02.07D, and Bruce Bickford in the 3000 steeplechase t8:30.431. ln 1985 a few athletes asked for appearance money, thinking it would be there if they asked. lt wasn't and neither were they. But King Games quality prevailed: Abdi Bile Abdi of Somalia, an Olympic semifinalist. broke Liquori's meet record for 1500 t3:42,24i5 Olympic high hurdles champion Roger Kingdom of Vienna, Georgia, defended his title in 13.321 Cheeseborough moved down to 200 meters and set a meet record C23. 1315 and in the showcased high jump, new American record holder lim Howard defeated the old recordman, Dwight Stones C7-25. Finally, in 1986, King Games spirit was reflected in youth and age. Young Lorenzo Daniels of Wren, Georgia tore apart a quality 200 meter field, his 20.17 one of the fastest times ever. And at the meets conclu- sion, unseen by all but a few, Venezuela's broke his own six-year old meet record in the triple jump, on the final performance of the day, by a quarter ince C54-Vai. These performances portrayed a blend of talent and commitment that is a King Games trademark. Without them there would be no Martin Luther King Games, no living athletic memorial to the most significant lite of this generation. ln Atlanta on Emory's track, the Freedom Games have - as Andrew Young and loseph Lowery observed - come home. .By folin Barbour I J C MLK emvirs 13 Tj