Furman University - Bonhomie Yearbook (Greenville, SC)

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TOP LEFT: This desk, found in the Science Li brary, has become a student's home away from home. TOP RIGHT: Biology's Dr. Kelly tries to disguise himself from the knowledgeable Santa Claus at Beta Chi's Christmas party. Mrs. Kelly looks on. BOTTOM RIGHT: No, it isn't the Unknown Comic sitting on Santa's lap. It's Dr. Kerstctter trying on his Christmas present from Santa. BOT TOM LEFT: Two co eds discuss an exam while waiting for the next set of bells to ring. 12 Opening

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Other nationwide events that affected life at Furman in some way included the Three Mile Island incident and the future of nuclear energy, the Iran crisis and the controversy over the former Shah of Iran and the fifty American hostages, and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the prospect of a Third World War. The Three Mile Island incident brought nationwide attention to the nuclear industry. Everyone asked the question: Are we going too fast in our nuclear development without allowing time for testing and for additional safeguards? Do we need it at all? Almost every student on campus had his or her opinion about the situation. But one organization on campus, SCPIRG, took an united stand against the nuclear industry. SCPIRG handed out literature and offered help to any other supporters. Some members even attended some anti-nuke rallies so that more up-to-date information and support could be obtained. To have or not to have nuclear energy did not seem to be the whole question; the rate at which we achieved it was. Opening 11

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The holding of American hostages by irate Iranian students prompted the administration of Greenville Technical College to refuse their Iranian students enrollment for the winter term of 1980, thereby creating an opening for their deportment. The administration of Furman University invited the Iranians to enroll here. This offer gave the students a chance to continue their education, which was the reason for their being here, without being deported for political reasons beyond their control. Fortunately, Greenville Technical College rescinded its earlier ruling and the Iranians were allowed to re-enroll for the winter quarter. When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, it created an international fervor. Not only was it a war-like move. Afghanistan was next door to Iran, where the hostage situation was no better. The threat of war, however, was not the only outcome of this maneuver. The possible United States' boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow became a key issue in the nation, especially affecting the young athletes who had devoted most of the past four years preparing themselves for these sporting events. Possible Olympic hopefuls at Furman continued training for competition in pre-Olympic games with hopes of still finding themselves in the 1980 Games. But their future contentions depended on further moves by the U.S.S.R., U.S.A., and other key world nations in the potentially explosive and highly diplomatic situation. TOP LEFT: Preparing for a chemistry lab requires certain safety precautions, demonstrated by David Roper donning his rubber gloves. BOTTOM LEFT: Debbie Wein assists Eric Harrell in locating the pectoral muscles of a cat during a Chordate Morphology and Development lab. RIGHT: The Skinner Box is an often-used Psychology tool to show students how fast animals, like this white rat, can leam through rewa 1 Opening 13