George Washington University - Cherry Tree Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Table of Contents 6 Washington 102 Shoot Yourself mu 142 Annuals Essays 60 Performances 116

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Preface We wanted to take the University and dissect its parts, splitting the whole into separate shells, like the skins of an onion. But the skins are often opaque, and complicated by their infinite textures. Each layer gives way to another, which in turn hides further shells, Even if it were possible to separate each skin, the infinite variety and vast quantity would com- plicate any search for the meaning of the whole. The more information revealed, only begins a new search for more. The University is so complicated by the city, people, and events surrounding it, it becomes an impossible task to find the meaning of it all, much less communicate this within the format of a yearbook. Like the onion, each part goes into the making of the whole, but which parts are the most important or interesting? Furthermore, the tradition of a yearbook has always been to show a variet y of meaningless photographs; not to dissect the University as would a newspaper or maga- zine. This yearbook is a bridge between the meaningless collage of senseless photography, and the medium of a magazine bent on finding the people and places that cre- ate the atmosphere of G.W. More specifically, we have categorized and packaged the year and its fleeting mo- ments, searching for details which would normally be mis- sed or passed over in the computerized world we live in. We look closely at detail missed by the common glance; sha- dows of Lincolns face, or the coior of the fruit at the market- moments which are piled upon each other like coats of paint on an aged wall. In a world concerned with the threat of destruction, whether by nuclear holocaust or inadvertently through the pollution and depletion of our natural environment, it be- comes increasingly difficult to take the time and slow down enough to examine the details and add up the pieces — even students have turned toward quick gratification, glar- ing over the specifics they are trained to search for. If in opening the following pages you gain insight as to the particulars of G.W., and understand the fine details and decisions which create this atmosphere, we have suc- ceeded. R.R.E. 3

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158 230 Seniors Faculty 198 Groups 218 Year In Review 272 298 Etcetera 5