Graceland University - Acacia Yearbook (Lamoni, IA)

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.l f S! mountain valley lmdgine setting up YOUI' easel in Rocky MOUl1fCliI'1 NG- tlonal Park and painting Long's Peak or exploring the area for clay to create indigenous pots or going backpacking in the Colorado wilderness or producing a play at the Stable Theatre at Mountain Valley Cen- ter for the Arts. That is what 18 students did the sum- mer of 1984. Mountain Valley Center located in Lyons, Colorado, is GraceIand's summer program in the mountains. It is the fulfillment of a dream of creative learning in inspiring surroundings and is an innovative addition to Graceland's ofterings. Rick Bunch and Co. enjoy the outdoors Mountain Valley Center for the Arts Creative genrous at work

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LJ l -l 204 fashion Durlng 1985 anti fashion became fashionable. Individual expression was central in this year's anything goes or as some would say, few things sacred trend in clothing, makeup and hair styles. Fashion was closely related to the music world. Because of the popularity of MTV and video, artists were seen more often and their clothing emulated. The androgynous look exhibited by Annie Lenox of the Eurithmics and Boy George appealed to many while the lacy look and paisley prints of Prince gained popularity with others. Trash became beautified as bangles and beads became the rage modeling the tastes of Cyndy Lauper Cher polystyrene hair never quite caught on here at Graceland howevery. Springsteen inspired a return to the all american im- age with levis, all cotton T shirts and tennis shoes. A bold black and white movement emerged patterning Frankie Goes to HOllyWOOd arid bore phrases like RELAX and FEED THE WORLD. Fashionable colors ranged from the ever popular rand safey black, to some pretty obnoxious neons. lf rubber scorpion earrings weren't quite your bag, designers like Benelton pro vlded some more functional wardrobe alternatives 'for the average joe. A recent innovation promised to change the face of time with the introduction of the Swatch Watch. Graceland, wllh ITS diverse Sfudehl body, Saw if all. Ll I l l if lf l L is 1 E . 'see . , . - -

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- f -M --- -- --H ---w -'- '-:J-A .mm-.1 111-L1 f-:-.al 53121: gaze 135155 25253 5511? IIIIIIIIIIIIIII music in '85 This year saw the end of Victory for Michael Jackson and the start of the Purple Reign. Prince domi- nated music news with his Purple Rain movie, album and concert tour. Critics chose Prince as the artist of the year in Rolling Stone Magazine. Riding the wave of Prince's success in film was Mor- ris Day and his group, The Time. In fact the power of Prince brought popularity to many Soul, R8cB acts, shadowing last years heavy metalists. Groups like Mid- night Star and Kool and the Gang beat out Twisted Sister and Ratt. Solo artists, Lionel Richie and Chaka Khan raked in awards as well. Still, Bruce Springsteen could not be held back. His Born in the U.S.A. album and concert tour grossed incredible profits and the Boss was chosen by Rolling Stone Readers as the artist of the year. The comeback of the year award definately went to Tina Turner who returned with a bang and her Private Dancer album. Other artists that dominated the music scene were U-2, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and the girl with Hair 'by Crayola , Cyndi Lauper. The biggest music news however, was the move ment towards charitable group efforts. December saw the release of a single Do They Know its Christ- mas? , sung by a group of British artists called Band Aid. The song was written for the Ethiopians suffering from fomine. All profits went to help these victims Gnd the artists oil donated their time. Bob Geldorf of the Boomtown Rats was the organizer of the event. Band Aid was the inspiration for the American coun- terpart, USA for Africa. Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie co-wrote the song We Are the World which dominated the airwaves for weeks. A prestigious group of artists including Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles participated in the making of the single Gnd an album. Within the first week of its release, the single sold over 1 million copies. This year in music was exciting and innovative. It was a year of firsts including the emotional records produced on behalf of the starving Africans. + + + + + ? + ? . 'I I I I I I I I I