Henderson State University - Star Yearbook (Arkadelphia, AR)

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EWSM KERS Every revolution brings change and Henderson State University's rev- olution has brought a change inthe production of the 1976 STAR. Alterations occurred all over campus, from Academics to Greeks, from Clubs to Sports. A new kind of excitement fell over the school, and students pitched in to make the revolution a success. Welcome to Henderson 1975-76 - Marking a Revolution. Reorganization of the STAR was necessary to adequately record a full year's events at Henderson. Because of a shift in location of different interest areas, the feature section was cut down considerably, and hopefully the articles found there are informative and interesting. A new outlook in sports was in- corporated. Besides printing a re-hash of each game, the sports editor looked at the event through the eyes of the spectator. Homecoming coverage was placed in this section to add variety and interest to the game AND the week's activities. A complete scoreboard of each sport was added for the convenience of the reader. Academics and organizations were combined to relate department clubs with their respective fields. A broader look at the departments themselves will provide students with an account of the learning that occur- red both on campus and off. Or- ganizations were required to submit resumes of their activities and space in the book was alloted for the amount of information provided. Profiles of student and faculty personalities were included in the class section so that students would be able to remember outstanding as- sociates not only by name and face, but by their characters and interests. A complete index including stu- dents, faculty, departments, organi- zations, and activities provides a wrap-up of the year and an easy reference to anything or anyone as- sociated with HSU. Coverage of state and international news has been repeated in this vol- ume. To record the events of a school year, a yearbook must also include what happened within the college community, the state, and around the world, because it all, either directly or indirectly, will affect the school. A yearbook is a history book, and the Star without news would be like a U.S. history book without the Civil War. More emphasis was placed on how the news affected students - how HSU reacted to the recovery of Patty Hearst, how students were dominated by the U.S. economic situation tthe limitation of student loans and work study hours being cut backl. What did we think about the assassination attempts on President Gerald Ford? Did HSU get involved with the Bicentennial celebration? Why or Why not? When students pick up their 1976 Stars ten years from now they will be able to remember not only what happened on campus, but also around the world . . . Oh, yeah, that was the year that economics were so bad, I had to hold two jobs to pay tuition . . . Each year the HSUIOBU Ravine Rivalry has been strong, but 1975 will go down in history as the year of Murder in Arkadoof' Homecoming for Henderson and Ouachita will 1. 2!Newsmakers QQ 6 tid? -Jer N never be the same, which is why cov- erage of the week and final showdown between these two top-ranked teams was altered somewhat. Instead ofthe our homecomingthis year, yours next year approach, it was decided in the spring of 1975 to have a joint homecoming between the rivalling schools. And what a rival it was! The story was moved to the sports section because that is what homecoming really is -- just a special football game. But this year was really special. lt meant that someone would have to lose their homecoming game, putting a damper on the whole season. The whole event was blown into magnanamous proportions - everyone got into the act. A joint parade meant that organi- zations had to put out a fantastic float to beat out the guys across the street and kick up the most school spirit. Purple, yellow, gray, and red paint was out of stock at local stores long before November 22, and sabotage plans were in the making for weeks. White shoe polish and shaving cream were other vices, and guards were assigned to stand watch over the tiger and bell. But they proved no threat, the same old tricks were pulled again. . . and again. The bonfire, blanket ceremony, pep rally, and torch parade had an extra zeal to them, and the spirit drum beat a little louder, sounding out the Reddie heartbeat across campus. The Black Lady walked again, and alumnae flocked into Haygood field for the big match. Homecoming '75 was special, and so were the results. It was part of Revolution '76,