La Salle University - Explorer Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Below: Tau Kappa Epsilon Blood Drive The La Salle Gavel Society was ranked sixth in the nation by the National Fo- rensic Association, while the Masque was revitalized with the productions of Mr. Roberts and Company. The mood on La Salle ' s campus, as on many where students knew they would really have to scramble to get jobs when they left college, was one which reflected a certain seriousness of purpose when it came to academics, and a certain paro- chialism in interests: the focus had shifted from a concern with national pol- itics to a concern with personal politics and personal goals. If students were not, on the surface, concerned and thinking about what was happening in Washington, they were, no- netheless, still concerned and thinking about what they saw as important in their own lives. Cathy Harper 20

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1 ' -■-• --■- • i.a-i . I Ira W ™ ins, no shouting, but there was a lot happening. The Students ' Government Association spearheaded the effort to get students to write their state legislators urging them to lower the drinking age and resolve the budget crisis that held money for higher education hostage. While Philadelphia saw the in- auguration of a new daily tabloid, the journal, the Collegian continued to reign supreme in the print media on campus. Sixty student reporters, editors and pho- tographers managed to write and edit enough copy each week to fill eight to twelve pages with campus news (and to attend classes at the same time). Upstairs, WEXP Radio in Philadelphia was branching out to WEXP television in the College Union with a closed cir- cuit TV added to the station ' s musical attributes. Following a national trend, La Salle also saw a revitalization of fraternities and sororities, and their rededication to service. Among the Greek-sponsored goodwill projects were an Alph Chi Rho pie-eating contest for leukemia, Tau Kap- pa Epsilon ' s annual blood drive and a benefit basketball game, and Sigma Beta Kappa ' s efforts to restore and maintain the Day Care Center. In addition, Sigma Phi Lambda boosted the Booster Club and collected barrels of Toys for Tots at Christmastime. Gamma Sigma Sigma sis- ters put in hours as hospital volunteers. Student entertainment was handled by the Student Programming Association (SPA): among the movies they brought to campus were Taxi Driver and All the President ' s Men. They kept the College Union Lobby blooming with plant and record sales as well. 19

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