Lipscomb University - Backlog Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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Involvement Is The Key: Shelby “I haven’t got time today—maybe tomorrow.” “So, who cares? What difference does it make, anyway?” “I'm not about to get involved.” “Don’t get my name into it.” Perhaps no feeling is more charac- teristic of modern society as apathy. It is an admission of weakness to care, to want to do something. No one is willing to do the “little things” which used to mean so much. And the college student is by no means immune, not even the Lips- comb college student. He has a choice; he can remain aloof, live in his own world, or he can take the giant step called “getting involved.” The opportunities are undeniably present at Lipscomb, but each stu- dent must decide his own course. Staton Shelby is involved, actively involved. He is in Circle K, a ser- vice club; that means doing some- thing for somebody. He is on the President’s Student Council; that means working with somebody. He is in Delta Nu, a social club; that means enjoying people. Even when he is not working with a specific organization, he still finds time to do something, to be busy. “Staton is the kind of guy you want to work with whenever you can,’ Ken Durham, 1969 student body president said. “He never lets you down; he knows what it means to get a job done.” “Four years at Lipscomb has been a very sobering experience for me. Sobering but meaningful,” Staton reflects. “When I look back I wonder if I have gotten enough from college to make the future successful and en- joyable, but I know I have; the peo- ple alone have made it worthwhile. “As I look around campus I see many changes,” says Staton. “I see new buildings, but I really see a new kind of student.” He sees an interested student. One who cares about life, about Lipscomb and about the world. “I’m proud of our generation; we are becoming involved. We want to get up and actively make some changes in the world. I don’t mean violence or rebellion; I mean ad- vancement and progress.” Staton feels he has also seen many social innovations at Lipscomb dur- ing his four years. “The change to the smaller social club system from the Greek letter clubs has helped to satisfy more in- dividual needs,” he said. “I just wish more people would participate and become part of these organiza- tions.” Some things, however, seem to re- sist even the slightest change. “After my first year here,” Staton said, ‘the years seemed to melt into one. Like everyone else I am going to leave with mixed emotions—glad to be through, yet apprehensive about the future. “All in all my life at Lipscomb has been a great experience. I hope others can say the same when they are ready to leave.” Ruth Ryan 1d