Memphis State University - DeSoto Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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Discover The Kaleidoscope Of Activities At MSU 26 This year activities at MSU experienced a drastic change — people, or should it be said, the absence of people. There were more than 21,000 students at MSU this year, with activities for everyone. Yet, many things were cancelled and went unnoticed. Why did this happen? Surely all the students did not just finish classes, go home and study for the rest of the day. It could be reasoned that a number had jobs; but an even larger number did not. Then, why were many so apathetic to what was happening here? There were so many hap- penings, even daily, that it is impossible to mention them all. It is incomprehensible why so many activities occurred without capacity crowds. Our relatively new student center is an example. The University Center Program Board did an excellent job sched- uling and planning activities, not to mention the long hard hours each member put into work seeing that each happening rolled as scheduled. However, several were cancelled and others proceeded with sparse crowds. The UCPB was composed of students who were planning for students. There were activities such as the Coffee- house, art exhibits, contests and a potpourri of other things. They were well publicized and every st udent knew where the UC was located. In the following pages it is hoped that the activities as MSU have been captured at their most fulfilling and captivating moments to show the students what they are missing, or have missed. It is hoped that they will make student activitists — to discover activities at MSU. The subdivisions of Activities have been categorized into the following: Beauties, Band, Student Life, University Student Services, Governing Bodies, and Fine Arts.