Memphis State University - DeSoto Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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it seriously, like those en- rolled in the Executive MBA program designed to shape professional execu- tive officers. Others are apt to catch the hooky bug and skip class. Where the norm in sports has always been basket- ball, football and baseball, now others are becoming more popular. Look at the new women ' s soccer team or the name the racquet- Regulation wrestling? Doubtful but pretty close. Rich McCoy and Mike Brocato battle it out in the mud. During Mudball, there was much playing around in the mud between matches. Devin Greaney ball and handball teams are making for this school. In the beginning there were only two clubs— one for women and one for men. Today that number is well over 100. There are those organizations dealing with subjects from religion to politics. Take the new Christian group BREAK or the SGA ' s controversial year. The organizations re- stricted to women or men have grown into the Greek fraternities and sororities. Today the norm with Greeks is an emphasis on the unique- ness of the individual member. Out of the days of the Normal School, created solely to nurture teach- ers and school adminis- trators, has grown a uni- versity unique as the in- dividuals who make it up. Once it became a fully accredited univer- sity, it was well on its way to becoming the place that went from normal to opening

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As the students ' voices fade away, one comment stands out: MSU has everything any student could ever want or need to help them reach per- sonal, educational or ca- reer goals ' — Bobby Wray The school offers many unique opportunities for students to expand their horizons, like the cam- pus radio station. Or events like the traditional Miss Memphis State pag- eant, the popular Inter- national Night or the fun- filled Mudball Tourna- ment. Although the average student is most likely a Historically correct. Chris Robinson and other members of the Society for Creative Anacron- ism put extensive research into their costumes. The group displays their costumes at gatherings like this one at the Brooks Memorial Art Gallery. Devin Greaney Memphian, people of all talents add their own touch to this campus, like singer Mike Mefford and Olympic hopeful Dean Pakis. Of course, academics is the core of a higher institu- tion of learning. Some take paa 6 normal to unique

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he year in the life of the Tigers . . . it encompasses so much, from the most normal ordeals students cope with to the unique events that break the monotony of the routine. All students share similar hassles in their everyday lives. Business as usual means scraping a living out of part-time jobs while learning to survive within a college student ' s budget. Normal things associated with school include study habits of the tired and weary. The sudden popularity of summer school is no phe- nomenon, especially when it makes a difference between graduation in May 1988 and May 1999. But what would college life be without the chance to meet others, especially those lovely creatures of the opposite sex? Throughout the year, the students have had opportunities to meet their peers, whether it be through Orientation, dorm life or at the library. But what ' s really distinguished the year is the unique events. Big name artists like REO Speedwagon and Richard Marx rocked the campus into the night in the fall. Homecoming saw old traditions re- newed. Once more, floats graced the streets around campus in a Homecoming parade, and a Homecoming queen reigned over the ceremonies again. There was the Miss Memphis State pageant, blown to gala proportions as a show and a competition with pop tunes and top entertainment. And the Mudball Tourna- ment reached new dimensions as 60 teams, including ones from other colleges around the city, splashed their way through the muck. This chapter in Tiger history includes it all— the normal hassles in the classroom and on the job as well as the unique occasions that let everyone share the good times. The chapter makes complete the tafes o tfgw$.