Memphis State University - DeSoto Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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Many people would like to leave their mark on the world, and many do— in the form of graffiti Yo f ape,28 .ou ' ve been studying on the sixth floor of Brister Library for that history fi- nal. In the past three hours you Ve gone from the Boston Massacre to John Brown ' s raid on Harpers Ferry. There ' s still a civil war to get through when all of a sud- den an idea pops into your study-crammed brain. Even after the Lincoln- Douglas debates the idea is still beckoning you to be let out, to be shared with the world, your statement that you want generations after you to look back on and say our culture is indebted to this great individual. You finally take your pencil to the library ' s desk and with the care and thought of a sculptor chiseling some- thing in marble, you write the passage that would make Plato or Descartes proud- OZZY RULES. Meanwhile at the exact same time on the 10th floor, George has abandoned any and all hopes of under- standing the differences between Keynesian and supply-side economic theo- ries as he thinks about Lisa: that woman who outshines all others. They ' ve been going together for about a year now, so in a moment of unbridled passion he writes on the concrete column George + Lisa— 4 ever. Af- ter reflecting on his creativ- ity for a minute, George looks in his book bag and finds a note that says, though quite eloquently, GET LOST signed Lisa (P.S. Can we still be just friends ' ?). George looks at another column and, in a moment of unbridled hatred, writes, If you ' re a lonely guy, call me for a good time— Lisa 454-.... The stories you have just read are false, but not too much of a deviation of real- ity. To leave your mark on this university does not always require having your basketball number retired after a successful career or dying and having a scholar- ship left in your name. It could be the simple task of writing your deepest feel- ings on a desk, wall, restroom column or those tales of tigers

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halls, is considered to be the intramural depart- ment ' s outdoor field. The complex ' s facilities, which the HPER depart- ment is the proudest of, are the Nautilus and free- weight training rooms. The Nautilus room has taken nearly five years to justify, organize and complete; but it is also considered by many to be the finest colle- giate Nautilus facility in the United States. The depart- ment is presently trying to add electronic bicycles and treadmills to the Nautilus collection and to update the weight room. Gutch says, One of the primary goals is to keep that room [Nautilus] in its present rank of prestige. We want to be on top, on the cutting edge. We will definitely not let it fall apart. Another goal is to bring our free- weight room up to the same standard of the Nautilus room. The HPER department wants to better the facility for the students. One proj- ect of the department is the purchase of new pool equip- ment, which hasn ' t been replaced since the pool ' s opening. The department also dreams of someday justifying the construction of an indoor track. Gutch says the Nautilus room came about through the same sort of hope. If you don ' t dream a little and work towards that goal, you will never get anything ac- complished. Gutch says the success of the complex is due to his Taking a breather. Patty Fletcher comes up for air while she takes a swim at the HPER complex. HPER has both indoor and out- door Olympic-sized pools for swimming classes and recreation. An additional feature is a small outdoor diving pool, which has both high and low diving boards. Devin Greaney staff and the students. We have a highly trained and competent staff who is always in the equip- ment rooms and available to assist the students. And I really believe that if you give the students something quality, they will appreciate and re- spect it. ■ Scott Harrison 27 hper

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big sheets of paper taped to dorm walls for that very purpose. Topics for graffiti can be anything from sex to reli- gion. Graffiti includes state- ments on the best (and worst) fraternity on cam- pus. Graffiti writers can also come up with some rather unprintable anec- dotes on racial groups or the human excretory sys- tem. Writers seem to prefer the concrete columns in the library over the desks. The concrete writings aren ' t as easy to Windex into obliv- ion. The top floor of the li- brary seems to be where the most bizarre graffiti is lo- cated. Apparently being that high up in the air means the brain gets less oxygen and causes it to work in strange ways. It wouldn ' t be fair to characterize all graffiti as mindless vandalism. Graf- fiti has its place in history. The Lascaux caves in France have graffiti dating back to about 40,000 years ago. The ancient Egyptians left valuable information in the form of wall writings and drawings. Perhaps in days to come historians and anthropologists will look I %• ' back on our graffiti to un- Photos by Devin Greaney derstand late twentieth century culture. Probably not. ■ Devin Greaney 29 graffiti