Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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Retrospectiv Reflection The ve 11' 1980 in-irks 1 new dec ide. For many of the Purdue students this brings a time of 1 . Q 1 w , i T 1 . C C reflection on the pist 'ind anticipation for the future. The present time has been influenced by both our own and our nationis past experiences, and in turn, the present will affect our future attitudes and beliefs. It is in the students of today that We find ideas and changes of tomorrow. The early 197035 were years of great conflict and change, bringing a wave of liberalism to an otherwise traditional school. The Purdue image of conservatism seemed to fade in the presence of the Vietnam War, a War that left many students questioning g'Why?,'. The mood of many students seemed to be best displayed in the motto, 6 vVe are all revolutionaries now. . Bomb scares and demonstrations rocked the professionalism of Purdue as students became more rebellious to the failing efforts to end U.S. involvement in the broading conflict. Ccont. page 45 I X

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Debris nineteen iiundred and eighty

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