Regis College - Mount Regis Yearbook (Weston, MA)

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“The Youth of our nation are the clearest mirror of our performance.” The world today is leaning towards its youth for advancement. Our leaders are depending on us, the youth, to be ready to guide the country. Are the youth of today any dilferent than that of yesterday? Have we been forced to grow up more quickly, carry more responsibility, and face more facts or have we been spoiled by sports cars, merry-go-round bars, and “the good college living”? Have 1 been sheltered from or overexposed to the world and its problems? Am 1 ready to face a world crisis, poverty, or the situation of America’s black people? Men like Robert F. Kennedy dedicated and gave their lives for this cause, what can I give? 25

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Everything is so much different now. The world is rapidly moving, can I keep up with it? This change is drawing people together; I must look for support and at the same time be support for anyone who needs it. 1 am far from an autonomous being and each day the distance is greater and greater. What will happen to those who can’t keep up with the pace, will they merely be passed by or will they somehow be included? These are fascinating times in which to be living — never quite knowing what will happen next. 24

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We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the tierce urgency of now . . . We still have a choice today: non-violent coexistence or violent coannihilation. This may well be mankind’s last chance to choose between chaos and community.” Martin Luther King. Jr. I must develop my empathy and rid myself of these disastrous attempts at pity. It ' s safe to place myself in their position because I’m not in it and never will be. Would one day of experiencing prejudice fill me with hate? Could I rise above all this and be strong? (Courtesy of UPI) 26