Regis College - Mount Regis Yearbook (Weston, MA)

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And now I See With Eye Serene, The Very Pulse Of The Machine, A Being Breathing Thoughtful Breath, A Traveller Between Life And Death, The Reason Firm, The Temperate Will, Endurance, Foresight, Strength, And Skill, A Perfect Woman, nobly Plann ' d, To Warm, To Comfort, And Command. Wordsworth ! i 7

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REriAISSAMCE i I he year is 1988. Something wonderful has happened at Regis College. A renaissance has occured. You may not have noticed; so subtly did it come upon us, but if you look closely, the signs are all there. Mo, ours was not the original Renaissance revisited. It was more of a quiet, person- al awakening within ourselves. In the time that we have been here, the girls have grown into women. The original Renaissance was a period of great in- tellectual and spiritual awakening, when an individ- ual strived for perfection of body, mind, and soul. This is what our liberal arts education has inspired us to do. It has nourished our qualities of inquisitive- ness, pride, and self-confidence. You can now see the History and Economics majors down in the silkscreen room working on a new stencil, and the English and Art majors in the Biology lab studying the evolution of humankind. The whole world is open to us and we are able to explore and experiment whatever it has to offer, not being confined to just our major field of study, or for that matter, our campus. Our four years at Regis have shaped our lives. Yes, there have been turbulent times, even pain; many of us have suffered in our personal lives; have struggled with choices of roommates and majors, and have coped with often overwhelming demands on our time and energy. However, once over the shock of learning what was really espected of us, we blossomed in the warm light which brings forth fruit and flower, and that great sanity, that sun, the feminine power. Our friends, classmates, and professors instilled within us a strong sense of what it is to be a woman. We have something our grandmothers only dreamed of, the freedom of choice. Whatever career we wish to pursue, whatever achievement we wish to strive for, we know that our goals are within reach, never have we felt the inequality we might have if Regis were a larger, co-ed school. Since we were educated among women, as women, we have always felt comfortable expressing our opinions and attitudes, not afraid to let our emotions color our words. From this we have evolved into women of depth and character. Although we may not know where or what we will be in the years to come, we will leave Regis in a renaissance state of mind, confi- dent that we can carry on and empower our fellow women with this feeling. Regis has opened our eyes, our minds, and our hearts to things which four years ago, we had not thought possi- ble. Our path has a clear focus and it has no room for passive- ness. Let us begin our journey. Cara mia Piscitelli Michelle M. Miller I I I I I

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raditions