Richfield High School - Aurean Yearbook (Richfield, MN)

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RICH IN OPINIONS A world without variety-can you imagine it? An entire school of kids dressed in faded Lee jeans and Journey T-shirts, who watch M A‘S H and Leave It To Beaver every chance they get. go out for pizza or to Chi Chi’s whenever hungry, love psychology, and who all plan to go to college. Looking around the halls, sometimes it seems as if this is what we have. But in looking a little deeper, the school turns out to be filled with a lot of individuals with a wide range of opinions on almost every subject. The Aurean staff conducted a poll of the senior class to try to find out these opinions. There were the expected amount of cute” answers, such as having Chris Goebel down as favorite actor, or Chuck Glover as favorite singer, teacher, and actor. But there were also answers that expressed honest opinions, including many strong feelings about U. S. involvement in world affairs. These pages will reflect the varied opinions of the class of 1984 and will bring back many memories in future years. 22 ODtnion ,™V

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A Big Loss Super Bowl XVIII was played on January 22 in Florida's Tampa Bay Stadium. Tickets sold at an all time high of S60. Some were even scalped for as high as $8,000 apiece. The game was dominated by the Los Angeles Raiders, giving the Washington Redskins the dubious pleasure of losing the Superbowl by the widest point spread ever, 29 points. The score was 38 to 9. Quotable Quotes “This substance is a whole lot less harmful than rum punch, whiskey, nicotine, or glue, all of which arc legal.” 'Paul McCartney’s comment on marijuana prior to his wife's arrest for possession of the drug. “We seek genuine cooperation. We seek progress for peace.” Reagan on arm’s limitations talks with the U.S.S.R. “It takes two to thaw.” Secretary of State George Schultz on U.S.-Russia relations. “1 think it’s just President Reagan’s policy to not even acknowledge my ex-istance, which doesn't particularly cause me to lose sleep.” Jimmy Carter “I’m fine, and if they don't let me out of here soon, I’m going to call Jesse Jackson!” Senator Edward Kennedy while spending three nights in a hospital. Sarajevo Surprises Sarajevo, Yugoslavia was the scene of the 1984 Winter Olympics. The Yugoslavians went all out to welcome the teams and the tourists the games bring. About 26.5 million dollars was spent on hotels, roads, and the Olympic Village. The Yugoslavian economy was expected to be injected with over 97 million dollars generated by the Olympic games. Security was very tight this year because of increased world-wide terrorist bombings. The weather posed more of a threat to the competition than bombs, however. Events were sometimes postponed for up to 5 days, because of snowstorms that blocked ski and luge runs, and caused limited visibility. The U.S. Olympic team was sent off with the nation’s blessings and hopes. The U.S. Hockey team’s dreams of a repeat performance of the last Olympic upset were dashed in the first few games. The U.S. team beat Austria, tied the Finns and the Norwegians, but lost to the Czechs and the Canadians. Americans also had high hopes for the ski team, one of the best ever sent to the games. These hopes were soon realized as the U.S. made a near sweep of the women’s giant slalom. Debbie Armstrong won the gold, Christine Cooper received the silver medal, and Tamara McKinley finished fourth, fractions of a second behind Pcrrinc Pclcn of France. Bill Johnson and the Mahre brothers, Phil and Steve, all received medals in men’s Alpine skiing. Bill Johnson had excellent time trials, which led to a gold medal. Johnson later commented, “1 like the Swiss, but the Austrians think they should win all the time. That’s not true. I want it more than anybody. I enjoy sticking it to the Austrians. Johnson emerged as one of the most colorful participants in the 1984 Olympics. The U.S. team also had good showings in figure skating competitions. As expected. Scott Hamilton won the gold medal in men's figure skating. Despite an ear infection which may have affected his balance, he performed well enough to top Canadian Brian Orser, the silver medalist. Hamilton was the first U.S. man to win the gold since David Jenkins in 1960. Kitty and Peter Caruthcrs won a silver medal in the pairs figure skating. The brother-sister team was ecstatic with their win. Rosalynn Sumners placed second in women’s figure skating. Possibly the greatest example of athletic excellence at the Sarajevo games came from Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean. The British pair completely dominated the ice dancing competition, including a long program which received 12 perfect scores. N«w 2I

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