SUNY at Oneonta - Oneontan Yearbook (Oneonta, NY)

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David Butler Assistant Dean of Students I ame here to force students to ac¬ cept a challenge. The challenge is simply to take the responsibility for their own actions. In the residence halls I see an excellent opportunity for students to take a meaningful part in the regulation of their own lives. Students are now becoming very concerned about their rights. The next step is for them to become very concerned about their responsi¬ bilities. I believe that students must accept the responsibilities for the “rights” they gain. My job is to as¬ sist students in becoming real adults, with rights and responsibilities, on the college campus. Suzanne Genet Class of 1969 What am I doing here? I suppose I could answer this question in two ways: first, what I have been doing here during the past four years; and second, why I am at Oneonta. In my case, the answer to the first may lead to an answer to the second. While I’ve been at State, I’ve learned many skills, and have been trained for a rewarding profession. I’ve had the chance to work with people, de¬ velop leadership ability, do things I’ve always been interested in, and have enjoyed exploring new fields. More than any one thing, I’ve gained a certain love for learning—some¬ thing I can carry with me. I think that with the experiences I’ve had in being involved in my interests, profession, and especially with people, I’ve justified my reason for being here—and I will be gradu¬ ating with more than a diploma. Joseph Brill Class of 1969 Through bright narrow eyes I saw “the future,” knowledge traditional progress, Join! become this, become that (always becoming, not being) cooperate for progress (do it differently, better or worse, keep playing the role someone else created) WOW Am I Active! I’m so active this must be progress— Progress is administration ' s most important product (planned obs olescence) Hey! I’ve been running so fast I haven’t looked back. We can’t be given what we already possess. We’re taught to believe, not understand. Looking back with mind-eyes, now too wide open, I can see many who talked at me, few whom I talked with; I can see many rows of classes, no circle of knowledge; I can see people refused awareness, or rejected it themselves. I’ve learned that college is indeed reality, although it isn’t life, I’ve learned that “I want to be what I was, when I wanted to be what I am now.

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1969 ONEONTAN State University of New York College at Oneonta Jay David Weintraub, Editor James N. Georgeson, Advisor