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the naa-au TimE CAPSULE A yearbook, in so many ways, should serve as a time capsule. It is designed to suspend its respective year in time and serve as a perma¬ nent record. It should reflect its school with the uniqueness of the year. That is what we hope to have done with the 1984 BRAND. Twenty years from now we hope that this edition will bring back fond memories as you chuckle over how thin you were, or the outra¬ geous clothes and hairstyles. The fact that you even had hair might be amusing. If this book is to serve as a time capsule of sorts, it has to include several items that will jog our memories and show those after us what was important to us. Like college students everywhere, we were concerned with world politics. The pres¬ ence of our Armed Forces in Lebanon and Grenada made us somewhat uneasy. The Kama Kazi raids on our embassies and out¬ post frustrated us and pointed out our vulner¬ ability. The nuclear arms race escalated with the development of Pershing II missiles to Eu¬ rope. The clash between President Reagan and Soviet Prime Minister Andropov made the cold war’s temperature soar and the tele¬ vised program “The Day After” opened the world’s eyes to the consequences of a nuclear conflict. On the national scene, economic recovery brightened hopes. The emergence of the United States Football League gave us year- round football as the new franchises strove to spend more on players than the N.F.L. The Olympics looked to be a bright spot as far as sports were concerned. Los Angeles was to serve as the location of the summer games. The Presidential Campaign was one of the most exciting in years. The democrats ran no less than seven viable candidates against Ronald Reagan. The group included a former Vice-President, an ex-astronaut, and a Bap¬ tist minister. In 1983-84 the computer age was in full swing and children were teaching their par¬ ents how to operate home computers. The breakup of AT T and the comeback of Chrysler gave us a more conservative view of big business. The bigger they are, we found, the harder they fall. The automobile industry was waking up to the public demand and hopes were that the steel industry would follow the lead. Michael Jackson’s Thriller album set the music world on fire with his record shattering sales as music video invaded our lives. On the local scene, gas was as low as $1.11 for self served regular, while student fees saw a dramatic increase. The costs of textbooks sent us reeling as financial aid tightened. Baseball made a reappearance at Sul Ross after a fifteen year hiatus. The Rodeo team spent the year going after their third consecu¬ tive national title and the Football team stayed on top of the TIAA. The way we talked was a sign of the times as Valley Girl rhetoric made it possible to talk through our noses while not saying anything. Example: “Oh, like he is grody to the max, ya know . . . fer sure.” That came in handy for talking to people from out of town while re¬ laxing at the Chute 1 or the Stetson Club. Of course, all of these tidbits of information will only scratch the surface. It would be im¬ possible to cram all the memories in such a small space, but hopefully it is representative of the year. It is our wish that 1983-84 was filled with fond memories that will only be a few of many. 17
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that will last Forever. As I take my leave, I hope that I have
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