Troy University - Palladium Yearbook (Troy, AL)

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A Year Set Apart 1983-84 was a year of achievements, challenges, victories, and defeats. All cul- minated to make the school year much the same as other years, yet set apart. In the entertainment world Michael Jackson will surely be a name that lives forever. At the Grammy Awards Mi- chael walked away with eight of the coveted awards. His album Thriller sold 32 mil- lion copies world-wide and became the best selling LP of all time. The Police topped the charts with Every Breath You Take as the number one song for 1983. Boy George of Culture Club both shocked and fascinated audiences with his unique look. Colour By Numbers pushed out hit after hit. The movies Flashdance and Footloose took two approaches to dance, but both made hits as movies and pop chart smashes. Count Basie, the Dean of Jazz and Swing, died April 26, 1984 of cancer in a Holly- wood, Florida hospital. On the prime-time scene such shows as the A-Team and Cheers ranked high, but it was the prime time soaps that took the ratings. Thursday nights were re- served for Knots Landing, where Valline, who had writ- ten a successful book, found out that she was pregnant with Gary ' s child. Abbey and Gary tied the knot and Abbey is sti ll trying to tie up every- thing he owns. There were two Nielson favorites on Fri- day nights. On Dallas, Pam finds out that Mark is dying and decides to marry him so that he can die a happy man. Miss Ellie is planning her wedding date, but J.R. is try- ing to keep her dream from coming true. Another hour of excitement follows as Fal- con Crest comes on the screen. Julia has finally es- caped from prison and is out to kill. Melissa after giving up her son finds out that she can no longer have children and is trying desperately to get him back. Chase was de- clared the rightful owner of Falcon Crest. Maggie sur- vived brain surgery, but who survived the last episode ' s plane crash? The day time soaps were just as exciting and captivat- ed a wide variety of faithful fans. Beth and Phillip finally got together on the Guiding Light, but Beth left Phillip at the altar. Will Jim and Claire ever find a cure for the Dreaming Death? All My Children ' s Jenny and Greg got married and Cliff and Nina got back together. On the NBC soap Days of Our Lives, Roman and Marlena got married and Stephano was found to be alive. Liz was thrown into jail for shooting her lover ' s wife. The General Hospital fans saw Laura come back to the show and Luke and Laura re- united. This winter found our Olympic team in Saravejo, Ugoslavia for the 1984 Win- ter Games. Bill Johnson won the gold in the downhill and Phil Mahre won the gold in the slalom, while his twin brother Steve took the silver in the same event Scott Hamilton won the gold in the men ' s skating competition and Rosalyn Sumners won a silver medal in the women ' s skatina competition. In the world of tennis John McEnroe won the Masters. Mike Rozier won the Heis- man Trophy, one of the most coveted awards in college football. The University of Miami stunned the nation and became the number one college football team in America. The Washington Redskins suffered the agony of defeat on Super Bowl Sunday as the Los Angeles Raiders won the game 38-9 While professionals bat- tled it out on the field, many Americans fought the battle of the bulge. Running, work- ing out, and other physical activities continued in popu- larity. Richard Simmons proved that aerobics could be both rewarding and fun. During the Christmas sea- son Cabbage Patch dolls and Stompers were among the hot items to give a special small (or large) loved one. The personal touch was also evident as many people turned to the craft of cross stitching as an idea for gifts. Somehow George Orwells concept of 1984 is still a fan- tasy, although partially ful- filled. Hopefully. Big Brother will always remain in a book. Regardless. 1983-84 will re- main in our minds much the same as other years yet set apart. t t AYtvStt Apart 21

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Getting Experience Now Hollege is often thought of as a place for stu- dents to undergo four years of intensive study to prepare them for the Work- ing world. ' ' With strong em- phasis on prior work experi- ence, Troy State students took advantages offered them while in school to get experience now. 0ne such student, Mi- chael Lewis, obtained a job at a local com- mercial radio station, WTBF, to help prepare him for a de- gree in broadcast journalism. The freshman from Alex- ander City, AL explained. A part-time job in radio (is) ex- cellent because it helps con- dition a person to the kind of life that a broadcaster will lead, especially a news re- porter. You learn quickly not to expect a normal work day schedule as you find yourself being frequently called in at unholy hours to work. Radio is easier than television and so a better choice in which to begin for broadcasting stu- dents. Dim Beasley, a junior broadcast journalism major from Dothan, AL found the campus TV sta- tion a valuable work experi- ence. Tim ' s title of technical director at WTSU encom- passed technically directing from the control room during airing by telling what shots to get, when to roll the tapes, and when to punch the chro- rnokey shots such as weath- er graphics and names over pictures. Tim explained his job as similar to an air traffic controller; I make sure every- one is in synch. Tim explained working at WTSU-TV as very good ex- Jenniler Colley gains professional experience at Edge Memorial Hospi- tal penence for anyone working in broadcast. We may not reach as many people as, say Channel 12, but the news is just as important. We treat ourselves as a commercial station and cover all the events in Troy. Most schools don ' t have the equipment that we have. Business students were given the opportunity to get first-hand expe- rience in the business world through a course entitled Small Business Institute. Mr. Joseph Creek, Director for the Small Business Develop- ment Center, selected cases referred by the Small Busi- ness Administration and hand-picked students whose majors fit with individual cases Mr Creek explained. The business benefits from the expertise of the students, and the students gam practi- cal experience Patsy Haws, Ronnie Wig- gins, and Chris Stroud worked on a SBI course which dealt with a large office supply dealer in Southeast Alabama. The three-member team interviewed accounting professors, computer mar- keters, and local CPA firms in an attempt to evaluate their firm ' s accounting system. This also involved conduct- ing an anonymous telephone survey to local businesses questioning them about their accounting systems. Patsy Haws from Brantley. AL found the course benefi- cial from both seeing a prac- tical business in operation and working as a team (SBI) helped me through working with grou p members to get things done, working on time schedules, and set- ting our own goals Ronnie Wiggins felt his de- cision to take SBI over Policy and Decision Making was a wise choice l learned more from an actual case where answers are not cut and dry Answers don t always fit to- gether like they do in books Qnother department which emphasized professional experi- ence prior to graduation was Troy State s School of Edu- cation. Ms. Virginia Watson. Director of Professional Lab- oratory Experiences, ex- plained the purpose of the program. Our internship program gives hands-on. professional experiences During the internship the stu- dents can use what they have been taught in courses in a practical, realistic set- ting. The intern is guided by an experienced, qualified su- pervising teacher Cathy Bruce, a senior Eng- lish and Political Science ma- jor from W aycross. GA gained professional experi- ence through her internship at Charles Henderson Jr High School Cathy taught eighth grade students in Eng- lish and History Cathy s mo- tivation for teaching was feeling that I will have an in- fluence on the lives of our next generation, the people who will run the country when we re old and gray Ms Bruce s quarter of teaching was both eye- opening and rewarding Cathy explained. I learned more in these three months than all the years m textbook studies Ms Watson noted that ■•nenoe 23