Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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O ome of what we saw was beyond our im- mediate reach. We were horrified to hear of the in- tentional downing of a Korean airliner and the suicide bombing of the peacekeepers in Lebanon. But shock hit closer to home when a male stu- dent mysteriously slipped into a coma in Violette Hall, spurring the com- munity to respond with generosity. We wondered if we would see what others ex- pected to. In the year of Big Brother and his om- niscient eye. we learned a foolproof way to study for a comprehensive final, asked the person with the great smile for a Friday night date and maybe even got a part-time job. all without having to look over our shoulders. We lived in fear, not of government surveillance, but of getting the proper classes and getting up in time to eat breakfast. Some events were on too divergent and massive a scale for us to com- prehend. Others were too immediate in time and vicinity to ignore. The composite of events and individuals set us, as an entity, apart as THE ONE TO WATCH. PLEDGE BOOKS gripped tight- ly, freshmen Cindy Larrabec, Jeanne Korman and Jana Knudsen ask senior Tom Ricks for his signature. IN STEP. Jim Garrison (fr). Ray Alford (so), Julie Velhl (sr). Mlt- zic Mitchcl (sr). and Tina Deutschle (fr) march in the Homecoming parade. Kevin Smith

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CURRENT EVENTS on campus catch the eye of junior Matt Wood as he pauses in Missouri Hall to scan the Index for items of interest. OBLIVIOUS to the new brickwork and sculpture, freshman Shari Bybce takes ad- vantage of the sunshine to stretch out and read. TIME OUT for a talk gives Delta Sigma Pi members senior Mary Monzyk and sophomore Rob Hultz a chance to meet in Violette Hall’s courtyard. FREE TIME in their class schedules gives junior John Thicband. freshman Matuu Matuu and sophomore Eunice Perry a chance to talk. The one to watch Opening 5

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CAPTURED by the action of the oowder puff footbail game, sophomore Scott Yoder stands above the crowd during the Homecoming activity. BULLDOG FANS, juniors Den- nis and Dean Quick and Donald Grotjan take a break from their concession selling duties during Wr.rrKM'ominq aarne. 7