Union University - Lest We Forget Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

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College Is a change, a transitional stage where young people take a drastic look at life and where they are going. College involves less dependence on parents and other adults coupled with more responsibility for the student. Bob Dylan, in the early ' 60 ' s wrote the times they are a-changin. Aside from the obvious changes in the physical plant of the college, there are other changes taking place in the world that affect our lives, both present and future. College students do not exist in a vacuum — we are a part of the world around us. Hiunr 1 1 becarne a household word as the events of the political scandal were viewed daily by the American public via television; President Nix- on ' s political dreams and ambitions were crushed to the point of resigning from the Presidenc It ' sUpToYou CONSERVE ELECTRICITY

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we treSiiiffie all too farnlliar with; there was the gas shortage, the energy ' hortage, and the money ■shortage. The energy crisis affected all of us, but to varying degrees. Everyone was urged to turn off unneeded lights [and heaters. The college sported signs above all light switches reminding us to conserve energy. The gas shortage and the inflated prices asked for gas also hit the college student hard; it meant fewer trips to Memphis ;and even fewer trips home for visits. Sometimes changes are forced upon us, as In the case of Title IX of the Higher Education Act passed by Congress. In essence Title IX says that an institution receiving any federal funds cannot discriminate because of sex. Siisr ib Cautrriicr ItlrBllmni. 3lr. Siaclu ' lnr nf Arts •111 lllil;. ,,-•■. ll ' lim-of «n»tt M.- «.-jl . ' major changesT