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

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graduation, things will certainly change. I ' m not against change; in fact, I think I ' m pro -change. Only I ' m getting somewhat sentimental and I ' m gravely feeling my 21 years. Forgive us, our fellow students, and try to understand why we get a bit teary-eyed and all serious during hap- py fun -loving times. You see, we, the graduates of ' 87, have enough sense to know what we ' re leaving behind — those things that we will never be able to regain or experience again. The day we step across the stage (May 30, 1987), we will no longer be a part of you, the undergraduate students. And that, for me, and others of my class, is somehow, a source of regret. Cathy Reed

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The Inevitable S What does it wean to be a senior? I guess ttiat ' s the question ttiat some of us in the class of 1987 will be asking ourselves all the way to graduation. (For convenience ' s sake, I will disre- gard those members of our class who seem to be oblivious to the great tran- sition about to occur in our lives.) I have talked with several other soon- to-be -graduates and found that they are experiencing the same melancholy that 1 am. This year, as opposed to the previous three, every moment is to be savored, remembered, and stored away as a treasured memory. Each party, each ball game, each heart-to- heart talk is made more special by the inevitable thoughts this may be the last, or this time next year What will life be like at Union when we ' re gone. ' ' What will we be doing after we leave? What will our lives be like then? I suppose I ' m not taking this very well — this business of being a senior. Perhaps I ' m taking it too seriously. I don ' t know. I only know what has happened with my friends who have already graduated. One year seemed to change them so drastically. That one year matured them — .gave them that bitter-sweet attitude about leaving Union, (or so it seemed to me). I also know what my parents have always said to me when I ' ve complained (heaven forbid!) about papers, classes, and too much to do. These are the best four years of your life. Are these the best years of our lives? Why? Do I really need to ask? Most of us have much less responsi- bility now than we will ever ha ve after we gain our degree. We are also in a somewhat protective environment now because we are surrounded by our Christian friends and faculty who are so willing to help us grow. After v. . ■ -; r V V : - - . m- , ' m

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DANGER SHUIOWWATKK! Juiie Jones, a senior from Pinkneyville, III. attends to the necessat) ' evil of packing up . . . again; while Kristen .Miller finds out the true meaning of the pool sign.