University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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ctivists throughout the decades. University students found causes to support and events to protest and debate every year. From co-ed housing to AIDS awareness to war protests and civil rights marches, Arkansas students joined their peers at schools across the country in spotlighting the issues that mattered. [campus life] ♦ The 1990s brought new issues to the forefront. Students volunteered their time in record numbers to help others in need at events like Make A Difference Day. AIDS and HIV awareness and prevention became a serious issue for many students. University Programs organized and hosted displays of The NAMES Project: AIDS Memorial Quilt in 1994 and 1996. Only a portion of the Quilt ' s millions of panels were displayed on campus for students and local res idents to view and honor the memory of those lost to AIDS. [At left, the opening ceremony of the 1996 display in the Union ballroom] ♦ The University has witnessed five wars, each drawing students out of the classroom and into uniforms ready to serve their country. World War II was hard on athletic teams because they were constantly replacing players who were called to active duty. In 1991, the Persian Gulf War called many Arkansas students to the Meditteranean, forcing them to withdraw from the University. [At left, student soldiers in training before they are stationed during World War II (1948)] 13 THE CENTENNIAL

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THE CENTENNIAL ♦ Streaking was just one of the ways students expressed themselves in the glory days of protesting — the ' 60s and 70s. In 1963, many students picketed the Homecoming game, which was played despite the recent assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Students also reacted strongly to the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1968. Some marched with signs expressing their grief over the assassination. A memorial march was held and morning classes were canceled. [At right, students bare their bodies in the spirit of streaking (1974)] ♦ Peace and love were shared ideals in the 1970s — at Arkansas and across the country. Peaceful demonstrations were often held in protest of the Vietnam and Korean wars. Students also organized symposiums about the war and other issues. [Above, a student prays in 1971; At right, peace lovers gather under the watch of campus security in 1970] 12

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THE CENTENNIAL a rkansas Razorbacks for life. Alumni and others associated with the University gave 1 students the opportunity to make a difference around the world through various programs and events over the years. J. William Fulbright (1925, 1947) served in the U.S. Senate for 30 years, chaired the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was president of the University and is the namesake of the Fulbright College of Arts Sciences and the Fulbright Institute of International Relations. In 1996, the U.S. Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp celebrating 50 years of Fulbright scholarship. ♦ In addition to Olympic athletes, Sturgis fellows and world renowned researchers, the University attracted global attention through the works of alumni such as U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright, CBS News correspondent Regina Hopper Blakely and Miss America 1964 Donna Axum Whitworth. In 1954, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited the campus, dined with freshmen women and slept in Holcombe Hall. More than 40 years later, another fi rst lady visited the campus to deliver a commencement address. Former law professor Hillary Rodham Clinton also received an honorary doctorate at the ceremony. [At right, Roosevelt visits with students in 1954] ♦ Hundreds of thousands of students have studied in the classrooms of the University ' s many buildings since it opened more than 125 years ago. Silas H. Hunt broke the color barrier in the state by becoming the first black student at the University (law school) in 1948. Hunt paved the way for such future students as Rodney Slater, who served as director of the Federal Highway Administration. [At right, a classroom in 1907] [people] 14