University of Delaware - Blue Hen Yearbook (Newark, DE)

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e There is a sense of something incred ible happeningof powerlessness an$f- resultant apathy. Are we going to mahii this powerlessness real? l We have to make a conscious decisions about what we are going to do about the future of the United States. 'Power i08 the People' is not a revolutionary states mentit is an American statement Richard Nixon was elected by 313,0008 votes; five and one half million young people under 25 did not vote becauss they did not think there was a choicel Now Nixon will probably have the last ship filled with the last group of soldierss come back while he is in San Diego beingh crowned King again. ' We can build a coalition to turn Amer: ica around! John Kerry Carpenter Sports Building, October 26, 1971

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Coordinated marathon programming hit the campus during the spring semester, cre- ating at least three action weekends. Student Center Day brought sixteen hours of nonstop entertainment, movies and games in and around the Student Center. Based on its suc- cess, Spring Fever was announced with events planned for the whole weekend, all over campus. Unfortunately, the rains came and curtailed some activities. Rain also put an abbreviated end to a two day outdoor concert planned by Sypherd Hall and other campus groups, Apparently these joint ef- forts will be the dominant trend in future planned activities, filling a long vacant gap in campus life.

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Well-known public figures came to the gampus liberally this year for a day of sem- inars andor a major address. Viet Nam vet- gran John Kerry spoke on the crisis of apathy and its consequences. NBC news corre- spondent Richard Valeriani explained his views on reporting and television. 'Justice in America' illustrated by the Attica riols was the subject for civil rights attorney William Kunstler. Senator William Proxmire displayed his expertise at criticism by calling for a reordering of national priorities.