University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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The winds around the Office Tower have claimed more than one umbrella. Melinda Parsons, a sophomore accounting major, loses her battle with the elements. —Photo by Chuck Perry Any place can become a suitable study area between classes. Journalism senior Debbie McDaniel finds the steps of the Journalism Building a comfortable place for a cram session. —Photo by Todd Childers Living Mass confusion. It puts people into oblivion,” said Steve Fox. The sophomore accounting major struggles with a schedule during add-drop. —Photo by Burt Ladd The high cost of living and the dismal state of the economy, prompted the American people to change the nation's leadership in the November presidential elections. Conceding defeat before the polls closed on the West Coast, incumbent Jimmy Carter lost the election in a lopsided victory to former California Governor Ronald Reagan. The polls had predicted that the presidential race would be a close one, but Reagan won with 27.4 million votes to Carter's 23.1 million. Independent hopeful John Anderson received 3.3 million votes. Electrical engineering graduate student Christopher Gay said the election boosted the OPENING Feature

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Members of Tri-Delta welcome their pleges back to their Rose Street house after the ceremonies of bid night. —Photo by David Cooper Anthony Guagliardo, an arts and sciences freshman, finds a perfect place to put his hammock between classes. —Photo by Terry Keys Sophomore Jean Mitchell swings during an intramural softball game. Mitchell played for the Foxes of Blanding Tower. —Photo by Chuck Perry bound he fall ts like ion in- posal to impose more stringent admissions re- quirements. “We've been living below the average for a long time, said Tharp. “I think a more academically oriented student body would be good for everybody. For the 17,000 plus students who lived off cam- pus, the increased costs of transportation was an added burden. Gasoline, a life-blood of sorts, followed the upward trend of inflation, but during the latter part of the school year, prices remained relatively stable. As new car prices rose, students became more concerned with keeping existing models on the road. Remington sympathized with both of these pro- blems. “I've got a '74 Galaxy, and it gets about five miles to a gallon, so I hardly go anywhere: I just use it to go home. Remington said she planned to get a new car after graduation—when she could afford one. Of inflation, she said, When I was a freshman, $10 would get me by. Now, it takes about $20 to $25 to do comparable things. Jeff Rogers, industrial psychology sophomore, suffered a “pretty big loss when he had to sell “the biggest thing that I had (his '68 Camero SS) due to gasoline and upkeep costs. “I had to get rid of it to be able to afford to (go to school), he said, adding, “I went from a car that got seven miles per gallon to a car that gets 31 miles per gallon. He saved money, but there was a setback: “Cruising in a Rabbit just doesn't have the kick that cruising in a Camero does. continued on page 6 wasn't like all alks,' :o rise, policy senior, 's pro- OPENINC Feature

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morale of the country. There is a lot more con- fidence in Reagan than there was in Carter. The optimism dimmed on December 8 as the world mourned the death of former Beatle John Lennon. The man who helped shape a generation through his music was murdered outside his New York apartment complex by a man police described as a local screwball. The Student Association sponsored a campus memorial service for Lennon. Several hundred students gathered on a cold winter evening to bring flowers, candles and to listen to an hour of Lennon's music. Yet another fluctuation in mood was only days away. January 21 offered two reasons for national celebration. Ronald Reagan assumed the role of president, and the 52 American hostages held cap- The death of former Beatle John Lennon shocked music fans around the world. A student lights a candle for the murdered star during a campus memorial service. —Photo by Terry Keys tive in Iran for 444 days were released by their cap- tors. Although the freedom of the hostages was vir- tually secured before the nation's leadership chang- ed hands, the militants chose not to allow the freedom plane to leave Iran until after Reagan took the oath of office. In Atlanta, the upswing in mood was shadowed by the concern for the murders of young blacks. Weekend after weekend, the residents went through the gruesome task of searching Atlanta for victims. After 22 months, 27 bodies had been continued on page 354 OPENING