University of Louisiana Monroe - Chacahoula Yearbook (Monroe, LA)

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As if the years of study were not long enough to wait, Nancy L. Joyner must be patient for a few minutes more until actually receiving a piece of paper certifying her college education. Photo by Rick Kennedy. Graduation 15

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New Beginnings ‘87 Graduates look beyond Northeast One long chapter ended in the lives of the larg- est graduating class of Northeast. For 648 stu- dents, May 15, 1987 marked the end of years of classes, pop quizzes and all-night cramming. As the graduates filed into their seats, the pride and relief of students, parents and friends filled the coliseum. The speaker was Louisiana State University Chancellor James H. Wharton. A Northeast alumni, Wharton said in his address to graduates, “T feel good about coming back to NLU tonight.” His speech centered around budget cuts in higher education. He emphasized students must be active and insist on adequate funding for edu- cation. “If we do not educate our children, Louisi- ana will have no future,” he said. 14 Student Life Not even a broken leg would prevent Tyrone An- drews from receiving his criminal justice degree during graduation exercises in Ewing Coliseum. Photo by Rick Kennedy. According to Wharton, because the student}! received an education, they are more responsiblf}| than most, and it is up to them to support NLY and see that significant changes are made. Of the graduating class, 24% finished witl]| honors. Alicia Ellen Robbins finished with a 3.9 grade point average in elementary education. She said, “It took a lot of support and balancé} I couldn’t have made a 3.97 doing just academi@}} alone; the most exciting part of my college careé was becoming president of the Baptist Student} Union.” . After the last diploma was received, the cap flew up, and the graduates filed out of the colise}| um, ready to start the next chapter. ) — Julie Casolf} Before the dispensing of diplomas, guest speaker Larry Crain, president of the Board of Trustees, deli | ered the traditional speech to the 1987 summer gradu) ates. Photo by Rick Kennedy. |

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