University of Massachusetts Boston - Beacon Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Each of us definitely comes out of college a changed person We change from boys and girls to men and women Physically, we were that already. But in college, we make that all-important emotional and intellectual shift that determines how you plan the course of your life. We begin to become more and more independent, more of our own person than someone else's. This growing independence can make for some problems, particularly on the home front. Growing up is not easy on anyone, and in our struggle to establish our own identity, sometimes our ideas of who we are can conflict with our parents' ideas of what we should be. Our individual experiences in this matter are unique to ourselves and very personal, so no painful detail need be discussed here. But whether it is our family, our friends, our professors, or the people we work with, it is important to understand one thing. While we as individuals may approach those close to us for counsel, encouragement, and even assistance, the decisions we make for ourselves are ones we determine to be in our best interests, for our pursuit of happiness and our method of obtaining that happiness If society encourages its youth to better themselves through education in order to learn of the world and to find and make their place in it, the decisions we make to establish ourselves must be respected. For Q to encourage one to seek a college education and then criticize how one chooses to if implement that education is both a double standard and counter-productive. lf our If relationships with our close ones are to remain intact, our individuality, independence, X and adulthood must be respected. lmplicitly, l hope I can remain true to these words -2 as l continue to change and get older. But enough speech making. This yearbook, The Beacon, more than any other book, has tried to dig into the soul of UMassfBoston to find out what makes the university and the students who come here special and unique. Our Up Close And Personal iUCAPj section is a bold step in pursuit of our objective. ln our words and pictures, we hope to preserve whatever it was that made the students stick it out and get that sheep's skin To have come this far is to be proud. You have survived. The key to the world that is waiting for you is knowing how to survive. The University of Massachusetts at Boston is the stepping stone for what is to come, it doesn't get any easier from here on out, folks. Wherever you go, take this experience with you and take strength from it. For now, the rest of your life begins. And so it goes. W. - YU 7 - Mark larret Chavous

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To the Graduatmg Class of 1985 To most of the Unlverslty of Massachusetts at Boston graduating class this time IS not necessarily a transntlon from college to the proverblal real world as It IS wlth your counter parts natlonally As urban commuters your llves away from the campus have demanded more responslbllltles than those of tradltlonal students You have gained more experience and learned more lessons In Ilfe But you came to the Umverslty for tradltlonal reasons to gam more knowledge enhance your thmklng prepare for a career and better shape your future Sometlmes accompllshlng an educatlon ln a nontradltlonal way was a struggle I admlre you for your untlrlng efforts and Looking at you I have seen how your experlences and motlvatlons created a splrlt here unllke those at tradltlonal campuses You combined this splrlt wlth the knowledge you were accruing from the Umverslty to help your campus and your communities Your concerns ranged from revlslng your system of governance to national Issues Now as alumnl of the Unlverslty of Massachusetts at Boston you are ambassadors to the people of Greater Boston to the communltles publlc servlce and buslness sectors Your ac compllshments reflect the Unlverslty of Massachusetts successes as well as yours lwlsh you all success In your chosen pursuits DavldC Knapp Presldent Unlverslty of Massachusetts Amherst Boston Worcester laud you for your achievements as you receive your degrees. O O