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

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CONTENTS IVIAIN EVENTS REGISTERED STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS SPORTS SENIOR SECTION OOIVIIVIENOEIVIENT

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EDITOITS NCDTE Dear Graduafes, This year is coming To a close, and wiTh This, a number of sTudenTs will receive a diploma from U. lVlass., Bosfon. This diploma is noT all They will receive. Throughouf The Time you have spenT here aT U. lVlass., you have experienced Things ThaT in no way can be signified by a diploma. U. Mass. is a uniaue school. IT conTains wiThin iT's walls Things which few schools possess. The wide array of sTudenTs allows one To come in conTacT wiTh many people differenf from Themselves. Every single person here has experienced life in a differenf way. We have sTudenTs wiTh husbands, wives, and children of Their own. We have sTudenTs from oTher counTries. We have sTudenTs from differenT sTaTes, differenT ciTies. We have sTudenTs wiTh differenT backgrounds and beliefs. When you enTer U. lvlass. you are open To all These differences, and Throughouf The Time spenT here, you will undoubTedly realize Them. U. Mass. eauips you wiTh an excellenT educaTion in school and in life. When you leave here, and Throughouf The resT of your life, you noT only have a diploma, buT you have innumerable, uniaue experiences from which To draw from. All These are invaluable, and you may noT even realize This yeT. Don'T be afraid To use whaT you have learned here, and don'T be afraid To learn more. Your opporTuniTies are endless, as long as you use whaT you know, and believe in yourself. Congrafulafions and Good Luck. Kim Tingley Edifor-in-Chief

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CONVOCATICDN DAY On Wednesdoy, SepTember 23, 4987, ConvocdTion Doy wos held on The Plozd. The purpose of The cere- mony wos To kick off The ocodemic yeor by giving sTudenTs ond fdculTy o chonce To come TogeTher for d muITiTude of ocTiviTies. Choncellor Corrigon presided over The ceremony, which begon wiTh on ocddemic procession, in- cluding members of The STudenT SenoTe, ond The STudenT TrusTee, Colleen Lopes. Also, sTudenTs ond foculTy olike hod The opporTuniTy To meeT BeTTy Diener, The new ProvosT ond Vice Choncellor of Acodemic Affoirs, who delivered The keynoTe oddress. AfTer The ceremony, d picnic lunch wos served To sTudenTs ond foculTy, giving everyone o chonce To mingle, while lisiening To The U. Moss. Jdzz Ensemble. Also, omidsT The ConvocoTion Doy fesTiviTies, There were Tobles seT up by R.S.O.'s for The purpose of inform- ing sTudenTs obouT Themselves, ond whoT They represeni. Edch of The ocodemic deporTmenTs held Their own open house os well. All in oil, ConvocoTion Doy wos o huge success. A good Time wos hod by dll who oTTended. IT proved very beneficidl for fomilidrizing sTudenTs wiTh oll The U. Moss. hos To offer boTh dcodemicolly ond socioliy. AfConvocoTion Doy 'N