University of Nebraska Kearney - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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FASHION IN down turned collars bobbed hair swatchs bright colors fake fur big shoulders faded jeans OUT hair spray upturned collars farrah hair cuts colored shoe laces parachute pants Calvin Klein flower prints IN Huey Lewis Live Aid Don Henley Sting George Strait MUSIC OUT Julio Iglesias The Eagles Weird A1 The Sex Pistols Aldo Nova THIS AND THA T IN f - OUT Go-Bots A r Space Invaders AIDS jokes jpT « Herpes jokes alcohol awareness drinking driving AT T L Ma Bell convertibles De Lorean cars 9 by Krisanne Petersen Trends and fads come and go quickly at KSC. Some are expensive, some aren’t. Some just require that you know what is going on in your community and throughout the country. Comfort in clothing is still the most important thought in everyone’s mind. Large sweaters, stirrup pants, flat boots and wool coats are in style this year. Designer labels, cowboy boots, fluorescent colors, leg warmers and jogging suits have become out-dated and rarely seen. Other items of clothing that are fashionable are Levi jeans, costume jewelry, high-top tennis shoes, jean jackets, white cotton T-shirts and paisley faded jeans. Conversation has taken quite a change also. New words are: casual, paraphernalia, mellow, forbidden and taboo. Popular phrases are “I’m toast,” “chill out” and “no way.” Valley talk and words like neat, awesome, cool, and decent are out for the time-being. More and more people have risen and fallen in popularity. Mary Lou Retton is rarely talked about now, and the same goes for Farrah Fawcett, Clint Eastwood, Joan Rivers, Richard Simmons, Tom Selleck and Joan Collins. Meanwhile, people just can’t hear enough about Don Johnson, Meryl Streep, Rob Lowe, Michael J. Fox, Dr. Ruth Weistheimer, Richard Gere and Sly Stallone. People such as the ones listed above have had a great influence on television and movies. Everyone has been talking about the movies and TV series they have seen these actors and actresses in. “Miami Vice,” “Cheers,” “Days of Our Lives,” “The Cosby Show,” “Family Ties,” “Back to the Future,” “St. Elmo’s Fire,” “Rambo,” and western movies are a few of the trendy shows in entertainment. We used 2

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As the school year begins, so also does the construction of the bell tower. Kearney State College 1986 Blue Gold CALVIN T. RYAN LIBRARY KEARNEY STATE COLLEGE KEARNEY. NEBRASKA Kearney, Nebraska 68849 Volume 63

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to watch “Different Strokes,” “All My Children,” “Saturday Night Live,” “General Hospital,” “Cagney and Lacey,” “The Breakfast Club” and horror movies. Most people say “music is music,” but these days it has to be a certain type of music. Prince, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Boy George, Michael Jackson, Waylon Jennings, the Go-Go’s, Rick Springfield and the B-52’s have lost their appeal on this campus and most of the nation. Groups or solo artists such as Dire Straits, Bryan Adams, Bruce Springsteen, Glen Frey, AH-HA, R.E.M., Simple Minds, Mister-Mister, UB40, Phil Collins and the Hooters have infiltrated the radio waves and can be heard at any hour of the day or night. Eating continues to be a pastime in itself. With all the new products on the market these days, the trends in food change rapidly. Yesterday, everyone en- joyed New Coke, Miller Lite, jelly beans, tofu, health foods, plain chips, Budweiser and Big Macs. Today, no one can get enough of Blizzards from Dairy Queen, Bartles James wine coolers, Pizza Hut Priazzo, cornpopper popcorn, McDLT’s, fuzzy navels, yogurt, nachos, Classic Coke, Diet Coke and Coors Lite. After eating all of that fattening food, many people work it off while enjoying a favorite sport. Volleyball, tennis, soccer, golf, football, basketball, swimming and gymnastics have become popular sports. However, hackeysack, rollerskating and USFL football have lost both participants and spectators. Items that can’t be categorized that are popular include Fiero cars, windsocks, video recorders, male strippers, video trivia, artificial heart transplants, hijackings, compact discs and Care Bears. Some things that have fallen by the wayside and are seldom heard about are video games. Trivial Pursuit, Cabbage Patch dolls, bird baths, musicals and Bell Telephone. Like the seasons, trends come and go. Some return and some are happily forgot- ten. PEOPLE IN Pee Wee Herman Tom Osborne David Letterman George Brett Jean Landen OUT Barry Switzer Burt Reynolds Robin Williams President Reagan Phyllis George FOODS AND DRINKS IN Cherry Coke string cheese potato skins Imported beer McDLT’s sugar-free gum 13 OUT dip cones oatmeal hot fudge sundaes Boonesfarm wines Tab Everclear TV AND MOVIES STEVEN SPIELBERG Presents IN MTV Satellite T.V. “Guiding Light” “Good Morning America” The Young The Restless’ OUT “CBS Morning Show” “Love Boat” “As the World Turns” “Knight Rider” “Ghostbusters” a ROBERT ZEMECKIS, qm He was never in time for his classes... He wasn't in time for his dinner... Then one day... he wasn't in his time at all. - m Jr m T