University of Wisconsin La Crosse - La Crosse Yearbook (La Crosse, WI)

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Role models needed for young Americans tContinued from page 5; While this honesty is good for those who are dealing with these deviations from out society's norms, it has shaken the foundations of natural relationships and human expressions of love: The natural affections of a close friend are ques- tioned in light of homosexuality; The touch of love from a father is suspected by his daughter in light of child sexual abuse. Thus, these deviations from our sexual norms have undermined the simple and necessary expressions of love. The result: further estrangement from the people around us. The adepted saying of the eighties might then be: If it feels good, do it . . . but dont bother mef' And while the aCts of sex are being undermined, so also are the results. Even when we wetenlt open about sex and it was described as dirty, people at leaSt could rationalize that sex was necessary for reproduction. Well Mom and Dad, noc anymore. Todayls technology has even undermined the miracle of birth. Human life no longer needs to begin in the warm womb of a mother, but instead can begin in the controlled environment of a test tube. And with further develoPments in genetic engineering, the possibility of designing the perfect human form does not seem far away. Thus, while it appears the act of sex has become obsolete i for practical purposes of reptoductioni people have been left to the notion that science has undermined humans' ability to take part in the miracle of birth tstory on sex on pages 14-15; For those who are not pleased with the physical form they have been blessed with at birth, options for change still remain. Michael jackson tpictured on Opposite page i for instance, has had repeated operations in an attempt to look like his Motown idol, Diana Ross. Meanwhile, America's youth are trying to look, act and dress like Michaeljackson. Women, displeased with their figures, faces and fashion, look to movie or music idols for beauty tips. They sweat through the jane Fonda workout in an attempt to look like the aging beauty who has recently admitted to suffering from bulimia tsrory on bulimia on pages 12-13i The tom and forlorn fashion look of the early eighties Flashdance era has been replaced by the sleazy looking Madonna Wannas who wear piston rings for bracelets and rat their hair fashionably. According to Dr. joyce Brothers, women want to be associated with Madonna because They can dress like little sluts, but still be virgins. Nonetheless, the young people in out society are trying to be like those in the spotlight because they appear to have it all together - despite the fad that these idols are having Operations to look like other idols or that they wear car parts for jewelry. What this drive to look like other people does indicate is that the young people in our society do not have role models they want to relate to. Role models in out institutions of society don't have the answers - theylre looking themselves. Many American families are crumbling in an attempt to deal with the mounting pressures of out fast paced society The family is shifting from its traditional form to an institution that refleCts the underlying motives of the me genera- tion. Homosexual relationships have gained acceptance. Abortions are readily available and increasingly popular Uigures from 1983 show that 1.5 million abortions were performed that yeati. The divorce rate has climbed off the charts tin 1982, 1.18 million couples saw their marriages dissolvei. School teachers have been reduced to glorified day care supervisors. They are faced with crowded classrooms of students whose parents have relegated their parental responsibilities to have their children raised by the public school syStem. This increased responsibility placeci on these teachers has caused them to burn out rapidly or become apathetic to the behaviors of their students in an attempt to cope with their jobs. tCoaa'aued on page 239 - Bob Hammerstro M , 44 gm v i Q. n a o ' 3 Vb! oft ' . I ,. w - Alfonso Tob

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Drinking age moves to 19; W-La Crosse not affected 01d L'mmgh m tlrivc, t0 vottx to 11W zl1HIlL; hut: . 1 1 i not uhl enough to drink. Oiitluly 11 1981 WIS- cumin 1:1wthimgu1 the legal drinking zigc 1mm 18 tn W1 Crating problems with various sociil1 hint'tiims on university UIIHPUSUS. 'Iihis HL'VV 121w; howcvcr. 11215 not affected thc IIW-hi Crosse' GIIHPUS tcsitIL-ncc halls or the student union whcrc liquor is rczldily zu'uihihlc. ; According to Richard Kathlcr, tlirctmr 0E housing at 11VVVL only uhnut thru- 0r four: PCH'CHI 01 the students were not ofthc legal 21315;? to drink before thc Changc- tn 19. Kochlcr saysl there hasn't hccn :my problems at llW-L with: thc thzmgc to 10, but 0thcr campuses in Wis; amsin have had to Change some 01. their rultf 211111 rt-gulations. a TIICI'L' arc YLIIL'S and rcguhttions for drinking in t1lL' rcsidcncc 1121115 21E 17W-11. but they hzivcn't1 hccn changed 11y the 10 drinking age, Onc rule: is that the halls 110 not pcrmit the drinking nfi alcohol in arms open to thc puhliC such 2151 hallways. Anuthcr rule is that rcsidcm'c 35515-1 tants 1R.A.'s1 art now allowed to supply alum 1101 for social uttivitics planned for thc rcsidcncq lizills. T Kochlcr secs :1 main diHicrL-ncc in thc plunniq 0f activities thn- R.A.'s L10 1hr thcir Hour 0 students R,A.'s must plzin :ittivitics that L10 m: t involve 111011101 such :15 umiping. horseback rid ingt pitnics and food panics: 1 Kuchlcr says thm' isn't much RiAfs um L101f1 lwmm is Lutiight drinking; illrgzlhy. 'lihvy Cali ilistiplinc 1m individual ur Ul11 thy pnliw if. th 11 t, . . - . . - . 'H-L Mlm'hh univcmty supplics t1lcd1t'01101 :18 part 01 :i 5001 :ittivity, hut ntht-r than that, thvir hands :m- ticc 8 Linda Plushkn, :ul RA. in llutchison 11111, 5:11