University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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Most students appear to be satisfied with their passive roles; others present issues to the masses in an attempt to raise rallying points, but the biggest recent reaction to such stimuli was a poorly organized women's demonstra- tion which few students were even aware of, and still fewer participated in. Also, most students are opposed to the archaic laws prohibiting liquor on campus, but no one is interested enough to take a serious role in chang- ing the out-moded rule.

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m. , us In igi Demonstration days are over. Gone is the burning of flags, bombing of buildings, and the boycotting of classes. Even streak- ing is a thing of the past on the American college campus, and UT is no exception. The electricity of the 60's has been replaced by a pervasive sense of tranquility. But attitudes seem to be more flexible than those of the last decade. The UT campus is dotted with short hair, beards, jeans, dresses, Earth shoes, platforms, ROTC green and khaki, wire-rim glasses, Afro hair-cuts and T- shirts.

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The size of the campus is a contribut- ing factor to the disunity of the stu- dents. Among 30,000 individuals cer- tainly there is great diversity. Reasons for attending UT vary enormously. Some come to prepare for a specific career. Others are in search of a better understanding of society - a broaden- ing of horizons. Some come to Ten- nessee for a PhD. in a given field. A special few attend UT with the sole aim of playing college sports. Some simply want freedom from the homefront. Many find, though, that if the search for freedom is not supported by other objectives, the subsequent non- achievement will eventually produce discontent. Party-time cannot last for- ever.