Valparaiso University - Beacon / Record Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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BEACGN A MEAD IIN iDIEWIIIEMV ACT 1 - Campus Life 8 ACT 2 - Seniors 74 ACT 3 - Sports f 110 ACT 4 - Organizations 162 ACT 5 - Greeks 198 ACT 6 - Faculty 224 ACT 7 - Dorms 248

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is of our livea All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages. At first, the infant, mewling and puking in the nurse's arms. Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel and shining morning face, creeping like snail unwill- ingly to school. And then the lover, sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad made to his mis- tress' brow. Then a soldier, full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard, jealous in honour, sud- den and quick in quarrel, seek- ing the bubble reputation even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice, in fair round belly with good capon lin'd, with eyes severe and beard of formal cut, full of wise saws and modern instances; and so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, with spectacles on nose and pouch on side; his youthful hose, well sav'd, a world too wide for his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice, turning again to- ward childish treble, pipes and whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history, is second chil- dishness and mere oblivion, sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything. ---- Shakespeare, AS YOU LIKE IT.

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, - agrv A YEAR IN REVlEW SETTING: Valparaiso University TIME: The academic year 1987-88 CHARACTERS: Sharon, Editor-in-Chief Julie, Copy Editor 8 Karie, Photo Editor SCENE: Beacon office, late, late on the night before a deadline is due. Act l Scene i Julie: Sharon, do you have your opening copy yet? Sharon: Well, kind of: l have it all in my head but i just can't think of how to start it. Karie: What's it on? Maybe we can help. Sharon: 1 want to explain how Shakespeare's Ages of Man speach fits our life and how Valpo fits one of the acts that he describes. A lot of what we wrote is perfect for our theme and life really does go along with what he suggests. Magically, the overhead lights go out and the new desk lamp swings around so that it is shining on Sharon like a spot light. Julie and Karie sit listening patiently while Shar- on flounders through an explanation of the ages of man. Sharon: All the world's a stage. Throughout life we are forever acting out everything we have learned. Not just one person, but ev- ery man and woman a person encounters is acting a part in the drama of life. Shake- speare believes that there are seven acts in a person's life. They start with childhood, proceed to young adulthood, and then pro- gresses to senility. As one moves through the different acts, one also encounters var- ious scene. For the students of Valparaiso, the cam- pus is our stage, our props are the buildings we live in and learn in, and our fellow actors are the remaining thirty-eight hundred stu- dents, faculty, and administrative staff. Life during our college years can be compared to the act of life Shakespeare describes as the lover. During our college years we are carefree youth expanding our knowledge in all areas of life. We develop our ideals, morals, and views during this time. By the end of this period we are generally pre- pared to step out into the real world. Unfortuately for most of us there is no dress rehearsal for this play. When we are cast for our parts it is for an opening perfor- mance that lasts our lifetime. So next time you're sitting around feeling down and moody, remember that Shakespeare direct- ed us that the time to be young doesn't come again, so enjoy. --- Sharon Cannon, Editor in Chief