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1994 Silhouette AQNES SCOTT COLLEQE Decatur, Qeorgia 30030 Opening » 2 < Underclasses • JO « Seniors 32 ' Faculty 56 «» & Iministration Staff «» 70 Student Life '» 90 Organizations *> 116 Sports * 134 Silhouette * 148 » Advertisements * 156 > Index * 178 > Closing * 190 > Silhouette 1994 Agnes Scott College GA Decatur, 30030 Vol.90 ESS the Bell Tolls . It is 12:00midnight,Studentsareeither.studyingorsleeping rind all is silent around the Agnes Scott College campus /||exceptforthehowlingotthewind-orwasthatthewhistle lotthetrain? Suddenly,studentslookLipfromwhattheyare doingandlistentothecampushellinthetowerringing. Inanticipationofthe answer,"GHOSTS,"studentsaskeachotherwhocouldberingingthehellat thistimeofnight? Theringingofthehellandthethoughts "tostsremindAgnesScott studentsofthehistoryotAgnesScottsincethetimeitopenedm 1889. Our parents always tell us that they remember when bread was only 15 cents. whentuitionwasonly$185peryearperstudentas itwaswhenAgnesScott wasfirstopened. WeonlythinktherulesgoverningthestudentbodyatASC arerestrictivenow. PARIETALS? Whatparietals? Onceuponatimethe womenofAgnesScottwerenotallowedtohavemenintheirrot>msatall.Just imagineadresscodeandabedtimecurfewiit10:00p.m.MoststudentsatAgnes Scottdon'tstartstudyinguntil 11:00p.m.or12:00midnight-andthat'sway pastbedtime!!!! ItmakesusfeelbettertoknowthatwearenottheonlyAgnes voltstudentsin >tcampuslife. continuestoring,.illpresent-dayresit thestairsto4thfloortowherethehellresidesinhopesotcatchingaglimpseof thehellmagicallyringingbyitselforwiththehelpofsomeghost-likespiritof AgnesScottfromdaysotpast. But,instead,theresidentsfindwhathasbeen eSeniorsarein aysarAgnesScottandare havingsomelastminutetunbeforetheyhavetolooktothefutureandgoout andfindtheirplaceinthe"RealWorld." MovingThroughtheYears TimegoesbysoquicklyatAgnes EversinceAgnesScottopened, Scott. Students learn to measure time every student has - hopefully - made from paper to paper, from test to test, memoriesandenjoyedtheexperienceof semester to semester, and finally from theCollege.AgnesScottCollegeteaches yeartoyear. Itseemslikeonlyyesterday ustothinkforourselves.Theexperiences youwereafreshmen,firststeppingonthe gainedherewillassistuswhenfacedwith campusandnotknowingwhatthefuture difficultsituationsaftergraduation. The heldforyouatAgnesScott. Nextyou lessons learned from life and more at were a sophomore, getting a ring and AgnesScott areNever-ending . Each feeling likeyoufinallybelongedtothe yearthelifeandthehistoryoftheAgnes campuscommunity. Allofasuddenyou Scottcommunitycontinuestogrowand wereajuniorandhalfwayintoyourmajor evolvewiththeanivalofFirst-yearstu- andyoufinallyrealized-"thisisnotwhat dents,theprogressionoftheSophomores Iwanttodowithmylife." Beforeyou andJuniors,andthegraduationofSeniors. S could blinkyouwere a senior-doing Asareflectionofhowthecollegeadapts independent studies, internships and andchangestothenewdesiresandneeds externships,takingtheLSAT,theGRE, ofitsstudents,the1994Silhouetteproudly andfinallytryingtodecidewhatitisthat presentstoyouTHENEVER-ENDING youwanttodowithyourlife. STORY. New What's at Agnes Scott YOU JAN QuoreUs The1993-94schoolyearhasbeen whichwasestablishedby the Boardof on This.. onefullofchangesforeveryoneinthe Trustees.AcademicReviewwasputin campuscommunity.AgnesScottfaced placefortheexpressedpurposeof"Focus- changes inpersonnel policy and tech- ing"AgnesScott'sacademics.TheBoard "Ithinkparietals nologicaladvancement. ofTrusteesstatedthatoverthenextfew shouldbe 24hours One of the biggest issues on yearsthe"numberofcourses,majors,and campuswasparietals.Becauseofapro- departments will be reduced." This onweekends so posalbythestudentbody,RHAdecided pronouncementupsetmanystudentsat visitorscanstaywith toalloweachdonntovoteontheirown Agnes Scott. ASC is a Liberal Arts hostessesandnot parietal hours. Despite disapproval by college, where the very foundation of administration and staff, the students learningisthroughawell-roundededu- havetopayforho- proceeded with voting anyway. Each cation. Whencourses and majors are tels,butweekdays residencehalldecidedon24hourpari- cut,howisitpossibletocontinuetooffer etals,exceptthesecondfloorofWinship. a truly well-rounded education? This areforclasses, stud- Thatflooroptedforextendedvisitation question was brought up in the many ies, and'dorm hoursonweekdaysand24hourparietals letterssentbystudentstothe Boardof stuff."' onweekends. Trustees. Manystudentswereconcerned Agnes Scott students are be- withtheprinciples involved inthepa- comingwell-knownforrallyingtogether -RebeccaDripes rietalsissue.Studentsfeltthatthetradi- onissuesthataffectthewholecampus. tional methods of change would not Students had positive attitudes when worktoaccomplishtheirgoals.Bytaking dealingwithissuessuchasparietalsand matters intotheirownhands, students theAcademicReview.Itsaysalotabout "Idon'treallycare expressedtheleadershipandintelligence AgnesScottwhenitsstudentsarewilling whatparietalsare. thatAgnesScotthasfosteredinthem. to work hard to make the College a Neithermyroom- Anotherissuethatbroughtstu- positive place to live, leam, work and dentsrallyingwastheAcademicReview, succeed. mateorIbringguys up. Aslongaspeople yell, 'Manonthe hall,'Idon'tcare." MarcieRowe "Thisisnotacoed school." -KateChase AliceRoland-Fiihughspendsherfreetimeinthe librarypreparingforaclass. 6 <& Opening

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