1988 Gallimaufry

"In search of my lost innocence, I walked out a door. At the time I believed I was looking for a purpose, but I found instead the meaning of choice." -Luv Ulman Opening Section O n e S t e p B e y o n d ? ! ? W h o ME ? ! ? Y e s , you. W h o e l se cou ld I be ta l k ing to? I M S A . N i n e t e e n - e i g h t y - s e v en to n i ne t een - e i gh t y - e i gh t. A c h a n ge of only o ne digit in a numb e r. It hardly r e f l ec t ed the c h a n g es t hat w e n t on for e a ch individual in t he I M S A com– mun i ty dur i ng t he yea r. And , it w a s qu i te a yea r. S t u d e n ts undoub t ed ly e x p e r i e n c ed s ome t h i ng di f ferent t han their f o rmer schoo ls s i nce comi ng t o I MSA . No t mere ly in a c a d em i cs or spo r ts or activities — t he re w a s some t h i ng i ndescr i bab le on a co l l ege r e s ume. W e g r ew up, t ak i ng in- t iat ive a nd responsibility for our se l ves. But not only did s ome of us l earn f r om t he f acu l ty a nd staf f; t hey, in turn, l earned f r om s ome of us. Mo s t of t h em en j oy ed shar i ng their en– e r gy, k n ow l e d g e, a nd e x p e r i e n c es w i th t he younger gen– era t i on; t hey w e r e c on c e r n ed wi th us not a s s t uden t s, but as individuals. W h a t did this y e a r ' s t h eme , " O n e S t ep B e y o n d , " h a ve to d o wi th t he 1 9 8 7 - 1 9 8 8 year a t I MS A? At first g l ance, ma y be not much. But if y ou t hought of all t he change s: t he new f a c es in t he s t udent body, f acu l t y, a nd admi n i s t ra t i on, the c l asses t hat w e r e d e v e l o p ed by t he t e a che rs as t he year p r og r essed, t he e x p a nd i ng ho r i zons in ex t racur r i cu l ar ac– tivities, t he n ew do rms, a nd e v en t he chang i ng f a ce of the ma in building a nd t he l ands c ape as c omp a r ed t o t he first year — t hen y ou wo u l d rea l i ze w h a t o ne s t ep b e y ond really me a n t . I MS A ' s e x i s t ence a nd survival w e r e uncer ta in; yet, near ly e v e r y one r ema i ned. The ir loyalty p r oved t o be their s t r eng th a nd t ook t he I M SA c ommun i ty a s t ep into the un k nown. A s t ep be yond.