As the sun set on the Harding University campus on the last day of the 1984-85 school year, the certain glow that had only been on the faces of those who had attended Harding before could now be seen on everyone's face. The intercollegiate sports continued their winning ways in the fa ll with the men's cross country team winning its 14th consecutive Arkansas Intercollegiate Conferece championship. The football team posted its best record since 1979. Thru the year there were several Harding students recognized by their peers. Marci Williams Crump received the first AIC Downing-Swift-Wallace Scholar Athlete Award . Butch Gardner resigned as assistant basketba ll coach for the Bisons to take on the head coaching job for University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. And Kevin Henson was voted state chairman by the College Republicans. These are just a few of the students and alumni that excelled during 1984-85 . On the national scene President Reagan was reelected and Clinton and Pryor both won reelection to the state Governor's Manson and U.S. Capital , respectively. With the upcoming election , the College Republicans campaigned hard for their candidates. Young Democrats reorganized during the year and also began working for their candidates. The Student Association under the tutorage of Mike Stewart changed the number of late minutes given to girls for not signing out as well as changed the dorming policy. No longer must the young lady stay in her room. but she could visit friends in the dorm or have them come visit her. Skotia , a group of Harding students under the direction of Richard King , formed to helped students at Harding understand the culture of black people . The Marketing Club grew in size and hoped to join the national fraternity in the fall of 1985. These were just a few of the happenings that occured on the Harding campus during the 1984-85 school year. The Petit Jean staff tried to capture in the best possibe photojournalism a panoramic view of the year. The 1985 Petit Jean was definitely THESTARTOFSOMETHING __ l.\~ ___ ~ c ~ $ Sunset 383
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