> a i GRAND PRIZE WINNER: The Clinton* court the college vote: Bill and Hillary campaign at the U. of Florida. News As the 1992presidential election captured the attention of the MTV junkies, candidates began jockeying for the col l ege vote. From debates on college campuses to voter registration dri ves, student activism thrust to the forefront the concerns of what once had been an apathetic and ignored voti ng gr oup. Environmental concerns, a lagging economy, the bleakest job market in years, abortion rights as we! I as budget ('rises at nearly every college and university mobi lized students to assert their power. And unth a record 7 5 percent of col lege under grads exercising their suffrage rights, the collective voice finally made itself heard. Sports A s usual, tiling which had little to <lo with sports dominated the sports pages, like howl alliances no one understood and tensions on the effort to gain com pliance with Title IX. Hut pn ei'cry recruiting viola - lion, grade-fixing scheme and stu - dent-athlete felony, there were thousands of athletes t/uielly bal ancing the arduous demands of sports and academics - waking before dawn to train for two hours before breakfast, classes, weight training, team practice, four hours of cramming and packing for the bus ride to the weekend game. Xot to mention the everyday students who continue to push the extreme on their in -line skates, on their bikes or in mid-air. GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Chris Falloon and Julie Thaden skate on campus at Indiana U. - Purdue U. at Indlanapolh * < a s -.j i i L 5 I s Above: George and Barbara Bush at the Republican National Convention. Right: Hillary Clinton. 12 days before the election, encourages Memphis State U. students to vote. College Year In Review \ \ i ill I lir i I ii I; i>l it s/iiiltn . slinlrnl /> hala<n a/ilir) s from nr raw I hr inn nil \ (iif)lninl samr a/ I hr nia.st mrniomhlr inoinriils of Ihr \rin. I hrsr in r I hr hr si af I hr hrsl of I hr ware than 1.1 Hill /iliala rnlnrs. I hr (.mini 1‘rr.r wnniri from rtu h a/ /am < a try airs wins S 1.1IIII I. with rarh i niinri nf> in riving v> I 3 o 5 < o A “Get Out and Vote" rally with Jesse Jackson in October 1992. p Western Michigan U. comerback Paul Davis strips Texas Christian U. wide receiver Stephen Shipley of the ball. Right Members of The Texas Skydlvers, the skydiving team at the U. of Texas, sport their school spirit at 5,000 feet Peter Thomsen trains for the nationally ranked cycling team at the U. of California. Davis.