Alcalá 1984

LOOKING BACK

It wa• tour, long yfHln ago and I wa• but a nalv• fr••hman who want.d to tak• ov., th• world or at th• v.,-y hla•t, th• Vista. nt. tint orr,onlzatlonol ,,,..ting con•l•tlHJ ot two, wet.,,.h/nd th• .an Hmlnarlan•, who w.,. running th• ~w. I kn.w It was min• lrom that mc,,,..nt. F/1/#HJ with lrrMvant p,.u f9IIHIH•, th• Vista wa• an 1m,,,...,,,. eight pagfl•. Duringmy •.cond ..,,,..,.r, I wa• appolnt.d Aul•tont ldltor, which wa• on• .,.,, up from my old po.mot, ot Nf,w• Editor, what•ver that m1H1nt. My plan wa• work– ing. nt. Auoclat• Id/tor po•t wa• around th• corn11r with my sophomo,- y.ar. TIHI Vista hod It'• llr•t •lxtHn pa~ 1 ..u• that y.ar, I didn't rwallz• that •lxtHn~· would tHH:ome ttu, norm In a t•w month•. My junior y.ar brought with It ttu, culmination otmy drfHlm; I wa• ttu, lucky ma•ochl•I who would ov•r•H that wild bunch ot ••x •tarv#HJmaniac• known a• th• Vista •tatt tor th• n.xt two y.an. nt.H pa•t two y.an hav• ,,..n ttu, mo•t m•morabl• of my .,,,,,. lit. and It will ,,. v-,y d/lllcult to top ttu,m. ,.,,. knowllHlg• and•x,,.rlMtc• I hav• ga/Md I• lmmfHl•ura~, but ttu, lrk,nd•hlp• I hav• form«J w/11 ~ tr.a•ur#HJ for•v.,. I wouldnof hav• "--n abl• to accompl/Mmygoal• without thl• Hn• •tatt. I want to •xpr••• my apprtlelat#on for a// ttu,/r hard work. Sp,,c/al thank• go to my room. mat. and ,,..t lrklnd, Qlna "hav" Arcaro, who kepi mymug Hll#HJ and a •ml• on my face. Carol Damon

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