Alcalá 1987

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It was my job to look out for Security, distract them,to keep their minds off of the very large, illegally parked station wagon behind Serra Hall. The muffler scraped the pavement as box after heavy box wasstashed intheback. Was it a drugshipment? Or, perhaps was it an arms shipment from across the Mexican border? Theelectricity in the air said "NO", it had to be something bigger, much bigger. It had to be the 1986 Aicala yearbooks bound for the Student ReunionBarbeque. Thecar slid noisily off the curb and sailed off to­ wards the soccer field; a new example of a low rider. At our destination, the techniciansgot the operation underway, setting up tables andsigns.Madeleine gave us a hasty training session on the many facets involved in passing out year­ books. Withpens poised we were ready for the onslaught of eager people desperate for aglanceat recent history. It could have been a bad scene. Luckily there were distractions from the ever-popular yearbook tables. There were plenty of outdoor barbeque delicacies to tempthe palate of even the most choosy party connoiseur. For the athletic there were opportunities to showoff skills in juggling asoccer ball, basic beach volleyball technique, the ol' football standby, as well as thefull- scale softball game. Of course, there were reunions left and right of friends whohadbeen sadly seperatedthrough the summer months and needed to catch up on every aspect of each other's lives.Thefield was adorned with colorful groups of people who had crashed there to socialize, their voices mingling with the loud music floating through the air. Picture good weather and good vibes, andyou have agood idea ofthe way the fest i v i t ies progressed that day.

Photographer Jennifer Vallely takes abreak to signa friend's yearbook.

Roberta Everts helps distribute the 1986 Aicala Yearbooks.

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