Post Author: Emily Kohl [hide-featured] The seventies was a decade of revolutionary social change on a national level. One of the most obvious trends of this generational cultural shift was the emergence of youths in search of alternative lifestyles. In Continue reading Searching for Hippies
Post Author: Emily Kohl Harambee “Harambee” was an activism group for radical thinkers formed by Madison students. The word is Swahili for “people working together for the betterment of all.” Though not officially recognized by Madison College until the fall of 1970, Continue reading Radical Dukes
Post Author: Emily Kohl [hide-featured] Mounting Frustration During the spring semester of 1970, three faculty members were not offered renewed contracts with Madison College. Some students, including those involved in the publication of the Fixer, felt the decision had been made upon Continue reading 1970 Protest: Wilson Sit-in
Post Author: Emily Kohl [hide-featured] On May 4, 1970, several unarmed students at Kent State were killed during an anti-war protest. The event was seen as a national tragedy, and all over the country, other colleges showed their support by canceling Continue reading Strike: Support for Kent State
Post Author: Emily Kohl [hide-featured] Controversial Guest Speaker In the spring of 1973, Madison had finished the construction of Godwin Gymnasium. The administration invited a Virginia senator to speak at the dedication ceremony. This senator, Harry Byrd, was a conservative Continue reading 1973 Protest: Anti-War Demonstration
Post Author: Emily Kohl Drugs on Campus Both Joe Carico and Susanne Myers, alumni of Madison College, suggested in their guest presentations that marijuana was readily available on campus in the 1970’s – and that it wasn’t something only the freaks were Continue reading Experimenting with Dope
Post Author: Emily Kohl An Alternative Press Articles from the Fixer, Madison’s alternative student press, have already been cited throughout this exhibition. It was begun in 1969 by Harambee – before Harambee was official in the eyes of the establishment. Continue reading The Fixer
Post Author: Emily Kohl incomplete Jane Fonda This page is evidence of the ways Madison students were, in fact, engaged in a broader social awareness through popular culture. Cheech and Chong The Guess Who
Post Author: Emily Kohl Time Brings Changes Throughout the seventies on Madison’s campus, there were undoubtedly students who were aware of national issues and fought to bring change to their own, small college here in the South. Those who participated Continue reading Kicking and Screaming into the eighties
