"I took Ronald Reagan's side because he liked jelly beans," Kuo says.
And when Rock Hudson was diagnosed with AIDS in 1985, catapulting the disease into the public imagination, seniors were not quite old enough to follow the story.
"I didn't understand at that point," George Y. Oliver '99-'02 says. "There were two acronyms, AIDS and ARC (AIDS-related complex)... I didn't really pay attention, though."
The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles--when first-years were still sucking thumbs--was more memorable to most seniors.
"I had this really sweet blue polyester athletic bag with red handles that said 'Summer Olympics,'" Needleman remembers fondly.
In particular, seniors remember pixie-like gymnast Mary Lou Retton.
"She was on the cover of everything!" said Ben A. Lanson '00.
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