Were You There? Brooklyn College has never been a dull place. Social change, clashes with authority, and the constant battle over academic freedom have marked this College, which from its earliest days has had a reputation for student activism. Here we recall some particularly memorable moments of the past seventy—five years. There has always been tension between students and administration, and, motivated by youthful ideals, students have periodically engaged in peaceful-and not so peaceful-protest. It's an inevitable process as each generation of Brooklyn's best and brightest meets the challenges of their education and their world.

1980s 1980 November 25. Faculty Council voted 68 to 11 to create a core curriculum of ten courses to be required of all undergraduates. In 1986 Time Magazine wrote that, thanks to "the most tightly structured core curriculum in the U.S." a Brooklyn College student received "a first-class education at fourth-class prices." 1981 During the summer Biology Professor Roy McGowan completely refurbishes the Lily Pond. 1987 May 15. Franklin Roosevelt Jr. came to the College to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Midwood campus that his father had visited in 1936.

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