Chalkboards? Typewriters? Mimeographs?

Just as students at Morton West in 1984 and 1985 might marvel at the cellphones, Promethean boards, and AI of today, current students are shocked at the way life was for students of the MTV generation. In Morton Flashback, The Sterling gives you a snapshot from the 1984-1985 archives of The Falcon, the former news publication of Morton West.

In this issue from October 5th, 1984…

• The Falcon profiled Anders Harting, a 17-year-old exchange student from Norrkoping, Sweden. Harting told The Falcon that he plans to finish his education here and move back to the U.S. after serving his required 10 months in the military. He even said he prefers the U.S system of education over the Swedish, because “You choose more subjects, there are teams for sports, but it is stricter.”
• Damion Pinta (’87) discussed his love for being a mime. The Falcon reported that Pinta became interested in miming in elementary school after attending a lesson with his sister and meeting mime instructor Joanne Matosek. Pinta noted that in addition to being a member of the Mime-Alive miming group, he was offered a job to perform at Brookfield Zoo.the upcoming musical with a comical punchline as the title. Then, there is a short explanation of the PSAT explaining what it is and how to pay for it as it was a newer thing around this time. Lastly, the page is wrapped up with a review on the then-brand-new show Indiana Jones.
• The Falcon previewed the upcoming musical with a comical punchline as the title “The Fantastiks,”directed by Mr. R. Treadway. The production would go on to feature players and techs from both East and West campuses.