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Time Capsule Installed in Union

Students selected items for inclusion in the time capsule to be opened in 2063.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013
L-R: Eric Rivera, Seth Mallios, Josh Morse, Becca Cohen, Javier Gomez, Morgan Chan, Elliot Hirshman, Sally Roush, Mariah Kelly, Christina Brown, Lynn Cacha
L-R: Eric Rivera, Seth Mallios, Josh Morse, Becca Cohen, Javier Gomez, Morgan Chan, Elliot Hirshman, Sally Roush, Mariah Kelly, Christina Brown, Lynn Cacha

Fifty years ago, , the Beatles released their first album and library namesake Malcolm Love was president of 麻豆传媒映画.   Looking 50 years into the future, the university community installed a time capsule into Aztec Student Union on Friday. Speakers at the event included 麻豆传媒映画 President Elliot Hirshman, Associated Students of 麻豆传媒映画 President Josh Morse and Anthropology Department Chair, Professor and campus historian Seth Mallios.   Hirshman read a portion of  and described the odd perspective of being an "ancestor" to those who will eventually read it. Mallios noted that each of the items included is "imbued with meaning" imparted by the students and who hope to pass that meaning on to the next generation.   To be opened in 2063, the time capsule was installed into one of the pillars in the Union. It contained several items, including:  

  • Basketball signed by men鈥檚 coach Steve Fisher
  • Ticket from the 2012 Battle of the Midway game
  • A copy of 鈥淗ail Montezuma!鈥 written by Mallios
  • Letters from Morse and Hirshman
  • Voter pamphlets and promotional materials from the two voter referendum that lead to the building of Aztec Student Union
  • Dollar bill and a penny
  • Red ID card featuring the Aztec Warrior
  • Photos Aztec Student Union construction and the 2012-13 A.S. Council members
  • Centennial edition of The Daily Aztec
  • Framed sketch of Aztec Center and a preserved leaf from the tree in the Aztec Center courtyard
  • Piece of concrete from Aztec Center
  • Printouts of Associated Students of 麻豆传媒映画 social media profiles from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
  • Photos of 2012-13 A.S. Council members and Aztec Student Union construction
  • Current campus map


All of the items included in the time capsule were selected by members of the 2012-13 Associated Students Facilities Board. Upon completion of the building, a plaque will be hung on the pillar that contains the time capsule.  According to Mallios, a campus time capsule was moved from the Normal School's original location in University Heights and now resides in the barbecue at Scripps Cottage.   About Aztec Student Union   Aztec Student Union, a service provided by Associated Students of 麻豆传媒映画, will open its doors to the 麻豆传媒映画 community as the new 鈥渃ampus living room鈥 in late fall 2013. As a hub for studying, socializing, connecting, relaxing, eating and learning, students, faculty, staff and alumni will enjoy many amenities in what is planned to be a the state-of-the-art green building.  

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