Co-Ed articles from January 1984

Co-Ed archives from January 1984

Read this before you ever shop by mail again.
January 1, 1984... Your favorite magazine has an ad for something you've always wanted at a price too good to be true. All you have to do is fill out the coupon, send in your money, and a few weeks later, your "bargain" arrives in the mail. A quick and easy way...

Marnie Kleven in New York.
January 1, 1984... Marnie is this year's winner of the Student of the Year competition, sponsored by Chesebrough-Pond's Inc. In addition to receiving a $5,000 scholarship and national recognition for her program "The War on Drunk Drivers" [see pages 23-26 for...

Energy maze.
January 1, 1984... How energy-wise are you? Find out by traveling through CO-ED's energy maze. But think carefully before filling in the blanks. The wrong answer will lead you to a dead end! 1 Will add moisture to dry, cool air. a. A FAN b. PANS OF WATER 2...

Impact! One teenager's war against drunk driving.
January 1, 1984... FACT: Last year drunk drivers caused 26,000 deaths and injured another 750,000 people. Fact: Half of these drunk drivers were between the ages of 16 and 24. FACT: More than half of all teens--whether drinkers or not--will be victims of...

What goes up in space?
January 1, 1984... ASTRONAUTS WEAR WHAT THEY WEAR BECAUSE... In space, clothes could be a problem. The temperature can shoot up to 250 degrees in the sun or fall to 250 degrees below zero in the shade. That's why astronauts wear an "EMU"--or an Extravehicular...

How you felt about ... sex stereotyping.
January 1, 1984... DO YOU THINK IT'S OKAY FOR... 1... boys to cry in front of others? A whopping 85 percent of the girls said that this was fine. Guys didn't think this was a good idea, though. By at least three to one they voted "no way." 2... girls to...

Horrors! A hobby that makes money. (masks)
January 1, 1984... When Gabe Bartalos did the makeup for a friend's do-it-yourself horror movie in the sixth grade, he never dreamed he was launching a career as a movie makeup artist. But he did! Today, 17-year-old Gabe is a freshman film student at Syracuse...