Cal State Fullerton - Titan Yearbook (Fullerton, CA)

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LIFESTYLE ■:m I flash Helping consumers maintain privacy, marketers promote home AIDS tests. Consumers draw their own blood and then send it away to be tested confidentially. Advancing technology means more options on telephones, including Caller ID, which becomes more common than ever in 1996, The display unit allows people to see the name and number of their caller before even answering the phone. Authors Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider release The Rules, a controversial manual teaching women strategies for getting a man to propose marriage. While the book draws criticism from both sexes, it is a best-seller The U.S. Postal Service issues stamps commemorating Hanukkah, the first non- Christian religious holiday ever featured on a stamp. Casual Fridays become more and more widespread in American work culture. Businesses allow employees who normally dress in professional clothing at work to wear more comfortable, casual clothing on Fridays. r

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H f 1 ' , ' iefcrh sraig7g 9 6 USA Totlay feonnled with permission The U.S. T women ' s gymnastics team takes the gold at the Summer Olympics. Kern Strug, second from right, is the heroine of the competition, landing her final vault despite a dislocated left ankle j , US. swimmer Amy Van Dyken wins the women ' s 1 0O-meter butterfly event at the Olympic Games with a time of 59.13 seconds. Van Dyken wins a total of four golds. ' .w C , » ■ r - Thp Chicago Bulls win their I fourth NBA championship in six years as they defeat the Seattle SuperSonics in game six of the NBA finals on June 16. •U ? ii lesrate! ' Motor l! )iio Olympic swimmer Tom Dolan captures another id for the U.S. as he wins e 400-meter individual medley July 21 Dolan wins with a neof 4 14 90 - kethe gold medal in the decathlon, a ■■ , lOevent jL April 1996 marks the I 1 0Oth running of the Boston Marathon. More than 38,000 contenders participate. fH ' X. Jean Driscoll (front right) of the I U S. takes the silver in the women ' s 800-meter wheelchair race, a demonstration sport, at the Summer Olympics. Driscoll. seven-time winner of the Boston Marathon, retires at the end of 1996, after setting several world records during her career. AP Wide World - Minnesota Twins star ' centerfielder Kirby Puckett iinounces his retirement from iseball in July A serious eye llment forces Puckett to give up le game, but he manages to laintain his upbeat attitude at ' ess conferences and interviews. Michael Johnson wins the 200-meter final in a world-record time of 19.32 seconds. Johnson ' s triumph comes three days after he wins the 400-meter race, making him the first man to win both events in one Olympics. ] 2370 m «. Reulers Arcfiive Photos K -Jt Basketball star Shaquille O ' Neal 1 jumps from the Orlando Magic to the Los Angeles Lakers in July The deal is the richest in NBA history, paying O ' Neal $1 20 million over 7 years. SPORTS

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