University of Delaware - Blue Hen Yearbook (Newark, DE)

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Rescue workers struggle to free one of the many who were trapped beneath the wreckage after Colum- bia ' s Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted in November. The Year In Review NOVEMBER 5, 1985: The board of trustee ' s finance committee announced it would recommend no change in university policy concerning university holdings in U.S. companies dealing in South Af- rica. A month before, the Faculty Senate had recom- mended full divestment of the university ' s controversial hold- ings. NOVEMBER 8, 1985: An esti- mated 120 people marched through Newark in the second annual Take Back the Night protest against violence done to women. NOVEMBER 9, 1985: The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived in the U.S. for their four-day tour of Washington and Palm Beach. The trip was the royal couple ' s first joint visit to the U.S., and it sent some of the nation ' s most prominent socialites into a frenzied scramble for invita- tions to the royal functions. 64 Current Events

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The Year In Review OCTOBER 2, 1985: Actor Rock Hudson died after a long bat- tle with AIDS. Hudson was the most prominent AIDS victim to date, and his death focused national attention on the fast- growing epidemic. OCTOBER 7, 1985: Terrorists hijack the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro, killing American Leon Klinghoffer. The incident prompted President Reagan ' s warning to terrorists: You can run, but you can ' t hide. OCTOBER 7, 1985: The uni- versity ' s Faculty Senate voted to recommend full divestment of university holdings in com- panies dealing in South Africa to the board of trustees. Sen- ate President P.J. Soles cast the deciding vote, breaking a dra- matic 25-25 tie. OCTOBER 10, 1985: Actor Yul Brynner, who was best known for his portrayal of the King in the musical The King and i, died from cancer. Sifting through the rubble, workers search for survivors after two major earthquakes struck Mexico City. Actor Rock Hudson Current Events 63

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The Year In Review NOVEMBER 10, 1985: The Uni- versity of Delaware ' s field hockey team won the East Coast Conference title, beating Lafayette 2-1 in the finals at Lehigh. NOVEMBER 13, 1985: Colum- bia ' s Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted, leaving an estimated 25,000 people dead. NOVEMBER 19-21, 1985: Presi- dent Ronald Reagan met with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at a summit in Ge- neva, Switzerland. The meeting was President Reagan ' s first with a Soviet premier. NOVEMBER 21, 1985: Sixty- five homosexuals and homosexual sympathizers staged a demonstration at Sam ' s Steak House on Academy Street, protesting what they thought was the un- fair treatment of a lesbian cou- ple by Sam ' s management. NOVEMBER 21, 1985: The board of trustee ' s executive committee voted to recom- mend the continuation of the university ' s selective divest- ment policy concerning its holdings in companies with in- terest in South Africa. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Geneva to discuss arms control and to improve U.S.-Soviet relations. Current Events 65