Irvine High School - Citadel Yearbook (Irvine, CA)

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r- INDIA In the past, India has suffered under the control of a colonialist power, bloody revolutions and endless famines. This year has proved to be another challenge. Just as economic conditions seemed to be improving for the people, two in- cidents occurred in India causing destruction and heartbreak. The first was a massive chemical spill. Tons of toxic chemicals were accidental- ly spilled in an urban area of India. Ap- proximately 2000 people were killed, and many more injured. This spill did much more than cause destruction. It made the world take notice of the ex- treme dangers of toxic chemicals. The spill showed that the need for safety in their handling is imminent not only in In- dia, but around the world as well. However, the most startling event was the assassination of Prime Minister In- dira Gandhi. Gandhi was shot by her detractors, and although she was operated on by a team of twelve surgeons, she did not live. This event was followed by grief and violence when rioting broke out between her supporters and her detractors. Gandhi had con- tinued with the dynasty of rulers created by her father, which was known for its passive form of resistance in relation to government. She and her family were the inspiration for many underprivileged peo- ple around the world, and those simply looking for inspiration. At her death, her sole surviving son, Rajiv, was the heir apparent to take over the leadership of India. The night before her death, Gandhi told a crowd of her supporters, If I die today, every drop of my blood will in- vigorate the nation. ' 1 — by Tracy Peterson I— OLYMPICS For the first time since 1936, the Olym- pic Games were held in the city of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Olympic Committee renovated the Los Angeles Coliseum, and the 1984 Summer Olym- pics proved to be a spectacular event. The Games opened with the extravagant Opening Ceremonies, and the festive air continued to the Closing Ceremonies. Even with the boycott of Soviet-allied countries, the United States was still given stiff competition in all events of the Summer Olympics. Performances in swimming and gym- nastics proved to be the United States ' major accomplishments, with track and field and diving right behind. The total medal count of the United States team was pushed over a number of 150. In swimming, the United States team proved their prowess despite the absence of the internationally dominated Soviet swimmers. Leading the swimmers were Steve Lundquist, Rick Carey, Rowdy Gaines, Amy White, Mary T. Meagher, and Nancy Hogshead. With a compilation of 21 gold and 13 silver medals, they proved their world class status. The U.S. team also held their own in such sports as track and field and diving. In track and field, Edwin Moses proved to be the medal winner, but Mary Decker, the women ' s hopeful in the marathon could not finish her race. In diving, Greg Louganis fulfilled his task by winning many medals for the U.S. team. However, gymnastics prevailed as the dominant U.S. sport, with many medals won by both men and women. In the women ' s category, the dominators were Mary Lou Retton for the U.S., and Ecaterina Szabo of Romania. The U.S. women ' s team took the team silver medal, and Retton edged out Szabo for the all-around individual gold medal. VICTORIOUS CHEER: Olympic gold medal gym- nasts Bart Conner, Peter Vidmar and Scott Jotinson exult after ttieir victory. From what was gleaned from the headlines, the performances of the men ' s gymnastics team proved to be the most spectacular of the two week timespan. In the Los Angeles Times, the headline proclaimed, U.S. Pulls Off Miracle of L.A., and that they did. The U.S. men ' s team captured their first ever team gold medal for the United States. Led by Bart Connor (parallel bars, floor) , Peter Vidmar (horse, horizontal bars) . and Mitch Gaylord (parallel bars, vault) , the U.S. men ' s team gave an inspirational performance that left both the participants and spectators with tears of joy, and the knowledge that anything can be done — with a little faithfll — by Tracy Peterson World Wide Photo 22 Year in Review

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— PROTEST Irvine High School won ' t forget February 5th. On that day almost every teacher walked out of his or her class for a one day protest strike. The teachers picketed in front of the school while the Irvine Police Department (IPD) main- tained the entrances and exits to the school. IPD wasn ' t letting students off of the campus unless they had a copy of their schedule to prove they weren ' t sup- pose to be in a class. One of the main issues of the protest was the 0% cost of living salary adjust- ment. This was offered regardless of the approximately 4UU new students an- ticipated which will increase the district ' s revenues to approximately 9 % . Out of the 12 unified school districts in Orange County. Irvine is 9th in the percentage of its budget allocated for teachers. Yet, Irvine is 3rd in the percen- tage of its budget allocated for administrators. The ITA ' s proposal and the board ' s proposal were still in conflict when it came time to protest. The contract negotiations between the teachers of Irvine and the Irvine Board of Education were at a standstill. In December the board gave the teachers their last, best, and final offer which the teachers found unacceptable. Final- ly, the teachers believed that there was still room for further negotiation and wanted the board to reconsider their last, best, and final offer. For the teachers of the Irvine School District the outcome was good. Voting was planned on the various issues after the protest strike. According to Jan Dennis the strike helped their intentions. To us that day holds a lot of mean- ing, said Dennis.H — by Julie Forward DETERMINED: Jan Dennis pickets in front of the school protesting the 0% wage increase. Carrie Fehrenback - BABYFAE On the early morning of October 26, an operation took place that caused a lot of controversy, the animal-to-human heart transplant of Baby Fae. Baby Fae was born three weeks premature, with a usually fatal cogenital heart defect. Transferred to Loma Linda University Medical Center, her mother and father then took her back to a motel. A hospital spokesman later told Newsweek, They did not want this in- evitable thing, death, to happen in their home. Baby Fae was rushed back to Loma Linda when she was having difficulties breathing. It was then that Dr. Leonard Bailey, chief of pediatric heart surgery, offered to try a heart transplant from a baboon. Her parents agreed and against all odds little Baby Fae underwent the operation. Very few animal-to-human heart transplants have ever been performed and none have been successful. Animal-rights advocaters were outraged and they picketed Loma Linda. Accor- ding to Newsweek N lagazine their signs read, Stop the Torture, and Stop the Madness. On the other hand there were many supporters. Baby Fae ' s supporters demonstrated with signs that read, Thank you for my life, and Thank you Dr. Bailey for preserving human life. According to Newsweek Magazine, Baby Fae might have received a human heart, if Bailey ' s team had sought one. Apparently there was a human heart available from a two-month-old baby that had just died, but Baby Fae ' s ba- boon transplant had already begun. After many prayers and a lot of sup- port Baby Fae died 21 days after the operation. If she had lived she probably would have required another transplant to keep pace with her growth. According to Time Magazine, some people seemed to think that Baby Fae might have been different from others if she grew up with an animal heart. Dr. David B. Hinshaw told Newsweek, The heart is a pump, not the seat of the personality or the soul. I would envision she would be a normal lit- tle girl. ||| — by Julie Forward Year in Review 21

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- ELECTIONS Amid a flurry of excitement and anxie- ty, presidential nominee Walter Mon- dale chose a unique running mate — a lawyer, a member of Congress, a Roman Catfiolic, and a woman, Geraldine Fer- raro, to become the vice-presidental nominee for the Democratic party. Because she was the first woman ever to be chosen as running mate, Mon- dale ' s choice of Ferraro created specula- tion on the ability of a woman to cope with the pressure of running for vice-president. Opinions ranged from delight in Mon- dale ' s choice of a female running mate as an advancement of woman ' s place in society, to skepticism and hints that Fer- raro had been chosen to improve Mon- dale ' s chances of being elected. One of the obstacles in Ferraro ' s cam- World Wide Photo THUMBS UP: President Ronald Reagan gives his audience a signal and a smile as he enters his second term in office. paign was the inquiry into her husband ' s finances. Because of the mystery that originally shrouded the financial activities of Ferraro ' s husband, John Zaccaro, Ferraro conducted a press conference in New York near the end of August and the beginning of September. According to TIME magazine (Sept. 3, 1984), after Ferraro ' s press con- ference, Mondale told reporters, I ' m even more confident that I made the right choice. There has been a clear demonstration here of leadership, of strength, of candor, of values that the American people will respond to favorably. Ferraro, who has been a three term congresswoman from the Queens district in New York, has also been a se- cond grade teacher, a housewife, a lawyer and a Queens County assistant district attorney. She has three children: Laura, 18. John Jr., 20, and Donna, 22 I ' m going to be the first Vice- President to enjoy being a woman, said Ferraro optimistically in a July interview with TIfvIE magazine (July 23, 1984 issue) . However, Ferraro ' s prediction was proven wrong when, in an avalanche of electoral votes, Ronald Reagan was re- elected by a historic landslide. Racking in 525 electoral votes to Walter Men- dale ' s 13, Reagan won votes from 49 of the 50 states. Mondale received ten electoral votes from his home state of Minnesota, and three from the District of Columbia. The victory celebration was held in the hotel ballroom of the Century Plaza in Los Angeles, as it was held four years ago in the same room. President Reagan closed his speech that evening with, You ain ' t seen nothin ' yet! Polls taken by NBC showed that Reagan beat Mondale among voters ages 18 to 25 by 55% to 45%. Reagan took 57% of the blue-collar votes and 71 % of the Southern white votes. In ad- dition, even with Geraldine Ferraro, an Italian American, on the Democratic ticket, Reagan won New York ' s Italian vote by a margin of 63 % to 37 % . One tour that Reagan took during his campaign last year covered eleven states and sixteen cities in five days. Crowds chanting, Four more years greeted him in each city. Some believe that it was this hard work that brought Reagan his victory. Others believe that Reagan ' s accomplishments in his 1980- 1984 term caused his overwhelming vic- tory. And there are those that believe that it was Reagan ' s charisma and his in- spiration of optimism and patriotism. I have been emotionally moved by, first of all, the very spirit of optimism and feeling of the country, the pride thai you see now. . . . Now there is a rebirth of patriotism . . . The other thing ... are their (the people ' s) feelings about the economy, that we ' re back, that they can hope again and they can have ambition. I wasn ' t quite prepared for this feeling. I think it began for me at the opening ceremonies of the Olympics; to look down at those volunteers putting on that magnificent show. And from there it has just snowballed, said President Reagan in a TIME interview (Nov. 19, 1984)B| — by Valerie Laurel — STAIWAIS Star Wars was no longer a name reserved solely for the award winning science fiction fantasy film — it was a nickname for the Strategic Defense In- itiative (SDI) as well. Star Wars was a plan created by President Ronald Reagan to construct a shield in outer space in order to defend the United States against nuclear missiles by rendering them impotent and obsolete. The Soviets, who opposed the plan as adamantly as Reagan advocated it, were willing to go to the bargaining table to negotiate on nuclear arms. In late 1983, the Soviets withdrew from the negotia- tions to protest the United States ' deployment of Pershing II and cruise missiles on NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) territory in Western Europe. Although the Soviets vowed not to resume talks until Washington remov- ed the weaponry, they proposed a separate round of discussions centere d around controlling the weapons involved in the space-based defense system. In addition, they planned to reopen the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) and to resume negotiations on Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) . However, Reagan has said publicly, according to TIME (March 11, 1985), that Star Wars issue was not a bargaining chip to be exchanged for pro- gress on other issues that conern both the United States and the Soviet Union. Introduced in 1983, Reagan hoped to banish the threat of nuclear war forever by making the United States impervious to all nuclear attacks. However, at press time, scientists had not yet determined how they would carry out the intricate defense plan. Some have suggested that the system would involve some means of detecting Soviet missiles, relaying infor- mation on the location of the missiles, and destroying them with laser beams. Opinions that the Strategic Defense Initiative might not be technologically feasible are countered by the optimistic belief that the terror of nuclear war could be obliterated by such a scientific breakthrough. Estimates made by TIME (March 11, 1985) state that the Star Wars system would take approximately ten years to H — by Valerie Laurel Year in Review 23