Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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Kerrigan vs. Harding Nancy Kerrigan, the 22-year-old U.S. figure skater who was among the gold medal favorites at the 1994 Winter Olympics, was attacked after practice on January 6. 1994. by a man who hit her on the right leg with a metal bar. The blow severely bruised her knee and bruised her quadriceps tendon, an injury that could impede her jumping and landing ability. Within days, an anonymous phone call to authorities pointed to Kerrigan's rival Tanya Harding, and a few of her entourage. Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, her bodyguard. Shawn Eckardt, and two hired men were arrested and convicted. To Tanya’s dismay Nancy Kerrigan finished with an Olympic Silver Medal, while Tanya finished in 8th place. Tanya was greeted in her hometown of Portland, with charges from the assault. Harding plea bargained to three years probation, and fines. She was also dismissed from the U.S. Figure Skating Association. As for Nancy, she combatted bad press, due to her snide remarks during the medal ceremony, and the fuss she made at a DisneyWorld parade. Kerrigan s career blossomed due to the incident. She landed a deal with Reebok, Revlon. Campbell's Soup just to name a few. Kerrigan even appeared at the Academy Awards. She became famous by default. AP Wide World Photos AP Wide World Photos Quake hits L.A. At 4:31AM on Monday, January 17. 1994. an earthquake of 6.6 magnitude (Richter scale reading) struck Southern California claiming 6l lives and leaving damage that may total $30 billion. Five Interstate highways, including the state’s major north-south route, and three state highways were closed at several points, crippling transportation. Broken aqueducts cut off much of the water supply to the San Fernando Valley, the 260-square-mile suburban expanse hit hardest by the quake. Over 500.000 customers were left without power in Los Angeles County. Streets were empty during nights of the 11PM-7AM curfew. National Guard trcx ps patrolled against looting. “The days ahead will be rough for us,” Mayor Richard Riordan warned Angelenos, even as he praised them for a cool-headed response to the crisis. “Let’s all stick together. w O R L D NEWS 13

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River Phoenix dies a t 23 AP Wxk World Pharos River Phoenix, age 23. died in late October of 1993- Phoenix collapsed from a drug overdose outside of a Los Angeles night club. The club was owned by actor Johnny Depp. Phoenix collapsed and slipped into a coma. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Phoenix was known publicly as an anti-drug supporter. One of the biggest stories of the 1993 1991 basketball season occurred before the first pre-season exhibition game — Michael Jordan, the world's test basketball player and one of its most famous athletes, announce! his retirement. Jordan's retirement came after he had led the Chicago bulls to three straight National basketball Association championships. His departure, which Jordan announced at a news conference on October 6. 1993. stripped the league of its most recognizable name and robted it of a breathtaking acrobat who led the NbA in scoring the last seven years. “The thrill is gone. I've done it all. There's nothing left for me to do, Jordan told a reporter the night before his formal announcement. Jordan said his desire to retire at the age of 30 was not prompted by his father's murder during the summer; in fact, he said, father and son had already discussed it. Although Michael’s basketball career was over, that did not stop him from signing with the Chicago White Sox baseball franchise, baseball is Jordan's new career. • w 12 O R L D NEWS

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Rawanda in chaos AP Wide WorU Photos A large group of Hutu trilx armed civilians attack a car Wednesday April 13, 1994 at one of the many road-blocks they established mainly to capture and kill members of the rival Tutsi trilx or foreigners, especially Belgian Nationals. This particular car finally got through the blockade. This action led to a bloody civil war. The death toll reached over 100,000. AP Wide World Photos Singer commits suicide Kurt Cobain lead singer of the Seattle based grunge band. Nirvana, committed suicide in April of 1994. 'Hie singer was combatting bouts of depression in addition to an addiction to Heroin. The singer had an overdose episode in Italy the month prior. While in Seattle, the singer killed himself with a gun. A repairman found Cobain’s Ixxly laying on the fl x r of the singer’s home. Cobain was survived by his wife, Courtney Love, and 2 year old daughter Francis Bean. The young following of Cobain was devastated by the tragedy. Some Cobain fans even threatened suicide, modeling the behavior of their fallen hero. 14 • w o r t. r events