Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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The New In 1985-8 6 CI thought the space shut- tle blowing up was a very bad tragedy, but I donlt think the shuttle program should stop., 9 Brian Barnwell An earthquake in Mexico, terrorism worldwide, a volcano in Columbia erupting and the space shuttle Challenger blowing up. These stories were all headliners during 1985-86, and whether or not students liked it they were affected because the happenings of today caused the problems and joys of tomorrow that would have to be delt with. By far one of the stories that hit - hardest was the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger. Many compared the magnitude of the explosion with the assasination of John Kennedy. People remembered where they were when they heard the news and most ex- perienced shock and disbelief. The Challenger was a story that affected Americans deeply because the shuttle program symbolized progress for the United States in the nineteen eighties. Mexico being hit by an earthquake was another news making event. Authorities estimated that about 2000 people were killed in the disaster, although it was impossible to deter- mine exact numbers. With the disaster, which destroyed much of Mexico City, came an unexpected medical discovery. Trapped in a collapsed hospital were seven newborn infants. The babies were found alive and uninjured two weeks after the quake. The strength of the newborns offered for the Mexican people and the world a small amount of joy and hope in face of such a tragedy. Airplanes being hijacked, hostages being taken on ships, and suicide mis- sions by terrorists were at an all time high during the year. These acts of ter- rorism were considerd by many students as the worst kind of crime because the criminals attacked and held hostage innocent peoplewhose on- the wrong time. Recognizing terroris and dealing with it were problems th troubled students' minds. ly fault was being in the wrong place a . . . . n . . a Halley's comet returned again to th earth's skies during 1986. The come peaked the public's intrest i astronomy as well as offering scientist the opportunity to discover more abou our universe. in Tucson when it touched down at Davis Mon than Air Force Base on its way back to NAS headquarters in Florida. ' s o IU The Space Shuttle Columbia made the new. 1 122 Not all news affected the lives of thousand but this ostrich certainly picked up the lives l the women pictured. As the old saying goes, IU is full of surprises. UI Transplanting artbficial hearts, called The Jarvik 7 was one of the medical breakthrough that occured in 1985. The University of Arizon Medical Center was one of the leading hospital in this experimental procedure. M1 Terrorists hijackings and bombings were nt an unfrequent occurance. These attacks often it volved innocent by standers or those who wet traveling. The Egyptian plane pictured was or of the many planes hUacked throughout tl world. A.. O - ' , 9: et X .-- K N' - C 'i'i dn- ,t, . . g L 42 Specialty Section

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u Cx gf' lg I. E. , . nf is s-3 vm ,. S Q ililllllelll 0l IIIC 50'S heavy metal of Scorpions and the Rock- :art to the crazy antics of comedian Dave tunes of Don Henley, everyone seemed with this year's concert selection. Fans ng to see their favorite stars, whether d in Tucson or in Phoenix. concerts however gave way to spec- light shows and other special effects s provided a lot of laughs and entertain- ivating stage sets, visual explosives and z ardry. re Tma Turner, DIO Motley Crue, ward Jones. The groups represented all he groups that thrilled and chilled their I ! ic from Heavy Metal to New Wave. re that good seats would be reserved concert shirts and eagerly awaiting the ts flocked to these performances. Con ething that brought on excitement and ecause they offered a change from the night movie. : made and tickets were bought in ad- u . I . . .- r - rn b uncommon at any concert to have the and it was all the bouncers could do to ed as everyone opted to stand up and for a better view By the end of most rena was ablaze with lighters encourag- rmers to come back for an encore. :ed fans off the performers. Seldom was 1 o ie performers refuse their audiences that they often came back on stage for a to the delight of everyone. Concerts 41

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6 61 just thought it was pret- ty weird when that earth- quake in Mexico came, and then that volcano in Colum- bia because that guy Nostrodames predicted it. He predicted it would all happen in the year of the comet. It kind of freaked me out. I mean, doesn't it kind of make you wonder. So many people died in that earthquake. It's pretty wierd when you think about how some guy could have predicted it hundreds of years before it happened! 9 Debbie Rippy rng 'XX 'Qf si News 43