University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Page A26 Registering a 7.2 on the Richter scale 1 994-95 University of Arizona Desert The Big M Pulling up a soggy carpet from the living room floor of his home is Richard Brazil. Richard ' s home was flooded on January 9th along with hundreds of other people in Guerneville, California. Photo courtesy of Associated Press J ANUARY 1995 Tuesday, 3 The Re- publican Party takes con- trol of the House of Rep- resentatives and the Sen- ate for the first time in over 40 years. Friday, 13 Governor Fife Symington annouces his solution to accommo- date the increasing num- ber of Arizona college students. His main points included subsidizing stu- dents to go out of state instead of building new facilities. Wednesday,18 Snow falls in Tucson. Thursday, 19 In Grozny, Russia, the Rus- sian Flag was hoisted over Chechnya ' s bombed-out presidential palace. Presi- dent Boris Yeltsin de- clared an end to the mili- tary campaign on Chechnya.

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News - Production by Imcn J. Atiyeh luver Elections bring changes. . Thursday, 8 150 Harvard students were treated for unidentified sickness. A dining room at Harvard was closed when the students were treated for vomiting, diarrhea and nausea. The Harvard Crimson believe that a vegetarian sandwich or the pasta dish caused the illness. Friday, 9 Ariel Valenzuela. a Mexican national, was shot in the chest by a Pima County Deputy; Valenzuela was throwing rocks at the officer. Tuesday, 13 House Democrats offer cuts for all workers making less the $75,000 a year. This is another offer of a tax cut. One was also made by the Republicans of the House, which included a $500 credit per child with people of incomes of $200,000. Full of Hot Air. Pilot Karl Peterson fires up Miss Penny, a large pig shaped balloon, owned by Northwest Bank, on the mall early on the morning of Saturday, December 1 1 . The University Balloon Blow brought in balloonists and their balloons from as far as Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photo by Charles C. Labenz. I V .il s N K .tf l 1 DV S 1 r A Up, Up and Away. Students scramble to get a gaze at the hot air balloons that were spread all over the mail on December 1 1 . Photo by Charles C. Labenz.

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News - Production by Nojah Swartz One Hits J apan A quake victim attempts to salvage belongings from the rubble of her home as a high rise burns out of control in downtown Kobe, Japan. Photo courtesy of Associated Press Two students hustle off to class during the 30-minute fluke snowfall Tuesday, lanuary 17. Photo by lonas Leijonhufvud By NAJAH SWARTZ UofA Desert Yeartxxjk Kobe, Japan- On Mon- day, January 16, the big- gest earthquake in 70 years hit Japan. The earthquake registered a 7.2. On January 20, the death toll reached 4,431. The damage from the quake caused thousands of other people to flee their homes and find help at one of the 984 temporary shelters. One temporary shelter, in fact, was set up by Japan ' s largest organized crime syndicate. The Yamaguchi- gumi was handing out bread, powdered milk, dia- pers, ready-to-eat noodles and water—free of charge. The earthquake turned the modem city of Kobe into a devastated city. While the initial earthquake was devastating, the after- math was even more so. Because of the damage to pipelines, water was shut off to more than one mil- lion buildings. One benefit was that the earthquake took place in the winter. Because of the freezing temperatures bod- ies did not decompose. But at the same time, the weather probably killed some of the more survivors who were trapped in the rubble.