University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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SHAPlb THE YEAR j tstrian I iiextto • ' i Dainted y iel owner 6 Jge on J ihis kdup ! Ns at i ;jesty ' s t Motel in p la Beach, RODNEY DANGERFIELD October, 20 ELECTION HITS CLOSE TO HOME Left: Comedian and actor Rodney Dangerfield, left, is acknowledged by television talk show host Jay Leno Dangerfield who had a heart valve replaced Aug. 25 died Oct.5, 2004 in Los Angeles at the age of 82. AP Photo Above: President George W. Bush speaks to a crowd of almost 30,000 fans as his wife and daughters look on during his post-debate rally at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona. PHOTO BY EVAN CARAVELLI The winter flu season is expected witii winter weather, but an unexpected twist added some panic. In October 2004, the first news of a flu shot short- age arose when a British supplier of the shots an- nounced that a large batch was contaminated. By the end of that month, many people entered a panic and the shots were limited to those most at risk for the flu. However, a mild flu season and new supplier made for a frivolous frenzy, and the shots were in surplus by 2005. 7

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THE EVENTS THAT SHAPtDTHE BLOWNAWAY tiii.:k li i itttL Right: Greg Tsark works to salvage his father ' s belong- ings after Hur- rieane Frances destroyed his father ' s condo in Indialantic, Fla., Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004. AP Photo 1 - c One of the deadliest and most expensive hur- ricane seasons hit in 2004. Beginning in June and lasting until November, the flurry of storms caused an estimated $42 billion in damage and killed more than 3,000 people, most in Haiti. Thousands of evacuations of the American southern states occurred, especially for the larg- est storm. Hurricane Ivan. THERESHEIS. Right: Miss Alabama Dcidre Downs reacts as confetti falls around her after she won the 2005 ' Miss America Competition in Atlantic City, N.J., Saturday, Sept. 1 8, 2004. AP Photo 3 ■ i ' 888 NA1A September, 2004 Right: Kathi Warren, assistant director of nurs- , ing at Candlelight Lodge in Colum- bia, Mo., gives a flu vaccine shot to Jim Squires, 88, a resident at the ? Lodge, Wednes- day Oct. 27, 2004. The assisted nursing care facil- H| ity received 100 i doses of the flu vaccine from the Columbia Boone County Health | Department and ' will return any i unused doses. AP Photo

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FOUR MORE YEARS - THE BUSHlEELECTION Right: Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitck leaps into the arms of pitcher Keith Foulke (29) after the Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 to sweep the World Series in this Oct. 27, 2004 photo, in St. Louis. AP Photo October, 200 RED SOX WIN WORLD SERIES There was something magical about the Boston Red Sox in 2004. It could have been the infamous curse that fell on the Sox after trading Babe Ruth to the Yankees leaving Boston without a World Series title for 86 years. Or perhaps it was the Cinderella story of a team that came back from a 3 - deficit against the Yankees in the AL Playoffs to win the series, becoming the first baseball team in history to accomplish the feat. Maybe it was stamina of pitcher Curt Shilling pitching a win in game six with a bloody ankle, creating a literal red sock. But when the Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals to win the World Series on Oct. 27, the curse reversed , Red Sox fans across the country knew something extraor- dinary had happened that year. November, This time there were no hanging chads or Florida jokes. After a grueling, mudslinging election season, incumbent President George W. Bush won re-election against Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. While votes were cast on Nov. 2, 2004, the election was so close that no one dared to call it. After Ohio went red, KeiTy conceded on Nov. 3. The biggest issues in the election, according to exit polls, were social issues and national security. With his eye on social security and the Iraq war, Pn dent Bush settled in for his final four years. Utiteii coitet M».0(t EnkoMr MiK» tfN