University of Delaware - Blue Hen Yearbook (Newark, DE)

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Car bombs such as the one that ex- ploded on January 21 were frequent occurances this year as rival Christian and Muslim factions continued their struggle in Beirut. Student protestors march against apartheid in the hope that the univer- sity board of trustees will vote to di- vest the unversity of its holdings in corporations dealing in South Africa. The Year In Review DECEMBER 12, 1985: A DC-8 Arrow Air charter plane full of U.S. soldiers returning from the Middle East crashed and exploded near Gander, New- foundland, killing all 258 aboard. DECEMBER 13, 1985: Ignoring student protests and a Faculty Senate vote, the board of trustees voted 24-1 to reject divesting university holdings in companies that do business in South Africa. Student protestors and Faculty Senate members called for divestment to protest the South African system of apartheid. DECEMBER 14-20, 1985: Final examinations for the 1985 fall semester. DECEMBER 25, 1985: Mount Etna erupted and triggered a series of earthquakes which destroyed an Italian hotel, killing one person and injuring 12 other guests. DECEMBER 27, 1985: Palestin- ian terrorists simultaneously at- tacked travelers in airports in Rome and Vienna, killing 17 people and wounding at least 116 others. The attacks, in which terrorists fired semi- automatic weapons and t hrew hand grenades, occurred at check-in counters for the Israeli airline, El Al. yy 2. 66 Current Events

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The Year In Review NOVEMBER 10, 1985: The Uni- versity of Delaware ' s field hockey team won the East Coast Conference title, beating Lafayette 2-1 in the finals at Lehigh. NOVEMBER 13, 1985: Colum- bia ' s Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted, leaving an estimated 25,000 people dead. NOVEMBER 19-21, 1985: Presi- dent Ronald Reagan met with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at a summit in Ge- neva, Switzerland. The meeting was President Reagan ' s first with a Soviet premier. NOVEMBER 21, 1985: Sixty- five homosexuals and homosexual sympathizers staged a demonstration at Sam ' s Steak House on Academy Street, protesting what they thought was the un- fair treatment of a lesbian cou- ple by Sam ' s management. NOVEMBER 21, 1985: The board of trustee ' s executive committee voted to recom- mend the continuation of the university ' s selective divest- ment policy concerning its holdings in companies with in- terest in South Africa. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Geneva to discuss arms control and to improve U.S.-Soviet relations. Current Events 65

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The Year In Review DECEMBER 31, 1985: Singer Rick Nelson was killed in a plane crash near De Kalb, Tex- as. Nelson, 45, whose career spanned four decades, was best known for his hit recordings Mary Lou, Poor Little Fool, and Travelin ' Man. JANUARY 2, 1986: The Okla- homa Sooners, who defeated no. 1 ranked Penn State in the Orange Bowl, were named college football ' s national champions, finishing the sea- son with an 11-1 record. JANUARY 7, 1986: President Ronald Reagan announced that he held Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy personally responsible for the terrorist attacks on the Rome and Vien- na airports and imposed full economic sanctions on Libya, labeling Khadafy a barbar- ian. JANUARY 21, 1986: At least 27 people were killed and more than 100 people were wounded when a car bomb exploded in a Christian neigh- borhood in East Beirut. At Winter Commencement on January 2, the university graduated 299 students. Current Events 67