University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

NOWHERE ELSE BUT UT The tower brightens the night. Nobel Prize winner Dr. Stephen Weinberg. It was the place to be and it could prove it. The University was sincere in its desire to up academic stan- dards. In the fall, a new core curriculum aimed at providing all students with a broad-based liberal arts education went into effect. On April 16, 1984, an anonymous donor contributed $8 million to The University with conditions that the figure be matched by private contributors and then doubled by The University. A $32 million endowment was successfully established for 32 separate chairs, half in the College of Engineering and half in the College of Natural Sciences. The administrative season climaxed in the spring with the ap- pointment of a new chancellor, Hans Mark, renowned physicist and NASA chieftan, to oversee and promote The University ' s academic integrity. In between these timeline events, college life at UT was alternately precious and cruel. Students learned to manage their time as well as their finances. Wednesdays were set aside for studying at the PCL and Sundays for fajitas at the Hyatt. And then there were tests - - endurance tests with roommates and B-law tests with Bader. University life tested our character and morals as well. These were often the most difficult to pass. There ' s nowhere else but * The University of Texas. A graven longhorn watches passers-by from his perch on the Texas Union. Opening 5