University of Idaho - Gem of the Mountains Yearbook (Moscow, ID)

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iving away free balloons and smiles was one way members of Alpha Phi Omega made Kid’s Day a high-flying hit. he university pro- hibited parking in the cam- pus core, so students used pedal power or walking shoes to get to class.

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1986 GEM University of Idaho Volume 84 Student Union Bldg. Moscow, ID 83843 (208) 885-6372 Copyright © 1986 Associated Students University of Idaho of the mountains atching a cool wave of Palouse wind, Pat Dougherty finds nothing but smooth sailing in the Kibbie Dome parking lot. Dougherty learned to hang 10 while attending college.

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о one squealed. Not a soul peeped. And as the Ad- ministration lawn lay vacant on Aug. 21, sorority rush ended without its usual finale. Squeal Day, the time rushees shriek aloud after each receives an invitation to live in a sorority, was no longer held as a public spectacle in front of the Administration Building. Across campus in the 1 1-story Theophilus Tower, privately delivered rush bids brought on quiet hugs and tears, rather than the traditional squeals. Before a single classroom bell had rung, the first in a chain of unexpected events had taken its toll. Less than a week later, students woke up to find themselves $61,000 in debt and barred from using cam- pus core parking lots. During the summer, budget deficits zaught up with the ASUI, racking up the largest student government debt in the university's history. Meanwhile, Faculty Council members voted to change eight student parking lots to “gold” faculty lots. After 16 students peti- tioned for gold parking permits, the board reluctantly granted a single $60 gold permit to Cynthia Shaheen. Good news came in September when UI Payroll Officer Jeff Eisenbarth announced that more than 8,000 students would split up $466,000 in Social Security Tax refunds. University officials filed for the reimbursements after discovering that full-time students had mistakenly paid taxes since 1981. But weeks after filing suit, no checks had been mailed and students temporarily forgot about the FICA refunds. waiting their turn to perform, Kappa Kappa Gamma pledges Vicki Ren- frow and Jerilyn Henggeler watch Turtle Derby Skits.