Angelo State University - Rambouillet Yearbook (San Angelo, TX)

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i , i..l-4.1 1 ASU Headlines Expansion-Growth-these words made the news all through 1982-83 referring to Angelo State University. V lt was a year for newness-new buildings, new equipment, many new students, a new department and a new degree. The new women's dormitory opened its doors in the fall to 178 students, and con- struction on the business-computer science Kpfaiewlf- -l sf l 4 ' E 1 building continued throughout the year. Plans were made for several other new buildings-a new men's dormitory identical to the new women's and a nursing-physical science building to be built adjacent to the new business-computer science one. ,The post office and bookstore were both expanded at the beginning of the academic year. Two offices, a storage area a new loading dock and an expanded sales area totaled 2,400 square feet more for the bookstore. The post office added 630 to its already 15,266 mail boxes totaling 75 square feet. ' ln the fall, the Board of Regents, Texas State University System approved the im- plementation of a major in geology leading to a bachelor of science degree beginning with the 1984 fall semester. They also ap- proved a new department Psychology- Sociology to be headed by Dr. Kenneth Stewart, associate professor of sociology. .Academically, enrollment reached an all- time high of 5,834 and admission standards were revised fpart of a statewide trendl to 18 on the American College Test and 800 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test as opposed to 15 and 700 respectively. As for new equipment-the IBM 4341- K10 'state of the art computer system was installed in October. The computer which cost S600,000 had eight times the speed, memory, and disc capacity of the unit it replaced. ASU also purchased new uniforms for the band and angelettes and a new blue, and gold bus for the athletic department. Two' well-known faces left ASU, in 1983-Bobby Peiser, head of security for 14112 years and Larry Ludewig, associate, dean of student life.-PENA f ' ' Dr. O. S. Cauthen, Dr. -L. -Vincent and cpachgzlerry, 1 Vantlergriff watch- as the Rams board the-bus..abbi.it'fto V A make its first trip. fNew Services Photosl l Y. QLLALVQI f ' ASU's IMB 4341-K10 state ofthe artcomputergsystem' '- H was installed in -1982. . l ' The new women's dormitory ,provided 1.78 more bends a Q 'for students wishing to live on campus., Y . ,Q 1, fs! lll-WSF! r .. .nm-4-umm. .4-nn-u.a.x4n.nn:-. ----My-1-U......

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1982-83: A year to remember lt was the year of recession and a homely creature named E.T. It was the year when like, everybody like totally freaked out over Valley Girls. It was the year of peso devaluations, foot- ball strike and Tylenol poisonings. lt's all history now, but it was newsthen. Violence stunned Europe in the fall as ter- rorists killed six and injured 21 in a barrage of machine-gun fire at a Jewish restaurant in Paris. The incident was termed France's Hbloodiest anti-Semitic outbreak since World War ll, Less than six months after winning his first Oscar, 77-year-old actor Henry Fonda died of the heart disease that had troubled him for several years. Days later, on her 67th birthday, Ingrid Bergman lost her eight-year battle with cancer. A massacre of hundreds of civilian Palesti- nians in refugee camps outraged the world and prompted the United States to return its peacekeeping forces to the country. A National Football League players' strike freed television time for old movies and Canadian football. Followers of the jet set read about the juicy Pulitzer divorce trial, in which allegations of lesbianism, seances and drug abuse turned the cour- troom into a soap opera set. Princess Grace of Monaco died after her car swerved off a mountain road outside of Monte Carlo. Initial reports said she suffered a stroke at crash time and died shortly after from a cerebral hemorrhage. Five Chicagoans died after swallowing Ex- tra Strength Tylenol capsules containing cyanide. More instances of product poison- ing were reported, from tampered eye drops to drug-laced brownies. The British were scandalized when Prince Andrew, a Falkland Islands hero, dashed off to a Caribbean Island with soft-porn actress Koo Stark. Americans went to the polls and sent politicians some mixed signals. President Ronald Reagan's bid to stay the course was, for the most part, acknowledged, though citizens let it be known they wanted a little less Reagonomics and a few more jobs. In Texas, incumbent Gov. Bill Clements was upset by Attorney General Mark White. Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev was found dead, leaving the world to speculate about who would assume the Kremlin helm. Two days later, former KGB chief Yuri An- dropov took charge of the Communist Party. In Poland, workers' hopes were raised by the release of former Solidarity leader Lech Walesa, whom the government had interned for eleven months. Actress Liz Taylor, frustrated by the situation in the Mideast, departed on her own 10-day peace mission to Lebanon and Israel. In California, actor Jack Webb of 'LDragnet fame died of a heart attack at age 62. Time magazine, in its annual Man of the Year issue, named the computer the most significant person of 1982. Double digit unemployment figures made the headlines throughout the year, Dr. William DeVries implanted a plastic- heart in Seatle dentist Barney Clark, 61. Clark lived for over 100 days with the ar- tificial heart. After dragging the Korean War out into eleven seasons, M'A'S'l-I went off the air in February. At the movies, children of all ages fell in love with a homely little extraterrestrial with big blue eyes. E.'1'. The Extraterrestrial earned over S300 million at the boxoffices.-NEAL s- ' , ,Q 9 A if 1 S ,5 world news S ipfkssgy -if as 'Ng Mike Farrell, Loretta Swit, David Ogden Stiers and Harry Morgan, cast members from the television series M'A'S'H, embrace at the final taping of the series in Los Angeles. U-Xssociated Press Photol