California State University Sacramento - Statesman Yearbook (Sacramento, CA)

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a Photo by M. Blanchard S Braved The Elements Of 4 Semester. Photo by Gottlieb — National Candidates Fall Democratic vice-presidential candi- date Geraldine Ferraro spoke at a ral- ly in October at the CSUS Library Quad in her last Sacramento appear- ance of the 1984 Campaign. Ferraro’s Republican counterpart, George Bush, spoke the same day at the Marina Inn Tent in Broderick. “We selected Sac State because it was in the capital and we wanted to let more people have an opportunity to see her,” said Jim Denbow, lead advance person for the Ferraro cam- paign. “A Campaigned In The Ferraro campaign officials circulated nearly 70,000 fliers and advertised heavily for the event hoping to at- tract a crowd of 10,000 or more. Jesse Jackson and Pat Paulson also attracted large crowds at Sac State with their appeals for the Democrat- ic vote. Later in the year, many students cited Ferraro’s visit as perhaps the most significant happening on cam- pus this year. Activity 25

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24 For most retailers, Thanksgiving marked the beginning of their biggest buying season, Christmas. But for A.S.1. Mountain Wolf Sports and Bike Shop, Thanksgiving repre- sented the start of another season - the ski season. Designed to fit the budget of the CSUS stu- dent, the shop provided students with a vari- ety of sports equipment and equipment-ser- vicing at reasonable prices. “Our weekend rates are the same as most people’s dayrates,” said Kevin Madison, a CSUS mechanical engi- neering major and Mountain Wolf employee. Mountain Wolf Sports also carried equipment for another winter sport, snow camping. Sleeping bags, Esolete sleeping pads, two-man mountain tents, backpacks, ground clothes, backpacking stoves, rain ponchos, portable ice chests and Coleman Stoves were all avail- able for rent. A student identification card or a major credit card could be used to secure two complete sets of rental equipment without any addi- tional security deposits. For those who wished to purchase instead of rent, Mountain Wolf Sports carried Swallow downhill skies, Trak cross-country skis Tyrolia bindings and Trappuer ski boots. Mainten- ance and repair services for ski equipment was also offered including everything from hot waxes to complete ski tunes. In the spring, the shop’s emphasis changed to bicycles and supplies as well as tennis and raquetball equipment with the same on cam- pus convenience, good service, quality and prices. The Christmas season was very impor- tant for students who were not able to spend a lot of time with their families throughout the year. Such was the case especially for foreign students. Venezuelan Yadira Morales, 23, was one of those students anxious to go back home for the holidays and share her experiences with family and friends. Morales had been in the Unit- ed States for three years. A senior ma- joring in business administration, this was her second year at CSUS. Luis Meseguer, from Madrid, Spain, Seasonal Changes Mountain Wolf Sports offered lower prices for student budgets. Foreign Students Celebrated Their Own Way also returned to his country for the holidays. Meseguer, 22, a freshman ma- joring in business administration, had been in Sacramento since school start- ed and liked it. But Christmas is Christ- mas and he decided to spend the spe- cial day the way he in which he was accustomed. Edward Santos, a business student also from Madrid, however decided not to return to Spain for the holidays. He married an American and planned to spend Christmas with her family in the States. Even though he felt established in the U.S. and liked his life here, he 4 Students Of All still missed his family and friends in Spain. Annette Laing, a sophomore majoring in journalism, traveled to her home- land, England, to spend four weeks with her family ‘watching TV, eating lots of food and doing the kind of things | won’t have a chance to do for another couple of years’. She said Christmas was not the same when you are away from home. aried Ages Spring

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The Union Network For Innovative Quality University Entertainment Was Unique hee bee -? Photo by Ken Kiplinger Anthony Cavazos took first place in the Fifth Annual Student Talent Showcase. 26 Activity