Cedarville University - Miracle / Cedrus Yearbook (Cedarville, OH)

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PLAYERS rhe year in sports always con- tributes its share of memora- ble moments. Basketball fans saw the graceful exit of one of the game's most loved players. Ju- lius Erving. Dr. J was honored throughout the season by special ceremonies, and finally, the retiring of his Philadephia 76er's jersey. Certainly, basketball will miss good ole' number 6. It was also a banner year for the not-so graceful Bobby Knight, in- famous coach of the Indiana Hoo- siers. Their record was impressive on the way to defeating Syracuse by one point for the NCAA crown. The 1988 Winter Olympics held in Calgary seemed to last an eterni- ty for the lackluster American ath- letes. The hopes and dreams of the Olympians seemed to fall as quick- ly as American speed skater Dan Jansen and figure skater Debi Thomas. Both fell twice in their quest for the gold. However, the Americans did find inspiration in Russian figure skater Katarina Witt and British ski jumper Eddie the Eagle.” Equally noticable was the disap- pointment of football's John El- way. The Denver Bronco quarter- back blew an early lead and eventually lost the Super Bowl for the second time in two years-this time to the Washington Redskins. Baseball received its fair share of attention in May. Cincinnati Reds manager, Pete Rose, was given a 30 day suspension for shoving an umpire. His appeals were unflinch- ingly denied. ■Mi MINNESOTA TWINS'. Kilby Pucket and Jeff Roer don. celebrated their World Series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Twins beat the Cardinals 4 2 in the seventh game of the series Twins pitcher. Frank Viola, was voted most valuable player in the series. A 24-OAY STRIKE by the NFL players ended in mid October when the union capitulated and went to court instead of trying to bargain with the club owners. CREDITS Feature Writer Robert W Gresh. Ill Photography Source Associated Press Literary Sources Life Newsweek USA Today Sports Illustrated national

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Black Poll Power • American life is not like a blanket of unbroken cloth of one color and one texture American life is like a quilt of many patches, many pieces, many colors bound together by a common thread. said Jesse Jackson in his 1984 quest for the presidency. His 1984 campaign wos basically a side show, howev- er. in 1988. Jackson surrounded himself with white supporters He nearly upset the 1988 presidential can- didacy of Michael Dukakis when he defeated him in the Michigan primaries almost 2-1. Though he did not receive the nomination, he was the last Democrat to bow to Dukakis, making him the first black to ever come close to the American presidency. His contribu tion to politics activated black poll power. A resur gence of civil rights activity was evidenced in many ways, including increased registration of black voters- ROBERT BORK REJECTED was on the front of every newspaper in the fall of 1987. Alter five days of grilling Bork's judicial philosophies and private life. 58 senators rctectcd him os o Supreme Court Justice. POLITICS rhe excitement of the upcom ing presidential election cer- tainly highlighted the year in politics. It started out as a battle among thirteen hopeful candidates; however, when the smoke and scandal had cleared, only two re- mained standing, Massachussetts Democrat Michael Dukakis and Republican Vice-President, George Bush. The most notable casualty came early as reporters met Gary Hart's challenge and also met his weekend visitor Donna Rice. Af- ter withdrawing from the campaign in the midst of scandal. Hart later re-entered in order to let the people decide the fate of his candidacy. They decided quickly, and Hart lat- er exited the race after receiving no more than 1% of the vote in subse- quent primaries. President Ronald Reagan sur vived the last year of his lame duck presidency after a number of major disappointments. The rejection of Robert Bork as Supreme Court Justice, along with two other of Reagan's nominations, was finally resolved with the acceptance of Su- preme Court Judge Kennedy. The never-ending Iran-Contra hearings also proved disastrous for the Chief Executive. However, a command performance by Lt. Col. Oliver North and a successful Soviet- American Summit with Mikhail Gorbachev, which produced the most comprehensive weapons trea- ty in history, may allow the most popular president in history to re- tire quietly to his new home in California. As President Reagan began to leave, the first female British Prime Minister. Margaret Thatcher, pre- pared to stay for another four years after being the first prime minister to be elected to a third consecutive term. Pope John Paul III made his second trip to the United States. During his visit, America witnessed some of the tightest security to be given to any personality. THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE celebrated its 50th birthday. About 250.00 people jammed onto it for an anniversary walk while 500.000 were denied ac- cess because engineers feared that the bridge could not sup port the weight. On the same evening. San Francisco spon sored celebratory fireworks.

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MINISTRIES CONTENTS OF MINISTRIES Traveling Teams 22 MIS Teams 24 Compassion Ministries 26 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jeff Bergandine, Tina Daley, Steve Fisher, Ruth Margraff, Bia Moraes, Kathy O'Kresik, Missy Runion, Pam Smith, 1 2 Ministries