University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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Separate states no more - Germany reunified Forty-five years after it was carved up in defeat and disgrace, Germany was reunited Wednesday, October 3, to the sound of bells, national hymns, and the jubilant blare of good old German oom-pah-pah. At midnight Tuesday, a copy of the American Liberty Bell, a gift from the United States at the height of the Cold War, tolled from Town Hall. At the same time, the black, red and gold banner of the Federal Republic of Germany rose slowly before the Reichstag, the scarred seat of past German parliaments. With that, a throng estimated atl milion broke into the German national anthem beginning a nightlong nationwide celebration of music and fireworks. Sc Gorbachev wins Nobel Peace Prize President Mikhail S. Gorbachev of the Soviet Union was named the 1990 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize on Monday, October 15, in recognition of his initiatives in promotionof international peace, including championing political change in Eastern Europe and helping to end the Cold War. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the 50-year-old Soviet leader, the first commu- nist head of state to receive the Peace Prize, was being recognized because of his leading role in the peace process which today characterizes important parts of the international community. It was the first Peace Prize awarded to an American or Soviet chief executive since U.S. President Woodrow Wilson won it in 1919. The award consists of a diploma and gold medal and a cash prize of 4 million Swedish crowns, worth about $710,000. 24 Or: - Leonard Bernstein, flamboyant maestro, dies at the age of 7a Leonard Bernstein, the Renaissance man of music who excelled as pianist, composer, conductor and teacher and was, as well, the flamboyant ringmaster of his own non-stop circus, died Sunday in New York. He was 72. Bernstein, known and beloved by the world as Lenny, died in the presence of his physician, Kevin M. Cahill, who said that the cause of death was sudden cardiac arrest caused by progressive lung failure. The con- ductor had announced Tuesday that he would retire, on the advice of Cahill. In recent months, Bern- stein canceled performances with increasing frequency. His last conducting appearance was at Tanglewood, Mass., on Au- gust 19 -

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KU arranges $1 million fund for minority students The University of Kansas estab- lished a $1 million minority scholarship fund that will help 1 40 students during the next four years, Chancellor Gene Budig said September 18. The fund, financed through dona- tions to KlTs Campaign Kansas fund- raising drive, provided 35 new minority scholarships this fall and will allow for 35 more in each of the next three years. The $500 scholarships are awarded for academic achievement in high school and are renewable if the stu- K.C. chosen as site for Orion movie A major movie began shooting in Kansas City in mid-October. Orion pictures will start work on Article-99, a movie about a dedicated doctor in a Veterans Affairs hospital, next month at the old St. Mary ' s Hospital, 2800 Main St. Kansas acquires 7-fooM center A 7-foot-1 center from Texas decided to play basketball for Kansas. Greg Ostertag, a center from Duncanville, Texas, announced September 24 in Dallas at he will sign a leter of intent November 14, the first day of the early signing period. As a junior, he averaged 16.9 points and 15 rebounds for Duncanville, a suburb of Dallas, reported his coach, Phil McNeely. Ostertag was also ranked among the best high school centers by Bob Gibbons, publisher of All Star Sports Report. dent maintains good grades in college. Crew selected to live inside Earthlike bubble for 2 years Eight environmental pioneers were chosen September 12 to spend two years living with 3,800 arieties of plants and animals inside a glass-and-steel dome designed to duplicate Earth ' s ecosystem. The crew was composed of two Britons, a Belgian, a German, and four Americans. As a laboratory for showing ways to solve environmental problems such as pollution, the : Drivately financed Biosphere project could become a moneymaking venture, scientists have said. It s also a prototype for sustaining life in space. Inside the sealed geodesic frame, all air, water, food, and wastes will be regenerated and ecycled. Only electricity will link its ecological system with the outside with communications provided hrough computers and telephones. The $30 million world-within-the world will be like a space colony tethered to Earth. Film industry drops the ' X ' after an overhaul of ratings The Motion Picture Association of America nnounced September 27 that it was reforming ts system of rating films, abandoning its contro- ersial X rating in favor of a new category to be ailed NC-17. The new category will take effect immedi- ately. Like the X rating, it will forbid admission to anyone under the age of 17. Limousine used by Hussein is seized Saddam Hussein may have had Kuwait, but he didn ' t have his bomb-proof, $300,000, ar- mored Cadillac limousine. The car, fitted with tear gas dispensers and bullet proof tires, was being held at a repair shop in Luvonia, Michigan on order of the U.S. Cus- toms Service, agents announced September 24. 23

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Souter joins Supreme Court as the 105th justice Ten weeks after President Bush nominated a little-known New Hampshire judge for the U.S. Supreme Court, the Senate voted overwhelmingly, 90-9, to confirm David H. Souter. The balloting came after nearly four hours of speeches on the Senate floor in which supporters said they were confident Souter would preserve fundamen- tal constitutional values, while opponents said too much was not known about his positions on critical issues like abortion. In a brief ceremony in the crowded courtroom, Souter, 51, was administered the judicial oath of office by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and almost imme- diately got to work on hearing high court arguments with his eight new colleagues. Souter joins the court at a pivotal time in its history. The Associated Press vai Red October: a complete sweep of the A ' s The Cincinnati Reds be- came baseball ' s champions October 20. The Reds completed their World Series domination of the Oakland A ' s with a 2-1 victory, giving Cincinnati four straight victories in the best- of-seven series. Bunting? That turned out to be the difference, paving the way for the Red ' s game- : winning two-run rally in the eigth inning. The Associated Pres Kansas ' surprises K-State The play that preserved the Jayhawks ' victory came with 4 minutes, 23 seconds remaining. Kansas, which had squandered a 17-point lead early in the fourth quarter and was clinging to a 27-24 advantage, had a third down and 2from its 32. The arm of a kicker, Dan Eichloff, and the legs of a quarterback, Chip Hilleary, helped Kansas defeat Kansas State 27-24 Saturday, Oct. 27. Eichloff s wind-aided 58-yard field goal in the fourth quarter provided the winning points for the Jayhawks, but his 30-yardpass on a fake punt in the first quarter set an early tone and buried the Wildcats in a hole. Kansas quarterback Hilleary passed for ' Doonesbury ' -- two decades of controversy ' Doonesbury ' began in 29 news- papers on October 26, 1970. With controversy so much a part of the Doonesbury tradition, Uni- versal Press prepared a 20th anni- versary commemorative booklet filled with the more memorable Doonesbury flareups through the years. Twenty years ago, few envi- sioned such urgency about the strip. U.S. troops leave for Middle East As of mid-October, more than 200,000 U.S. troops had been deployed to Saudi Arabia, Pentagon sources said. They are preparing to defend the desert kingdom from a possible Iraqi attack. Iraq has about 430,000 men in Kuwait and Southern Iraq, according to the Pentagon. Among the latest forces to arrive in Saudi Arabia are elements of the 1st Cavalry Division, which includes a brigade of the 2nd Armored Division, from Fort Hood, TX. The soldiers are being flown on commercial jetliners, meet- ing up with their roughly 300 Mi-Abrams tanks and other equipment shipped from their bases several weeks prior. 25