Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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pistol in Lebanon. Marine Captain Charles Johnson turned back Israeli tanks with a of cardiac arrest. She had fered from anorexia nervosa. 4 Pop singer Karen Carpenter died PSU quarterback Todd Black- ledge announced his decision to go pro. suf- W7 two week strike resulted in scattered Violence throughout the country as an- gry striking truckers sabotaged and am- bushed trucks. 1n the sports world, after last years Strike. the National Football Leagues regular seSSion ended January 3. After the playoffs, the Washington Redskins beat the Miami Dolphins 27-17 in Su- Perbowl XVII. aul llBear'l Bryant, former head football coach for the University of Alabama, died ofa heart attack on Jan- uary 26 at age 69. Bryant, who retired after a 38-year career in December 1.932. had a career record of 373 victo- ries, 85 losseS, and 17 ties. o In the entertainment world, Doonesburyl creator Gary Trudeau 100k a leave of absence. And, the ABC- TV mini-series uWinds of War be- Cflme second only to Roots in setting Viewer records. It was based on Her- man Wouks novel and enacted the ?vents leading up to the USIs entry into WWII. STATE The nation and Pennsylvania W?re struggling with budgets. Governor DICk Thornburgh announced his $13.8 billion budget for the 1983-84 fiscal year, the largest money making budget since he took office. He also proposed a $150 million fund for interest-free loans for the unemployed and farmers, and included a ZtZ; increase in funding for Penn State. A blizzard on February 1 1 and 12 hit the Northeast with a vengeance. While State College remained relatively un- scathed with 8.8 inches, record snow- falls bombarded eastern cities, as Phila- delphia got 21.3 inches. LOCAL The national so-called uSqueal Rule'l which would have required clin- ics receiving federal aid, to notify par- ents before giving birth control pills to minors, went under temporary injunc- tion on February 23-one day before going into effect. Business continued as usual on the 24th at the local Family Health Services. Murder became part of local news as Subramanyam Vedam went to trial for a first degree murder charge in connec- tion with the December 1980 shooting of his one-time roommate Thomas Kinser of Boalsburg. With a previous bail of $250,000, Vedam was found guilty as charged by a jury on February 8. M aS4 aiS'aeH Signs Off For 11 years it touched our hearts and tickled our funnybones, but on February 28 it said uGoodbye.n At a record-setting, sold out advertising rate of $450,000 per 30 second commercial, llMl'Al'S'lHl' bade its farewell to millions. Aeross the nation, special tributes were made to the passmg of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospi- tal..People from coast to coast dressed up in Army Fatigues for uM'tA'1S'1'Hn farewell parties. uHot Lips? Klinger, and Hawkeye look-alike contests were held in many bars, where the final episode played to full houses. thtAl'SilHll made America laugh. But, it also delivered some painful messages. The show began as America wound down from the turbulent 1960's. Al- though set in Korea, it became a sounding board of the national upheaval caused by Vietnam. In the '701s, ttMUVSt'Hll kept the anti-war message alive. l1M1'A S H characters were not super-heroes, just human beings trying to survive a war. Remember Henry Blake in his fishing hat and Radar O1Reilly with his teddy bear? And, the wounded soldiers terri- fied of going back to the front? Even in the middle of war there was compassion and love-that was the warmth and hope 11M'A8S8H communicated. THE TWO WEEK truckers' strike protested a law designed to increase the heavy truck user fee over $1,300 a year. Retrospect

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etrospect Edited by Angie Nuss Penn State became the na- tional champions after beat- ing Georgia 27-23. d Changes. January was a month of changes. Whether events occurred interna- tionally or locally, all levels saw turmoil, violence, and change. A changed Happy Valley greeted students as they returned from break. An abrupt change to many students was the new drunk driving laws in Pennsylva- nia which came into effect on January 14. Unlike the old law where the blood level of .10 was only a factor for incrimination, the new law stated that the person was automatically guilty of a criminal violation for the same level. And, newly introduced to University students was an optional 111 1th linell to obtain dormi- tory contracts. Called the lllottery system, this option required the student to submit his contract to the Assignment Office in Shields instead of waiting in one of the lines. There was also another change in living arrangements. The Panhellenic Council sent out let- ters to nine national sororities who did not have cam- pus chapters in an attempt to establish another soror- ity at Penn State. Because of increased student inter- est in sororities, the Council allowed a new addition to be made. The HUB also changed part of its food services. uDough to 0011 made its debut in the HUB basement. The addition served coffee, pastries, etc. -Traci Deraco Action. February was filled with activity. Blizzards, budgets, battles, a foot- ball contract, and even a visit from a queenaall oc- curred in February. A busy Happy Valley was bus- tling with events. ALERT tAwareness of Losses in Education in Recent Timesl week became part of students education. The USG and ARHS introduced the program on campus in a strike against the pro- posed Solomen Amendment. Under the amendment, men could receive financial aid only if registered for the draft. Opposition also surfaced on campus against a proposed housing arrangement for football players in the fall. University housing officials planned to house football players in Shunk Hall for ten days in August. ARHS objected and pointed out that the 125 students who would occupy the floors would not be able to move in until 4 pm. of the day before classes would begin. In sports news, Todd Blackledge an- nounced his decision to enter the NFL draft, forego- ing his final year of eligibility at Penn State. Engi- neering students at Penn State were also busy and made the news this month. Twenty-eight students de- veloped four scientific experiments to be conducted by astronauts during a 1984 space shuttle mission. The project was part of the NASAls Get-Away-Spe- cial program designed to provide access to research in space by individuals or groups. And in the middle of all the changes, Penn State settled down to study for the end of a long winters term. In the last week of February, students traveled home for break. They were home when the final episode of MtA'tS'lH was aired, but even before they left, Ml'AtS'll-I llmaniall had hit Happy Valley. One hardly walked down Col- lege Avenue without seeing pictures of M'lA'SdI-l stars in windows. -Karen Nagle 18 Retrospect INTERNATIONAL The hope of inter- national peace soared as the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact mem- bers proposed a nonaggression treaty with NATO members. The treaty called for an agreement between mem- bers to not be the first to use nuclear weapons against each other. And. Vice-president George Bush be- gan a tour of seven U.S. European al- lies to try to assure them that the Rea- gan administration was trying to reach an agreement with the Soviet Union so medium-range missiles in Europe could be reduced or eliminated. After two weeks of peace talks, Israel and Lebanon announced an agenda agreement: arrangements were made for Syria and the PLO. to remove troops from Lebanon and end the 11state of war? But, not all was well in the Mideast. Iran and Iraq continued to attack and countcr-attack one another. Also, Is- raeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon re- signed after an Israeli commission ac- cused him of blunders leading to the Beirut massacre in September 1982. Painful memories for France revived when former Gestapo officer Klause IN THE 196th State of the Union address to the United States, the centerpiece was the budget President Reagan submitted for Fiscal 1984. Barbie was expelled from Bolivia and flown to Lyon for his trial on charges of 11crimes against the state. Barbie al- legedly executed 4000 people, tortured thousands, and deported 7500 French Jews to Nazi concentration camps. NATIONAL President Reagan set the agenda for many national headlines when he presented his 1984, $848.5 bil- lion budget to Congress. It contained a $30 million increase in military spend- ing and cuts in many social programs, including cuts in financial aid for edu- cation, and forecasted a $189 billion deficit, which would bring the national debt to $2 trillion by September 1986. And in Washington, Elizabeth Dole replaced Drew Lewis, who retired as Secretary of Transportation. Dole was the First woman to head a Cabinet agen- cy in the Reagan administration. The Independent Truckers Associ- ation went on strike, protesting issues including a highway tax increase. The THE 4077th M2A25'H was able to go home and say goodbye to its television audience after 11 years of daring good humor February 28. Later. in March. M'A'StH got its flfth-straight Peo- plels Choice Award for the favorite comedy tele- vision program. J:

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Rimmed Barney Clark, the recipi- 223 cm of the first artificial heart, died at age 62. Variety. March was a month of changes and remarkable occurrences. March gave us as many changes in the leadership of the Environ- mental Protection Agency as there were changes in the weather. March gave us life-the first test tube twins born in America-and the deaths of people very close to our hearts. March gave us much more- visits by the Pope to Central America and Queen Elizabeth to the U.S., price cuts by OPEC, and disasters by Mother Nature. But through it allethe floods, volca- no eruptions, national scandals- Happy Valley re- mained intact. It did not escape from unfortunate happenings, though. Returning from break, Penn Staters were struck with some sad news when Charles A. llRip Engle, Nittany Lion football coach from 1950-66, died after a lengthy illness at the age of 76. Engle mounted a record of 104 wins, 48 losses, and four ties during his 16 years as coach of the Lions. In 1974, he was granted the distinction of being inducted into the National Football Hall of Fame. There were also more changes. University trustees approved the tearing down of the Nittany dorms and approved construction of student apartments, which would house about 128 people, and an academic activities building. The construction would take place near the site of the Theatre Arts Production Building and would cost $2.7 million. And. there were some sur- prises. After camping out in the infamous dorm lines in seemingly sub-zero temperatures, students who wanted dorm contracts for next year were allowed to spend the Saturday night of this weekend indoors. But the biggest shock about this event was, for the first time in ten years, all dorm contracts were accepted by the University. -Disne DiPiero Rain. April was rain. Along with record low temperatures, the month came in with rain and went out with rain. April brought us enough water to flood parts of the deep South. And it brought much much moreaa huge holdup in Britain, prison trouble in Pittsburgh, a spy sweep in France. Above the thun- deris rumbling we heard a reprimand for Watt, an answer from Andropov, and the picks of the pros. And through the heavy showers, we saw a satellite in space, protests in Paris, and bitterness in Beirut. Happy Val- ley laughed as James Watt banned the Beach Boys from the Capitolis 4th of July celebration, for being lihard rock,n then was reprimanded by the Reagans for his decision. April was also a month of hellos and goodbyes. Penn State welcomed Bruce Parkhill as their new menis basketball coach, and Penn State said goodbye to Brad, Janet, and Magenta. The cast of llThe Rocky Horror Picture Show left State College after its seemingly endless engagement at The Mov- ies. For nearly six years, midnight audiences enjoyed this film each weekend. Next to go were nine Penn Staters who were drafted to the NFL, including the first round draft picks Curt Warner tHB-Seattle Sea- hawksl and Todd Blackledge tQB-Kansas City ChinS-i -Rhonda Bershok 20 Retrospect INTERNATIONAL Pope John Paul II traveled to Central America to try to comfort the minds of the people living in these war-torn countries-Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Haiti. He trav- eled safely through the streets in his Bullet-proof ilpopemobilei' while giving hope to the people. OPEC was feeling its own kind of suffering as the world oil producers dis- puted over a price agreement. Thus, Americans were able to fill their gas tanks for less cash for several weeks. Finally, OPEC managed to agree on a 1562 price cut on oil. In Europe, 47 Soviet diplomats boarded a plane for Moscow this spring, after the French government ex- pelled these officials from France, claiming they were involved in espio- nage activities. Nobody liked Mondays-especially the Security Express in London which was robbed of seven million pounds in unmarked bills, equivalent to $10.5 mil- lion, in Britainis largest cash holdup. NATIONAL In the latest national scan- dal and with much reluctance from President Reagan, Environmental Pro- tection Agency Head Ann Burford was forced to resign from her position. Sen- ate investigations had been conducted on her performance for quite some time. John Hernandez, who filled in as ACTOR TOM CRUISE hugs his girlfriend. Re- becca De Mornay, during a break in the filming of uAll the Right Moves in Johnstown. DURING THE 55th annual Academy Awards. Meryl Streep and Ben Kingsley are named best actress and best actor, respectively. acting head of the EPA, was also asked to step down after only two weeks, after being questioned about his handling of dioxin waste in Michigan. Finally, an answer for the chief was found in Wil- liam D. Ruckelshaus, who was ironical- ly fired form the very same position during the Nixon administration. On her royal but highly unpredict- able visit to the U.S., Queen Elizabeth was met by the worst winter storms the Pacific had ever seen, but the Queen managed to find humor in the situation by joking how she brought the weather with her from London. As the floods in southern California were busy causing $160 million worth of damage and raining on the Queens parade, a totally different kind of del- uge was taking place in Hawaii. The volcano Kilauea erupted a 30-foot-high molten river, forcing the residents of Royal Gardens to flee from their