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

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?7 of assassination plots. U.S. expelled 21 Nicaraguan di- plomats after three were accused K. Ride, the first spacewoman. 41. Challenger took off with Sally ' US. The Pa. Supreme Court handed its first death sentence in 21 years to George Banks. 22 tain,.reinforcing the 1973 decision that legalized abortion. The action was hailed as the fimost far-reaching victory . for Ireproductive rightsn by the hipro- chorceih forces. A. teacher's aide caused his own ex- plosxve rally in Brentwood, N.Y. Blam- 38 the junior high students for ruining his career, Robert O. Wickes entered the school, shot one student and the prmcnpal, held others for 9V2 hours, and after releasing the studentsahe shot himself. . STATE Philadelphia made the news With its election for mayor candidates. W. Wilson Goode, nominated by demo- crats as their first black candidate for mayon beat out ex-Mayor Frank Rizzo. 0OdCIWent on to face Republican Joe Egan In the cityis general election in ovember. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court handed down its first death sentence Since 1962 to George Banks for the mUrders of 13 people, including five of Bank s own children and the four white Women who bore them. Bank was a for- mer black prison guard. IGOOd news came to institutions of hlgher learningathc Senate approved a four percent increase in funding. Penn State alone received $149.3 million. Down to earth-two men who camped on a billboard near Allentown for 216 days ended their endurance contest, and collected first prizes of mo- bile homes and cars. Mike MacKay and Ron Kistler entered the contest which ended in a tie sponsored by the local radio station WSAN. LOCAL Several local dilemmas made up the bulk of decisions in the State College area. After the decision to can- cel the Loop services for the summer because of financial deficit, graduate students living in graduate circle peti- tioned to no avail and CATA an- nounced that it would not adjust its schedules to encompass Campus Loop stops. After a Penn State student fell to his death from a Beaver Terrace balcony in April, an extensive study was made of balcony safety in State College. The Centre Region Code Administration re- ported that each balcony met national standards for height, impact pressure, and railing structure. Once the stan- dards are met, people have to protect themselvesethe report stated. Sally Takes A Long Ride Earth, it seems. no longer holds a challenge for womenespace has become the new frontier for wom- en pioneers. The first American woman to fly in space was on the last flight of the space shuttle Challenger. Sally Kristen Ride, 32, was part of the five-man crew. which was on the June 18 flight. Born in California, Ride had a doctorate from Stanford in astrophysics, but no job. So, she, among 8370 others, applied for the position of astronaut- scientist when NASA advertised for it. She and six other women, were among the 35 candidates chosen. As a mission specialist on this flight, her primary responsibility was to operate the shuttle's 50-ft.-long ficherry-pickerii mechanical arm, or Remote Manipu- lator System. The arm hoisted a specially designed payload out of the shuttleis cargo bay, tossed it over- board; then after the shuttle glided around this tempo- rary satellite for nine hours, Ride grappled it back on board. This experiment proved to NASA that satel- lites can be retrieved for repair. Ride herselfviewed the flight as itno big dealfv i'ltis too bad, said Ride, uthat society isn't to the point yet where the country could just send up a woman astro- naut and nobody would think twice about it. MAKING SPACE HlSTORY-Sally K. Ride is the first woman to go up in space and Guion S. Biuford is the first black into space. Retrospect 23

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22 Rtrospect Viking I landed on Mars, but failed to contact the Earth. 5 Protests. May was filled with them. Through the crowds roar we both saw and heard demonstrations in several cities in Poland and at home in the US. Mothers and bishops llprotested the use of nuclear arms and sought for peace. But, the world was reawakening as spring finally warmed the earth. Alas, spring gave us its wet weather, a rainy continuation of last month. Every weekend contained some of the wet stuff. Despite the miserably rainy weather, avid fun-loving Penn Staters enjoyed them- selves at the Sy Barash Regatta, held for the first time at Bald Eagle State Park. Things were drawing to a close in Happy Valley. As April showers brought May flowers, they also brought finals which meant the end of spring term. As the end of spring term came, most of the students headed home-ready for a much need- ed break and to begin outdoor activity and bask in the summer sun. During this break, Penn Staters, along with the rest of the nation, eagerly stood in lines to see the long-awaited film Return of the Jedi, making its debut on May 25. The third of the Star Wars epics, Jedi completed the trilogy and answered the intrigu- ing questions the first two movies left for us. Becom- ing one of the summer's blockbusters, Jedi also made us sadly realize that the story had ended-would we ever see Luke, Han, and Leia again? May brought a sense of familiarity to campuse-a rather controversial face returned to campus this month. Bro Cope, the infamous preacher found near the steps of Schwab or Willard, left in July of 1982, after he had received a charge for disorderly conduct. But, the six-year Penn State veteran was back preaching earlier this month, with no talk of his alleged evil deed. Never a dull moment at Penn State. -Diane DiPiero Launchings. June was full of rock- ets. As the summer temperatures rocketed, the first American woman to fly in space took off in the space shuttle Challenger. And many new political careers were launched. Yuri Andropov became the president of the Soviet Union and Margaret Thatcher began her second term as Prime Minister of Great Britian. June brought us a homecoming for the Pope, expul- sion for Nicaraguan diplomats. and freer laws for abortion. Summer officially began in Happy Valley, as the student population dwindled due to the summer break. Life in Happy Valley slowed down as students still took classes, but also found time to work on their tans or perfect their frisbee throwing. Many students looked forward to the Simon and Garfunkel concert tour. The 60's and 70s singing duo announced their first American tour in 13 years, starting in July. Frat parties took on a sour note this month. Despite Intra- fraternity Council rules and Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board regulations, several fraternities accept- ed donations from partygoers. These fraternities could have been fined in excess of $300 for violating the rules that prohibit fraternities from taking any money other than that which is for philanthropies said Adam Levinson, IFC president. -Debbie Stephens Retrospect INTERNATIONAL Poland saw both turmoil and comfort during these months. In May. Polish opposers to the martial law stomped through the streets of Warsaw and 20 other cities holding large banners boldly reading iiSOLI- DARITYW Police had to control the protesters. But later, in June, Pope John Paul II offered words of support to millions of his fellow Poles on his second visit to his homeland. Millions came out in the rain to participate in the masses the pontiff said in several cities throughout the country. Yuri V. Andropov officially became the president of the Soviet Union, a position left vacant since the death of Brezhnev last November. Two days after Brezhnevis death. Andropov was named general secretary of the Com- munist Party, but in June the question was officially settled. Another world leader was confirmed when Margaret Thatcher was reelected Prime Minister of Great Britian in a landslide victory. The breadth of her victory was a surprise to many because of the rising unemployment and unsta- ble economic recovery. WILSON GOODE addresses a rally at Philadel- phia's Art Museum before the May l7th election when he beat out ex-Mayor Frank Rizzois bid for a political comeback. NATIONAL The MX missile landed back in the national news. The govern- ment agreed to allot $600 million in previously frozen funds to be used for flight testing of the missile and studies on how to modify the Minuteman silos in which they would be kept. Meanwhile, 262 US. Catholic Bish- ops met in Chicago to create a pastoral letter concerning nuclear arms policies. Some insisted the letter urge the US. to llcurbil the deployment of their weap- ons, while others wanted a completely lihaltedll deployment. The US. government expelled 21 Nicaraguan diplomats and their fam- ilies, after three US. diplomats were accused of assassination plots. Earlier. the leftist Sandinista government gave three US. officials 24 hours to vacate the country on charges of plotting the assassinations of Sandinista revolution leaders. In action closer to home, the Su- preme Court struck down a set of state and local regulations that could have made abortions more difficult to ob- THE NIGHT SKY was illuminated by a shower of Fireworks in celebration of the Brooklyn Bridgc's lOOth birthday.

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24 etrospect Bryce J ordan became the 14th president of Penn State University. a Hot. July was a hot month as tem- peratures and tempers in Washington grew more heated every day. A heat wave spread across the nation causing drought, death, and blazing scandals concerning Presidential notes and sexual misconduct in our nations capitol. Abroad, the turmoil was on another key-terrorists were striking in France and Peru as Great Britain pondered what actions to take against such terrorist acts. There was some good news in July headlines, however. Martial law was lifted from Poland and the youngest U.S. ifambassadorii Samantha Smith returned home from the Soviet Union. July was just as eventful in Happy Valley. People flocked to the annual Arts Festival and Penn State was as crowded as if fall semester classes were in session. And also on campus in July was the fourth annual Penn State Conference for Minority Journal- ists. July brought many changes in positions of leader- ship. The University Alumni Association elected a new president-Donald M. Cook of Cherry Hill, N.J., an RCA division vice-president. I-Ie succeeded Rich- ard A. Zimmerman. The newly elected vice-president of the Alumni Association is William C. Forrey of Camp Hill, Pa. William Asbury, the Universityls af- firmative action officer and assistant to the provost, was promoted to executive assistant to the president for Administration. And the most important change-Bryce Jordan became the 14th president of Penn State, succeeding John Oswald. -Bernadette Czekaj Firsts. From the first hurri- cane of the season to the first commission for Central America, August was a month of firsts. August also brought the first gathering of international Christians in a celebration of praying for peace, and August was the first month of the summer to bring disaster- hurricane Alicia. Alicia gave quite a scare to Texas, and she did not help the severely landparched areas of the mid-west left by Julyls hot dryness. Overseas, while a congregation of 3500 Christians prayed for peace, Israells Prime Minister Begin could not foresee any peace ahead for his country , so he revealed his plans of resignation. Peace was also on President Rea- ganis mind when he chose Henry Kissinger to head his new Central America Commission. As the summer sped by, August saw many other firsts. In Happy Valley, some 37,000 students took their first steps toward Willard Building, ate their first cafeteria meal, and opened their first textbook since spring term 83. August was the beginning of the new school year, and it was the first chance most students had to witness the new President Bryce Jordan, in action since his induction in July. August also marked the beginning of the semester system at Penn State. Classes were cut from 75 minutes to 50 minutes, which made students jump for joy, although they couldnit rejoice for long, since they only had 15 min- utes to get to their next class. -Diane DiPiero Restrospcct INTERNATIONAL Throughout these months, attempts were made worldwide to protect human life and to destroy it. In Great Britain, the House of Com- mons rejected a campaign to once again use the death penalty as a punishment for terrorist actions and other serious crimes. Although Margaret Thatcher herself supported the action, the death penalty was rejected. In F rance, howev- er, some lives were not saved. Six peo- ple were killed and 50 injured when a bomb exploded at a Turkish Airlines counter at Orly Airlines outside of Par- is. And in Peru, terrorists forced their way into the Lima headquarters of the frulingl Popular Action Party with bombs and machine guns, killing two and injuring 30. Later, the government ordered 15,000 police to fight the ter- rorists. After 19 months of military rule, martial law was formally lifted from Poland and partial amnesty was de- clared for the nations political prison- ers. A number of temporary restric- tions, dealing with politics and econo- my, valid until 1985 were placed on Poland on that same day, however. Unfortunately for the Israeli people, Prime Minister Begin saw no signs of peace ahead for his country, and an- nounced his plan for resignation. Offi- cials were able to detain him for awhile, but his decision was inevitable. 01 can- LEAD SINGER for the Police, Sting is also the premier song writer. During their US. concert tour. the Police sold out at all locations. not go on any longer,n said the highly distraught Begin. NATIONAL The month of July began with the Supreme Court placing a stay on the decision to bar the federal gov- ernment from linking registration for the draft to financial aid for college. The implication of this stay was, that at least temporarily, male students had to be registered to receive federal aid. As July progressed, the US. found itself in a hot scandalous mid-summer. A heat wave spread across the US. all summer, and by July 24, the death toll, due to heat, was 140 people. A Water- gate investigator was hired by the gov- ernment to try to discover how Reagan supporters, during his campaign, got President Carterls notes for the presi- dential debate held on October 28, 80. Also in Washington, Henry Kissinger accepted the chairmanship of President Reaganis newly formed National Bi- partisan Commission on Central Amer- TAKE ME OUT to the ball game . . l-Ameri- cans had been enjoying Boston Red Sox' Carl Yastrzemskils playing for 20 years. He retired this summer.