Southern Illinois University - Obelisk Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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The Year in Review ' The Obelisk II takes a look at some of this yearis headlines and highlights. From El Salvador t0 the Falklands, war raged on. Eighteen nations were fighting, whether it be battle of the land or seas or guerrilla warfare, and an es- timated 125,000 men, women and children lost their lives during these skirmishes in 1982. Since the ultrarightist Major Roberto d,Aubuisson came into power three years ago, 30,000 citizens have died there. Despite public complaints to Congress over continuing abuse of hu- man rights, the US. sent more than $300-million in military and economic aid to El Salvador in 1982 alone. Aside from the continual flow of arms into to the Central American hot-spot the United States proposed increasing the number of military advisors to train government forces. The increased aid made the light for El Salvador look more and more like Viet Nam. In Guatemala, where government forces have claimed some 5,000 civil- ian lives since a coup in March of 1981, the picture was no different. On April 2 Britain was pushed into a battle for 4,700 square miles of rocky islands in the South Atlantic when Argentines took control of the tiny Falkland Islands colony. Prime Min- ister Margaret Thatcher reacted by sending 27,000 men, more than twelve times the population of the province, aboard warships, submarines and converted luxury liners-the Queen Elizabeth II and the Canberra. Although the war only lasted until early J une, the human cost was high. Some 255 British troops and 746 Ar- gentines died along with three civil- ians from the capital city of Port Stanley. 10 X L mm: k. 5 Wide World Photo GOOSE GREEN, EAST FALKLAND-Argentinian soldiers captured at Goose Green are guarded by a Royal Marine shortly after their surrender ended a three-month- old conflict with Great Britain. While the battle off the coast of Argentina took most by surprise, the fighting in Lebanoneafter seven long years-was just part of everyday life. A surprise attack by Israeli bomb- ers and troops, however, was the far- thest thing from everyday life that the residents of Lebanon were expect- ing. It looked like the Middle East bloodshed might come to an end when US. envoy Phillip Habib mediated for the Palestinian Liberation Organiza- tion and the Israeli government headed by Prime Minister Menachem

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Itfs hard not to look at the media and around the streets to see new wave fashion as the pervasive trend it is: even in Carbondale. Experimenting with music, dress and dance are vital to this trendls development. Some may label these experimenters punk rockers, new wavers or just weird. This trend has, undoubtedly, been influenced by ilnew music? This new sound has, however, become increas- ingly difficult to iind in Carbondale. Most of the local and area radio stations are dedicated to a predomi- nately top-4O programming mix, rejecting the less restricted album format that existed in Carbondale a few years ago. However, top-40 is exactly what these people want. They seek an alternative that is more bold and full of more energy. SIU-C,s student station, WIDB, remains dedicated to the policy of bringing good alternative sounds to listeners, says music director Ken Krause. Krause thinks that there is a deii- nite punk scene in Carbondale, but describes it as iisort 0f contrived? tiThe attitude is not really there and it canlt be. The attitude for true punk rock has to emanate from a source. iiTrue punkers are those who are iinancially deprived, and are angry about the way they are forced to live? . he said. iiHere its just middle-class boys and girls having fun? WIDB doesn,t play the hard-core punk sound of bands like Black Flag and Throbbing Gristle, he says, but does give more airplay t0 the com- mercial sound of Romeo Void and X, which he believes represents more of what listeners want to hear. Movements like punk rarely rejoice, yet there is a certain joy in collective bitching, collective recognition of l frustration. The joy comes in the re- , lease of both aggression and frustra- New wave dancing is less restric- tive than its predecessor, punk. Frequently, dancers can be seen running around the dance floor and slam dancing; a form that, some believe, is both highly controlled and highly creative. Features tion. Primitive forms of dancing were the perfect vehicles. The pogo consists of jumping up and down and shaking all over, is very close to a temper tan- . trum in attitude. With the exception of four bars, however, Carbondale fails to supply enough clubs that cater to the new wave audience. Dress is perhaps the most impor- tant aspect of new wave. Those in- volved with new wave step outside the bounds of conventionalism by . either a commercial new wave look or simply by sporting something un- usual and original. One employee of a vintage clothing store in Carbondale, said many peo- ple come in looking for something punk and leave with something unusual and outlandish. Unusual clothes can often be found at thrift shops, according to Yvette LeTourneaux, known to friends as a unique dresser and often labeled a ipunkerl by those who see her on the street. LeTourneaux said that she gets most of her clothes from her grand- mother and thrift shops. ltMost of the things I wear are older but you could call them vintage, she said. Unique hairstyles can also be seen in Carbondale and have been a vital part of achieving a head-tuming look. The trend has reverted back to a six- ties vogue known as the spike. Spiked hair stands up, forming points or spikes at the top of the head. Aside from shaping your hair it is impor- tant that one finds a color that best reflects his or hers feelings. Colors vary from shades of purple and red to green. Allen Weisman, though he is not a participant in the new wave move- ment, sees the entire attitude and look as an ttintellectual movement that focuses on avant-garde self expression? Steve Rush, a senior in public rela- tions, agrees. tiTheirels a definite sub- culture of new wave which has a more realistic set of ideals? he said. tiBut I don,t think its quite as strong as punk was. Punk was a total lifestyle? El

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Begin. The assassination of Lebanese President-elect Bashir Gemayel in September prompted Israeli troops to occupy west Beirut. With the purpose of maintaining the peace, Israeli forces were soon stained by the blood of a PLO Christian Phalangists slaughter NEW YORK-A booming stock market made for feverish activity as prices on the New York Stock Exchange soared to record levels, reaching a high for the Dow Jones Indus- trial Average of 1,065.49 on Nov. 3, 1982. Chrysler rebounds, the Dow J ones and unemployment peaks. Year in Review of 800 men, women and children. As the war between Iran and neigh- boring Iraq escalated into its third year casualties climbed above 100,000 in 1982. Arms supplied by Israel and the Soviet Union assisted Khomeni in his counterattack. The Soviet puppet government in C Wide World Photo yearts end. It was a roller coaster year for the economy. On October 8, unemploy- ment reached double-digit proportions for the hrst time since 1941. A month later, on November 3, the Dow J ones Industrial hit an all-time high at 1,065.49. Leading economic indicatorsein- cluding the housing industry-were on the up swing at the end of 1982. The biggest signal that good times were on the way back was a profit shown by the Chrysler Corporation. gCOAL - U ?AUTO; - , WEE L- w ant Afghanistan held its own against tri- bal guerrilla forces in that ongoing conflict. It was a year of strategic moving for Soviet and Afghan forces who attempted to regain parts of the desert-like terrain that seemed to see- saw between the two forces. El WE W ANT J 0 B $5 Wide World Photo WASHIN G TON-Demonstrators stand in Lafayette Park, across from the White House, protesting unemployment which left more than 12 million Americans out of work by In the four years since an act of Congress saved Chrysler from corpo- rate disaster the company has been showing a profit and even boasts of a $900-million cash hoard. Last year the value of Chrysler stock more than quintupled from 3318 to 1734, second only to electronic game makers Coleco. However, one financial signal grew seemingly worse as the year pro- gressed. The number of foreclosures on both small businesses and homes reached a phenomenal 45 percent. CI 11