Stanford University - Quad Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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CAMPUS NEWS Strike welcomes students back in fall BY DAVID AZRIN Daily Staff Writer Students arriving on campus September 27 for the beginning of the school year were greeted with lines of picketing workers who had been on strike for more than two weeks. Members of United Stanford Workers (USW), which represented 1350.carpenters, plumbers, painters, machinists, custodians, food-service workers, delivery personnel, gardeners, and storekeepers, voted 465 to 172 to strike September 10 during a meeting at Dinkel-spiel Auditorium. They claimed the University's contract proposal which called for wage increases of 14.5 to 17 percent in the first two years was unacceptable. The union had previously presented a proposal which called for wage and benefit increases of 24.1 percent in the first two years. During the course of the 30-day walk-out, students here were faced with a number of inconveniences. University Food Service, which provides meals for the majority of students including all of the freshmen, served only sandwiches for lunch and dinner during the four days of orientation activities. Food Service then closed down altogether and did not re-open until four days into the quarter, when two of the kitchens were reopened serving breakfast and lunch on a cash-only basis. Students who had bought meal plans received weekly cash refunds. As a result, most students were forced to forge for them selves during mealtimes. The Coffee House and Tresidder Memorial Union were crammed with students. Many dorms travelled as groups to such favorite hot spots as Mountain Mike's Pizza and Jack-in-the-Box, while others survived on catering services. Some resident fellows invited students to eat in their homes, and cooperative houses invited students to eat meals cooked by residents. The lack of dorm meals was particularly unfortunate because they traditionally provide important social and intellectual interactions for freshmen students. Garbage cans began to pile high in some dorms because of the lack of maintenance workers and grass grew tall in some areas. The strike also caused de- lays in construction at the new Governor's Corner housing project and Braun Music Center where picketers blocked independently hired contractors. Besides the inconveniences, the strike also created deep divisions between labor and management here. And as the strike grew longer, relations grew worse. During the first week of the strike, before most students had arrived, there were some cases of vandalism reported. Numerous scuffles occurred along the picket lines and, after two weeks, more than 24 picketers had been arrested and charged with vandalism, obstructing traffic or unlawful assembly. Among them was USW leader Michael Baratz who was arrester! on charges of blocking traffic at the entrance to SLAC. Throughout the strike, the University took a hard-line bargaining stance, refusing to make any new proposals or to submit the issues to advisory arbitration. Union and University negotiators met four times during the strike. They finally reached a settlement during around-the-clock negotiations at Rickey's Hyatt Hotel, and brought an end to the longest strike in Stanford history. The final contract was little improvement above the University's proposal which was offered all along. The contract provided for 17 percent increases in wages and a $5 a month increase in medical benefits during the first two years. Union members approved the contract 420 to 100, but not because most of them were happy with the proposal. During the union meeting, leaders said there was a lot of pressure from the membership just to get workers back to their jobs. The University saved at least $1.23 million in unpaid wages, although it incurred other additional costs including overtime paid to policemen and managers, vandalism repairs, delays in construction and legal costs. In the end, the University had been forced to make few concessions to the union. Labor-management relations had been badly damaged. But most members of the Stanford community —students, workers, managers, and faculty — were glad to see the University running smoothly again, and most had a better appreciation of the men and women constantly working behind the scenes. STOPPED IN ITS TRACKS: United Stanford Workers strikers block a truck delivery to Tresidder Union. Campus '82-'83 Sepl. 23-27 — The USW strike welcomed students back to the Farm; New independent houses opened in Governor's Corner; New bike lanes caused controversy. Oct. 9-10 — The Grateful Dead played to sellout crowds of 9500 in Frost Amphitheater in the first campus concerts in three years. Oct. 11 — The USW strike was settled when workers approved a pact, 420-100. Oct. 29 — Students fled warping walls in Trancos Hall. Nov. 4 — Negative reactions were voiced in a hearing on the Stanford West housing project. Increased transportation problems and damage to San Francisquito Creek were the concerns most often stated. Nov. 5 — Residents of Branner and the Residential Management Office battled over artwork carved into newly-poured concrete in front of the hall. Nov. 19 — Five students were hit by a sports car which plowed through the Big Game Rally in San Francisco. Nov. 24 — Stanford Daily staffers circulated 7000 copies of a mock Daily California headlined NCAA awards Big Game to Stanford” around the Berkeley campus. Dec. 1 — The University granted 26 News Review

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CAMPUS NEWS New construction alters Stanford landscape . . . again Above — MEM CLOCK : It may not look like much now but this 45-foot tower will soon house the original Memorial Church chimes and clockworks. Four dock faces below the bells will give students no excuse for being late for class! Left — LAKEFRONT PROPERTY: The Elliott Program Center of the newly-opened Governor's Corner residence complex offers room for classes and other activities as well as gorgeous views of Lake Lag. By ALAN TRIPP Daily Staff Writer Most of us are aware of having grown in various ways during our time at Stanford. And as we have grown, so has the University. Completed construction, projects currently underway and those still in the planning stages seek to beautify, improve and facilitate the experience of living and learning at Stanford. Fall quarter saw the completion of an extensive building project when the Sociology and Communication Departments were moved into their new location in Building 120. The project, which has been underway for several years, was the final step in the renovation of the Quad's northern facade. A modern TV production studio is among its many modern facilities. Currently under construction is the Braun Music Building which will relocate the Music Department to a more central location behind Dinkelspiel Auditorium. Plans for a new building have been under consideration for some time now and the Music Department faculty is looking forward to leaving its current location on the Knoll — the original residence of the University President which has no central heating and serious structural defects—for a building which was specially designed with the needs of the Department in mind. Another project nearing completion is the clock tower across from the old engineering corner of the Quad. It will house the original clockworks which fell from the Memorial Church steeple in the earthquake of 1906. The construction of what some students are already starting to call Mem Clock was made possible by an anonymous donation. Yet another anonymous donation was recently made specifically for the purpose of renovating the Inner Quad. The project is still in the planning stages but the million dollar donation will most certainly go toward improving lighting, plantings, irrigation systems and possibly paving the historic heart of the campus. University planners hope to have the renovation finished in time for the University's centennial. Plans to renovate Tresidder Union as well were approved by the Tresidder Union Board winter quarter. By August 1984, the Board plans to replace the bowling alley with an enlarged version of the Store, expand the Coffee House and move the video game room into a sound-proofed area. There are also plans to redesign the kitchen and service area of the Coffee House and to move several of the businesses which rent space from Tresidder to new locations within the building. BELIEVE IT OR NOT: Students actually do follow the new bike lanes! Go with the flow Returning to campus autumn quarter, students were surprised to find that the University had finally decided to do something about the chaotic pedestrian and bicycle traffic through White Plaza and along Lasuen Mall on the eastern side of the Quad. The du-bious solution: Mem Funnel . For some inexplicable reason, the lanes marked by white lines and cute little traffic signs met with more than a little resistance from students who were not accustomed to being told where they could ride. The fact that it was simply impossible to remain within the narrow lanes at rush periods didn't help things. Despite their initial contempt for the system, students now seem to have adjusted to it and try to remain within the lanes where possible. University administrators admit that there have been problems but claim that their experiment has been a success. They are looking to modify the lanes in the future to improve traffic flow and safety conditions. — Alan Tripp News Review 25

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CAMPUS NEWS Storms soak campus BY TIM GRIEVE Daily Stiff Writer In the words of one Bay Area newspaper columinst, 1983 was the year we met the enemy, and he was wet. By mid-April Mother Nature had dumped over 35 inches of rain on the peninsula, beating records going back 25 years. When rain greeted freshmen on the first day of orientation, many students who came to Stanford specifically for the California sunshine wondered if they could get tuition refunds. But fall quarter was mild compared to what the campus saw in the winter. What seemed like one continous storm from January until March caused wet feet, flooded basements, and a surge in the umbrella business. The massive amounts of water soon saturated the ground and filled University drainage systems until, in the words of many administrators, the drains just couldn't take any more”. Flooding occurred in buildings all over campus, including Hoover Tower, Memorial Church, and the then underconstruction Braun Music Building. Students in Wilbur Hall had to wade through six inches of rainwater in the basement to do their laundry. I was just putting my clothes in the dryer when this wall of water rushed into the laundry room,” said one Wilbur resident. I ran back to get my last load, but it came in really fast. I was marooned by the washers.” When five feet of water in Tresidder's basement knocked out power there for three days, students had to adjust to banking without computers and a life without frozen yogurt. With the rains came 50 mile per hour winds strong enough jo blow down eucalyptus trees all over the campus. Students could expect to find trees blocking streets every morning during winter quarter. When winds blew down a large oak tree in Tresidder's parking lot, a rented Ford was completely destroyed while two other cars suffered lesser damage. Falling trees crashed onto power lines near Lake Laguni-ta, leaving both Roble and Lagunita Halls without power for an afternoon. A Great Works class meeting in Roble continued nonetheless. We were studying the Dark Ages, so it was very appropriate.” £ When students returned from f spring break, ready for suntan £' weather. Mother Nature finally cooperated — but not for long. By mid-April, another round of showers hit the Bay Area, bringing back the cliche of the winter: I just want to see the sun for a day — not for myself, but for my kids.” HELL .. The storms often made travel on campus precarious as eucalyptus trees tumbled across roads and sometimes onto cars .. AND HIGHWATER: Mark Wilson shows in Gradepoint that the rains didn't stop during spring break. ASSU Recycling $ 10,000 to help subsidize the service but refused to fund recycling on a lone-term basis despite ASSU claims that the University saves money it would otherwise spend on trash disposal. Dec. 5 — Pranksters kidnapped the film Personal Best from the ASSU Sunday Flicks at Memorial Auditorium, demanding that the audience be allowed to see the movie free. Jan. 2-4 — 260 students moved into the new suite houses in Governor's Corner. Jan. 3 — Asst. History Professor Estelle Freedman was denied tenure again as the Committee on Appointments and Promotions and the Dean of Humanities and Sciences reaffirmed the controversial decision made last April, Jan. 10 — Members of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity gave up their national charter and began a new fraternity. Alpha Sigma. Jan. 13 — The local chapter of the Alpha Phi sorority was granted recognitionjoining Delta Gamma and Sigma Delta Tau as the only sororities on campus. Jan. 27 — The latest in a series of winter storms caused flooding, blackouts and the shutdown of Tresidder Union. Jan. 28 — Tresidder Union, as pari of its 20th anniversary celebration, sent two winners of a suitcase party on a paid weekend trip to New York City. Feb. 2—Students found their post office box windows painted black but discovered that a little scratching would allow a peek as they rode by. Feb. 3 — An anonymous $1 million donation was made to resurface the Inner Quad to help fulfill plans originally drasvn up by Frederick Law Olmstead. Feb. 7 — About 15 faculty and 280 staff members at SLAC signed petitions opposing the proposed construction of beam lines at Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL) which would help in the development of nuclear weapons. Feb. 8 — It was announced that the basic room rent for 1983-84 will rise a hefty 14.5% largely because of costs incurred from construction of Governor's Corner, but tuition will increase only 9.8% — less than the 12% forecasted and less than the 15.1% hike for '82-'83. Feb. 25 — Anthropology graduate student Stephen Mosher was expelled from the University for research behavior inappropriate for an anthropologist . His work angered both the Chinese government and American scholars. March 1 — Students across the campus said good-bye to Hawkeye. B.J. and Hot Lips as they watched the last episode of the popular television series M A S H; University President Donald Kennedy blasted proposed federal regulations on student aid, saying they will impose a very heavy and wholly unjustifiable burden on colleges and universities and will almost surely penalize students who had already registered with the Selective Service Administration. .March 4 — Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip of England lunched at Hoover House with the Kennedys and their guests. March 25 — San Jose deliveryman Donald Amos was convicted of second-degree murder for the brutal stabbing death of Stanford honors student Angela Arvidson last October. March 31 — An ad hoc committee appointed by the Faculty Senate recommended that individual departments experiment with 15-week classes but that the University in general stay with the quarter system rather than switch to the semester system or 5-week Golubs. April 1 — Hargadon to leave Old Union for Harvard Post was the headline on the April Fool's issue of the Daily. April 7 — After meeting with Acting Dean of Student Affairs Norm Robm-son and Assistant Dean of Residential Education Alice Supton, the manage- ment of Frog Pond decided to require proof of age for all campus deliveries and to refuse to deliver alcohol to all freshman dorms. April 8 — COP member .Mark Epstein sparked debate on the Honor Code when he charged Chemistry Professor James Collman with having TA's proctor exams. April 11 — In a speech at the Law School, former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt said that Europeans were irritated at voices coming out of this country that talk of limited war or the possibility of winning a nuclear war or even regionally limiting a nuclear war ... April IS — Despite numerous complaints with the reformed election process, ASSU elections drew a voter turnout of 43%, the highest in more than a decade. April 19 — The ASSU Senate passed by a 14-3 vote a resolution opposing a recommended project at SSRL that would aid research on nuclear weapons; Psychology Prof. Phil Zim-bardo was voted The Ugly Man on Campus in a contest sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega to raise money for the Special Olympics at Stanford. Dean of Admissions Fred Hargadon was first runner up. Dean Norman Wessels was third and University President Donald Kennedy was fourth. News Review 27