Stephen F Austin State University - Stone Fort Yearbook (Nacogdoches, TX)

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governor Michael Dukakis is nominated as the Democratic candidate for President. Attorney General Edwin Meese resigns. A department store collapses in Brownsville, Texas killing 14. former Congresswoman Barbara Jordan is found unconsci- ous in her Austin, Texas swimming pool, but she survives. Pakistan ' s President Zia ul-Haq, U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel and others die in the mysterious crash of a transport plane in Pakistan. Republican presidential nominee George Bush speaks to GOP party in new Orleans. The controversial film The Last Temptation of Christ ' ' opens in several cities. Moonlighting ' s Bruce Willis and actress Demi Moore have their first child, daughter Rumer Glenn. 1988 y t the Summer Olympics in Korea, Jackie Joyner- Kersee sets a record in the heptathlon. Other gold medalists include Florence Griffith-Joyner, Janet Ev- ans, Matt Biondi, Carl Lewis and Greg Louganis. Space shuttle Discovery successfully launches. Steffi Graf wins the U.S. Open and goes on to win the Grand Slam. JTmelda Marcos, wife of Philippine dictator Marcos is arraigned in Mew York City on charges of embez- zlement and bank fraud. Columbia University ' s foot- ball fans celebrate their first victory after setting a record losing streak of 44 games. E.T. becomes the all-time video cassette seller. yhe 600-ton national Radio Astronomy Observa- tory collapses from unknown causes in West Vir- ginia. The B-2 Stealth bomber is unveiled in Ca- lifornia. Robert Morris, a Cornell graduate, creates a virus that spreads through military and academic systems nationwide. George Bush wins the presi- dential election and becomes the nation ' s 40th pres- ident. I akistan People ' s Party Leader Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as prime minister, making her the only woman to « head an Islamic state. Oprah Winfrey los- | es 67 pounds in four months. The shut- | tie Atlantis is launched on a secret mis- sion. Oklahoma State running back 3 Barry Sanders grabs the Heisman Tro- phy. Tax it! is 1988 s business cry a s Americans make $3 billion worth of long-distance calls to send words on fac- simile machines.

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JJ ashington Redskins win the Super Bowl, 42-10 over Denver. Ex-Texas Governor John Connally auction off his belongings after filing bankruptcy. Australia celebrates its 200th birthday. uperman is 50 years old. Entertainer Sonny Bono announces he ' s running for Palm Springs mayor, and he is elected in April. Anthony M. Kennedy is named to the Supreme Court. The Winter Olympics opens in Calgary, Canada with the U.S. winning six medals. Actor Clint Eastwood nixes second term as mayor of Carmel, Calif. demonstrations at Qallaudet University, the only liberal arts college for the deaf, force the naming of a nonhearing president for the first time. Dallas Morning News runs photo of Cowboy Herschel Walker as part of the Fort Worth Ballet. Settlements are disclosed of $7.7 million to four families of the as- tronauts killed in the 1986 Challenger explosion. Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra kick off their Rat Pack reunion tour in Oakland, Calif. Susan Butcher breaks her speed record when she wins the sled dog race from Anchorage to Home for the third time. £her wins her first Oscar for her role in Moonstruck. Actors Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson marry in Florida. Federal law bans smoking on all U.S. sched- uled flights of two hours or less. The Baltimore Ori- oles run up the league ' s longest losing streak, 21 games. The first condor from adults mating in cap- tivity hatches at the Sa n Diego Wild Animal Park. oviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev plays host to Pres- ident Reagan for their fourth summit meeting. Songwriter Irving Berlin is 100 years old. Ex-White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan publishes his For the Record ' ' memoirs that reveal nancy Reagan uses an astrologer to plan the President ' s schedule. Sur- geon General C. Everett Koop mails a brochure, ' Understanding AIDS, ' ' to 107 million U.S. house- holds. jyeavyweight Mike Tyson knocks out Michael Spinks in Atlantic City. Who Framed Roger Rabbit ' ' is the summer hit. Australian actor Paul Hogan of Crocodile Dundee ' ' splits from his wife to date his co-star. Jackie Kennedy Onassis becomes a grand- mother.

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8 j fusk Building is completed. Mike Martin is named head basketball coach after resignation of Harry Miller. Rainbows come to East Texas. Annie riorris negotiates contract to play basketball in Europe. Hew Ladyjack Portia Hill is named to U.S. Jones Cup Basketball Team. C pring senior Meg Keiser and Houston senior Chris Qoethers are named Homecoming Queen and King. U.C. Bookstore hands out AIDS booklet. Lum- berjack football team loses conference title to north- western, but posts a winning season. Fomer SFA students invade nacogdoches for Homecoming. chool enrollment for fall reaches 12,564, second highest in school ' s history. Alpha Chi Omega be- comes newest resident of Sorority Row. Sefitem e vacuation buildings are established in riacogdoches for victims of Hurricane Gilbert. Fourth annual H owdy Day is held. George W. Bush campaigns on campus for his dad, George Bush. JJHA sponsors annual Christmas Tree Lighting Cer- emony. Lumberjacks defeat Jackson State in first l-AA playoff game, but fall to Georgia Southern in the second round of the playoffs. Ladyjacks host and win Dial Classic. Head football coach Jim Hess steps down but continues as athletic director. Defensive coordinator Lynn Graves is named head football coach. Eric Lokey named Kodak All-American. umberjack football team breaks into NCAA I-AA Top 20 at 17. The team deafeats Ho. 1 north Texas and later becomes the no. 1 in the nation. Students register to vote in presidential elections. Midnight Madness kicks off the basketball season. Hall 16 presents its annual Fright night. Anastasia, an SFA student band, plays at Crossroads. Peggy Vigil, Ladyjack track and field coach, attends Summer Olympics.