University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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The tear Black Awareness Week and Women’s Week captured attention during their runs. Odellivia Watson was crowned Miss B.A.D. while Caroline Bird spoke to a symposium on women’s needs. Employment-seeking seniors armed themselves with resumes and confident smiles en route to interviews. Many endured plant trips and on-site visits to companies, whereas the thin, one-page replies came too often for less fortunate job aspirants. Whatever the applications procedure, a growing number of graduates made plans to work in Arkansas. Ralph (Colonel) Phelps sacrificed his position as intramural director to draw attention to needs of the growing program for the University’s “other” athletes. Spring Break came none too early for students weary from the snow and cold temperatures. Some found exciting places to spend their week of freedom. Others looked only for the road home and a week of rest and seeing the family and hometown friends again. The Razorbacks rolled through the NCAA playoffs until the semi-finals in St. Louis. Kentucky ended national championship hopes and the Hogs settled for third place with a triumph over Notre Dame. Both the football and basketball squads wound up No. 3 in the nation, but these teams and the year in general would have to rate No. 1 as students looked back on 1977-78. ■ The Year 21

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The Year Fall colors lit up the Ozarks before giving way to winter’s grayness. Skipped assignments began slipping up on students. Finals were not too far away. The Razorbacks accepted a bid to the Orange Bowl, the Three Basketeers — Ron Brewer, Marvin Delph and Sidney Moncrief — slam-dunked their way up in the national polls and students had to leave school spirit alone long enough to get through those dreaded examinations. If 1977 had been good to Razorback fans, 1978 started even better. The Razorbacks capped Holtz ' first year with an Orange Bowl upset of Oklahoma in Miami. Roland Sales showed the Sooner defense a few things about running (setting an Orange Bowl record with 205 yards) and Hog fans taught folks in Florida howto “Call the Hogs.’’ UPI and AP even called the hogs’ 11-1-0 season a third-place performance, and the Razorbacks topped all their competition save Notre Dame and Alabama. Some students celebrated with a ski trip to Colorado. Unfortunately for the rest, they brought the snow back with them. Snowball fights and sledding soon got old. So did spinning, sliding, falling, and visiting the infirmary. Snow stopped classes for a couple of days, bringing Cabin Fever to a boiling- over point. If the spring semester meant snow for most students, at least it also meant new scenery for the business academics. A five million dollar facility opened in January to house the Business College. The old, gray BA (renamed “Ozark Hall”) was abandoned by business majors, and upperclassmen rerouted their paths to classes. The university community bade goodbye to a friend when former athletic director George Cole died. The Razorback baseball facility which bore his name served as a way to remember the man who helped Arkansas’ athletic program become one of the best in the nation. Former head of the Electrical Engineering Department, William B. Stelzner, also died this year. Joining the faculty in 1909, he brought Theta Tau, Tau Beta Pi, the Arkansas Engineer, and Engine Week to the University. Although Associated Student Government races failed to generate any excitement, Eddie Sutton’s basketball Razorbacks had the entire nation looking in on Fayetteville. Sidney Moncrief made the cover of Sports Illustrated and the Hogs made it to a one-week stand as No. 1 in the nation in the Assoiated Press poll. 20 The Year

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August-September Union Programs sponsored bands, parachutes, plants, lemonade and magic on the Union Mall during Registration Week. The Razorbacks opened the 1977 football season with a 53-10 thrashing of New Mexico State, followed by 28-6 and 37-3 defeats of Oklahoma State and Tulsa, respectively. Kadettes tapped 14 pledges in their annual ceremonies. The Cate Brothers, local band that made it to No. 1 in 1976 with “Union Man,” returned to Fayetteville for a homecoming concert at The Rink. U of A: Power and Purpose” was the subject of the Humanities Colloquium, which ran through December. A Pomfret coed “blacked out” on her way to work and her car sailed through an 8x10 window in the Pomfret courtyard. The Aces, professional frisbee team from Chicago, performed in the Men’s Gym with sponsorship by Union Programs Special Projects Committee. The Budweiser Clydesdales made two appearances at the Northwest Arkansas Plaza Mall. “From Cotton to Carter” was the theme of the annual Symposium sponsored by Union Programs. Greeks enjoyed a successful rush. 22 The Year