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

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January KUAF marked its Pentennial (Fifth) Anniversary of broadcasting with a free party in the Union. Robert Guralnik, pianist, presented “Chopin Lives’’ under the auspices of the Union Programs Performing Arts Committee. Craig Tappersen qualified for NCAA one-meter diving competition and set pool and varsity records in both the one-meter and three-meter dive in a dual swim meet between the Hogs and Southwest Missouri State. It snowed, and it snowed and it snowed — from the 10th onward. ASG President David Smith and Barbara Womack, secretary, along with Senate members Mark Kinion and Mike Hawkins attended a statewide student lobby meeting at UALR. The U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare announced new guidelines under which the UA will have to increase its present on-campus Black population of about four percent to between nine and 13 percent by 1983. Celebrity Showcase brought the Harlem Globetrotters to Barnhill to amaze local fans. BAD. conducted a program commemorating the late Dr. Martin Luther King’s contributions to the civil rights movement. The spring semester began with increased enrollment from the fall. George Cole, former U of A athletic director and football coach, died in Fayetteville. Razorback swimmers walloped Drury, 84-29, for the first time in four years. ASG formed a Faculty Review Board to hear student complaints involving campus faculty. Donna Kirkpatrick of Chi Omega was chosen Miss U of A in the annual pageant, sponsored by Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu and Mcllroy Bank of Fayetteville. Students enjoyed two days without classes during the snowy month. Union Programs Travel Committee sponsored a skiing trip to Vail, Colorado. Roland Sales thrilled a national TV audience with a bowl-record 205 yards rushing as the Hogs stunned second-ranked Oklahoma in the UA’s first Orange Bowl appearance. The season ended, 11-1- 0, and =3. 26 The Year

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December Offensive guard Leotis Harris was named to three national All-American squads, with Steve Little named to the UPI squad as place-kicking specialist and Ben Cowins listed on the UPI second team as running back. The last-German-made Volkswagen Beetle rolled off assembly lines. Smiles vanished and the library became home as students dug in for semester finals. Ron Brewer recorded seven slam dunks and 27 points to lead Arkansas to a 78-72 victory over Kansas. Memphis State, the only team to beat the Hogs in the 1976-77 regular season, fell 95-70 after an incredible first half performance by Ron Brewer. Seven Hogs were named to the first team and four to the second team in AP All-Southwest Conference football selections. Coach Lou Holtz suspended three Razorbacks for involvement in a dormitory incident. With All-American Leotis Harris already out with injuries, the Arkansas showing at the Orange Bowl was predicted to be at best a fiasco. KUAF began its own live coverage of Razorback basketball games for the first time ever, becoming the only non-Network station to follow the team. The Year 25

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February Ralph Phelps, director of Intramural and Club Sports, resigned, citing constant, severe staffing and budgeting problems that he called . .a disgrace to the student body.” Campus Council ruled that mid-term progress reports will now be issued for freshmen. HUMPH 12 ty 000AI2T DOudu fe a lure • i t baim(vy o Au lH{ATf E 6 30 Pm«a MISSION $10l Sidney Moncrief graced the cover of Sports Illustrated the same day that the Associated Press named the Razorbacks No. 1. Humphreys Hall was evacuated three times over two nights following three bogus bomb threats. Valentines Day! Celebrity Showcase brought Jerry Jeff Walker to campus for the first (and last) Barnhill concert of the year. Marvin Delph scored 30 points to give Arkansas a 75-71 edge over the Texas Longhorns in a SWC showdown at Fayetteville. Paul Strang was selected 1979 Razorback editor. Turning On To Better Blackness” was the theme for B.A.D.’s annual Black Awareness Week. Programs included a tribute to Black music, a panel discussion on issues concerning Black America and Black Africa, and a Greek show featuring Black societies, fraternities, and sororities, among other projects. Steve Joiner and Susan Hannah were winners in ASG races for vice-president and secretary, respectively. The positions of ASG president and treasurer were scheduled for a March 2 run-off. Odellivia Watson of North Little Rock was crowned Miss BAD. in the Shades of Beauty” pageant held during Black Awareness Week. KUAF saluted Women’s Week with an hour of women’s music preceding a live broadcast of the Caroline Bird symposium and delayed tape broadcast of the final home game of the Lady Razorbacks. Buddy Johnson was named 1978-79 Traveler editor. The Year 27