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

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY: Jim Bailey DESIGN BY: Matt Helmer 20 ♦ Razorback Classics

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life lecture AIDS victim Sharon Lund shared her amazing story of betrayal with students at a lecture in mid-October. Lund learned of her infection with the AIDS virus nine years earlier, after finding out from a television program that her ex-husband had contracted the disease. ♦ Maverick PHOTO be cause As part of the Washington County AIDS Task Force benefit, members of the popular local band BE performed at River City in September. Local bands provided students with year-round musical entertainment at a fraction of the cost of the superstar concerts in Barnhill. ♦ Sutton photo mister black Country superstar Clint Black kept the audience in screams as he belted out hit after hit during his show. The “Black Wy Tour” hit Fayetteville in late October. ♦ WlCHSER PHOTO comic relief Comedian Suzi Landolphi performed at the Union in November. Landolphi had her audience roaring during her one- woman show. ♦ Diaz photo hot tickets The night before “Cats” tickets went on sale, students and community members camped outside the Walton Arts Center. The touring cast of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway musical performed in Fayetteville for the second consecutive year. ♦ Caudle photo Fall Entertainment Lectures ♦ 19

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fter nearly 78 years of existence, the Razorback Beauty and Escort Contest once again faced reform as the winds of change swept through campus. In response to the widespread perception that the contest was still nothing more than an out-dated beauty pageant, the 1994 staff completed the overhaul that began in 1989, when men were first included in the Beauties contest. And, in September, eight students were selected as the first- ever Razorback Classics. Using an evaluation system based on the students’ campus leadership and involvement, academic achievement and communication skills, a panel of three judges from the campus community conducted interviews with 25 candidates before selecting four men and four women to receive the honor. The 1994 staff hoped that the new name would better represent the contest’s true meaning of recognizing and rewarding outstanding student contributions to the University. Introduction ♦ 21