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

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Summer ..4 A syringe scare with the world’s No. 2 soft drink company sparks a federal investigation. Orientation acquaints new students with the University. • Floods wreak havoc in the Midwest. • Students return to campus for the fall semester. Razorback Classics .... 20 In late September, eight students are selected by a panel of three judges to become the first- ever Razorback Classics. October.30 A large crowd of students gather on the Old Main Lawn for Hemp Fest. • Michael Jordan announces his retirement from professional basketball. • A new Homecoming queen is crowned in the snow. • The men’s cross country team earns its fourth consecutive national championship. • The Toronto Blue Jays defeat the Phillies to win the World Series - again. November.44 Coffeehouse celebrates its second anniversary it Baby Brough. • Telephone registration is implemented for use through SAFARI. • Studet basketball tickets sell out in one day. • The Razorback Band struts its stuff at the Walton Arts Center. • A Delta Delta Delta pledge is crowned Miss Sorority Pledge Queen. • “Cats’ is staged at the Walton Arts Center for the second year in a row. December.50 Basketball fans celebrate the opening of Bud Walton Arena. • The Lights of the Ozarks display jams the streets of Fayetteville with traffic. • President Clinton visits Northwest Arkansas and takes in a Razorback game whili in town. • Directing I students take to the stage • The third oldest building on campus is tom down. January.56 Deadlocked juries cause two mistrials in a famous Hollywood murder case. • Students go south of the border for Redeye. • An earthquak rocks Southern California. • The Nancy Kerrigan - Tonya Harding saga begins, as do the Winter Olympics. • Women’s basketball gains a new coach. • Students begin the spring semester in the middle of a winter storm. February.66 Lady’Back swimmers show a strong performance in the pool and in the classroom . ' Two UA drama students win a regional acting competition and travel to Washington where one comes back a winner. • AMAN International Ensemble sets up shop at the Walton Arts Center. March ..75 Steven Spielberg reigns at the Oscars. • Brad) mania sweeps campus thanks to two University Programs events. • The No. 1 -ranked Razorback basketball team clinches another SEC regular-season crown. • A violent wintet storm closes campus for a day and a half. • Chuck Welch is elected president of the Associated Student Government. • The Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt is displayed in th‘ Union ballroom. • The indoor track team claims its 11th consecutive NCAA championship. contents September.8 Letterman moves to CBS. • Head coach Danny Ford and the Razorbacks struggle through a 5- 5-1 football season without a bowl bid. • Daphne Hamilton stars as Maggie the Cat in Tennessee Williams’ classic “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” • “Bum This,” a controversial play with graphic language, causes a stir with some of its viewers. • Clint Black and Wynonna rock Barnhill Arena with their “Black Wy” tour. • Dave Pallone and Morton Downey, Jr., square off over gay rights in America. Sarah Colonna and Kenn Johnson star in “Burn This.” page 15 Monica Jones and Governor Jim Guy Tucker during Homecoming, page 34 2 ♦ Razorback

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In an attempt to help students gain more practical experience, many classes included projects outside of the classroom that focused on a “ hands-on ” approach to learning. A horticulture student examines a specimen from her worksite in a local pond. ♦ The University of Arkansas Student Publications 747 W. Dickson, Suite 5 Fayetteville, AR 72701 (501) 575-3305 Enrollment: 14,500 ♦ Volume 97 © 1994

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NCAA Championship ... 82 On April 4, the men’s basketball team defeats the Duke Blue Devils to win its first NCAA championship. From Hog wild celebrations on Dickson Street to a Hog-calling party in the White House Rose Garden, the nationally piominent Razorbacks take the country by storm. April.106 Earth Day is celebrated by hundreds of students in the Greek Theater. • Women’s indoor track snags a third-place SEC finish. • The tragic love story of “Romeo and Juliet” is brought to life once again in a University Theatre Production starring Justin Fletcher and Holly Brown. • The 12th annual Fulbright Symposium brings lecturers from around the globe to campus. May 118 Senioritis strikes hundreds on campus. • Nelson Mandela is elected president of South Africa in that country’s first free elections. • The golf team places fourth in the NCAA Tournament. • Students hit the books (and the coffee) at IHOP during finals. • U-S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders addresses graduates at the all- University commencement. The men’s track team earns its third consecutive Ti iple Crown by winning the NCAA outdoor track championship. Studying at IHOP. 128 Organizations.132 e student newspaper increases its frequency °J publication. • The Ad Club develops an ad Ca mpaign for a Kodak competition. • Sigma pha Epsilon celebrates 100 years at the niv eisity. • Kappa Kappa Gamma and Pi Beta Phi host The Tradition. People.176 More than 30 students are selected to be deluded in Who’s Who Among Students in rnerican Colleges Universities. • Students Jrom across campus turn out for free portraits. Editor in Chief Matthew S. Helmer Photo Editor Marie Wichser Contributing Editors Laura King Greg Sykes Liz Vanzant Editorial Assistants Hether Haddox Jana Mathews Staff Writers Contributing Writers Jay Berksza Kyle Brazzel Sally Stauffer Staff Photographers Joseph Diaz Ralph M orais Mike Roberts Victor Smith Richard J. Davis Robert A. Heyman Susannah Jarrell Contributing Photographers Walt Beazley Kevin Byers Don Wilson Darkroom Technician Steve Barry Student Business Manager Barbara Price Advertising Director Steven Murphy Adviser Gary Lundgren COLOPHON: Volume 97 of the Razorback yearbook contains 280 pages. The Razorback was electronically produced on the desktop and submitted on disk for Imagesetter output. Software included PageMaker 4.2 and Microsoft Word 5.1. Hardware included a Macintosh Quadra 700 and Quadra 800, both with 21 monitors, plus six Macintosh SE computers. The Razorback is produced and edited by the students at the University of Arkansas. Organization pages were purchased by individual groups, and pictures were submitted as indicated. Cover design by Tim Walker. Who’s Who photography by Don House. Contents spread photography by Marie Wichser and University Theatre. Additional photography as indicated. Contents ♦ 3