University of Delaware - Blue Hen Yearbook (Newark, DE)

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Three Hold It Here . . . No, Hold It Here . . . In mid-September, the student body learned that there was a movement underway to move the Commencement Exercises away from Delaware Stadium where it has been held for the past seven- teen years. The administration felt that the tailgate parties held in the parking lot did not add deco- rum to last year's ceremonies, and that there was a danger of graduation gowns being burned by firecrackers. A panel of stu- dents and administrators was set up to discuss the possibility of moving the site to the mall, and having a more personalized split commencement exercise' to curb the rowdiness. By November a decision had been made to move the ceremonies back to the fieldhouse for this year, and to stop the undignified behavior by starting the ceremonies earlier, or by holding a party for seniors the night before graduation. Ya Gotta Believe Phillies fever hit the U. of D. as the first World Championship achieved in 97 years was ieved by the Philadelphia Phillies. After watching the defeat of the Kansas City Royals in an exciting World Series matchup, the UD campus reacted wildly. A crowd of about 2,000 students was seen on Main Street reLolcin; the victory; Philadelphia Freedom, Elton John's hit song, was heard from the third floor of Harter Hall; and many other unified fans celebrat- ed over a few drinks, and joined together in singing The Star Spangled Banner. Extra police were on duty, if necessary, but no problems arose from the crowd. Hen Seratch 1980 - Blue Hen Il - 1981 b - The Word Is K The K-Car was the automobile which Lee lacocca, president of the New Chrysler Corporation, hoped would bring the nation's third largest automobile company out of its financial difficulties. The K-Car is especially important to Newark, since the company has a large assembly plant located here which produces the cars. The car seemed to be helpful to the com- pany, making them the only U.S. auto maker to record an increase in sales during the last few months of 1980 and early in 1981. Howev- er, the company seemed to be headed for more trouble as they were plagued by production problems and greater financial debts. Chrysler was looking to the L.5. Government for more loans to save the corporation. l Don't Wanna Get Drafted After months of delibera- tion, Congress reinstated draft registration for all 19 and 20 year old males during July of 1980. Reaction around the country was mixed: various groups orga- nized against the draft, the constitutionality of drafting women was argued, and many young men were torn between a deepening feel- ing of loyalty to their coun- try and a hatred of war. De- spite the hesitation and con- troversy, millions of young men were registered at their local post offices, and many more will continue to regis- ter until Congress repeals the act.

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. e Two Hen Seratch 1980 - Blue Hen Il - 1981 On The Wagon Ladies Do it Up InShort Suoply Demand-pull inflation in the i e economy can be described as The University of Delaware, The Delaware women's field too mgch demand chasing too previously known as one of the hocl'liey team clinched third place few goods. This situation is oc- biggest party schools, changed el s natlpnal field hockey tour- curring right now in the College its image during first semester. Eament. it 353'2 dDUh;';'Mer- of Business and Economics. The Open campus parties have been w::EI:ajSir?;eera:t la;?ftim:, !gi':: demand: 1 admission into the banned campus-wide. This affects all fraternities, student organiza- tions, and dorms. A panel, com- posed of members of Security, DUSC, all fraternities, the admin- istration, and the faculty, was set up to discuss the problems associ- ated with on-campus drinking. The Delaware Alcoholic Beverage Commission was also contacted, and instructed not to issue any li- quor licenses for open campus parties. As for now, the U. of D. is DRY! Sigma Nu The national chapter of the Sig- ma Mu fraternity decided to close the Delaware chapter in early De- cember due to the deteriorating situation over the past five or six years. It will remain closed until at least the fall of 1981. A reorga- nization process is being under- taken by some alumni members, and it is expected that the frater- nity will reopen with new plans, carefully selected members, and national chapter supervision. A Few Precious Drops A dry summer and the return of students to the University com- bined to worsen the effects of the standard water shortage which the city of Newark faces each year. Although many students are not aware of the water shortage, The University and many resi- dents of the community are. A mandatory order to cut back on water usage was issued in early September, and through every- one's cooperation, the condition was rectified by October, the game was tied by Kathy Hud- son with enly nine minutes left to play. Sharon Wilkie broke the tie with her second goal of the game during the second avertime peri- od. This win gave the Blue Hen stickers a third place finish behind Penn State and California. The women's volleyball team defeated Courtland University 15- 10 and 15-13 to finish third in the Eastern Association of Intercolle- giate Atheletics for Women Re- gional Tournament in New Haven, Connecticut. Unfortunately, they lost to Southern Connecticut in the semi-finals, thus ending their season with a 39-15 overall re- cord. business school by students with undeclared majors, 2 ability to get required classes for those al- ready in the school, 3 non-busi- ness students attempting to take business courses as electives. The supply: 1 very limited professors available, 2 limited seating in ev- ery class. As a result of this exces- sive demand, many students are being denied admission to the school of business. But an even maore serious consequence is that some students already accepted as majors cannot get the needed courses to graduate. There really don't seem to be any quick solu- tions to the problem, but the Uni- versity is working on it. COMMUNITY DAZE Politics, food, religion, arts, crafts, music, and 20,000 people all mixed for seven hours to fill the University's mall in September for the ninth annual Newark Community Day. The upcoming election dominated the day as politicians gave speeches on var- ious issues ranging from energy to education. The diversity of the community was visible in both the variety of foods offered, and in the variety of music played - from Chinese egg rolls to Polish Kielbasa, from fife and drum corps to rock and roll bands. For run- ners there was a 10 kilometer run through Newark, and for the chil- dren there was face painting and a 50-foot graffitti wall. All in all, there was something to do for ev- eryone, and it seemed that every- one was doing something!

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Hen Seratch Solidarity: Workers Unite Polish industrial workers got the attention of the world when, under the leadership of Lech Wa- lesa, they went on strike during the summer of 1980. The workers were demanding, in their words, a decent life: the right to form unions, decent living conditions, less standing in long lines for goods like meat, flour and sugar, The union, Solidarity, claims 1o acknowledge the supremacy of Poland's Communist Party, how- ever, their actions led to political and social reforms as well as de- sparately needed economic re- forms. Moscow, needless to say, kept a very close eye on its largest satellite, and Soviet troops were ready to strike at Poland's bor- ders. President Carter warned the Soviets to let the Poles solve this themselves. The non-communist world, full of sympathy and admi- ration for the people, sat back and watched, hoping to avoid any military clash especially with the Soviets, The Polish Communist Party leaders, many of whom were dis- missed as a result of the strikes, made many proemises to the peo- ple. Some, like building a memo- rial to slain workers and allowing newspapers to print real news, were granted relatively quickly. Others required more negotia- tions with Solidarity leaders. The Poles know what they want, and now that they have shown the world that communism is not working, they will be ready to fight to get it. Punking On! The disco fad of the 70's is dead. Replacing the ' John Travolta days, is New Wave. This new idea can be characterized by safety pins, ripped T-shirts, thin ties, tight pants, and anything else that looks wild and crazy. Groups such as The Ramones, The Sex Pis- tols, The Talking Heads, YXTC, and many, many more are now moving up on the charts, 1980 - Blue Hen Il - 19841 Photo By Karen McKelvy The 1980 election was one of surprises. Many opinions were heard prior to the actual day of voting: It would be a close race, Anderson may end up deciding the winner, Reagan is too dras- tic a change, Carter is the lesser of two evils. But, things do not always end up as expected. Ron- ald Reagan proved to be a winner by amassing over 400 electoral votes a landslide victory. Presi- dent Jimmy Carter conceded the election before the West Coast But The Music Lives On On December 8, 1980, a part of the sixties generation died. John Lennon, former Beatle singer Jsongwriter, was fatally shot out- side his home in Greenwich Vil- lage. As news of the assasination spread, people all over the world mourned the end of an era, and radio stations began a week-long tribute to Lennon by playing his songs, both old and new. Thou- sands of people gathered in cities world-wide, holding vigils to pay tribute to the man and the music that had had such a dramatic af- fect on their lives. Ironically the murderer, Mark Chapman, seemed undisturbed as he fired the fatal shots and later as he was dragged away by police, Only ballots were even counted. John Anderson had almost no visible effect whatsoever on the out- come. The public, fed up with limmy Carter's inability to solve the existing problems, gave their support to the Republican Party, led by Reagan. Beginning in Janu- ary 1981, a new form of leadership took over the White House. Con- servative Reagan will probably make many changes, and the pub- lic hopes that he will be able to solve some of the problems that limmy Carter could not. hours before, Chapman had got- ten Lennon to autograph an al- bum. The assasination appeared to be premeditated, although there was no apparent motive. Chapman may have killed John Lennon-and God only knows whybut no mortal can kill the music, mysticism or the dreams he created.