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

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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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One What Is Hen Scratch Over the course of the posf year, many news stones dealing with the campus, the community., the nation, and the World have influenced the fives of students here at fthe University in some way. The sfories on these pages aftempt to capture the highlights of these important events. Pinball Wizards No More Returning to school in Septem- ber brought a feeling to many stu- dents that something just wasn't quite right in the Student Center . .. and it wasn't. Over the summer, University President E. A. Trabant ordered all pinball machines re- moved from the building on the grounds that they were games of chance. They were replaced with new electronic games, and the name of the room was changed from the Pinball Room to the Electronic Games Room! Dean Lomis, International Stu- dent Advisor, was both terminat- ed and rehired by the University over subtle shades of disagree- ment between Lomis and Ray- mond Eddy, Dean of Students, concerning what Lomis' responsi- hilities were. After a formal grie- vence was filed, several informal meetings were held, the termina- tion was rescinded, and Lomis agreed to drop his charges. Hen Sceratch 1980 - Blue Hen I - 1981 '3? Bookstore Adds New Volumes The Fall also brought the start of construction on the long-awaited Bookstore addition at a cost of $2.5 million. After many months of controversy concerning the placement of the new building, the final decision was to locate it alongside the Student Center, next to Thompson dormitory. The store, scheduled for completion Emancipoation . . . Slave auctions, a long-time money-raiser for dorm govern- ments, were officially prohibited by the Office of Housing and Residence Life, because they had been judged to be demoralizing and dehumanizing - regardless of the money which they raised. The ruling was applauded by many black students on campus because activities of this type in the past have been alienating to many of them, Both DUSC and the RSA officially disagreed with the ruling because it infringes upon the rights of the individual dorm to choose its own fund-rais- ers. Housing refused to change its mind, and the ruling remained in effect. in the 1982-83 school year, will feature an expanded bookstore on the lower and ground-level floors, and the Center for Coun- seling will be moved to the sec- ond floor. The present Bookstore, located in the basement of the Student Center, will be renovated to house offices for various clubs and organizations. Put It Here . . . No, Put It Here . . . After the student body got used to the new Electronic Games Room in the Student Center, they learned that it was moving elsewhere as part of a plan to ren- ovate various portions of the building. The games were moved down the hall to the much larger area of the Morgan Room. The walls of the room were carpeted and track-lighting was added to the ceiling. The Delaware Under- graduate Student Congress DUSC office was moved from the Information Center Office to a new area in Room 106. The games area was completely re- modeled to house the new Stu- dent Information Center, The old Information Center was renovat- ed to accommodate a seven-foot wide-screen television,

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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.