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

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The Year In Review OCTOBER 2, 1985: Actor Rock Hudson died after a long bat- tle with AIDS. Hudson was the most prominent AIDS victim to date, and his death focused national attention on the fast- growing epidemic. OCTOBER 7, 1985: Terrorists hijack the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro, killing American Leon Klinghoffer. The incident prompted President Reagan ' s warning to terrorists: You can run, but you can ' t hide. OCTOBER 7, 1985: The uni- versity ' s Faculty Senate voted to recommend full divestment of university holdings in com- panies dealing in South Africa to the board of trustees. Sen- ate President P.J. Soles cast the deciding vote, breaking a dra- matic 25-25 tie. OCTOBER 10, 1985: Actor Yul Brynner, who was best known for his portrayal of the King in the musical The King and i, died from cancer. Sifting through the rubble, workers search for survivors after two major earthquakes struck Mexico City. Actor Rock Hudson Current Events 63

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Pete Rose swings away at hit number 4,192. The Year In Review SEPTEMBER 3-4, 1985: Over 7,000 freshmen and upperclassmen moved into their resident halls, marking the beginning of the 1985-86 aca- demic year at the University of Delaware. SEPTEMBER 5, 1985: A fire broke out in a second-story room of the Stone Balloon nightclub on Main Street. Firefighters were able to control the blaze in a matter of minutes. SEPTEMBER 11, 1985: Pete Rose surpassed Ty Cobb ' s record of 4,191 hits, making him the league ' s new all-time leading hitter. SEPTEMBER 19-20, 1985: Two violent earthquakes struck Mexico City, reducing many buildings to rubble and killing an estimated 2,000 people. SEPTEMBER 27, 1985: Hurri- cane Gloria belted the East coast. The threat of a major hurricane forced the university to cancel class, but damage to Newark turned out to be minimal. 62 Current Events

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Rescue workers struggle to free one of the many who were trapped beneath the wreckage after Colum- bia ' s Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted in November. The Year In Review NOVEMBER 5, 1985: The board of trustee ' s finance committee announced it would recommend no change in university policy concerning university holdings in U.S. companies dealing in South Af- rica. A month before, the Faculty Senate had recom- mended full divestment of the university ' s controversial hold- ings. NOVEMBER 8, 1985: An esti- mated 120 people marched through Newark in the second annual Take Back the Night protest against violence done to women. NOVEMBER 9, 1985: The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived in the U.S. for their four-day tour of Washington and Palm Beach. The trip was the royal couple ' s first joint visit to the U.S., and it sent some of the nation ' s most prominent socialites into a frenzied scramble for invita- tions to the royal functions. 64 Current Events