University of Houston - Houstonian Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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A memorial to H.Roy Cullen In El Ula thins Murrlos Exhibit at the Lawndale Art and Performance Center. Photo by Mark iMcy And Beyond With elaborate folk dancea. Indian atu-denta help celebrate Navaratrt. the festival of nine goddesses. Photo by Tony Bullard. While fans cheered the Cougars on to the Aloha Howl, and while commuting or living on campus and attending classes became more routine, students increasingly witnessnessed the worldliness around them. Even as they searched to find displaced classrooms, the UH signed a $1.5 million contract with Du Pont, bringing out to the world the advancement of superconductivity research by faculty member Dr.Paul Chu. In another corner of the university, the Japanese philanthropist Ryolchi Sasakawa personally received an honarary professorship for his $3 million donatation to the College of Architecture s International Center for Space Architecture. a measure towards world peace. Each step, in each college, like the Hit Ion College of Hotel and Restaurant’s sccond-in-the-nation ranking, brings the university worldwide attention . .. Into the eyes of the world. In no way was this more visible than the international composition on campus. From international art. foreign-student exchange programs. and study abroad to In-tcrnational Food Fair, celebrations of Chicano Week. Asian Week and the like, the campus reflected a peak of internationalism. The worldy Influence is seen in numbers as well, in the Increasing international student enrollment, and the number of international organizations. from Armenians to Zorroastrians. If the world is made of people. and people believe what they see with their own eyes, then it was in the students view that the university had entered a world-class dimen-sion Sandhya A. Sanghani The Cougar bring out the red-and-whlte on the face of cheering Cougar fan , deaplte the Arkanaaa game defeat. Photo by Mark Ixtcy. 4 ■ Opening

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The Vietnamese Students Association offers prospective buyers shish-k-bobs. cooked right before their eyes. Photo by Tony liullard. Cheerfully answering Inquiries about their cuisine, the members of the Pakistan Students Association explain one of their dishes as a spicy meat and salad mixture served In pita bread. Photo by Tony liullard. 6 ■ Campus Life