University of Iowa - Hawkeye Yearbook (Iowa City, IA)

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X Q.-sf N255 Ready to throw long. sophomore Chuck Long passes against the Tennessee defense in the 1982 Peach Bowl, An estimated 20,000 Hawkeye fans followed the team to Atlanta, Ga.,for the big game. Under construction, the Carver-Hawkeye Sports Arena is being built to replace the aging Field House for sporting events. The new arena has an estimated seating capacity of over 15000, with none of the seats having an obstructed view. ,A ..x. - --

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n the face of this, you probably did what other college students have done for years. You made the most of it, the best of it. You adapted. You may have settled for entertainment and food that was perfectly suited for a college student's budget: 25C video games and food from Vendoland. More people discovered that the House of Submarines wasn't that bad of a place with its 51.50 pitchers. lt also was found that nothing too devastating would happen when you washed your white socks with your blue jeans to get everything done in one load instead of two. You may have found that you could get by on five or six hours of sleep instead of your former eight. And even though there was less of some things, you probably also were doing more - meeting more people, discovering more ideas, facing more challenges - more than ever before. Reminding the world of the crimes of the Nazis, Simon Wiesenthal made a special appearance at the University of Iowa this fall, packing both ball- rooms with listeners at the Iowa Memorial Union. Pentacrest protests were not very numerous this year but draft registration and nuclear arms issues were topics of much discussion,

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.--H- MPw 'K -ii v 'iw Q' 'iw W, 's. 1 1 ff .Pl --E jk:-uv isiting lecturers, such as Simon Wiesenthal, John lrving and Eldridge Cleaver brought a wide variety of issues to campus. The computing center was a source of challenge - using the computer wasn't difficult, but fighting the crowds was. True, you may have had less comfort and security at school than you had at home, but you had more freedom - the freedom to make your own mistakes as well as successes. The university itself did more with less in 1983. Despite reduced funding for universities across the country, the Lll was still able to complete the Carver sports arena, start the new Communications Building, make plans for other structures on campus, such as the new Law Center, and grant the English Department's request for the costly purchase of the BBC's video tape productions of the Shakespeare plays. l Herky makes a guest appearance at another Hawkeye football game. Herky has been a tradition at Iowa games since 1950. An old familiar sight gets some new remodelling as safety ropes are attached to the Old Capitol dome.