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

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if 'D S A if-. T' n oft, 2 . Review of the U . . . events of the year kept life busy as the skyline of lowa City took on several changes. the Hawkeyes defeat Texas in the inaugural 2 2 The Alamo revisited . . . Long bombs helped Freedom Bowl. homecoming and a 21 to 16 victory over the lllini made Homecoming '84 a special 2 6 Traditionally yours . . . events of experience. jazz to reggae, Hawkeyes were well 4 6 Rock 'till you drop . . . from blues to boogie, entertained throughout the year. ek.-, if 'Wt A chat on the back portico of the old capitol brightens the time between classes for Alicia Luckritz, Steve Ro- mont QL. Hauserj Reconstruction on the Iowa Avenue Bridge brought a change in traffic patterns and scenery. Learning to dodge construction crews was a major part of UI life that made 1985 challenging. KL, Hauserl , ikii 'V . ii? y is . 4, at asf? -gs? simwfs V W -t ' .. W , . ' H it ' ' f r s - , -',, q Student Life 13

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CFar rightj An evening sun sets over the Pentacrest on a bright spring afternoon. U. Wickhaml CRightl A boat ride down the Iowa River helps inflate the spirits and improve the tans of freshmen Katie Doyle, Sue Roberts and an overly friendly duck decoy. U. Wickharnj Opening

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FACES - PLACES - The 1984-85 Year in Retrospec E E T , ontrary to what many college stu- l A dents might think, life does go on outside of the Ul college campus. The following is a look at some of the major news events that hap- pened while Ul students studied their way through the summer, fall and spring semesters of the 1984- 85 school year. As Ul summer school students sweated through classes in luly, many historic events were taking place. On the political scene, Democratic presi- dential candidate Walter Mondale chose New York Congresswoman Geraldine Fer- rarro to be his running-mate, the first wom- an to be selected as a vice-presidential can- didate for a major party. Later in the month, Mondale and Ferrarro were chosen to be My fellow Ameri- cans, l'm pleased to tell you today that l've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes. the official Democratic candidates for the presi- dency at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco. The Demo- crats used this convention to try to unite their party, which had been frag- mented during the pri- maries bythe bitter battle between Mondale, Sen. Clary Hart, and black lead- er lesse jackson. National attention shift- ed from San Francisco to San Ysidro, California where the worst mass murder in United States history took place on july 18. james Oliver Huberty opened fire in a McDon- ald's restaurant, killing 21 people and injuring 20 77 minute spree came to an end 'when he was killed by a police sharpshooter. California was also the site of another historic event in july as the eyes of the world focused on Los Angeles for the opening of the 1984 Summer Olympics. Despite the boycott lead by the Soviet Union, 5.5 million people attended the games while hundreds of millions around the world watched on television. As the Olympics came to a close in Au- gust, politics returned to the spotlight. Cam- paign issues centered on taxes and Ferrar- ro's battle to defend her failure to disclose financial information. Elsewhere, after 29 hours of deliberation, - Ronald Reagan more. Huberty's a jury acquitted lohn DeLorean of eight counts in a scheme to distribute fifty-five pounds of cocaine. The end of August gave the Republicans their chance to grab the limelight at their convention in Dallas. Amid chants of ufour more years and 'U.S.A. , enthusiastic Re- publicans re-nominated Ronald Reagan and George Bush to represent their party. September started out with an event that had people daydreaming as Michael Witto- kowski of Chicago won S40 million in the Illinois State Lottery, the largest lottery prize ever awarded to a single winner. lcontinued on page 171 iBelowj After a decade of civil war and draught, t struggle for survival in Ethiopia began to receive inti national attention. CAP Photoj tBottomj The wol came to the United States in the summer of '84. Thd sands celebrate as the Olympians are welcomed to LA Memorial Coliseum. KAP Photoj 5, w - -t , . 3. , . FACES PLACES ' EVENTS E i I