University of Massachusetts Boston - Beacon Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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The Year In Review Qpen House courses. The university commu- The library will consist of 28 mil- nity will also have opportunity lion pages of documents, in- to visit this unique addition to On October 2, 1977 U.Mass UMB' opened its doors to 8,000 peo- . . . ul! ple from all over the Greater Boston area for an afternoon of exploring and discovering the University. The festivities began with a wel- coming ceremony, music pro- vided by a four piece band and highlighted by cutting an 8 foot square replica cake of the cam- pus, and distributed to the crowd. 1' 'F X i 4. . .-. A -Q 1'-QE XX 1 ji ' I - The rest of the afternoon was spent enjoying various events on campus such as academic ex- hibits, lab experiments, faculty lectures, john F. Kennedy Li- brary exhibit, multi-media events, theatre and music per- formances. Observatory The construction of a 529,000 observatory on UMB's library roof is certainly an outstanding achievement of this past year. Completion of the observatory was made possible by a National Science Foundation Grant to the Physics Department and by excess University Outlay funds. The observatory will be used as an astronomy lab and as a class- room for astronomy courses and introductory science f 'f- j.F.K. cluding the life and career of john F. Kennedy. More than 250 other people have donated their personal files of john F. Kennedy to the library. The library will also include film, video tape, 35,000 volumes of printed material, 1200 inter- Construction is under way, in the rear of U.MassfBoston, for the john F. Kennedy Library and Archives. Expected completion date is set for 1979. The struc- ture will be 8 stories high, 110,00 square feet, covering 9.5 acres. The upper 6 levels will contain archival and research facilities, the lower two levels will house the museum and public visitor facilities. Also in- cluded in the plans is a 5,000 square foot glass enclosed area with a panoramic view of Bos- ton's skyline, harbor and islands. views with leading figures of the times, 84,000 still photographs, 5,000 audio tapes and 13,000 artifacts including the Presi- dent's famed rocking chair, White House items and gifts from around the world. Kennedy l,ibr'at'y b 5 ff. - The library will utilize its re- sources to assist public aware- ness. Through exhibits, film fes- tivals, conferences and teacher workshops, communities and individuals can enhance their understanding of the American political and governmental sys- IGITI.

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Sports Complex A U Cocktail Party April 25 marked the ground breaking of an 8.9 million dollar Sports Complex at UMB. The Complex will accomodate the gymnasium, exercise rooms, swimming pool, and skating rink and will be adjacent to the Ad- ministration Building. Comple- tion is set for Fall 1979. The University's Board of Trust- ees has voted to name the Com- plex in honor of Catherine Forbes Clark, a member of the Board who past away November 7, 1977 after a long illness. A resident of Dorchester, Ms. Clark dedicated much of her time to community cares and improvements. She was an ar- dent supportor of the gymnasi- um for years. Pub This past year the Pub Commit- tee received the O.K. for con- struction of a Pub on campus. U.Mass has always been a com- muter school. Students arrive, go to class, and leave. For this reason, involvement in activities and social events was always limited. The Pub will work to alter this by offering students a place to meet and socialize on a day to day basis. It will be located in the Faculty Lounge of College I, in the vi- cinity of the Earth Foods Res- taurant. Both work study and volunteer students will operate it. Wine, beer, and sandwiches will be served. The Pub hopes to raise enough revenue to be- come self-sufficient. Presently it is funded through the Student Activities Committee. The greatest concern of the ad- ministration was making alcohol available to the student body during school hours and the possibility of its misuse. WUMB F.M. Afer a long struggle, beginning over 5 years ago, WUMB nears the end of its battle for an F.M. license. ln its persistant efforts to gain recognition from the F.C.C., the student radio station encountered numerous road blocks better known as red- tape and technocalities . To date, the station has refiled for a license, but unfortunately red- tape has held up their applica- tion. WUMB General Manager Pat Monteith is very optimistic and believes its only a matter of time, a few days or weeks, be- fore the F.C.C. grants them their license. I jf ui 'N ' T . i 5 PM i . .XG K if X N. - Qu The setting for the Senior Cock- tail Party was the Boston Muse- um of Science. Hor's d'oeuvres were served and music was sup- plied by UMB's own Disco Ar- thur. Students mingled and danced amidst the museums West Wing and its surrounding exhibits. Attire of the evening ranged from casual dress to gowns to tails. Because of the S.A.C.'s limited funding to the Senior Events Committee, the Cocktail Party was the one and only senior event, which turned out to be very successful. Although the party was to end at midnight, students lingered until 1 A.M. in the West Wing, and only then did they leave because lights were being turned off. Many thanks are extended to the Senior Events Committee - Mary Rafferty, Lisa Pellegrini and AnnMarie DiLuca - whose time and efforts gave fellow seniors oportunity to come to- gether socially prior to com- mencement exercises. oo, o O0 C000 E og Door' .Q O O.. 0,00 X ,E Wifi o ' ll W i 05. . Y 0 iq? I i X 4,1 R i 3-814- ...7 il.. G