University of Santa Clara - Redwood Yearbook (Santa Clara, CA)

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John Anderson addressed a crowd of over 200 students and faculty in Kennedy Mall on Thursday, October 27, try- ing to rally support for a third political party, the Na- tional Unity Party. Anderson was on a nation- wide tour. During his twenty minute talk he repeatedly ex- pressed his desire that his third party would break the monopoly of the two-party systenr Although the small crowd indicated a lack of interest and many of the students pre- sent left the speech unim- pressed enough support was raised to form a campus chap- ter of the National Unity Party. Sallie Lycette Sophomore marketing major promotes new party Chl Ch Anderson appeals to m derate vc ters. lose DeBasa vice president for University in mid-August to be- come the General Partner of Cole Reed Associates a Los C a- tos real estate investment com- pany. Through the end of May Bob Sommers business manager Marvin Langholff controller Paul Locatelli S.l. academic vice president and William Rewak, S.J., University presi- dent, shared DeBasa's responsi- bilities. Although well over 100 appli- cations poured into the Universi- ty, the right person was not found until mid-April when Ralph H. Beaudoin from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois l Anderson V. P. resigns business add, finance, left the 7 SG 79 7 7 I' S lh Addressing a small crowd, 0 D was chosen to fill the position. Flight 007 should have traveled : south of Kamchatka, across the main- . ' kff land of Japan, and north to Seoul. ' SOWlilE'F 5 a, llllrllllflllill . W 2 cl OWN 1 'V f 4 f I,5gcC,f I. 5 W f rjj A Y n Korean ,lg Af I f , , scout X My 1 ' s.xo -' ' ' Ch k EI hi Eli' Il'lSl' Korean Airlines' Flight 007 was away from its original flight plane on an intelligence mission? shot down by the Soviets on plan. Civilian radar, the plane's Or, as the Soviets first alleged, September 2, 1983, while on a navigational equipment, and the was the commercial aircraft ac- routine flight from Anchorage, pilot, who was a retired Korean tually being used as a spy plane? Alaska to Seoul, South Korea. Air Force Colonel, did not report Many of these questions re- All 269 passengers, including any problems. The Soviets on mained unanswered because the Georgia Democratic Rep. Larry the other hand, destroyed Flight Soviets did not cooperate in McDonald, were killed. 007 after tracking it for two search operations. Pilots were informed of a hours. Influenced by the attack, Red Zone between Kamchatka The Soviet government did President Reagan continued to and Hokkaido, landmarks on the not admit shooting down the push for an expanded defense route, and were warned to keep plane until six days after the budget and the protection of clear of the area. event. The main question was U.S. borders. Flight 007. entered this Ulted Why'? Did the Soviets just Same Lvmtte, Zone, straying some 450 miles mistake the plane for a U.S. spy Sophomore marketing major News

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s A N fr A o L A R A A N D T H A if if 18 Student Life Students managed to stay abreast of local, national, and international news ewscasts told nightmarish stories of continuing international problems. Military spending increased. Santa Clara City Council members heard stu- dents' views on the Alameda re-route plan. Cable TV invaded American family rooms. Four Jesuits died. The whole world celebrated 1984. Orwellian visions of Big Brother monitoring citizens' lives were not realized. The beat goes on. The media reported U.S. Military intervention in Lebanon, Grenada, and El Salvador. Russia and the Eastern block announced that they would boy- cott the olympic games. With a large portion of the American people at odds both with President Reagan's foreign and do- mestic policies, it wasn't altogether joyful on the home front, either. A presidential campaign did make things interesting, and the stiff competition for the Democratic nomination made the Demo- crats convention in San Francisco important. There was, however, some good news. Money was donated in huge sums to worthy causes Cin- cluding the Universityj, medical research explored cures for cancer and the common cold, and tech- nology was growing faster every day. So, 1984. Big Brother is not yet a reality, and the world situation, though unstable, was not as gruesome as Orwell's contemporaries feared it might be. Students discussed the world situation in classrooms and around lunch tables. Students prepared to become the decision-makers in coming world crises. The beat goes on. Charlotte Hart Junior multi-disciplinary studies major

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Marines Invade Grenada While America recovered from the mas- sacre of 219 Marines in Beirut, 1,900 U.S. Marines and Army Rangers invaded the tiny island nation of Grenada on October 23. The reason, according to the Reagan adminis- tration was to protect American citizens and re- store democracy. About 1,000 American civilians, mostly stu- dents at St. George's University Medical School, were on the island when the radical leftist Gen. Hudson Austin seized power from the existing Marxist government. Austin executed prime minister Maurice Bishop on October 19. After the U.S. invasion, mop-up operations began by a force that eventually totaled 6,000, including members of the crack 82nd Airborne. Safe transportation of the weary but relieved Americans was ensured. Although the invasion was successful, with a minimal loss of American military personnel, and although the operation took place at the re- quest of six of Grenada's neighbors, members of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, the invasion met with mixed criticism. While protesters staged a sit-in in the crown of the Statue of Liberty and others declared Grenada another Vietnam, members of Con- gress called the invasion a modern version of gunboat diplomacy and said that the U.S. could not force democracy with the tip of a bayonet. Another congressman said the inva- sion would be viewed in retrospect as one of the United States' finest hours. While Reagan said that strategic interests were not a factor in the decision to invade Grenada, others speculated that the administra- ti0n feared Grenada's main airport - expanded by Cuban construction workers and Soviet tech- nicians - would be used to support Fidel Cas- tro's foreign activities in El Salvador and Cen- tral'America. Rene Roma Junior English major 2 Student Life wo priests who were known for their friendli- ness and warmth to stu- dents died within a month of each other in October and No- vember. Students, faculty, and alumni mourned the deaths of Pat Carrol, S.J., and Felton O'Toole, S.J. Fr. Carroll was known on campus as a lover of all things Irish, and a friend to every stu- dent who came in contact with him. His Christmas cards and St. Patrick's Day masses were special experiences shared by hundreds of people. Fr. Carroll also had the ability to maintain a unique relationship with each person he met. Fr. Carroll had a great concern for athletics and, in particular, the scholar-athlete. He attended as many athletic events as he could, whether they were inter- collegiate, club sport, or intra- murals. But his most visible characteristic was his committ- ment to the Jesuit order. He seemed to be happiest when he carried out his priestly duties. SCU Publlclilonl Whenever he married a couple or baptized a child, his face would light up with that huge Irish smile. Most of all, Fr. Carroll had a great ability to love. He would always greet you with a chest-crushing hug or that finger breaking hand- shake. Fr. Carroll always made you feel special. Felton O'Toole, S.J., was not as well known by the student community, but those that re- membered him, thought of him fondly. The students who knew Fr. O'Toole remembered him for his willingness to talk and for the small parties he would have in his room. According to one of his students, Fr. O'Toole tried to make what was then a rigid sys- tem more humane and for this he was greatly missed. Eric Christenson Senior economics major Julia Lavaroni Junior history major SCU Mourn