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

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Yugoslavia hosts Winter Olympics Slrre gets rirst US. lsllit' avr :was ' 4 acl Ill Covered with fresh snow, the mountain peaks of Sarajevo, Yugoslavia were finally ready for the Winter Olympic Games Debbie Armstrong a member the U S Olympic team will nev er forget those mountains On February 13 she was the first Olympic team member to win a Gold medal Bill Johnson another ski team member boasted the best prac tice time of all competing racers in the downhill and was sure he would win The press and fellow competitors didn t see Johnson as a potential gold medalist but Johnson took the Gold and the honor of being the first Ameri- can man ever to win the event The Mahre brothers Phil and Steve ended their careers with Gold and Silver medals respec tively in the Giant Slalom Ice skating was the only other successful event for the Ameri can team Despite Scott Hamil ton s personal disappointment in his less than perfect perfor mance the Judges awarded him the Gold Rosalyn Sumners the favorite in the singles competition was outskated by East Germany s at Sarajevo Gola' Katrina Witt. Sumners placed a disappointing second. However, the Carruther twins Kitty and Peter were thrilled by their sll ver medal 1n Pairs Skating Overall the performance of the United States wasn t as good as the team had hoped But there were a few gold medals and performances to be proud Julia Lavaroni Junior history major bhari Gholson Junior psychology major Apple Computers wages WAR ON IBM '-3' 4 ' I'-f'-fgl'-Qfl ri 5 The IBM personal computer was in a position to take command of the p.c. industry. But Apple's introduction of Macintosh puts Apple back in the running and could cause the company to become the new leaders in the fluctuating 24 Student Life computer industry. On January 24th, Apple re- leased its newest computer, Macintosh, in the face of grow- ing competition from IBM. Ap- ple had been steadily losing ground to its competition. Bernice Kerner of New York Magazine reported on CBS Morning News that Apple is fighting virtually for its life against IBM. Time Magazine quoted Apple President John Sculley as saying, If we don't get it together in 1984, Apple is going to be just another personal computer company. Macintosh has now become the computer that Apple is pinning its hopes on. By April, the company spent S15 million promoting Macin- tosh. During the Superbowl, Ap- ple bought a one-time national spot costing 334,000,000 to intro- duce Macintosh. The commercial used 300 extras with their eyes glued to a giant screen in a scene simulating George Orwell's novel, 1984, a woman suddenly threw a torch into the screen and it went black, until a new voice was heard announcing, On January 24th, Apple will re- lease its newest computer, Ma- cintoshg and you'll see why 1984 won't be like 1984. Elise Banducci Freshman political science major

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5 together, Wilson de- SANTA CLARA AND THE W O RLD Beach Bo drowns ln So. Cal surf Dennis Wilson, a founding member of the famed rock group The Beach Boys, died while diving in the harbor at Marina del Rey on December 28, 1983. Wilson, 39, had been div- ing for about two hours before he failed to come up. Bill Oster, owner of the 52-foot boat Wilson was staying on, called the harbor patrolmen to aid him in the search county lifeguard diving team was en divers searched in the 58 degree wa ter for almost an hour before finding Wilson s body Oster said Wilson had joined him the night before to re- lax. The following day, after the two had been drinking cided to go diving. me BEACH BOYS Wilson for his dive and became suspicious when Wilson failed to come up for air. Coroners recorded the death as an accidental drowning. Drumming the pulsating beats that gave The Beach Boys their steady rhythm, Wilson contri- buted years of effort to the band originally started by his broth- ers, Brian and Carl. Dennis helped create songs that sup- ported the group's namesake. As the only surfer of the group, Dennis conveyed the ideas about surfing to songwriter Brian. Ulti- mately, four singles hit national music charts. Surfin' first hit L.A. and was followed by Sur- fin' Safari, Surfin' U.S.A., and Surfer Girl. Despite the group's success, in 1969, Dennis decid- ed to release a sin- gle recorded in Eng- land. After this in- dividual excursion, Dennis rejoined the group to cut the al- bum Sunflower, He will always be remembered as the surfer-drummer of The Beach Boys. Julia Lavaroni Junior history major Denise E. Byrf in for his friend. A ENDLESS SUMMER also Failed, and sev- A i ' ' lui: I Q A Oster did not join The Beach Boys' EndIess Summer album is one of the most popular of their albums. It contains songs like Surfin' Safari. nternational monetary re- cords were broken, travelers applauded, and economists foresaw severely damaging re- sults as the U.S. dollar rose to a ten year high against the Ger- man Deutschemark. To most Americans, news of the dollar's increased value was welcomed. This situation pro- duced good results for individual consumers as well as the nation as a whole. With a decreased rate of inflation, domestic pro- ducers purchased imported goods at lower prices. Some experts, however, stressed damaging effects of the increased value of the dollar. They warned that foreign trade would decrease because of the expense of American goods. The U.S. had expected to sell S100 billion less than it bought from foreigners in 1984. Overall, the dramatic change in value of the dollar was met with mixed blessings. While economists warned against any permanent change, consumers enjoyed the benefits of good American money. Barbie Lycette Freshman business major ,Iunmr lnnglisli ma1or Dennis Wilson drowns while scuba diving alone on the Marina del Rey floor. Dollar Val ue soars in fore1gn m arke t News 23

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SANTA CLARA AND THE WORLD I T SF I RDUBLE IN tl a umm us sues Over 800 Americans were evacuated and In the spring of 1983, San- occupation as a businessman taken aboard U S Nav Shi S from Beirut ta Clara's student literary and in his relations with pre- destined for C 'ress afier Fgbruar 11 magazine, The Owl printed sent and prospective business Beirut had glean riddled with uifirg an article entitled, The Stu- associates and customers. and fauin mortar Shells Since tie 1982 IS- dent Athletic Hoax in refer- Named as defendants in the raeli invasion To .. revento Worsenin IS- ence to the University of San complaint were author of the raeli!M0Slem 'confropntations the U S g Francisco's policy towards ath- article Christine Long, editor of a reed to Su Ort Amin Genxa eps 'CiHiS- letes. The article, written by The 1982-83 Owl, Leander tin Lebaneipre ime if Israel lgvould move Christine Long, suggested that Jamesg publishers of SCU stu- Outside Beiruvs Eorders But fi htin Onl USF placed too much impor- dent publications: the SCU increased as Russian-baeked S giiansgand y tance on the role of athletics. A Board of Trustees and Univer- Moslems bombed the cit Asa result in USF alumnus and supporter, sity President William Rewak, February Beirut Split, thlgwest was hgld Luis Zabala, was described as S.J.g The Owl, and the Univer- ' - one of those who encouraged sity of Santa Clara. Efyaligslems and the East was held by Ge the University's policy towards Fr. Rewak and the Board of y ' athletes. Trustees, having been named as Carolyn Seymour ln reaction to the article, defendants in the role of pub- Junior English mio' Luis Zabala filed a complaint lisher, are unable to comment on October 12 asking for 3380 on the case. Similarly, The million in punitive damages for Redwood and The Santa Clara libel, invasion of privacy and are unable to print details on intentional and negligent inflic- the article or the complaint as tion of emotional distress. they are under the same pub- Zabala's complaint, filed in lisher as The Owl and may be the Superior Court of Santa considered by the plaintiff as Clara County, said, These adding to the alleged libel. On These state- ments were published and cir- culated by defen- dants without rea- sonable grounds to believe the statements to be true. statements were published and November 10, HD 6ditO1'i-211 in circulated by defendants with- The Santa Clara stated, since out reasonable grounds to be- our publisher is named as de- lieve the statements to be true fendant, OUT C0mm6I1t would be and with malice and ill will to- their comment. No comment. Macintosh spam a new ,ook Its wards the plaintiff and in wan- At a later date the Universi- vertical housing and detailed video ton disregard of his rights and ty was able to have the Board iisplay Q59 the ChaFaCtefiStiCS Tat Apple feelings, and with the intention of Trustees dropped as defen- ,QQ pgrllxf a ead of and purpose of disgracing and dants in the case. defaming plaintiff and injuring Elise Bandum him in the COID1T1L1I1lT,y, in Freshman political science major News