University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Bricks Bum, Stones Discoing in jubilation on a portion of the Drag sectioned off by police, Austin-based revelers prove that Dallas isn ' t the only place to let loose after the OU victory Oct. 10. T: Effectiv | he first day of September saw many freshmen complaining about a perceived return to the Dark Ages. Effective Sept. 1, a new law had raised the drinking age in Texas to 19. To some it seemed that college students were being denied a collegiate lifestyle. In any event, some prepared to wait out the dry spell while others set out in search of fake I.D. cards. On Sept. 8, the Panhellenic Council ' s representatives decided to sign a non- discrimination statement required by the Texas Student Publications Board of Operating Trustees for inclusion in the Cac- tus yearbook. The decision reversed an April non-binding vote not to sign. Those who thought UT ' s brick-and- cement buildings could not possibly burn were proven wrong when a Bellmont Hall office caught fire on the night of Sept. 17. Students cheered firefighters ' efforts from below as the fire was extinguished. In- vestigators suspected arson. With October came a new fiscal year and the beginning of President Reagan ' s economic recovery program. Congress had passed the truncated budget and Reaganomics became the economic law of the land. In Poland, the independent labor union Solidarity re-elected Lech Walesa union chief at a union congress in Gdansk. Who is buried in Oswald ' s grave? That question was answered for good on the first Sunday of October when an exhumation and autopsy were performed on the body of President Kennedy ' s alleged assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, buried in Ft. Worth. Cor- oners concluded the body was Oswald ' s, disproving a theory that the casket held the body of a Soviet spy. In a tragic irony two days later, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated at a parade in Cairo. The University Co-Op had problems stemming from disagreements between members of its board of directors. On Oct. 21, William Lesso, chairman of the Co-Op Board of Directors, resigned, citing prob- lems between himself and student members of the board. Tom Philpott, a UT professor of history, was assaulted in his home allegedly by at- tackers trying to make his death appear a suicide. Philpott guessed that his attackers, from whom he escaped with a gunshot wound to the shoulder, were trying to silence his campaign against boy prostitution. On Halloween weekend, the Rolling Stones were back. Late in the month on a national tour, Mick Jagger and company played two concerts each in Dallas and Houston for stadium-sized crowds. Halloween day found the Aggies acting like, well, Aggies. SMU ' s football team was playing at A M and following a Pony touchdown, the Mustang cheerleaders began to spell out S-M-U on the field, in violation of an A M rule barring anyone but players and officials from the field during a game. One overzealous Aggie cadet, an officer of the day, charged toward the cheerleaders, kicking one and drawing his sword. The cadet was then knocked down by another cheerleader and had to be dragged away. No one was injured in the incident. 22 September October

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' Austin tice TO . t tat tvtn mote ' Jay BOTH My fc piying of affcibui - ' ...: i boh fmik ...:-.: - .:: p |Kt i j M D nigU ; Austin resident Carol Baeza takes advantage of Waterloo Park and the long-awaited summer weather. world peace seemed more distant than ever. In the Middle East, Israel used U.S.-built warplanes to destroy an Iraqi nuclear reactor, and claimed self-defense. Impeached Iranian president Bani-Sadr sought asylum in Paris and an explosion killed the new president and prime minister. The world seemed to teeter on the brink of war in mid-August when U.S. F-l4s were fired upon by Libyan jets over the Mediterranean. The Americans returned fire, shooting down two Libyan air- craft. Gen. Muammar Gaddafi of Libya claimed the U.S. had violated Libyan ter- ritorial waters. Great Britain was ridden with internal strife that culminated in a week of rioting in Liverpool. Disenchanted youth burned and looted buildings to protest high unemploy- ment and the poor state of the economy. A week later, most of the world joined the English in watching the fairy tale wedding of the century on July 29 when Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer exchanged vows in St. Paul ' s Cathedral in London. On the sports scene, aggravated baseball fans eagerly awaited the end of the major league players ' strike. When the second season did begin, the National League won the All-Star game and nothing could stop Pete Rose from breaking Stan Musial ' s all- time record for base hits. At the World Student Games in Romania, UT helped the United States swim away with 16 gold medals, more than any other competing country. In England, American athletes also came out ahead on the grassy courts of Wimbledon when they captured four of the five titles. Spain ' s leaders decide to join NATO, making their country the 16th member of that organization. The first flood since the Memorial Day weekend strikes. No deaths or serious injuries are reported. Major league baseball strike begins. The third flood of the rainy season pours 4.5 inches on Austin. South Austin is hardest hit, but no deaths or serious injuries result. Black free-lance photographer Wayne B. Williams, suspected in the string of 28 Atlanta murders of young blacks, is arrested in con- nection with the slaying of the last victim. The New Hyatt Regency in Kansas City closes indefinitely when a walkway collapses, taking 113 lives and injuring 186 others. Fifty days of negotiation settle the baseball strike. Air traffic controllers strike; Presi- dent Reagan gives picketing employees 48 hours to return to work. It is the first time in the 26- year history of the law prohibiting federal workers from striking that criminal prosecution is instituted. Summer 21

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i t 0l ' tw0ct .11 .:-:..- . . ;.:s: : -, wife twig to iiix boy ' ....::; ,:- ,..! . . tef Rednecks and armadillos alike kick up dust at San Marcos ' 12th Annual Chilympiad held in September. PHOOEY iKLliU i Esltp applauds sptaktr in inti- moral majority ' s Sept. 29 Phoocy on Falwcll rally on the West Mall. September 1 New state laws raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 19 and restricting head shops from selling drug paraphernalia go into effect. Two hundred anti-nuclear activists attempting to blockade the Diablo Canyon nuclear reactor in California and prevent its activa- tion are arrested. 17 Women ' s Intercollegiate Athletic Office in Bellmont burns. October 1O Cotton Bowl Scoreboard reads TEXAS-34 OKLAHOMA-14, ' 1 earning the Horns the No. 1 spot for a week. 2O Botched holdup of a Brink ' s truck in Nanuet, New York brings back a name from the 60s. Marilyn Jean Buck, a UT student in 1966-1967, is suspected of working with the Weather Underground, a group dedicated to the overthrow of the American government. The at- tempted robbery leaves two police officers and a security guard dead. September October 23