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

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Space shuttle Columbia arrives piggyback on a 747 to spend the night at Bergstrom Air Force Base Nov. 24. ovember opened with a city-wide referendum in which voters decid- ed 3-2 to sell their 16 percent share in the Southwest Texas Nuclear Pro- ject. A few days later, Brown Root, Inc., in charge of construction of the Bay City plant, pulled out of the project, claiming that they could not negotiate a contract with Houston Lighting and Power Co., which had a 30.8 percent interest in the project. In a Nov. 4 meeting of the Texas Student Publications Executive Committee, 11 staf- fers took Daily Texan editor Don Puffer by surprise when they presented him with a petition and allegations that he and manag- ing editor Paula Angerstein had violated several TSP handbook rules. When he refus- ed to resign as demanded, approximately 20 staffers walked out. That Friday saw his and Angerstein ' s resignations. John Schwartz, former editor of UTmost magazine and editor of The Daily Texan during the interim period, took the helm per- manently when six out of 11 TSP Board members voted for his selection. Angerstein was reinstated and striking staff members returned, but Puffer denounced the affair as a power play, saying he resigned for the good of the newspaper, not because he felt unqualified for his vacated position. Space Shuttle Columbia, piloted by- rookie astronauts Joe Engle and Richard Truly, finally blasted off after two delays which set the launch time back more than a week. Technical problems cut the mission ' s projected five-day flight to only two days. The shuttle returned to earth with a mini- mum amount of damage, less than it ex- perienced during its April orbit. Federal budget director David Stockman ' s interview in the December issue of Atlantic Monthly almost cost him his job. His poor judgment and loose talk on the economy and Reaganomics led to his resignation offer on Nov. 12, which Presi- dent Reagan subsequently refused. National Security adviser Richard Allen didn ' t fare so well with another publication, a Japanese magazine called Shofu No Tomo. Allen ' s inability to explain an envelope con- taining a $1,000 thank you for setting up an interview with the first lady led to his dismissal. The discovery was made when Allen ' s office was being moved to a new location; Allen claimed he had intended to tell the president, but forgot in the confusion. Peacelight Fellowship, a new group on campus, organized a Dec. 8 peace rally on the West Mall in memory of John Lennon. The former Beatle and advocate of world peace was shot to death in front of his New York apartment in December 1980. In an out-of-court settlement, former UT employee Freeda Nash reported receiving $60,000 from the UT for denying her due process. Given an hour and a half s notice, she was relieved of her position as executive assistant to the chairman of the Department of Music when that department underwent reorganization, eliminating her job. UT did not grant her a grievance procedure, so she sued. Students geared up for finals, which lasted from Dec. 11-18. The month-long break that followed offered long hours for catching up on sleep and fortifying oneself for the spring semester. o heats up Municipal Auditorium Nov. 21 24 November December

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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

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ut in Cold November Beth Katchum, member of an international Christian mime troupe, performs in Toymaker and Son on the East Ma vhile a couple jog around Town Lake, a fisherman takes a more passive approach to recreation on a lazy November day. For the first time in Daily Texan iie editor and managing editor resign. A major staff walk- out leaves editor Don Puffer with to step down. In a controversy that threatened to split the newspaper into factions, some staffers accused Puffer of violating several TSP handbook rules, in- cluding allowing c opy to undergo revision after approval by the news editor. 12 Space Shuttle Columbia blasts off. taking a UT dad, Richard Ttuly, and his commander, Joe Engel. on a two-day trip around and around the world. 28 The Crimson Tide rushes over Auburn, giving Alabama head coach Paul Bear Bryant his 315th victory and the title of the winn- ingest college coach. December 8 U.S. Supreme Coun. rules religious groups have the right to hold services on the campuses of state universities. UT is forced to review its policy of allowing religious groups to use University- facilities only if they limit their discussion to the academic aspects of theology. November December 25