University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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, ation: The Changing Ethnic Breakdown GREEK PARTICIPATION hir all-tune kiwi throughout the early '70 ac student outright rejected anything to do with tradition Nowaday , membership figure arc at all-time high ai the Greek spirit rwurge . evidenced here by Alpha Delta Pi' participation in a Homecoming Greek sign contest Phut ttxrttiy UUP Uforrtattcm Strriea THE NEW A LA CARDE meal plan system debuted in Fall 1981, affording dormirt greater flexibility in their eating choice . Gita Mar phut 1975 1980 1985 0 American Indian Asian A Black A Hispanic A Caucasian and American American j American Foreign Students Hispanics classified as Spanish surnamed American in 1975. Graph based on Autumn Quarter figures only. No statistics compiled before 1975. Source: UW Systems and Procedures student life 7

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HUB CAFETERIA STUDENTWO UNION -V BUILDING RENOVATION AND IMPROVEMENTS UNVT SiTV OT- M3HW310N orm residents may complain about the food service but at least today they have the flexibility past dormies didn't have. Up until Fall 1981, hall residents paid a Fixed rate for a 15-19 meal plan. There were no refunds of unused meal money at the end of a student's stay. Students picked which of their 15 or 19 meals to eat each week, but were restricted to eating them in the halls they lived in. They ate what was given to them; light eaters ended up paying the same as heavy eaters. And if a student missed lunchtime at Haggett because of her class schedule, she was out of luck. With the current A La Carde system, dormies have the flexibility of eating anywhere on campus, anytime they wat, and from anything they choose ... HUB foods sale were down 30 to 40% during the head lettuce strike of April 1974. In support of better working conditions and justice for farm laborers, thousands of UW students protested the campus food service's use of Teamster Union Lettuce. Once head lettuce became locally available from the United Farm Workers. UW food service resumed its use . . . Previously known as the convent, all-female Hanscc Hall was the last dorm on campus to go co-ed, in 1972. This move resulted from male dormies complaining about the lack of single rooms available to them .. . Overcrowding problems plagued the UW throughout the '60s and early '70s. A 1971 survey showed that 85% of the 45,000 members of the UW community used the HUB facilities daily, Requests for classes exceeded their limits; 1,003 students requested a Philosophy 100 class with a 150 limit. And in the 10 years prior to 1971, book circulation at Suzzallo Library increased 317% ... The 1979 computer could expect to pay 25 t to park in Montlake; with a carpool it was a mere 10 ... Rocks were the object of some preoccupation in the '70s; first there were pet rocks — buy a rock at the department store and take it home as a pet. Then Pop Rocks — the candy that crackled tremendously in one's mouth. This led to rampant rumors of death by way of an exploding stomach ... And on either the 21st or 22nd of January 1972, UW students may have chosen to bop on down to the Freshair Tavern at Broadway and Pike to hear a 22-ycar-old Billy Joel and his four-member band perform original blues, rock, and folk. Their album out at the time — Cold Spring Harbor. by Beatriz Pascual MENU OF THE DAY SPECIAL BREAKFAST — 63 Two Slices French Toast Butter and Syrup Two Grilled Sausage Links Choice of 10 Beverage LUNCHEON ENTREES PRE-THANKSGIVING TREAT Roast Young Tom Turkey over Dressing, Giblet Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Cranberry Sauce, Choice of Salad, Roll and Butter, Homemade Pumpkin Pie, Whipped Cream, Choice of 10 Beverage............. A LA CARTE ITEMS $1.50 Bowl of Chili Con Carne............................40 French Fried Potatoes..............................20 Stewed Tomatoes and Celery.........................15 IT SURE looked a lot cheaper and easier to pork out in the HUB in 1971, didn't it? Daily, November 24, 1971, p. 6 6 student life THE S6.S million HUB tenovanons 0973-77) btoughe the building tofirreode standards and expanded the ballroom (O i»xr ill uic ' Modem preparation technique -' updated the food service facilities and the ground Hooe Husky Den wu extended to Sieved Way. when it n situated today. First-floor expansion included a lounge furnished with audio equipment — the Muuc Lounge Ptm(Malay W lafamutm Stmtn

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ERECTED IN 1962 FOR THE WORLD'S FAIR. Seattle's Space Needle was to be a symbol of the future, but it has also became Seattle's most distinctive landmark. Its unique shape is as associated with Seattle as the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. GUm Mar photo