University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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The Earth Day celebration launches a rousing game of Earth Ball. More than 500.00 Chinese university students converged in Tiananmen Square in Beijing to protest against abuse of power by top party officials, shouting Long live freedom! and Down with dictatorship! The demonstration represented the most serious challenge to the Communist Party in its 4Dyear existence, as well as the largest Chinese demonstration in modern history. The event was the culmination of a 3.00Dperson hunger strike which was sparked by a People's Daily article that denounced earlier student demands The protest was unexpected in an area traditionally suffused with respect for authority. Students demanded a free press, since the Chinese people view journalism as the most important instrument against governmental corruption. Other factors behind the demonstration included an economic reform plan which profited top party officials and entrepreneurs but not intellectuals. and an Inflation rate around 30 percent. A New York court of appeals ruled in favor of treating a master's degree in remedial reading as marital property in a divorce settlement. The court stated that Kathleen McGowan's degree increased her earning potential and should therefore be divided with her husband, who helped pay for her tuition costs McGowan’s attorney cautioned that the court's decision puts a damper on someone who has the initiative—since the other spouse might want a piece of the action. More than 500 anti-racism demonstrators marched in Coeur d'Alene. Idaho, protesting a gathering of shinkeads and neo-Nazis at Hayden Lake. The human rights activists were countering the festivities organized by white supremacists in celebration of Hitler's 100th birthday in the midst of extensive media coverage and police supervision. April 19

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-fc-APRIL Pinal Four fans held their breath as the University of Michigan took the NCAA national basketball championship by conquering Seton Hall by one point. 80-79. in overtime. The University of Tennessee defeated Auburn in the women's championship with a 76-60 victory. Spectators from all over the country flocked to Seattle despite the high, hundred-dollar cost of tickets. An estimated half a million people participated in the March for Women's Equa-llty Women's Lives in Washington. D.C., supporting the right of women to have an abortion. In opposition, anti-choice activists placed thousands of small white crosses near the Capitol building to symbolize aborted fetuses. The Supreme Court decision to hear a case that could potentially overturn the Roe v. Wade decision (which legalized abortion in 1973) sparked increasing protests from both sides of the controversy. Numerous editorials and letters to the editor appeared in The Daily arguing various aspects of the issue. Gas prices soared in the greatest single price increase In the history of the U.S. gasoline market. Prices rose in response to the Exxon tanker accident in the Port of Valdez in Alaska. Two UW physics graduate students announced the results of a cold fusion ex-periment similar to those attempted in other parts of the country earlier in the month. The concept of nuclear fusion at room temperature was met with both excitement and skepticism from other scientists. The 19th Annual Earth Day celebration stretched over three days and included various programs centering on the theme A Sustainable Future: What Can You Do? Activities ranged from a forum on Is Seattle becoming another L.A.? to video presentations on environmental issues and music and poetry readings celebrating the Earth. Bndgette Gordon dodges past Jocelyn McGilberry for the NCAA championship In the Tacoma Dome. Tennessee defeating Auburn 76-60. Students at UW residence halls con request non-smoking roommates, but U. of Michigan-Ann Arbor students went a step further—they selected alcohol- and drug-free roommotes. When students wrote substance free on their housing appli cations, they were paired with others wanting a similar environment. Cherry blossoms and sun beckoned students, who flocked to soak up rays in the quad and Red Square. Seats stood unoccupied in libraries and dining halls as students studied and ate outside. After months of rain and cold, spring finally arrived and the temperatures soared to 68 degrees. 18 April

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- MAY The University District Street Fair celebrated its 20th anniversary with more food, crafts, people and entertainment than ever. In 1969. small business owners decided that a big project such as a street fair could unite the community — and that it did. The ever-popular. late spring event attracts more and more people every year. Because of the perfect weather, this year's weekend turnout was in excess of 200.000 people. Local bands entertained the crowds with oldies and classic tunes while other groups showcased their new musical talents. Students and the public consumed a wide variety of ethnic foods offered at close to 30 stands. Roughly 470 other booths offered artwork and diverse items ranging from hand-crafted flutes to bonsai trees. UW Time Schedules have their share of errors, but none approached the mix-up of the University of New Mexico's class directory. Students there found every other page of their directories upside down on account of a printing mishap. The printing plant agreed to send new ones at no charge, but students had to wait up to four more weeks for the corrected copies. A new injectable birth control method might alter current views toward contraception. Family planning might be more highly regarded as a male responsibility if a contraceptive which stops the natural production of sperm gains popularity nationwide At the University of Washington Medical Center, male subjects were given 200mg injections of a synthetic form of testosterone once a week for 16 to 20 weeks. After this period, subjects with zero-sperm counts were asked to discontinue all other forms of contraception except the injections for one year. Five of the men who completed the one year term reported no pregnancies. Only one subject’s partner became pregnant, but his sperm count had not yet reached zero and his condom had malfunctioned. Tests showed that a normal sperm count resumed after the injections had stopped. Some men reported mi nor side effects such as recurring acne among men who had suffered acne during puberty and or an average weight gain of six pounds. During Greek Week, ASUW President Michael Egan of Psl Upsilon Fraternity impersonated Michael Jackson In a version of his music video Smooth Criminal wearing dark make up on his face. This invoked complaints from student organizations who charged that he was performing In blackface. The students wrote a letter to President Gerberding In The Daily, explaining that blackface performances began in minstrel shows where white performers ridiculed black people. The letter described modern minstrel shows and Airband contests as demeaning, degrading, and an insult to black students, black faculty and staff, and the black community as a whole. Egan wrote in response, ... my intentions can be misconstrued but I hope that those who know me realize my intentions were never meant to offend anyone. Husky crew races have always increased the excitement of boating season. Follow ing a 19-year tradition, Husky races highlighted Opening Day of the season Thou sands of people lined Montlake Cut to get a glance at the races and watch boats of all types go through the Cut on the biggest boating day of the year. The Husky teams didn't let them down. Rowers faced teams from New Zealand. Italy, and the University of California at Berkeley for the Third Annual Windermere Cup Races. The UW varsity women's and men’s teams both finished second in their races. The New Zealand women's team and the Italian men's team finished first. Following the event, rowers from all teams traded sweatshirts and other articles of clothing as part of Windermere Cup tradition. Of course, the most popular items were from UW. 20 May