University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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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

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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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Greek Week adopted a new tradition to unite members and pledges with the community. Funds were collected for local charities such as Children's Orthopedic Hospital and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. House members raised approximately $30,000 through T-shirt sales and donations from the Songfest competition, the Make-A-Wish Foundation Run. and the phone-a-thon. In addition to the fundraiser, all houses competed in events. Belly flops, airband shows, and slam dunks highlighted the week's activities. House members and pledges scored points through T-shirt sales, attendance at meetings, phone-a-thons, food drives, Run donations, placing in events, and by winning the spirit award. Following a week of hard work and play, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity and Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority pulled the highest scores and won the competition. Frustrated math majors, teaching students. and other undergraduates competing for small classes at GW might welcome a plan similar to the one outlined in a Minnesota bill. The proposed bill, which had gained popularity among Minnesota state residents in the past year, would force colleges to offer required courses often enough so that students could attain their bachelor's degrees in the traditional four year time period. According to a College Placement Council Survey, new college graduates In various disciplines could expect higher salary offers than those of the previous year. Chemical engineers received the biggest jump of 5.9% to an average salary offer of $32,812. Allied health graduates also enjoyed higher earnings, and average salary offers to most business graduates rose, particularly for human resources and accounting majors. A series of arson fires broke out in the GW Electrical Engineering Building, causing almost $420,000 In damages to the building and several computers. Although few graduations were delayed for students' projects that were destroyed in the flames, some students used backup software at other locations to protect their work. Police and fire departments decided to reinvestigate the April 24 fire after fires occurred on May. 15. 16. and 18. The April fire was later dismissed as accidental when investigators found that all three May fires were similar in the way they started. After the fourth fire and for the first time in Gniversity history, police officers guarded security posts at all EEB entries. Students, staff, and faculty members had to sign in when entering the building and sign out when leaving. May 21 Mellanie Thompson of Kappa Kappa Gamma ponders an alternate sketch for her teammates In Win. Lose or Draw.