University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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 - JUNE The CJW Task Force on Racism pre sented the conclusions of a year long study on racism, which showed that blacks and Native Americans in particular believe race relations at the (JW are unsatisfactory. The report recommended stronger efforts by university officials to investigate cases of racial harassment and to increase hiring of minority faculty members, whose numbers lagged behind the percentage of minority students. The College of Arts and Sciences began studying the Task Force recommendation that all GW students take ethnic studies courses that would expose them to various ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Khomeini died of a heart attack at age 86 after undergoing surgery for a bleeding digestive system. President Ali Kahmenei was appointed to take Khomeini’s place, with Parliament Speaker Hashemi Rafsanjani expect ed to become Iran's new president. Khomeini was swept into power in 1979 during the revolution which toppled the Shah of Iran. Political turmoil had gripped the country since Khomeini launched a radical resur gence in February with his death decree against British author Salman Rushdie for allegedly blaspheming Islam in his novel, The Satanic Verses. The Chinese army stormed into Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and began to forcibly remove student protesters. killing hundreds of students and bystanders in the process The students had been occupying the square for several months to bring about de mocracy in China. Many who were arrested were sentenced and executed for being counter-revolutionaries. The Chinese government launched a huge propaganda campaign and maintained that no deaths occurred in Tiananmen Square. Reports from China revealed that the Chinese government had cremated victims’ bodies beyond recognition to destroy proof of the massacre. 22 June

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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.

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Senior Erie Reeder takes a break from studies to soak up some springtime rays. Vice President for Minority Affairs Robert Pozos resigned after irregularities were found in his travel expense reports. An internal audit showed that Pozos exceeded the limits in the state and university travel policy on several trips. The administration said Pozos would have to pay back almost $3,000. Pozos was hired in November 1988 to head the Office of Minority Affairs. Ernest Morris, vice president for student affairs, was appointed to fill in after Pozos resigned. A GW parking division employee accidentally discovered a surveillance camera in the Triangle Parking garage used to videotape employees' activities while on duty. The parking employees union demanded a meeting with GW officials and requested on-site inspections to ensure that the monitoring equipment had been removed and the film destroyed. GW officials insisted there were no violations of the labor contract with the union. G.S. Representative Tom Foley of Washington State became Speaker of the House when Jim Wright of Texas stepped down after coming under fire on possible violations of ethics rules. Foley defeated Minority Leader Robert Michel of Illinois for the position. The Board of Regents approved the appointment of astronaut George Pinky Nelson to assistant provost and associate professor of astronomy at the GW. Nelson flew on three shuttle missions, including the Discovery flight in 1988. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in astronomy from the GW. For the first time in 34 years, an American won the French Open men's title when 17-year-old Michael Chang of California beat Stefan Ed-berg of Sweden. Tony Trabert in 1955 was the last American to win at the Roland Garros courts in Paris. Rape charges against Husky football player Jay Roberts were dismissed after the alleged victim did not want to endure another trial. Roberts and another man were accused of raping a woman in December 1987. The first rape trial in November ended in a mistrial. The GW's human-powered submarine finished third in the International Submarine Races in Florida. The GW also received $500 for creating the most cost-effective craft. Seventeen entries participated in the race organized by Florida Atlantic Gniversity. June 23