University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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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

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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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|jc COMMENCEMENT 1989 Some eagerly accepted their tokens of accomplishment from President Gerberding. Some approached him timidly. Some hobbled in on crutches, letting nothing stand in the way of their hard-earned awards. As 7,000 graduates trod triumphantly up the ramp at Clarence S. ‘‘Hec” Ed-mundson Pavilion on June 10, they fondly remembered their college days and the family and friends who made it all worthwhile. Whether participating in the morning “Purple commencement ceremony for Arts and Science graduates, or taking part in the Gold ceremony for all other colleges and schools at the (JW, graduates faced the challenge of distinguishing themselves from the sea of black hats and robes to their supporters in the audience. Hence the four-inch flamingo appeared on one cap. and the ladies' pump characterized another. Even with two separate ceremonies. because of the length of the ceremony and the limited capacity of the Pavilion (7,000 people), graduates had to struggle to find their parents and other loved ones among the crowd. The parents and friends present reminded graduates of an earlier dilemma: who should be among their limited number of guests? Purple graduates 24 Commencement