University of Denver - Kynewisbok Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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Newsmakers The Evans Award Senator Pete Domenici “They told me to run or quit bitching” — Pete Domenici P. pecsfcge and potties are aB m atisc of tbe 19)7 Evins Award reaped Tbe HoaooNe Pevr V Demand DAI afccnus and Repubfian Senator (roc V» Mateo, receded tbe University's highest alumni award at Founda's Day ceremonies ut March In the land of high-pressure politics known at Washington. D.C. Doaenici offers a humanioic alternator to tbe defense-oriented. supply-side mentality most conservative Repablican senators ding la Demand has enjoyed a distinguished polibal alter that daaied hie to tbe chairmanship of the Senate B-dget Coamnee a 19$ I Known around the Capdol as a stickler for detail and a brefcss negcfjvx comcsned to reducing tbe federal defat Domeon has racn as ooe of tbe most prominent and mflaendal members of tbe Kfth Cocpess. He was bora Pietro Vichi Domenid in Altuifaerque. Sen Mev iax oo May 19)1 one of five children bon to Italian immigrants. He pen up aeon; woitir.g-class Hispanic families, bdpisp hts father m a wholesale grocery enterprise In 1954. he anted a depee from tbe Untruly of New Mexico. later signing a contract to pilch for tbe Albuquerque Duke a Cara dub for the old Brooklyn Dodgers Later, at tbe urging of a friecdL he attended the University of Denser and anted a Ian depee a m Doom ids fast political race nas in 1966. when be nas elected to the Alboqaerqoe Cits Commrssua 1 nas a real coapUiner about government not cadi d.'feirn: than I am non says Dometud They told me to ran a quit bitching.' (Mi aqtft far. 99)1) Tbe neu year he was eietted Coranuwoa Chatman, equivalent of mayor, and began to Hirsute a resisal in tbe ban of donwn Alboqoerqoe. Prosing his compassion foe dsic improvement. Doattua took the government to the barrios' {§Umpm Ah. 9911) by estabbshing bases m tbe churches and storefroots of Hispanic noghbothoods. In tbe process, he developed the CETA. Coen-prtheiMve Eduatuo aoJ Training Acl Later, ths was to he the mode! for the catwial propam. He continued his fight for tbe poor by pushing foe federal urban renewal funds, luring private companies into the city, and euealing dry services into Albuquerque's previously overlooked Hispanic neighborhoods Domains flair for inspiring confidence and for booest hard work have made ha ooe of the shining stars a the US berate PuiseJ by mcabeis of bod natural parties. Doartuds abitty to see tbe entire picture may make him the Uahcrstfy's first pte-sider.tul candidate — Mu T. ( c

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newsmakers On Cushing Worlds IV ▼ T hen So more Epsarut writes a novel be is cranny a wild a hermetic babble wherein everything happens.' Hrv new wort A Spend Dam. a a novel of dashing wertk of cul-tart ar, J of confect Published in July. I9S6. A Spend Deary juitaposes two Jewish culture - the Amman son of East European immigrants and a German Jet in flight from the Holocaust The note! received sterling reviews and initial repons indicated that it as selling briskly. IpsXin has never had a sCKalleJ 'best-seller.' Too want to sell in tb raiEioas.' be said 'But sou hate to realue that the kinJ of books son want to write or can »nie are for a limbed audience A Spend Dearr. unlike his three previous novels, mas written while Epstein as leaching 1 hate said that as IS stars at DU hate been the best sots of my life. This plxe has been a sanctuary for oe. The Umvervitv provided for me pride of place and pride of cccupaiK whxh I never had before The (Enjtohl department has always made it possible for me to function as a »nJrr I te always found rime to wrdr. •Whether or txx as wort will sarstse »tU not depend so much on the quality of at wort but oo »hat happens to the world -a world in dinar of becoming alitente. 1 have not broken aa new gnxnd 1 am not one of the promethean What I have done » create character, bring characters -small reflecting smtKes of their time.’ On Employment Less is more. You've heard that before and don't believe a any more no dun you dad the last rime someone sasd it But Bill Cbartaai director of Dl's Professional Career Development and Counseling and Placement Centra has scene on ideas on the new age career. Charland has completed a boot Ljt-Wcei MemnffA EmpheymM man Aft«f Ijrra. on the changing nature of employment In it be argues that»« are hung up on 'the mirage of perfect work' and so miss the deeper meaning inherent in employment The wants represented in tfcis mirage — for high levels of meaning, enjoyment and feelings of personal importance - arc not without bass in reality Charland wntev 'Under cooditfons of an expanding ecooooy.. many people found this kind of employment Even today, some who live by the vision of perfect week live ten well 'B« many others of ns att discovering that the mirage of perfect wort s groundless We live at a time when the nature and meaning of wort are changing Most of us need to take a closer look at wort, distinguishing what we have hern taurtt to want from realists: approaches to employment a the new age' What we really seed is a meaningful life. Charland believes, and that an be aflained wxbout the entire burden of life's meaning resting oo a job. Hr says be ram-arm people, through his book and in individual employment counseling to make decisions about bow they want to be involved in the world Chaiiand says. I'm interested in what people do with their lives — the whole fabric of them.. .the real question is how we are involved in the world and the question of what »e do for a living is one facet of that

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Newsmakers Back fore Jm Mu MM, UJ£f : Tm Zdnpti. Knit AM t. Mm inuoap. (Vn 4 km frtmt Ifore Bn, Ctptiml too km. to RM rkaMi The Student Media Board “Possibly the most powerful student group on campus. ” — Tom Goodale Described by observers as ’high-powered' and dilrM.” ihe Shi-deal Media Beard jppxntcd ie VU . I«6 by Vice Ounce Bor (or Student Aftuo Too Goodile in oae year has accomplished »tut (cw thought possible. The board created n its own convwutwn and by-laws. erased sure due $30,000 in taedia debts, and implemented boid ideas for securing the financial and ifaaliutive stability of the Cknai. the Kyntwbok and KAOS radio Board Chairman Tom Brcidenhach referred to each problem the SMB tackled as just another skeleton in the cfosel' taking a manerof-fxt attitude toward the seemingly endless parade of skeletons coming from behind estty door .An interim board met during the summer to outline policy regarding media operations. Bmdeobach. ACSA Senate Finance Committee Chairman Bryan Bmerfeid. Former AUSA Senators Bob Gurney and Kurt Overiunk. Greek leaders Dance Rir.-derknedit Bess Copeland and Tricu Whedet Tracy Saners ami Brun Kitts norked to enact guidelines for media operatioes bs (all Among the group's recomaerviatxxts nett the hiring of a new adsaot foe die student media, the change in formal for the yearbook anJ a stringent series of fiuacai guidelines to be followed by each medium The group saw that the time had come to uke control of a serious situation.' Kitts said The problems had become bigger than simple power plays which ha»e been going on between student gosemment and student media foe yean The nice thing about working with this group.' Kitts added ‘is that the calibre of the students involved in the organuarioc has enabled the group to rise above personality and uke os some hsgr problems' .After being told they would receive oak an esfcmaied $33.0X1 aBocaboe from the coffers of the Dmvoo of Student attain. the SMB apgfcd the funds to Oanoi and K-Book debts - mandating that the CMm publish on a break-even bass and ordering the K-Book to fad a moee cost-eflcctire and appealing formal KAOS funding was cut off during the spring pen hng a review of the suboa's goab and training policies The mid-year sekvtwn of Kesin .Arnuuge to the Board and the appotntmems of Scon Skorobahaty and Chris .Auras showed the Board's commitmeni to Avene membership. 'Members of the Board beliese in their work, bebere in each other and they hast a track record without a flaw. said Kitts They've made the best out of a horrible stfuatico and. through (heir euraple. hare challenged all student orpniaations to succeed' 17