University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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EDATEDATELINEDA1 Goodbye To Familiar Faces William Holden, who had been planning a wedding with Barbara Stanwyck for New Year’s Eve, was found dead in his bedroom Nov. 21. Examiners said that Holden bled to death from a cut he received in the forehead caused by a drunken fall against his bed- side table. He had been dead for three or four days before his body was discovered. Holden first achieved stardom in the movie “Golden Boy. His co-star in the movie was Stanwyck. Some of Holden’s best films were “Sunset Boulevard, “Stalag 17.” The Wild Bunch. and Network. His final perfor- mance was in the 1981 movie, S.O.B. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated Oct. 6 while viewing a military parade in Cairo. The parade was a celebra- tion of the eighth anniversary of Egypt’s strike on Israeli positions across the Sue at the start of the Yom Kippur war. While air force fighter planes were flying low enough over the crowd to cause some people to cover their ears, a truck left the parade and pulled up in front of the reviewing stand. One man jumped from the cab of the truck to toss a grenade at the stand. Three other assassins quickly started firing automatic weapons from the back of the truck before they jumped out to rush the reviewing stand. All of the assassins were members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. As a security precaution. Presi- dent Reagan did not attend the funeral. Former Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter attended the funeral. John Belushi, who rose to star- dom following the success of Saturday Night Live, died on March 5 in a rented bungalow on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. Although he was thought to have died of natural causes at first, an autopsy revealed that Belushi had ingested enough alcohol, cocaine and heroin to cause his death. Belushi was in Hollywood to work on a movie. “Noble Rot, a comedy about the wine industry. He was well-known as the character he created for the movie Animal House,” the beer- guzzling Bluto. He co-starred with Dan Aykroyd in the movie The Blues Brothers. Belushi made his first attempt at serious acting in Continental Divide, in which he played a journalist. His final movie was the comedy Neighbors, in which he again starred with Aykroyd. Natalie Wood, whose acting career spanned 39 years, was found drowned in a rocky cove off Santa Catalina Island Nov. 29. The 43-year-old actress had left the yacht. Splendor, the previous evening in a small, in- flatable motorized dinghy follow- ing an argument between her hus- band. Robert Wagner, and Christopher Walken. Walken had joined the Wagners for dinner during a break in the filming of Brainstorm, in which he was co-starring with Wood. She made one of her most- remembered movies, Miracle on 34th Street,” as a child in 1947. She was nominated for three Academy Awards for her perfor- mances in Rebel Without A Cause” in 1955, Splendor In The Grass in 1961. and Love With the Proper Stranger in 1963. Violence In El Salvador Atlanta Murder Case Closed Wayne Williams, accused of two of the murders in Atlanta’s two-year string of 28 slayings, was convicted on Feb. 27 and sentenc- ed to two consecutive life terms in prison. Authorities said that they had evidence linking Williams to 26 of the killings, all of which involved young black persons. The only murders not attributed to Williams, according to the in- vestigators, were the two female victims. Williams, who said through his lawyer he would definitely appeal the decision, said that he was disappointed that the investiga- tion of the murders was concluded soon after his conviction. Williams said that the only way he could be definitely cleared was if the real murderer was found. Lines started forming at the polls before dawn on March 28, the day of first free elections in El Salvador since 1977, despite threats of violence from leftist guerillas. Staunchly backed by the U.S. government. the Christian Democrats claimed to have won between 26 and 29 scats out of the 60-member constituent assembly. The assembly was empowered to name an interim president, write a new constitution and form a pro- visional government until elec- tions could take place, possibly sometime in 1983. Violence marked the day, with guerillas battling government troops in an effort to stop the election. Citizens were unable to vote in some leftist-controlled areas of the country, while battles took place in some cities within blocks of polling places. Charismatic leader Roberto d’Aubuisson, 38, of the right- wing Nationalist Republican Alliance,- was named interim president. D’Aubisson replaced President Jose Napolean Duarte, leader of Democrats. the Christian Think, of me pD35iBiut|e5- pore 6ner. ihe cars The Pcxice-du here’ at the fair The Year 29

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DATELINEDATELir HandcLapping 10 ihc ryihym of ihc music. Teresa Copeland, a senior in management, was one of many who found that jaz crcisc was a fun way to stay in shape. Jazzed-Up Exercise The beat of music quickened and the steps became livelier as the song shifted to one by the Go- Go’s. Over 40 women, including students, a few men and even some children danced their way to fitness in a jazzercise class at John XXIII Catholic Center. The class was also given at the Wesley Foundation by instructor Karen Noli. Nolt was one of 22 certified jaz crcisc instructors in the Knox- ville area. The classes were set up to meet twice a week for an hour each time. They cost $16 per month, or for students. $37 per month. Participants in the program ex- ercised by dancing to contem- porary music led by an instructor. The dancing was designed to ac- company the tempo of the music being played. The jaz crcisc program was designed by Judi Sheppard Missett. a California native who called it a wild and woolly- workout.’’ Missett choreographed all of the routines and each in- structor across the nation was taught how to do them. This past fall, a ja zercisc album by Missett was released with music and voice-over instruc- tions for home use. Missett refer- red to both the album and the ja zercisc program as “a jazz- dance fitness program that condi- tions your body, lifts your spirit, puts a smile on your face and a bounce in your step! Accounting Credit Accounting professor Dr. Jan Williams was awarded the Ernst Whinncy accounting professor- ship, funded by a SI00,000 gift from the partners of Ernst Whinncy. an international public accounting firm and the Ernst Whinney Foundation. The professorship was the first one established in the department of accounting and business law and provided a salary supplement to Williams and financial support for travel. Williams, who came to UT in 1977, has served on faculties of the University of Georgia and Texas Tech University. He has served as director of continuing education for the American Ac- counting Association. He also was associate dean for graduate studies at Texas Tech University. Solidarity Squelched Polish Communist Party leader Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski invoked emergency constitutional powers on Dec. 13 to declare a state of war and impose what appeared to be a military government in Poland. The emergency powers also gave the government the right to make summary arrests, try of- fenders before military tribunals and take other steps to ensure law and order. Before making the an- nouncement, Jaruzelski had ar- rested people he claimed were responsible for leading the coun- try into crisis. Among those ar- rested were the prime minister, a member of the Politburo and two former party leaders. The state of war. w hich was in- terpreted as being equivalent to a state of emergency, was provoked by a meeting of the leaders of Solidarity on Dec. 12. At the meeting, the union decided to conduct a nationwide referendum on establishing a government out- side the jurisdiction of the Polish Communist Party, and to conduct a general strike if the government imposed a state of war. Claxton Adds On Construction for the new education building started in the spring of 1980, with the comple- tion date set tentatively for September and definitely before December of 1982. Due to the little amount of cold weather in the winter of '80. con- struction for the outside of the building was permitted. This enabled workers to begin on the inside of the education building during below—zero temperatures in the winter of ’81-’82, so that the building was basically on schedule for completion. The estimated cost of the new education building was around $3.3 million, which also included some capital goods. The new building was designed with special laboratories for art, vocational, technical, and reading education purposes. Solidarity leader Lech Walesa was put under house arrest soon after the emergency was declared. In the meantime his wife had a daughter, whom Walesa was not allowed to sec until the christening in March. President Reagan responded to the military takeover in a televised address Dec. 23. Announcing economic sanctions against the Polish government, he also warn- ed Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev that if the crackdown in Poland continued, the U.S. would take concrete political and economic measures against Moscow. The Place To Go For Halloween Fun Batman, Superman, cavemen, ballerinas, werewolves and even Miss Piggy—all of these and many more congregated at the Halloween party sponsored by the Morrill and Reese Hall Resident Associations at The Place. Eddie Tate, senior in advertis- ing, said the party was a typical Reese Hall function—very suc- cessful. We’re the best dorm on campus and everybody has a good time.” David Benham, senior in ar- chitecture, and Nancy Kim Teasley, senior in fashion mer- chandising. were only one of many couples there. They were dressed as babies, complete with bottles, bibs and diapers. As The Time Warp” blasted out of the stereo system, people- jumped out on the floor to dance. Terri Tipton, freshman in finance, was sitting in a booth near the dance floor. “This is the wildest party I've ever been to. Everyone participates in everything. The DJ’s great and he plays the best music. This rates a 10,” Tipton said. Mark Shelby, senior in com- puter science and president of R.H.R.A., said they had a great turn out.” Walking out the door, one could see Abe Lincoln and Betsy Ross boogeying down as the party was still going full force. 28 The Year

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EDATELINEDATELINl Rememser. foigs, try new £35£-Q The officfaL laxative of ihe worlds fair to vote for six candidates; but the student senate had amended the SGA constitution during Winter Quarter to allow eight commuter senators to be elected. A referendum on the ballot repealed the monthly stipends for the president and vice-president by a vote of 1.672 to 1.030. The stipend gave the president $200 a month and the vice-president $150. Direction Wins SGA Elections Student Government Associa- tion Vice-President Gary Har- mon. senior in English education, was elected to serve as president of the SGA for the 1982-83 year on April 21. He defeated Andy Hoover, a sophomore in college scholars, by a vote total of 1.971 to 1.632. I arry Maloney, a sophomore in liberal arts, won a close race for vice-president against Trey Roden. a sophomore in accounting. Hoover conceded the victory to Harmon after the Morrill Hall vote was tallied at 2 a.m. But the contest lor vice-president was in doubt until the final votes were tallied at 3:30 a.m.. assuring Maloney of a 73-votc victory, 1,764 to 1.691. Nearly 4.000 students voted in the elections. The campaigns lasted only about one week, as compared to the usual campaign period of around three weeks. Close to 5.000 students voted in the elections in 1981. when six parties staged a very vocal cam- paign to arouse more attention. The results of the commuter senator elections were contested due to a misprint on the ballot. The instructions on the ballot said Crook Takes Award James Crook, professor and director of the school of jour- nalism. was awarded the Gold Key, the highest personal award given by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Ihe Gold Key award was in- stituted by the Association in 1929 to honor faculty advisors to stu- dent publications and others whose service to the student press conducts contests among par- ticipating high schools. Past recipients of the Gold Key- award nominated 68 candidates for the 1982 awards. Seventeen honorccs were chosen by the association in 1982, among those Walter Cronkite for his work as chairman of the Satellite Educa- tion Services. Inc., of l.os Angeles. Students Criticize Check Cashing Policy In fall of 1981, the University Center instituted a policy that re- quired each student to have a check-cashing card to cash checks. Some students were less than thrilled. “The card system was instituted basically to speed up the check cashing lines in that we won’t have these permanent six page (bad check) lists,“ UT Book and Supply Store director Wade Meadows said. If the student has a check-cashing card, his name will not have to be looked up on the lists.” The book and supply store lost $3,300 on 2.700 bad checks last year before starting the policy. Meadows said. Meadows felt that if students would open checking accounts in Knoxville, it would solve about half the problems. Some students said the card did not help check-cashing lines as ID’s and the cards were still checked. Janice Goodman, a sophomore in physical education, expressed her dislike of the new system, “It’s just part of the ‘big orange screw.” Rick Blackburn, a junior in engineering, said he didn’t mind having to use a check-cashing card. “They have to protect themselves and it’s really not much of a hassle. This (check- cashing) is an extra service that they don’t have to provide.” merited special distinction. Each recipient received a certificate and a Gold Key bearing a replica of the seal of the association. Crook received the award for his work as director of the Ten- nessee High School Press Associa- tion. The THSPA, which has an annual spring conference and summer workshop for students working on high school newspapers and yearbooks, also Horton To Tom Horton, a senior in college scholars, became the first student from U.T. to win the Marshall Scholarship, an award which gave him the opportunity to attend the university of his choice in Great Britain for two years. Sponsored by the British Study in government, the scholarship re- quired both a written application and an interview at the British Consulate in Atlanta. “I applied for the scholarship through the Division of International Educa- tion,” said Horton. “The people over there were a great help to me Scotland in getting the application in.” Horton said that he had chosen to attend the University of Edin- burgh in Scotland. While there, he planned to major in computer science, with a concentration on the topic of computer applications in literary research. 30 The Year