Walla Walla University - Mountain Ash Yearbook (College Place, WA)

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SEVENTIES 10 . MOUNTAINASH1980

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She has become so much to us that we sanctify our very marriages through her, plunging to the deep and crisp approving depths. And so, on we go. When, black cloaked we leave this institution, the sputtering spray stays with us. And, we remember . . . . MOUNTAINASH1980 - 9

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1970-1971 On Campus WWC Biology Lodge burns to the ground. . . Lloyd Leno earns his doc- torate. . . Student Senate passes a reso- lution recommending that women be allowed to wear slacks to Classes and the cafeteria; the motion passed by one vote. . . Highrise tForemany dorm opens. . . new gymnasium opens. . . The Collegian covers draft- ing procedures, and carries advertis- ing asking for the release of POW tPrisoners ofWaa in Vietnam. . . Col- lege Bowl plagued by malfunctioning buzzers. . . one game is tossed out. . . pantsuits finally passed as acceptable campus wear in early April. . . . Around the World Census counts some 207,976,452 Americans. . . U.S. invades Carn- bodia. . . Four students killed at Kent State University by National Gaurdsmen during draft riots. . .Joe Frazier becomes heavyweight Champ- ion of the world. . . Sixty percent of all Americans were against the war, a poll reveals. . . . 1971-1972 On Campus Enrollment swells to 1,566, and 12 find themselves sleeping on the Hoot ofSittneKs basement. . . Centrex sys- tem begins on campus. . . The lodge campaign is resurrected with a $20,000 kitty. . . Richard Nixon visits Walla Walla. . . Campusjobs prove to be in short supply. . . Six floors of Highrise tForeman HaID are flooded when a pipe breaks on December 1. . . Minimum monthly charges are abolished in the cafeteria. . . Tuition is increased to a high $588. . . . Around the World Kissinger opens relations with China, soon followed by a visit from Richard Nixon. . . lst Lt. William L. Ca11ey,jr., was sentenced to life im- prisonment Oater reduced 10 year51 for the murder of Vietnamese civil- ians at My Lai in 1968 . . i 18-year- olds received the right to vote. . . The New York Times published the Penta- gon papers. . . . 1972-1973 On Campus OPS does away with Peon Day, Boisterous Sittnerite and Lover ofthe Week awards. . . WWC pays $20,000 to purchase a Trailways bus. . . hot issue on campus is whether or not the dormitories will deliver mail on Sab- baths. . . 70 percent of the students attending support Nixon in the presi- dential elections. . . Students sit in on the WWC Board of Trustees for the first time. . . Highrise gets a name: Foreman Hall. . .Each student has $15 placed on his bill to support the lodge project. . . OPS officially dies on May 17. . . . Around the World Black September, a group ofPales- tinian terrorists, kill 11 Israelis at the Olympics in Munich. . . Harry Tru- man dies. . . George Wallace is shot while campaigning for President, and was permenantly crippled as a result of his wounds. . . two giant pandas take residence at Washingtonk Na- tional Zoo; they are a gift from China. . . . 1973-1974 On Campus Rising cafeteria prices are hung in effigy from an Administration Build- ing window. . . Financial aid is in short supply for students. . . MV Task Force program is initiated. A . Ketchup is in short supply on campus for part of the year. . . 52 percent of students support Nixon. . . Senate passes a bill urging women to ask out men more. . . $6,000 is spent to build a foundation for the college lodge. . . . Around the World Watergate explodes on the national scene; Nixon is named as a participant in the coverup. . . Lyndon Baines johnson dies. . . formal U.S. in- volvement in the Vietnamese war was ended. . . Israeli forces invade Egypt in an 18-day war. . . Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns after charges of income tax evasion. . . Gerald Ford-is named the new Vice President of the United States. . . . 1974-1975 On Campus Harold Lickey becomes new music department head. . . October 28 is declared College Place Festival Day at Expo 174 in Spokane. . . New class- room building at Rosario is built. . . Long cafeteria lines result in the scramble system. . . Canadian Club is formed on November 19. . . Williams Lumber Company warehouse burns to the ground, resulting in damages to both Foreman Hall and the bookbind- ery. . .KGTS goes 1,000 watts, circu- lar. . . S7NC grading system is insti- tuted. . . . Around the World Richard Nixon resigns as President of the United States. . . Gerald Ford pardons Richard Nixon. . . Patty Hearst is kidnapped by the Sym- bionese Liberation Army. . . Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruthis home run record. . . Evel Knievel tries tojump across the Snake River Canyon but fails. . . . 1975-1976 On Campus Library finesjump to $.15 21 day on overdue periodicals. . . Sittner opens up local annexes to help ease over- MOUNTAINASH1980 -11