Washington State University - Chinook Yearbook (Pullman, WA)

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6 ) IN Government: Carter Shades Ford... The 1977 presidential race included Jimmy Carter’s exclusive interview with Playboy maga¬ zine, where he revealed that he had an occasional lust for the ladies. Carter’s comment caused quite a stir in the nation, and prompted one WSU stu¬ dent to observe of the campaign, “Now I guess we have a choice between a ‘luster’ and a ‘lack-lus- ter. 12 Expressions

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It took extensive media coverage and the dust in our throats to convince many WSU’ers that the drought was real. But, once realized, some steps to save energy were taken. Half the lights in the mall and other campus areas were per¬ manently turned off. This, and other ef¬ forts by the administration to save en¬ ergy, set an example for students (or maybe it was the other way around) and WSU managed to cut back on its energy usage by 23%. The required cutback for state institutions was a mere 10%. During the worst of the drought, anx¬ iety concerning crop (and money) losses, forest fires in the summer, and damage to fish, prevailed. Although a wet May dampened these fears slightly—experts predicted that this was only the begin¬ ning of a permanent water shortage, while WSU students foresaw a new life¬ style of constant conservation.

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While Ufkes Replaces Lewis Locally, WSU’s presidential race pro¬ cessed uneventfully. No break-ins were uncovered and wire-tapping was appar¬ ently non existent—although the Ufkes King ticket was charged with littering. The triumphant team had the immedi¬ ate issues of a tuition hike and budget hearings to cope with. Expressions 13