Washington State University - Chinook Yearbook (Pullman, WA)

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GEoooooRGE The voice echoed through the coliscum, announcing the names of the players and drawing cheers from the capacity crowd. lFinally, the last name is announced, uhead coach for the Cougars, Ceooooorge lRaveling.n Pmaveling paces the sidelines waiting for the start ofthe final home contest ofthe season. A ame that will end in a dramatic last second ipin by sophomore Bryan Pollard and lift Washington State University to its first un- beaten home season in history. The red directoris chair at the sidelines ymbolizes Ravelingis coaching style. It is his style that has built the Cougars into con- tenders. He will work his players, the ref- erees and the crowd with an intensity rarely lfound. He is the director. When George Piaveling came to VVashing- ton State, the Cougars were the doormats of the then Pacific-8 Conference. His squads struggled through seasons of 6-20, 8-21 and 10-16. In 1980, however, the Cougars finished 2-6 and third place in thc Pacific-10. With he record, the Cougars received a NCAA post season bid. It was the first post season tournament appearance in the NCAA's since the 1941 squad finished second to NVisconsin. The Cougars returned to the NCAA tour- ney in 1983, Ravelingys last year in Pullman, and as a group of uno name - no talentn players, finished with the schoolis best record of 23-7. Second in the PAC-10. In the last eight seasons, the Cougars have gone 143-79 for a .644 winning percentage, third only to UCLA and Oregon State. Raveling's success as a coach, blended with an outgoing personality, have made him a favorite among his peers and they have turned to George on numerous occasions when looking for a coach for all-star and inter- national squads. In 1984 he willjoin Indianais Bobby Knight as an assistant coach for the U.S. squad at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Raveling began his coaching career as an assistant at Villinova before moving to Mary- land as an assistant under Lefty Dreisell. Washington State hired the young Ravel- ing as its new head coach and the Pullman campus became his home for the next 11 seasons. After the current season, he left for the greener pastures of Iowa. Iowa recruited Raveling to take over a suc- cessful program that has been to the NCAA tournament consistantly, but a school that lost its coach to the warm weather of Arizona. He will be missed in the Palouse. Cougar fans will miss his hell-raising on the sidelines, his arms raised high, trying to get the fans of Friel Court to their feet. He came to Washington State and turned an up-and-down program into a winner. He produced excitement in a school that was tired of being at the bottom of its league. Len Stevens, the new Cougar leader, takes over a program with a future. Ile may never fill the void left by Raveling, but he doesnft have or expect to. Stevens said he couldift jump as high or tell black jokes on himself, but he would continue in the Washington State winning tradition. Directing the Cougars to the top of collegiate basketball. VVashington State basketball will survive the loss ofits leader. But look out Iowa, here comes George. - Troy Bull 21

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Theres a Real World Out There Although few seem to recognize the fact, there is a real world out there. The 1983 graduates will soon realize that Pullman has been a relatively sane home for four years, free of many of life's woes and worries. It's time to put those theories into action, time to take on real problems. 1983 was like all the years previous, in that it was a year unlike any other. Sure, the plots stayed the same, people still fight wars, fight each other, followed fads, followed sports, and followed fights. Only the names and the places changed so that the occurences did not seem monotonous. But many stayed the same. The battles still rage in the Middle East Ca timeless statementl, sometimes fierce, al- ways newsworthy. Israeli-PLO conflicts in Lebanon brought in U.S. troops to protect the peace in Beirut. A mid-September mas- sacre by Lebanese Christian militiamen left hundreds of Palestinian refugees slaught- ered in the streets. Guerillas and sympathiz- ers provided reason for U.S. involvement through June. U.S.-Soviet relations were still a good topic in 1982-83. Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev died after 18 years at the helm and was suceeded by Yuri Andropov, a former KGB leader. Andropov was given all three of the Soviet party's highest offices, the last in early june. SALT? Detente? They're still just words. Anti-nuclear movements gained strength throughout Europe and the U.S., from mothers in Great Britain to students in France and Germany, voices and actions be- came louder and bolder in the fight against the final holocaust. Now if someone would listen. Lech Walesa continued his fight against oppression, the savior of the Polish people met with Pope John Paul II in june. The Pope's visit to his homeland was greeted by millions of the working class, putting the Polish government into another corner when he disregarded behavior guidelines Cwishesb asked by the communist govern- ment. Conflict continued in El Salvador as U.S. dollars and involvement increased. With the assasination ofa U.S. military advisor, things began to more closely resemble the Vietnam II, 'radicals' had been warning us about for years. The Falklands remained British for one more year. The debate lingers on. Speaking of the British, little Prince Wil- 22 V ...- 2 ' ln' liam often outshone his famous parents, Prince Charles and Princess Diana. The little tyke make it through his first year with travels to Australia and points in between. Margaret Thatcher retained her top spot in the British government when her Conserva- tive party waltzed to the biggest victory in decades. Northern Ireland was relatively quiet in 1983, just a few bombings. WW- .xw gf . . . . .p . , 0 ,ag ., - . ,WMM- National The national scene stayed on course witl' Ronald Reagan in the saddle. Many ques- tioned Ronnie's ways, most notably Hous Speaker Tip O'Neill and the rest of th weakened Democratic party. Economic ill seemed to lessen with the coming ofthe new year. Still, millions remained unemploye and discontent to the course the country ha