Gonzaga University's 1982 SPIRES Spokane, Washington 99258 Volume 36
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Gonzaga University's 1982 SPIRES Spokane, Washington 99258 Volume 36 I t • • -» t GU Happenings •«, STUDENT LIFE, ACTIVITIES 8 First deadline is the end of the week WHERE WE STUDY and the ladder diagram isn't done yet; all A look at Spokane. the grease pencils have disappeared; the typewriter is broken; the opening layout requires a strong vertical and not one can 10 be found; all the photo fixer is gone and panic reigns. THE WORLD AROUND US Putting out this 1982 SPIRES was often Another eventful year. hectic, frustrating, and harried but we did it. Two words describe what we wanted to accomplish: classy and complete. In ful 18 filling these two goals we have tried to enter into this yearbook things that would trigger memories, from world events to ST. ALOYSIUS building the concrete canoe. The apolo Biography of a Cathedral. gies are brief — for names unwittingly misspelled, for scattered errors in identifi cation or categorization that somehow 22 escaped correction. We used a subtle theme to tie the book together—a re- STARTING OVER peatable graphic. The symbolism speaks Goodbye summer. Hello school. for itself. In 160 pages we couldn't cover everything. We did however give it our best shot. It has been a year of hard work but it 26 has been a rewarding year and one I shall INTREGE, SEARCH hardly forget. May this volume bring much Waikiki adventures. enjoyment and pleasure wherever you may be in the future, jjj 28 DRAMA Performances pack Russell. 80 DARCY HOFFMAN, Editor-in-chief 34 LITURGIES Good for the soul. 38 WHALER HOMECOMING A spirited battle. 42 CIRCUS Cheap entertainment. 124 Table Of Contents ORGANIZATIONS 44 98 124 COFFEEHOUSES STUDENT GOVERNMENT VOLLEYBALL Lower COG vibrates. ASGU at work. Out-spiked 48 102 126 APRILFEST PUBLICATIONS BASKETBALL Relaxation on the quad. The agony of deadlines. Tight games. 54 104 130 GRADUATION MUSIC BASEBALL A sense of accomplishment. Rising to the top. Pac-10 debut. PEOPLE 108 134 GAP, CAMPUS HOUSE TENNIS 58 A look inside. Rain, rain, rain. SENIORS So long, GU! 114 136 ENGINEERS INTRAMURALS 80 Who hangs out in Dillion? Something for everyone. UNDERCLASSMEN , Living in communities. 116 WRAP-UP ADVENTURE CLUB 94 Man against nature. 152 OFF CAMPUS Commuting to school. CLOSING Goodbye school. Hello summer. 139 SPORTS 160 ADMINISTRATION President and his men. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A list of SPIRES* friends. 140 120 FACULTY SOCCER AND RUGBY Homework dispensers. Exciting seasons. Table Of Contents Take Gonzaga! From Mulligan Field to Kennedy Pavilion to Crosby Library to the lower COG — students during 1981-82 "took Gonzaga." Participation, being an important part of events, described Gonzaga student life. Intramural sports offered students athletic endeavors. From flag football to ping pong, teams were organized by over 80 percent of all students for the fun of it. Student government provided politics and AS- GU's influence was felt in everything from movies in Hughes Auditorium to speakers to April-fest. A college experience is more than books, more than a dorm room and roommate. The total is more than the sum of its parts, and Gonzaga believes in a total education. iL Gonzaga's yearbook is named for the spires of St. Aloysius Cathedral. The spires can be seen from all over campus. The bronze statue of alumnus Bing Crosby, erected in May, 1981, bears the winter's cold without the warmth of its pipe. Hikers on the 1981 Pilgrimage traverse 30 miles to the Ca taldo Mission through the rain. 4 Opening .'• School commences with registration in Kenne dy Pavilion on September 1 and 2, 1981. The quad, located in the heart of campus, serves as a favorite locale for an outdoor concert during the first week of school. The face of "The Wall," a distinctive aspect of Gonzaga's campus, is often altered by students with advertisements, quotes, and salutations. Photos courtesy of Dr. Michael Herzog and Joe Newman. 5 Opening Campus Corners The Gonzaga community was an appealing blend of Jesuits, lay faculty, and students from various states and foreign countries. Each went a different direction when classes started each day — the engi neers headed to Dillion Hall; the pre-meds to Hughes Hall; the athletes to Kennedy Pavilion; the studious to Crosby Library. Dominating campus was the Administration Build ing, which dates back to 1903, six years after Gonza ga was founded. It housed most of the administrative offices, the computer center, Gene Russell Theatre, University Chapel, the Ad Gallery and many class rooms. Crosby Library, almost dead center on campus, was the gift of a distinguished former student, Harry L. (Bing) Crosby. The second floor housed the Cros- byana Room, which contained memorabilia of Bing's lengthy career - his Oscar's, gold records, and old pieces of sheet music of songs he made famous. Those who lived and worked at Gonzaga did so within buildings, many of which had histories that inculcated GU's spirit. ^ In Latin, the seal of the University proclaims "ad majorem dei gloriam" which means "to the greater glory of God". Sprains and snivels of students can be treated at the Health Center, which occupies the first floor of Robinson House. Campus House, on the corner of Dakota and Desmet, provides a unique atmosphere for students. 6 Opening The Rogues Gallery, featuring photographs of Gonzagans of past years, lines the first and sec ond floor hallways of the Ad Building. A reflection of Desmet Hall can be seen in the windows of Crosby Library. Completed in 1949, Dillion Hall is 230 feet long and three stories high. • 7 Opening Park It ... In Spokane! Gonzaga is found in Spokane, the second lar gest city in Washington. Located in the northeast corner of the state, Spokane is twenty-eight miles west of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and 130 miles south of the British Columbia, Canadian border. Through the city runs the Spokane River. In the heart of downtown Spokane, on the site of the 1974 World's Fair, is Riverfront Park, a hundred acres of entertainment on the banks of the river. GU students have an escape in which to feed the ducks, ride the carrousel, or sunbathe in the spring. Another one of the sixty parks within the city limits is located on South Hill. Manito Park has fairy tale gardens, more ducks, and a suspension bridge in Japanese surroundings, jj Totem poles reach to the sky outside of the Pacific Northwest Indian Center, a five minute walk from campus. The U.S. Pavilion and the old Clock Tower, remanants from Expo '74, dominate Riverfront Park. 8 Opening Goldfish or leaves — depending on the sea son, both can be seen at peaceful Manito Park. 9 Opening Events Dramatically Felt World Wide In addition to the day to day concerns of going to college, students were affected by world events. Assassinations were in vogue. In March of 1981 a gunman tried to kill President Reagan. Six weeks later, the Pope was fired upon. Catholics all over the world united to pray for his recovery. In October, Muslim machine gunners murdered Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and several oth ers as they watched a parade in Cairo. Millions grieved as his death compounded turmoil in the Arab world. Throughout the fall, students had plans disrupt ed by the air traffic controllers' strike which began August 3, 1981. The striking controllers were fired and their union was decertified. In Las Vegas, in mid-September, Sugar Ray Leonard stopped Thomas Hearns in a 14th round TKO to become undisputed world welterweight champion. The eyes of the world turned to Poland in De cember when the Polish army moved in to sup press the Solidarity Union. Union leader Lech Wa lesa was imprisoned and General Jaruzelski's gov ernment imposed martial law. Central America seethed with conflict. To some, U.S. involvement in this part of the world harkened back to Viet Nam and the 60's. Whether they supported the Administration or not, students be came more aware of the unrest. All in all, students were influenced by events whose repercussions were world wide, ii 10 International Events In Baltimore, a picket sign expresses the sentiments of all baseball fans. The strike began June 12, 1981 and continued for seven weeks. In Washington, Justice Sandra Day O'Conner poses on the steps of the Supreme Court building after being sworn in as the first woman member of the nation's highest court. With her are her mother and Chief Justice Warren Burger. In London, England's Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer exchange smiles as their carriage draws away from St. Paul's Cathedral following their wedding, July 29, 1981. An estimated 750 million people throughout the world watched the ceremony on television. In Florida, the world's first space shuttle, Columbia, lifts off from its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center November 12, 1981. In Rome, a handgun, circled at left, was pointed at Pope John Paul during a public audience in St. Peter's Square May 13, 1981. A Turkish terrorist was sen tenced to life in prison for shooting the pontiff and two U.S. women. In Los Angeles, left-handed pitcher Fernando Valen- zuela of the Los Angeles Dodgers helped the Dodgers to their first World Series victory in 16 years. Valenzuela, a 21-year-old from Mexico, was the National League's most valuable player. In Washington, President Reagan is shoved into a limousine by Secret Service agents after being shot outside the Hilton Hotel March 30, 1981. The would-be assassin'used a .22 pistol. / 11 International Events In Las Vegas, Sugar Ray Leonard holds his hands high after stopping Thomas Hearns on a 14th round TKO to take the undisputed world welterweight championship, September 16, 1981.