U Magazine, Fall 1989

University Center construction, 1986.

" T he brothers ofPhi Kappa

Tbeta have not forgotten the simple truths that make our life meaningful - the relationships of brothers, families and friends all blessed by a God who loves us; this is my memory of USD. Yes, we had parties and T.G 's; Bob Uberti driving his rambler in the canyon; Fr. Neal t1ying to teach us contrition; complaints about tuition, being kept out ofKing Louie's, and the annual student elections where politics made strange bedfellows...but most im– portant was the opporunity for a good, solid Catholic education. USD today hasn 't changed in one respect, it still means opportunity for personal and intellectual growth." JohnJakubczyk '76 lawyer Phoenix, Ariz.

" I consider myself ve,yf or– tunate to be a part ofthis univer– sity 's growth . As construction manager, the most memorable and rewarding task was arrang– ing thefill ofthe canyon that separated the valley donns from the main campus. Over a period of five years, 20,000 truckloads of fill were brought in to fill a canyon qf 5 1/2 acres and 90 feet deep. All this was arranged with an earth moving contractor at no cost

Tennis co;ich Hans Wichary and members of his NCAA Division II title.winning te~im,

to tin university. Now there are dormitories, a soccerfield, parking lot and walkways to the main campus on this fill. "

USD project manager

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trust:" Ernes1Hahn, Joanne Warren, Dr. Hughes and Joe Neeper.

Three new campus buildings are dedicated: Manchester Conference Center, Copley Library and Olin Hall

Both men's and women's crews win Califontla Cup at prestigious San Diego Crew Classic

Mother Teresa speaks to a packed Torero Stadium

USO announces a $47.5 million fund-raising campaign designed to raise funds primarily for en– dowed faculty chairs and fellow– ships, and student scholarships George Bush elected president of the U.S. Chinese students are slaughtered by government troops during peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations in Tianamen Square

\ gas leak in a Union-Ca rbide plant in Bhopal, India, kills over 1,700 and injures more than 200,000 Daniel Ortega takes office as president of Nicaragua \1i khail Gorbachev becomes general secretary of the Soviet Union

U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty on die elimination of intermediate-range nuclear forces On Oct. 19, "Black Monday," the New York Stock Exchange suffers its worst day in history

A U.S. cruiser in the Persian Gulf shoots down an Iranian commercial airliner after mistaking it for an attack plane. killing all 290 persons on board The Soviet Union begins w ithdrawing its more than 100,000 troops from Afghanistan

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