Mesa State in the 1980s
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City
approves 3.2 beer license for College Center Attempt
made to reestablish social sororities and fraternities on campus -- most fail
to attract enough members to operate Campus
appearance: Joseph Campbell, anthropologist Mount St. Helens
erupts. John Lennon is fatally shot in New York City. Ronald Reagan
is elected president. Ted Turner launches CNN.
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Campus
appearance: Fritjof Capra, physicist, Taoist
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N. Aspinall Lectureship established. | | |
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football team in national NAIA playoffs for the first time. | Best
Picture: Gandhi | | 
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TKE,
Mesa´s only social fraternity, loses charter due to lack of membership
Enrollment reaches 3,497 Campus
appearances: John Denver, musician; Abbie Hoffman, political activist Cabbage
Patch dolls become wildly popular. President Regan sends American
troops to Grenada. Madonna releases her first album. Soviets
shoot down Korean Airlines passenger plane. | |
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| Mary Rait Hall demolished to make way for a new
library | Maverick
teams dominate RMAC; win titles in football, men´s basketball and volleyball Campus
appearances: Richard Bull, actor; Barbara Collentine, actress; Hugh Kaufman, environmentalist;
John Stockton, ex-CIA agent; Leon Uris, author; John Anderson, presidential candidate;
Anne Burford, EPA Director | |
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Phi
Alpha Theta, history honors society, established on campus "Journal
of the Western Slope" begins publication Mavericks
dominate RMAC again; win titles in men´s basketball and tennis, football
and volleyball Smoking banned
in college buildings
Campus appearances: Bobby Seale, civil rights activist;
Nancy Spanier Dance Theatre
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes general
secretary of the Communist Party in the U.S.S.R.; asks for economic reforms, better
consumer products.
Best Picture: Amadeus | |
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New
library (later named for John Tomlinson) opens Intensive
English program established; Japanese students dominate
Random
drug testing of Mesa athletes begins President
Tomlinson named interim president of the State College System
Beer
sales terminated in the college center
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| Dormitories renamed: Juniper becomes Mary Rait Hall; Aspen
becomes Jay Tolman Hall | Child care center opens at College Place and Bunting |
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Mesa
chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, national English honors society, established Marmot
computer library system established in college library Tutorial
and Learning Center opens in Houston Hall
Mesa´s Phi Alpha Theta
chapter wins "Best Chapter" award Mavericks
win fourth straight RMAC volleyball title -- football team wins third straight
title Campus appearances: Helen
Waterford, concentration camp survivor; Alfons Heck, ex-Nazi; Charles Scott, Iran
hostage; Jeff Greenfield, media commentator
Soviet Secretary
Gorbachev and President Reagan sign the INF treaty to reduce nuclear stockpiles. Black
Monday, Oct. 19, the Dow drops 508 points, the worst fall in history. |
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| "Mesa College" designated "Mesa State College" |
Mesa Jazz Ensemble performs at Disneyland Alpha
Chi, co-ed academic honors society, established Maverick
football team wins fourth straight RMAC title and advances to national playoffs
for second straight year
Campus appearance: Luther College Nordic Choir
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Raymond Kieft named Interim President | | |
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Mesa
awarded share of $75,000 NASA grant for space-related research Army
withdraws ROTC detachment from college
Campus appearances: Sarah Weddington,
attorney; Stuart Brown, psychiatrist; Jean Kilbourne, media critic; Tony Church,
actor
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John U. Tomlinson in front of newly dedicated Tomlinson Library |
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