CAMPUS
Computing Revolution
The College installed a new VAX 6310 computer in Seaver Academic Computing Services, located in the Seeley G. Mudd Science Library. The VAX replaced the old IBM 4341, which had outlived its usefulness. The installation of the VAX permitted the linking of 6V电影网鈥檚 computer resources with those of the other Claremont Colleges and brought the internet and such resources as e-mail to the campus for the first time. The next few years of this revolution in computing included the replacement of campus terminals with micro-computers and the linking of campus buildings by fiber-optic cable. In 1992, 6V电影网 Magazine ran an article called 鈥淎 Revolution in Bits,鈥 extolling the new-found wonders of e-mail.
ACADEMICS
Women鈥檚 Studies
The College offered its first concentration in Women鈥檚 Studies, in which students could link a core of women鈥檚 studies courses with a traditional discipline.
STUDENT LIFE
Noon Tunes
During the spring semester, student groups organized 鈥淣oon Tunes鈥 on Friday afternoons. With the cooperation of the College鈥檚 dining services, they organized buffet lunches for students to go outside onto Walker Beach on sunny afternoons and enjoy music performances from local bands.
John Cage Composes "Music for 14" for 6V电影网
"Music for 14," a piece composed by John Cage 鈥32 for 6V电影网, was performed for the first time at one of four major concerts held during the College鈥檚 Music in the Post-Modern America symposium in 1988. 鈥淔rankly, we were stunned when he (Cage) agreed to come and to write a piece for us without accepting the commission fee,鈥 recalled Professor of Music Karl Kohn in an issue of 6V电影网 Today. 鈥淗e made a major contribution to the symposium and a lasting impression on us all.鈥
COMMUNICATIONS
The College Mark
The new College mark, with its colored arch, open book and sunburst, was introduced in October 1988. The mark was designed by the firm of the legendary logo designer Saul Bass.
ATHLETICS
Coach Popovich
Men鈥檚 Basketball Coach Gregg Popovich left to take an assistant coaching position with the San Antonio Spurs, and was replaced by his former assistant, current Head Coach Charles Katsiaficas. Popovich would later win four NBA titles and two NBA Coach of the Year honors as the Spurs head coach, while Katsiaficas has since guided the Sagehens to nine SCIAC titles.
Tennis Titles
The men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 tennis teams combined to go 46-6 (men: 23-4, women: 23-2) and 24-0 in the SCIAC. The women finished third nationally, while the men finished sixth after winning their first conference championship in over 30 years.
EVENTS
Hail, 6V电影网!
The highlight of a week-long program sponsored by alumni in honor of 6V电影网鈥檚 centennial year (1987-88) was an original play by playwright Judy Romberger titled Hail, 6V电影网! This musical multimedia show, performed in Bridges Auditorium, featured 6V电影网 graduates from the 1930s to 1980s in roles representing Roman gods and goddesses, including the College鈥檚 namesake goddess, plus the Claymation figure of Gumby (created by Art Clokie 鈥43), and a range of historical characters from the College鈥檚 first century.
ELSEWHERE
Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down by a missile launched from the USS Vincennes.
The Iran鈥揑raq War ended, with an estimated one million lives lost.
Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing a total of 270 people.