. OB ITE R 1999 ^' ^J AM'A' Jill % * ^ ^ .«' *y' X. ^ .f' $n.- ^ . . '^ ^^x-5i^ -K" - Bloomsburg University Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 17815 Opening X ^^f- ^Jk. Campus Lri£e 48 Pat:rons XS Closing X74 ^lu^u Vi. ,.s^ JW^«<^>< jpening M ^-VT •V: " ._ * J.-*'- ,. ,1- ;'-\ ^ ^ ^:., ••*- Opening C^ Pl-%r.. Opening ^ >^ ',.^S^- rur I» r .-y Features Features Features Th ®tV;9// Features On^c/d/, ^f/'o n Features Features 27 #^^ On ^""^t/o. Features %J •4 i t\ M Features > ^ '^ '-^1 :/ .Jessica Kozloff, President /'^!^*kJite& 32 Academics Academics 33 icirnes H. Chancellor 34 Academics McCormick, Academics 35 ison Bradshaw, riovost for 36 & Vice-President Academic Academics Affairs H. Preston Herring, Vice-President for Student Life Academics 37 Anthony laniero, Vice-President for University 38 Academics Advancement Robert Parrish Vice-President for Administration Academics 39 Academics 41 ^.i&»!i^y-!«:a Academics 43 44 Academics ^^Hi **" \ 46 Academics Academics 47 1 rn n u ^T^ ^ fiudh^ B \ \*S 'ji- ••^ Campus Life .\Xm',\ *• lUIIIIIIIII Will !'• \ -.. .•. ^ ^\\\\ « I Campus Life '^Tf Campus Life Campus Life # Campus Life Campus Life '•^ Campus Life 57 i'MLr 58 Campus Life Campus Life Campus Life 61 IHI^ ^] h-ir •>• ^. %^im. m^'^'- ^J:t?vV.«P^ "•i^vi T^feaH Athletics Athletics Athletics Athletics ^^^ef Athletics iSSR^I^Jk'A' .£^:1!^?1«»« ^:i«V-T? ?^V»T"V-«i: < Athletics 69 women s socc e r Athletics Athletics MBBW'!«?'?!^Ij I 72 Athletics Athletics 73 74 Athletics •4:jij^ ,."\T Athletics 75 ZVJDfU ock e y *# Athletics Athletics 79 Athletics 81 women s sw mm ng i Athletics i Athletics 83 mens Athletics Athletics men s wr e st ... Athletics l ing Athletics mens Athletics Athletics women s seftbaH 90 Athletics Athletics mens ICi 92 Athletics 11 . Ho Athletics 93 women l s across e Athletics "HSIL- f»eert 'Athletics Athletics women s Athletics Athletics 99 mens iraurv Athletics Athletics njofr /^ jHf*^ -* «^ r • •f'Vl** ,..«i«p«^**. Ackerman Brent K. Pamela Alegado T. Stacie Carolyn Julius Allen Ambrocik Keri L. Amanda L. L. J. Ames Anastasi Armstrong Lori A. Aschettino David W. Ashelman Jr Rebecca Ashton Stacy A. Avato Brandee M. Aylward 1 04 Seniors Sarah Baker J. Vicky M. Baker Meranda Kara L. L. Balliet Bannon Brian O. Barclnik Veronica J. Barkliardt Karen A. Barlow IVlarissa C. Barrett Christina A. Bauer Katharina M. Bauer Jeanine A. Beatty Tamara K. Beaver Seniors 105 Janel M. Bebb Christopher H. Beck Laura A. Beck Jamie E. Beitz Caroline L. Bell Kristin D. Bell Jocelyn A. Bellows Jennifer 1 06 Seniors Benware Wendy Berger Christine R. Berry David P. Berryman Ellen E. Besecke Treasure R. Biesecker Kevin M. Bitterle Jennifer L. Bitting Adam Bloomquist J. Seniors 107 Lee A. Andrea Bogansky Bogush L. Mark A. Bohr Melanie M. Bolkovich Lauren R. Boone Amanda V. Booth Kimberly Botdorf Rebecca Jaime L. A. Bott Bower Michele M. Boyer Jessica L. Brackbill Elizabeth A. Braglio 1 08 Seniors Cynthia L. Breneiser Stephanie Briggs Tara Bromfield Sharon Erinn L. J. James Brown Burakow C. Burke Alexander J. Burns Jaime L. Butcavage Jamie L. Butler III Alison N. Buttari Kelly E. Byrne Donald Cahoone Seniors 1 09 Angela M. Capone Stacey M. Cardell Aimee M. Carr Janelle L. Catto Justin S. Centrella Julie A. Cerrito Heather A. Chamberlain Kelly M. Charles 1 I U Seniors | Scott A. Charlton Sara Dana A. Chelland L. Chontofalsky Stacey A. Christenson Robyn M. Anthony Christie J. Ciavarella Shelly M. Cleveland Jared Clossen Seniors V*. Ross E. Cohen J. Coleman William A. Coleman Jeffrey Lynda A. Colligon Leslie A. Connell Kristen A. Conner Mary Conrad E. Mike Consentino Gabriel I. Cook Heather M. Cook Lawrence Cook Nicole K. 112 Seniors Cooney Robin M. Correll Corso Matthew P. Nicole Cott L. Lynn M. Crumling Bryan A. Culler Angela C. Cuneo Brian R. Cunningham Christina H. "~ '^^ Holly R. Cunningham Curnow Suzanne M. Curran Joey Cutler Meredith G. Dammers Seniors 113 Joelle L. Davenport Kristin R. Deardorff Lisa A. Heather Depalma L. Derek Jessica Detens Sheila M. Devine James Jennifer M. Seniors F. Dezz Dhugosh Kelly D. Diem Heather E. Dietrich Nicole T. Diquollo Dominica A. Dirocco Jennifer Ditchkus Joy E. Ditty Bridget N. Dixon Robert C. Dixon Seniors 115 Jennifer Elizabeth L. Jill Dolinsky L. Donovan Kathy James Dobyns A. L. Driver Dunleavy Erin L. Dyste Bernadette Dziczkowsk James P. Eccleston Aaron Eckhart Veronica Efimchik Shawn A. Eichelberger Michelle I I D Seniors L. Engart Rebecca J. Ent Barbara M. Ettore Angela Euculano Brenda L. Ey Andrea C. Farnsworth Erin M. Farrell Michele R. Fetterman Christina M. John Fey B. Fidler Erica D. Fielding Sara B. Fiscus Danielle Fishburn Seniors 117 / Lee Erin K. Fitzpatrick Fitzsimmons Jennifer L. Foclnt Heather L. Meghan Jill 118 L. Force IVl. Ford Fortunate Michelle J. Foulds Nancy J. Fowler Seniors Elizabeth A. Fox Lori Amy M. Franceschino M. Franiak Eric C. Frantz Daniel M. Frey Cindy L. Fritz Jenna M. Marcia M. Fritz Fritz Seniors Whitney Missi Gable L. Gabriell L. Keri Gaito Karyn M. Gandenberger Stacy A. Gelgot Tracy M. Gennarin Jennifer E. Girdon Holly Gobeler Susan L. Amy Goetz M. Goff Jennifer R. Goldberg Lauren A. Grabowski 1 ^U Seniors Kenneth Tara E. Griffin Griffin Jennifer M. Grochowski Stacey Gross L. Jill K. Gunzel Jill A. Gushka Jaime Gwenther Haas Thaddeus S. Audrey Hamm L. Michael S. Helveston Kathy J. Henkel Stephine Henley Seniors ^%,..*&. UNs- Sherri Herman L. Russell Herring Jeremy Janice L. Hetrick Heverly Erin E. High Wendy Heather M. Hines J. Hintzen Kimberly Hirel 122 Seniors Michael E. Hirschheimer Jessica L. Hitchcock Lan Hoang Cathleen E. Hoffman Kipton S. Hoffman Catherine Todd C. Barbara IVI. Horvath Houser J. Hubler Seniors Tracy M. Hudak Diana M. Hunsberger Amy Hunter L. Barry C. Husowitz John R. Imbt Rebecca S. Irwin Jenifer J. Jacobs Eric A. Jacobsen Nicole N. James Lauren A. Jovanov Keith J. Junas Donna M. Kaczinski 124 Seniors Janice M. Kapp Gregory T. Kellenberger Shannon K. Kelly Ton! A. Kelly Yvonne M. Kenenitz Bridget A. Kephart April L. Killiany Megan Kristin D. Kindt M. Kissinger Rebecca Mark J. Klein A. Klimek Nicole M. Kline Seniors 125 Melissa M. Knaake Erika Amy L. Kneller M. Koontz Scott A. Kopatz Amber E. Kowalczyk Jaclyn K. Krankoskie Matthew W. Krapf Priscilla A. I ^O Seniors Kreider Lynne M. Kreis Amy B. Krier Michael Kuhav Karen Kuklewicz Thomas Lori S. Lacerte Lagana Kristen S. Lahr Amy B. Landis Seniors -^Wfe WiUMBIA Om ONE DORMS m mr m^p David L. Valerie Latch Leahey Jennifer N. Levan Shelley Levan L. Suzanne M. Liken Michelle R. Linn Sheri L. Litzenbauer Yaniquie T. Lockhart Todd M. Lofgren Lonka Lombardi Derek Long Kelley 128 Seniors A Long Monica L Long Karyn J Lorang Huy P Ma VanEssa A Madeira Jennifer L Madia Karen R Malinowski Amy M Malloy Melisa E Marcovitz Eleanor S Marine "^ Christie Ann Marino Melinda S Maron Eric Marscli Seniors 129 ^I,,*"*^ U Kerri H Lyssett Danielle Marsteller D Martinez S Matthews Jennifer L Mattucci Elizabeth McAndrews Michael T McCartin Matthew J McCoy ^ I ^_ oU Dianne J McCurley Seniors -— «».„l^ M Colleen McDonald Lena C McGinley Kathleen McGowen Traci J McNeal Tiffany I McNeill Kami L Merkle Jennifer Laurie K Mertz S Messimer Seniors ^ r\M 1 vjl Vincent Messina Pamela L Meyers Beth A Miller Kelly L Miller Stephanie S Minnaugh Bobbi L Monroe Michael P Montgomery Tess A Mordan John E Mostoller Rebekah R Moyer Steven W Moyer Jan A Mull Seniors »W ' Mandy L Null Augustus D Nyekan Christine M O'Keefe Carolyn P O'Leary Leon F O'Neill Maureen A O'Shea Amanda L Oakley Lenore Olsen Seniors ii>ffli«u(«M iiaig»-«^'j 'i i ' ". s Lianne Oravetz Dara R Pachence Melissa C Padwa Jodi L Pall Jennifer L Palmer Katherine M Parlett Trina-Marie Parsons Trisha L Paules Seniors Tara L Pearson Carl R Persing Jeremy M Phillips Michele R Piccolo April K Pilenza Trisha E Pittman Kelly A Piatt Amy M Pokrywka Seniors Karin Preisel Lisa A Derek Dana Prinzi J Puchalski L Pullman Barton K Pursel Jennifer L Quinn Kristie Rancik Michelle R Ratzer Seniors -i 1 o~7 / O Cynthia Redclift Taryn L Reed Alexandra E Reese Rachel Reiling Brunina Beuiuino Reilley Dawn M Lori 1QQ vJO Reitz R Rentz Michael E Reynolds Seniors ^'' Susan M Reznick Tara L Rhodes Matthew J Rhone Donald W Richardson Steven C Holli A Riffert Ritter R Roehrig Jennifer Chhstine IVI Rohn Seniors -ion I Ov? Christopher F Roth Raylene M Rouse Valarie L Rubinic Jennifer L Russell Jay Sabatine Mary E Salfen Meredith Savage ^ I Af>. 4U Carolyn Seniors R Saylor Stacie H Schantz Sara B Scheese Amy E Fred Schindele W Schmidt Kevin Schmohl Kathryn R Schreader John Sedon Amanda IV L Seler Seniors a a a I t-T p \» /Ju Suzanne Sette Tareen Shareef K Shavon Holly Jennifer Sheehan Sara S Shepard Michael S Sherwin Scarlet 1A r\ T"^ Jennifer Seniors M R Shoup Showalter A Kimberly Carrie A Showalter A Shwed Gretchen ^ Irvin M Sigler Jennifer L Sibley II Simmons Melissa Lynn Singley Andrea M Sipe Christine Slepaski Seniors Amanda L Smith M Kelly Smith Lynn Smith Todd Jennifer J M Smith Snell Erica L Sorber David Spady Christine Seniors M Spalding Melissa A Spangler Edward N Speaks Mark B Speece Ryan S Kurt M Splitt Sprenkel Heather L Stack Rebecca A Stackhouse Leslie A Stanczyk Seniors Christa J Steiger Aimee R Suzanne E Jeffrey Stoll Stolz T Storck Jason Strange Erika L Strawn Bonnie F Stritzinger Kelly Seniors Renee Stubbs Valerie C Sunzone Erika L Svard Gregg F Swartz Laurie Tarantola Amy C Tate Jennifer Laurie A K Taylor Taylor Sandra L Taylor Seniors —T / Helen M Thompson Steven M Thompson Wendy K Tiley J Tomaschik Stacy A Tomczak Joseph Michelle Kenneth K Tompkins W Tonkinson Shannon C Tracy 1 48 Seniors Kelly Traenkle Kathleen Treese Kevin J Troy Scott N Utain Alexis Valvano Jill M Van Duyne Heidi L Janna Vargo M Varnum Seniors Eugene A Walker Laurey W Walker Frank L Walton Seniors Mark Wang Amy L Watkins Rebecca L Wawroski Michael R Weaver Bryn H Welker Matthew N Wentz Maria C Wetzel Brian L Wevodau Seniors -i ir -i i iD I <-•« Karyn R Whyte Jodi L Wieboldt Brian R Wildrick John Williams Kelly R Williams Stacey A Williams Tiffany C Williams Tina Williams Seniors . **<«iiBii« Paula S Witmer Erica L Wolfe Denise C Worman Matthew C Worrell Christine D Wos Melissa Wright Dana M Wyant Joseph P Wyatt Seniors H I CO >D\3 Dawn M Wylie Stanislav Yann Allison J Yasinski Jill M Yendrzeiwski Loree A Yetran Carole A Young Peggy J Young Teresa Seniors M Zarcone Seniors . ^m^m *-^*l' •. ^^V Jennifer Levan Erica L. Sorber Jennifer, it all comes to an end-but proud-you did a great job. Finally the best really We love you! is yet to be! We are Congratulations, Erica! Mom, Dad, Stephanie We are so proud of your accomplishment! May your future bring Jesse all that you deserve, and more. M. Sheehan Jess, Another long journey completed! As you begin the next one and all that follow, remember whether you are within arm's reach or far from my embrace. 1 love you. Love, Mom and Dad Mom Anthony John Ciavarella Melanie Marie Bolkovich Anthonmy John Ciavarella, on Elementary Education. You'll be a great teacher. All our Love and Prayers for your success in your future. Congratulations, Melanie, your May your future Congratulations on a job well done. be bright and all your dreams come true. Mom, Dad and Love, Mom, Dad, Clint, Sapphene and Syd Yvonne Kenenitz Yvonne, Congratulations to our graduate! Love, Mom and Dad 158 B.S. in Patrons little Peter Sara S. Shepard Congratulations, Sara! Audrey We are so very proud Hamm of the 'Congratulations,'' Audrey, wonderful person that you have become! Remember to always follow your dreams! All our it. Love. We are so proud Mom, Dad and Amanda of all you did you have accomplished these past four years. With love. (Keep the candles Mom, Dad, Family and Friends burning!) Misty Watts Chipper, Watching you grow up from ^ child to a beautiful young one of my rewards. I I woman is am so sorry for all the hard you had a small times to endure. love you. Dad Patrons 159 Frank L. Walton Holli A. Ritter Congratulations, Frank. HoUi, Love, Your Your Family family are so proud mom and entire of the cute who Brent K. Acherman an little girl has grown into intelligent woman. Congratulations, Brent. Love, We're so proud of you! Mom Love, Mom, Dad, Da\'id, Michelle and Kiesha Laura Beck Thaddeus Haas Dear Thad, Congratulations, Laura! Throughout the years you have been a wonderful son who has evoked many feeUngs and emotions— joy, We are very proud happiness, respect, love, and, at this time in particular, overwhelming "pride." We love you. Love, Mom and Dad Dad and Mom David Lee Welker David, Congratulations. You have earned your freedom. Move and grow with this new understanding you have of hfe. 160 Patrons of all you have accomplished and wish you a wonderful and happy future! Christina Helen To Our Daughter Cunningham Christina, Through the many long hours of toil, when you doubted that you could even go on— one more paper, one more final, one more project, on and on-you persevered. You toughed what it was all about. Well, it out, not you did it, Jeffrey T. Storch Congratulations, even sure Jeff! nicely done, fought the fight and you have won. Love, Mom and Dad Great Job! You deserve a round of applause! We are very proud of you and wish you much success and happiness. Love, Mom, Dad and Stephen Mary-Elizabeth B. Conrad Congratulations, Liz! We are proud of all your accomplishments. Good luck. We love you. Mom, Dad and Family Patrons 161 Matthew Kelly A. Piatt Kelly, C. Worrell Congratulations to a "special" son, and best of luck with those A job well done. "special" kids. Love, Love, Mom, Mom and Dad Dad, Kyle, Emily and Kaitlyn John Machak Stacey A. Williams Stac, Congratulations, John. Remember when you'd always next time"? Well, you did Best wishes in everything you do. of you and wish you the best Dad and Love Mom "I'll do better in everything you do help pay- Now, get a job! We need some the new house. forever. ing for say, kiddo! We're so proud it, ya. Mom and Dad Lena Cait McGinley Lena Cait, We are so proud of you —thank you give us in our lives. We love and admire you. Mom, Dad, 162 Patrons Danielle and Annie for all the joy you Greatness is not measured by what a man accomplishes, but by the opposition he has to overcome to reach his goals. —Dorothy Height Stacey Cardell To our daughter, Stacey ~ shares laughter and love, who who dreams and touches the world with her own special magic. We are so very proud of you. Love always. Edward Nathaniel Bill You have made us proud. Continue Speaks Mom and Dad to strive for your goals. Lots of love. Mom, Mia, and the rest of the family ^>-— '.*fe*>^ ^tubtloDS Trish^ Patrons Daniel Bloomsburg You worked very hard and perservered. We are overwhelmed with love and pride for you. The Amy Hunter world awaits Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wukovitz Congratulations and much love! Mother and Dad Kimberly Jane Hirel Cum Laude Delta Pi Marston UNIVERSITY ... yours! Kappa E. With love, Mom and Dad Make it Eleanor S. Conaway Marine A daughter Someone In your ... to hold arms When she's small Congratulations for all And to your hold In your heart accomplishments. When she's Love ya! Mom and Dad grown. You have a very special place That no one else could fill In our hearts And in our lives And you always will! Amy Malloy Sara Beth Scheese We never had a doubt this day would come. We are so proud of Amy, you. "Blooming" with Love, Mom, Dad, Michael, Amy and Phil Pride. Congratulations Love, ^- You've made us so proud through the years. We love you. Love, Mom, Dad and Sister ^ Erm L. Dyste Erm, Brenna Elyse Wray Brenna, May all the success that you have achieved at BU follow you for the rest of your Mom and Tom Congratulations again. We are very proud of you. Mom, Dad, and Dawn 166 Patrons game both of us will be wearing an alumni sweatshirt. Great job! Love you. Love, am very proud of you. Remember all the ''great'' times we had in your four years at BU. The next time we go to a football life. I Dad Rebecca Lynn Wawroski Dearest Becky, We are so very proud of you and all your Our quiet little girl has warm, caring, sensitive, accomplishnients. grown into a intelligent, creative woman Jaclyn Kay Krankoskie The young woman of the present and future. You are an excellent daughter, wife, mother, and student. You know where you are going. We are proud of you and love you very much. with a wonderful sense of humor. May God continue to bless you with May God much you. con- tinue to bless success and happiness. Love, All our love, Mom, Dad, Stacey, Mom and Dad Darren, and Kevin Cynthia Breneiser Cyn, You made it! The first Breneiser to graduate from college. You have made us proud. Congratulations Mom and Dad Patrons 167 Amy Pokrywka Amy, Bloomsburg UNIVERSITY You've come a long way, baby! Best wishes and may your future be bright. Love, Mom and Dad Marianne Hope Irwin You did and you got great grades. Your whole family it is in three years, proud, especially and Dad. 168 Patrons Mom Jennifer From Grochowski day you were born, you were the Hght of our Uves. You worked so hard to accompUsh all your goals. Now this is your time to shine. the Love and congratulations. Mom, Dad, Scott, Jingles, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins Patrons 169 John R. Imbt, Jr. (#46) Memory -- what can we say. Thank you so much. Love, Mom and Dad PS: 170 The past builds the Patrons future. Good luck. Son. 172 Patrons * ^. 176 Closing ^-'J Closing 177 It eS^SS^S^^**^" ,T^-«s^.; i^t I f r^ ..XX y.-- % 'r,^ W/ Y Bl s 'A,i ^ ^\ J*' t)^- iltt";:. ..tt- :^Vf^r >• '/l 2-'^ ^•^- Vili. ^*'-^* v.*4 ,,,V .5,. . ... *r - ;,. > 'r i*_» J% >-.' . --V sf^ nc^. "* , -.^^v '4/, .-.'^A. •/C r WP ^ A v^ ••.?• u:^ 192 Closing World Be^t Science APPholodohn Gaps III World C A Russian ruble sends world markets Into chaos. total collapse of the Boris Yeltsin asks Viktor Chernomyrdin to head the government'lb help restore political and economic O stability. French high school students demand more teachers, better equipment and buildings and a lighter course load In an October protest In Paris. The French O government designates $40 million well as 1,000 new teaching A discotheque fire in Goteborg, Sweden, kills 67 teens and injures several more, making annually over the next four years, as the deadliest fire in posts. Arson : After a U.N. drug summit in is modern Swedish it history. the suspected cause of the October fire. which 150 countries endorse an anti-drug campaign, the U.S. vows to spend an estimated $1 billion over the next five years on anti-drug advertising, corporate and civic partnerships and promotion. O In a dangerous escalation of hostile feelings nuclear bomb in the area, India begins A memorial commemorating testing in response to Pakistan s testing of the Ghauri missile. the first anniversary » of the death of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed is put on display in London's Harrods department store, which is owned by Dodi's father. O In retaliation for the African embassy bombings, the U.S. attacks a suspected chemical weapons factory in the capital of Sudan and a ! On September 2, sea in Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada, killing 229 passengers and crew aboard. A cockpit wiring is camp Swissair Flight 111 crashes in the terrorist training in Afghanistan, and launches a worldwide search for suspected all mastermind Osama bin Laden. fire the suspected cause of the disaster. AP Pholo/Paul Chiasson ugust 7, powerful ("explode outside the U.S. embassies in and Tanzania Kenya killing O 248 will conduct 45 missions to Station Alpha. Set for completion by 2004, the Americans, and injuring more than NASA and Russia launch and assemble the International Space people, including 12 station will be 5,000. powered by almost an acre of solar panels and will weigh almost one million pounds. Hurricane Mitch ravages parts of Central America and kills more than 10,000 people, making it the second deadliest storm in the region's histoi John Hume and Ireland's David Trimble, Northern two main political party leaders, win the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to end the violence that has plagued the British province lor three decades. After a stop in IVIexico City in January 1999, Pope John Paul St. Louis, Missouri, IVIass with II arrives in and celebrates over 100,000 people in attendance. In January 1999, an earthquake that measures 6.0 on the Richter scale Colombia O On January 1, 1999, the euro debuts as the currency in 11 European It will Common officially put into circulation. hits over 1,000 people. new Market countries. be three more years before euro coins and cash are killing King Hussein of Jordan, S3, dies on February 7, 1999, of lymphatic cancer. Hussein's 47-year reign made him the IVIiddle East's longest-serving leader. rji: ews 1^ C NASA's Lunar Prospector finds scattered pockets of ice beneath the lunar surface. The presence of water could enable astronauts to use the O An moon as a kind of space-based filling station. analysis of Eastern Seaboard weather shows more it really frequently on does rain weekends than O during the week, an average of 22 Columbia University graduate student Elizabeth percent more. Automobile emission Brannon and psychology professor Herbert patterns are the suspected cause of Terrace demonstrate that monkeys can master the simple arithmetic on at least the level of a phenomenon. two-year-old child. C Apple's translucent aqua-blue iMac personal computer, is its first therefore, doesn't Its consumer offering marketed mainly for Internet come with a popularity soars and it in years, usage and, disk drive. soon becomes available in several other colors. 1 John Glenn, becomes the astronaut 77, oldest when he undertakes a space O The comet Tempel-Tuttle causes a meteor storm when will be visible again in fall 1999, after which it it passes by ESm. The comet won't reappear for another 32 years. shuttle mission in October, 36 years after his first space retires flight. Later, Glenn from a 24-year career in the U.S. Senate. O A computerized T-shirt, and conducted thread, may soon electrically woven with fiber optics (> elderly A study demonstrates that the more hours people spend on the Internet, the more monitor the health of soldiers, rescuers, the depressed, stressed and lonely they and others who are medically vulnerable. Micluel A. Schwarz feel. The USDA announces that a 25-niillisecond blast of 270-degree steam applied to meat kills 99.99 percent of the bacteria. This process follows the unpopular method of irradiation. Alan Shepard, the first American in space, dies on July 22 at the age of 74. Flash Astronomers discover and photograph a planet outside our solar system that about 450 light Alabama hairdresser discovers that human clean In ways to McCory Philip hair soaks up oil from water, which prompts investigate NASA to use human hair to oil spills. August, renowned Houston heart surgeon Dr. Denton Cooley performs open-heart surgery which live is broadcast on the America's Health Nehwork internet web David Scott, site. who lost his left hand fireworks accident, receives the O On August liftoff. 12, the $1 billion Titan 4 rocket explodes 42 seconds after The rocket payload included a highly Department classified is years away from Earth. U.S. human hand In a first transplant in January Defense 1999. Scott has regained limited motion satellite. In his © 1998 PhotoDisc, Inc. donor hand. Lovegety, a palm-sized device, is teenagers. feet of matchmaking the latest craze with Japanese When it comes within 15 ation's* "Crash Bandicoot: another Lovegety, high-pitched beepers go off, lights flash, supersedes and the is "love detectors" display whether the users' preset interests match. It's its WARPED" new popular predecessors. Also Crash's sister Coco who gallops along the Great Wall of China and cruises through now enemy-infested waters. available in the U.S. Furby, the year's must-have interactive toy, has a vocabulary of 200 words in both English and "Furbish." Furby being petted, when music its own language, knows when when starts, it is the lights go out, and if there's nother Furby in the room. O Appearing in malls in 33 states, job kiosks O WildEyes contact lenses feature several designs, including a starburst^ black eight ball and cat's eyes. The $165 lenses come in prescription an3 \ dispense employment opportunities for interested applicants. Job seekers enter non-prescription and don't interfere with eyesight. their skills and ambitions and the machine scans for its database a match. O In December, Selective Service activates online registration. Consumer groups demand the recall of Olestra from the market, or at least the adoption of strict guidelines as to its use, after thousands of people become sick from eating the popular fat substitute. However, r \'dies ' 1: suggest that chips h made viith Olestra problems than regular chips. do not cause greater Eighteen-year olds can now register instantly instead of filling out forms at the post office that take months two to process. to three PaulA.Souders/®Corbis As the need naO^rs for toll-free greatly increases, the887prefixjoinsthe800 and 888 prefixes already (> A in use. sleek, redesigned version of the '60s Volkswagen Beetle enters the market. Despite a May 1998 recall for problems, the is New wiring Beetle wildly popular Butterflies and dragonflies are the hot motif in the fashion world appearing everything from clothes and bags to hair accessories and jewelry. For $20-30 a day, trained professionals at dog and cat day cares to, feed and pamper will play with, read pets in their care. Mr Payroll is the first ATM that can cash a check - even for someone without a bank account. The machine "memorizes" facial features matches them with a number and social security to verify the user's identity. Flash In hopes of reducing the divorce rate, the Florida legislature passes the O Pilates, a low-impact form of exercise that uses nation's first law requiring that high unique equipment and deep stretching techniques, school students be taught marital and becomes popular with men and women. relationship skills. In the wake of QTfnt automobile accident statistics, California of several states to X... pass is one stricter teenage licensing laws. t and colleges universities are going online to offer students a new way to get education. Florida State and an _ New Y Unlversih/ are a few jumDlna on boi ne Internet user spends <> Rollerblade introduces durable, all-terrain in-line skates that and rocky retail for trails. can traverse dirt paths The large-wheeled skates a cool $600. n hours a year waiting to load tor web pages O Karl Malone and Dennis Rodman face off in a World O Britain's best Scrabble players commemorate the popular board game's 50th anniversary in October by playing in London's letter tiles the size of Wembley Stadium using dining tables. Championship Wrestling tag-team match. The event pits Rodman and Hollywood Hulk Hogan against Malone and Diamond Dallas Page. O Walt Disney's A Bug's Life at least 15 is S one of animated In May opens 1998, the much-anticipated movie Godzilla to disappointing reviews and box office 111 numbers. The epic leaves theaters quickly wA^' feature films that will flood the -I nation's theaters in 'f-.:i the next two years. ^\ .V i ^•w AP Photo/Walt Disney, HO ' In June, Keiko arrives in his native Iceland to begin his assimilation to his new surroundings. The move concludes a four-year campaign to release the five-ton star of the movie Free Willy. C 24-foot-tall game covers by shoot at moving targets on a screen and each successful for ride, hit. sit in The WB network's hit the big screen, filming TV Guide, Seventeen and Interview fuel the craze. /^ chairs that rise with The winner wildly popular stars of eight feature films during hiatus. Magazine I and amusement The "Dawson's Creek" \ ^ 4> Players of Vertical Reality, a combination video -> Photo/Courlesy Vlewpoinl Datalabs PS* \ rides to the top The coming-of-age a grand view. \\ drama >4 "Felicity" quickly gains popularity with teens. show The WB CDh revolves around a young woman and her new experiences m mL^^ at college. > \. J^^ UJ lash Megastars Bruce Willis and Demi Moore AP PholoAVB, James Sorenson ty announce > their separation In June after almost 11 years of marriage. Dorothy Low/Shooting Star y Jimmy Smits Actor Rick Schroder replaces on ABC's "NYPD Blue." The fate of Smits' character in his last episode - he dies when a heart transplant fails — became The American Film Institute rates the top 100 movies of the 20th century. The top ten include: Citizen Kane, 1941 Casablanca, 1942 a source of nationwide speculation. neGoifamer,\9m Gone With jYo Quiero the Wind, -[^Z^ Lawrence of Arabia, 1962 The Wizard of Oz,^939 TacoBeU! The Graduate, 1967 On the Waterfront, 195i ScWMer's/./sM993 Singin'inlheRain,-i952 O Taco Bell's talking becomes a Chihuahua -\-' favorite teen advertising icon and sparks a surge of interest Fans flock trailer for to theaters to see the hwo-minute Star Wars: Episode I - The in the breed. Phantom Menace and many leave without 1, staying to watch the main attraction. The prequel to the wildly popular Star Wars trilogy opens in May 1999. Sports _ O Jeff Gordon wins the NASCAR Winston Cup second year a row. Gordon, 27, s- for a ^ £ the youngest driver to win three Winston in Cup championships. is ..,.^ O ABC's Lesley Visser becomes the woman first to report from the sidelines during O On January 4, 1999, "Monday Night Tennessee beats Florida State University 23-16 at the Fiesta Bowl in Arizona to win the national championship. It is the first year of the Bowl Championship Series, created to ensure that the highest ranked college teams nationally meet in a bowl NCAA Final Four playoff s Football," the 1998 Super Bowl, the and NFL games. O Flamboyant sprinter Florence Griffith O Joyner (FloJo), triple Defending champion Detroit Red Wings win the 1998 Stanley gold medalist at the 1988 Cup championship, beating the Washington Olympics, dies at age 38 in her Capitals 4-1. Defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov, severely accident after last year's Stanley injured in a car Cup win, joins the celebration. sleep, of suffocation during epileptic seizure. an O In July, France beats Brazil 3-0 World Cup soccer title. to win its first During celebrations, a CO motorist drives through the crowd on the Champs-Elysees and injures 60 people. o ct Ji C On September 13, Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs also breaks Roger Maris' record with his single- season 62nd home run. Sosa ends the season home with 66 runs. I Flash On September 20, Cal Ripken ends his 16-year streak of Jr. 2,632 games played consecutive baseball by withdrawing himself from the Baltimore lineup for that night. NBA owners impose O The defending champion a lockout on July Denver Broncos meet the basketball season to be upstart Atlanta Falcons labor dispute at Super Bowl XXXIII is settled lost. The on January 6. in Miami. The Broncos Tennis star Pete Sampras wins his win 34-19. Golfer Casey Martin, 1 that causes almost half the '98 -'99 who suffers from a circulatory Wimbledon title world's No. 1 player for a record sixth straight year, breaking mark fifth and remains the for consecutive Jimmy Connors' seasons on top. disorder in his right leg, wins a lawsuit allowing him to use and a cart during Nilce golf PGA tournaments. The NFL season is plagued with controversial and Incorrect calls. Instant replay is nut reinstated, but coin toss procedures are Implemented. ews C Miss Virginia Nicole Joiinson Atlantic City. The 24-year-old is crowned Miss America 1999 diabetic wejirs an insulin in pump on her hip and plans to spotlight diabetes awareness during her reign. (> Seventeen-year-old Katie Hnida named Homecoming Queen i is Chatfield Senior High School's as well as starting Fifly-six-year-old Linda McCartney, kicker for the varsity football team. The photographer, animal rights No. 1-ranked kicker in the state of activist and wife of famed Beatle Colorado, Hnida hopes to play Division I Paul, dies of breast cancer on college football next year. April 17, 1998. NBC's "Ne\wRadio" : and former After dropping out of the star third grade in 1902 to "Saturday Night Live" care for her 1 1 younger cast member Phil Hartman dies from nanny siblings, retired and housekeeper a gunshot wound Eugenie Garside inflicted by his wife finally receives her May in 1998. high school diploma at -\i' () age 98. lliuif.-Dch Halber: Hirofumi "The Tokyo Terror" Nakajima Canadian Tobin Belanger escorts a (right), reigning world mannequin hot dog eating champion, eats 19 AP Pholo/NBr Photo, Dave Bjerke hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes to win the annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot school prom. picks out her dress and corsage and arrives Dog ; in Beloved puppeteer Shari Lewis dies of cancer on August 2. Eating Contest. to his higti He names her Jen, a limousine. j, Her creations include her ^ trademark Lamb Chop, Hush Puppy and Charlie Horse. Minnesotan David Weinlick advertises" for a wife and chooses pharmacy student Elizabeth Runze from 23 hopefuls who travel Mall of America in to the Minneapolis for the event. Runze and Weinlick marry the same day. Olympic gold medalist figure skater Tara Lipinski takes part in an anti-tobacco rally with area school children on Capitol Hill in May rally is sponsored by the 1998. Campaign The for 1999 Jostens Tobacco-Free Kids. l^Jic" AP Pholo/Dennis Cook Inc. 980254 (1737) n