Yesterday in La Crosse
UW-L was trying to downsize, 30 years ago
The UW-La Crosse campus was under pressure in 1987 to limit enrollment. Chancellor Noel Richards said the projected enrollment for fall would be close to 9700 students. But he warned that the number might eventually have to be reduced to 8800. Richards believed that UW-L had reached the point where there were too many students for the budget.
The White House was accused of lying and deceiving the public, about the role of U.S. troops in Central America. Members of a La Crosse Area Peace and Jobs Coalition were protesting Reagan administration decisions to send Wisconsin Army Reserve soldiers to Honduras. Group members were concerned that sending troops to the region might lead to an invasion of Nicaragua, to overthrow the Sandinista government there.
The Vietnam War drama “Platoon” with Charlie Sheen won Best Picture at the Oscars in April of 1987. Acting winners included Paul Newman for “The Color of Money,” Marlee Matlin for “Children of a Lesser God,” and Michael Caine as supporting actor in “Hannah and Her Sisters.” Thirty years ago, yesterday in La Crosse.
