USU meetings were held in the Spider Lounge in the Robins Center and had 75-80 people at each meeting.  Meetings were held weekly for 1.5 to 2 hours.

USU-sponsored events were mostly held in the Auxiliary Gym.  Usual attendance to these events was 1500-2000 people.  Most events were bands.  USU sponsored many "World's Largest" contests; at one, UR built the "World's Largest Submarine Sandwich," which was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.  The sub went all the way around the ambulatory level of the Robins Center!

The allocation to USU was $25,000.00 - they did $100,000.00 worth of programming because they charged for all of their events.  USU had many Greek Theatre events, usually 6-8 annually.  They also had many creative programs, such as a dog show (they were the group who purchased the dog statue in the WC hanging lounge), and a movie series.

One of USU's events was a Pub Night using the Alice Haynes Room (then called the Multipurpose Room).  The Pub Night was basically set up like a bar - there was beer, food, waitstaff, formal seating, and entertainment.  However, nobody was interested in the entertainment, just the beer.  When it was scheduled to end, Max had to blare classical music through the Commons loudspeakers to get the people to leave the building.  

The Robins Center went through some changes in 1976.  People living in the UR vicinity complained to the University regarding the people that seemed to be attending the concerts at UR.  These "undesirables," as they were called, were coming to the shows that were planned by the outside promoters.  The neighbors threatened to sue UR if something did not change.  As a result, the Robins Center was zoned for athletic events only and if there were to be any concerts in the building, the University would have to promote and control them personally.  The fall concert took place after the zoning was complete and USU brought in Bob Hope, a concert that made $7,000.00.  The spring concert with Kenny Loggins made $2,000.00.

The University Forest Apartments were also built this year.  Seniors now had their own place to socialize and stopped coming to USU events.

The event of the year was Homecoming based on the Wizard of Oz theme - there was a yellow brick road going through the Commons, USU people dressed up like characters from the movie, everyone on campus either attended or was involved.

A group of WC students began pushing for a coffeehouse area in the Commons so they would have a place to socialize instead of at the fraternity houses.  These women became involved in USU's leadership and began programming as an alternative to the fraternities.

The concert that year was the Kinks, which made a mere $400.00.

The Pier was renovated to with a stage, lighting system, and DJ booth.  The Pier Board was created as a separate programming organization from USU to focus on events in The Pier and Max began advising the Pier Board exclusively.  The University gave $8,000.00 to the Pier Board in its first year to run programs there on the weekend.  By 1987-1988, the Pier Board took over the programming spotlight from USU, which began having some financial difficulties.  A rivalry began between the two groups, although the University community could not tell the difference between the Pier Board and USU.  Max began the process of bringing the groups together until the fall of 1988, when they successfully merged.  

One of the most successful events that year was a concert with The Connells held in the Pier.  The Commons was packed; it estimated that over 550 people attended the concert.

The ride board began as a part of the Campus Travel program.  Half of the ride board was a book exchange board that allowed people to post and read information about buying and selling textbooks.  

The Spring Music Fest continued with The Samples, Allgood, and Acoustic Fun in the soccer stadium.

Programs included Tom DeLuca, comedian Jay Mohr, Fighting Gravity, karaokes, and comedian Leighann Lord.

Successful programs included Tom DeLuca, comedian John Pinette, mentalist Craig Karges, a lecture by Barry Williams of The Brady Bunch, and a collaborative Spring Fling involving many campus organizations on the Boatwright Library lawn.

The biggest success of all was the Spring Music Fest featuring George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars, which had over 3500 people in attendance in the Robins Center.  The concert in essence "broke even" and had enough money in the end to donat $1,000.00 to Habitat for Humanity.

CAB had its first lunchtime program in the dining hall.  The band life in general played in the center dining room to an enthusiastic crowd.

A new position was added to the Board of Directors called Internal Affairs, which is a combination of CAB historian and photographer.  Publicity and Advertising merged to form one committee with one chair instead of two separate committees.  The Promotions chair was eliminated, as was the need for two Special Events chairs.

CAB sponsored the first annual Family Weekend Golf Outing at the Birkdale Golf Club.  This was a very well attended event that was enjoyed by parents and students alike.  

Programming highlights included Tom DeLuca, the Amazing Johnathan, and David Silverman, an animator for The Simpsons.  

Organizationally, the Campus Travel Chair was eliminated and its responsibilities were split between the Internal Affairs and Creative Events chairs.

Finally, after three years, another concert came to UR - The Violent Femmes and the Pat McGee Band.  Attendance was good, though the event had its challenges.