Florida State University - Renegade / Tally Ho Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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Creative Options To Drinking Attending concerts, going out with friends, shop- ping at the mall as well as faking ID ' s and carousing around at off-campus parties all have become more popular than ever before now that the drinking age is finally 21 and the FSU campus is mostly dry. Fra- ternities us ed to host huge bacchanalian boozefests every weekend, but now they are limited to two par- ties at which they provide alcohol, per year. Many students have been forced to seek partying alternatives while others have merely become sneakier about how they party. Fraternities can still have pri- vate parties, so they have become quite popular with under-age drinkers. Likewise, more people are re- turning to formal dating and attending movies and events to while away their off-hours. Dance halls like Mardi Graz and apartment complex parties have be- come the active nightspots. Mike Cherry Underagers have found alternatives to drinking such as barbeques or dry dorm par- ties. 10 Charging Forward

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In August of 1985, construction began on a nine million dollar project to improve the Student Union. Since then the project site has been labelled a mess, a huge mud bog, and most commonly, a major obstruction to crossing campus. The inconvenience will be well worth it though. In January 1988 the new building will be open for business. By May 1988, all renovations will be completed. In planning the new Union, the Building Committee consulted with other universities as well as with the students and faculty at FSU. The final results will be as follows. The renovation will add more space to the bowl- ing alley for additional billiards tables. The old bookstore will become a restaurant and entertainment club. The Golden Key res- taurant is being given a facelift as well, and because a student ' s favorite college meal is pizza, a pizza bar will be opened on the second floor. The old Union Store will become an arts and crafts lab with equipment for student use and instruction available. The bottom level will consist of six photo processing labs. And, an office devoted solely to graph- ics will be the printing headquarters for all campus organizations. The new Student Union will also lease space to small businesses that students feel a need for. All in all, the new Student Union ' s grand opening is an event long in the coming and eagerly anticipated by all at FSU! Ashley Crosby This is the old Union in August 1985 looking quite unsightly (top left). The new addition finished and ready to open, in December 1987. Campus Life 9

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The Phyrst Annual Gator Gig The crew of die-hards who actually survived the 100 hour pep rally and 402 kegs of beer. What started as a very good publicity event for one local bar, will probably become another one of the many long-standing traditions here at Florida State. On November 19, 1987 at 8:00 P.M., with the help of the FSU Pep Band, the Golden Girls, and Miller Lite Allstar, Larry Csonka, the Scalphunters kicked off what would become the world ' s longest pep rally. The event was hosted by the Phyrst and entailed that establishment remaining open for 100 hours straight — from eight o ' clock Thursday until Monday at midnight. What ensued during those four days and nights was tremendous jocularity and many of Florida State ' s finest giving their all to help break the record. Those wishing to participate bought $20.00 passes which were good at any time during the event. Once inside, the Giggers could drink as much Miller Lite as they could consume; and with a total of 402 kegs downed in just 100 hours, there is no doubt that those who were there did their best to keep FSU ' s reputation untarnished One of the major reasons for the Gator Gig was to pump up the entire campus for the biggest game of the year — Florida! Some of the events that occurred during the 100 hour party included: a quarters tournament, the Miss Gator-Hater competition, and the pre-gig event of painting the Phyrst orange and blue. Another feature of this event was that breakfast (and beer!) was served in the wee hours to those who ventured to stay up or those who were just getting up. Besides ali of the other attractions, coverage on both CBS and MTV, and the general fun had by all, the Gator Gig did fulfill its real purpose, and witness to this fact is the final score of the game — 28-14! Kristin Johnson The Gater Gig t-shirts were a hot-selling item with 1,000 sold in just four days. ► Campus Life 11