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

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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

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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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Not Another Parking Ticket?! One problem that is universal to almost all students at Florida State at some time in their college career, is the inability to ever find a parking space on campus! Last year alone, over 12,000 students purchased decals, foolishly hoping to park in one of the 3,500 available student parking spaces (that number includes the stadium parking lot). All totalled, there are probably more than 12,000 students with cars, it ' s just that the others can ' t afford a permit, don ' t even try to park on campus, attempt to sneak into one of the few metered visitor spaces, or simply park illegally. The Parking Services people probably don ' t mind the latter too much, because although illegal parking may mean extra leg-work in terms of ticketing, the revenues ge nerated from the 70,000 citations issued vearlv con- stitute SIXTY PERCENT of all of the money they take in; 30% comes from decal purchases, and the last 10% comes from meter money So what are the solutions to this never-ending saga? One option is to park at the stadium (if you get there early enough) and use the Seminole Express bus system. Partially funded through Student Government and Parking Services, the five busses that run every fifteen minutes, shuttle many students from the stadium to anywhere on campus they need to go. Many students feel the busses are effective unless they are running late or fill up too fast. Another alternative would be to limit freshman parking. Thirty-five percent of the total student pop- ulation has registered their vehicles, and 19% of those people are freshmen. Restricting these particular un- derclassmen as other universities presently do, could help, but the problem would still be omnipresen t. One last option that many students turn to is riding bikes to school. Of course this presents such problems as the chance of theft, extreme temperatures which make riding unpleasant, the many hills one must fight to get up, and even limited bike parking areas. Kristin Johnson