University of Arizona - The Desert Yearbook

“prin Hits campus during Spring Fling weekend BylMANATIYEH UofA Desert Yearbook With rides that went over eighty miles per hour, food from all over the world, and music from local and famous bands. Spring Fling was filled with excitement. Despite an increase in prices this year, the largest student run carnival attracted many. " Some of those rides looked so crazy, I wouldn ' t try them. I went on the Force G and that went so fast my face was pulled back, " jun- ior Julie Johnson said. RUN DMC, who liv- ened up the large crowd that assembled for their concert with songs like " Mary, why you buggin " and " Walk this way " , and Sandra Bemhard headlined the entertainment. " She [Bemhard] was not very funny, but I was im- pressed with her singing, " junior James Donom said. Other students, though, were busy working Spring Fling rather than attending. " I liked working at Spring Fling because it gave me an opportunity to meet a lot of new people, and I learned how to deal with a lot of responsibility, " Com- munication Director Steve Olson, who was in charge of communicating with sur- rounding neighborhoods and dealing with com- plaints, said. Dazzlingly dizzy. The vast array of carnival rides, such as " The Wave " and " The Magic Dragon " below, are just a few of the many attractions which makes Spring Fling carnival an annual ritual for many UA students and Tucson residents. Photos by Sandra Tenuto. ”