University of Florida - Tower Yearbook / Seminole Yearbook

“LIFE AT THE UNION " Hey! What are you doing tonight? " " I don ' t have much money right now so I ' ll probably go down to the Union for a while. " " There ' s a free movie playing at the union theater tonight. Why don ' t we check it out? " " Sure thing, and afterwards we can shoot a few games of pool. " " Great! Let ' s meet at the Orange and Brew. I want to grab a bite to eat first. " You studied all week for that economics test. Now that it ' s over you ' re ready for a well deserved break. But where on campus can you go? Well, if you ' ve got the time, we ' ve got the place. J. Wayne Reitz is more than just a building. It ' s a concept. A concept that promotes an atmosphere of recreation over education. A place where you can relax between classes or socialize with friends in the evenings. Reitz Union was the product of almost twenty years of planning and three years of construction before it was completed in 1967. It features everything from a to a barbershop, places to eat, from the Arredondo Room to the Orange and Brew, and every imaginable recreation from bowling and billiard to arts and crafts. It ' s eight floors devoted to the student and his leasure time, and its more that just a building. It ' s the heart of the University community. Sometimes it ' s nice just to relax and look out over the Union pond. The J. Wayne Reitz Union has something for Ducks and other birds arc always willing to take any crumbs that students leave behind. A. Moraitis 36 Union ”