University of Florida - Tower Yearbook / Seminole Yearbook

“Best Of Times, Worst Of Times Some of the most pleasant times students remember were the less intense times, maybe because there were so few of them. Times spent just talking with friends be- tween classes on a nice day of laying out in the sun on the Plaza of the Americas or the Union north lawn were favorite ways to spend extra time for many students. After the day ' s classes were over, many students en- joyed relaxing outside. Walking around in the afternoon sun, playing frisbee, sleeping on the benches around campus, and laying in the grass reading a good book were ideal ways to recover a little in order to study the night away. After studying far into the night, morning would come around much too soon. Mornings brought with them problems such as rolling out of bed, waking up and figuring out how to get to class. The single problem that almost every student driver experienced, and will probably never forget, was with parking. The University Traffic and Parking Depart- ment issued approximately three times as many parking decals as there were parking spaces. In the meantime, the University continued to destroy parking areas and reserve others. Long waits were inevitible for anyone who had to drive to school. Bicycle riders were also stuck with new problems. Beginning in 1984, city and campus police began crack- ing down on bicyclists in an attempt to curb the number of bicycle-related accidents. New laws were also passed in an attempt to prevent accidents. Students began re- ceiving tickets for riding on the wrong side of the road, riding without a light at night and even for speeding. No matter what students tried to do on campus or in Gainesville, they were usually faced with a line in the attempt to do it. There were lines for books, drop/add, the phone company, the power company and the cable company at the beginning of each semester. Throughout the semesters students were faced with lines for football tickets, concert tickets and Gator Growl tickets. Trying to enter a dance club or bar almost always required a wait. It was even necessary to wait in line to get your money out of the bank machines in order to get in lines for these other activities. These are the memories which will shape the lives of all of us who have been in Gator Country for the past few years. After the moment of graduation, these will be all that is left of that fiercely different part of your life commonly called the " college experience " . — John Webster I) J. Webster 2) J. Webster 8 Opening ”