University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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l EGYPT 3) J. Webster Make News The campus underwent several visi- ble changes. These included the addi- tion of an outdoor patio to the Orange and Brew and an ancient rock placed on a pedestal in front of Turlington Hall, still known as GPA to older students. The most noticeable change was the construction of a new engineering computer facility across from Hall. Along with the changing face of the campus, the university also changed presidents in 1984. After serving since 1973, Robert Marston left. Marshall Criser took his place and immediately pledged himself to making this a better university. In the real world, there were many important events and occurrences. The most shocking of these was the explo- sion of the Space Shuttle Challenger in January, 1986. The aftershocks of the explosion were felt for years. The rise of terrorism in 1985 and 1986 and the linking of Libya to the terrorist acts against the United States prompted President Reagan to launch a military attack against Libya in one of the first American anti-terrorist strikes. It was not, however, the first military activity President Reagan ordered dur- ing his terms in office. In the fall of 1983, US Marines occupied the small Caribbean island of Grenada, whose government had been overthrown by a dictatorial group. The summer of 1986 also saw one of the largest celebrations in the history of the United States to accompany the dedication of the rebuilt Statue of Liberty. — J. Webster 4) Unknown person in Liberty State Park, N Y Opening 7

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1) The new Engineering Sciences Library, begun in the summer of 1984 and completed in the fall of 1986, provided the campus with a central location to combine many of its smaller specialized libraries. 2) Anyone unfortunate enough to get stuck in traffic around campus in midafternoon can expect a long wait to get anywhere. 3) The Alligator reports on one of the most memorable events of the year 1986. 4) Due to car trouble, these students arrived in New York several months after the tremendous 4th of July celebration for the rebuilt Statue of Liberty. However, their arrival did coincide with the U.F. vs. Rutgers football game in the Giants stadium, which they did manage to see. 2) J. Webster ti

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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