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

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prejudice against blacks and, of course, the unequal proportion of minorities in LlF administration and student body. iiOn The Edge. Unfortunately I can apply this theme to the yearbook too. Student apathy has driv- en the UP yearbook almost to Closing and once again we are on the edge of being the only SEC school without a yearbook. No office. No money. Low sales. Small staff. Yet with a little hard work, some recruiting of fresh dedicated staff, and increased campus awareness, the yearbook will re- bound. People call us every day saying how much they wish they had a yearbook from when they were at UF . . . those of you who have this to read now should be glad youill have it to treasure later. iiOn The Edge. Most of what live said so far has been on the negative side of the theme and I think we should notice the opportunity that being on the edge gives us. The yearbook is on the edge of becom- ing a great publication and taking a firm hold on campus. The racial tensions on

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season by losing coaches to NCAA viola- tions and key players to walk-out, leaving the defending SEC Champs with a string of 14 losses. The women could not miss out on the action, finding themselves without a coach for their last few season games. Baseball and track begged the NCAA and the university to hurry up and make any investigations into their programs before it would interfere with practice and the sea- son. Gymnastics could not match the oth- er sports in controversy, however it found itself struggling for an NCAA finals bid like never before. iiOn The Edge. Sad but true . . . the theme could cer- tainly fit some of the race related tensions on the HF campus also. A greater aware- ness is emerging of shared and conflicting interests between groups of all types. The formation of the White Student Union in reaction to groups like the Black Student Union and Hispanic: Student Union is just one example of a tension raising event on campus this year. There was also the mili- tant appearance of Project 99 members, the defacing of public: property during race awareness weeks, the accusation of police V i. ; openings

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campus have been brought to the forefront of public attention and there is demand for change all over. Great strides are and can be made everyday toward harmony. We are on the edge of becoming a society where everyone can live, learn, and work in harmony. The sports program has never looked so promising. We've got Steve Spurrier, wetve got a great seasoned foot- ball team, we've got pure talent and guts. Wetve got an exciting new basketball coach in Lou Kruger and wetve got a lot of SEC Championship-type talent on that team too. Dr. John Lombardi, formerly provost of John Hopkins University, is our new and able president, and so we stand poised On The Edge of success, achievement, discov- ery, glory. - Editor x; I I , w j ' I X, '3 X; er' K427 V ,1 . 5; e X .. 'X.- 't X - ', eex x x x 1' g5: f .x . I' .' x x, 7 I 'xli If ?Ww thdyhz . I A 767 xfoZgig 4 X K: .v w 1 f ?x' 0x6. , X' X