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

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7e Sfitott During August, Atlanta, Ga hosted the bicentenial Olympics. Representing both the United States and the University of Florida were swimmers Melissa Mosses and Allison Wagner, both mem- bers of the UF swim team. Odessa brought home from the Olympics with a gold, while Wagner, a Gainesville native, captured a silver medal. Before the games, the symbolic Olympic torch landed in Los Angeles and processed across country. In Florida, the torch crossed through cities like St. Augustine and ran down 13th Street in Gainesville. Former football player and Gainesville local, Chris Doering, ran with the torch downtown to the Sun Center where festivities took place throughout the night. After spending the night in a hotel, the torch and its enter age started at 5 am in the O ' Connell Center parking lot. Photo at left: A Gainesville resident and torch runner, poses with the torch while parents take pictures. Photo above: Melissa Mosses rides in the Homecoming Parade, with members of her family, on a float made in her honor. Mosses swam for the United States in the bicenntenial Olympic Games. Photo at right: The Olympic torch leaves Gainesville and continues on its path towards Atlanta, Ga. The torch trav- elled as far south as Miami and across the East Coast of Florida during its trek across America. 8 Opening

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. . Every year, the University of Florida is ranked as one of the biggest party schools in the country Parties are found every Friday and Saturday nights at fraternities, apartments, in the ghetto, anc just about every where else. Parties can also be found the rest of the week if you know where tc look. With the distinction of being a party school, there is also a problem of underage drinking and bars are busted every year for allowing minors to drink. Students are also caught with invalid ID ' s and can be charged with a felony for falsifying documents. Still, most manage to have a good time socializingg with friends. Tailgating is also a popular form of partying before football games in the fall. Students who made the trek to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl also partied on Bourbon Street before the game. With the reputation of party school, only one thing remains to be said, Cheers. Photo at left: Tara and Shannon Kelly get together with friends on Friday night. Fri- day and Saturdays were the most popular nights to partying for most students, hut the rest of the week also saw students at local bars, espe- cially when they didn ' t have an early class the next day. 10 Opening