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

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Above: UF student (right), Krista Armijo, 2CIS, sports Gator colors with her co- worker at Gator Mania in the Oaks Mall, Loretta Cernech. (Photo Jane Klimenko) Left: UF seniors, Kristin Antonson and Alma Grewal, showed up to the Auburn game ready to see the Gators break their losing streak. (Photo Jane Klimenko) Left: Nishba Arbham, 4BC, Heather Murphy, 6EG, Liz Long, 4LS, Adam Harris, 4JU, and Lynita Mullings, sport some orange and blue for a Gator football game. Below: Gator fan, Akincana Gocara shows her pride in America gator style. Jennifer Allen Kevin Paraiso Lane Cofer

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Left: Father and son gator fans play football the Gator game starts. (Photo Jane Kl imenko) Above: Lisa Bushnell stands with UF student, Kara Blackmere, in front of her father ' s store, Gator Mania, at the Oaks Mall. (Photo Jane Klimenko) Below: Jennifer Lodge, 3PreLaw, and Erin Bassett, 4FA, show that they bleed orange and blue before the Auburn game. (Photo Jane Klimenko) You Gotta Have For over 150 years, University of Florida has excelled in various areas such as academics, and service. Among the many things in which UF excels, spirit for one undoubtedly stands out. The great Gator pride has conquered the Gainesville establishing this town as the Home of the Swamp. Each year, events such as Gator Growl, Moonlight Madness, Gator Parade, Gator Football have the immense amount of Pride in UF Students. You need to take pride in your school, where you become who you will be in the real world, says Freshman, Lauren Lostetter. Wearing Orange and Blue, many take it upon themselves to create a spirited atmosphere that has remain a legacy for many generation of Gators. The letters U F became a within different rhythmic cheers, chants and banners. When game day you sense the excitement in the air. Tailgate parties, alumni barbeques and people running around our University of Florida get everyone hyped up for another Gator win. Even when football season ends, the Gator Pride never goes away. It is reborn like a phoenix for up-coming sports-basketball and baseball. The of students , faculty, staff and alumni this has help paved the way for Student Life here at UF. It is no wonder that for over 150 years UF proves that the GATORS are 1. -Jose Otero Above: Stephen Link, 4CS, Christine Ross, lAnimal Sciences, Dapo Ajay, 2EG, and Jared Moyles, lAnimal Sciences, camp out on their lawn before the Auburn game. (Photo Jane Klimenko)

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Below: The Telecommunigator displays a tower as a necktie. (Photo Jane Klimenko) Above: The Ms. Mallagator is ready for some shopping in the Oaks Mall. (Photo Jane Klimenko) Left: Starry Night Gator is displayed with his artist palette and a of Vincent Van Gogh ' s Starry Night painting. (Photo Jane Klimenko) From Liberty Gator to Darth Gator, gator statues have been popping up all over Gainesville. Beginning in April, the Gator Trails project organized local businesses to sponsor artists to paint fiberglass gator statues that have been placed all around town and on campus. Similar projects have been successful in places such as Chicago which the painting of cow statues before auctioning. Orlando also had a similar program with lizard statues, and Seattle with pigs. Gainesville, however, will feature UF ' s mascot, the gator. The artists have painted such statues as the Legisgator, Rainforest Gator, the All- American Gator, Van Gogh Gator, and even Ally the Snowbird Gator. The 57 statues will be displayed throughout Alachua county until April 2003 when they will be auctioned off. The auction will reimburse the city and county for initial funds, plus raise money for the city ' s Destination Enhancement project which funds art projects and helps increase tourism in the area. The gators have added what Priti Shah, I Pre-Pharmacy, describes as a creative, school spirited atmosphere. It ' s nice to see our mascot all around town. The different themes are really cool too. I think my favorite is the Legisgator holding the ' Vote! sign. It was a good way to encourage students to vote election time. Indeed, the gators have allowed artists to display their creativity to the public in a way we can all identify with; the Florida Gator. -Lane Cofer