University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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Education senior Julie Baker anxiously awaits the start of the graduation ceremony. —Photo by Tom Moran Spring sunshine makes studying for finals just that much harder. John Edwards, a political science junior, dozes in the botanical gardens before taking an afternoon final. —Photo by Terry Keys Telecommunications freshman Reed Mahoney entertains friends amid an environmental balloon sculpture in the botanical gardens. The art work was created by Jinci Thornton, an art education senior, as a final project for her sculpture class. —Photo by Terry Keys SPRING Review

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Spring Review Editor’s note: The following is a synopsis of some of the events that highlighted the spring of 1980. Something magical was happening. After a rather uneventful winter that produced at least two blankets of snow and no NCAA basketball trophy for Lexington, Mother Nature provided some consolation to disheartened students by granting an early spring. As a few final flakes of snow melted from the sidewalks surrounding the Blanding-Kirwan Com- plex, it was obvious that spring had arrived. Stark white bikini-clad bodies sprawled on blankets on the grounds surrounding the Complex. Blanding Beach” provided restless students with a warm break from classes. A short time later, nearly 1500 students crowded into Memorial Hall for the seventh annual Chi Omega Greek Sing, which highlighted Greek Week. Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity won the overall prize with their Beach Boys imitation, complete with palm trees and surfboards. Approximately $2200 was raised for the United Way. continued on page 16 14 SPRING Review LKD is for kids of all ages. Callie Owen, 4, and clown Paula Higgin show that sometimes two hands are better than one—especially when blowing bubbles. —Photo by J.D. VanHoose

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Review The magic in the air called spring fever also carried into the baseball season, as head coach Keith Madison watched attendance rise to third, behind basketball and football. Madison guided the Wildcats to their second win- ning season in his second year as head coach. Madison attributed the successful season to the leadership of seniors Tim Brandenburg and Mark Hredzak. Tim pitched three two-hitters, Madison said. Mark batted .296 and led us in stolen bases. Just a few hundred feet away from Shively Sports Center, home of the baseball Cats, the climax of the Little Kentucky Derby took place. Pilot Bob Kinser, representing General Electric, won the balloon race over 11 opponents, aided by the weekend's good weather. A bluegrass festival pre- luded the race. The race was preceded by a week of activities that included an arts and crafts show, a frisbee demonstra- tion and an auction. All events led up to the state's most famous event, the Kentucky Derby. But the climax of the entire spring for many was graduation. The 1980 graduation ceremony was special not only for those graduating, but also for President Otis Singletary. It was his third and last ceremony as a parent. As his daughter Kendall listened, Singletary's words about the future took on an emotional tone. He told the graduates, What other young Americans have survived, so can you. On that optimistic note, hundreds of college careers ended. And so did spring. 16 SPRING Review Catching the first spring rays, Ronda Trunnell, a biology junior, Tammi Baker, a mining engineering junior, protect herself against burn. —Photo by Burt Ladd