University of Miami - The Ibis Yearbook

“The city of Miami, a global metropolis encompassing many elements of our Uni- versity. No dichotomy ex- ists between the two, they are merged as one. This is Our University ' s international faculty of over 1,500 members care and understand, failing students when necessary. The 38 faculty members, whom have held their present positions for 30 years or more, have watched the student body change from the ' 60s liberal radicals to the ' 80s conservative right-wingers. They have helped graduate outstanding alumni such as Congressman Dante Fascell, Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre, Broadway musical playwright Jerry Herman, Pulitzer Prize Poet Donald Justice, photographer Arnold Newman, actors Sylvester Stallone and Dustin Hoffman, NFL Player-of-the-year Chuck Foreman and Jazz Musician Pat Metheny. Besides outstanding alumni, UM has also produced outstand- ing sports teams. The 1984 U.S. Olympic Swim Team included UM ' s own Jesse Vassallo and Matt Gribble. National Collegiate Championship fever has hit UM the past two years, with cham- pionship football, baseball and woman ' s golf teams. The University of Miami ... a student body of 16,000 people from 50 states and over 90 foreign countries . . . freshmen ner- vous about their first college exams. . . seniors, some anticipating and some fearing the " real world " . . . struggling to research, write and type a term paper the day before it ' s due . . . relaxing by the pool on a hot winter ' s day . . . " saving the universe " at the arcade between classes . . . having Homecoming and midterm exams in the same week . . . paying S15 for a used textbook that the Bookstore bought back for S3 . . • getting hit by ping pong balls while passing through the Student Union Lobby . . . com- plaining about a weak student government, then not voting on election day . . . sardine-packed Happy Hour at The Rat . . . 7,200 on-campus parking spaces for an estimated 10,000 cars . . . surprise-packed meals in the cafeterias . . . cancelled 8 a.m. classes . . . the best years of your life. The University . . . The City . . . one diversified community within another. This is Miami . . . The City and the University. Text by Deborah Frank ”