University of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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w iJ «er A Miami is a truly di- verse city. This fact is noticed each year by the great number of tourists that come to South Florida. However, for students at UM, the city can represent so much more due to the greater amount of time spent exploring Miami ' s possibilities. For the sports fan, Miami had quickly become an athletic haven of great proportions. The Dolphins, of course, represent the city in the NFL, but a new NBA season brought the Miami Heat to a football city. Due to legalized parimutuel betting in Florida, Greater Mi- ami showcased dog and horse racing, as well as the fascinat- ing sport of Jai-Alai. And for the motor racing enthusiast, downtown Miami played host to the Miami Grand Prix in the spring. On the opposite end of the spectrum. Coconut Grove ' s Mayfair Shops and Bayside of- fered exclusive, original, and for the most part expensive shops. Several concerts headlined the entertainment news throughout the year. Shows such as Elton John and The Mi- ami Sound Machine played the new Miami Arena. The Orange Bowl played host to George Mi- chael during his first ever solo American tour. For those able to travel dur- ing the year, popular vaca- tions included trips into the Florida Keys and weekend Miami s DIVERSITY IS ITS KEY ATTRIBUTE cruises to the Bahamas. Several students made the trip to the gulf coast of Florida to visit such places as Marco and Sani- bel Islands. When, and if, students found time to relax and enjoy them- selves, Miami held many choices of entertainment. Darren Dupnest UnMVe a typi- cal college town, the city of Miami could always produce new entertain- ment Erik Cocks ili Miami 23

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« =» - -«|ii ' t« 2|i;iPi;|:| tii Michael DiBan 22 Miami The lights of the Centrust Building, AmeriFirst, and the Bayside Shop- ping Center illuminate the sl(yline of Miami, a truly global city, as seen from the Miami Beach cause- way. The Bayside Shopping Center, which is located on the shore of Biscayne Bay, is a multi-million dollar complex built two years ago by the same developers that cre- ated Boston ' s Fanueil Hall. Both are comprised of exclusive and original shops and restaurants.

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Finally MAHONEY INCLUDED After complet- ing the remod- eling process, Mahoney be- comes the last dorm on campus to be- come a Resi- dential College A sign displayed in the i ahoney Residential College lobby wel- comes students. Mahoney, which houses 659 undergraduates, is the last dorm to be added to the list of Residential Colleges. Mahoney Hall, now known as Ma- honey Residen- tial College, finally joined the family of the residential halls. One initial benefit of becom- ing a residential college was that of a larger prgramming budget being made available. This money was used to attract such guest speakers as Abbie Hoffman and Ellen Goodman. Cultural trips were taken to the Coconut Grove Playhouse, the Ring Theater, and the Shake- speare Festival. But, perhaps, the most beneficial programs presented to students were the educational lectures on such to- pics as alcohol and drug aware- ness, nutrition, and safe sex. As expected, the renovations and remodeling of Mahoney Hall attracted a large number of freshmen, as well as upper- classmen. When the residents of Mahoney Hall were in- formed in the spring of 1988 that they would have to apply to be accepted into the new col- lege, there was a great uproar from the students who had stayed in Mahoney through the months of construction. These were the students that had to wake up each morning at 7am to the sound of jack-hammers for two months. They were now being told by the Housing De- partment that even though they were the ones to live with the incredible inconvenience, they might have to move if their ap- plication was rejected. After endless debates and arguments, virtually every resident was ac- commodated as he wished. As with the other residential colleges, Mahoney had live-in faculty who are involved with students socially, as well as intel- lectually. The new Masters of Mahoney were Mr. and Mrs. Steve UUman, Mr. and Mrs. Ben- jamin Webbs, and Ken Smith. Through the first few months of the fall semester, the faculty felt that the students were happy with the new environment of Ma- honey Residential. Faculty in- volvement with the students has led to a strong feeling of friend- ship and of a community, said the Residential Coordinator, Rich Vovanovich. Physical changes to Ma- honey included a weight room, new furniture, upgraded study lounges and kitchens, as well as new laundry rooms. Sabina Rahim .1 24 Mahoney Residential College photos by Andy Ives