University of North Alabama - Diorama Yearbook (Florence, AL)

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Night Life - Soaps Night life - Going shopping for groceries, washing clothes, watching the janitors clean Bibb Graves, eating strawberry pie at Shoney ' s. Norton Auditorium - It seats 1,721 and houses everything from dramatic productions and movies to concerts and lectures. Part of the Lurleen Burns Wallace Fine Arts Center, it was completed in 1969. Nursing School - A four-year Bachelor of Science degree pro- gram in Nursing at the Univer- sity of North Alabama was established in 1973. This year ' s class is the first full four-year graduating class. Open - The library is now open until midnight five days a week. Panty Raid - Common method of gathering decor for bulletin boards. Patton - Since 1974 it has served as the alternate fight song for UNA students. Placement Service - Now separate from the Counseling Center, it coordinates all of the placement activities for graduating seniors and alumni. Pledge - Signing your life away. Quality Points - Determined by adding the product of each course ' s grade and hours of credit, and dividing the sum by total semester hours completed. Queen - The subject of the University Players ' fall pro- duction Mary of Scotland, an elaborate costume play. Quilt - Handmade security blanket. R.A. - Mother away from home. Registration - A pain in the ? $:. Hopefully replaced by preregistration for all students next fall, (see Hassle). Roommate - In a residence hall, two is too many. ROTC - Seventy women, 168 men enrolled in the fall of ' 76 for the Army ROTC program. SGA - Really comes in handy if you need a refrigerator for your dorm room, or want to sell those used books. Smokehouse - Fridays ' petition. corn- Soaps - This year for the first time you could watch each episode of your favorite one without missing a single class: Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, an entertaining alternative to the 10:00 news. 16

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Keller Key - Naps Keller Key - Not the key to the front door, but an award pre- sented at graduation in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Keller to a graduating senior who has the highest scholastic average. HIF-HM-HW- HOOBAY! Kick-off - A pep rally in Wilson Park sponsored by Downtown Florence Merchants starts the football season each year. Law Enforcement - The Univer- sity, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice Law Enforcement Education Pro- gram, provides a four-year degree curriculum with special relevance for in-service law enforcement personnel or students who may plan to prepare for law enforcement service. Library - Collier Library, named after C.B. Collier and built in 1939, houses 136,276 volumes of which 7,995 were purchased this year. Now open until midnight five nights per week. Line - You cross it for a beer, stand in it for a book, and shoot it in front of the SUB. Lionettes - UNA ' s version of the Radio City Rockettes. Lounge - The only one in town closes at 4:30 p.m. (see Commuters). Married Student Housing - Fifty on-campus apartments are avail- able for married student families. Each apartment contains living-dining room, kitchen, bath, and two bed- rooms; completely furnished. McDonald ' s - everyday and sesame seeds. I ate there broke out in Media Center - Completed in 1976, it is the renovated gymnasium, now used as an audio visual center. It houses photography facilities, and television studios. Mid-Terms - What a way to ruin a semester. Miss Alabama - UNA, want to try for a fifth? Mixed Mob - 1. You are eligible to take it 8 semesters and with a limited amount of cutting an easy 24 quality points can be obtained. 2. Also known as Mixed Choir. Mixer - A blend of soused sororities and fresh fraternities. Movies - You may have fond memories of sitting in Norton Auditorium and watching: Little Big Man, Blume in Love, Super Fly, Paper Moon, Mackintosh Man, Superman, Play Misty for Me, Alice Doesn ' t Live Here Anymore, The Drowning Pool, McQ, and Prisoner of Second Avenue. Mythology - It ' s Greek to me. U Naps - Often taken in the dorms following that last class or in Finance 311. 15

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SOAR - Zoo Umbrellas - A necessary part of college life. SOAR - Eight hundred and three freshmen took part in this orientation program last summer. Their evaluation of the program was 3.4 on a 4.0 scale. Swedish Meat Mystery Meat. Balls - ARA ' s Teachers College - UNA was the first teachers college established west of the Allegheny Mountains. Television - a medium that is rarely well done. Towers Cafeteria - South. Ritz of the Turns Fidelis Award - Awarded to not more than two members of the Senior class at each commencement for outstanding service to the University and scholastic achievement. Track Team - Who? UNASUN - A university tabloid published by the alumni three times a year. Uncle Bob - Familiar term for President Robert M. Guillot, often preceded by We believe! Vests - The three-piece suit made a comeback this year along with gauchos, rugby shirts and white socks. Victory Torch - Located at the entrance to the SUB, it burns following a win during the football and basketball seasons. Wet - The way that September was and Lauderdale County was not. Wilson Park - 1. The home of the first pep-rally of 1976. 2. Where the Boys Are. Who ' s Who - Who ' s What? Words - To our fight song are: Go! Fight! U-N-A Go! Fight! U-N-A Go! Fight! U-N-A Go! Fight! Lions!! Writer ' s Cramp - Side effect of such classes as Mallonee ' s 241, and Freshman Composition. X-hibition - 1. Works by established artists as well as UNA faculty and students are regularly on display in the gallery of the art department. 2. Monotony breakers for Lafayette girls: standard dress - towel turbans and dark glasses. X-rated movies - Disguised as triple R rated, they can be seen at local drive-ins. Ya ' ll - A vernacular term which translates as all of you. Yesterday - Two days before tomorrow. Yogurt - An easy way to lose ten pounds. Zippy-Mart - For those late night necessities try here or your local Com-Pac, Kwick-Pic, Jiffy-Mart, or Shop-Ezy. Zoo - UNA ' s menagerie includes one lion and various assorted squirrels, chipmunks, and birds. 17