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

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!S have a pinball room? GNA has one, in the corner of the Student Union Building. The game room is a popular place to pass the time between classes as electronic game mania sweeps the campus. Anne Murphy lakes advantage of a break in her schedule as a freshman orientation counselor and plays pinball in the SOB game room. Anne said that the counselors often play pinball to relax during their spare time. The art of playing pinball has rapidly gained in popularity with women as well Two of UNA ' S most dedicated players are Jimmy Burns and Keith Dodd. They have been playing for about three years. They play almost every day at a cost of about six dollars each week. Once you get hooked on the stuff, you ' re hooked on it, warned Burns. I didn ' t play for three months once, bu then I had to start playing again because I couldn ' t stand watching everyone else. Sometimes players miss a class in order to finish a game. However, pinball is one way to relax before a test. Always play before a test, Burns advised. Pinball players may divide their time between machines in the SUB, the dorms. Fountain Bowling Lanes, and Aladdin ' s Castle in Regency Square Mall. Aladdin ' s Castle manager Gil McGee said, Quite a few UMA students come out here; several have worked here. Pinball enthusiasts say that it is best to find one good machine, get the feel of it, and stick with it. Two of the most popular machines at Aladdin ' s Castle are Star Trek ■fid Flash, but new machines come in all the time. Emy Burns and Keith Dodd, seniors from Iron City, Tennessee, enjoy a lenging game at Aladdin ' s Castle. ■yctr:ii!(k: EO . ? faw ' Tr

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Cathy Hammond uses the phone in the hall in Rice. Some people prefer Clay Bennett, editorial cartoonist for The FlorAla, has transformed one-half of to install a phone in their rooms instead of relying on the floor phone. his bathroom Into a studio. My apartment is so small, it was the only space I had left for my art desk. I 24 mm