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LIFESTYLES ...Of the Poor and Unknown Lifestyles of UMAINE students are as varied and unique as they come. Some students start their day with a quick run to the cal' for a nice big breakfast while others barely have time to grab a cup of coffee at the Bears’ Den before running to class. Alter struggling through classes all day with maybe a quick break lor lunch, where will you find the typical student? Some students may head to work lor a couple of hours while others may decide to take it easy and watch the soaps on TV. Other particularly ambitious students might be found at the GYM shooting some hoop, jog- ging. swimming laps, or being tortured by an aerobics instructor. Perhaps they might head for one of the weight rooms, to pump some iron and beef up the old physique Dinner time offers a range of possibilities for the creative student. Students may just run to the cafe, or lor a special treat, they may venture off campus to McD’s. Pat’s Pizza, or Margaritas for some real world food! After dinner some students may force themselves to put in some studying time at the library while others will head for the game room to relax and let loose. If it’s Thursday night, the Bears' Den is the popular place to be. The weekend offers many possibilities for night time entertainment. Students may decide in favor of cultural stimula- tion at the Maine Center for the Arts or the Foc'islc or opt for lighter entertainment at the movies, campus dance, or a fraternity party. I inally after a full day of studying, working, and socializing the ever busy student drops into bed. understandably exhausted. This is probably the only place one can catch up with the UM- AINF. student 7
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TRADITIONS Some things never change Every university has its own traditions, but some times students do not know- how traditions get started. We see the blue bear paws all over campus, but do we know- how they got there and why? And what about Bananas the bear? Why is his name Bananas? Many traditions are so old that noone can be exactly sure how they got star- ted. but most people are glad they did. Traditions give a campus a personality and adds a little bit of flair to an otherwise stressed-out way of life. The first mascot was an elephant Some students from the class of 1903 stole it from a Bangor clothing company that was using it for advertisement. One of the students was so exci- ted about pulling it off that he shouted. “Great Bolivar! and the elephant was called Bolivar ever since. Bolivar was hidden in an encasement under the football stadium until game time when his captors brought him out as a good luck charm. In 1914 the first black bear. Jeff, took Bolivar's place as mascot. Jeff was a real live black bear introduced at a football rally. Show- ing-off for the crowd. Jeff stood on his head, and the crowd went Bananas”. A new bear was presented the next year, and in honor of Jeffs success, it was named Bananas. About thirteen Bananas followed until the last live Bananas. “Cindy Bananas”, died the fall of 1966 of pneu- monia. In the spring of 1969. however. Robert Smullin of Alpha Phi Omega, proposed the use of a person dressed as a bear to serve as mascot. Bananas debuted the follow ing fall and has been cheering UMaine black bears on ever since. There is one black bear, so the story goes, that does not seem to know its place on campus. That is the black bear in front of Memorial Gym. It has been known to leave its podium and take nightly strolls around campus leaving huge blue bear paws all over the roads and sidewalks. Usually the Student Alumni Association hears about the bear’s adventure and goes out to chase the bear back to its podium. So, when you return to Orono some day with perhaps your own children, and they ask where those big feet came from and want to know if they can follow them as they try to leap from one to the next, mix a little fact with fiction and tell them the story of the Maine Black Bear . 8
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