Florida State University - Renegade / Tally Ho Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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Salsa Florida plays on the steps of Moore Auditorium for the parents weekend crowd. Salsa Florida was one of the many activities that parents enjoyed while visiting students. Brought in to insure that everone had a great time, Campus police keep the crowd back so that perform- ers had plenty of room to perform during parents weekend. photo by Richard Johnson photo by William Turner • June 12: hundreds of thousands in New York Central Park demonstate against nuclear arms • November 16: Space Shuttle Columbia completes its first operational flight Moses Malone receives the NBA Rookie of the year honor Parents Weekend A 19 A

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nin The parent ' s weekend football game was the only home football game played at night. by karen guerra Parents weekend began with cold, wet drops that poured from the clouds hovering over the university. However, the campus tours were the only activities canceled due to the weather forecast. Despite the weather, there were still many activites for parents to enjoy. Prior to Parent ' s weekend, students were busy doing housekeeping. For many students, this cleaning was the first their rooms had received since their parents moved them into their rooms in August. Freshman Mike Brezin, felt he needed to straighten his room before his mom came into town. I had to do my laundry and tell my roommate to pick up his clothes, Brezin said. Although students were busy cleaning before Parents weekend, they were also ex- cited about going shopping. Weeks of being on their own, had made students hungry for the money that parents provide and students sometimes take for granted. Meteorology major Sam Lucius could not wait for her parents to arrive with wallet in hand. I had a huge list to show my parents of all the things I needed. Well, I actually didn ' t really need anything, but I wanted to go clothes shopping, Lucius said. Students were not the only ones with shopping lists. Parents wanted to be decked out in Seminole gear also. From FSU DAD t-shirts to bumper stickers that read My money and my son (or daughter) go to FSU par- ents were anxious to show their support for the Tribe. My parents went crazy shopping for anything that had Florida State Seminoles all over it, Sophomore Trisha Jarett said. Students in the greek system brought their parents to their sorority and fraternity houses to introduce their par- ents to their home away from home. For some parents, this was their first glimpse into the fraternity or sorority that the student had chosen earlier in the semester. Some sororities had luncheons, showed videos, and put on skits to entertain and inform the families. Fraternities also had an open house and barbeques. The main event of Parents weekend was the North Caro- lina game in Campbell Stadium. It was the only night game of the year and made record attendance. Some students were disappointed when their parents did not show. Junior Amber Astkins thought her parents would make the eight hour drive from Miami to Tallahassee, but due to business reasons, they were unable to come. Not all par- ents were able to take part in the spirit of Parents week- end. I ' m a transfer student, so my parents haven ' t attended an official parents weekend. Hopefully, they will be able to come my senior year, Astkins said. For many parents, the headache came when trying to maneuver in Tallahassee traffic. Between restaurants with a two hour wait, and Ten- nessee Street in a traffic jam because of the game, parents and students were frustrated whenever they tried to go anywhere. Freshman Krista Koscinski ' s dad was not too pleased with the traffic around Tallahassee. I was quite frustrated when I came up here because of traffic jams. Going to the mall with my daughter wasn ' t too pleasant either. It was extremely crowded, Koscinski said. Aside from some stormy weather, traffic jams, over- crowded malls and busy restaurants, parents still enjoyed their visit to the university. Through all of this they still got to spend time with their children, meet their friends, and see where they go to school. • Academy Award Winning movie Ghandi • On May 25, New Jersey State High Court upholds mandatory sex education in schools. • Darrel Waltrip win the Winston racing cup for the second year in a row A 18 A Student Life

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Army and Airforce ROTC capture first place in the independent float catagory. By organizing a float, ROTC hoped to reach out to perspective members. Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Phi Epsilon celebrate the Moments of Broadway. The characters on the floats added extra enjoyment to the overall parade experience. photo by William turner photo by William Turner • the university ' s Moore Athletic Center completed • UCLA defeats Michigan in Rose Bowl • Return of the Jedi sets opening day box office record x 20 A Sudent Life