University of Alabama - Corolla Yearbook (Tuscaloosa, AL)

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Rirhard Washbui College Week at Wheel of For- tune begins with the intro- duction of the schools and their representatives. Garry Long. Gary Brown. Stacey Hutchins and Den- ise Sniff look forward to a prize- winning week on the game show. Students try out for the Univer- sity team by playing a mock game of Wheel of Fortune with representatives from the game show in the Presidents ' Room at Ferguson Center. Only four of 75 students were chosen. Carefully choosing his prizes from a cue card. Gary Brown selects two bikes, a motor scooter and two pairs of leather Ray-bans. Student Life: Wheel of Fortune 17

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Come on down Students seek game show fortunes Garry Long was anx- iously awaiting his Chi- nese rice cakes. I got everything else, he said. Everything else was $25 worth of floor wax, some tuna fish and a makeup mir- ror. Just what every man dreams of, Long said. Just what did Long do to deserve this? He, along with Denise Sniff, Stacey Hutch- ins and Gary Brown, ap- peared on the game show Wheel of Fortune in De cember, representing the University during the show ' s College Week. Long also won $1,400 in cash on the show. But Hutchins and Brown were the big winners, each raking in $1,400 in cash plus nu merous prizes. Hutchins re turned with a motor scooter a sailboat and a Gucci bag Brown won two bikes, a mo tor scooter and two pairs of leather Ray-bans. ( My roommates claimed those, Brown said.) Sniff had to settle for con- solation prizes of Cheerios, Tuna Helper, floor wax, a cookbook, chocolate chips, a leather checkbook cover Fj ell her what she won, John- Y ny. Losing doesn ' t mean you don ' t win anything at Wheel of Fortune. Denise Sniff learns what consolation prizes she has won — Cheerios. Tuna Helper and two Bake Someone Happy but tons. with a calculator and two Bake Someone Happy buttons from Betty Crocker. The whole adventure be- gan when the University was chosen by the show to par- ticipate in College Week. Over 75 students auditioned for the four spots. After the four were chosen, plans were made to fly to Califor- nia December 1. The stu dents were responsible for paying air fare and any other expenses, paying an average of $600 each. Once they arrived in Cali- fornia, the students spent a whirlwind weekend of taping shows and seeing the sights. Sniff said the most excit- ing part of the trip for her was taking part in the film- ing and learning how a game show is put together techni- cally. It was fascinating for me to watch the stage crew and to see the cue cards, which is how the contes- tants really bought prizes, Sniff said. She said the crew lists the prizes the contes- tants can choose from on cue cards, and they pick from that list. Sniff said she enjoyed playing tourist as well. I hung off the Rodeo Drive sign, she said. I thought if I had to do something to be a tourist, it would be to hang off the Rodeo Drive sign. Hutchins said she also en joyed watching the crew put the show together. She said she and Sniff sat in the audi- ence and watched the stu- dents from the other schools play. When they messed up, we ' d cheer, she said with a smile. It was hilarious. Hutchins said she liked to play tourist also. We saw Hollywood and Vine, and the Hollywood sign hanging off the mountain. But Universal Studios was the biggie. Wheel of Fortune was a popular show that week on campus as televisions at Ferguson Center were tuned in to the NBC game show to see which student would play that day. H — Susan Cullen Appearing in front of television cameras doesn ' t seem to faze Garry Long as he discusses the answer to the puzzle with the show ' s emcee, Pat Sayjack. •r 1- ABCD.FGHrJK ' ir r 16 Student Life: Wheel Of Fortune

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In a cold sweat Below normal temperatures greet Spring Flingers The calendar may have said spring, but the weather on March 27 said something else. Contes- tants In the annual RHA Spring Fling were forced to bundle up warmly to keep out the cold, biting wind as they competed for coveted first place trophies. More than 300 people gathered on the Quad that frigid Sunday as 23 teams, each with 10 enthusiastic members, jumped, ran and dodged their way to victory in the dormie Olympics. The games ranged from Sit on It, a balloon pop- ping game, to wheel barrow races, frisbee throws and a Penny Dive. I think I still have flour in my hair from the Penny Dive, said Janet Franklin, a sophomore from Birming- Richafd Washburn Racing against time, Mary Burke residents Helen Ard and Anastasia Karathanasis hurry to pull themselves together with a string attached to the end of a spoon during the Spoon and String contest. Diving and dodging. Spring Fling contestants scour every inch of a huge vat of flour in search of pennies. Dina Winston, a Tutwiler resident assistant, emerges from the chaos. ham. There was flour ev- erywhere! In my shoes, down my shirt, all over me! In the event, contestants were given a three-minute time limit to locate 50 pen- nies hidden in a massive vat of flour. Tutwiler gathered 23 coins to win the contest. Other events included an egg and spoon race, a three- legged race and a bat twirl. The bat twirl was by far the participants ' favorite event, said Larry New- some, residence hall admin- istrative assistant. The team members placed their heads on a bat and ran around it 10 times. When they were so dizzy they could barely stand, they went on to tag the next member. It was hilarious! An obstacle course, a two person egg toss and Musi- cal Water Buckets, a vari- ation on musical chairs, completed the crowded slate of events. In the bright afternoon sunshine, many contestants shed their sweats and coats as temperatures rose. Be- sides, we were doing too much running around to stay cold, said Tom Niko- dem, a Paty resident from Buffalo, N.Y. Newsome felt that the event went well. Everybody had a won- derful time. We did have problems with scheduling too many events. We didn ' t even get to the tug-ofwar. The Spring Fling started at 1 p.m. and ran until 5:30 p.m. The events were closely spaced, so I don ' t think we wasted any time having fun! When the final tallies were completed, Paty Hall placed first in the men ' s division, while Mary Burke won the first place trophy for the women. We were elated, said resident assistant Deedie Dowdle, a senior from Char- lotte, M.C. We worked hard and we deserved it! Mary Burke also won spe- cial awards for showing the most spirit and for being most cooperative with the judges. Even with the cold tem- peratures and lack of time to complete all of the sched- uled events, students still enjoyed the chance to relax, get a little dirty, meet fellow dorm residents and have an end-of-year fling in the chilly, hidden spring. D — Stephen Lomax 18 Student Life: 1983 Spring Fling