University of Alabama - Corolla Yearbook (Tuscaloosa, AL)

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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

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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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Red, yellow, blue and orange balloons were scattered on the green grass of the Quad for Sit on It. the balloon popping event. Mary Burke resident assis- tant Deedie Dowdle prepares a red balloon for the event. Richard Washburn Musical chairs, a classic chil- dren ' s game, was adapted to make a more adult game — musical buckets. Residents from Paty. Saffold and Mary Burke fight for the coveted buckets. Making a quick switch. Todd Picariello. Paty resident, carefully passes the egg to fellow Bengal Mark Sullivan to continue the Egg and Spoon race. Richard Washburn Student Life: 1983 Spring Fling 19