University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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College students are a fun loving bunch. Although much time is spent in the classroom and in studying in the library and at home, everyone found some sort of diversion. While organized activities were abundant, many students took advantage of those spur-of-the-moment urges. UA intramurals were one of the most popular of the non- impromptu activities. Fourteen sports were offered each semester for individuals and teams. Football, basketball, vol- leyball, swimming, tennis and raquetball were among the most popular. Participants must have had a dorm, sorority, fraternity or independent affiliation. Over 1 1,500 people were active in the various intramurals this past year, proving that they are one of the favorite diversions. The jogging craze, now several years old, is still going strong at UA. The Mall, close to a mile around, has become the track for jogging enthusiasts. Thousands of running shoes have trod a path around the Mall ' s grassy edges. Fris- bee, soccer, and flag football players were in abundance on the Mall on warm afternoons and weekends providing a vari- ety of entertainment for willing spectators. With the onset of roller mania, and even roller disco, many students took to the streets (literally) on personal, rented and borrowed skates. They became almost as threatening as the bicyclists on campus as they lettered and tottered their way down the University ' s sidewalks. For those who decided against skinned knees, but were looking for some adventure, local bars became a favorite for afternoon happy hours. While putting away pitchers may not seem very dangerous, it can bring havoc to even the most physically prepared body. There is no way to adequately capsulate all the activities of a college student; no one knows what ' s going to happen next. Yet a word of advice Don ' t be surprised by anything! 6 STUDENT DIVERSIONS

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WEEKENDS Students let loose As soon as one weekend is over students have a tendency to start planning the next one. Depending on UA ' s sports schedule, SUAB activities, parties and such students marked off the appropriate time slots on their calendars. When football, basketball and baseball games were slated, students showed up in groves, mostly to socialize, drink, get rowdy and have an all-around good time. When the Cats won, the crowds were ecstatic and when they lost most went out and continued to drown their sor- rows. No matter the outcome. Wildcat fans showed their spirit and enjoyed the games. Many campus groups organized activities to keep students occu- pied. SUAB held their annual SUAB-in-the-Dark festivities in Octo- ber, keeping the Student Union open until 2 a.m. with all sorts of activ- ities. Greeks and dorms kept things going with theme parties and keg- gers to celebrate almost any conceivable, and unconceivable event. The liquor flowed at private and open parties, at much the same rate as at Tucson ' s many drinking establishments. Tucson, not a city to leave anyone unsatisfied, provided quite an assortment of bars with varying atmospheres and clienteles. Whether one wanted disco, coun- try swing, rock, jazz, exotic male and female dancers or just a quick beer there was a bar to fill their needs. When nothing else seemed promising students flocked to local taverns. Some night entertainment took the form of movie viewing. Gal- lagher Theater in the Student Union offered films for every taste. This year ' s movies included Casablanca, Harold and Maude, Norma Rae, Jaws, Dr. Zhivago and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The New Loft at Fremont and Sixth Street, near campus, screened films that drew the students. The most popular movie was the weekend midnight showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show which brought out the insanity and funlovingness of all its viewers. Weekends in Tucson were not known to be boring. There was always something happening that appealed to even the finickiest stu- dent. 8 WEEKENDS