University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Soap washes up competition General Hospital, the highest rated daytime show in the history of television, was clearly the most popular soap opera among the students and faculty at the University of Arizona. According to a survey conducted at the UA, 85 percent of the students polled rated G.H. number Finding a seat in Louie ' s Lower Level became quite a challenge during the show ' s programming. Dedicated G.H. fans swarmed around televisions in sorority, fraternity and dormitory lounges as well. UA students were known to arrange their class schedules around their favorite show. For the students who were forced to miss an episode, magazines such as Soap Opera Digest and Daytime TV kept them informed of the events at the hospital. 1. General Hospital was rated number 1 among students at the University of Arizona. 2. Noah Drake was the show ' s new heart throb. 3. The per- sonality of Annie, changed drastically during the season. 4. Luke Spencer remained the favorite character in General Hospital. STUDENT LIFE 27

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goes wild! Miracles rarely seem to happen, but when the Wildcats went to Troy in October, the unexpected did occur. In full view of over 220 fans who had traveled 10 hours the night before, the underdog from Arizona toppled the Trojans from their number 1 position with a score of 13-10. Probably only a few die-hard fans made the ASUA Special Events Return to Troy trip with the sole pur- pose of seeing the Wildcats play the University of Southern California. After all, the Cats were expected to be trounced. The main reasons most of the students gave for makng the all-night bus trip includ- ed the chance to see California, and perhaps to catch a glimpse of Mick jagger who was performing at the Los Angeles Coliseum to a 90,000 crowd, that Friday and Saturday.