University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Preparing to fight to the death are two student s. The object of this event was to be the only one left standing. Photo by Lindsey Gullett One event during the Sports Illustrated Cam- pus Fest was like an American Gladiators episode. Students were glad to do something fun between classes. The Campus Fest gave students something to do while waiting for class. Here raced each other while attached to cords that pulled them backwards. Mall Events 13

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c ' T r e tnytie ' ohh s NOTHING ELSE QUITE LIKE IT! L y lOV VvS i fOntA ortix 0n the. tuntt or jnst t ffnt any reason at all. Some days people passed by and ignored what was going on. Other days, big crowds were drawn in by sched- uled events. It was a rare occasion to not see a group or indi- vidual person set up on the mall with a table or two. Often the purpose was either to sell some type of merchandise, to get students to join a club, or to expand the knowl- edge of students with information. The activities varied from music groups, speakers, and other performers to different types of ii|y ff ■ festivities and fairs. Fairs, such as Photo by Lindsey Gullett This event let student the Sports Illustrated Campus Fest, become sumo wrestlers he Off Campus Housing Fair, the for a day. It was one or t the more popular Craft Fair, and the NBA Jam Ses- events. sion, were held on a regular basis Some of the more informational events were the Human Rights Day, the Volunteer Fair, the Rape Awareness Week, and the National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week. A twenty-four hour vigil was held in November to remember the POWs and MIAs. Another vigil was held for the remembrance of the Holo- caust. Some of the events, like tailgate parties, helped inspire Wildcat Spirit. The Blood Drive Challenge in October pitted U of A against ASU. And spirit was shown by the collecting of cans in November. The goal was to get enought cans to go around Old Main. Even without a planned event or activity on the mall, there were always students around. They gathered to meet friends, sit and relax, or study for their next class. It was guaran- teed that something was happening on the mall every day. IV Campus Life Photo by Lindsey Gulletl

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S m3r } cU AIhh FLING BRINGS RIDES FOR EVERYONE rain and chilly weather. Spring Fling celebrated its 23rd year. Tucson Mayor George Miller proclaimed April 3-6 as Spring Fling Days. Spring Fling was the largest student run carnival in the United States and also the largest campus carnival in the country. It featured over 60 fund-raising booths involv- ing over 100 organizations. Roasted corn from the Society of Automotive Engineers, bratwurst from Deutscher Studenten, and shish kabobs from the Pakistan Student Pftofo by Andrew Reimisch a • • f t r t ,.rr. , , r . Association was some of the food The 23rd annual Spring Fling offered a variety sold. The Naval Special Warfare of rides including the An a r-v Vacht lub operated a Commando Climb booth. Theta Tau offered Desert Paintball. Muppets Strike Back was performed by Sigma Kappa and Kappa Alpha. On Saturday alone, the clubs netted a total of $35,214. The carnival got off to a slow start on Thursday. Attendance was low and the carnival closed three and a half hours early because of rain. The pace picked up on Friday as people flooded in to enjoy Ray Cammack Shows rides. Musical groups Atomic Frog, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and Pet the Fish played on the Maloney ' s Mainstage. Sunday was Dollar Day: $1 gate admission and $1 rides. I thought Spring Fling was exciting even though it was a little bit pricey. The carnival was a good way to forget that it ' s school and pretend it was our own amusement park, said Valerie Miller. 14 Campus Life 1 ■iii Phoio by Kristin Giordano