University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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FLASHBACK, TEN YEARS AGO A billboard expresses the feelings of the decade. The downfall of student publications. Homecoming 1972. Victory for Nixon. All photos are from the 1973 Seminole yearbook. Future It was a time of war and unrest. People wanted an end to all the violence. They wanted to be heard. The University was plagued with riots and demonstrations. The police were kept very busy. Ironically, all the violence was for one cause: peace. Even the 1972 Olympic Games held in Germany were marred with violence. Arab Terrorists eluded security, killed two Israel Olympic team members, and held up the games for twenty hours. The ordeal ended in death at a German airport. Nationally, Richard Nixon was reelected as President. Lettuce and meat were boycotted by housewives because prices were getting too high. year in review feature STUDENT PUBLICATIONS The top news story of the year at The Univ ersity of Florida, ironically enough, concerned the student presses themselves. The 65 year-old student newspaper, THE FLORIDA ALLIGATOR, became an independent corporation beginning February I. The yearbook, THE SEMINOLE, another old established student publication at UF, became a student organization under student government. the FLORIDA QUARTERLY was denied funding for the ' 72— ' 73 year by the Board of Student Publications which was eliminated itself. there was talk that the Quarterly would be housed by the English Department; however it continued publication through the financial aid of the Alumni Association. And finally, after a long history of its own, student publications itself was faded out. 12 Ten Years Ago

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Ninety people were arrested in a major drug bust. Snow (the cold kind) fell on Gainesville. Mickey Mouse was a special guest at the Homecoming festivities. The Alligator left campus and became the Independent Florida Alligator after the fall of campus communications. The Accent speakers were Senator Edward Gurney, Attorney General Robert Shevin, consumer advocate Ralph Nadar, and columnist Jack Anderson. Music performances included Isaac Hayes and a look at the music of the fifties. Mr. Two-Bits was hard at work even then. A female student demonstrates the style of the seventies. Ten Years Ago 13