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

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Student Government Productions has booked and promoted concerts at the University of Florida since 1972. SGP is the only branch of the Student Government that is permitted to charge admission for events. Student Government Productions offers concerts, speakers, and ally comedians to the student and local community at discounted prices or free of charge. Concerts are held during the academic year at the Stephen C. O ' Connell Cen- ter, Center for the Performing Arts, J. Wayne Reitz Union Rion Ballroom, the University Bandshell, and the Florida Theatre. The Cure, Dave Matthews, The Jewel, and Beck among many others have recently been brought to the University of Florida by Student Government Productions. This year, SGP presented MTV ' s Invasion Tour with Third Eye Blind and Eve 6, The Cowboy Junkies, A Tribe Called Quest on their final tour, Goodie Mob, Dishwalla, Meat Beat Manifesto with Josh Wink, Sloan and Superdrag, Sunny Day Real Estate SGP also cosponsored the Spitfire Tour with Accent. Jeff Sheinkopf was Student Government Production ' s Chairman for the 1998-99 school year. Jeff Sheinkopf along with his vice-chairs, directors and staff, work hard to bring an eclectic array of entertainers to the campus. Student Government Productions has a dedicated staff of students who their time to help with many of the details involved with concert promotion and production. Story by: George Glenn Student Government Productions The lead singer of Third Eye Blind enthusiastically performs oen of their hit songs during the Campus Invasion Tour. Attending concerts put on by SGP was a great way for students to relax, have a good time, and momentarily forget about the stress of college life. Student Life 17

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New band Eve 6 performs during the Campus Invasion Tour. The tour brought a number of popular bands for students to enjoy. The members of the Spitfire Tour gather for a picture before the show starts. Student Government Productions tried to bring as wide of a variety of acts as possible in order to please the wide variety of students. Wearing their University of Florida Gator attire, A Tribe Called Quest perform. This was the final concert for the group. lb Student Life

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Broaden Your Horizons Horseback riding, belly dancing, Japanese, and wine tasting; these are just a few of the leisure courses offered at the University of Florida to broaden the range of activities for UF students. For a minimal fee of fifty-one dollars, students can learn dances like the Waltz, the Rumba, the cha-cha, and Swing. Freshman Emily Hulke took the Ballroom dance classes and explains, It was really fun. I got to meet a lot of people because you have to dance with everyone. We must not forget the classes offered to help students with personal health and Yoga, Shum Shun, and Kung Fu are all designed to help students better themselves. Junior Biomedical student Katie Mallario stated, Yoga is a good way to relax and forget about classes. There are leisure courses offered outside of class to help students become more to computers, the Career Resou rce Center, and the Internet. Sophomore Stacey Shelly commented, I like leisure courses because they help me get ahead in my classes. As the Gators approach the turn of the century, we will continue to Broaden Your Horizons with the variety of leisure courses. Story by: Laura Scheuplein A girl works on her vase during the popular pottery class. Not only did leisure courses give students something fun to do, it gave them a great sense of pride to see the finished project. A student in a jewelry leisure course manufactures her own wedding band. Leisure courses offer students the opportunities to learn new skills, and sometimes even save some money in the process.