University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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a. x m; Homecoming attendant Kim Smith rides on to thr: stadium held aboard an earlv- year Corvette.-Ph0m by Frank Salvino An addition to the downtown scene is the mounked police. Mitchell Smikh, a member of the L'Hgton police form, rides 'nis steed through Lexingmn sztreets -Photo by huck Perry A few lights remain on in the Patterson Office Tower to dot the campus ine. iPholo by Ben Van Hook .1

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Parents had said it count- less times: Your college years are the best years of your life. But the Students of 1983 had reason to beg to differ. An all-time high unemploy- ment rate in Kentucky left the job-searching scene bleak. Even part-time work was hard to find It became increasingly difficult to maintain funds just to remain enrolled at the Uni, versity. But all was not lost. Diversions of all sorts proe vided outlets to relieve the ev- eryday frustrations of student life. Video games sprang up in unusual places: groceries, laun- dries, bars, high schools and fraternity houses. The quarters placed into the machines in the Stu- dent Center paid for the Operation costs of the building. New bars and restaurants in Lexington lured students From hitting the books. Near-to-campus establishments called Cats, BrCfs Lounge and Starthrower's Cafe tilled vacant spaces in an area traditionally poor for the restaurant business. El Toritols, the Fireplace Lounge, Shea's and Spirits in the Radisson all became popular spots tor happy hour pleasures. Concerts at Rupp Arena featured REO Speede fhe annual Halloween Bowl pits Holmes hall against Haggin Hall in a football rivalry that is a freshmen tradition. -Photo by Frank Salvino wagon, Diana Ross, Hall and Oates, Kiss, Alabama, Olivia Newton-John, Fleetwood Mac, Men At Work, Pat Benatar and The Who. Adam Ant per- formed in the first major on- campus concert in several years. The 1982-83 school year showed a marked improvement in the movie industry. NET. and Rocky UIH were summer titles that maintained populari- ty well into the fall semester. Christmastime films Tootsie? Best Friends, 'Kiss Me Good bye The Verdict, and Ghandi entertained the masses. Studentsl attention was not totally focused on frivolous 0r fictional matters. While the forms of protest were not as violent as those in the 19705, a variety of topics that caused student malcon- tent ranged from saving Robinson Forest to pro- testing a mandatory health tee, and from increas- ing residence hall visitation hours to establishing an organization on campus for homosexuals. Some things never changed. Winds tore across Patterson Plaza, tuition increased, and it seemed the alumni rarely cheered at basketball games. Maybe these were the best of times W Ufa Student Life 15