University of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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Defensive back Donald Ellis appeals to the cheering crowd after stopping a Gator drive. Robert Duyos Sophomore Doug Thurber plays the trumpet for the Band of Hour ' s half- time show. V 11 6 High Impact

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The Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity travels to Tallahassee to watch third ranked Miami take on fourth ranked Florida State. you do not get for typical pop music tunes. This commercial declaration of national pride has great impact, bringing to each person a reminder of what it means to be an Ameri- can. In the Southeast corner of the United States is Florida: the state in which we live. Some of us have lived here all or most of our lives. Others are com- ing here for the first time and may never become permanent residents. Even without being a per- manent resident, people are influenced by this state. The climate is pleasant, and you are nev- er more than two hours away from a beach. Travel is easy, with flat terrain and a speed limit of sixty- five miles per hour on most highways. Florida ' s government provides grants to improve our cities and our schools. Re- cent Florida legislation has increased taxes, pro- vided for a lottery to fund education and, on a more serious note, has allowed residents over the age of twenty-one to walk the streets armed. For a brief period, a walk to the cor- ner drugstore could have been much like a walk to the saloon in the Old West where sidearms were commonplace. Now, how- ever, the loophole allow- ing such an arrangement has been closed, although concealed weapons are still permissible. Supposedly, it is now safe to walk the streets again. In Miami, many say that it is not. The city is constantly plagued with high crime statistics and a media enhanced reputa- tion of crime and vice. Mi- ami is not a haven of clean living; drug traffic in and around Miami is the high- est in the nation. Hence, much of the crime in this city is drug related. Televi- sion is responsible for the extreme impression that most of the nation has of Miami. On Miami Vice, Detectives Crockett and Tubbs have their hands full trying to combat crime. Geraldo Rivera nar- rates live drug busts here and in Fort Lauderdale. Numerous movies are set in Miami that deal with Robert Duyos irterback Steve Walsh prepares Enthusiastic fans cheer the nation- and off to fullback Melvin Brat- ally ranked Hurricanes as they de- in the season opening victory feat the Gators 31-4 in the Orange Florida. Bowl. tllGH 1988 MPACT High Impact 5

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I iastian the Ibis prepares to estin- jsh the torch carried by Florida ttei Seminoles. Members of Sigma Phi Epsilon con- struct a human pyramid at a talegate party in Tallahassee. Rhona Wise 1 seedier aspects of life. I- print media is equally ir;ind. The New York A gazine of the New York i es featured the article .n Miami Save Itself? rarely sees the char- ers on Miami Vice en- j(|ng the numerous cul- ]| events offered in our . Movies are not made t show happy families ti ng the children to the b ch or the zoo. In reali- t Tiuch of Miami is like a s urb, and, during the , the quality of life is that of typical middle A erica. 1 the city of Coral Ga- b J you find the Universi- t of Miami. As UM stu- its, we seek an educa- tii that will prepare us ffthe years to come. The or five years spent e will probably have t greatest impact of any period in our lives. Before coming here, each of us probably lived in a nutur- ing environment that helped to guide us through life and protect from the outside world. Upon coming here, many of us have are just turning eighteen and just begin- ning to realize that we are responsible for everything that happens to us. We are meeting people who are quite different from those we are used to see- ing. We are no longer re- stricted by household rules and beliefs. We are faced with a vastly differ- ent social situation from that which we had known before. Much of our first weeks in college are spent establishing a new identi- Rhona Wise ty. To further complicate our lives, we are expected to take classes taught in a manner nothing like we have ever seen before. Professors are lecturing above our heads and with ninety eight classmates, they do not have time to answer questions. In addi- tion to that, your date from last weekend is tell- ing everyone about a very personal incident that you wish you had never men- tioned, but it slipped while you were in a drunken stu- por. Never mind that your roommate has taken up Modern Art and has turned your room into a veritable Guggenheim. These pressures eventual- ly give way to acceptance as you lean how to handle various situations. Soon your are a functioning stu- dent. For those of us that survive, we must eventu- ally make decisions that will have impact on the rest of our lives. For now, we are students at the University of Miami. What does it mean to be a student here? For some, the image of Sun Tan U. is a reality. For others, the reality is hours of work, studying and writing. Playboy magazine has ranked us as the No. 2 party school in the nation. Time magazine selected us as one of nine up and coming colleges in the nation. In reality, the Uni- versity of Miami seems to be a bit of both. The aca- demic quality of the school is constantly im- proving. SAT scores are rising for students includ- ing the minimum score re- quired in the athletics de- partment. Requirements are stiffer than they once were, and the honors pro- IIGH 1988 MPACT High Impact 7