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

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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

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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 grand masts of the H.M.S. Boun- ty rise majestically as the clipper ship rests in its permanent dock at Bayfront Park. Erik Cocks gram is continuing to grow. Consequently, many Miami students are majoring in subjects which require a great deal of studying, and they are working hard to succeed at what they are doing. However, students know that all work and no play makes for a dull life: they know how to party. Stu- dents who spend hours on end at the library during the week will turn in near- 8 High Impact iy as many at the Raths- keller or another party lo- cation. One thing that stu- dents take seriously, whether they are here to learn or party, is the ath- letic teams. After all, we are Hurricanes. Very few schools have the same emphasis on college ath- letics that the University of Miami Hurricanes has. We constantly produce contending teams in foot- ball and baseball. Our young basketball team plays to a full house on most nights. As students, we go out and support our teams in their endeavors. After the games, we sing the alma mater. We wear orange and green and scream until we no longer have a voice. We go to pep rallies at the Rat and cheer on the team. To go to the University of Miami means that we are Hurrii canes. After our tout years are over, and we en- ter the real world, we can, still say that we are Hurri- canes. The importance ofj the years that we spend! here can be reflected ini the degree that we are! awarded, the friendships! we form, the memories!