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

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mmi mM comed to the world of aca- demic administration a short time later when their fall registration began. Though used the previous spring semester, OSCAR, the new computer registra- tion system, was put to a more complete test with the incoming freshman class. What was intended to be a benefit to students resulted in eight hour long waits for some of approxi- mately 1800 freshmen needing to register. The lines, however, were not blamed on the computer, but on the organization of the process itself. Varsity cheerleaders Maggie Car- vajal, Dantee Navarro, and Kim Partner lead the cheerleaders and the Sunsations onto the Orange Bowl field before the defending national champion Hurricanes meet Wisconsin. Hours of preparation and practice are put into each carefully choreo- graphed march. Junior drum major Tim Gallagher leads the Band of the Hour, dressed in new uniforms, in a halftime performance at the Orange Bowl. For the more sports ori- ented, this was to be a prime year for Miami. Fresh off of a national championship, the Hurri- cane football team began the season with high goals. Ranked as highly as sec- ond, by Sports Illustrated, Miami opened its season ;k crushing the nation ' s con- sensus preseason number one team, Florida State, 31-0. Nevertheless, on Oc- Long hours of strenuous practice go into improving various routines each week in preparation for the upcoming football game. Varsity cheerleaders Jacqui Allegue and Dantee Navarro encourage the crowd ' s support of a Miami touch- down drive. 4 Opening

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1 tober 15 an event that will be remembered by Miami fans forever occurred-the Hurricanes lost. In South Bend, Indiana, one of the greatest games in recent college football history matched two undefeated teams, the fourth ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish and number one Miami. The game ended with the Irish taking a one point win, when a two-point con- version within the final minute of the game failed for Miami. Outside collegiate sports, the world ' s atten- tion turned the twenty- fourth Olympic games in Seoul, Korea. Seven past or present Miami students, two representing the Unit- ed States, participated in swimming, diving, and baseball. Wendy Williams, a member of the Hurricane diving team, won the bronze medal in women ' s 10-meter platform diving. Former Miami baseball star Mike Fiore played for the United States gold medal winning team that defeated Japan in the championship game of the demonstration sport. The presidential cam- Orange and green colors dot a ca- pacity crowd of more than 105,000 in Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. One loyal Miami fan boasts her favorite team to nation- al television cameras. paign trails of Vice-Presi- dent George Bush and Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis wound down as the November 8 Election Day drew closer. George Bush survived the i A Junior quarterback Steve Walsh and wide receiver Andre Brown signal a first quarter touchdown. Fullback Cleveland Gary scored on a short yardage run to give Mi- ami the lead over Michigan. 6 Opening