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

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Making sure his hair is in place, junior Felipe Duran pauses during the day to look in the mirror. Guys and girls alike took great care of their appearance in ways ranging from keeping their hair stylish to dressing in accordance with the Do the words work out make you squirm? For sophomore Kate Rogers, working out is almost like combing her hair. She trains for triathalons and lifts weights daily. photo by stacey spalter

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h . . . The Victoria's Secret Catalogue. Countless college coeds dream of looking like tLa Femme Victoria' and many, many more college boys dream of having 'La Femme Victoria'. And what about you? Have you checked yourself out in the mirror today? Chances were you did--and more than once. But c'mon, who wouldn't obsess about looks in a sexy town like Miami? Unfortunately, though, catalogues are just catalogues and it was difficult to look like Laetitia Casta when you were surrounded by books and cafeteria food 247. But some students were just too seduced by the media to realize they were risking their lives whiletryingto look like models. The media determines the ideal body. Back in the 19505, Marilyn Monroe was the ideal body size. By today's standards, she would be chubby. Then in .the sixties, the media introduced Twiggy and emaciation became the highly idealized look. That was the socio- cultural push which spurred off this development of eating disorders, said Pamela EX photo by daniel colcher Deroian, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist of the Conseling Center. A lot of people don't even realize that they may be obsessed with their appearance or with their bodies,'l said Renee Dickens Callan, M.Ed., Director of Orientation and the Women's Resource Center. Even the whole obsession with Jennifer Lopez and her not being afraid of her tvoluptuous body.' What voluptuous body? She's probably smaller than the average female in the country. And average was a word not even used in Miami. Miami is not only sun tan' city, where we wear shorts and swimsuits year-round, but it's also 'body-beautiful mecca.' You go to South Beach and you had better be thin and have a beautiful body if you want to get into a Club, Deroian said. But is this what we want our futures to be like? I hope young adults will get to where they feel that they don't have to achieve thinness to be happy or to have opportunities in their lives, said Seana Shaw, M.D., an Associate Professor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. photo by stacey spalter the girl dilemma: the hamburger or the I J! You BY FABIANA CORREA PLA 26 a QM BE'XlllI E Sophomore April Klimkiewicz decided to sklp McDonald's today and grab a salad at the Hecht Stanford Dining Hall. IFUL ear '

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BY CHRISTIAN MARIBONA n February 25, 1999, students gathered at the Rathskeller to hear the results of the Spring l99 elections. After the senators were announced by the Elections Commission, Brad Schumaker, the then Chair of the EC, stepped up to announce the new Executive Board of the Student Government. Students waited anxiously as Schumaker stalled and fiddled with some papers. When the announcement was finally made that the members of Ileana Espinosals ticket were the new SC Executive Board, the students were pleased. lll am satisfied with the outcome, said sophomore Nabeel Hamoui, 1And I like the idea of 'Approach 36 Week'. The Approachable ticket worked hard to emphasize a new and different kind of student government that could relate to studentsl issues. There were a total of 1,085 voters who participated in the elections. In order to be elected president, 28 m la: llone candidate needed to get... 5006 and one of the votes, said Marc Jacobsen, the advisor for the EC. Out of those 1,085 students, approximately 52Wo voted for Espinosa's ticket. The Weill Make Student Government Approachable ticket consisted of Ileana Espinosa as President, Joe Cozzi as Vice President, and Annette Diaz as Treasurer. Espinosa's campaign platform consisted of monthly discussions to increase student input, a revised parking appeals system and discount cards for students which would be sponsored by SGA. Sophomore Lucia Taveras said, l hope to see the Student Government encourage students to build relationships with their professors. Various requests like this were all considered by SGA as important. The 56 Executive Board wanted students to know that they do listen. photos by stdcey spalter