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

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Summer showers flood Miami, leaving many miserable any students chose to come to UM for the sandy beaches and endless days of summer that surround it. It must have been such a shock when they first arrived this past summer - we had nothing but rain. From June to July, there was only one day without rainfall, and South Beach probably felt more like Seattle: gray and wet. In the months of January through May, we experience our lldry season? Florida averages 60 inches of rain a year. The train seasonii of July to December. past summer, however, was u ally wet. For instance, in Jun got 12.13 inches of rain, in parison to the 8.44 we usuall It sounds like a bunch 0 numbers, but how much of can four inches of rain ma Due to all the rain p began to look like t You could probably airboats down the stre you needed for the ambia and the alligators, because the mosquitoes. What was to blame for this Was it Jeb Bush? Was it the retire Beach who students? Did Harry ' d all this mess and design by Melissa Cowley and Matthew T umbleson Photo by Max Alvarez AFTER THE FACT. A group of students quickly walk to their destination after a storm left some of them 16 STUDENT LIFE Rainy Days Photo by Max Alvarez RUN FOR COVER. A rainstorm snuck up on South Florida. The storm was gone 10 minutes later, of course.

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Photo by Max Alvarez CATCH. Vince Vazquez holds a camper by the ankles. MW Photo by Max Alvarez DIVE IN. Peter Micheal instructs diving at the UC pool. Summer camps foster invaluable skills for children hile most students did their best to avoid campus over the summer, the luscious green landscape and network of sidewalks crisscrossing the University of Miami were not a complete ghost town. There were still students, though most were around four feet tall, carrying lunches in paper sacks, and spending their days playing, instead of working hard. The award-winning Mini Canes Athletic Camp, named Best Summer Day Camp in Dade County in 1997 by South Florida Parenting Magazine and Exito Magazine, was one of the many camps that attracted children from South Florida, and beyond, to experience the campus and culture of the University of Miami. The goal of the camp was to teach kids healthy lifestyle choices, fitness and safety, according to Director Rhonda Dubord. ttOne goal was to teach the importance of lifetime sports? Dubord said. tiFootball, for instance, is not a sport that they can participate in when they get older, tennis and other sports are? Along with the Mini Canes, other children found themselves in more specialized camps held on campus. A host of athletic camps, including Jim Morris Baseball Camp, MET-Rx Larry Coker F ootball Camp, Perry Clark Basketball Camp tfor boysy, and Fern Labatiis GirPs Basketball Camp, provided in depth train- ing for middle to high school-aged children by some of the most famous collegiate coaches in their respective sport. Camps in the performance arts were also held at the Ring Theater and by the School of Music. D Story by Tiffany Rainey and design by Melissa Cowley and Matthew T umbleson Photo by Max Alvarez AT SUMMER CAMP. Jerry Prieto helps camper Sydney Altfield make a beaded necklace in an arts 8t craft workshop. Lg? STUDENT LIFE Summer Camps

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Hurricane Andrewts wrath UM student top summer remembered 10 years later movie reviews Imagine com- Spiderman ing to UM and fll'ld- ' rating ing the walkways PG-13 completely desolate. budget What few trees line $130 million the paths have one or revenue two branches on $404 million them. The lush greenery that UM students are accus- ' I W I I I Photo provnded by Unversrty of Miami tomed to today was DEVASTATING. Hurricane Andrew left many nor- wiped out in a matter of mally lush places looking abandoned and desolate. hours and the campus was left Virtually bare in what is recorded as the worst natural disaster in United States history. On August 24, 1992 the wrath of Hurricane Andrew bore down on campus, and by its end, some 35 roofs, 800 windows and 3,000 trees were lost. Luckily, no structural damage was done to any University buildings. An estimated $11 million was sustained in damage. UM students, WhO were mostly in elementary school at the time 7 recall their memories of Andrew. Senior Daniel Soberon remember ttThe wind was howling and the shutters were shaking. When it over, trees had fallen all around the house? Another student, Elizabeth Mejia, lived in Hialeah during the time Andrew struck. tt1 was pretty scared because I was young and I slept most of the time? To find out what was going on outside the house, her family tthad a radio and we tuned in most of the time. The next day, my neighbor went out with a Video camera and taped the destruction? It has been 10 years since Hurricane Andrew ripped through South Florida and left everything in its path devastated. UM fared relatively well compared to most homes and businesses. For locals, and even those miles away, Hurricane Andrew will not soon be forgotten. D Story by Alison Butrico and design by Kristian Rodriguez Out of 300 Students 1. 600A: 3.1070 2. 280A, 4. 270 My Big I . Greek Wedding Men In Black II One Hour Photo rating rating rating PG-13 PG-13 R budget budget budget $70 million $102 million $12 million revenue revenue revenue Photo providide by University of Miami $142 million $132 million $32 million BLOWN AWAY. On August 24, 1992, the usually tree-filled UM campus was left prac- tically bare. Among the tress left standing, most of their leaves were torn to shreds. Source: aWOSterS-com? Cyber'Cinema-com STUDENT LIFE Blockbusters