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

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from the editor eaeaai tgmktea tatety e teeegetzea that ex eyteme hag Eat eat ea e m? M t e we? eekg i Who was crowned Homecoming Queen? Ten years ago, however, I remember my dream. I was working for a well-known g How many wins did the woments watching Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump, advertising agency when I received my basketball team have? In which bowl game mourning the Ioss of Kurt Cobain and letter of acceptance to UM. In a heartbeat did the football team play this year? Do aIso graduating-from high school. I returned to college, never expecting to you remember what TV shows said their end up as Editor-in-Chief of a nationally After high school I attended Miami- finaI farewell? recognized puincation, and being able Dade Community CoIIege, receiving to share my experiences with a great Since its creation in 1925, the yearbook my Associate in Art, and then went on has served the University by recording to the InternationaI Fine Arts CoIIege group Of people. Its history through design, writing and in Downtown Miami. I would Iike to thank my staff for aII of photography. Being born and raised in Miami, my father their hard work and the administration From the launch of the Momentum often took me to Hurricane footbaII for their support, bUt my biggest thanks Campaign to winning the Orange Bowl games and since then attending the goes to the student body, for WithOUt and beating FSU tfor the second time University of Miami had aIways been their efforts in putting together events in the seasom, I would like to note such as SportsFest and Homecoming, our that 2003-2004 has Ieft its mark in yearbook would be empty. The events that UMis history; we have done oUr best take pIace on campus make our school to capture those moments important the best in the country and make me to the student body. proud to caII myseIf a Hurricane now, and throughout my life after UM. As for me, I will aIways look back on 2004 as the year of Janet Jacksonis wardrobe I hope you enjoy thIS book as much as maIfunctIon, the year of the Finding Nemo we have enjoyed creatmg 't' phenomenon and as the year I graduated Thanks for a great year! KRISTIAN A. RODRIGUEZ $ Ibis Yearbook Editor-in-Chief from coIIege-again.