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

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Reagan Dies at 93 On June 5, 2004, the nation's 40th president, Ronald Wilson Reagan passed away at the age of 98. Reagan, one of the most popular US presidents, had battled with Alzheimer's Disease since he left the White House in 1989. The state funeral for Reagan was the first since President Johnson's death LIFESTYLES Ladies Call it Quits HBO's ultra popular Sex and the City ends it's 6 year Run in 2004. The show, which cronichled four women through their lives in NYC had a cult following during its run. Lo 0 o N 2 m a a N ,. 2;;WUNNER I BEST PICTURE! 20m CANNES FiLM FESTWAL; 3mm magnum mrmm ii murmmnamnm.mami . lama amiss. 3M 2004 daiasolomonj christephervasquez ii writers photos courtesy 0i KRT Campus Julia Childwechef, died August 13, at age 91, ; Rick James- musician, died August 6 at age 56 7 Marlon, Brando- actor, died July 1 at age 80 -L Ray Charles-musician, died July 1' at age 73 , Starting a Fire In June 2004, Michael Mooreis controversial political documentary Fahrenheit W11 was released. In the film, Moore paints the portrait of an inept administration as he attempts to show connections between President Bush and the Saudi royal family. Controversial and provocative, the movie was received with mixed results by the University of Miami community and the nation as a whole.

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31 1 3 When Hurricanes Attack 0 M M I S S 1 0 N The West Coast and Central Florida faced heavy damage as Hurricane 7R E P 0 RT Charley ripped through the state in ASSESSQWE3:7:38312? August. The Category 3 storm did major J k damage to cities like Port Charlotte and caused $14 billion in damage. For more coverage see page 20. g i fit lHUHIZED EUITTON Case Closed l Lad Liberty Bac in Business The bi-partisan commission investigating the causes of the QNt terrorist attacks wrap up their intewiews and issues a final report. The report they produce is highly critical of the Intelligence community, especially the CIA and FBI and leads to many suggestions and legislation on how to fix the problems in those organizations and better increase homeland security. Congress later creates an intelligence Czar to oversee all US intelligence matters. Tourists to New York City were allowed full access to the Statue of Liberty for the first time since it had been shut to the public due to security concerns after 9H 1. After a multi-million dollar campaign aimed at improving the security Ofrthe monument, it finally reopened in August, of 2004. US is Golden The XXVlll summer Olympics were held in Athens, Greece. Lauryn Williams, University of Miami Class of 2004, won a silver medal in the 100m sprint event. She is also the first Miami Hurricane to earn all-American honors in the 60m. Along h Williams, four former 6MVTVTins and te Biggest Fashion Trend in the US The 2004 Tour de France began in Belgium on July 3 and finished in Paris on July 25. Lance Armstrong won the race for the sixth time, setting a new record. Armstrong also began his ttLivestrongl campaign, selling yellow bracelets for $1 and donating the proceeds to the Lance Armstrong Foundation, which benefits cancer. t3 ding 35 Gold, 39 Siliver and 29 Bronze. 3 photos courtesy of IBISZOOS m 8 Sports information