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

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EXPECTATIONS OF THE NEWEST CLASS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HIGH T E E W S E M O H moomma. ? .vw

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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

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jeah i miohaelfeliz-lif ll writer are clacking, the breeze is our hair just right-like youire that teen movie as they flawlessly 00m and the world becomes in and all eyes revolve around them. ur pace up in disbelief, but the smell of sweet coconut tanning oil entrances you as a group of students pass by. No, you dont have to pinch yourself, for this isnlt a dream or a filming of Baywatch- this is reality. Bienvenidos a La Universidad de Miami! Thatls how we say twelcomeit around here. Yet something is very different in the air this year, the scent of Gucci Rush is fading, and people are trading in their bathing suits and thongs for notebooks and laptops. What could be wrong, is it the over priced Evian, the gourmet food, or the new addition to starbucks on campus? No, this years freshman class is notably different from its predecessors. If this was the Brady bunch, we would be transcending from a very blond Marsha, to a much more attractive, intelligent, and sophisticated Jane. We are-as President Shalala proudly informed us: ttThe most competitive, intelligent, involved Class of UMls history...with more presidents, valedictorians and founders of clubs-everlll As Brandon Hill poignantly states twelre not only brining diversity-welre brining the brains to this institution, I mean someonels gotta do the work around here? H SARAH BAI RD Freshman INS TO THIS N HILL. 4:0 www.mwmmmmmwt