University of North Alabama - Diorama Yearbook (Florence, AL)

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m» Guiding a bundle, Teresa Cox, a sophomore from Killen, does a careful balancing act with her clothesbasket while moving into Rice Hall. (Photo by Deborah Thompson)

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i m ' ' Starkey ' s Off-Campus Dorm provides female stu- dents an alternative to university housing. Resi- dents Cindy Southern and Melanie Miller check the FIor-Ala weekly for money saving coupons. (Photo by Mike Creason) Resident Laura Patterson removes clothes from a dryer in Rice Hall. Losing money in dorm washers and dryers is a common experience for residence hall students. (Photo by Deborah Thompson) The Fantastic Five Brenda Wright, Jennifer Con- dra. Caroline Sigler, Gina Gray, and Cathy [ohnson — enjoy their five-way living arrangement. (Photo by Mike Creason) Living college style home to wash them. It ' s hard to keep running up and down the stairs to check on clothes, so a lot of us take things home to do them. Kathy says the dorm kitchens are used quite often. The meal tickets are really expensive, especially the ten-meal plan. You can get what you want without paying extra at Towers, but you are al- lowed only so much without paying in Friday ' s snack bar and the Great Hall Cafeteria. Kathy solves the eating problem by using the dorm kitchen and a popcorn popper-grill. I can do anything from popping popcorn to grilling hamburger steaks! 14

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ft • 7 ■ T • 4 1: Jii i H m Zi ' • • Pi II Ili i.?n v ■ — ' ' ; liZj, 4 The spectacular concerts that the Student Activi- ties Board brings to the campus each semester are often the high point of UNA entertainment, jimmy Buffett performed his Caribbean rock and roll for students during spring semester. (Photo by Lee Puckett) Although Lauderdale County has been called the wettest dry county in the country, college-oriented gathering spots are almost nonexistent Where ' s the entertainment By Ken Bi gilon Entertainment in the Florence a is very limited for the university studai The challenge is to find something tc l( in a city where there are no bars or ( 1 lege-oriented entertainment spots. However, just because Flore: J does not have the normal college hid tats does not mean that there is liter; 1; nothing to do. In Florence students h n to try a little harder to have a good ti e and this means that a group of friend; c a fraternity or sorority often plan a ss five evening. 16