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

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A campus survey by the student newspaper and the Student Government Association I reveals the feelings of the Times I If you are a student on this campus, I chances are you are single and you have a I parking problem. This information was ob- I tained when the Student Government Associ- ' ation and The Flor-Ala joined forces last ; spring to take a campus survey. 1 Dr. Michael Butler, Head of the Eco- nomics and Finance Department, advised the survey team on what classes should be polled to get an accurate representation of the stu- dents. Dr. Butler said, We are 95% certain that our error factor was no more than 5%. I feel this survey was representative of the stu- dents. Dr. T. Morris Jones, Associate Profes- sor of Management, also assisted with the survey by arranging the questions for com- puter print out. Of the 241 students polled, 38% were male and 62% were female. Some 93% of the students were white, while 7% were black; 82% were single and 18% were mar- ried; 26% were freshmen, 19% were sopho- mores, 29% were juniors and 26% were sen- iors; 27% lived on campus and 73% lived off campus. Liz Craft, spring editor of The Flor-Ala, and Brad Botes, SGA president, distributed the survey forms to the selected classes. When asked his opinion of the survey. Brad Botes said the survey was good, but it was also time consuming and expensive. I wish it could be done more often, he stated. Although most of the students have a parking problem, one doesn ' t. Michelle Walk- er said, 1 have no parking problem. 1 am able to park right in front of the building where my class is, the Education and Nursing Building. When Mark Jordan was asked the ques- tion about legalized abortion on demand, he went along with the 21% of undecided peo- ple. He said, The question is too broad to answer. Religion plays an important role in the lives of a number of people on campus. Cindy Bruce said, 1 have a very strong religious conviction. When Ken Rees was asked about Fra- ternity Row, he voiced the popular opinion of the school. He said, 1 think it would be good to get all frats close together, it would also be good for rush. It would give incoming freshmen a better chance to meet all the fra- ternities. The Flor-Ala published survey results in a series of articles exploring a different topic each week. The editors of the student publi- cation were pleased by the popularity on campus of the survey series and expressed their hope that they could work with the Stu- dent Government Association again next year in taking a new survey. — Leslie McGoff ON ATYPICAL SCHOOL DAY. students gather in front of ttie SUB to chat between classes. The SGA Flor-Ala survey revealed what at least some of those students think about a variety of current to- pics. (Photo by Pat Hood) Student Life 13

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Increased interest in personal fitness means imdents -eQgjjJjjg physical. The football and baseball teams have ist come in from practice. The intramural )ftball teams are in their last innings for the ay. And in one corner of the track Caroline obinson silently stretches her legs. She ears shorts, a t-shirt, and a Walkman com- act radio with headphones. She stretches ice more, and begins to jog. Robinson, a senior, is one of many stu- ents and faculty who enjoy the satisfaction a personal sport. She and others partici- ate, not to hear a crowd cheer for them, not ) be victorious over others, but for their own itlsfaction, their own enjoyment. They fulfill need in themselves to be physically active. Robinson also rides her bike and lifts eights to keep In shape. Lifting weights es- eclally makes her muscles tone up. But Rob- ison enjoys jogging the most. She says. Running makes me feel good about myself, relaxes my mind, so it also helps me con- sntrate better on my studies. The ball bounces off the wall and ' hizzes by. Mimi Palmer wipes her perspiring )rehead and calls it a night. Three games of icquet ball have tired her out. Palmer, who will graduate in May, is one f many full-time students who are also moth- rs. With two children, a household to run, nd school to go to, she doesn ' t have much pare time, but when she does it ' s often spent t the newly built Courthouse racquetball nd tennis club on Helton Drive, where she an work out and have some fun at the same It ' s a Saturday morning. The sun is shin- ig with a promise of a beautiful, warm day. Best friends Jay Johnson and Joey Williams hop down on the dock and start to uncover Johnson ' s ski boat. A day of waterskiing at Shoals Creek is on the way. Johnson, a senior, and Williams, a soph- omore, have been skiing for over eight years. They find themselves on the lake after classes on weekdays — as well as week- ends — whenever the weather is nice and they have the time. The challenge of slalom skiing brings an excitement you can ' t find elsewhere, says Johnson. With good friends along, they find no better way to spend their time. It ' s four o ' clock in the morning. Most people are content to be fast asleep in a warm bed. But Joe Wallace, dressed in a black wet suit, Is plunging into the cold water of the Tennessee River to look for a treasure chest. Wallace, who is the assistant director of school relations, began diving in 1965 at Au- burn University where he was a member of the Tiger Shark ' s diving club. He quit for about ten years, but in the past year has taken up the sport again, diving about once a week in the summer, and occasionally during the school year. This year Joe participated in a treasure hunt sponsored by Southeastern Divers Inc. THE CYPRESS CREEK RAFT RACE is an annual event which gives many people a chance to be cre- ative. Each year rafts are made of everything from old Volkswagens to inner tubing. (Photo by Deborah Thompson) The treasure was $50 gift certificates, and one $1 ,000 gift certificate grand prize placed in sealed Mountain Dew bottles and anchored in different parts of the Tennessee River. A set of eight clues on the hiding place of the $50 certificates could be bought for $2, which was donated to the American Heart Association. With each of the certificates was a hint for the location of the grand prize. Wallace feels that skin diving has changed in recent years from a sport that was relatively macho to one that can be done by anyone who is properly trained because there aren ' t any physical qualifications re- quired in order to participate. He feels that the frustration in other sports is not in skin diving. He explains, It is the most tranquil, peaceful feeling in the world. It is a lazy, sunny afternoon, too pretty outside to be indoors studying. Kirk Ethridge overthrows the frisbee and Scotty Scott goes jumping over a fence at Wildwood Park to catch it. Frisbee is probably one of the most pop- ular sports at the university. As Scott says, It ' s a lot of fun because anyone can learn how to do it with just a little practice. Scott, who picked up trick frisbees only a few years ago, learned by just fooling around and experimenting. — Barbara Tetler CAROLINE ROBINSON works out in the weight room of Flowers Hall on a regular basis. She also runs and rides a bike to keep in top notch shape. (Photo by Barbara Tetler)