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

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I min st day of registrati on im til th IgraduatesTeceived their diplomas , fef aculty staff, students and ad ministra ' s- yereJbns Setting the Pace entailed many facets of campus life from sports to academics to individual accomplishments away from the class- room. Our athletes provided the accustomed flow of conference cham- pionships; however, athletics did not provide the university with its only recognition. Steve Sparks and Suzie Shoemaker directed an award-winning video, She Had Hair Like His Sister ' s. The show was based on T.S. Stribling ' s short story by the same name. The Department of Speech, Communication and Theatre pro- duced David Mamet ' s Revenge of the Space Pandas in the fall. The production was the first major performance of the play in the nation. Student publications also left their impression on the nation. Our literary magazine. Lights and Shadows, was awarded a Pacemaker Award, the highest honor given by Associated Collegiate Press. The ' 83 Diorama also received a Pacemaker Award and the Flor-Ala was awarded All-American honors. WANDERING AIMLESSLY through registration. Brett Davis faces the com- mon dilemma of sorting through the various stations to find an open class. Although enrollment dropped during the fall there were still nearly 5.200 students enrolled. STUDENTS from all over North Alabama toured the campus during the Senior Day Parents Day activities. Parents and students were able to see what the university is like. The refreshments were served by Fridays in the Student Union Building and McDonalds restaurant. Dry Rush replaced the usual Beer Bust of the past as fraterni ties and sororities strove to improve their reputations in the community. We changed to a dry rush because of the public image ol fraternities being ' Animal Houses. ' We are aware of our legal liabili ties. We want the community as well as the freshmen to realize we art viable organizations without the beer, said Inter-Fraternity Counci Chairman James Bell. The first fraternity house appeared on the new fraternity row with the completion of the Kappa Sigma ' s new house. The university continued its property acquisitions buying th« historic Appleby school property. Plans call for a parking lot and si tennis courts to replace the badly damaged buildings. Flor-Ala executive editor Clark Perry was one of twenty-on« writers nationwide chosen to participate in the Clarion Workshop ir Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing at Michigan State University Continued on page £ Mike Clay Gary Cosby. Jr.

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FRONT RUNNER Barry Fitts sets the pace for the revitalized cross country team during a run through McFarland Park in Florence. Barry became the first person from UNA in 10 years to win a spot on the All-Gulf South Conference team. (Photo by Mike Clay) A cnt Life .-40- Acad e mics 76 don Facullv StaffTT Oe t Sports ■ HUlasses nrgg niz ations ■ . 386 ES g EEgEgEEE EE Boxui584, Morence, Alabama 35632 -0001

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••pi tl • 4 ..«iiMiiiiq[ ' Mike Clay Mike Clay : : ' 0 ' Patrick Hood PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL scouts from the New England Patriots and the New York Gi- ants review game films of the Lions. The two scouts were on a routine scouting trip through the southeast. ADVOCATING PEACE on earth was the purpose of World Peace Day. Although this child is too young to understand the facts of Nuclear Winter, his parents show him Carl Sagan ' s brochure detailing the after-effects of a nuclear war. CAMPAIGNING IN TUSCUMBIA, Democratic presiden- tial candidate Walter Mondale emphasizes a point during his speech. Although Reagan won the state, Mondale picked up a win in Colbert County, one of the few counties in the state to support him. r Introduction 3