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

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SPRING FLING draws big crowds of participants as well as spectators. Jennifer Reid of LaGrange Hall prepares to throw a football in the blindfolded quarterback competi- tion. DR. ROBERT GUILLOT delivers a speech at the press conference held for the unveil- ing of the joint computer project development between UAH and UNA. The project was initiated by the Alabama Board of Education to help teach children using com- puters. SOUTHERN WEATHER presents a host of varying conditions ranging from high heat and humidity to icy cold. A lone student carefully negotiates a slippery sidewalk during a late snowfall in early April. Gary Cosby. Jr. SPRING BRINGS out the beauty of the campus like no other season offering blue skies and blooming flowers. Bibb Graves Hall provides the backdrop for a leisurely stroll between classes for a student last April.

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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

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Perry has already had stories published in several national fiction publications as well as having a short story included in an anthology. Seventeen percent of the student body (a record high) voted in the Homecoming Queen elections and selected Kathy Parker, a junior from Homewood. Parker became the first black queen in the universi- ty ' s history. Parker said she was honored to be a part of history at UNA. Peter Jenkins and Marie Ragghianti were the featured speakers at the university ' s first Values Colloquium. The colloquium also fea- tured such topics as Peer Pressure and Sexual Morality and MTV, Violence or Art. This was the year of the computer on campus. The expanded Collier Library became the home of the computer center and the newly unveiled DISCOVER computer system developed by Ameri- can College Testing. The DISCOVER system is designed as a guid- ance tool to help counselors better direct people toward the right college major or career. The university also entered into a joint project with the Universi- ty of Alabama at Huntsville to develop a computer system to help teach the state ' s children. The results of the project were unveiled in Edward Thomas PAINTING THE STAR is an enduring tradition with campus fraternities and sororities. Each group takes a turn decorating the star and the surrounding sidewalk with their logo, and the sidewalk serves as a visual reminder of the presence of the organization whose logo adorns it. Phi Mu member Susan Enslen applies the finishing touches to the sidewalk as the afternoon sun begins to sink on a beautiful spring day. July and the system was given the name Alabama Educational Com- puting Research and Development Network. Numerous faculty members were published in everything from books to periodicals. Professor of Mathematics Dr. Johnny R. Johnson and his brother from Birmingham Southern, Dr. David E. Johnson, wrote a book entitled A Funnt Thing Happened on the Wa to the White House. The book described some of the funniest things that have been said and done in the realm of presidential politics. The student body, as well as the rest of the nation, went to the polls last fall to elect the nation ' s president. Ronald Reagan won an overwhelming electoral victory claiming 97.6 percent of the elector- ate with a narrower 59.1 percent of the popular vote. Geraldine Ferraro made political history when Mondale chose her for his running mate, the first woman to grace a presidential ticket. In one of the biggest political acts directly affecting students, the Alabama State Legislature passed the Municipal Option Bill allowing cities to hold wet-dry elections independent of the counties. Florence was among the first cities to go wet under the controversial new law. On a more international scene, the United States reopened arms Continued on page 7 Introduction 5