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

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Filling the Gaps 1 1 I n I I iiiiiii [cont. from page 5) registration process from the first day of her employment on October 1. Along with the new registration sys- tem, a student advisory system was set up to aid student in selecting courses. The ad- [visory system provided a benefit that stu- |dents have not had in the past. I Other things were offered to the stu- dents that had not been there before. In the Art Department, the senior exhi- bitions became more publicized than be- Fore. The new acting head of the depart- ment. Dr. Elizabeth Walter, saw to that. In the Speech, Communication and Theatre department, assistant professor of theatre Jim David took a troupe of actors and technicians to Hartselle, Alabama to perform Romeo and Juliet. The experi- ence not only gave the students a chance to :ake the show on the road but it offered a irst glimpse of Shakespeare to a coliseum ■ull of grade school children. Located in Florence, with the tri-cities Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia) lust across the river, the university often secame a point of interest in the Shoals area. The Values Colloquium was open to :he public and involved a great deal of com- Tiunity participation. The theme of the col- oquium was Self and Others in the Ameri- FHE RAINY ACJTCIMN of Nortfi Alabama often nakes the sfiort walk from one class to another an ;nlightening experience in learning to dress for he veather. an Society in the 1980s. Author of the best-selling book, The Culture of Narcissism, Christopher Lasch spoke on The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Ex- pectations. While several members of the faculty and a few students joined panels for differ- ent topics of discussion, area businessmen joined the ranks to round out these discus- sions. Actor Will Stutts brought Mark Twain to life in the thought-provoking pan- el, Huckleberry Finn: Mark Twain ' s Young Man of Integrity. Later in the semester, Drs. Clark Gregg and Gary Swinger addressed a standing- room-only crowd in Flowers Hall. The AIDS Symposium was set up to better inform the college and community about the disease. The community was working with the university in many ways and President Rob- ert M. Guillot released this statement: The University of North Alabama is one of the 12 largest employers in the Shoals area and has a total economic impact of $79 mil- lion. The gaps were being filled on all scales by individuals and organizations alike. The university was proving that it could contin- ue to grow within its own boundaries. TEARING DOWN the goal post seemed the thing to do after the football team defeated Bloomsburg Uni- versity. The win sent the team to Texas to play in the NCAA Division II finals. ANITA WALLACE finds the library just right for her studying. When Collier Library was remodeled last year several new study areas were added to the facili- ty. Introduction 7

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PHOTOGRAPHER BOB CRISP was a little late meet- ing his wife, SueBet, for a cinema society movie at the Visual Arts Building. When he did arrive he no- ticed how bright the campus lights were. So, camera ready on tripod, he shot himself apologizing for his tardiness.

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University Life If they weren ' t ready for Fall Fling, maybe they were into Shakespeare— but there was always a way to kill some time. Students were entertaining students from Step Sing to SOAR. And the Pub-in-the-Sub was open for Nightclub Nite. Comedy was all the rage when David Brenner came to the campus shortly after a visit from the Second City troupe. Through events, entertain- ment and extracunicular activi- ties, students were Filling the Gaps of university life. Events 10 Renovations 48 ArtBeat 52 Section Editor— May Shephard LAUGHTER is a great relaxer, and the arrival of David Bren- ner brought an abundant amount of it to the student body and community during his hour-plus show.