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

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DoUig the Twat. Clan Duncan and Toddffelnu tangle themselveg into a bundle of arms and legs playing tvcixter. Photo by Shannon WeUs. Chalking up another Spring Fling, campus organiza- tions gdher on the veranda outside the GviUoi Univer- sity Center in the chalk art drawing competition. Photo by Shannon Wells. Chewing up and spitting out the competition. Shellee Barley of Alpha Gamma Delta sets the seeds flying at the watermelon seed spitting contest. Photo by Shan- non Wells Spring Fling

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For the fun of it Organizations build unity during the fun and ganies of Spring Fling By Michelle Mosdey If you were anywhere on campus between April 20 and 23, you might have witnessed activities such as Grapefruit Croquet or watermeion-seed spitting, and you may have wondered what was going on. The apparent madness was harmless enough; merely a signal that the university was celebrating the return of good weather with its annual Spring Fling. All this year ' s events were geared to the theme of Sunsplash. This abstraa theme caused a little confusion among the chalk- artists, but the overall flavor of the event was Spring Fling is a way to relax and relieve tension. The games are just for fun and shouldn ' t be taken seriously. — Jayne Miller Caribbean, enhanced by the Reggae band that played on awards day. To earn those awards, the participants were required to do some unusual things. Jennifer Dicken of Alpha Delta Pi said, I felt really silly doing the grapefruit relay. We had to wear pantyhose tied around our waists with a grapefruit in one leg to push another grapefruit on the ground for 25 yards. But it ' s a lot of fun doing something totally off the wall. David Staples of Kappa Sigma was more involved with the physical side of the aaivities. He said, Twister was fun until everyone fell on top of me, but I really liked the egg toss since I got to catch eggs and smear them on my [fraternity] brothers ' hands. The competitive spirit was evident during the games between Greeks and non-Greek organizations. The respective winners (in order) were, in the male division, Sigma Chi, Phi Gamma Delta, and Kappa Sigma; in the female division, Zeta Tau Alpha, Alpha Gamma Delta and LaGrange Hall; in the co-ed division Wesley Foundation and Baptist Campus Minis tries. But the consensus of the participants was that greater campus unity resulted from beinc free to participate in traditional as well as noiii traditional aaivities. Spring Fling committee members also that this year ' s efforts and the beautiful weati made Spring Fling a big success. Committi member Eric Berryman said, It turned ou ' really well and we are hoping to improve ever more for the coming year by trying to get more campus organizations involved and providing a wider range of aaivities. Winning may give a group a great sense o1 accomplishment and pride, but, as Assistant Director of Student Aaivities Jayne Miller said, Spring Fling is a way to relieve tension and relax. The games are just for fun and shouldn ' t be taken seriously. ithel ineel OU ' I Jax State IbotbaU at it» fiitaL ' While Mark Brown (far left) loola oru Brian Gibson (centering) hope that a blindfotded Dee Johnaon doee not aim too loic with tite ball at Spring Fling annual Jax State football com- petition. Photo by Tom Piper Holding on for their lire . Phi Mu membert Melea Gray. Barbara Corbell Julia Steen, Jenifer Ette» and Tina Hatcher pull with all their might in hope ofaroid- ing a mud bath at the Tug O ' War. Photo by Tom P er. Spring Fling Results Male Division Sigma Chi, 1st Ptii Gamma Delta, 2nd Kappa Sigma, 3rd Female Division Zeta Tau Alpha, 1st Alpha Gamma Delta, 2nd LaGrange Hall, 3rd Co-Ed Division Wesley Foundation, 1st Baptist Campus Ministries, 2nd fic Spring Fling

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The old colleae try Reality falls short of expectations for the Homecoming game By Eric Epler and Myles Heckaman Homecoming Day seemed destined to end on a high note. All planned aaivities had gone well and even the sun decided to cooperate. Spirits were high that night as the Lions faced off against Troy State. The Lions began with a 7-0 lead after a nifty fake punt play on their opening possession. Facing a punt situa- tion on fourth-and-12 from their own 39-yard line, All American Harvey Summerhill raced 61 yards for the touchdown. The Trojans came back with a 1 7-yard touch- down pass from quarterback Kevin Simmons to Jack Smith to knot the game at 7-7. The opposing team pulled ahead 10-7 when kicker Matt Stone conneaed from 34 yards out. However, Greg Scoggins was true from 32 yards to pull the Lions even at half-time. In the second half the Trojans pulled ahead to displace UNA and win 24-10. Bobby Wallace, head coach, said, ' They were really the first good offensive team we faced-all year. The cheerleadem trtre out m rorcf to cheer the Lions on. Heather Beedle» and Kevin McDonald gel into the tpirit of the thing. Photo by . ' ihannon Welln. Brian Satterfield bantu upfield against Troy State defenders. The Lions dropped their homecoming game 24-10. Photo by Janet Wassner. He added, ' The only thing we did especially well was the fake punt. We didn ' t have any turnovers, and that is a plus. I don ' t feel like we gave them anything. I ' m not at all ashamed of the way we performed. While the team did not win, the other aaivi- ties at the game went smoothly. During the pre-game festivities Shern Harper was crowned Homecoming Queen. The only thing we did especially well was the fake punt play, [but] I don ' t feel like we gave them anything. —Bobby Wallace Also during Homecoming ceremonies, four individuals were added to the Athletic Hall of Fame. New inductees include Bill Jones, Wendell Taylor, Ricky Lindsey and Jack Redwine. Jones started out at UNA playing basketball, later returning to serve as head coach of thai sport for 14 seasons. Presently serving as ath-j letic direcor, he is the top basketball coach in UNA ' S history with a record of 259-141. Taylor, known as Whirlaway, became UNA ' S first 1 ,000-yard rusher in a single season in 1955. The previous year he set the singlej season rushing record by gaining 964 yards on 156 carries, scoring 13 touchdowns. Lindsey pulled in 1 ,61 1 receiving yards and 149 passes through his 1966-68 career. He scored 1 2 touchdowns and hauled in 10 passes in one game. Redwine received four letters in baseball, basketball, football and golf. In 1957 he was named to the Associated Press All-American Team with 1,4 38 yards— just six yards short of leading college football that year. (More Homecoming on next page) Homecoming