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

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I .SPVKKIMi TilK KI.AMK. I! »;t Ki « li i« - ItriMii Ronlaiiil •.IiooIn mii ' arrun into ihf « ' fiiiiiK Hk l» litthl lh i ' lor KImiiic. Pliolti li I . MMuiMtn WVIK. 31 Immediately following the lighting of the Victory Flame, a pep rally was held to inspire the Lions to victory in the upcoming game against Valdosta State. The winners of the Pep Rally Spirit Challenge were Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Zeta Tau Alpha, and the Entertainment Industry Association. Dr. B. Kembrel Jones, director of alumni relations and annual giving described the pep rally as one of the largest ever ' Although Friday afternoon ' s Homecoming Parade was canceled due to rainy weather, mother nature worked wonders on Saturday by providing a cool, but sun-filled day for the Homecoming game. The close-to-perfect Saturday afternoon was kicked off with a pre-game show at 1 p.m. that included the presentation of the Alumni of the Year and the Homecoming Court. The Alunmi Association named three Alumni of the Year. They were Nick Nichols, a photographer for National Geographic Magazine; Dr. Charles Spalding, a nephrology specialist living in New Mexico; and Robert S. Ryan, deputy director of the Structures and Dynamics Laboratory at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. In addition, tl university named the following people to the UNA Athletic Hall of Fame: Joe Brewer, Sam Hardy, Gerald Lavender, and Roger Ralph. Laura Leigh Parker was crowned this year ' s Homecoming Queen. Parker, a senior who is major- ing in elementary education, was a gracious winner: Being elected queen is a real humbling experience because I was elected by my peers, and that is an honor. The high-point of homecoming is of course, tl. football game. The football team lived up to every- one ' s high expectations. The Lions responded to the roaring of the crowd which packed Braly Stadium by romping past Valdosta State 26-9. With the sound of the final gun at the end of the fourth quarter, another Homecoming became a cher- ished memory. Everyone played a special part. The overall winners of the homecoming festivities were Zeta Tau Alpha, the University Players, and Sigma Chi. Dr. Kembrel Jones captured the spirit of this year ' s Homecoming while speaking about the Victory Flame. (It marks] the return of a tradition which represents the past, present, and future. This year ' s Homecoming celebrated the past, and looked for- ward to a bright future for this University. A THRILLIMi MOMKXT. St-nior Uara UiKb Parkrr »a . rrownrd HoMrroaiiiiK Qarvn ainriiiK Iter prr-Kamr r oli ilir« . Parkpr was. noaii- MiMi b) (iamaia Bria Phi. Pkolo b Shannon WVIK. lloNKTOMillX '

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Working and going to sciiool byMan ptuu. You may have noticed how, in the movies, college students never have jobs. The only work they do consists of, on a rare occasion, attending a class or two. The rest of their time is spent socializing on the quad or spending every waking hour partying their brains out like John Belushi in Animal House. You have also probably noticed that life on this campus doesnt quite match the Utopian image portrayed in the movies. There is a simple reason for this. At this university, it seems nearly everyone you talk to has a part-time job. Some brave souls even work full-time, because, in the real world, it costs roal money to go to school. Tony Ricketts, a senior majoring in general science, used to be one of those insane people who tries to combine col- lege with the grave- yard shift. He would work from 11 p.m. until 7 a.m. at Food World in Muscle Shoals and then come to school. It ' s hard to believe, but Ricketts claims he didn ' t have any trouble staying wake. 1 always tried to schedule my classes after 10 o ' clock so I could get at least two hours of sleep before coming to school, said Ricketts. He ' d then sleep for a few hours after he got home and then it was back to work. Through all of this, Ricketts says his grades didn ' t fall. It didn ' t affect my grades, but the hard thing was learning to manage the time I had in order get assignments done and do a quality job. Those days are over now, as Tony has managed to rise from the graveyard. He still works at Food World, but now he works a regular shift. Tony also now works as a lab aide in the geology department here at school. Working in the lab is an opportunity that arose at a time when I needed a little more money, he said. It ' s really convenient because I get to work between classes. The long distance award goes to Vonda Moore, a junior majoring in English, who works at a bank in Tupelo, Mississippi. Moore says she works to pay for school and for gas. She definitely needs a lot of gas, since she has an hour-and-a-half commute up the Natchez Trace to get to school. Moore chooses to combine work in Tupelo with the long drive to UNA (rather than a short com- mute to Ole Miss) mainly because of UNA ' s smaller size. I like the smaller campus, the smaller classes, and the fact that there are no graduate students teaching classes. She has kept her job in Tupelo because she thinks it will provide her with great experi- ence for her resume, but school is definitely the most important thing right now. 1 give school the priority even though it upsets my employer some- times, she said. Matt Lindsey, a junior majoring in marketing, manages to go to school and hold down a job where he gets 40 to 50 hours a week. He works for two rea- sons: to pay for work, and to pay for my car. Lindsey is gener- al manager of Soft Touch Car Wash, where he has worked since he was a senior in high school. Fifty hours a week and col- lege classes would seem like an impossible load to handle, but Lindsey says it isnt that bad. I get off work at 6 o ' clock, and that gives me plenty of time to study. Anyway, Lindsey says, it ' s worth it. When I graduate, I will have the people skills which are a must in the working world. Plus, I have made lots of business contacts including police officers, local radio personalities, and even the mayor. Th)y Aikman (quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys) even came in one time. So, maybe students who hold down jobs have the upper hand when the desperate search for employment begins after gradua- tion. That ' s probably worth a little extra work Workinn Off f ampin I I 1 always tried to schedule my classes after 10 o ' clock so I could get at least two hours of sleep before coming to school ' -Tony Ricketts