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

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WARNING, WARNING, (opposite) A vehicle is given a citation tor being parked illegally BOOTED! Kristin Burt ' s Create-a-Space is discovered, and her car is booted for the first time in the semester. S z. TICKETMASTER. ' Predator ' Ali Evren Oszoy makes sure that all vehicles are parked legally outside of Wesleyan Hall. ' THERE ' S A SPACE! Students find that the best time to get a parking space is at night. mmnnsiflliHlia tm 12

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Organizations perform for United Way A Disney tribute brought down the house and brought Zeta Tau Alpha first places, as winners of both the women ' s division and the overall show in Step Sing 1998, held on February 6 in Norton Auditorium. The Zetas stole the show when, dressed as Mickey Mouse, they sang some of our favorite Disney songs, such as It ' s a Small World, Zipadee Do Da, Hakuna Matata, and others. Continuing campus tradi- tion, all the proceeds from the event went to the United Way. Second place in the women ' s division went to Alpha Gamma Delta, with a tribute to Motown. Alpha Gams dressed in red sequined shirts that sparkled as they sang such songs as My Girl, Respect, and Proud Mary. Sigma Chi took first place in the men ' s division with a spirited rendition ot Annie. They proved to be very original when they carried dogs out on the stage for the finale My Grades Will Come out Tomorrow. Their lyrics were adapt- ed to tit today ' s issues, such as President Clinton, tenure and the cost ot tuition. Second place in the men ' s division went to Kappa Sigma ' s trib- ute to Saturday Night Fever. They were decked out in all polyester as they sang such songs as Stayin Alive. First place in the coed division was given to Baptist Campus Ministries ' Sesame Street. They dressed in letters and numbers, except for three people who were dressed up as Miss Sissy, President Potts and Grover. Some of their songs included C is for Christ and Rubber M-I-C-K-E-Y. The sisters of Zeta Tau Alpha pay tribute to Mickey Mouse while raising money tor United Way. Zeta took tlrst place in the women ' s division and first place in the overall competition. Ducky. Also in the men ' s division, Sigma Alpha Epsilon performed UNA to the tune ot Louie, Louie. In addition, thev presented Shout! and poked tun at the parking situation on campus. In the coed division, the University Players performed hits from a show. Also in the women ' s division, Alpha Delta Pi performed a tribute to John Mellencamp. Their feature song was Rockin ' at UNA. The sisters ot Phi Mu performed a trib- ute to The Wizard of Oz. If you tried to single out a Phi Mu, it was diffi- cult because they were all decked out like Dorothy, right down to their wigs. Additional entertainment for the event was provided by Brent CoUins, Kimberly Williams, 1998 Miss UNA Melanie Hargett and the UNA football team. Brent Collins and Kimberly Williams began to sing Beauty and the Beast, until it became clear that Brent couldn ' t sing. Their routine turned out to be a comedy act that featured some of Brent ' s favorite jokes. Miss UNA Melanie Hargett blew the audience away with her unique voice, while the football team strut- ted their stuff as they danced to favorite songs. All contestants did an excellent job of showing their school spirit as they paid tribute to some of UNA ' s favorites, like the one and only Miss Sissy. This year ' s Step Sing was probably the most original and cre- ative one thus far. The crowd absolutely loved each group and the judges admitted to having had a hard time picking the winners. — Kirstie Decker 11

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Are you sure that curb is yellow? No Parking p ach day they were seen prowling the university. They would weave quietly through traffic, their eyes sharply focused and on the lookout for their prey. Who were these predators, and what were they hunting? They were the Public Safety Assistants of the university, and one ot their many duties was to ticket illegally parked cars. Parking rules and regulations, for some, were to be taken seriously and followed strictly. Junior Gerald Williams explained that Everyone knows where they are supposed to park, so there ' s really no excuse not to park there. Students buy a parking sticker color-coded to match the areas in which they are allowed to park. Residents are assigned to red spaces, commuters to white, and faculty to green. For others, however, parking was more than just a matter of red, white, and green lines. Students found that sometimes they had to make a choice between being late to class and parking illegally. Tickets were issued for parking on yellow curbs, parking over white lines, and parking out of zone. Fines ranged from ten dollars to fifty dollars, with five unpaid parking tickets resulting in a car getting ' the boot. ' The boot is placed on the wheel of a car to prevent its owner from driving anywhere before paying off any debts incurred through illegal parking. There was yet another group of students, those who viewed parking as a cat-and-mouse game of Create-a-Space. Freshman Nick Wiginton expounded on this attitude by saying If you can ' t find a place — make one! These students ' vehicles were found creatively parked all over campus: lined up on yellow curbs, in visitors ' and 15-minute business park- ing, and covering diagonal white lines that to everyone else meant no parking. The general consensus was that the unversity needed more parking available tor students. Junior Suzanna Ford thought that we need much more of a parking area. Junior Emily Brogdon agreed, saying I think that we need more expansion for the parking. Even though the students were doing everything in their power to increase the amount of parking, the Public Safety Assistants roamed confidently, knowing that no amount of expansion would stop students from parking illegally, and they would find their prey. by Kristin Burt 13