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Mourning the loss of a king hile being sedated for a kidnej biop - at Auburn I niversity ' s school ol veteri nar) medicine, Leo II stopped breathing Despite the efforts ol veterinarians Leo II could nol l c revived and was pronounced dead at 10:35 a.m. on March 2, 2000. He weighed approximatelj i ' pounds. Replacing I eo I. who died in 1988, 1 eo II had presided over the campus for nearl) 12 years from his cage alongside Willingham Hall. On pnl 28 1997, Sports Illustrated named I eo II to the distinction ol besl universit) mascot, second onlj to Uga the Universit) of Georgia ' s bulldog. In .1 statement released to the campus newspaper, President Robert I . Potts said, The Knii; ol Lion Countrj was almost like a member ol the Universit) commu- nis .iiu) certainl) was more than a pet While he Jiil appear .it home athletic events and reigned over UNA ' s three Division II national football champi- onships, it is clear that I eo was more than .1 -port- figure. He served as a symbol for our entire University. He lived a happy and contented life, and his regal presence and familliar roar arc greatl) missed. hile the death of I eo II set ofl a heated debate within the communit) over whether or not a replacement should be found, that debate did nol overshadow the sense ol loss on campus. From chil- dren visiting his cage to students who dail) encountered his earth-shaking roar, Leo H ' s absence w as felt. — Marc Mitchell PIGSKIN I ' M 1 1 eo ii 1 elebrates Ins ninth birthday bj devouring his presents. I eo ' s birthday was celebrated on pril I I the date ol Ins predecessor ' s birth. A ROSE FOR LEO. An anonymous mourner leaves behind .1 note ,mj .1 Flower al I eo ' s cage. li the time i the ceremony marking I eo ' s passing, the cage was surrounded bj a -im ol Bowers, u 1 .-.itiis notes .mil stuffed animals. LEO ' S PRIDI . i eo II poses v iili thr Pride Rock. Ii has become tr.Ktliion.il lor Football tc.im to . his hands within the paw print I ame UNA photo by Shannon Wells . .
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cover the wall of room 119 in Wesleyan Hall, which had been the registrar ' s office. This amazing piece of history, as well as geography, was drawn in 1929 bv the same archi- tects that designed Central Park for New York. Somehow Glascock got ahold of it in the ' 40s and has kept it in fairly pristine shape, said Green. Being a master plan, this map was drawn up as a way to move the University gracefully forward into the future. According to Green, a master plan is anything that you implement that will facilitate the movement in the direction of reaching whatever goal it is that you have in mind. And ours was to make this campus as pretty as it can be with the limited amount of funds available. Oddly, some of the most recent proposals for the campus such as The Plaza at the main entrance of the University were initially suggested in this 1929 map. Some other suggestions for build-ings, however, have alreadv been implemented. Dormitories 570.0, 574.7, 568.0 and 557.0 are where Keller Hall, the Guillot University Center, and Powers and LaGrange Halls respectivelv now stand, and all were indeed dormitories at one time. Even though the old Gymnasium is now the Communications Building, it was in fact built and used as a gymnasium shortly after the map was drawn. The gym provided facili- ties for both basketball and indoor swimming. Whenever students walk down the ramp in the Communications Building, you are walking onto the floor of an indoor swimming pool, said Green. When you walked into the gym, as soon as you did, you had that chlorinated smell that comes from the swimming pool, and when vou plaved basketball in there you were playing in a very heated, unairconditioned, high-humidity gvm. While some of the projections came to be, several did not. According to the map, Wesleyan Hall was supposed to have been torn down and a science building built in its place. The Temporary Infirmary is now situated on the other side of Wesleyan Avenue. The Future Men ' s Dormitory 551.0 has become the parking lot for Flowers Hall. The Teachers Homes area now is the site of WillinghamHall. One difference between the old master plan and the current landscape that has greatlv affected all of Florence was the connection of the two segments of Pine Street by way of a bridge. On the map, Pine Street stops at Circular Road and then picks back up several yards farther on. Sometime around 1965, the State of Alabama and the City of Florence connected the previously divided Pine streets. The faculty members that were here said that that was the greatest improvement that had been made to Florence State since thev joined the faculty, said Green. Over the years, this invaluable source of history has been carefully protected bv Green. And now, he promises to take the map to a respected framer and have it matted, framed and put into a very nice display, and present it to Collier Library to be hung there for as long as they want it. Anne Beam Numbers indicated the projected sizes of the buildings.
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