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

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PLAY IT. Members of the band Nooner played for students in the GUC as pa of Fling festivities.

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Hiangei f lingi haie happened It ' s that time of year again. The ilinvers arc blooming, the birds arc chirping, the fountains are flowing .inJ students across campus arc get- tini; ready for some much-needed Inn. The University Program Council pl.inned a jam-packed week of activi- lii- for students at this year ' s Spring I ling. Bands, field games and scvcra donation drives were just a few of the c onts that took place during the week of April 12-15. The days of Spring Fling were ,ilmi st tarnished by cancellation of a lew outdoor events during the first part of the week due to rain, hut the heavens showed mercy on UNA ' s student body and sent sunshine and u arm, beautiful weather to finish out the week of fun-filled activities. Competitions between campus organizations, an integral part of Spring Fling, took place toward the end of the week. After the scores were tnllied, Zeta Tau Alpha Tail Alph.i s»irorily compt ' ti ' in Ihi ' biicki ' t pass took home the overall Spring Fling award. Also, a re erse beaut) ' pageant was held. After fierce competi- tion, Chris Anderson was crowned Mr. Spring Fling. Students were sorry to see the week end, but they came away with many stories to tell and many memories made. They are already looking for vard to next year ' s Spring Fling. — Christen Hand DON ' T DROP IT! Membirs ol thf il. diiriri); llio liold g.imi-s. STRIKE A POSE. Back by popular demand, caricature artist AUK sie Fulton (Ivllom ;i ri ' liirns to parllcipalc in thi- SprinH Flinn aclivllii ' s. Here, a student nets her mu ; drawn lor free. ' Iiiito)

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Tyler Catlett... come on down! LJTSTA. fre e Hna ii vs im mew car EMT -iiui- 111 ' w.is 5 iMrs old, T lcr Ccitlctt iihvays daMtiuvl of being on his favorite game show, The Price h R ' i . Tliot dream came true this past July. Catlett, an 18-year-old freshman from Hazel Green, played for a new car and competed in the Showcase Showdown on lulv . The show aired on Thursday, October 14. I ' ve loved the show since I was a little kid. My mom tells me that when I was little, I would run around the house scream- ing, ' The price is right! The price is right! said Catlett. Catlett loved The Price is Right so much that his mom ga o him a trip to go see the show in Los Angeles as an 18th birthd.n present. Catlett and his mom flew to California in July and reserved tickeets for three lapings of America most popular game show. Even though we had tickets, we had to get to the studio at 3:30 in the morning to wait in line because they give out more tickets than thev actuallv have room for. Catlett said that each of the 350 audience members under- goes a brief inter iew before the show begins. They took us back in groups of ten and asked us just two questions — ' Where are vou from? ' and ' What do you do? ' said Catlett. Tvler was chosen for the show on the second d n that he .iiiil hi-- mom were there. I was kind of bummed out after the first day, but on the I second day 1 got lucky and thev called mv name. 1 go by my middle name, but they called me by my first name, Charles. When Rich Fields, the announcer, said ' Charles Catlett, come on ■ down! ' 1 just went crazy. Once contestants make it to the front, they compete fO ' guess the retail prices of different products. The contestant clos- est to the actual price without going over gets to play in one of more than 70 games featured on The Price is Right. ■ I didn ' t win the first two and I thought that 1 was going to be liiat gu ' that never makes it onto the stage, he said. Catlett ' s luck changed when the third item, a teakwood garden bench, was revealed. Tyler ' s bid of $675 was the closest to the retail value of $1,100. 1 was wav off, but it was still good enough to get me on the show. Once he won, Catlett raced onto the stage wearing a crim- son Roll-Tide T-shirt. And he finally got to meet the show ' s legendary host. Bob Barker, who, Tyler says, is super-nice. Bob was really friendly onstage, and he made me feel at ease. During commercial breaks he would explain what was going on. He was real informative the whole time. TOO MUCH TOO LATE? Catlett (left), bidding on a teak Ixricli, v .lit!. ti see if he gets to go on stage with Price is Right host Bob Barker. WHAT DO YOU BID? A Barker Beauty shows off the bench up forbids.