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

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SINGIN ' UP A STORM. Step Sing compeHtors real- ly went all-out in 2006. ATO sported stylish jaUhouse stripes while performing their Elvis standard, right The Alpha Gams were bright and high-spirited, below, and Phi Mu took the bus to first place, bottom. Step Sing 2006 brought out the organizations of UNA in bright colors and high spirits. Groups competed to raise money for United Way. The winner would have bragging rights for the year, and the chance to defend the title in the 2007 event. First place in the men ' s division went to Alpha Tau Omega. Phi Mu took first in the women ' s division. Second-place groups were Phi Gamma Delta in men ' s and Alpha Gamma Delta in women ' s. •x l

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p ' lriv liA ■I n ' w 1 Beneath the shady canopv of the Cane Creek Canyon Nati.ire Preserve on a warm April afternoon, a group of wildtlovver enthusiasts were stalking elusive pre ' . Jim Lacefield, a semi-retired UNA adjunct professor, paused beside a gold sandstone ledge. There, blooming under the narrow overhang was their quarry: the French ' s shooting star, a wild- flower so rare it exists in perhaps only seven other places in the United States. Chorusing exclamation, the hikers spread out and began snap- ping pictures of the tiny white flowers pinpointed in red and gold. There are people that drive five hundred miles to see this plant right here, Lacefield said, sniiling. Eight miles south of Tuscumbia, Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve offers 11 rrules of hiking trails, a 50-foot waterfall, scenic views as well as rare wildflowers. The 413-acre preserve was creat- ed as a sanctuary for native plants and animals and the enjoyment of Shoals-area citizens in 1986 by Lacefield and wife Faye. Hiking, camping, picrucking and nature year-round and free of charge. Wildflower lovers have been o — the native orchids, particularly tft was this day in full bloom. Cordone of yellow flowers resembling ballet si noon breeze. , The tape was not to protect the flL keep visitors from disturbing an un ground. Local wildflower photographer Tim Martin explained how illegal gathering of lady ' s slippers has caused the plant to become endangered in the wild. There ' s a fimgus that ' s in the root system of the yellow lady ' s slipper, Martin said. It ' s a symbiotic relationship. If the fungus dies, the plant dies. That ' s why they ' re hard to transplant. Martin marched down tlie trail, ever) ' few feet firing off the name of another wildflower. Many native plants were in bloom, including Jack-in-the-Pulpit, showy orchid, fire pink, dwarf crested iris, foamflower, Jacob ' s ladder and native azaleas. Other native plants on the preserve include Allegheny spurge, wild ginseng, goldenseal, trout lily, several native orchids, trailing arbutus, giantScolumbo and two rare filmy ferns. More than 100 species of fctive trees grow on the pre- serve. F Lacefield, who teaches biok s are a way of keeping th RHHPbiolb ka, and feels they give people a chance ti s it functions without hintoi interferenci .Lacefields plan to put a er; it was to i under the ! loves to see young people out !tal depth that many people nevi n perhaps said it best. The be rent every time we come. m

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step Show ' 06 A number of student organizations brought their A-game for the annual fall Step Show during Homecoming Week. Organizations competed in three divisions: men ' s, women ' s and co- ed. A winner was named in each division. Alpha Tau Omega won the men ' s division and Alpha Gamma Delta the women ' s. Japanese SOMETIMES I DO A LITTLE DANCE. The brothers of Sigma Chi , , , ,, , , . , break it do vn, bchnv. P. Kappa Alpha makes a pyramid, below nght. The Global Networ k took first place m the co-ed division. The overall Residence Hall Association parties like it ' s 1929, bottom. winner was Alpha Gam.