University of South Florida - Aegean Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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OSP Presents The purpose of the Office of Student Program- ming tOSPi is to provide quality entertainment for the USF community. OSP concentrates its efforts in music and film entertainment. Ongoing programs such as the New Slappy Hour in the Empty Keg and the OSP Film Series are quite popular, along with big name concerts and special events which are offered each semester. The New Slappy Hour, the Cavern Club, Time Out and Video Disc Jocky features bands and groups which play a variety of music ranging from New Wave and Top 40 to Jazz and Blue Grass. OSP offers a variety of movies in its OSP Film Series. Movies such as Star Trek, Alien, Risky Business,u Redsi' and X-rated films are offered to satisfy the tastes of the moviegoers. The Andre Cymone Concert and the Final Exam Jam are only a few of the concerts the OSP offers each semester. Special events, such as Thriller Night and Halloween Ball on the Mall, are spon- sored by the OSP with the assistance of other cam- pus and community organizations. 22 l Student Life

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Childrenis Festival Each year. the College of Education sponsors a Childrenis Festival open to the children of Hillsborough County. This yearis festival attracted more than 5000 children and adults. The children, ranging from 2 to 14 years of age, participated in creative activities designed for fun and learning. Activities were provided to involve both parent and child interaction. Events oHered at the festival included jazzer- cise. clown-face painting. obstacle courses, finger printing and var- ious arts and crafts projects. Expo i84 This year marked the 12th anniversary of the Engineering Expo. The annual event was originally started by Dolly Gooding to climax Engineering Week. The Expo which was started as a one-day event has now been expanded to two days. USF students and staff. local school children and the general public are invited to participate in the event. The Expo offers student organizations and local and national companies a chance to exhibit and display recent innovations in en- gineering and technology. The exhibits ranged from computers programmed to play games and print out calendars to talking with Cecil the Robot. Demonstra- tions such as rappelling by the Army ROTC and operation of the hovercraft highlighted the day's activities. Student Life T 21

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The University Center The University Center tUO could not be more appropriately named, for it is the center of University life as USF. Located at the heart of the campus, it serves asabcalpointofdailyactivityforstudentsJaadtystaRalmmli, guestsand visitors. It provides a multitude of facilities. services and programs designed to enhance the social, cultural and recreational life of the University. The UC has meeting and conference rooms available for use by student organizations and provides facilities for the various services which it offers. These include the recreational areas and various student organization offices. A ballroom is available for social and formal activities. It has special lounges for relaxation and a gallery for exhibition of student art work. An information desk, cafeteria. snack bar, bookstore and health service are are also located within the building. Something for everyone is found in the basement of the UC. Located here are the TV lounge, game room, craft shop, bike shop, vending machines and photography lab. In the TV room one can relax and watch their favorite soap opera or show. In the game room. patrons are invited to test their skills at billiards, table tennis, darts, chess, checkers, cards, football and the latest in pinball and video machines. The craft shop offers those with creative talents a place to experiment and create in areas such as leather making, ceramics and macrame. The weekly flea market and special events are staged primarily around the UC for increased participation and input. The University Center Activities Board functions as the organizer for these special events. Lectures, concerts, talent shows, leisure classes, tubing and white water rafting are just a few of the mamavanaue.Whhassiaanoefromotherorganizaths,tlwboardisable to sponsor a variety of special activities. These include events such as the Valentines Party and the Spirit of Tampa Bay Cruise. Stucknt Life t 23