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

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Right: Somerwhere over the rainbow IS a childls para- dise as visitors flock to Lowry Park's Fairyland. Above: Shooting for two. a BasketBull prepares to re- lease the ball during one of the games. Right: Smiling lor the crowds. some of the Swashbucke lers and a Buccaneer grace the Homecoming Parade. 16 Ooenmg Breaking away from USF Six credits of English. Six credits of Natural Science. Departmental core classes. The academic load for USF students was extremely heavy in 1984-85, and with the new Gordon Rule and reQUired Collegiate Level Academic Skills Test, tCLASTl, the horizon looked far from hopeful. Cramming for mid-terms with No-Doze and coffee and pecking away at a typewriter for the thesis due in an hour often left students near the break- ing point. But when the pressure finally ended. an escape valve opened and students quickly learned how to blow off pent up energies and forget about notes, books and compositions for a few hours. The excitement of the BasketBulls during the winter proved to be an excel- lent and popular choice as students packed the Sun Dome to yell, jump and take their frustrations out on opposing players. The season climaxed in a week of distractions as almost the en- tire campus put textbooks on ice to par- ticipate in the events of Homecoming Week, watch the parade or attend par- ties. For quieter moments away from the campus. the Lowry Park 200 was avail- able. Students could stroll through Fairyland or feed the animals. When all else failed. there was al- ways athletics, hobbies and Htoys brought from home. Students who weren't at their desk could be found shoot- ing baskets, sketching palm trees or running robots in the parking lot However they choose to spend their free time, one thing was always certain - USF students would be doing it with an unrivaled style.

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Left: Towering proudly on a hill the Cancer Re- search Center sprouts on the campus west side. Above: Crossing to a new era. a covered walkway at the Shriners Children's Hospital. Left: Lush landscaping decorates the emry to the Shriners Children's Hospital. Opening 15

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A Left: Playin in the street, a student Above: Ignoring her mother's advice. runs a UF through one of USF's achild feeds one of Lowry Park Zoo's parking lots. germanem residents through the ence. Opening 17