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

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Rising to the occasion, two cheerleaders Totally tubular. A jungle of pipes and let their spirits soar during a home baskel- tesl tubes await two students during a lab ball game. experiment. Contents Student Life 6 Academics 28 Organizations 50 Sports 70 Seniors 96 Bombs away. The pooVs diving boards Capmred Spirit? During the Homecom- wem always apopular place for letting off ing Parade, the cheerleaders found a steam after class. unique way to display their excess of spirit. Openlng 3

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usF rockets Brick steeples, ivy vines and dusty archives are elements synonymous with the collegiate panorama that visitors to any of USFls four campuses could spend a lifetime searching for. In fact, many of the traditional elements associated with universities were eliminated from the blueprints when USF was being designed; leaving only one conclusion a other schools were tradition, USF is tradition. Free from the enslaving shackles of tradition, USF found that it was free to move in any and all directions to ex- plore, learn and grow, in order to keep pace with the rapidly changing times and the new advances in technology. 9. back The medical field proved to be USFls largest area of conquest this year. As Tampa celebrated the open- ing of the H. LeeMoffitt Hospital and Cancer Research Center and the Shrinerls Childrenls Hospital, USF gained more prestige in the field of health care. And as the shovel broke ground for the Psychiatric Center located on the northwest comer of the Tampa Campus, growth was sure to continue. Other areas of study also blossumed under the Florida sun at USF. The College of Engineering began construction on its second building and revealed plans for a third, exhibiting USFls ability to to the tuture - attract students in the fields of high technology. The Departments of Communication and Mass Communi- cation held discussions on the possi- bility of moving into their own build- ing and breaking away from the College of Arts and Letters, thus creating another College on Campus. USF at Sarasota was not immune to the expansion either. Students saw the completion of the pedestrian bridge which crosses US 41, linking the Campus to the site of the New College. A new library also opened to make research and reference material more readily available to the students at this extension of USF.

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- in a blaze of glory Growth was just not restricted to USFis campuses. Growth in Tampa Bay was booming left and right, and all to USF students' advantage, with projects like Harbour Island. USF gained national attention, with our baseball and soccer teams upsetting many nationally ranked teams en route to winning seasons. The baseball squad posted the best winning record in the history of USF and received a bid to the NCAA toumament. In keeping with a winning image, several of the Colleges raised their entrance standards to improve their respectability in the academic circles. Professors in all the Colleges were busy writing and having published textbooks, journal articles, papers and stories. In addition to their journalistic abilities. many professors were also busy with research projects and sewing on prestigious committees. No matter what the challenge, USF and Tampa Bay seemed to rise to the occasion and prove that a university does not need a tradition behind it to excel. USF built a trandition on its own. and at a recordesetting pace. No matter what direction USF faced, 0:11 the future laid ahead; as the schoot, its students and its aculty put the old adage Back to Basics on ice and blasted off, heading back to the future. Id .Rnet ummmmumu- mMmm