University of Tampa - Moroccan Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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Pandas arrived, allowing a view of the rare animals. W: ith the unveiling of the Panda Exhibit at Busch Gardens on No- vember 17. thousands in the Tampa community were ini- tiated first-hand into the universal fascination that has surroun- ded pandas since the first glimpse the West had of them. Two pandas, a male and a female, arrived from the Bronx Zoo in New York for a stay in Tampa at Busch Gardens. Busch had a three-month contract to show the pandas and applied for a three- month extension, said Glenda Gilmore, head of public relations. Although Busch officials refused to say how much they paid to rent the pan- das from the Beijing Zoo in China, the Bronx Zoo paid more than $1 million for a six-month exhibit. Yong Yong. the female, whose name means forever and ever.” was found starving at the age of approxi- mately 11 months. She was rescued by a farmer near the mountains of Sichuan and turned over to a wildlife reserve. She was six years old when she arrived in Tampa, and weighed 187 pounds. In 1984 Yong Yong and another panda. Ying Xin. made her first visit to the United States for 3 Vi months in Los Angeles and two months in San Francis- co. Ling Ling, the male, whose name means ringing bell. was conceived through artificial insemination and born at the Beijing Zoo. He weighed 119 pounds and was 1 Vi years old upon ar- rival in Tampa. Busch officials had wanted to fly the pandas first class from New York, but no airline would touch it. said Gil- more. So the pandas flew to Orlando in an air-controlled hold of an Eastern Air- lines passenger jet. in wood and metal cages floored with straw and bamboo. The flight went to Orlando because no air-controlled cargo jets were flying into Tampa. It landed shortly after noon with a crowd of reporters and camera- men. six Chinese delegates, and a few state troopers waiting at the cargo build- ing off Bear Road to greet the pandas. The two mammals were transport- ed from Orlando to Tampa in a 15-pas- sengcr van with the scats removed in the back so the cages would fit. Two state trooper cars escorted the vans to Tampa to make sure there was no trouble. The pandas lived in a 120-foot, multi-million dollar exhibit area de- signed by an artificial landscape firm in Arizona. The structure, located in the bird section of the park, contained a spe- cially constructed people mover and ob- servation deck, and was kept at a con- stant 70 degrees. Bamboo, the staple of the panda’s diet, was placed in strategic areas to encourage foraging. Crowds at Busch Gardens were so large during the stay of the pandas that extra help was hired and longer hours es- tablished to handle all the visitors. PANDAS? AT THE DARK CONTINENT? YOU BET!!

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CONDUCT CODE Thf bchnier in qurtlion mitt be KfiXM end kaw ckar cmmlion la a c.M.3»t«-t x hm •imc'i ability to fund to In office. By that tot. raott behavior of ipovto and other rvo- clrar family nrmbeft thould not be the focut of attention unio» it it unlawful « ducrtly unpincei upon the fob o the office teeker. CHAR. FELONIES There should be a reator-abte nispKrtn that the »m»ri to queries «bout questionable ac- tivity is ' Yes. Carpet-bcenbinc all coodi- dates for all offices with questions about pet smoking. coBete eheating or adultery after oese transgressor hat been found is absurd. The police cant knock down every door look- ing foe criminals, and neither should repor- TIME LIMITS Privacy for public people; a contradiction Television evangelists Jim and Tammy Bakker were forced to resign from the PTL ministry' after it was discovered Jim had an affair with secretary Jessica Hahn. The turmoil following forced the Bakkers to sell their many holdings and resulted in the PTL losing their tax free status from the Internal Revenue Sen-ice. OW noncriminal indiscretions m t repeated in the present fall sheet of headline importance and should not carry much weight when astes- tiog current character. If a caadidate lies about Isis past, then it s fair gaene. Criminal indiscretions should be measured this way: Let the attention Tit the crime and have rele- vance to the office sought HYPOCRISY It is gcntrally understood that politics op- erite on mild hypocrisy: however, a candi- date waives any rights to privacy on most per- sonal matters if he ardently prepares hard- aadfast standards of behav.ee foe everyone else bat fails to practice those rules himself or to hold his friends to the same standards SOAPS 80’S - STYLE 4 4 oming soon to a television set near you - THE SE- CRET BEHIND SENATOR PAUL SIMON'S BOW TIE! “Live from Illinois, a team of reporters expose the real reason Simon wears a bow tie, and it’s not because he’s ‘The Last Hon- est Man!’” “In a scries of pictures taken by top photographers from The National Enquirer, Simon’s tight- laced image is revealed as a cover for hickics given to him by his fe- male press agent in an illicit affair The above commercial would not have come as a surprise to an avid public in 1987, the year of the press. No one, from presidential candidates and Supreme Court nominees to Federal secretaries and models was immune. TV Evangel- ists, military officers, and even the President came under fire in contro- versial investigations which delved into their sex lives, spouse’s behav- ior, daily habits, past associations, and loyalties. A major controversy took hold of the country over the issue of how private the life of a public figure should be. In response to this, jour- nalists pursued “search-and-de- stroy missions” that knocked down many public figures by exposing past indiscretions. Probably the biggest downfall of the year was that of Gary Hart, Democratic presidential hopeful. Accused of extramarital affairs, Hart publicly denied any hanky- panky and challenged the press to follow him. They did, and, acting on a tip, caught him with model Donna Rice. The furor that arose ended Hart's campaign, but be- gan endless questions and discus- sions. Hart later reentered the race only to withdraw once again in February. Why did people react so strongly to Hart’s infidelity? Was it because they didn’t want an im- moral president? Or was it be- cause Hart had publicly lied, chal- lenged the press and then gotten trapped in his own bad judge- ment? Both views were ex- pressed, and Hart withdrew from the campaign. Vet, the biggest question of all was why had the • lUroU Shekel Cofjright 1997 US. Nm W WotkJ Aqxvr. Nov I) iiwr