University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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Lisa Ovetton and James Ayers dance to a Falcon favorite, thBe Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy. Falcon regular Fred Ernest takes a brick as a me- mento. Other students took crystals from the chande- liers, beer mugs, pitchers and many of the old movie posters which hung on the Falcon,s walls. Itts a shame that it closed because it was so convenient to campus. You could stay and get drunk without worrying about having to drive home. h - Catherine Schaedle, sophomore, prevmed Wt was a great place to get drunk! - Tommy Stokes, senior, commercial art Steve Atwood, owner of the Falcon, raises his mug to the memory of a UT tradition. The Maltese Falcon had been a favorite gathering place for students be- cause of its ideal location on campus. HYMIEtS After the closing of the Falcon and a noticeable amount of remodeling, Oct. 13 saw the opening of Hymids. Specialities include 25C beer before games and one of the barts most popular drinks, the red- shirt. The atmosphere of Hymies is certainly different from the Falcon, as the nostalgic tunes have been replaced with disco. thBusiness was slow when we first opened. But now were getting some regulars and the following has been growing. Friday and Saturday are definitely the heaviest days. - Alan Scott, junior, anthropology Art senior Jimmy McDaniel adds the finishing touches to the Hymiehs mural. Partial remodeling was completed for the Oct. 13 opening, but plans call for further renovation of the back room and the installation of a dispensing system. Falcon,s Last Night Aug. 23, 1978 t23

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THE LAST PITCHER FALCON: An Oasis Gone Dry Aug. 23, 1978. The Maltese Falcon died, littered establishment, once fondly known as Wt was Wild. 1 have never seen it so somewhere between the hours of 8 pm. and the Falcon. crazy. Everyone was standing on 3. am. The v-veke celebrating the death of a I usually went with a group of chairs and singing. It was jjke a New Slx-year tradltlon was attended by a reeord girls, and we a Iways ha d a great Yeafs Eve party. A lot of people W, . became drunkenly happy. Stu d ents dan c e d friendly and a lot more comfortable - Jean chhardson, senlff, in the aisles and on the tables as old favorites than the Strip. accountmg played again and again. There was laughing h Lisa Lambert, junior, education hThe atmosphere of the Falcon was and singing and the sound of breaking glass. alt was like an unruly mob. People such that you felt at home the first I gan to thin and soon the Falcon was empty. couldnht believe it' They were always people there youuk new and The death of another UT tradition occurred tearing everything Off the walls. n COUId get together. With. in the hollowshell of a smoke-filled, glass - Lisa Overton. junior: marketing - Lynette Fal'ma , sothJmVe, commumcatlons 22 'Falconhs Last Night Aug. 23, 1978

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The serenity that dominated the campus throughout the summer months was the exception rather than the rule during Fall Quarter. There was a registration crush for classes and an orange crush for football. We supported the Big Orange and campaigned for the candidates. We vot- ed in a Republican governor, we pro- tested the South African stock policy and we “rioted” on the Strip. The quarter passed quickly as we showed a spark of activism which had been absent since the early 70s.