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Spring 2005 issue
then&now: social life
*1960's
THEN*
NOW
Hot Tool:
Toga keg parties
Theme keg parties
Greek life:
Charity events
Grab-a-date functions
Dating:
Movie and a pizza
Dinner and a movie
Communication:
Telephone
Text messaging/cell phone
Gathering:
ABC Liquor store lounge
Starbucks
Spring Break:
Daytona Beach
Cruises
After-hour dining:
Skeeters**
Denny’s, Steak ‘N Shake
Fashion:
Tie/dye
Armstrong bracelets
"Bonnie and Clyde" star Faye Dunaway (right) came in second to Karolyn Bagg in the 1960 Miss UF contest.
Students socialize on the second floor of the Swamp Restaurant, a popular hangout just north of campus.
** Dining spot on NW 13th Street back then.