In my six months at FSU, I've felt the most connected to my school not at orientation, not sitting in my favorite class, not at the football game, and not at the Gator Bowl parade, but at the basketball game I just attended. The intimacy of the Civic Center (as opposed to the stadium) and the passion of the fans together created the most exciting sporting event I've been to. I've have never been a big sports fan or felt great school spirit (or "spear-it" as it's called here), but tonight I really enjoyed the coherence of the crowd in our support for the team. Sports are so interesting because it's fascinating to me how important they are to our society. The energy put into a 2 hour game is amazing. It's so easy to become passionately committed to a team and emotionally affected by the events in a single game. It was just so interesting to watch- and to be a part of- the crowd, yelling synchronously and feeling the same emotions in reaction to the game. It's really powerful.
Joe Westhaler, student assistant 1957-1959, Captain varsity basketball at FSU
I wish the short shorts were still in
from the Florida Photographic Collection
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