January 25, 1968: Planners for the fifth annual Graham Area Playboy Party on campus announce they’re looking for Gator girls to don the bunny ears.
“If you are a cute coed who likes to mingle and doesn’t mind being stared at, Graham Area wants you,” said committee chairman Bob Glidden.
January 23, 1974: A series of back-and-forth dorm raids culminates in a shouting match among 200 students from Broward and Rawlings halls until UPD officers arrive to keep the peace.
Women from Broward Hall stormed the Rawlings floors armed with shaving cream, talcum powder and eggs. The Rawlings boys trashed the girls’ floors with shaving cream and shampoo. Police patrolled the area to break up smaller retaliation attacks throughout the night.
January 30, 1985: The Gator football team is honored for its first Southeastern Conference Championship with a $25,000 grant from the Florida Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
The money, used to establish a permanent scholarship for the program, was raised through the sale of 250,000 commemorative Gators bottles, of which the program was awarded 10 cents from each sale.
