Randomly selected, and wildly different personalities, college roomates often become lifelong friends. Virginia Copeland’s “University of Avenue” followed the daily UF existence of four who called Murphree Hall home.
“Lean On Me”
Bill Withers
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Virginia Copeland
Virgina Copeland’s University Ave. cast of mismatched characters say goodbye to the College Life, and hello to the “Real” World.
Where did the Gators go?
Out of a job, Cannabis pays for his education by establishing the UF drug paraphernalia connection. He also smuggles liquor to 18-year-olds for a hefty profit. He graduates in 1998 as a pharmacist.
Some thought Virginia misspelling “Cannibus” was meant to be a joke. Years later, Virgina admitted that “Cannibus” was an honest mistake … a “fact error” to a student in UF’s College of Journalism, where such a misspelling was punished with absolute failure.
In Student Government, Dillard over does the brownnosing and develops a permanent stain. Lacking the physical attractiveness needed for a future in politics, he gets a job at Disney World as Pluto.
Flagged for a second time, Karen is denied graduation. She is imprisoned in the Tigert Hall basement until she pays the parking ticket for a car she doesn’t own. She is bound by red tape and fed Servomation.
Seeking comfort after his bike is stolen, Bert becomes addicted to Space Invaders … He can be seen along University Avenue begging for quarters to support his habit.
And the cartoonist? Virginia plunged head first into the “Real World.”
Orlando Sentinel (reporter)
Pittsburgh Magazine (Editor)
“You’ve Got A Friend”
Carole King
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“Lean On Me”
Bill Withers
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“That’s What Friends Are For”
Dionne Warwick
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“Thank You For Being A Friend”
Andrew Gold
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