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title: A Towering Terp Achievement
date: 2025-05-14T10:00:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://terp.umd.edu/a-towering-terp-achievement"
section: Articles
---
# A Towering Terp Achievement

*May 14, 2025* — by [Annie Krakower](/authors/annie-krakower)


- *Photos courtesy of University Archives*

*students form pyramid*

**STUDENTS PILE ON** the fun during the Spring 1988 Cambridge Olympics, described in The Diamondback as a week of “almost-anything-goes events” in the North Campus community. Were you one of the human bricks in the pyramid? Or do you recognize any of these Terps rocking ’80s ’dos? Share your memories at <terpfeedback@umd.edu>, and check the next issue to read the responses and see another unique snapshot from UMD’s archives.



### FROM THE LAST ISSUE …


*three students pose with cow*




**Issue:** [Spring 2025](https://terp.umd.edu/editions/spring-2025)


**Types:** [Post-Grad](https://terp.umd.edu/category/post-grad)