Coastal Carolina University - Atheneum Yearbook (Conway, SC)

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20 Summer Summer at Coastal Work a Little Play a Lot For most Coastal students, school ends sometime in May with the last final exam of the spring semes ter. But Coastal is far from deserted in the summer Most of the faculty teach at least one summer ses sion. and work-study jobs often continue through the summer terms. For those who are dissatisfied with a grade, summer is a time for trying to improve Michelle Godkin and starred in Mike Fortner s production of Alice it by taking the course again four times a week three hours a day The typical Coastal Carolina student s summer usually means a Job at the beach preferably one that leaves lots of time free for sunning and party ing The choices are endless waitressing desk clerking bartending life guarding the list goes ' .1 1 0 .,, 4 , , .2 5 0 f A .Q A ' . Q X 1 x wa. X ' . ,fi l , Q -' , X. 2 , .sf 96 . p- If an . ,W V wiiflfn - , - g A -vt ' -- . U s - ' ' - 1 - wa 1, .M A .- ' - A .I ,,, -. nfs- K la 1' W. -.agar .,., n . ,, ' -r KL, 1 1 4 7' M A 'rw .1 -ffl.-Mfr' iz A C ,' gf., if I ,L - 'f' it , f ,V , , , , . M. . ' ' 7 ' it ' 75 T 3 ' u . . , ' 1 n I , - , , ' . - .

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Coastal Has Everything - But Dorms fEditors' note: Tim Meacham, Chanticleer editor, wrote extensive articles in the school newspaper in favor of the campus housing issue? This article was written by him for the A theneumj Dormitories. During the 1977-78 academic year, the word became an important one in the Coastal Carolina College vocabulary. The move for on-campus housing began in the spring of 1977. Bob Loyd, Student Government Association president in 1976-77, compiled a survey administered to students through the mail. Although the response was not overwhelmingly large, those that did respond were extremely favor- able to the proposition of on-campus residence facilities. With the assistance of the Dean of Stu- dent Affairs for 1976-77, Dr. Ronald Lackey, Loyd compiled a 30-page report on the results of the sur- vey. This was presented to the Horry County Higher Education Commission and the Coastal Educational Foundation. According to Dr. E. M. Singleton, both groups endorsed dormitories in principle? Singleton took the ball from there. In an inter- H. V i Johnny Grant spent innumerable hours counting ballots and figuring per- centages for the official Student Development Dorm Surveys. view with the Chanticleer he explained that he was going to talk with Rep. John Jenerette CD-S. CJ about getting funds from the federal department of Housing and Urban Development. Since most of the funds of the department had already been appropriated, students waited for fall 1977. In the fall of 1977, the Student Government Association with its new president, Robert Drda, got into the swing of things. The topic of dorms was a heated debate at every SGA meeting. The Chan- ticleer wrote repeated editorials on the proposition. The new Dean of Student Development, Dr. Robert Squatriglia, became increasingly aware that students were getting ants in their pants. Over in the Administration Building Dr. Donald Thompson compiled a four-page dormitory feasibility study. The study was presented to a Long Range Commit- tee and the Faculty Senate Building and Grounds Committee. Surveys were the name of the game. The Chantic- leer administered a survey. The results appeared on the front page with a headline that read NINETY- ONE PERCENT WANT DORMITORIESY' The newspaper was mailed to Jenerette. The congress- man responded in a personal letter in which he rep- lied, I agree with the results of your poll that dor- mitories are an avenue worth exploring for the col- lege. Over in Student Development, Squatriglia was working on his own survey. It included student needs such as bus transportation and dining facili- ties. It produced the greatest response yet in the push for dorms. The 1977 academic year can be labeled the year of the dormitory. Although dorms were not built and they are still probably in the distant future., no Coastal Carolina College student can deny that in every walk of life the chicken comes before the egg. In 1977, the case of the dormitories. the chicken was born. On-campus, or 'gnearn on-campus residence facilities are rapidly becoming a reality. Local developers have acquired land approximately one- third of a mile behind the Administration Building for the purpose of student apartments. College administrators are anticipating completion of this project by fall of 1978. According to Dr. Thomp- son, this is definite. The particular project could house students by this fall.

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Bill Beverly splashed around at the Water Boggan. acting as a life guard. '1 l ' -4, ' 'hi V f-r.-f'- i: , yy i ' 312.511 if f : riff: 7' -QS Joe Gallagher and Tom Hunt worked through the summer at Gran Prix in Myrtle Beach. on and on. As much fun as summer is, most people are ready to come back to school by the time it starts in the fall. For those who got homesick for Coastal during the summer of 1977, there was Mike F ortner's pro- duction of Alice, presented in Murrellls Inlet, to remind them of the old Alma Mater. Summer 21