College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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TT Attendance at basketball games was good this year; Steve Coniglio and Dave Braun prepare for another Sig Ep frat cheer. The Increase of annoying cheers prompted Barry Parkhlll to write a letter to students urging them to watch but not jeer. T Speidel. Goodrich and Goggin, a group of three guys who sound more like a law firm than a band, became very popular this year as they traveled from Charlottesville to W fvl three times. Eddie Murphy and Billy Idol both came to the hall this year; not many people were excited about Idol ' s appearance, but Murphy evoked the usual rash of concert preparations.

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proceed cautiously in the early months of his administration, saying, The trick will be to develop that soundly and expand into areas of strength. Healy also stated that three new doctoral programs will be offered in the fall, including one in computer science. The new programs will involve about thirty students. Expansion and renovation affected the campus as well as the academic programs. Trinkle Hall, built between 1919 and 1926, reopened its doors, offering a new cafeteria, a roomier — if more sterile— replacement for the old Pub, and new student activities offices. The renovation took longer than expected. Said James Connolly, director of facilities planning and construction, There were pipes [in Trinkle] nobody even knew about. A lot of that detail wasn ' t even recorded on the old plans. Connolly also handled the reconstruction of Jefferson Hall. The College was able to save $800,000 in the renova- tion because the dorm ' s outer walls were saved. I ' ve had experience with heavy fire damage before, but every other time, it was so hopeless. I told President Graves we could save those walls, stated Connolly. After the renovation, Jefferson became one of the most sought-after dorms on campus. In fact, almost an entire hall of transfer freshmen exercised squatting rights, creating considerable controversy. The unrest concerning the six sports which were cut from the College ' s budget last fall con- tinued. A phone-a-thon, coordinated by the S.A. Second semester was unusually cold with temperatures dropping below zero for several days and what normally would have been cold rain came down as snow and ice. Despite problems of getting to class and heating dorms, the snow provided an extended look at the campus In white.