East Carolina University - Buccaneer Tecoan Yearbook (Greenville, NC)

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Drop-add morning shook the sleepiness from students' heads as they arose early to avoid the long lines. Upon arriving at Wright Auditorium it looked like lines for tickets to a Carolina game or a concert. Many students spent all day running back and forth across campus trying to find stray cardsg however, other students were in and out in less than an hour. Their secret . . . who knows? Picture A: Waiting in line for drop cards can be tiresome on your feet, or so these students seem to be showing. B: At last l'm at the front of the line, but now I've scheduled six classes during one hour! C: Checking schedules is important both to students and teachers. D: Deciding times to take classes proves hard for this co-ed, so she takes a seat and a newspaper to help her out. ITVSQ N tu, W A .K ' - 1 fl! J! xr G I V x ' A 'lk h .-Lg. W :..-, ni V Qi fr f f Drop-add f 7

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X, ' v i if ' l . ?,1? 4-W in ECU's three-and-a-half million dollar enlarge- ment of Ficklen Stadium was formally dedi- cated during a special halftime ceremony at the ECU-Western Carolina game on Sept. 2, 1978. Prior to the expansion, Ficklen held 20,000 Pirate fansg with the addition of 15,000 seats, the new stadium promises to be an important addition to the ECU athletic program. Along with the increase in bleacher space, the improved facility now boasts a modern three-level press box and an 18-foot computer- ized scoreboard. The scoreboard cost over S170,000 including the installation fee and was donated to the ECU athletic department by several local businesses. During the halftime dedication ceremony, Dr. Thomas Brewer commended Leo Jenkins, Dr. Ray Minges, private Greenville contribu- tors, and the ECU student body for their plan- ning and financial support of the stadium fund. The student body alone contributed over one and one half million dollars to the fund. The Pirates christened their new stadium with a lackluster win over WCU, 14 to 6. A lack of offensive concentration and a total of seven turnovers in the second half led Head Coach Pat Dye to characterize the Buc's performance as a comedy of errors. Picture A: The new press box is a welcome sight to Ficklen. B: The first game in the enlarged stadium was played against Western Carolina University. C: The chang- ing of scoreboards finalized Ficklen's expansion. ,ff ,I d U -f' .f ,-.: I f 14 'I A 'A' ii, ,,. A ffl' Aff? kssknn A, -'.'Ficklen Stadiu