Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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Odds ends entertainment After going to classes, writing essays and research papers and studying every now and then, students needed some sort of enjoyment to break the monotony of ordinary college life. FSC answered this need by offering several campus activities to relieve the pressures of college. Discos and coffeehouses were held periodically throughout the semester, co- ordinated by Brian Winiesdorffer, Turley Center activities director. The Cabaret Mobile Disco provided music in the Nickel and the coffeehouses had such perform- ers as Gerry Mullins, Brian Haugh, Karen Bush, Chet Lowther and the Oh Well ... I Tried Players. These included comedy acts, pantomime, singing and guitar play- ing for student relaxation. Also shown regularly during the semes- ter were movies open only to FSC stu- dents. Some of these included All the President ' s Men, The Turning Point, The Goodbye Girl and, perhaps the most popular attendance-wise, The Jerk . Appearing Oct. 10 in the Colebank Building was the Tommy Scott Old Time Medicine Show that featured magical acts, acrobats, jugglers, a sharp shooter, a country singing cowboy, and, of course, clowns. For the past four decades the medicine show has traveled 42 weeks a year, seven days a week, performing in 350 towns a year, and FSC just happened to be one of their stops along the way to bring vaudevillian type family entertain- ment. Something unusually different was held on April 14 in the Nickel from 8-1 1 p.m. It was a real live beach party. Surrounded by summer decorations, boppin ' beach music and swimwear and shorts, students enjoyed a beach party away from the beach. Competition was held for a muscle beach showdown where male physiques were judged by crowd reaction, a dance contest and an Annette Funicello look- alike contest. To end the year, a Spring Fling, a week- end full of contests, prizes, concerts and fun, was held May 1-2 to promote a re- laxed atmosphere before finals began. Events included a hot dog munch, the winner designated by the person who ate the most weenies in three minutes, a fris- bee distance throw, a co-ed frisbee relay race and a co-ed tug-of-war. Bad Boy, a rock and roll band of FSC students, performed Friday, May 1, in the Nickel. Saturday ' s activities began with a Fun- Run at 10 a.m. which covered a 1.2 mile distance around campus. Later that even- ing Night Sky, a bluegrass band, per- formed behind the LRC Library Building. They not only sang bluegrass, but also folk-rock, country and jazz. Many students were reached through these fun-loving odds and ends entertain- ment. They brought good times, laughter and many memories. Several students are on hand to enjoy jazz, coun- try and mainly bluegrass music provided by Night Sky. Voted best dancers are Darlene Brown and Steve Dawson while beach boppin ' at the first beach party held in the Nickel. Campus entertainment 21

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Performers of Night Sky, ' ' a bluegrass band, sing behind the LRC Building for a special event of the Spring Fling. TOMMY OiT TONIC Hand accuracy juggling is one of the featured acts of the Tommy Scott Old Time Medicine Show. Michael Belmear discusses the ins and outs of bet- ting on horses to students who attended A Nite at the Races, fund-raiser for United Way. 20 Campus entertainment

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Graphics major Mike Sauro prepares a layout for a local business. Reaching for the top 40 record is Crystal Rogers, part-time employee at Camelot Music. 22 Jobs