McNeese State University - Log Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA)

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Sav — smy Savoie, Robert L. — Creole, Sr. Savoy, Gwendolyn L. — Creole, Sr. Schmid, Karen A. — Lake Charles, Gr. Schmitt, Edward D. — Jennings, Sr. Schonefeld, Scott A. — Sulphur, Sr. Schonholtz, Sue E. — Lake Charles, Sr. Schreve, Susan A. — Lake Charles, Sr. Schwartzenburg, Philip — Germany, Sr. Scott, Lydia V. — DeRidder, Sr. Scott, R. Bruce — Cocoa, FL, Sr. Scott, Tracy E. — Sulphur, Sr. Scruggs, Nanette B. — DeQuincy, Sr. Seale, Brent F. — Westlake, Sr. Seals, Robert D. — Lake Charles, Sr. Searle, Thelma L. — Lake Charles, Gr. Self, David L. — Amarillo, TX, Sr. Semar, Vicki L. — New Iberia, Sr. Semien, Darrell L. — Lake Charles, Sr. Semien, Kathleen M. — Lake Charles, Gr. Senegar, Leon — Lake Charles, Sr. Shah, Nasir H. — Lake Charles, Sr. Shaw, Monica L. — Sulphur, Sr. Sheridan, David A. — Lacassine, Sr. Shirley, Donald D. — DeRidder, Sr. Shirley, Patricia M. — DeRidder, Gr. Shokrollahi, Ghasem — Iran, Sr. Shoults, John — Westlake, Gr. Shoults, Kathleen Y. — Westlake, Sr. Shroll, Nina A. — Sulphur, Gr. Simien, Cynthia M. — Opelousas, Sr. Simmons, Carolyn E. — Lake Charles, Sr. Simon, Carl J. — Leesville, Sr. Simpson, Karen B. — Westlake, Gr. Singletary, Joseph T. — Ragley, Sr. Sligh, David W. — Roanoke, Gr. Smart, Daniel L. — Baker, Sr. Smith, Clifford W. — Sulphur, Sr. Smith, Deborah S. — DeRidder, Gr. Smith, Don A. — Lake Charles, Sr. Smith, Etta L. — Clinton, TN, Sr. Smith, Eve — Oberlin, Sr. Smith, Jeffrey J. — Orange, TX, Sr. Smith, Maria D. — Englewood, CO, Sr. Smith, Melinda G. — Angleton, Sr. Smith, Melissa — Sulphur, Sr. Smith, Rhonda L. — Lake Charles, Sr. Smith, Susan C. — Lake Charles, Sr. Smith, Tobi J. — Oakdale, Sr. Smyth, James C. — Phoenix City, AL, Sr. Seniors Graduates 23

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With so many hours dedicated to daytime soaps, everyone has a chance to catch their Noontime Favorites Finally, class is over. Time to head back to the dorm, grab a coke and relax. And watch the soaps. Around every dorm, you'll find a group of students, mostly female, gathered ev- ery afternoon in front of a TV. Why would anyone watch soap op- eras? ‘Because it's interesting,'’ said Teresa Earl, a freshman in medical technology. ‘They never work, never do homework, never go to school. They never do any- thing!” “It Keeps you in suspense,”’ said Leigh Broussard, a freshman in radiology. ‘'You realize what the world's like.’ Melissa Hardee, a freshman in home economics gives another reason for watching soaps. “Everybody else watches soap op- eras,’’ she said. She feels that because everyone else watches them, she must also watch them ‘‘to have something to talk about.’ And according to Hardee, “the men are all good looking.” Earl, Broussard and Hardee are regular viewers of such soap operas as ‘‘Days of Our Lives,” ‘‘Another World, ' ‘‘The Young and the Restless, and others. Are these three students alone in their viewing hab- its? An article in USA Today (Nov. 1980, p. 38) claims an estimated 55 million Ameri- cans watch soaps. The viewers include housewives, blue-collar workers, doctors, professors, politicians, and college stu- dents. Why are soaps so popular? ‘‘The soap opera has been able to create a bond of loyalty between itself and its audi- ence that no other programming type has been able to duplicate,’’ said David Tucker in the USA Today article. Tucker Surveyed soap opera literature for his doctor's dissertation. ‘The soap opera viewer not only likes television, but uses 236 Seniors Graduates it.” A Northern Illinois University study on soap operas looked into college students as viewers. It found that as many as 40% of female students and 10% of male stu- dents are regular watchers of soaps. “Twenty years ago, even 10 years ago, college students wouldn't have been caught dead watching soap operas,” said Professor Myles Breen of Northern Illinois University in the USA Today article. ‘Now it happens all over. It's a nation- wide phenomenon.’ The study also concluded ‘‘we're into a generation of students who accept TV as part of their lives. They not only watch soap operas, but they talk about them. It gives them a topic of conversation.’ However, according to a study done by Nancy Buerkel-Roghfuss, assistant pro- fessor at Central Michigan University, soap operas may not be beneficial to col- lege students. In a People magazine arti- cle (June 14, 1982, p. 7) she writes that college student soap viewers may over- estimate the number of unfaithful spouses, abortions, and divorces in the real world. The soap opera fans may lose touch with reality. Another study done by Dr. Kenneth Haun, a psychology professor at New Jer- sey’s Monmouth College, came to an- other conclusion. In the People article, he claims that teenage viewers may use Soaps as an escape. Haun feels that this isn't bad. In his study, he found that teen- age soap viewers were less likely to be drug users. Whether beneficial or harmful, the fact is that soap operas have a large and loyal following, even on college campuses. Perhaps the reason that soaps are so popular is summed up by Broussard. As she puts it, ‘They're just good!”

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ol - Swa Soileau, Paula R. — Oberlin, Sr. Soileau, Shawn K. — Roanoke, Sr. Solari, Karen F. — Lake Charles, Sr. Sommers, William A. — Chantilly, VA, Sr. Sonnier, Beth-J. — Natchitoches, Sr. Sonnier, Edward L. — Lake Charles, Sr. Soper, Thomas L. — Lake Charles, Sr. Sorkow, William E. — Lake Charles, Sr. Soulier, Jeanne M. — Lake Charles, Sr. Sparkman, Elizabeth A. — Moss Bluff, Sr. Spears, Dennis R. — Lake Charles, Sr. Spell, Donnis E. — Sulphur, Sr. Spires, Paulette M. — Jennings, Sr. St. Mary , Jennifer A. — Lake Charles, Sr, St. Romain, John F. — Lake Charles, Sr. St. Romain, Nanette C. — Lake Charles, Sr. Stambaugh, Emily W. — WestLake, Sr. Stanley, Sandra C. — DeRidder, Sr. Stark, Tony D. — Oologah, OK, Sr. Sterling, John E. — Lake Charles, Gr. Stevenson, Elizabeth P. — Lake Charles, Sr. Stewart, David W. — Lake Charles, Sr. Stewart, Jes E. — Lake Charles, Sr. Stewart, Ricky L. — Baton Rouge, Sr. Stiegler, Stephen G. — Metairie, Sr. Stinson, Dorothy M. — Lake Charles, Sr. Stoker, Terri V. — San Antonio, TX, Sr. Strange, Danny J. — DeRidder, Sr. Strange, Monica J. — DeRidder, Sr. Stutes, Jeffery L. — Sulphur, Sr. Sullivan, Amanda M. — Lake Charles, Sr. Sullivan, Howard E. — Franklin, Sr. Sunday, Johnny U. — Houston, TX, Gr. Sutherland, Clinton T. — Moss Bluff, Sr. Swain, Shari L. — DeRidder, Sr. 238 Seniors Graduates