Minot State University - Beaver Yearbook (Minot, ND)

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Above: This anonymous couple has decided to take a break from the crowded dance floor. Upper right: Beth Nelson gets down to the music at one of the campus dances Left: As the crowd shot shows, the majority like to dance to Top 40 music. I ,b Qs, . 5 V' 3 ' 1 'I K 6 l--,IF ? w Ali' Q Y 'cg t Q, 'ra N' 1 , is x r - 'L . ' Q. , . . .Y A BP l 1 W LEISURE 13

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Socializing is a part of MSU dances as shown by Kammey Kuehn and Bruce Barcomb. Majority Rules When You Can't Please Everyone hile many students complain about excessive activity fees, the money generated from that fund is used to cover a wide spectrum of functions. One of those spectrums is the campus dances. About once a month, the Student Association sponsors a band to perform , providing entertainment for the students at MSU. The SA dance governor, Char Sorum, is the school's agent for hiring the bands. Sorum books bands through agencies like Minot's Dakota Entertainment and National Talent, which are in located in Minnesota. Sorum is a senior social work major who is always negotiating the best deal. A budget of approximately S8,000 may sound like a lot, but bands are not all that cheap anymore, Sorum said. A technique in the business which helps her get the best deal, or at least a good one is called block booking. The agents she deals with will let her know about specific bands playing in the area, and then work them in at MSU for a reduced rate. 12LEISURE Nick Chase and Pam Bergman mingle at inter- mission. This is very helpful when more than one band is perfor- ming in one month. For exam- ple, the 1987 homecoming band, Johnny Holmes, cost the SA S2,500, but Sorum was able to get the other two bands for S500 and 8600. This is a pretty good deal when you consider that most bands, or at least the ones with a good reputation, can cost close to S1,000, said Sorum. Sorum pointed out that what would be ideal is having at least two bands each month. Again, the economics of her budget does not allow for that, so Sorum does her best by usually booking 10 or more bands in an entire academic year. Admission to all campus dances is free to MSU students with current I.D., or a minimal S1 admission for all non- students. Revenue averages between S90 and S100 a dance and goes back into the budget. While this is not a significant amount, it does add up by the end of the year and can almost pay for one more band. Since most of the bands are considered Top 40, Sorum would like to see about getting a few country bands and other varieties such as a band like '1964' which plays John Len- non and 1960s tunes. Sorum would also like to see the campus dances draw a larger number of students. Nevertheless, you can't please everyone, so the con- sensus seems to reflect Top 40 as most popular, Sorum said. While many students go home, others are just too busy with jobs, families and schoolwork on the week-end to attend a campus dance. Sorum tries to accomodate the general student population by scheduling the dances on Thursday nights, and the tur- nouts consistently average between 300 and 500 people. The campus dances have become a given to university social life. Robyn Patton

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Jeff and Nadine Nelson wish for a wider variety of recreational ideas, other than household duties. Photo below: John and Julie Caranicas and their daughter, Ashleigh, share a one bedroom apartment-the only size available in Pioneer Hall. N. '