Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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STUDENTS soaking in the sun can be found in man places on campus during the summer. Some favorit spots include Eagle Lake, Mignon Tower sun deck and the parking lot behind Waterfield Hall. SOPHOMORE Sharon Thompson discusses som attributes of Morehead State with a future MSL freshman. This was the second year that Sharpn par ticipated in the SOAR program.

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.8. Olympic games. The sport combines control and flexibili- with endurance. Competitiveness is very 00d between the members and they are king to work their way to form a team nort. The Morehead Pershing Rifle Drill Team a performance-orientated organization. hey provide an entertaining and im- ressive way of enjoyment from a Club. he club is competitive in regional and na- onal events. They have placed in the vents with both first and second. The Fencing Club is made up of students ho have had one or more semesters of -ncing or have had experience. The club romotes fencing skills and meets with ther teams in tournaments. By WENDY UMFORD CLUB sports aIlow students who aren't able to show their enjoyment on a varsity team level to participate in less competitive situations. ITS A STRIKE. The club sports give students the opportunity to meet new people. Those who enjoy bowling can be a part of organized practices and com- petition by joining the bowling club.

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ong with the end of the traditional nine onth school year comes hugs of farewell d promises to write. Cars, overflowing th other remnants of the students' home ay from home, exit the campus. It ems to be the last buzz of the year before e silence of the summer. But campus life does not end in May. mmer happenings keep the campus oving. Summer school, of course, is the most vious of the summer events. In 1986, an reased number of students took advan- ge of the shorter summer sessions to rn additional credit hours and to be a part what could be called a closer-knit stu- -nt body. The increase in enrollment arked a first in summer school tendance. While some were attending school, hers were preparing to attend in the fall rough the Student Orientation and -gistration program tSOARl. Several eekend SOAR sessions were held to give ospective students and their families the portunity to become familiar with all pects of M80. Because of heightened in- rest, an additional session was added to ie original schedule. SOAR participants ntain admissions information, meet MSLI culty, staff and student, and join other rticipants in social events. Throughout the summer months, MSU so becomes a temporary home for many gh school students as they attend camps r basketball, cheerleading, marching nd, and other interests. it's only with the return of multitudes of udents, the opening of the residence halls d the hectic air of fall registration that e summer seems to have been silent. Ray Bradley Ray Bradley