Radford University - Beehive Yearbook (Radford, VA)

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Prim Mm tanning. Beth King soaks up the Corib-Dean sun during a geography flekJ trip. Two-ln-on . Charlie Trent studies ana cotches some rays'’ simulaneousiy during summer session Tom Ur Leisure Mm . Students head (or Claytor Lake State Park whenever they hove extra time to have some fun in the sun. 16 Student Life

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Giving a helping hand. Telecommunications major Jan Dodson, one of the Guest ‘82 assistants, helps prepare freshmen for life at R.U. Talcing a break. Three Guest '82 attendants relax between programs on the lawn in front of Heth Hall. Quest'82 15

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Hardcore tanners get benes To ton or not to ton'’ Many say tan! Tanning has taken on entirely different proportions since the fur of the century. Plumpish and whitish used to be in vog e. Darker folks represented the working class Now. dark and slim are in. That's no exception at Radford, where legions harvest the rays of the spring sun. The numbers are growing. It's hard to walk on a sunny spring day without stepping on a prospective tanner The sun decks are teemirg Not since the Aztecs has sun-batning been so chic. In the spect-um of light from the sun. there are beams known as ultra-violets. They're the energy source which can toast skin a healthy brown or scald it a fiery red. They're deceotive, especially on a bright, cloudy day. Just because you can’t see the sun doesn't mean the u.v.'s can't get you. They do and many surprised people find themselves in a steady shade of embarrassment. Like any sport or business, tanning has develooed a specialized language of its own. Some popular Dhrases of the vocabulary: 1. Prime time (p.t.) — the hours most com monly reserved for tanning, conventionally between 10 a m. and 2 p.m. 2 Benes - - beneficial rays (most benes from the u.v.'s can be found in p.t.) 3 Sunlamp — a device permitting the hcrdcores (rcbid enthusiasts) to get a “good cne (acceptable tan) in the privacy of their own home A fitting epilogue and slang expression used by those busy students who never have time to tan is “well, okay and say hey to Rcy. Hello Ray. ! SunUotting 17