Radford University - Beehive Yearbook (Radford, VA)

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SPRING CARNIVAL Perhaps the most unusual highlight of RU’s annual Spring Carnival was the roasted pig that was perched on top of a picnic table for all of RU to gaze upon. Some were repulsed, some were amused but most everyone was fascinated by the poor piggy who was dined upon by the hungry students. Because it rained on Friday, which was the original date planned, the carnival was held on Saturday which proved to be a gloriously steamy day. In fact, it was so hot that many of the students donned their bathing suits, brought out their towels and basked in the sun while listening to the band the States and singer songwriter Keir who entertained during the festivities. There was an abundance of fun activities that were available to choose from such as the moon walk, bottle throw, bean bag toss, dunking booth and the sledge hammer strength test. For those who did win in these activities, nifty prizes such as Tom Sawyer straw hats, fake clown noses and corn cob pipes were given. For the not so artistic students at RU there was the spinning paint wheel which students dropped paint upon a piece of spinning paper to create their own artistic designs. The carnival was a great outlet for both the students and faculty for those pent up pre-final exam tensions that everyone felt at the end of the year. JENNIFER KEEN Lead singer for the States entertains a croud of students on the lawn as they sunbathe and eat barbequed pork. W Campus Life

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Saying Graduation goodbye Beth Dieti and Robin Kane share a close moment after the graduation ceremony. The Class of 1984 had been called the end of an era for RU. This class had seen many changes occur during its stay at RU, hut these changes were only the beginning. In the words of RU President Dr. Donald N. Dedmon in his commencement address, “During the last decade, for all the changes this institution has seen, for all that this excellent faculty and staff have done, that decade of growth and change should he viewed as only basebuilding; now, we must challenge the summit.’’ The university the Class of ’84 left will probably not be the same when they return as alumni. The popularity of RU is growing each year and the university must grow to meet the demands of the future. Dedmon said, “Radford is beginning to win the kinds of fiscal support — both capital outlay and operating monies — worthy of this unique institution of higher learning.” With these monies the university planned to make long needed renovations of Russell and Norwood Halls, add 18 new tennis courts and also add an Olympic quality natorium to the Dedmon Center. The RU of the future will be somewhat larger in student enrollment and in teaching positions (20 in the next two years alone) but as Dr. Dedmon said. .. the paramount change that will pervade this university most in the next decade must be a multi-faceted, faster-paced march toward excellence — especially more and more academic rigor — the mark of a great university.” The university that the Class of 1984 left is a university that is expanding in many directions. These men and women not only took with them fond memories and their academic diplomas, but they also took their pride in the fact that they started a new era. DUANE PEARY 12 Campus Life