Radford University - Beehive Yearbook (Radford, VA)

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An alternative to hacky sack They called themselves the Radford Croquet Club — R.C.C. Most warm afternoons you’d find them out in the center of campus, setting up their wickets, engaged in their brand of rowdy, cutthroat play. Chip Perkins, a junior from northern Virginia and one of the original six founding members of the R.C.C., told where they got their idea to play campus croquet. “Some friends of ours played croquet a lot in their backyard this summer. We picked it up from them.” “We all went to K-Mart and every one pitched in five bucks for the set,” said Mike Rodriguez, a senior from Virginia Beach and designated team captain. “You could say we’re a Division I club.” Other members of the R.C.C. include Phil Mott, a junior from Virginia Beach, Jean-Pierre Beckham, a senior from northern Virginia, Tom Breniger, a junior from Jacksonville, N.C. and Kevin Bugg, a senior from Charlottesville. Why do it? “It’s more of a social event than just a sport. It’s a way of meeting people, hanging out and catching rays,” said Perkins. “It’s a good way to scam on girls,” laughed Beckham. Mott, the club champ, saw croquet “as a sweet way to break up the monotony of intense studying.” Bugg summed up the feelings of every one, “We play for entertainment.” What does the club have planned for the winter months? Bugg joked that they’d paint the wickets black and put treads on the balls so that they could play snow croquet. We’ll have to hang up our mallets and take up foozball,” said Mott. “Winter’s our off-season.” Kelly Fry Torn Rrinegar prepares to hit the ball as opponents Kevin Bugg and Mike Rodrigues watch anxiously. Campus Life 31

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Radford Croquet Club Tearn captain Mike Rodriguez takes aim at the ball during an afternoon croquet game. Lining up the ball to hit it through the wickets is crucial to the game, as this croquet club member demonstrates. 30 Campus Life Dawn lialzarano

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Children’s Theatre © t ‘Sleepy Hollow Jennifer Keen In celebration of Icabod Crane's wedding, citizens of Sleepy Hollow enjoy cider and hons d‘oeuvres. The children squealed, squirmed and screamed in delightful horror that cold morning on Dec. 10, when the headless horseman appeared ominously in the theatre wings before the intermission of the children’s theatre production of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Every year RU’s theatre department performs a show before Christmas break for both the children and adults around the Radford community. The theatre was packed full with freshly scrubbed, bright and eager faces of young children who waited patiently for the show to begin. When the lights dimmed and the narrator, played by Phil Abloudi appeared, a few frightened wimpers could be heard from the younger tots in the audience. Yet as the show progressed fear was replaced with anticipated glee as Actress Kasey Camp is readied for her marriage to Icabod Crane. the performers captured the attention of the youngsters with enthusiasts performances. The simpering school teacher Ichabod Crane, played by Mark Estep, was quiU humorous especially when he whined about his insatiable hunger. Gregory Ramsey and Mary Markham made i fine Dutch couple as Papa and Mann VanTassle. The handsome mischid maker, Brow Bones was played by Mark Curtis and the girl fated to marry tho wimpy Crane was played by Kasey Camp. One cast member who was not it an especially large role yet added quite i bit of humor was Tracy Howard who played the town drunk. And although we didn’t get to see his face once during the performance. Patrick Whelan did a great job scarm{ the devil out of the audience as the Headless Horseman. 32 Campus Life