Radford University - Beehive Yearbook (Radford, VA)

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Spell Cast At CIJ: ■iallcween Just Another Weekend Beware think twice about walking underneath that ladder or stepping on a crack in the side walk Beware ... before crossing the same path as that mysterious b ack cat which appeared from nowhere Remember to toss a pinch of salt ever your left shoulder and a found penny over your right. These superstitions used to prevail during the scary days before and on Hal loween Halloween meant dressing up as something silly, like a mummy, a goblin, the Grim Reaper, or a wicked witch. It meant jack-o-lanterns. ghost stories, and the howling winds or a full moon (but only sometimes). It also meant trick or-treat; usually more treats than tricks. But as we grew out of those childish beliefs, Halloween took on a new meaning Halloween meant a time to go out and enjoy friends' company. said junior Debra Hunley We could act silly by dressing up. but we didn't participate in that kid stuff trick-or-treating. At RU. Halloween brought the annual campus Halloween Bash sponsored by Tau Kappa Epsilon and Alpha Sigma Alpha. Rut this year, something seemed peculiar and definitely out of sync. It started with the weather. Indian summer arrived a month early; it was too warm for the festivities as Halloween usu ally opened the winter holiday season The party just didn't feel right. The party date was all wrong too. Halloween fell on a Saturday, but the bash was scheduled for Hallow's Eve. the Friday before. The heart of the festivities just wasn't prevelant and an air of apathy bewitched campus as if a spell had been cast at RU. The decor of the bash hadn't varied much from past years, but the caged spider that normally loomed over the steps of Heth was not invited to this strange evening of taped howls and scary cries There was a twist to this bash which haerv't occured at previous bashes; no mes, no sell-out crowds, no nothing. Was it an indication that students were tired of endless lines and fighting their way through mobbed crowds? No. of course not. because they still do at the local drinking establishments Maybe it was the competition of parties at these establishments. No. it was the spel of apathy After a few years, the bash didn't have the same meaning to the same students who attended Students would rather have dressed up and gone to parties at dorm rooms or apartments A lot of time and effort wasted on advertising and setup ... all for a disappointing few thousand — no record breaking attendances this year. Halloween did exist at RU. but it was where it was least expected At about midnight, when Halloween had truly descended on Radford, a block party between Trinkle Dorm and the Alpha Sigma Phi house had developed It was not out-of-control: about 400 people just gathered mysteriously, and without cause or justification. It was as if, at precisely the same time, all of RU lacked some sense of inner balance or equilibrium. Everybody was having a good time. said junior Michelle Maxey. They just let down who they were during the week; greek, square', or otherwise, and didn't worry about anything. This unusual gathering was definitely a party in itself. It was the climax of the night as more people showed up in costume than were found around campus all evening long. The Noid and a Domino's pizza delivery man had it out. while two black cats, a Christmas tree and Dracula cheered on. A clown stood down the road with two mimes and Bartles and Jaymes The 50s came to life with Peggy Sue. Sandra Dee. and some Greasers Even a bunch of California raisins attended. But a cast of characters crashed this spontaneous party. The cast included three campus police and two Radford city police It was getting late and the traffic was congested as if a concert had just let out. so the police had to break up the evening No one seemed agitated by their presence. but breaking up one huge mass of people wasn't that easy From watching on the front steps c Trinkle. said freshman Shannon Lynn, looked as if the entire (mass of peopv just migrated down to the end of th street before breaking up. It was re strange ” So. the bash was a disappointment I most who attended, but the after-te? surprise made up for it. Radford survive: the eerie black magic and spells of Fa loween '87 O by Kristen M. Akam You R What U Eat Dressed as her favorite junk food. Kristen Kara -ski goes as Nacho sauce ptno tv « «■ v ” 018 Campus Life

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Cashier Lines Never qo to the cashier's window at the last minute I he line snakes through the comdo’ at Heth. r oto t KMHn U Ax.tr; ANTICIPATION . .. “Lena Lines Lent Me Waiting” The famous Medieval writer and poet, Jeffrey Chaucer, once wrote. Patience is a heigh virtu . [sic] Obviously, he attended a university much like our modern day RU. Patience was a virtue for a four year course entitled. “Lines 101. The long lines began the first day of freshman year, and didn't end until that long-awaited day in the graduation processional line. Believe it or not, there was a line for every event and occasion Hungry? Waited in line. Needed to buy a book? Waited in line. Registration? More waiting. Needed to drop add a course? A conflict in scheduling? The lines rolled on. The lines seemed endless, unorganized, and definitely intolerable. As a matter of fact, during the drop add season, a student had to wait in line at the chairman’s door, in order to get a number to wait in another line later in the day Silly, but true Sandi Durkee, a sophomore business major, felt that registration for fall classes was nothing short of torture. I found registration to be very ineffecient. I sat and stood in line for five hours. Durkee said Social security numbers were ig- nored so the schedule outlined in terms of times weren't even relevant. Apparently, with the ever increasing population of the university, a 6.14 percent enrollment increase over 1986 87 fig ures, waiting in long lines became a frequently voiced criticism of RU's growth spurt. RU boasted 8,122 students, 7.270 of which were undergraduates. Can a university the size of Radford accomodate such a strain on its facilities? Julie Englen, a junior from Springfield, didn't think the university adequately met student needs with the rapid enrollment increase. The university grew so fast, we needed to put a crunch on incoming students, said Englen.1 We needed to build upon what we've got before the school increased anymore. Even though registration lines couldn't be blamed for the high number of drop add transactions, the method used at RU was virtually obsolete. Several universities throughout Virginia, such as Vir gima Tech and JMU, used computerized methods for registration as well as drop add so the process was more efficient and less time consuming. Nonetheless, students did have several suggestions for next fall's registrar maddness. One student suggested te ing several different registration locatky or at least, creating a more realistic tr schedule. And the most popular regx by the students interviewed, was to pr vide, some good, crankin' tunes. Waiting in line was even required il student was directly contributing to ' university. The treasurer's office in P it ton Hall was characterized by the ton snake like lines that formed every often The fall semester proved to be different, with the lines being slower a' somewhat longer than in previous yea- The school got a new computer in year, but the line was the same. $3 senior marketing major. Tim Tayi: Either the employees weren't trainee the computer or the computer was: cess work which meant more waiting Nonetheless, lines were a very imp: tant part of college life for some studer Jim Burke, a sophomore from Mar ville, felt the long lines were extrerre useful. It was a great way to meet girts he said. O by Michele Williams 020 Campus Life