Southeast Missouri State University - Sagamore Yearbook (Cape Girardeau, MO)

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Swims, snacks and spades If it seemed there was never enough free time, at least there were many things a person could plan to do with all that spare time he didn't have. Recreational bowling, pinball, pool, ping-pong, and foosball loosened wrists made tense from carrying textbooks. Free swims and free dances were relax- ing ways to unwind tired minds and bodies. Those who wanted to sit still and watch the action could watch movies like The Sting shown in the dorms or plays like Guys and Dolls performed in Rose Theatre. A rainy day meant a chance to view a faculty art exhibit, play a game of spades, or stage a mud fight on the flooded band field. Even common games like Monopoly, Yahtzee, and Scrabble never looked so good. Apple dunkings, pie-eating contests, and watermelon busts were ways some students entertained their taste buds, while the less adventurous settled for a snack and an even- ing of television in one of the campus lounges. In addition to eating on cafeteria trays, some students decided to sit on them while sliding down snowy hills.

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Bars, boutiques and burgers If campus activities didn't appeal, the off-campus world offered stores, bars, fast-food restaurants, and movie theaters. Cape Girardeau's many chain stores and specialty boutiques fiercely competed for stu- dent dollars, but no more fiercely than the local bars. The Playdium kicked off the school year with its traditional Shrimp Night, and The Sidewalk offered free T-shirts, beer coolers, and 25 cent draws during its grand opening. Going Eastside to Illinois, with its larger dance floors and lower legal drinking age, was a pastime that packed The Hush Puppy and My Place with students eager to hear Hustutler and Fletcher. Eating was a favorite off-campus sport in any season, but one which required some serious decisions. At McDonalds, it was either a Big Mac or a Quarter Pounder, while at Pizza Hut, it was Thin and Crispy versus Thick and Chewy crust. Movie theaters provided the excitement of first- run films that could not be matched by cop and doctor television shows or feature-length reruns in the dorms. The only problem was a 952.50 admission price that often turned a night at the movies into a hole in the budget.