University of Louisiana Monroe - Chacahoula Yearbook (Monroe, LA)

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Students now have the opportunity to watch uncut movies in their dorm rooms. Northeast is the only school in the state to provide cable television for students. Page 16. It has become a worldwide obsession. College campuses are flooded with brightly colored plastic cubes. See what madness a Hungarian engineer has created to puzzle solvers. Page 38. The clock strikes twelve but what is there to do? Monroe is known for being a quiet college town. What really goes on after midnight? Page 50. It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it. The Union Board's concert committee has it’s work cut out for it as they schedule — ° top performers. Page 56. Student life 13

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of life The lighter side WATERMELON BASHI Student life doesn’t stop when the summer session begins. The SGA and Union Board took advantage of the heat and cooled things off with a watermelon bash and llve entertainment on the bayou. 12 Division

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To each his own summer loving t's the topic of the first ‘‘show school's start. (Gosh! To think a and tell” every year in future brain surgeon is slinging elementary school; it’s the cheeseburger!) topic of your first theme in English Some 4,000 students atren ded 101; it’s also a pick-up line used by summer school, many hoping ro many a student during those first earn enough hours to graduate days back on campus ... what is — early, others making up hours lost ir? The infamous question, ‘What during mid-semesrer partying. Bur did you do over summer these students didn't always have vacarion?”’ their heads in books. Many had Traveling was probably the part-time jobs but nearly everyone favorite pastime for most NLU found some time to loaf on Bayou students. Florida's beaches were a DeSiard. The sluggish body of water hor vacation spor (and Fort lends itself to skiing, swimming, Walton's night clubs didn't fair badly canoeing, and floating on air either.) Many students sported mattresses. “Hogsbreath Saloon”’ t-shirts (a As summer school ended, favorite Ft. Walton bar) throughout — students had a 10-day break before the semesters. starting the fall term in August. Some students traveled to other However students spent their stares for school-related workshops. summers, and whether it was Cities such as Dallas, Memphis, and actually a vacation, one thing is Athens, Ohio hosted workshop agreed upon: Summer break is an groups. essential diversion from the TRUNK SPACE. Hauling Of course, not all students were drudgery of the academic year trunks and suitcases into able to travel during the summer ... and as long as we're students, dorm rooms precedes break. Many went home to the novelty of summer will never summer registration. summer jobs obrained prior to wear off! ANSWER, PLEASE. Prep staffers Shelley Runnels and Sybii Jefferson perform a skit during one of the summer prep sessions. The skit “Relative Ruckus” was a take-off of “Family Fued.” 14 Srudent life