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

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On the wave of their 25th anniversary, thy }i! Beach Boys finally got around to Northeast Louf | isiana University. A record concert crowd of more than 5,500 stu dents and non-students gathered in Ewing Colj seum April 8, to hear the world’s oldest boys per form an hour-long set that included such classi¢ as “Barbara Ann,” “California Girls” and “Goo Vibrations.” Along the way, many audience members san; joined in on the tunes. Most did this from thy = crowd; a few found themselves sharing the stag: Ss with the band. The NLU Cheerleaders were among the latte} joining the group on stage for a rendition of “By Pil True to Your School.” Amy Davis, an elementary jit! education sophomore at the time, also ended wf ja in the spotlight. tel “Mike Love (Beach Boys’ lead singer) came bf } th and I told him I wanted to go up on the stage; hy ih’ told me to come on up,” Davis said. “It was Age was nota factor at the Beach Boys concert held ii Ewing Coliseum. Mike Love entertains both young ant young at heart with classic Beach Boy hits. Photo 6 Peter Bradley. A new addition to Spring Fever was the sidewalk It can be difficult to keep directions in perspective chalk drawing contest. Tom Picht, an art major, dis- after whirling around a baseball bat ten times, as An- plays his image of a Northeast spring break. Photo by — gela Booty discovers during the bat race. Photo by Peter Bradley. Cathy Cordry. 10 Student Life

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z 4 ¥ ; % 5 Es To promote a little “fever’’, Union Board members Bill Hughes, Danny Ford, and Todd McKenzie place balloons around campus before Spring Fever week to prepare students for upcoming events. Photo by Cathy Cordry. Various organizations set up booths on Go Wild Day to raise money for themselves. The Occupational Ther- apy booth performed mock marriage ceremonies for interested couples. Photo by Peter Bradley. Spring Fever 9

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. Everybody else was packed like sardines I was jamming onstage.” ardines or not, most of the concert, goers ed to have a good time, despite a few set- -s — namely the absence of Beach Boys mas- sind Brian Wilson, the indoor setting for the pert and the shortness of the performance it- ‘+t was kind of short, but it was a great con- ” said Tomah Waller, CIS sophomore. “It sreally different from most rock concerts, be- se they were singing songs that didn’t come up ur generation, yet you could still relate to Mm.” - hil Dixon, criminal justice graduate student, wyed the concert as well, but said it would have 41 even better had it been outdoors. the Beach Boys performed one encore, a med- that appropriately ended with “Fun, Fun, ” Le — Liz Hebert e Cordry. Friendly encouragement and sup- port help Cindy Cavazos decide to try ° her luck on the rope ladder sponsored by Union Board. Photo by Cathy The higher one climbs, the shakier the rope ladder becomes, but balance and determination keeps Cavazos go- ing. Photo by Cathy Cordry. A firm grip insures Jaime Bass of a not-so-rough ride on the mechanical bull, a part of Go Wild Day. Photo by Cathy Cordry. A sigh of relief at having conquered the rope ladder ensures Cavazos of a free Spring Fever t-shirt but leaves her no hint of how to return to the ground. Photo by Cathy Cordry. Spring Fever 11