University of North Carolina Greensboro - Pine Needles Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 328 of the 1984 volume:

PINE NEEDLES Pholo By Kathy D ' AnKelii 1984 Pine Needles The University of North Carolina at Greens- boro was the place where over nine thousand students came to educate themselves in 1984. For faculty and staff, UNC-C was a place to work — and sometimes play. This yearbook includes a maiority of these people through personal essays, candid photographs, and fea- tures on student activities. The staff is confident that this book successfully captures the spirit of UNC-C. The 1984 Pine Needles was published by Hunter Publishing Company of Winston- Salem, North Carolina. Tom Adams was the company representative. At the time of printing, the 1984 yearbook was destined to be UNC-C ' s last one. Student apathy, a small staff, and a 1 983 yearbook that arrived almost a year late were the main reasons for the book ' s discontinuation. The 1 984 staff wishes to thank the few people who stood by the yearbook and defended It to the University Media Board as well as the campus. 696163 Opening 5 r% - p ' n ©0 fs .- ms, V • H ii l v l M 1 p d i 1 . . ' f! : ' ' ' jtm 6 Cardboard Concert m 4 r -, j ' - Women ' s An Exhibit 7 Photos By Ric Hodges Pholos By Kdthy D ' Angek 12 Spring :f f : ft i ' liSir. ' ' !Sil f -. ; .- pts I Uj . - • ' LJ4V. W (J Bill Mickelson and Manoli Knnos and a Iriend head tur Rugby practice trum Coil dorm The exterior ot Coit wa renovated last year. New windows, window casings, and doors were installed, among other improvements. 18 Coit Dorm August 23, 1983. I unlock the door to 1 13 Coit Dormitory. Dust swirls from the opening door and disappears in the sun- beams streaming through the window. My mother sets the crate of plants in one of the windows. She attempts to open the win- dow — it opens approximately eight inches. We exchange worried glances and start to unpack. As I step into the hall I hear sounds of The |am from the male side of the hall. There are several boys men playing frisbee in the hall, periodically slamming into one another to the erratic chords of music. My mother looks worried once again. A clear plastic ball carrying what appears to be a furry rat rolls down the hall and bounces off my sneaker. The furry rat changes position and rolls through the lobby and back down to the men ' s side of the hall — where it belongs. I leave the dorm and head for the car to unpack. From a second floor window Def Leppard is blasting furiously on someone ' s stereo. Someone yells what I assume is a Spanish obscenity. As I reenter the lobby, arms full of suitcases, I notice the frisbee men en- grossed in the fuse box. They are turning off the electricity in selected rooms on the first floor, mine included. So this is Coit . . . In lanuary of 1983, Residence Life an- nounced plans to turn the female dorm Coit into a coed dorm due to an increased num- ber of male dorm students. Coit would be UNC-G ' s first REAL coed dorm. (Mary Foust and Shaw dorms, both coed, are spe- cial educational dorms.) A lottery deter- mined who the lucky residents would be, and upperclassmen had first choice of rooms. Coit houses males on the left side of the first floor, females on the other side. Fe- males are on the third floor, and males occupy the second floor. The lobby and parlor were neutral territories. Contrary to popular belief, Coit does have visitation rules. After visitation ended in the evenings, males who lived on the second floor were to use the stairs on the left side of the first floor; females were to use the right side. Residents argued, how- ever, that the location of the right and left stairs depended on whether one entered the dorm from the front door or the back door and the extent of one ' s sobriety. Coit was host to many private gatherings during the year. One of the most memora- ble was the nut bolt party. Males were given bolts at the party; females were given nuts. The idea was to stumble about and find your match. The first twenty couples to get screwed received T-shirts stating I GOT SCREWED IN COIT. A video night was also arranged by one of Colt ' s more enterprising residents. Two VCRs were rented and movies such as Excalihur and The Life of Brian were shown. Llndocu- mented rumors claim that more risque movies were shown as the night pro- gressed. Coit is a unique place to live, but it isn ' t just because it is coed. Residents describe it as a cross between a camping trip with brothers and sisters and a singles ' bar; a wonderful home with a great variety of people to have fun with and a rowdy den of iniquity. Coit wasn ' t ordinary, and neither were its residents. Anne Darragh Card Sharks: Eric Wile, Steve Henlon, Tim BlanLenship, Ben Hopkins, )enniter Mee, jnd DougCnsbaum get toRelher tor a game inCoil!. newly renovated parlor, a popular place to study or relax Colt Dorm 21 I came across WUAC, UNC-C ' s radio station, quite by accident. I was attending summer school at Guilford College as a student of Croensboro College. I had lis- tened to the station maybe four times when I called then- and asked them if I could work. Unbelievably, they said yes, I had always wanted to be a disc lockey and now here was my chance. Things went really well while we were training to go on the air. One by one I heard new D|s go on the air and none of them sounded quite like I had expected. When it was my turn, I fi- nally found out why. About fifteen minutes before I went on the air my toes started tingling. From then on it was downhill. The knack of spinning records came easily; talking was another matter. After about twenty minutes I got up the nerve to open the mike — what an ex- perience! I thought I was going to shake myself out of my chair with nothing coher- ent coming out of my mouth at all. An hour or two passed when I figured il would be much better for everyone and myself if I just crawled under a rock for a few years and left everything alone for awhile. But, I went back the next week and eventually started picking up extra shifts from people. I don ' t really plan to make radio a career, but I en|oy it |ust the same. It has given me experience in being comfortable around myself and other people. WUAC ' s format of new music is great because it pulls from many other kinds of music — rock, gospel, reggae, ska — and incorprates them into one. Very few bands sound alike. Listening to a typical format radio station is boring to me. You stagnate with the same old thing. (Continued) a o a z l-H I mM (f WUAG began broadcasting 24 hours a day in the fail of 1983, giving interested students the chance for more air time. Lori Hart struggles between the controls and the telephones on her shift at the station. (Cont ' d) The station will get some utterly fantastic music and we ' ll play it like mad. Three months later WKZL will pick it up and it will be a big hit with the masses. The other stations will then start playing it and soon everyone will be exposed to it. This hap- pened with Duran Duran, Naked Eyes, A Flock ot Seagulls, the Fixx, Bily Idol, and even the Police. The list doesn ' t stop. It just goes on and on. And I LOVE IT!!! Mark Gentry The transmitter -.wilch is easily located by the handy sign Byri.n Woods, a night shitt Dl, deverly remarl ed that the transmitter has less total wattage than a household hairdryer No one disagrees I And the hand-monitored controls are the ultimate in technology.) VunvVum , located on Spring Ciarden street, has been a tavonte with students tor many vears. A student reads the latest issue of The Carolinian in Elliott University Center ' s Soda Shop. This year, students with a meal card were allowed $1 .80 in food per day in the Soda Shop in addition to cafeteria meals. Larry Breazeale waits on customers at Yum-Yum ' s, durinj lunt h hour, when students flock there to buy hot do s and homemade icecream College students are famous for their voracious and eclectic appetites, and Spar- tans were no exception. Although students living on campus were required to pur- chase a 14 or 21 meal plan, the 14 meal plan was the most popular, leaving some meals to the discretion and imagination of the student. Besides cooking in the dorm with borrowed pots and pilfered silver from the cafeteria, deliveries were popular as were trips in a crowded car to a restaurant close by. Off-campus students could also buy meal cards through the cafeteria, or they could purchase them from students who were willing to sell theirs cheaply. A new system that combined the meal card with the student identification card made it necessary to have one ' s card encoded or decoded when buying or selling a meal plan. Deliveries from House of Pizza Cinema, New York Pizza, Domino ' s Pizza, and Pizza Transit Authority were frequent in the dorms, especially during exam times and bad weather. Midnight confessionals over pizza turned acquaintances into friends and brought friends closer together. Students with cars could hit High Point Road, nicknamed The Strip, for food from McDonald ' s, Burger Kmg, and Roy Rogers. Other ways of eating included a trip to Tate Street, where Hong Kong House of- fered oriental dishes and special fruit drinks. There was also House of Pizza Cin- ema with large screen TVs featuring video music channels and ESPN. Popular places for a rea dinner were The Carolina Coffee Shop, Equinox, and Darryl ' s. But no matter where students ate, most agreed that nothing came close to mom ' s cooking at home. Opening in Novembet ol 1983, Liltle Genera! gave dorm and commuling sludents a place to buv snacks 2-4 hours a day Want our special ot the day — hot tobasco soup |okes lohn Kirle ice cream, a salad bar, and a tree play )uke box. niilovi-e 111 ihf bodj Shop in tUC The Soda Shop features Meals in the University Dining Halls are provided thfi uL;h ,i mmilm t uiih AkA uhi. h Tracey Keehner a ; tudent and emplovft ' so supplies the meals tor the Olympics, t ARA, serves a special Oriental dinner New York Pizza began delivering food on campus in the tall of 1 983 Besides pizza and subs, the restaurant was also famous for its Tuesday night College Nite. with pitchers of beer for $2 2 O Note C ' j Siage Homecoming College Bowl NBS Pageani Halloween oa Oc doer 1983 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 N| 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 j 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 i 3D 31 T ' ' z , 32 Cily Stage Greensboro Celebrates City Stage 33 34 City Stage On October I and 2 1983, a special celebration spon- sored by the United Arts Council and Miller Brewing Com- pany brought thousands of Greensboro residents, including many UNC-G students, to the downtown area. Part of the downtown area was blocked off from traffic to form City Stage, a combination of music, food, special exhibits, and crafts by local artists. The weekend celebration featured international foods such as Navajo tacos, Falafel, and Belgian waffles at differ- ent food booths. Drinks such as lemonade and apple cider were available to those who weren ' t interested in the beer gardens. The main musical attractions were The Chairmen of the Board, Oingo Boingo, and the Spongetones. Other groups performing ranged from The Piedmont Artists Chamber lazz Quartet to the Cinnamon Reggae Band. I.H. Caffey Distributing Company sponsored a 10 mile run and a Fun Run on Saturday morning to open the festivi- ties. By mid-morning, a crowd had gathered in the streets, taking advantage of the mild weather to see hand woven African fabrics shown at the storefront of (what once was) theThailhimer ' s building and crafts for sale made by hand- icapped and senior citizens. Anne and I took a shuttle bus sponsored by Elliott Uni- versity Center to City Stage where we drank apple cider and danced to the punk of Oingo Boingo among people with shaved heads and blue lips. It was almost a religious experience. Then the crowd went home and there was little left but the trash in the streets. Ronda Messick City Stage 35 SPARTAN HOMECOMING: OCTOBER 8, 1983 Andffu 1iller and Terrie Reeves watch the tirst halt ol the soccer game belore the hall-time presentation of the court. 36 Homecommg p In remembering back to Homecoming 1983 I recall several strong emotions. 1 had feelings of happiness, anger, and deprivation because of prejudice. From the time I was crowned Homecoming Queen I was elated with the whole idea of being the most favored person on the court by those who felt it necessary to vote. I knew that members of the Neo-Black Society (who had voted me Miss Neo-Black Society) had supported me and would continue to support me throughout the year. How- ever, not even this close family could erase the pain of the prejudice I received on Homecoming. On that day, the attitudes displayed by many of my friends and acquaintances were ones of racial bias. Many white people felt that it was unfair to have a black Home- coming queen to represent a predominantly white uni- versity. This became apparent to me when one of the ladies of the court looked at me and said to her father with tears in her eyes, I |ust don ' t understand. Even though all of my friends did not prove to be false ones, the ones that were prejudiced got their point across. Many times I get angry all over again when I think of all the negative attitudes that were floating around on the day of Homecoming. With the help of my close friends I realized that I am stronger and more capable of handling the problem of racial prejudice which is so common on this campus. Cynthia Moore Mike Sweeney battles an trskine College player. The Spartan?, won the match 1 -0. Homecominjj 37 Lorraine Snyder, representing Sigma Phi Epsilon traternilv, chats with her escort, lunior Curt Bloom Cynthia Moore, UNC-G ' s becond homecummg queen (holding roses) succeeds lasl year ' s queen, Liz Ford (left). Homec(jming JM K A ■ .4 « • - 4 4 V ' ' Freshman Cvnthia Moore trom Charlotte, North Carolina, is crowned Homecoming Queen, Runners-up in the election were Cynthia Sparks, Terne Reeves, and Tammy Adams, respectively. 1 member ol the Home ling Court, was sponsored by the P E. Majors Association. 40 Homecoming Homecoming Ignites Campus Spirit Co-captain George Dyer and midfielder Eddie Radwanski celehrate Iheir soccer uil.ir I ln ' j;aiiR-i di Ihe 1983 season were played on the renovated field, and tfie addition of bleacfiers increased attendance at tfie home aames. Homecoming 41 Not The Toilet Or The Super, But The College Bowl As it exams and research papers weren ' t enough, some students found it fun to match wits in the annual College Bowl competition. Now in its sixth year at UNC-C, College Bowl was sponsored by EUC and directed by Bruce Harshbarger. Over twenty teams began mtramural competition in October and continued to play for about a month. The teams represented various dorms, greeks, recognized organizations and unrecognized ones. From seven until ten p.m. during the week, teams competed in the lobby between Sharpe and Mclver lounges of EUC. Questions ran the gamut from ancient history to contemporary film trivia. The newest fraternity on campus, Sigma Nu, won the Creek division. Greeks competed in their own division for the first time. The team members of Sigma Nu were captain Rick Williams, Tony Snapp, Steve Phillips and Craig Greer. The regular competition was won by the Teased Weasels, who defeated the Little Friskies in a best-out-of three match. The Little Friskier teLim menil.n Ljird I ' c.pkin, Byr.jn U ' ciods, l.in McDuwell, dnd Carol Hightower. Thev placed second in College Bowl Competition. 42 College Bowl COLLiBOe BOWL TheTeased Weasels won the College Bowl trophy, on display in EUC engraved with their tean They are: George Wallace, Tim Blankenship, and Malt Wallace. College Bowl 43 DO NOT -DISTURB, ' . THE-BREAT.PUMKIN- PATCH J , r 4 44 Halloween Halloween 45 T here ' s one day out ot the far when I, known tor stepping boundaries, can step outside my own realm of good taste and join the maionty of my peers. Thank gods for Hallow- een, when anyone who acts or dresses normally is considered weird!! Last Halloween mv best friend and I dressed like babies. In our innocent diapers and T-shirts, we were the hit of several parties. The other girls, who had come generally dressed like prostitutes, made their black garter belts a miserable failure. Too many whores spoil the party. Around the beginning of October, my friend and I began getting requests for a repeat performance as babies. We owe it to our fans, we told ourselves as we stocked up on diaper pins, bottles, and pink ribbons. We began our night at a small gathering at my sister ' s condominium. Undernour- ished from cafeteria food, we gratefully and unmannerly gulped down assorted goodies. Our hunger sated, we decided to head out for the traditional Pi Kappa Phi Halloween party, but not before we had filled our baby bottles with vodka from the liquor cabinet. 46 Halloween We started to walk up the steps to the frat house when several men, having spotted our exposed and mythically shapely legs, began hollerin ' and whistlln ' and actin ' un- educated. We quickly ran to the back of the house, looking for a less obvious en- trance. The door we finally found opened into a gentleman ' s room who was enter- taining several guests. They cordially welcomed us and invited us to remain at their private party, but fearing that they would remove our diapers, we declined. My favorite costumes of the night? Bobby Tracy ' s blue polyester dress and hair net, known to many as the costume worn every day by cafeteria women. And the outfit worn by someone best referred to by first name only. Patty was dressed as The Maidenform Woman, from the ad- vertisements for lingerie that feature a barely clothed woman in all sorts of glam- orous situations. Ronda Messick Halloween 47 c QQ z c .5 IS c Cynthia L. Moore, a treshman from Charlotte, North Carolina, captured the title of Miss Neo-Black Society 1983-84 at the annual pageant held in UNC-C ' s Cone Ballroom. Living up to its slogan of In the Spirit, the three hour event gave those in attendance a chance to witness a showcase of the talents and abilities of the nine contestants in many diverse areas. When Miss Moore was crowned Miss NBS, she responded by smiling and saying I can ' t believe it; I was really surprised. 48 NBSPage.inl NBS Pageani 49 T HoOember 1963 ; ........ .1. .. ..-. .,. y 1 2 3 4 5 j 6 7 a 9 ID 11 J2 J 13 14 15 16 17 16 :i9 J 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 J 27 26 29 ,,3D , :_ J • - Jfi. -— - NOV Note Wed Side Siory Soccer Women ' s Volley bait Sii ideni AcHvism Baskeiball Thanksgiving Break!! November 51 Dance, Music, Acts, Romance West Side Story, a modern version of Shakespeare ' s Romeo and Juliet, was pre- sented by the Theatre Department of UNC- G November 9-13. Although the show ' s first opening on Broadway was more than 25 years ago, the musical still retains its basic appeal as a production to be run into the ground by groups ranging from high school drama clubs to Little Theatres. Masterminded by choreographer- director Jerome Robbins, the play centers around the doomed romance of a couple associated with two rival New York City gangs. The performers began practicing two months before opening night, while most other students were worrying about whether to eat dinner in the cafeteria or order a pizza from Domino ' s. Reviews and reactions of the perfor- mances were mixed, though generally well- intended. One critic noted that the level of professionalism in the actors should be seen against their obstacles; namely, hav- ing to attend classes and study just like any other student while spending many late nights rehearsing lines and dance steps. My opinion of the play was marred by the location of my seat in the balcony of Aycock Auditorium. I had never seen West Side Story from a view that included the tops of the actors ' heads — and little else. The starring roles of Tony and Maria were played by Mark Janicello and Martha Purvis. Standouts (in one way or another) were Alan Hayes as Rif, Rose Cutuli as Anita, Jay Winnick as Arab, Gil Newsom as Bernardo, and John Lowe as Chino. Pre- siding over this hodgepodge was director William Wendt and choreographer Dorothy Silver. Keeping an eye on sets and light bulbs were Dan File and Robert Thurston. Dr. David Moskovitz directed a live orchestra. -4 f Y An exciting 1 983 season, an enthusiastic head coach, and a young team gave the women ' s volleyball team an impressive 1983 record. Coached by Tere Dail and Diane Scherzer, the Spartans finished the season with 33 wins and 6 losses. Although there were no seniors on the squad, tri- captains Lisa Beverly, Maggie Hayes and Shirese Moore proved to have enough ex- perience. These juniors propelled the team to wins over the rival Hornets of Greens- boro College (1 5-6, 1 5-10) and Division I North Carolina A T University (1 5-4, 15- 8). With the help of such standouts as San- dra Smith and |en Emery, the spikers closed the season impressively with one game left to play that would clinch their undefeated record conference record — provided they won. The match against St. Andrews Col- lege began unfortunately, with two games lost 12-15, 12-15. But during the third game of the match, an official protest was made by Coach Dail concerning poor ret ' e- reeing. The league officials agreed with her protest, and the match was disallowed. This gave the Spartans a place beside St. Andrews and Greensboro College for first place. Because of so little time before the upcoming tournament, a coin flip was used to determine who would win the first round. The lucky Spartans won!! The excitement continued into the Divi- sion III Volleyball Championship Tourna- ment. Unfortunately for the netters, the winning did not continue. Their first oppo- nent. Western Maryland College, was na- tionally ranked 14th and had the home court advantage for the matches. Maryland won 15-3, 14-16, 15-17, 9-15. Middle blocker Jen Emery was out with an injury, and shuffling the lineup was one reason cited for the disappointing season ' s end loss. But most of the team planned on re- turning for next season ' s play, with dreams of another winning season. Netters Spike It Rich!! 56 Women ' s Volleyball Women ' s Volleyball 57 The Spartan soccer team ' s Division III National Championship in 1982 kept soc- cer fans happy for the remainder of the school year, but when the 1983 season rolled around, that persisting question was in the minds of many fans, Can they do it AGAIN? Orchestrated by Mike Berticelli, the soccer team ' s chances were good. Ber- ticelli was an enthusiastic, likeable coach, with a gametime fervor that made even the spectators want to play. In 1982, the Spartans received barely a polite yawn from the media, because of their Division III status. Evidently, not hav- ing athletes on free rides, as Division I schools can have, was detrimental to UNC-G ' s reputation. Who wants to see an athlete who has to (horrors) pay his own way through school? The students of UNC-G, that ' s who. Crowds of some of the games numbered over a thousand, sending previously un- heard-of cheers and screams across the west side of campus. But students weren ' t the only ones attending the games. Chil- dren from Greensboro ' s soccer leagues fre- quently came to the games to see soccer players, who occasionally helped the kids with soccer techniques. Soccer players also visited the soccer leagues ' own prac- tices, giving the youth of Greensboro some players to identify with and to idolize. Fre- quently during halftime, the soccer players could be seen with a crowd of children aroundthem,askingforhelpontheirskills. But on to the impressive record of the team. In 2 1 season and post-season games, there were only six games in which the Spartans had points scored against them. Only one team, UNC-Chapel Hill, could triumph over the dynamic Spartans, and only one team. Wake Forest, could man- age to tie a game. (Continued) Number 1 — The 2nd Time Around Photo tourtew ot Gerry Groome (Greensboro Daily News). (Cont ' d! By season ' s end, there was one more vic- tory that would satisfy the soccer team: to be National Soccer Champions. While the 1 982 championship game was played in faraway Pennsylvania, the 1983 game was played at home, giving students their first chance to see their team in action for the national cham- pionship agai nst Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. The team was minus key player Mike Sweeney for the game. Sweeney was unable to play because of a knee injury, and Kevin Grant played with a broken arm. When Clare- mont trotted off the soggy field at halftime, the generally triumphant Spartans were stunned at being down 2-0. But they were far from defeated. We were just jittery in the first half, defensive back Grant told The Caroli- nian {December 6, 1983). The Spartans overcame their litters and were able to come back and score two goals — literally when the Claremont Stags weren ' t looking. Despite protests by the opposition, the ret- eree ruled the goals fair. The soccer players typically look tor chances to score, even when none are apparent. During their final game, Claremont tans may have thought that the players were sneaky but Spartan fans considered them clever. The third and win- ning goal was scored by senior Tony Dias, assisted by that blond fellow Eddie Radwanski. It was an especially sweet moment for the seniors of the team — Carmen Federico, Tony Dias, Chris Petrucelli, and John Lopez. But throughout the campus, even students who didn ' t know a forward from a fullback were celebrating a victory for a truly exceptional team. The NCAA Division III All-South Soccer Players included on the team forwards Mike Sweeney and Louie Borges, with Eddie Radwanski on the team as midfielder. Mike Berticelli was also named as Coach of the Year. NO VIETN IN CENTRA March on Washingti 1 grew up in a family that was pretty much apolitical. I guess my parents were as aware as most families concerning worlcJ affairs but the news was never a major topic for cfiscussion. My father taught me early on that no matter how much you care about something, the government will continue to serve its best interests and there ' s nothing that the little man can do. Nothing except watch and adjust to change the best way he can. As a kid, I accepted this attitude as the truth. Yet secretly I still fantacized about doing missionary work in Vietnam, being sent there to clothe and feed those little naked children I saw in magazines. I guess that was about the time that the press really grabbed hold of Vietnam as an issue and 6:; StudenI Aclu M WARS r : AMERICA n — November 12th capitalized heavily on photos of dead bodies and guerrila warfare. Those photos made a real impression on me. Still I felt really helpless about what I as a person could do. When P.O.W. bracelets came out in the eighth grade, I didn ' t even want one. Most of the soldiers turned up dead anyway. All through high school I ignored newspapers and watched very little T.V. The only headlines I caught were on the radio, and even those made me feel depressed. Why should I seek out this information if all it gets me is down? It ' s so frustrating to care about things you can ' t change. From Places That You Leave by Kathy D ' Angelo Student Aclivism fai Student Activism Those who are old enough to remember twenty years back may sometimes ponder about whatever happened to the simmering student activism. Some campus administrators sigh with reliet that those days are dead and gone. Some veteran activists, professors and older students shake their heads and complain about the recent political sleepiness of students today. The climate of college campuses certainly isn ' t what It was in the 1 960 ' s, even in Greensboro, I ' m told. That is fathomable. It s a different decade, different circumstances, different students. College campuses became quite quiet in the 1 970 ' s. They still seem quiet compared to the 1 960 ' s. But that was when the United States was at its point of deepest involvement in the Vietnam War. It is disturbing to note that recent studies indicate contemporary university students know very little about this period of recent American history. A large percentage didn ' t even know who was fighting whom, or even who won the war. In the 60 ' 5 colleges and universities were centers of opposition to U.S. foreign policy in Southeast Asia. Many students were enrolled specifically to avoid being drafted to fight in Vietnam. The young men who weren ' t lucky enough to be in school were dying (more than 50,0001 and being h4 Studenl Acti StudenI Atlivisni wounded physically and psychologically in the most unpopular war in U.S. history. Today ' s students don ' t haye to worry about things like that ... at least tor the time being. For the past decade very lew U.S. troops haye been sent to tight in foreign wars. But manv vyho follow eyents closely see that the safety of the 70 ' s is slipping away. Quite recently thousands of U.S. troops faced combat in Lebanon and Grenada. The possibility of expanded U.S. warfare looms throughout Central America. Very clearK there is a regional war being waged in that part of our hemisphere. Thus far, the ma|or U.S. role has been one of financing and training. But the active participation of U.S. military in the Central American wars, and the actual number of U.S. personnel in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, is continually on the rise. But there are some students on most campuses who do worry about these things. And some are attempting to have some say in these matters. In the last two to three years there has been the beginnings of a new student activist movement. Most of the groups are focusing around the issue of U.S. bb Student Acti ■ Hr NO PKE55 intervention in Central America and the Caribbean. Some organizations in the immediate area include Students Concerned tor Central America at UNC-C, the Carolina Committee on Central America at UNC-Chapel Hill, and the Central American Solidarity Committee at Duke University. As U.S. intervention in the region increases, likewise will the political activity on campuses. If the U.S. government were to send combat troops to Central America and re-introduce the draft, protests on college campuses would proliferate drastically. There seems to be a qualitative as well as quantitative difference between student activism of the 60 ' s and that of the present time. Much of the difference is in approach, often more of persuasion rather than confrontation. Many of the traditional forms of protest are still being used: vigils, pickets, demonstration rallies, and occasionally civil disobedience. But there is a great emphasis on more moderate forms of persuasion: educational programs, developing cooperative contacts with the press, and corresponding and meeting with governmental leaders. For instance, here at UNC-G, SCCA has provided stores ot educational programs on campus in the form of movies, slide shows, speakers, debates and weekend educational conferences. It has also held many interviews and press conferences with the media. Leaders of the group have met with Congresspersons, Senators and members of the City Council. Students Concerned has also sponsored and participated in many vigils, pickets and rallies. Student Activist groups today also tend to attempt to work in coalition with other groups such as churches, community organizations, other issue and lobby groups, labor, women and minority groups. One reason for this tendency is the awareness that today more than ever, various issues are interdependent. For instance, loreign policv is directly related to domestic issues. That is, money spent on weapons systems and military intervention abroad is money that is syphoned from other government budgets that in times of economic severity are drastically cut, such as education, food programs, social security, medicine, public transportation and other social services. A second reason is that many activists understand the simple fact that groups need to combine forces in order to develop a strong united concensus in order to implement change. At UNC-C, SCCA has attempted to reach out to other students, community and church groups. It also contributes to and helps circulate a new regional independent . student newspaper called Combined Forces. Essay by Homer Yost Photos by Kathy D ' Angelo bH Student Activ K HTISRIGHT k M , AHlTioD NBioTl! R Student Aclivism 69 The 1983-1984 season was a year of ups and downs tor the UNC-C women ' s basketball team. The team struggled during the middle of the season with confidence problems but managed to regain its composure in time to wm the conference tournament title and get a third straight bid to post-season play. Problems started for the Spartans when they lost to conference rival Virginia Wesleyan 76-68 and ended when UNC-C thrashed conference for St. Andrews 93-80. Against Virginia, UNC-C fell behind late in the first half and neverseemed to make enough of an offensive attack to regain the lead. Coach Lynne Agee and team leaders Michele Blazevich and Renee Coltrane agreed at the time that the players were unsure of themselves. Blazevich said that the team was having trouble playing from a losing position, some- thing they had not had to do often in the previous three seasons. Blazevich and Agee both pointed to an early February game against North Carolina Wesleyan as a turning point for the Spar- tans because the team worked hard and didn ' t quit while thev were behind. The extent of the team ' s new confidence was evi- dent in the victory over St. Andrews on February 14. UNC-G rode an emotional high through the conference tourna- ment in defeating Greensboro College, St. Andrews and Virginia Wesleyan, a team that had beaten the Spartans twice in regular season play. The Spartan ' s season ended with a loss to Knoxville College in the first round of the South Regional in the NCAA Division III Women ' s Basketball Championship. During the season, UNC-G was led by the familiar trio of Renee Coltrane, Michele Blazevich, and Wendy Engelmann. These three players provided a majority of the scoring and floor leader- ship for the team. Senior Blazevich was the play- er the team looked for when a basket was needed and Blazevich responded well, averaging 13.3 points a game and adding 7.5 rebounds, lunior Coltrane continued to control the boards for UNC-G as she averaged 12.7 rebounds a con- test. Late in the season, Coltrane complemented her game by making clutch baskets and finished the season averaging 14.6 points, lunior Engel- mann, known for her net stripping shots from the wing, hit 47% from the field and averaged 14.7 points a game. After missing the first part ot the season with an iniured knee, Brenda Tolbert resumed her start- ing position and sparked the Spartans offensive- ly, leading the squad with 1 30 assists. Although she only averaged 7.5 points per game, Tolbert ' s ball handling skills proved vital to UNC-G late in i - 1  M . iSf « 8 f X f V ' Vfrt f ' K 9 - la 70 Women ' 5 Baskelbdl! a game when she was able to beat double teams and traps. The usual starting five was completed by Natalie Conner who coach Agee considered the most improved player from the previ- ous year. Conner provided the Spartans with outside shooting and an occasional rebound. A key for the team this year and for the future was the play of freshmen Shawne Frazier and Ruby Smith. Frazier appeared in every game and allowed Agee to rest her upporrlassmen nr help |-€ p out when either Blazevich or Coltrane got into foul trouble. Frazier ' s ability and height allowed her to maneuver easily around her opponents for acrobatic layups. Ruby Smith also saw alot of playing time as she filled Tolbert ' s position in the first part of the season. Smith gave the squad needed quickness in bringing the ball upcourt and on several occasions took the ball the length of the court for superb layups. Although the team may not have accomplished its ultimate goal of a national championship, UNC-G ' s 22-7 record is nothing to be ashamed of. Throughout the season, the team demonstrated poise and maturity, the true qualities of champions. Richard Mason Women ' s Bdsl etljall 71 ■1 m _1- Bi 1 - m . lA:- -= ■i ■ 4 72 Women ' i Basketh. Monroe Leads Spartan Scoring lunior |oe Monroe (above) was named to the second-team All-South Region In the Small College Division by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. As a guard forward, Monroe averaged 18.6 points per game during the 1983-84 season. As a transfer from Mount Olive College, Monroe scored in double figures in 25 of 26 games. He was also chosen for the first-team of the All-Dixie Conference. Men ' s Basketball 7 After losing tour starters to graduation, the season tor men ' s basketball looked grim and embarrassing. But the Spartans, coached by Ed Douma, racked up a surprising 12-14 record with impressive wins over North Carolina Wesleyan and Averett College in Dixie Conference play. The team was dominated by sophomore players such as Rick Lloyd and Robert Jones, and junior )oe Monroe. Such a young team gave hope to players and fans that the team will continue to improve. 74 Men ' s Basketball Men ' s Basketball 75 Note Ckn ' simas Concerts Love Feasts Li iminaires Final Exams HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS! December 1983 , J ■v.ii.. , ' i.-,... J :„ .- J ' ..... .. ; v ,2 ,3 4 ;5 ;6 : ,8 9 ;iD J 11 :i2 :13 ' 14 !15 16 !17 J 18 W ' 2D 21 !22 :23 24 J 25 !26 27 29_3D_ ,31 J December 77 Luminaires Radiate Christmas Spirit December on campus can make anyone neurotic. One wants, to be in the Christmas mood, but with exams and preregistratlon, It ' s not easy to be happy. So much Is going on around campus in celebration of Christ- mas: the Lovefeast and Candle Service, the (Continued) Christmas 79 (cont ' d) Choral Concert, the Luminaires. I am dying to go to the Lovefeast — with the warm coffee and the smell of beeswax candles burning, but there aren ' t enough hours in the day. I ' m not ready for the cold weather; the wind whipping around my corduroy skirt and Salvation Army jacket. A one-way ticket to Rio de Janeiro is tempting. But Wednesday night the luminaires will be beautiful. I am going to walk around cam- pus with lean-Pierre and watch 5000 can- dles glowing through white paper bags on the sidewalks of campus. And I am going to forget about everything else. Jean-Pierre lives in Guilford dorm. His idea of a fine time on Reading Day is to drink cheap pink champagne and kick se- lected luminaires over. So is mine. I walk over to Guilford, dodging between the people responsible for lighting the candles at dusk. lean-Pierre and I are in the Sav- Way on Tate Street when he realizes that he doesn ' t have his I.D. to buy the cham- pagne. After a trip back to the dorm to get it, we are soon sharing a bottle. We wander aimlessly, as we always do, around Aycock Auditorium until we come to Graham Park. Let ' s sit down, I say. I ' d rather drink sitting down. The park is probably the darkest part of campus where the candles are, and I want to watch the lights and remember them. I don ' t suppose I ' ll tell my children, if I ever have any, about the luminaires. The thought of children has been in my mind a lot lately. To give birth to someone who represents my love for someone special. To care for a child who was created from a part of me and a part of — well, someone. I wasn ' t interested in having a child at the moment. lean-Pierre? I ask, wondering if he is I 80 Christmas still there after all my dreaming. I ' m here, he says softly, pour(ng more champagne into our plastic cups. If we were to get married, I begin slowly, not knowing exactly what I am wanting to ask. If we were to marry, would you want children? I take a sip of champagne and remember I have an exam at eight the next morning. If I married YOU, yes, I think I would wantchildre ' h. As during all of our serious times, I am distinctively aware of our breathing. I am cold. I shiver. He speaks again. Did I really say that? ... No, I don ' t think I did. Yes you did, I say. And no take- backs. Ronda Messick Dance Company Shines in Season Performances I i It begins with dance classes. Room 108 of Rosenthal Gym is an ancient room with radiators and windows that operate In a manner inappropriate to the season. A sil- ver bar runs around the room, and a bat- tered black piano is silent in the corner. Mirrors are everywhere. But when the dancers warm up and the piano starts play- ing, an energy develops, and the room is alive. Wearing anything from T-shirts and shorts to the socially correct leotard and tights, the dancers begin. Movements are poised and precise in ballet, raw and obsti- nate in modern dance. The sweat begins; the sweatshirts are removed. Routines are performed and perfected; bodies are disci- plined and directed. Exhaustion is hidden until practice is over. The stamina builds. . . . If you ' re good, some say. If you are crazy enough to enjoy torture, the less ambitious say. If you can handle it, you ' ll make it to the UNC-C Dance Company. The Company features the finest dancers and choreographers at UNC-G, and the performances of the ' 83- ' 84 season enhanced the Company ' s reputation of be- ing innovative, graceful and gifted. The December performances featured compositions by graduate students and by guest choreographer Marcia Plevln. SYnchronumi, by Carol Fike, was per- formed with live music by Patrick Byers and Arthur Hunkins. Katie Haltiwanger soloed in D spos t on, created by Emily Adams with cello and piano music. Survivors, a modern dance piece by Marcia Plevin, was a highly dramatic and traumatic work. For five dancers, the dance ' s futuristic themes were provocative and inspiring. Brahms IVa tzes highlighted the talent of Leisa Moran m a more traditional piece. It was choreographed by Emily Adams, a dance instructor from the department. Music by Ralph Vaughn Williams ac- companied Kevin Veiga and Mary Anne Buffaloe in La Nuit Ephemere- The last work of the concert was created for a group of dances by Dan Waggoner, who heads his own esteemed national modern dance company. The piece was entitled Gentle Differences Photo by Kenton A. Robertson Photo bv Kenton A, Robeilson The Dance Company ' s spring recital was held on April 1 3-1 4 in Aycock AucJito- rium. Five dances were performed, featur- ing graduate and undergraduate members of the company. Distinguished visiting professor Alwin Nikolais worked with dance students to create Drawing Board and The Mounte- banks. Drawing Board was set to music com- posed by students of Patrick Byers, a music instructor in the dance department. The Mountebanks was scored by Dr. Ar- thur B. Hunkins, and featured twenty dancers. Opening the concert was a work by the late Joseph Levinoff, who was a balletmas- ter in-residence at UNC-G. La Sal featured Charles Devlin, Michelle Beuchler, Leisa Moran, and Jennifer Cibbs. Other works performed were Anc Holi- ness Holds Forth, by Jack Arnold and Bleu Noir, by lenna Cibbs. Photo bv Kenlon A. Robertson Pholobv Harold R Cummings Photo by Kenton A Robertson Photo by Kenton A. Robertson lavuafx } 1984 ...... J •,■,.,1 . ; 1. ... 7 , . 1 2 3 4 5 6 ) 8 ,9 ,.1D J1 ;12 .13 |21 28 15 !16 J17 Jl8 J19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 .30 ,31 1 J 1 Note Black Hi dory Monik Gradmaie Art Siuidios Muiscuilar Dysiropky Suiper Dance January 91 Greensboro ' s hot-then-cold winter comes as no surprise to seasoned itudents. For them, it isn ' t unusual horts to class one day, an L.L. ika the next. It is the element of Shey say, that makes the weather n. phe bitterly cold winds of January Ifary kept most students inside as t possible, the snow seemed to m out. The student who whined, ;S too COLD to go to the library and .dy tonight. was the first one outside the next morning for a snowball fight. The most memorable snowfall of the winter season began on a Sunday night in February. Students awoke on Monday morning to find close to five inches of snow on the ground. Classes were informally cancelled by students themselves, who (cont ' d) had more important jobs to attend to, namely, snow wars. Traditionally, the first snowball fight be- gins when Guilford Hall Director Mike La- tham calls his residents soldiers to arms over the dorm intercom. Within minutes, an army storms outside and finds fault with their neighbors in Foust Dorm. Screaming challenges and insults, the Guilford men soon awake and enrage enough Foust resi- dents to have a successful war. On the other side of campus, students gather during lunchtime in front of Coit Dorm to hurl snowballs, some fortified with rocks, at passing cars. Perhaps the auto that received the largest assault was a Southern Bell telephone truck. Because of a recent split between American Tele- phone and Telegraph (AT T) and Southern Bell, students who were promised in-room telephone service had to wait for months to geta line installed. One motorist sees no humor in ha) snowballs thrown at his car. Leaping oi his new sports car, he snarls at the crowds students, I just bought this car and I don ' t appreciate your animal behavior. Mo- ments later he quickly ducked back into his car to escape the howling laughter of the students and their continued barrage of snowballs. Ronda Messick MDA Superweek, a fundraiser tor the Muscular Dystrophy Association, kept supporters busy during the week of January 28-February 3. Elliott University Council sponsored the events with the help of Bill Murray, past EUC President and now a graduate student at UNC-C. On lanuary 28, students had a roadblock to collect money. Volunteers manned in- tersections and money was donated by motorists for this cause. Four dollars bought a haircut and a style in the Hair-Cut-a-Thon on lanuary 31 in the Benbow Room of EUC. Haircutters from Leon ' s donated their services for this event. But the main event of the week was the Superdance, in its third year here at UNC- C. A pre-dance was held on Friday night. The theme was A Salute to the Sixties, and students turned out in 60 ' s clothes. The SuperDance ran from Saturday night at 9:00 to 12 noon on Sunday. Breaks were given every hour for the participants. Dancing for Dystrophy yo MDA Superweek « - MDA Superweek 97 98 Black History Month ' lf :: Iv lft Black History Month .irnved Jl UNC-G on lanuary 31, 1984, with a convocation in Aycock Auditorium, The featured speaker was Julian Bond, an influential American political leader. Bond has served m the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate, and currently writes a nation- ally syndicated newspaper column. Black History Month was comprised of many exciting activities which in some way promoted an increased awareness and appreciation of the Black Heritage. On February 9, the Neo-Black Society dance and drama troupe performed in Cone Ball- room. A special treat for gospel music lov- ers was the NBS Gospel Choir performance February 12 in Aycock. The penetrating, soulful vocals rang through the auditorium and inspired many to |oin in the singing. Greensboro Coliseum was host to three acts that were part of the Black History Month celebration in February. The Preser- vation Hall Jazz Band from New Orleans performed February 5. The band, com- posed of musicians old enough to remem- ber jazz music the way it was, was well received by the students of UNC-G. Two musical revues were also performed. Blues In the Night, starring Delia Reese, featured the music of Johnie Mercer and Bessie Smith. Harlem Nocturne was performed by an incredibly talented group of young blacks who sang, acted, and danced a tribute to famous black musicians and composers. While there were other activities during Black History Month, not all the high points of Black History Month were on the stage. Black organizations on campus were given the opportunity to share their pride with the rest of UNC-G. And non- black students, who had previously been Ignorant of America ' s rich Negro heritage, had the opportunity to learn what they had been missing. Black History Month 99 Graduate Artist ' s Studios lulieSchindler 100 Graduate Studios Kathenne Rarriieur S, Suzanne Koch This oil painting IP. in the Artist ' s Studio ' is a portrait ot my friend |. P. Swisher in my studio. I was planning to do what painters call a ' white on white ' painting (which is actually a value and color study) and J. P. was kind enough to volunteer to sit as my subject matter, which was no small sacrifice, since the painting is life size and required quite a bit of posing on J.P. ' s part. The painting is still unfinished in this photograph; I need to schedule ).P for at least one more sitting. 1 have always been interested in ' civilians ' inside a painter ' s studio and am working on a series of such works: people who are depicted waiting for the artist to be gin the portrait or perhaps have just come to visit the artist ' s studio. I feel this subject matter nicely balances the formal and informal aspects a portrait can have. Julie M. Schmdler Graduate Studios 101 102 Graduate Studios J Graduate Studios 103 Mv interest in the human body is directed toward the play of light as it rakes across, around and over the skin, thus revealing form, structure and planes. The use of pastel colors in pencil or paint emphasize the quality of light as it touches the human body on the surface of the earth, lohn Marshall 104 Graduate Studic ' m leiMeCrdvMurd A characteristic of myth is to transform human forces into mythological character, creatures and stories; to externalize internal events. Chuck Stighar Chucis Stigiiano Graduate Studios 105 Kevin Mullins Artist ' s Studios Photographed by A. Doren lOb Graduate Sludii Graduate Studios 107 FgbrMari 1964 Note Snoopy! Siudeni Covernmeni Eleciions Valeniines Day Mardi Cras Bait SckolasHc Art A wards mm FebrMari 1984 ■ ... J ■ ' 1. ... .,,1. y •■ ' • ■- ; ! ' 1 2 3 J4 J 5 6 1 9 10 11 12 ' 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 19 :2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 i27 128 ,129 J The familiar characters from the Peanuts comic strip appeared onstage for the UNC-C Theatre and Theatre for Young People ' s presentation of Snoopy! Theatre department head Tom Behm directed the musical, which, as most musicals for children do, featured a tolerable number of worn |okes and unimpressive songs. The highlight of the show was the fresh performances of lay Winnick and Lynne Donahoe. Winnick, a |unior from Andover, Massachusetts, portrayed Charlie Brown. He also appeared in West Side Story and Treasure Island. Donahoe, a multi-talented acting maior played Snoopy. Together with the rest of the cast they managed to put life into the musical and make it appeal to children and adults alike. CAST Snoopy Lynne Donahoe Charlie Brown lay Wmnick Lucy lane Kaufman Peppermint Pattie Kathryn Blackwood Sally Laura Ann Whitehead Linus lerome Johnson Woodstock Christine Kistler Directed by Tom Behm. Choreographed by Emily Adams. Set design and lighting by Dana Wilson. Musical direction by Karen Cotten. Costume design by Currie Meekins. 110 Snoopy Snoopy 1 1 1 276 Votes Give Tyson a Victory In a university of over 9000 students, Student Government elections cause barely a ripple in the wave of activities. There is no merry campaigning and little student involvement. Less than 10 percent of all students troubled themselves to vote. Out of that 1 percent, there vvere perhaps 30 people whose enthusiasm to hold an office or help campaign were enough to merit elections. When candidates and friends gathered in EUC one night in February to hear the voting results, the tension was high. When Carolinian copy editor Mark Corum was announced as the new editor-in-chief, one disgruntled member of the newspaper staff kicked chairs. The race was a close one. Camille Oehler was elected president of EUC Council, and Dawn Nubel won an unopposed election for Coraddi editor. Wendell Carter, zealously supported by his brothers in the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, won the seat for SC Vice-President. Unopposed candidates were Cynthia Torrence for Chief Justice of Superior Court; David Alexander, University Media Board Chairman; Kent Matthews, Attorney General; Dewey Whitaker, Commuter Stu- dent Association President; and Bruce Dickinson, CSA Vice-President. Also run- ning without opposition were Cindy Brown, Attorney General; and CSA Board Members Bob Hughes, Jim ludge, Kent Matthews, and lohn Morrison. No one was foolish enough to run for editor of Pine Needles. (Continued) 1 12 Elections (Cont ' d) After Davis Swaim dropped out of the race for Student Government President, the race was between Keith Woodard and Lone Tyson, originally a write-in candi- date. Run-offs would select the winner. Woodard ' s most prominent advertise- ment, opponents snickered, was his name listed on a notice taped to the cash register of Friar ' s on Tate Street under NO CHECKS TO BE CASHED FOR THESE PEOPLE!! Tyson ' s tactics, chuckled Woodard fans, included virtually molest- ing students as they entered the cafeterias for lunch. Lorie Tyson was the eventual winner of the Student Government President seat for 1984-1985. Only 276 students voted for her in the final run-off. Yet this number was sufficient to triumph over Woodard ' s 193 votes. Ronda Messick Mu Phi Celebrates Mardi Gras A dance sponsored by the Musk Departnnent? Why not? The Mardi Gras Ball was sponsored by Mu Phi Epsilon to benefit their scholarship fund. Mu Phi Epsilon is a professional music fraternity that recognizes outstanding musicians. With the help of faculty advisors Phylli ' Tektonidis and Neill Clegg, the members sought the help of music professors to assemble a hand tor the dance The student musicians also decorated Cone Ballroom with streamers and flowers to give a festive appearance. February 25th proved a night to remember for both the guests and the producers. When couples weren ' t dancing to the sounds of the band or records played by a Dl, they were enjoying champagne snacks. 114 Mardi CjrasBa M,iriliGrj-.Ball 115 Scholastic Art Awards The 1984 Scholastic Art Awards exhibi- tions opened at UNC-C on Sunday, Febru- ary 19, with 388 pieces of art by junior and senior high school students from the Cen- tral Piedmont area. An awards ceremony was held in Cone Ballroom of EUC, where Gold Key winners received their awards from Ray Pierotti, who is the executive di- rector of the Sawtooth Center for Visual Design In Winston-Salem, and Michael I. Conly, who is vice president and general manager of WFMY-TV in Greensboro. Special regional awards were also given by the Greensboro Artist ' s League, the N.C. Art Educators Association, the Weatherspoon Gallery Association, WFMY-TV, Elliott University Center, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, FHigh Point Fine Arts Guild, the Art Association of Alamance, and the Chapel Hill School Arts Guild. A total of 2, 1 38 pieces were entered this year by students from 101 junior and senior high schools in a 26 county region of North Carolina and Virginia. The regional pro- gram, now in its 27th year, is co-sponsored annually by WFMY-TV and UNC-C. The 1 20 Gold Key-winning works were on dis- play in Weatherspoon Art Gallery and the 218 Certificate of Merit artworks were shown in the EUC Gallery. Pieces for the exhibits were selected on January 28 by a seven member |ury of artists and art educators. Following the re- gional show at UNC-G, all 120 Gold Key works were sent to New York for the na- tional judging, which was sponsored by Scholastic Incorporated. 116 Scholastic Art Awards Scholastic Art Awards 1 1 7 ...I ' ve done a lot of things In my life and I ' ve loved them all... It ' s sort of ass-backwards, but I see them as blocks that built up to this. I wouldn ' t have gone before, even If somebody had handed It to me. I don ' t know, ...maybe I ' m seeing wider now or clearer maybe, but I ' ve learned the long way and the hard way just what It Is I could do. The people that you ' re gol im w  ee on incs c pages represent only a small sample of a much larger group who are not, in any real sense, different from anybody else, yet as a group they do share a unique and often frustrati bond--they ' rc called ' Adult Students ' . That fact alone do little to define their status or niche within the UNC-C community and it certainly doesn ' t imply (by some sort of weird reversed logic) that everybody else is therefore a ' sub- or non-adult ' student. Hard and fast definitions are extremely hard to come by and the very fact that ' pinning them down ' is so difficult says much about their diversi- ty and the broad spectrum of people to be found in this Adult Student category. The beginnings of an admittedly loose definition really has only three stipulations involved the first is that they ' re going for undergraduate degrees, the second is that they ' ve been out of college for ' some time ' (part of that looseness mentioned before), and lastly that they simply never attended college right out of high school. Once past these criteria the situation is wide-open and any attempts to ' definitively define ' these folks are almost doomed to failure. Like any sub-group there ' s such a broad range of age, sex, goals, marital Adult Students 119 status. Interests, talents, etc., etc., that cataloging them strictly along those lines would be useless and a disservice to them. Yet within each of these areas lies the slight ' twist ' or uniqueness that sets them just a shade outside of the norm for an undergraduate student. To start with, many Aduh Students work full-time (very unusual for most undergraduates), while others only work part-time (a habit they share with many undergrads) and a few don ' t work at all (a ' ■ , vera peculiar trait for Adult k Students which they share with • ' ■ i l most 120 Adult StudenU grads). The prime difference is that work, which comes to us all sooner or later, just happened to find most Adult Students a little sooner. The ' twist ' enters in for many when they find themselves holding jobs that can be very different from those they held before their decision to attend or re- attend school. In many cases the demands of school, no matter how slight, move them back into lower-level, lower- paying and part-time situations in which the day-to-day demands and commitments to the job are just not as great. Often they ' ve worked their way out of these low-level jobs long ago and now find themselves, of necessity and with painful associations from years past, back in them once more. Many, of course, never ' dropped back ' and in conse- quence are trying to do both at once-highpower full-time jobs coupled with school-and the demands can be exhausting. A final and rapidly growing segment of the Adult Student group are responding to a changing society and or job market that more often insists on advanced education before they ' ll even consider applicants (much less hire them) or even advancing one of their current employees. Retraining for the rapidly expanding white-collar and high-tech fields is becoming widespread and, as certain corporations phrase it, ...an absolute necessity . There ' s going to be a whole lot more of this type of ' Adult Student ' hanging around in the years to come. ...theklda, I ' ve got four you know?, aregoneand while that was what I wanted then, what t want now is all different and all mine. I didn ' t grow up with any expectation of college or really any encouragement, but I ' ve grown (Lord knows I ' ve grownl) and seen my kids grow and that generational gap thing just isn ' t applicable any more. I ' m here now and doing just what I want now (though God knows I ' m not sure the pover- ty Is worth It) and...rm-just-not-dead-yetl thank you. ...together we used to make a lot of monei ...and I sup- pose we still could, but I Just didn ' t like what I was doing. Visions of forty years of it just didn ' t make sense. We ' re poorer now but most of the time this is OK... I may not become what I ' d like, but we ' re trying and that ' s about all that gets me over the rough spots... we ' re trying. As for the institution of marriage many are definitely ' true believers ' , witli that fact occassionally being the reason for abandoning or never starting college in the first place, and some are just as decidedly not married-which causes the usual annoying problems such as one salary, domestic chores piling up on top of academic ones, etc., etc. And, finally, as a whole they probably track the na- tional average as regards divorce. It might be noted that divorce, with its per- sonal reappraisals and traumatic read- justments following in its wake, con- tributes heavily to the motivations of many to seek new careers and new goals. As for all those other categories by which any group or people define themselves, such as individual interests, former careers, talents, number of children, favorite movie stars, etc., etc.,- -it would be safe to assume that Ad. Stud, are no different than anybody else save for the fact that they probably have a longer list of these things in certain areas. Different in quantity and diversity perhaps if not always in quality. This feature of diversity extends to all those reasons, or more accurately, those motivations which led them back into 122 Aduh Students V I • •irr- til. ' t Z ' M % t« . ..this ' ll sound maudlin or something, but I sacrifice a lot and there ' s times if I ' ll be damned if I know what for. ..the time to socialize and lead that sort of uncomplicated ' turn it off at 5 o ' clock ' type life. ..I ' ve got two whole complete sets of lives go- ing full-blast in unison! and I know sometimes that I ' m going crazy! mean wife and job and friends and mj) family and the damn car and school and— I don ' t know what all...Ifl don ' t do it just right Ijeapordize them all. Now is that any normal way of living? the college experience. Contrary to what many assume it would be misleading to flatly state that most were merely side-tracked earlier on by one thing or another (marriage, children, jobs or whatever) and only now are they finishing something that ' nor mal ' people have long since completed. For many it wasn ' t at all a question of side-tracked, but more like nobody ever led them to believe that this particular ' track ' existed at all. Quite a few are of an age or environment that precluded the very option of college. Somebody, somewhere at some time got them to believe that college wasn ' t for them and that its value was negligible. The very values that their parents and society instilled in them had them, subtly but irrevocably, dismissing out-of-hand any notion of say, wasting money like that or it ' s not necessary for women to have that kind of education. It ' s doubtful that all these sen- timents were presented blatently, so many older students speak of their initial decisions about attending college almost as If it were a revelation a type of, Well gee. ..why didn ' t I think of that before? response. For many though ' side-tracked ' is very accurate in that they always wanted college (and many did attend in the normal post -high school period), but something did intrude, or the timing just wasn ' t right or their family personal situation deteriorated finan cially or emotionally. It ' s always hard to put a finger on a root problem (they often get tangled up in one another) and for many of fhem it took a number of years to achieve enough stability to re- tain or reapproach their ambitions. Having settled into a job or Adult Students 123 - . ...everything in my life has to work Just absolutely perfect. I n the com- mitments that the ' real ' world Impose are really set in con- crete ' and I have to take school and wrap it around and through all those other things. If one part suddenly starts eating up too much time. ..well, let ' s just say that it ' s the school that flexes and very rarely my boss. situation the natural inertia of the ' known ' was a powerful barrier for them to overcome. Again, many tell of the thousand and one reasons-money, time, effort, usefulness, etc.. etc., that they ' d used for years to delay it, but eventually none of these objections was strong enough, individually or taken as a whole, to prevent the inertia from winning. Not one expresses the slightest regret, though naturally a fair amount of ' bitching ' about the day-to-day drudgery of it all is fre- quently heard. So, in general, the motivations for coming back to or simply starting college are numerous and come in a wide variety, but whatever the cause it still remains difficult for them to ' advance-backwards ' into a group of situations most often dominated by peo- ple who can, in many instances, be half their age. Sometimes even a ' gap ' of five to six years can produce dislocations and curious effects that can be disconcerting, though not necessarily uninteresting or disastrous. The types and direction of most all campus ac- tivities, be they curricular or extra-curricular, have a decided bias toward the more recent generations. The sheer weight of numbers makes this inclination by the University and its systems practically unavoidable, and not in any sense bad, but it often causes pro- blems for Adult Students. Scheduling, atten- dance policies, grant funding situations, curriculum structures all tend to make the Adult Student feel somewhat of a round peg in a square hole. The ' Norms ' rarely apply to a group that can range in age from 25 to 65 years of age, but between the University ' s ge- nuine commitment to the Adult Student Pro- gram and the Adult Student Office (with its liberal doses of advice and ' red-tape ' reducers) many of these problems are alleviated though certainly not eliminated. Sometimes its been said that age or maturity is no more than an accumulation and deepening awareness of the uncertainty of life and just how myriad are the ways in which things can go wrong. Murphy ' s Law lived-out, as it were, and in meticulous detail. Combine this with the fact that they may have indeed experienced and seen first hand such calamities and one gets a clearer picture of the...guts(?), drive(?), insani- ty(?),...that possesses them. This path they chose is in no way a casual decision or one in which they ' re not conciously aware of the dangers involved. Though they ' re jumping off the tread-mill so they can eventually get fur- ther along it, they lose time (precious time) and sometimes they have to get back on it at the very point they left or even further back. Many are switching fields and so this is not unexpected, but still frightening. The basic or core motivation is finally, in its essence, a firm belief that-corny as it sounds when spoken aloud-there ' s power to be gained from knowledge and that they can improve and enrich their lives by going after it. It ' s a simple thing in theory, but the ac- tuality is often harder to gain than it would first appear. ...somebodi) recently asked me how long I had to go before I graduated and I said, Oh, about 3 years and they said, Oh, then you ' re, what?... Just a sophomore? and I had a tough time explaining that I was actually well Into my Junior year. They eventually figured It out but sometimes I ' m not too sure that I ever have. ..It ' s Just too damn depressing sometimes, so I generally Ignore the whole question of ' how long ' or ' how short ' and Just go about my business. MAR 0 e A Note SPRING BREAK! WUAG Siaiion Move GGO Sign-i ips Handicapped Awareness Week Siellarcon St Pairick ' s Day N Qfd 1954 5 6 7 2 l_ 9 10 12 113 J14 J15 116 17 V ' 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 .29 30 ,31 Living and Learning At Residential College 128 Residential College Since its beginning in 1970, UNC-C ' s Residenti.il College has been an experimental living- learning program that has attempted to combine educational innovation with some of the better features of traditional college programs. By choice the College remains a small co- educational unit of approximately 1 1 5 students that combines a stimulating academic program and a relaxed atmosphere. Under the leadership of Dr. Murray Arndt, the Residential College provides the opportunity for students to decide for themselves what they want from a college education and gives them the means to 3 r reach their goals. Residential College life and classes are demanding for both students and faculty. Those best suited to the College are students willing to accept responsibility for their own education, using it to better themselves and their community. Since each individual is an important factor in the success of the Residential College, students must be willing to devote time to the College and its activities. Students and faculty participate together in committees, retreats in the mountains, athletic competition and Residential College 129 An Alternative Education . . . picnics on the patio. Because the students have so much control over what goes on in the Residential College, It Is never exactly the same from year to year. Activities of the Residential College center in Mary Foust Hall where RC students, mostly freshman and sophomores, live and learn together. Classes, workshops and other groups meet in the seminar rooms and parlors of the dorm. This residence hall is also special in that it is coeducational. A married couple who serve as counselors reside there and some faculty members have offices there. Students come to know each other well and have the 130 Residential College opportunity to develop close personal ties with University faculty. The RC curriculum stresses the needs and interests of the individual student and encourages him to take an active part not only in acquiring his education but in planning it as well. Each semester students select six to nine hours of their coursework from special RC offerings. The remainder of their classes must be taken in the outside University. The RC courses, which fulfill both University liberal arts requirements and requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences, include an interdisciplinary American Experience core course, a wide range of other academic subjects, community service work and independent study. The classes are small and are conducted in seminar form, giving students a greater opportunity for participation and often a better understanding of the subject matter. While Residential College classes stress the humanities and social sciences, some natural science courses are also offered. The curr(culum is purposely interdisciplinary, attempting to unite English, History and the social sciences so that they complement one another. The curriculum is also designed to promote a sense of historical continuity, a unity among various historical periods and between these periods and the student ' s own historical moment. Although the RC program is designed as a two-year program, students have the option of transferring out at the end of each semester. All students admitted to UNC-C are eligible to participate in RC. A student-faculty admissions committee strives to select the same cross-section of students found m the University as a whole. The standards for Residential College are no higher than those encountered elsewhere in the University. The primary qualifications for admission to RC are genuine interest in the program and the potential to benefit from it. Photographs by Kathy D ' Angelo Essay adapted from RC information brochures Residential Col legt: ' 131 132 ceo Signups Micks Honored Two events in March gave students a reason to work and a reason to play: CCO signups and Saint Patrick ' s Day. Signups to work for the Jaycees at the Greater Greensboro Open were held prior to the main event. The GGO is a prestigious golf tournament held every year at Forest Oaks Country Club. St. Patrick ' s Day celebrations were held in several dorms as students dressed tor the occasion and drank green beverages. Elliott University Center sponsored an Irish Pub Night in the Benbow Room as we St Patrick ' s Day 133 cv. Handicapped Awareness Week wab sponsored by the Association for Handicapped Student Awareness in an attempt to enlighten the rest of us to the special needs of the handicapped. For example, a wheelchair obstacle course was set up m Cone Ballroom of EUC for students who may have doubted that maneuvering a wheelchair is difficult. For those curious about blindness, there were blindfolds and books set in braille. AHSA has successfully lobbied for campus buildings to be made more accessible to the handicapped and for existing facilities to be improved, such as an increased number of handicapped parking spaces and more efticieni elevators in the Mclver building and EUC. To conclude the week, a luncheon was held where over fifty persons were named and thanked for their special support of the handicapped. 134 Handicapped Awareness Hand,. .,p|x. l A« Moving Out WUAG Celebrates With Champagne 1 36 WUAG Move When the Communications and Theater Department moved into the new Arts and Sciences building, part of the vacated space was tal en over by WUAG. The radio station ' s cramped quarters in Elliott Center became history as WUAG staff members moved albums and equipment into the Taylor building. The station ' s new location features 13 spacious rooms, including five studios and a staff lounge. WUAG Move 137 In addition to a new location, WUAC also has new equipment in the control room. This much-needed improvement was funded by Student Government, University Media Board, the Broadcasting Cinema Division of the Communications Department, and the radio station ' s own budget. With a staff of over a hundred, WUAC began broadcasting 24 hours a day in the fall of ' 83. According to station manager David Alexander, WUAC was the only area college radio station to draw a percentage of listeners in the annual Gavin survey. 1 38 WUAC Move WUAC music director David Cwynn has found the response to their format, as well as the 24 hour-a-day schedule, to be excellent. As albums come in from record companies Cwynn listens to them and checks the recommended cuts. The albums, if good, are then labeled for light, medium, or heavy airplay and put out for the D) ' s to choose from. There is a format clock in the control room that tells them which kind of album cut to play at a certain time, but the choice of cuts is left to the individual DJ. WUAC Move 1 i9 140 Stellarcon UNC-G was invaded on the weekend of March 23-25 by beings different from the usual creatures. They were here for the annual Science Fiction and Fantasy convention, engaging in all sorts of un-reality games and encouraging the unexperienced to do the same. The uninitiated may have jeered at the outfits of those who dressed for the occasion but those who were in had their minds on other things. There was something for all the science fiction fans, whether they were livid about literature, terrific with trivia, or mad about movies. One of the more popular events was the Dungeons and Dragons tournament. Armed with tetrahedrenal dice and character sheets, players matched their skills against some of the best D D players in North Carolina. Elliott University Center rooms were reserved for special showings of the classic science fiction movies, TV serials, and those filmed failures gone but not forgotten. The convention was funded by UNC-C Student Government (translation: your money) and was supported by the Society for Creative Anachronism at UNC-C. SlelLircon 141 1 42 Masquerader-: Masqueraders 143 v fe ' . . --.--TV cai- ' .TS ' - ' iwi.jiKiHSi a 144 April in the L 2 l April 1984 - i ■• ■. .. -.i... J 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 J 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ) 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 J 29 30 J nn p f-: : ' - : vj Photn, R K V l( t.TsI 146 Spring Spring 147 ? S=S S ' 3!Sii 15: bpiingrling Spring Fling 153 154 Spring Fling I il; m Spring Fling 155 1 5b Spring Fling Spring Fling 157 Photos By D Brown, K Wickershan V i8ii ' s i:y 160 Spring Fling The dance of the year: Couples rocked lu Top 40 music live with the Cents in Cone Ballroom at the Spring Fling Spring Formal on April 27. After five attire was required. Exiravaganza ' Spring Fling Ibt 162 Spring Fling Spring FliriR 163 •: 05S?.....,. ' ' WF . %W ' ' • 7Wsr7 aHKJ iJMiniiii lh4 Men ' s Tennis Tennis Anyone? f mmm if i ' ' f mfm m. Men ' s Tennis 165 The spring season for the men ' s tennis team was an overwhelming success. In conference play, the netters were undefeated. With the help of second year coach Ed Douma, the Spartans claimed the Dixie Conference Tournament championship, the team ' s first tournament victory in three years. - The men ' s tennis team: Andy Smith (King, N.C.), Bryan Coble (Greensboro, N.C.), Richard Moran (South Africa), Adam Warner (Norfolk, VA.), Richard Kleis (San |uan, Puerto Rico), and Chip Mangiapane (Charlotte, N.C.). Senior Andy Smith (left) played in the number one singles position and the number one doubles position along with Bryan Coble, Smith ' s 1 0-6 singles record gave him the reputation of a team leader on the court. In the Dixie Conference Tournament, held April 1 8-1 9 at Smith Wesleyan College, Smith and Coble finished as runners-up in doubles. 166 Men ' s Tennis ; =o o • h O U with only halt of their tall lineup returning, what could be expected from the women ' s tennis team during the spring season? How about a Dixie Conference championship? It didn ' t seem to phase the remaining women that the number 1 , 2 and 3 players weren ' t returning to play. With recruits Karen Palce, Katherlne Vincent, and Tony Albright, the Lady Spartans posted a 1 0-5 spring record for a 1 7-6 overall record. They racked up an impressive 5-0 mark in league play. The conference tournament victory was the third consecutive title for the women. As with all college athletes, the tennis team sacrificed many hours of free time for practice and play. Especially remarkable was the women ' s tennis team of UNC-C, whose practice times Included many sunny afternoons. Women ' s Tennis 1 67 1 68 Women ' s Tennis The most impressive member of the sprmg 1984 tennis team was Barbara Bailer, a sophomore. Bailer won the Division III national tennis title as a freshman and began her second year on the tennis team with a 9-0 fall season. At the number one singles position in the spring, Bailer finished the season at 1 2-2. She also won the No. 1 singles Dixie Conference Tournament and the No. 1 doubles with Karen Paice. The other members of the spring team, coached by Lynne Agee, were: Shelly Albright, Laura Barnette, Katherine Vincent, Toni Albright, and Heidi Albright. WomenS Tennis 16 ' J Lady Spartan Softball Coached by Tere Dail, the women ' s softball team compiled a 1984 regular season record of 1 7-3, making them conference champions They also were second in the Dixie Conference Tournament, and their final record was 27-1 3 170 Women ' s Softball Women ' s Sotlbdll 171 Cars begin filling up spaces in the park- ing lot around noon, bearing bumper stick- ers that give away the identities of the cars ' occupants: It takes leather balls to play Rugby, Give Blood — Play Rugby, Ruggers — Scrum of the Earth. Car doors open as ruggers slowly filter out onto the playing field. These UNC-G ruggers are part of the largest amateur sport in the world. Rugby is a game that uninformed observers often re- fer to as organized mayhem, but true Rugby enthusiasts and players know and enjoy the method to the madness. As the team begins the ritual of warming and psyching each other up, the crowd takes their places in the bleachers. Rugby typically attracts admirers of the game who enjoy partying almost as much as watching the game. The crowd ' s attention focuses on the pitch as a huddled mass of fifteen ruggers yell their famous pregame Take ' em to the ground!!! Both teams line up, the oblong leather ball is given a boot, and another game has begun. As the game rolls on, the action is free- flowing, since play only stops when a ball goes out of bounds, a penalty is called, or someone scores a try. The team pounces on loose balls, making sure that they win possession of the rucks and mauls that are essential in controlling the flow ol the game. After ninety minutes of hitting and run- ning, the final whistle blows and the losing team congratulates their battered oppo- nents. There are also invitations to enjoy a few beers and sing a few songs at Hooray Harry ' s bar. Often referred to as the third half, fans and players end the afternoon relaxing with a beer. Some people are tired, but almost everyone ' s smiling. Bob Pearson 172 Rugby UNC-G Ruggers Win State Championship Rugby 173 RUGBY 1 74 Rugby md. Rugby 1 75 MAY f ' s « -•-?«- - Note Piney Lake Boat Races Greek Week Fiiness FesHvat Greensboro FINAL EXAMS!! Gradi iaiion! i a 1984 ■. .,. J •.....■ 1, ,,. J ,.i.--. y ■■•• ■ ■ ; ,1 ,2 .3 4 5 1 6 7 8 ,9 ,10 11 12 J 13 14 15 ' 16 17 18 19 ; 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 J 27 28 29 30 31 J J J J Academic accomplishments by stucJents and excellence m teaching by two faculty members were recognized on Tuesday, May 1 , when the University ' s 22nd Annual Honors Convocation was held. The event began at 8 p.m. in the Virginia Dare Room of Alumni House where Dr. Eloise R. Lewis, dean of the UNC-C School of Nursing, inspired the audience with an address entitled Excellence in the University: Myth or Reality? Two faculty members received Alumni Teaching Excellence Awards at the event. Dr. Kate R. Barrett, a professor of physical education and Dr. Ronald D. Cassell, an assistant professor of history, were honored with $1 ,000 awards provided by the University Annual Giving Program. Dr. Barrett and Dr. Cassell were selected for the awards from among 559 full-time faculty members at UNC-C. Presented by Chancellor William E. Moran before an overflowing audience, the awards were kept secret until the presentation. In addition. Student Excellence Awards were conferred upon a total of 28 juniors and seniors in recognition of their academic achievements. The recipients were chosen from close to 3,000 upperclassmen and were presented by Dr. Keith Cushman, professor of English and director of the UNC-G Honors Council. 178 Honors Convocation Honors Convocation 1 79 The second largest city in the state of North Carolina is Greensboro, home not only to UNC-C, but to an approximate population of 155,000. Other institutions of higher learning in Greensboro include North Carolina A T State University, Bennett, College, Greensboro College, Guilford College, and Guilford Technical Community Col- lege. The city is named after a Revolutionary War hero. General Nathanael Greene, and the revolution has continued, in some ways, ever since. In the 1 960 ' s, two black A T students were refused service at the cafeteria at Woolworth ' s in the downtown area, and the sit-ins that followed received national attention. In 1979, a Ku Klux Klan, Nazi, and Communist Worker ' s Party demonstration that left five men dead caused a sensation for five years as court cases ensued. In 1983, Students Con- cerned for Central America protested the CIA-sponsored bombing of a Nicaraguan port, among other issues. They carried banners in front of the Federal Building in downtown Greensboro and held a press conference to inform others of their con- cerns. Other Greensboro attractions include the Greensboro Coliseum, which seats 18,000. The Coliseum was the place to be in 1 983-84 for such events as Wake Forest University basketball games, Jehovah ' s Witnesses ' conventions, and concerts fea- turing popular groups like The Police, The Grateful Dead, and Quiet Riot. Important annual events in the citv are the Greater Greensboro Open Golf Tour- nament, City Stage, the Eastern Music Fes- tival, and of course, all UNC-G events. 1 80 Greensboro The Right Place, The Right Time As part of the renovation of downtown Greensboro, buildings were painted with murals depicting an Old Greensborough theme. This period painting decorates a building located on West Washington Street. Greensboro 181 182 Greensboro Greensboro 183 Fitness 184 Fitness Festival A Fitness Festival was held on campus on April 25th on the lawn in front of the beautiful Home Economics building. Sponsored by Student Government, Residence Life, ARA, and the Student Health Center, the Fitness Festival was aimed at not only those who are physically and mentally fit but at those who need to improve their fitness. Booths were set up on the lawn to test fitness levels, assertiveness ability, stress, and nutrition awareness. There were also volunteers available to discuss with students the resources available for those who wanted to become more physically fit. In addition, films were shown in Sharpe Lounge of EUC dealing with subiects that ranged from behavior to obesity problems. And everything was free. Fitness Festival 18.S PINEY LAKE CARDBOARD BOAT RACE 186 Cardboard Boat Races ' ti , Cardboard Boat Races 187 88 Creek Week Doing It The Greek Way Creek Week, a seven day long celebration, wa5 first held in the Spring of 1981 to give the newly formed fraternities and sororities a chance to play together and forget their rivalries (except in game competitions). In 1 984, the spirit of the Creeks was still strong, with the organizations boasting increased membership and more social and service activities. On Monday night, the Creeks dressed up, and with their umbrellas in hand, took their rice and toast to the Carolina Circle Theater for a special showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Tuesday was a fun night of bowling, mostly amateur, at Friendly Lanes of Creensboro. Wednesday night the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity hosted a party at their house on Spring Garden Street. Thursday was beer and skating at Skate Station 1 . Friday night ' s happenings were at loker ' s 3. The usual night sponsored by the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity became a night for all Creeks. At the bar once labeled red-neck by students, a population of nothing but Creeks sang and had a good time acting foolish. Sunday was a day of games, with the frats playing one-handed against the sororities in a tug of war. There were also events like suitcase races, tricycle races and more traditional games like volleyball which spanned the course of the week ending in a tournament on Sunday night. The final winners of the Creek Week Championship were the Sigma Nu fraternity and the Alpha Delta Pi sorority. Greek Week 1 1 1 90 Creek Week ' z .f-:: =r m Greek Week 19) 1 92 Greek Week Creek Week 193 Organizations Elsita Ramirez, 1984 Qu. Felicidades, Guapa! lative costume of Columbia, So C3 to The social sorority of Alpha Chi Omega was founded on (Jctober 15, 1885 by music students at DePauw University in Indiana. Membership in the sorority is open lo all girls of all majors. A cumulative grade point average lit 2.3 IS required for members to be initiated. The ivventy-one pearls earned by a pledge and found on the initiates pin, serve as a lasting reminder of the Alpha Chi Omega membership, experience in self-governing living, and encouragement to develop the fullest potential as an educated woman. Membership in Alpha Chi Omega is an achievement. Alpha Chi Omega altruistic proiects include participation with the Easter Seals Agency, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Mac Dowell Colony, and the Self-Help Toy Project. The colors are scarlet and olive green; the flower, the red carnation; and the badge, the Greek Lyre. The motto is: Together let us seek the heights. Alpha Chi Omega 197 198 Alph.i Di ' ltj Pi • a H t— Q J -s: J Alpha Delta Pi was founded on May 15, 1851 at Wesleyan Female College in Macon, Georgia. It is the oldest secret society tor women in the nation. Our open motto; We live tor each other reflects the ideals of sisterhood and life-long friendship we strive to achieve. Alpha Delta Pi ' s national philanthropy is the Ronald McDon- ald houses, established as a home away from home for critically ill children and their families. Annual chapter pro|ects include UNC-G ' s alumnae phonathon, faculty windshield wipes, a fall semi-formal, and our Black Diamond Ball in the spring. UNC- G ' s ADPi ' s also have many other service, social and sisterhood events. Alpha Delta Pi ' s colors are blue and white, and our flower is the woodland violet. Any UNC-C woman is eligible for mem- bership so long as she has completed the university require- ments. Alpha Delta Pi 199 200 Alpha Phi Omegil c «i« 9 o n •1 r Oh ' 1 Alpha Alpha Phi Omega is a national service fraternity based on three cardinal principles: Leadership, Friendship and Service. Alpha Phi Omega develops leadership through workshops and practical experience, friendship through brotherhood in a national fraternity, and service through a four-fold program of service to the campus, community, nation, and fraternity. The Phi Kappa Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega began in 1969 on the campus of UNC-C and since then has brought to the campus such traditions as the Love Feast, the Luminaire display, and of course the Rawk. Among the service projects of Phi Kappa chapter are Bloodmobiles, a carnation sale for the benefit of the Heart Fund, Greater Greensboro Open Golf Tournament Work, sponsorship of the New Student Record, and numerous other support functions. Alpha Phi Omega is more than just a service, club or fraternity. Alpha Phi OmeR.i 201 Bapliil bludenl Uniun K s: s: • « ::) i «a Ci. !3 cq %M m w The Baptist Student Union is a community of college students seeking to find and implement Cod ' s purpose for them and their world. It is a program that provides opportunity for an inward )ourney of spiritual growth and an outward journey of service to others. The Baptist Student Union proposes: to lead students to commitment to lesus Christ as Savior and Lord; to train students in effectively sharing their faith; to Involve students in responsible church membership and participation; to provide activities on campus for worship, Bible study, discussion, social life, witness and ministry; and to lead students to give themselves in service in the community and throughout the world and to be stewards of all they are and have. The BSU operates through a BSU Council of 10 elected student officers and their committees, the Baptist Center, and with the advice and guidance of the Campus Ministers. Activities and events range from retreats and summer mission Involvement to Bible study and special topic programs and include game nights, Intramurals, choir, puppets and clowns along the way. In short, BSU offers numerous programs for your growth as a person, a student and a Christian. aptisl Student Union 203 tt w 204 Business .ind Industrial Rel.itii c •  «i ■Ka  « — ) .. SJ • o ■K« 5 C ««  • w . i ■ M  «i cq The purpose of the Business and Industrial Relations Club is to familiarize students who are interested in business, especially personnel administration, with actual business lite in the Greensboro area. To do this, representatives from some of North Carolina ' s major firms speak at club meetings on topics such as banking, industrial relations, and marketing. Field trips are also taken to some of these firms. The Business and Industrial Relations Club is the student chapter of the American Society of Personnel Administrators. The national organization provides UNC-G Club members with literature on the personnel process, its current trends and changes. Students in the School of Business and Economics are eligible to take part in this student organization. .mess and Industrial Relalii 20b Chi Omega 1 f ■ — ;.-i v W;. ,Vj,agTiTOTO5? ffi 1 ts s Chi Omega is a national sorority whose purposes are to promote friendship, scholarship, campus involvement, vocational goals, and social and civic service. Chi Omega participates in the annual University phon-a-thon, superwalk, and has assisted with the auto-safety-tor-kids project and the Lung Association. Members enjoy social events on and oft campus with other Creek organizations and with alumnae. Chi Omega 207 The UNC-C Student Chapter of the Data Processing Management Association is designed to help students develop a better understanding of the nature and functions of data processing. Membership is open to any full time student who is a candidate for the Business Information and Support Systems degree and who shows a desire to enter the field ot data processing. DPMA promotes sound general principles in data processing and supplies its members with information on the most current methods used in the data processing field. The organization hopes to foster among students a better understandmgof the vital business roll of data processing, the proper relationships of data processing to management, and the necessity for a professional attitude among data processors m their approach loan understanding and application of the principles underlying the science of data processing. Data Processing Management Assn. 210 Delta Sigma Pi The international fraternity of Delta Sigma Pi is a co-ecl professional fraternity organized to further the study of business in universities, to create a spirit of fellowship between the faculty and students of business, and to encourage scholarship in business fields. The lota Omega Chapter sponsors professional programs that include tours and speakers from the business world, provides an insight into the workings of business, and promotes social activities that cement lasting friendships. Membership in the fraternity is open to all students and faculty admitted into the school of Business and Economics with recruiting functions being held in the fall and the spring semesters. Regular meetings of the fraternity are held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in the Business and Economics Building. Delia Sigmj Pi JH 2 1 2 Cjamma Sigma Sigma !3 o i m h K.f 1 Gamma Sigma Sigma is a national service sorority tor students who are interested in helping the campus as well as the community at large. Chapter projects include Book Exchange, Red Cross Bloodmobile, student ID ' s, various Falderal and Spring Fling activities, and luminaires. Gamma Sig also has a strong alTiliation with the March of Dimes. Each year the sorority assists with the Annual Walk-a-Thon and Tele-a-Thon and more recently has sponsored a five-mile run with all proceeds donated to the March of Dimes. Gamma Sigma Sigma is an organization active m social affairs as well and plans activities such as ski trips and an annual dinner dance held to celebrate the founding of the Epsilon Zeta Chapter. Growing in membership each year, any student who wants to get involved is invited to become an active member. 1 Sigma Sigma 21 3 Phi Mu is the second oldest and fifth largest women ' s sorority in the nation. It was founded at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia in 1 852, with the motto Les Soeur Fideles — The Faithful Sisters. Phi Mu emphasizes scholarship, service, and friendship as basic values to young women. The national philanthropy of Phi Mu is proiectHOPE. The Gamma Chi Chapter of Phi Mu Sorority is proud to be the first chartered sorority on the UNC-G campus. The chapter participates in projects such as the National Alumni Phonothon, a food drive for the Greensboro Urban Ministry and parties for handicapped children. Some of their social activities include attendance on campus sports functions, mixers, study breaks, and annual dances. Any collegiate woman who has completed 1 2 semester hours at UNC-G and has a cumulative grade point average of 2.3 or better is eligible for membership. 7 6 Pine Needles ' Hold fast to dreams, for when dreams die . . . everyone quits, and UMB stays on your tail. The 1983-84 Pine Needles began with very modest dreams. Our first editor wanted a yearbook of essays and remarkable pictures. Unfortunately, he was not allowed to stay around long enough to help. He did a fine job, however, of convincing the University Media Board to support publication of the 1984 Pine Needles, even though few people were buying them after the fiasco of the 1983 Pine Needles, which arrived in May of 1984. The rest of the story goes like this: Editor number two steps in, and brings with her a roommate to act as Art Director number two. Writers are hired. Writers quit. The Copy Editor contemplates suicide, but a staff vote is never taken. May arrives; everyone leaves for the summer. Alas, the book is not finished. Not to worry, the Photography Editor and the Copy Editor assure UMB. So, the book is 200 pages from finished! The Business Manager starts on the portraits. I sacrifice my precious weekends to drive from Winston-Salem. Eventually, the job gets done. Frequently, when a monumental task is completed, the little people are thanked for their help. Unfortunately, there are no little people that worked on the yearbook. Sue Phillips and Shelly Albright put the pieces together. Charlie Webb put down his ledger long enough to help out with the layouts. And UMB Chairman Dave Alexander was supportive in many ways. But the most credit should go to Kathy D ' Angelo. Although she graduated in May, she realized the importance of completing the yearbook as planned and handled not only the photography but the layouts as well. And she did a superb job. The University Media Board has decided to end the yearbook at UNC-G with the 1984 Pine Needles. It would be rude not to express my thanks to staff members who sacrificed for a questionably worthy cause, and also to the students and alumni who were nice enough to ignore bad publicity and buy what is certainly a memorable yearbook. (By Rondd MvssicL: Copy Editor) 218 Sigma Tau Cjamma i !3 Sigma Tau Gamma or SIg Tau is the fraternity endorsing a brotherhood of value. Nationally, Sigma Tau Gamma was founded to perpetuate the college friendships of 1 7 men at Central Missouri State University, |une 28, 1920. The Delta Delta Chapter is UNC-G ' s first social fraternity. Colonized on April 27, 1978 and chartered on March 31, 1979, it was the driving force behmd the creation of the campus Greek system. A basic function of Sigma Tau Gamma is to promote academic achievement. Chapters are assisted nationally in the maintainence of scholarship programs encouraging a favorable study environment, establishing chapter libraries, and recognizing chapters who achieve academic excellence. Sig Tau also has one of the most active social calendars of any fraternity. Hosting or attending sporting events, dances, study breaks, service projects and interfraternity functions are some of our diverse interests. Sigma Tau dmma 219 220 Sociologv Club ?f '  ' ' i d ' The Sociology Club fosters a rich climate of intellectual exchange and fellowship among students and faculty. Meetings focus on career opportunities, community applications of sociological principles, and a variety of other professional concerns. The club sponsors lectures, discussions, field trips, and social events. The Sociology Club is open to all persons interested in sociology as a part of a liberal arts education. Sociologv Club 22] 22 Student Government Co A 1983-84 was an active year with Student Government serving as sponsor or co-sponsor of various activities on campus. Various organizations received funding from Student Senate for special projects such as Handicapped Student Awareness Week, Doctoral Student Community Weekend (School of Education), and Arts Day in the School of Education. Senate also provided funds for delegates to attend the Student Nurses Association convention, the University Chorale and Men ' s Glee Club tours, and the purchase of equipment for the student radio station, WUAC. The Student Escort Service continued to be a funded S.G. project and a very vital and useful service to the students. Black History Month was observed at UNC-G in Febraury with S.G. acting as co-sponsor with other local university Student Governments. Programs of interest and speakers, such as lulian Bond, highlighted the month-long observance. Student Government made great strides in the Spring of ' 84 in proposing Constitutional changes which were passed by student referendum and included expanded representation in Senate. StudenI Government Freshman Freshman 225 Freshmen Spartans lulia Abrams Ronnie Allen Charles Alligood Lynne Allman Kim Almond Samuel Anders Kelly Andrews Vincent Apostolico Tina Bailey Brian Baker Amy Barney Andy Basnight Mia Bateman Regina Beane Monica Belton Robert Bergen Shelvia Bethea Anne BiggerstatI Cinah [3ishara Stephanie Black 226 Freshmen lames Bldvlock II Shasta Bode Alexandria Boka lacqueline Bordeleau Sheila Bowling Cindy Braly Ellen Brann Christopher Bray Tammy Bridges Regina Brooks Derek Brown Loree Brown Laura Brust William Bryant Roxanne Buff Kim Burke lennifer Burton Glenn Butterworth Amy Byrd Mary Calhoun Brian Callahan Lisa Carpenter loni Carter Ted Clark Christine Clarke Madeline Cogdell Beverly Collins Hiran Cooray David Core Caria Courts Felicia Dawson learleane Dawson Timothy Donahue Leslie Doub Brenda Dove leannine Dubreuil ET Tonya Dupree ! 1 lulie Durham ■L ' ' M Suzanne Eanes f T -4F Tommye Echols Connie Eckard .1 Balaam Elliott f Brooks Flynn Natalie Flynn lill Fogleman Linda Foligno Elmer Foreman Suzanne Foster Angela Fox Karen Fraley Denise Francis lames Funderburk, |r. Kelly Fuzzel Ulrick Caillard Erin Gambrell Myron Caylord Vedadna Gibson CAvendolyn Gore (jigi Craves t.harles Green ennifer Green Kelly Green Leslie Hairtield Tracy Gall Tamra Hamilton Rhonda Hammer Denna Hanna Patricia Hardy Freshmen 229 Penny Hare Margaret Harrel nil Hauck Linda Hayden Stephanie Haynes Anna Hege Anne Heller Wendy Helms Steven Hill Nancy Hoerning Layna Holbrook Mary Honbarger Nancy Horn Gamble Huber Melanii ' HuiKi in Ronald H atl Rhonda Ingle Pamela Ingool leanne lakes Vicki lenkins 230 Freshmen Patti lester Anthony lohnson Felecia lohnson Anthony Jones Lorl loyce Pamela Keen Laura Kellar Natalie Kelly Pamela Kendnck lacqueline Kennedy Karen Kennedy Kristen Keply Vandy Kmi lane King Harriett Knox Sharon Land Tamara Landreth Edie-Jo Lane Lisa Lanford Cerri Lasley Teresa Lattimore Tina Laws Julia Leeper ane Lentz Annette Leonard Sherri Leonard Michael Lewis Harriet Ligon Julie Little Tonya Lloyd Ronald Locklear Julie Long David Lowe Jean Malone Bill Mann John Manning Sharon Marlowe Gary Marshall Karen Martin Renee Matthews Rebecca Ma es Sarah McCahc Sara McCullah Helen McDonald Monica Mcllwan Cheryl McKinney Mary Mclamb Cathy Mcmillan Connie McMillan Monique Miller Deborah Milstead Antonia Monk Amy Moore Cynthia Moore Melody Morrow Susan Moyer Karen Mozingo Michael Murphy Melinda Myers Rita Nagel Angela Neighbors Scot Neisel Troy Newell Lisa Nicholson lanet Nixon Leigh O ' Connor Lynne Oakes Deborah Obenschain Andrew Liphant Casey Olzer Thomas Owen lohn Owens Kimberly Owens Benjamin Palmer Catherine Parker Linda Parsons Lisa Paschal Sonji Pass Kurt Pedersen Wesley Pegram Freshmen 233 Andrea Perkins Darlis Perkins Shirley Pettigrew Mary Pettitt Inpone Phavorachith Charita Pinnix Donna Poole Leah Povey Edythe Powell Lisa Powers Gayla Price Lisa Proctor Rhonda Quakenbush Nabeel Ramman Patricia Raper Katnn Rechknagel Elaine Redmon Vicki Register Raymond Reines Christy Richards Vonda Richardson Thomas RIerson Cindy Roberts Rebecca Robertson Sheila Rogers Kris Rolando Kathleen Rollins Randall Rush Kelly Salyer 234 Freshmen Doris Samples Tammy Sampson Donna Sanderson Kann Schmied Bridgitte Schubert Kara Schultheis Susan Schwoyer Mary Scott Sherry Sexton Gail Shell Patricia Shields Sherilyn Shotner Olivia Simmons lames Smiley Caria Smith Dawn Smith Karen Smith Kim Smith Serena Smith Daniel Smucker Cindi Smulse Freshmen 2 35 Willie Snipe Donna Somerviile Lori Sonoski Meredith Sparks Howard Spoon Corinne Sraii Crystal Steele Brian Stewart Richard Stewart Darlene Stosel Carolin Stumpt Terro Si,,ers Margaret Swim Robin Taylor David Taylor |r. Dana Temple Michele Tenerelli Cheryl Thompson Todd Topping Deobrah Torain Rebecca Tourtelot Chip Trent Sondra Trice Ten Turner Louise Waddel Denise Walker lanice Walker Michelle Walker Stephanie Ward 236 Freshmen Tammy Weaver Stephanie Webb Franki Weddington Deann Westtall Dawn Whitaker Gina Whitaker Amy Whiteside Dacia Whitsett Tim Wiggins Charlotte WiNiams Monique Williams Valarie Williams Willie Wmlliams Camille Wilson Shalane Wilson Wanda Winfree loy Wolfe Lori Wood Christine Wouten Jack Zeuthen Kristine Zimmerman Freshmen 237 Sophomores Z38 Sophomores AbdullaAI-Khater Mary Alexander Lisa Allred Luz Alva Anne Ammons Kathlee Anderson Angela Angell Deitra Artis Darlene Averitt Barbara Bailer Sarah Baity Donna Beam lane Beeson Melissa Bentley De Best David Bishop Lisa Blackburn David Blackwell lenniler Bolick Carol Booth Timothy Borer Kristy Bovven Paula Boyd Catherine Brown Thursday Brown - ' ' .c.cr-fi ' ' : ' Sophomores 239 Alice Browne Jennifer Bryan Her hel Buchanan Paula Buttaloe Claire Bullock Carolyn Caine Wendell Carter lohn Cleary Michelle Coley Melia Colson Ruth Conoiy - y , ■ ■ ' H lulia Cope lohnsie Cornelius Rebecca Crawley Cheryl Crite Belinda Crouch I 240 Sophomores Dianne Desrochers leanne Dickens Leslie Dillard Susan Dosier ludy Durham Debora Engelbrecht |o Fanney Laurie Ferrell Martha Ferrell Nancy Fisher Wendy Fisher Cheryll Fitzgerald Jeff Fleagle Teresa Foster lerri Fox Karen Frazier lanet French Tammy Gallimore Martha Cambill Laura Caskill Sopho Robbie Cathings Darnel Cay Bernetta Chist Gary Class lohna Grant Laura Greene Pamela Greene Patricia Greene Amy Groce lames Hardin Kimberly Harris Lisa Haste Marci Haverson Cheryl Henderson Pamela Henderson lanet Herbin Deneal Hicks Beth Hildebran Karen Hill Kimberlv Hindman lamie Howe Tammy Hoyle Robert Huber Michelle Huey Simijna Hunt 242 Sophomores Ann Hutchinson Terri Huth Gary Inman Lisa Isobe , Beth lackson Kristina lackson Ellen James lanetlessie David lohnson Vickie lohnson Crystal lordan Lisa Kazmierczak Tracey Keehner Sally Keiter Bradley Kellam Shaun Kelly Sophomores 243 Tammie Kelly Tember Kennedy Theresa Key Iva Killian Ceii Klimek Amanda Koontz Angela Lamar Joanna Lampros Claudia Lenz Frieda Lmdiey Annie Little Thomas. Little Laura Lore Martha Lovette Dennis Lowe lames Lovvery Linda Lusk Lynn Lytle Amy Matthews Mary Mattimore Marshall McCoy lason McCurry Sandra McDaniel Angelia MtCrift Carolyn McLaurin i ft ' 244 Sophomores. Cathy McRary Sarina Melvin Kevin Messick Ronda Messick Jennifer Miller Veronica Miller Rebecca Mills Dorothy Moore Ernie Moore Jennifer Moore Nancy Moore Pamela Moore Michelle Morefield Susan Morris Nancy Murph Angela Murphy Sophomores 245 Pamela Naughton Melanie Neal Amy Noblin Robin Norman Sheila Norwood Phyllis Page Dexter Parker Rita Partridge Donna Peters Sherry Poole Kenneth Pridgen Andrew Ragan Brennen Ragone Camille Rathbone Maleia Rayle Kenda Richardson 246 Sophomores Sharon Schlotfeldt Melody Searles Elizabeth Seaton Dale Sheffield Sherri Shorter an Smith Sandra Smith ennifer Snead William Snedden lohn Snider Stephanie Snyder Renee Sokol Carole Sorrell Barbara Sparks Lisa Spivey Sophomores 247 Dana Springs Adrienne Stanford Mary Stanick Susan Starkey Steven Styers David Styles Elizabeth Sutorius Constance Tate Angela Taylor Lynne Temple Nathaniel Thompson Robert Thompson Melissa Tolbert Charlotte Vick Anthony Virga Lore Walker Mary Wall Samuel Wall Reena Wallace Patricia Watkins Kathryn Whittield Debbie Whitten Keith Wickersham Vicki Wilhoit Allen Wilkerson J48 Sophomores I Donna Wilkinson Richard Williams Douglas Wolff Sophomores 249 Juniors Felicia Abdul-rabb Cara Abernathy Delton Adams Tom Adams Salman Ahmad Shelly Albright David Alexander leffrey Allee Sandra Allred Sandy Aivis Millicent Annas Lori Arsenault Robin Askew Christopher Avis Sandra Badgett Martha Bailey Beth Ball Martin Bare Sarah Barham Rhonda Beeson Mary Bell Shelly Bell Catherine Billmgs Anita Bir Miriam Blackwelder Janice Blackwell Pamella Bogle Ibrahim Bon Carter Bradley Tamara Brandon Ginger Brewer Patricia Brooks Christopher Bullin Debbie Capps -T fy Laurie Capps ' ' ' Michele Carrera Timothy Casstevens Christopher Causey Lauren Clayton Mark Clinard Maria Cline Doreen Cobbs Sandy Cosmidis Marilyn Cowan Martin Coward David Crati Karen Craver Oveda Crosby Bruce Culp Margaret Curtis Reuben Davis Rochelle Davis Steven Davis Zehena Davis Mary Kay Deasy Antonio Dias Bruce Dickinson Bradford Dilday Barbara Dixon Pamela Dixon Elizabeth Donald Tim Duggins Despina Dukas Sarah Dunn Sherry Durham Cynthia Edwards Susan Ellington Sherren Elliott KImmie Ellis Susan Eudy Timothy Faggart luanda Falrley Tinley Falls Theresa Fanney Yolanda Feimster ( - Padmin Fernando j Gail Forehand Neal Fox Anita Carg David George Sondra Cibbs Crystal Cilmore Arthur Coodwyn Ellen Cozion loan Green Sandra Greene Walter Greer lane Griffin Deborah Hargett Mark Harris Sandra Harris Dale Hawks Mark Hazzard Susan Hedgecock Angela Hicks Pamela Higgins Bryan Hill Tammy Hilliard lane Hodge Emily Hodgin Kelly Holcomb Tracey Holt Anne Hopp leannia Huffman Timothy Hunt Pia lavaronl Karen Use David Isreal Nathaniel lackson Cordon lohnson Jake lohnson Mary lohnson Amanda lolly lennifer lordan Utem Kamin Cynthia Kennedy Robert Kern Linda Kersey Ann Kirkman Karen Kraeuter Kimberley Lafyatis Ruth Lavvhorne Kim Lavving Melissa Lee lulia Lethcoe Ramona Locklear Kelli Lottin Tern Lombardo Calvin Malaney Eric Marshall Gary Martin lerry Martin Andrew Martineau Elaine Martschenko Richard Mason Carole Mathis Kathy Matthews Suzan Maynard lohn McDaniel Vanessa McKinney )oni McMillan Carolyn Miller Michael Miller Raymond Miller Alice Mills Hayley Mills Tammy Minor Sandra Mitchell Wanda Mitchell Leslie Molter Christopher Monteleone Lenora Morgan Pamela Morhard Lisa Moses lanie Moss Laurie Murphy Kimberly Nash Claudia Nieman Randy Noland Katharina Nowotnv Teresa Oehler Susan OIlis Madeleine Ortman Nena Oxendine Cynthia Page Theresa Paschal III! Payne Marc Perdue Steve Peterson Belinda Pettiford Linda Piper Philip Poku letfrey Poteat William Powell lohn Quigley Eddie Radvvanski Anita Reid Dina Rememar Sarah Remy Dorothy Rhodes Paul Rice Barbara Ritchie Elizabeth Robertson Ian Rogers Frank Rosensky Regina Routh Cheryl Rucid Rose Runion Dixie Russell Ginger Sams Scott Savage Nancy Scroggin Sarah Seawell Tracy Seawell Kelly Sharpe Richard Sheehy leftery Shuey Cenna Shuford Elizabeth Shaping Gloria Simmons Amy Sm Carmen Sm Felicia Sm Michael Smith Laura Smyre Donna Stafford Cynthia Stedman Mary Stefany Linda Stephens Lisa Stephenson Sandra Stinson Martha Summers Rhonda Sutnhin Ronald Taylor Keith Terry Tracy Tew Shannon Thomas Dorothy Thompson Patricia Thompson Cynthia Torrence Janet Towie Portia Usher Leslie Vanhoy Martha Viall Katherlne Vincent Allen Walker Priscilla Wallington Lynda Ward Angela Warren Mary Roze Weaver Tracy Whisnant Dewey Whitaker Debra Wiker Pamela Wilkinson Cecile Williams Lome Williams Regina Willoughby Lisa Wilson Elaine Witkowski Humphrey Woke Kathy Worthy Michael Young Robert Young . k Seniors Seniors 263 Abubakar Abdu-Ciza Selena Absher Linda Abshire Elizabeth Adam lohn Albertson Heidi Albrigh Sonia Albury Richard Allen ' ■-. • . ■ ar Vy ' t. S Lee Alvord Mary Ammons Tara Andrew Alecia Angel Claude Arnold Mark Arnold Barbara Arthur Michael Artim Lindsay Ashburn Michael Bailey Kelly Baldwin Suzanne Baldwin Angela Barkas Vanessa Barndt Mitzi Barnnger Lucille Barrington Deborah Bauguess Barry Beck Denise Beebe BrendaBell Seniors 265 KerrieBell Shannon Bell Martha Benton Scott Berg Melanie Berlin Kelly Beshara Crystal Bigelow Elizabeth Bitcom Valerie Blackman Deborah Blackwelder Arland Blades Michele Blazevich Carolyn Bkjunt Holly Bedford Linda Boney Avis Boone Barbara Boone Lori Borchert Shannon Bowers Tracy Bowman Brenda Boyce Lisa Boyce Jacqueline Boykin Valerie Brady Toni Branson Joanne Bray Clement Brewer Charles Bridgers Seniors 267 Sandra Brown Tammy F. Brown Tammy L. Brown Walter Brown Angela Budwme Randall Burgess Karl Burrows Ralph Calhoun Ronald Campbell Deborah Capps Craig Carlton Theresa Carroll Sherri Carsvvell Beverly Carter Shaun Carter Brigette Caruthers Elizabeth Catlett Frank Cavadi Craig Charles Thomas Cheek Angela Chestnut Sherry Childers Kenneth Childress Cathy Childs Malcolm Colbert Debra Cole Delores Coleman CharleneColey Kelly Coley Wanda Coley Rebecca Corn well CharleneCostello Cathy Curtis Kathleen D ' Angelo Pamela Dailey Michael Dana Kimberly Daniels Teresa Darnell Georgette Davenport Tammie Davis Tom Davis Zolee Davis 1- Maria De Varona Donna Deatherage Ellen Deaton Scott Deese Karen Dellinger lames Denmark Davida Deskins Lesa Dockery Debra Dorman Wanda Dotson Kltona Douglas Joy Drauehn Ann Dudley Rita Duffin Varina Duke Arnita Dula Linda Dunston Laura Eddins Melanie Elder « Janice Ellington Comtort Ellis Kathianne Elmore Lisa Everhart Edward Palish Delonda Farmer Mary Ferrell lettrey Finch Michael Flint NIcolette Floyd Tracey Flynn Dale Folwell Suzanne Forman Melanie Forrister Tina Foster Curtis Foy Tina Fredlund Lisa French Carol Frey Mary Gardner Scott Garrett Vicki Garrett Monica Gentry lohn Gillespie Roy Gittens Esther Glenn Kimberly Clover Donna Godfrey Daryl Beth Goldston Sherry Goodman Janice Grady Karen Graham Thomas Graham Yolanda Graham Michael Granger Vickie Grant Michael Grassi Evelyn Graves Susan Gravley Paul Green Wendy Green Jan Greene Annette Greer Roy Greer Coy Creeson Donna Griffin Linda Grimes lohna Gnssoni Denise Cuilliams Amy Custaveson lames Hager William Ham Teresa Hamlett Cheryl Handy Esther Harbor April Harding lacqueline Hargrove Dodd Harrell Lisa Harris Terri Harris Susan Haselsberger Wallace Hatcher Seniors 171 Richard Haunton Mark Haupt Bonita Hawkins Ginger Hege Margaret Hems Kimberly Helmintoller lacqueline Henderson Ann Hensley Mark Hertzteld Tern Hester lohn Hilbinger Brian Hill Carolyn Hill Keith Hill Kendall Himes Teressa Hinnant Mary Ann Hinshaw Cassandra Hodges Debra Holder Karen Holmes lean Holton Jenise Horton Kenna House Jamey Howard Robin Howard lohn Howe Theresa Huber Melanle Hudspeth Seniors 279 Carol Hunsucker Chalma Hunt Margaret Hunter Rita Hurley Sheila Hutchins Stephanie Hutchins Ronda Idol Cynthia Isley Ion lackson Melody larrell lane leftrey Susan Jessup Maria lohnson Elaine lohnston Charles lones Clenda lones Terry Jordan Freida Joyner ennifer Kearns Alfred Keeton Margaret Kennedy Kelly Kepley Rhonda Key Kav Keys Azam Khan Richard Kidd Angela King Lisa Kinnamon Ehzabeth kiser Susan Kyle Lisa Lackey Catherine Land Jonathan Lark Lynda Lavender Diane Lewis Cwen Lewis loseph Lewis Phyllis Lloyd lullus Lott Maria Lucente it David Lynch Leonzo Lynch Leiand Madren Diane Martin Elizabeth Martin Lon Martin LU1 1 ;vidl (111 A Angela Mason Phillip Massengill Rhonda Mathis Mary Mauney Elizabeth May Sharon McDermott Michelle McFaul Laurie McCee Lewis McCuire Robin Mclntyre Laura McMillan Tara McMillan Monica McRavin Tracie McRee Debra Merritt Teresa Messick Lisa Metzger Stephanie Metzger Mary Meyer Amy Michaels Marlene Midgette Debra Miller lane Miller Laura Miller Michael Miller Audree Mills Donna Mottitt Rhonda Moore Sharon Moorman Adrienne Moos Mark Moran Karen Morehead Charlene Morrison lohn Morrison Susan Norris Kevin Noschese Cliff Obi RuthOllis Cathy Osborne Cecil Overbey Julie Owens Lynn Owens Kay Pless Mary Pogue Denise Policano Deena Pollander Risa Ponlros Jay Poole Cyndee Pooley Kathryn Porter Anita Pratto Natalie Price loan Pnddy Richard Prior Deborah Proctor Lucy Prola Alice Propst Sean Pyle David Reynolds Susan Rhyne Alice Richardson Tracey Riddick Sherri Riddle Myra Riggins Celia Roberson Donald Roberts Trudy Roberts Lisa Robertson Thomas Robertson Kim Robmson IkH A Sandra Robinson Stephanie Rock Keith Ross Franl ie Rouse Michael Rutherford Bryan Rutter Tracy Sachs Debbie Saner Ehzabeth Scholtes )ane Sharpe Wesley Sharpe Sarah Shepard Laurie Shockley Ion Sholar Susan Shores Teresa Shorter Karen Shuford s,, Craig Simon .■i j Curtis Singletary Charlene Smith Cretchen Smith Robbin Smith 4V Dixie Sprinkle Donald Squires Tonette Squirewell Shannon Stamper Doris Standfield Nancy Staples Pat Stead Denise Stephens Melinda Stinson Jackie Stone Donna Strickland Regina Strickland Daphne Swann Debra Taggart Robert Talbert Teresa Taylor Lisa Temple Margaret Terry Margaret Thomas Connie Tilley Beth Townsend Laura Trewick Pamela Vaughan Roby Vest Katharine Vestal Nancy Volk Frederick Von Schuckmann Maria Wade Annette Walker Karen Walker Elizabeth Walsh Tammy Wankow Adam Warner Martha Washam Marvin Watkms David Watson Laura Weadon Sherrv Weaver Charles Webb Debra Welch David Wellborn Rosalyn Weston Constance Whary Cynthia White Antha Whitener J ik.. MB •Ksf- sifl H Katherlne Wiggins Barry Willard Chen Williams Dale Williams David Williams lacqueline Williams Lesa Williams Marilyn Williams Stephen Williams Wanda Williams Tammy Williamson James Wilson Lawrence Wintield Cynthia WInslow Mandy Worrall Kenneth Worsham Deborah Wright Ellen Wright Vanessa Yount Debra Younts Lorrie Ziebell Chris Zucker Graduate Students Graduate Students 297 John Arnold Florence Brooks loel Brown John Chamberlain Carlos Cordero Ivan Crow Donna Davis Angeline Demery Chen Depriter Janet Dewitt Duane Eveleigh Emily Eyre Michelle Fotiades Carl Garrett Beverly Crimm William Cupton Bettina Harttield lohn Hauber Gwen Hester Kap-sum Hu Lavonne lames Veronica Johnson James Loma Frances Lumpkin John Marshall 298 Graduate Studenls lane Matuszak Peggy McCoy Audrey McCrory Mary McLaurin Bob Michael William Mueller Tamra Nasershirzadi John Owens Ginger Parnell Mathilde Potier William Priddy Bonnie Puckett Robert Pugh Blackwell Sawyer Stephen Shef ' tz Cay Shepherd Kelly Sink Lillian Steele Stephanie Strong Robert Todd Elizabeth Walker Wanda Walker Lisa Wiggins Rolf Zimmermann Graduate Students 299 ■  •-.,- . -■• . ere IS a Seasd, 302 Senior Day Seniors were welcomed to the Alumni House on Apri 5th to celebrate Senior Day, a yearly event honoring graduates and introducing them to UNC-C ' s prominent Alumni Association. The generous contributions of Alumni members make possible not only Senior Day but also scholarships, special programs and teaching excellence awards. Alumni welcomed seniors to the Virginia Dare Room, provided refreshments and congratulated the seniors on their graduation. Career information and graduation announcements were also made available. Some very old editions of the Pine Needles were around for the sake of nostalgia and amusement. To further remember their special day, seniors were given balloons and painter ' s caps. Senior Day 303 304 Senior Day Seniors Measure Up For Caps And Gowns Caps and Gowns 305 ' ' Before We End, And Then Begin — We ' ll Drink A Toast To How Ifs Been ' UNC-G ' s 92nd Commencement, rich m color, history, and colorful hysteria, began at 10:30 AM on May 13, 1984, Although the bachelor ' s degree candidates wore the traditional black robes, the master ' s and doctoral degree candidates as well as faculty members wore brilliant regalia representing their fields of study. The processional was led by Dr. Laura Anderton and Dr. William Bates, who carried the academic mace. The mace is a symbol of the university, and UNC-G is one of only three schools in North Carolina to have a mace. The featured speaker was Dr. Edwin Wilson, provost of Wake Forest University, whose wife unsurprisingly attended what we now call UNC-C. Besides Dr. Wilson, others had their say at the graduation exercises. One was |on Hensley, graduation speaker for the class of 1984. Hensley was reported to have been chosen for the job from 17 other students, based on the content and presentation of their addresses. But Henslev, either nervous, or hung over, or both, made little sense and numerous grammatical errors, embarrassing those in the audience still attending UNC-G, who were glad to be rid of all inarticulates. As It was Mother ' s Day, the mothers in the audience of the Greensboro Coliseum were honored by being asked to stand. It was a cheap, insincere bit of sentimentality compared to other observances of motherhood, such as one tot ' s crv of Hooray Mommy when one woman received her master ' s degree. As usual, the seniors did not eniov being non-individuals in their matching robes. During the long speeches a couple of students opened a bottle of champagne. When each school was asked to stand for the conferring of their degrees, there was generally mayhem. Business Administration majors threw Wall Street journals into the air; Housing and Interior Design majors tossed up drafting tools; Nursing grads were noisv as usual, and confetti was everywhere. In all, the University awarded seven different undergraduate degrees, eleven master ' s degrees, and two doctorates. Following commencement, several schools had receptions and ceremonies honoring their graduates. Ronda Messick T- ■- — ' •• Will ' liffM jP 1 J 1 ■ i Pholographv by Bob Ca 30b CjradualK Graduation 307 308 Graduation Nearly 2,000 men and women, some hurling conletti into the air and tooting on noise-makers, graduated Irom the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Sunday morning. Don ' t ever forget May 13, 1984, Ion Hensley, president of the student body, enthusiastically urged his fellow graduates. Take just a second and think about how you feel right now. You feel great. His remarks were greeted with shouts and cheers from the sea of black-robed graduates stretched out before him in metal folding chairs on the floor of the Greensboro Coliseum. Later, as degrees were conferred upon the 1 ,936 graduates, the coliseum was filled with confetti, signs and assorted other articles tossed into the air by ecstatic gradutes. Many of the traditional black, flat-topped mortar board hats worn by the graduates were also innovatively decorated. Several bore messages, one of which read simply: It ' s over. A large green stuffed frog rested precariously across another. About 10,000 friends, relatives, well-wishers and alumni packed the lower tier of seats in the coliseum and spilled over into the upper deck to watch the ceremony. In all, 575 graduate degrees, including 79 doctorates, and 1,361 undergraduate degrees were awarded. The doctoral candidates walked across the stage and received their degrees individually. The others were recognized by schools and stood when their academic major was called. It was among the largest graduating classes in the university ' s history. I am reporting to you as you prepare to leave that the university is gathering and renewing its resources, University Chancellor William E. Moran told them. It is taking stock of itself. It will continue to do both in order to deal more effectively with a future that is not wholly predictable. Edwin Wilson, provost at Wake Forest University and the commencement speaker, cautioned the graduates not to allow their knowledge to interfere with their power. Not to lose power is . . . not to lose innocence, not to lose passion, not to lose an appreciation for mystery, not to lose pleasure in the scenes and sounds of ordinary life. Wilson said. If in having come to knowledge at this good university you can still look at life and at humanity with wonder, with passion, with pleasure, and with due respect for all that you do not know and all that you will never know, then your knowledge is of a high order indeed. The graduation ceremony was the centerpiece of a weekend of activity at the university that included the alumni meeting, alumni reunions for 15 classes and numerous receptions. By Meredith Barkley; Greensboro Dally News It ' s Over Photographs bv Bob C; There Must Be More Than This It IS Sunday morning, May 13th. I ha e ju t put on my cap and gown. It has taken me five years to do this. I refuse to believe I have actually graduated until I see my diploma. My parents are in from out of town. They are divorced. This is the first time they have had to be nice to each other, upon pain of death, in two years. My dad has just met my boyfriend for the first time. His hair is longer than mine. He looks like John Lennon. Since I finished my last paper on Thursday night, I have been running errands and making arrangements for the big day. Now that it ' s here, I am thoroughly exhausted. Needless to say, I feel tense. Most of my friends are not graduating. A few are in the audience. The rest are at home asleep, and perhaps hung over. I have barely had the energy to go to one party this weekend. Still, I start to get sentimental, even cry a little, as the processional march begins and I make my way into the coliseum. I cannot believe I am standing here right now. I have lost all perception as to whether this has been a hard or an easy thing to do. I wonder how people around me feel. All sentimentality dies however, as I reach my seat. American Express has littered every student ' s chair with information about their credit cards. Most graduates do not already have jobs at $10,000 a year, and thus find the advertisements tasteless. We all sit down. People talk. More people talk. It seems the speeches will never end. When it is time to stand for the confering of degrees, the chancellor speaks so quickly that the English majors do not hear their department called. We don ' t stand. We wait to hear our name called but no one calls it. I let the air out of the balloon I have been holding and carry it outside. I don ' t feel anything and that disappoints me. It takes me half an hour to find my parents. After pictures and excitement, we return to the car to find that someone has let the air out of two of my tires. We have to walk home. I am wearing a lace dress and high-heeled shoes. It is high noon and hot. When we finally get home, we find my friends have decorated with lots of balloons. We all celebrate with champagne and pizza. It is so hot that we are all wilted onto the living room furniture. It reminds me of a scene from Fitzgerald ' s Great Catsby. I have decided that graduation is reallv for [jarents. It is not your graduation; it is theirs. Even it they never did graduate trom college, they can live out the excitement through your accomplishments. If they did go to college, they can take satisfaction in knowing you are following in their footsteps. The right footsteps, of course. All middle class families expect their children to attend college. Parents may have no idea just what it is kids learn there, but they are always sure that it ' s important. What ' s more, parents think the lives of students are carefree. All we have to worry about is homework, which couldn ' t possibly take as much time as we complain it does, just wait till we get out in the real world and see what the pressure is like. Well I want to tell you a story; it ' s a folktale from japan. There once was a goodhearted man who wanted nothing more than for he and his goodhearted wife to survive the winter. He was a poor man and on his way to the city to sell some hay to get money for food. On the road he found a crane, wounded and lying in the snow. The man helped the crane by removing the arrow that had pierced the crane ' s breast. The crane was grateful and flew off. Several days later, there was a knock at the good man ' s door. The caller was a beautiful young maiden who had lost her way. She ended up spending the winter with the man and his wife, for although they had little food, the maiden was an expert weaver and could weave cloth for the man to sell. The cloth was of the finest quality and as smooth as silk. It turns out that the maiden is really the wounded crane the man saved in the snow. She has been weaving the fine cloth at night while everyone sleeps. The cloth is so fine and soft because she pulls out her own feathers and places them in the loom. In the mornings the maiden appears weak and pale. This stirs the good man ' s curiosity and one night he peers in to watch the maid work. The man is horrified to see the crane, almost bald, at work at the loom. The crane-maiden, upon being discovered, flies away and never returns. She does finish the cloth though, and it is the most brilliant piece of material the man has ever seen. It seems to shine with it ' s own light. I think your diploma is a lot like the cloth. There is so much of your own sweat and blood that goes into what people call a college education that only you can appreciate. It is something you work long hours on, and sometimes you use yourself up. Sometimes people are aware of it, but usually they ' re not. When they see your diploma on the wall people are pleased or impressed, but only you can see the feathers that were woven to make the paper. By Kath) D ' Angela; Photography Editor and Graduating Senior Cr.KluJIinn !l Jitters Jog Three years ago, Lois Andreasen of the HPERD de- partment invented the litters Jog, a running event that emphasized the need for relaxation which could be found through running. On April 14, over 200 partici- pants ran in the litters log, co-sponsored by Elliott CenterCouncil, the Pepsi Cola BottlingCompany, and Campus Recreation of UNC-C. The log consisted of two separate events: a five mile run and a two mile fun run. The running was around the university, with water stations set up at selected intervals. In addition to medals and trophies for win- ners, there were also door prizes of an athletic nature. In the men ' s division, the two mile run was won by lohn Bishop, with a time of 1 1 ;59. Second and third place went to Rich Schlentz and Allen Walker. Bruce Burchette came in first in the five mile run with a time of 26:24. lohn Erickson and Chris Bernard finished behind him. In the women ' s division, Melmda Myers completed the two-miler in 1 3:29. Camilla Crompton and Jennif- er Johnson followed. Jeanne Crane was first in the five mile run, with a time of 29:1 3. Second and third place finishers were Karen Paice and Shelby Haydcn- Clifton. 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