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Wedne Bead By Kimberty Cthlar Staff Writer Summer school: sessions I and II. Course: Beach 101. Main course objectives: earning money, responsibility, and summer enjoyment. There are no professors, no books, no guidelines, as such, to follow. Exams are purely self-styled and self-paced. The classroom is Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Lessons are varied and not always easily learned, ranging from unemployment and high rent to dealing with > " ' :'>X*'.*';-?-: >* " ' ' ' ' :' , . >.;>>':*x* . / \* . > ' r ? ?''''- ' * . ,?* .. :**? <'-.: : ;'.v.v>>'''iP*::i:'. ;.$ y.. i : ' '< ? . < j.V S ' ? > ' ' Myrtle Beach: Where playing and learning a fitt Put life By Jear Feat* It may never make Bette very same bleak dorm roc moved in can be turned into comfortable home away fron The 7,200 USC students wl that hard to believe, consider to work with in most cases ai desks, a naked floor and little But with a few things from a little imagination even the exciting place to come home "Residents can do what university safety standards area manager before doing j Macaulay, director of men's they're limited only by the : roommate feols about it " Roommates with differen the barrier of small rooms c? Popular space-savers are add a second floor in the rooi floor space for items such j reclining chairs or bean bag} "My bed sits on a platfori space under it for a lot of Black, a Preston resident If built to the specificatioi revised tms year, these stri room that has movable beds Hall advisers and resident regulations. All plans to coi Susan Waring, a juni livens up her room uv decorative item. (Photo / ssdav's hi 101: strangers and acquiring new friends. Although this "course" has never been offered by the University of South Carolina, many USC students participate in this particular summer learning experience. Day one in "class" started before arrival at the beach when living arrangements had to be settled. Once a suitable place, usually a beach house, was obtained, things started happening for most students. Kathy Tarrer, a junior j 1 ^ - I -V ? ' 1 \C ' xWWWW,?:X' < 1;. , i- '* . * ^ ' <, ^ ' : ' 2yy.' .*"&>&' ' * s. lr..s >.a *' ' ' ' ' 9T " '. .Jvy . :.^;, gv :^^-7 "Sr** many USC students spen fe about life. (Photo by Barry i into lac into Ralaton Jrvs Editor t nomes ana f^araens, uui uie im that greeted you when you an attractive, livable and even n home. io live in dorm rooms may find ing all the university gives them re four bare walls, two beds, two : space. home or a department store and : dullest of rooms can be a more to after a day of classes. they want as long as it meets . They should check with their something to their room," David housing, said. "Other than that, si7P nf th#? rnnm nnH what th#*ir t tastes may be a problem, but in be overcome. bunk beds and lofts, which can rr? fnr claoninrt TKiic lnoiroc mnro Ill IW1 Oivvpillg. A Alio tv 4 V V, O U1V1 V, as couches, stereos, televisions, n. That way I can utilize all the different things," said Phillip ns of the university, which were ictures can be built in any dorm hall directors have copies of the istruct lofts and bunk beds must MM X- 4 ^ w W*J or living in South Building, 7f/i straw fans, a popular i y Barry Ne wman} Popu majoring in business, said a friend made the renting arrangements for her. "You shouldn t let your landlord take advantage of you," Tarrer advises. "Make sure you question him. Don't be naive." Tarrer said she learned how to get along with other personalities and how to give and take. She said she will always value the close friends she made. "Differences are bound to happen, but you have to sit down and talk things out reasonably. The landlord is <j|i ... v.. ... ... v* ***>?>><' ?:**:* > *: ' :* *.. < ^ ^ v +*&**'*' v S t their summer, working, Newman) :kluster be approved by Residential construction. A different space-saving id< mates who converted theii apartment." All four beds ar room is the living quarters. < and a six foot bar. "It's working for us becaus don't know how it would work their suite mates," Greg Cord out. To mnkp a room swm a lit divide their rooms into living b "Their stereo and chairs m and the beds on the other," director for Preston-Woodrow While making the most of personalization by using basic also helps make a room more li "Most girls bring their own < bedspreads. The kind of thing home," Carol McGregor, a ha said. Coordinated sheets, bedspn popular with girls, but males ching these items. "Guys usually stick with so usually just bring something "Rut piivs Ho t;ikf> a lot of timf* But painting isn't just for m< like their room color or wants t Color can really liven i regulations limit the color choi blue or bone white "These pastels should be p match things well." Macaulay Snmc Ki??pn n painting colorful murals on t couraged by Residential Life be painted over before a stude spring semester. Other wall decorations inch popular, framed pictures, ligh Ziggy items and plants. Plants add color and life tc have as many as 20 or 30 pla plants to large ferns "The room just looks a lot b Karen Pope, a junior living i found a place for all her plants Also popular for decorating window blinds and t loor mats. "I'd say it is the new fad," as she straightened a large everywhere you go They hav larUS a different story ; you need to be tactful, but strong." Tarrer said. Another view of the beach is seen by Chappy Bunch, a junior, who worked as a lifeguard for Vernon Beach Spn/ifpc Rlinfh hac nluravc been part of the beach scene - it's been his home for 18 years. "Living at the beach without a home already there, you can't save money. It all goes to rent - it's really atrocious -- and to food," Bunch said. Bunch is one of the few who has always worked on the beach. One of his occupations was a sno-cone pusher. He enjoys the beach because it is a chance to be mitrlnnrc anH curf whilo of v?a?vnw* M ?4?M kJUA A TTIII1V U V work. Jobs were next on the beach-living syllabus. Beach bums everywhere would agree that employment is the most complicated lesson to learn. Of those out pounding on doors for jobs, some got lucky, some got picky, and some just went home. One who wasn't so picky was Dana Wolfe, a senior majoring in history. Wolfe worked at McDonald's -- for four days. Wolfe did not stay long at that job; instead, he landed a job as a waiter at a North n- 1- 4 ? mjfuic Dcciui lesiauram, Slub's Rib. Wolfe's goals were to have a good time while getting away from Columbia. He rnnm c Life Services prior to actual ea was employed by four suite r two rooms into a "minie in one room, and the second complete with a sofa, a stereo ;e we're all good friends, but I out for people who didn't know ell, a Preston resident, pointed tie larger, residents will often ind sleeping areas. ight be on one side of thq room Mike O'Donnell, resident hall .explained. a small room is important, items and colorful decorations ivable. curtains, carpet and matching s that make them feel more at 11 advisor at Baker dormitory, ?ads, towels and curtains are are less concerned with matlid-colored bedspreads. They from home," O'Donnell said, to paint." en. It's for anyone who doesn't ~ C ~ U .1. . 11 .11^ UIIt'MlUIl up UU11 WclIlN ip a room; however, USC ices to light green, yellow, light leasing to the eye and should said. lore creative with their walls, hem. However, this is not enServices, and the mural must nt leaves the room at the end of ide posters, which are the most ited beer signs, fish nets, maps, > a room. Some students may nts, ranging from hanging ivy etter with plants in here," said n Smith HuilHino vvhf? h.*i? Tint are straw items fans, baskets. Dana Webb, a sophomore said i fan on her wall "They're e little ones and big ones." >Ccou said he would definitely do it s again. < "We had some wild experience and met a lot of new people," Wolfe said. On the other end of the scale were those not fortunate enough to go out every night. Bobby Curtis, a business junior, said he would have liked to go out all the time, but was unable to because of his work hours. Curtis, spending his first summer at Myrtle Beach, worked five days a week at seven in the morning as a s Howard Johnson's front desk clerk. v . "It was hard getting up at 1 6:15, but I don't regret it. I'd c Know Deuer next year, r Curtis said. He would prefer r a job that offered other than minimum wage, such as a v waiter. t Robert Brown, a first-year j USC graduate student, was c another new beach bum who ? did not like his hours. Brown v was a lifeguard for Vernon's j Beach Services, working f seven days a week, from 7:30 $ until 5:30 with a half-hour break for lunch. \ "There was always < something to do, but I didn't 1 meet anyone new from s Carolina. I already knew i most of the Carolina people. 1 Half the lifeguards from the Ocean Drive section of North Myrtle Beach were from Carolina," said Brown who liked working outside and watching people. However, Brown did consider it a productive m -mmaqM J>* ' Phillip Black and tiunn "upstairs" of the newly I uses the desk underneath. ( "Wednesday's" is the feature page dealing with \ events, h will attempt lo cm as well as present helpful ai Anyone who would like to c< article should contact the ' Gamecock, Drawer A, Kusse irse summer and said he learned a lot about people in general. He said he went out six lights a week and saved no noney, but that he would do t again if offered the chance iffht nnui *o*"v a,v ** Those who stuck out the ull term learned an im)ortant lesson or two. Some earned financial lessons inequaled to those taught in Economics or Business Management. Others earned the value of true riendships and perterverence. Learning how to put up vith tourists was another esson. Bunch said tourists lon't bring much sper ling nonev and with infl^Jon nost don't have any. Like a classroom scene vhere many students with inique ideas and thought >rocesses gather, the beach >ffered its own "family" itmosphere. Social parties vere common and a good >lace to meet and see people rom other schools and itates. And, like the end of school vhen close friends part, the ;nd of summer in Myrtle 3each brought many sad >miles and the thought of returning to a "normal" ifestyle. The beach. A nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there? Some USC students would definitely disagree: to them nothing could be finer than the sands of Carolina all summer lone. y Owen study on the iuilt loft while Bill Veirs Pho to bv Voyra Sailer) (liimci'iK 1 's nrw wt*eki\ ! X'oplr and buiMiip int??r??s< ? <>r pprfinonl campus issues j id interest ?nt: ??? 01 motion mtrihutc u stars ?dei 01 an I Wetlnesdio v*' K.ditoi th?- I II Hons, . I