Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Coastal Ca\ Sun of U By Carol Gordon Staff Writer Coastal Carolina College, located on a 185-acre tract between Conway and Myrtle Beach, became part of the USC system in 1960. Opening as a junior college in 1954, Coastal Carolina added a junior year in 1973 and graduated its first class in 1975, awarding baccalaureate degrees in several areas. The campus, once housed in Conway High School, moved to its permanent site in 1963. Since then several buildings have been added. Wheelwright Auditorium is under construction and is funded mostly by private donations. A science building with 12 labs and a number of classrooms is being planned. The state allocated $2 million for this project. UNDERGRADUATE en rollment is 2,010. Baccalaureate degrees are offered in 12 areas including education, business administration and most of the arts and sciences. About 300 graduate students attend Coastal Carolina. Engineering and master's of business administration courses are offered through educational television, but Chancellor E. M. Singleton said 95 percent of the graduate students are enrolled in teacher education courses seeking their master's degrees or recertification. Singleton said the Decembe will get d{ In** LSIAL i IkJ tCf By Donna P Staff W May graduates get somethi December graduates don't get For the tenth consecutive ye will be held for December gradi of attendance. T. Luther Gunter, registra mencement, said, "The preside Christmas holidays, there is a only a few people complain at graduation ceremony. .Jane Rohman, an advertising she can return for sprin been here for four years and v nice to have my diploma handec Civil engineering senior Ange commencement should be held having a December graduatio showing the December gra recognition as they are showing said. BUT SOME STUDENTS say diplomas through the mail. " U rvl r? / ? vi 4 1 w - " ?* iiaun t pidiniLJU uu tuning petl i Arelene Johnson, a criminal jus John Ward, a media arts sen ceremony, but since there isn' about it." Tammy Holcombe, an ele agrees. "If there was a cere through it, but it doesn't mean come back in May." Dr. George Curry, executive James Holderman and univers meeting to discuss December call one about this December' already understood that there v and involvement is consider nnm m i i f a t-wi f r\r\ " ^\/IUIIUtt^ 11/ KJ\J> llA/ cat. Student Government Vice "There should be just one gra and everybody who wants to att Floyd said he knows of no ai commencement because "...un was really interested in particip rolina func< SCsj, graduate students are really Columbia-campus students studying at Coastal. "Regional campuses can't i a. ? j?- ? give grauuaie uegrees. These degrees are given through the university. The courses are only housed here," he said. An associate degree in nursing is also offered. And about 24 continuing education courses and community service courses, such as seminars in alcohol and drug abuse, are available. Tuition is $385 per semester. Twenty organizations, including the International Council of Students, student government association, newspaper, literary magazine, and yearbook are available to students. Service fraternities, social fraternities and political and n ligious groups are also open to students. INTERCOLLEGIATE sports include women's volleyball and softball, men's and women's basketball, men's soccer, tennis, golf and baseball. The tennis, golf and baseball teams went to national I tournaments last spring. The campus also has an active intramural sports program, and the 114member faculty has a team in every sport. Although Coastal Carolina is a commuter campus, it has students from 22 states. Singleton said most of the rgrads plomas, emony i/l. Coles riter ing from the university that - a ceremony. ar, no graduation ceremony lates because of cost and lack r and coordinator of comnt's office felt that due to the lack of attendance." He said >out the lack of a December ;/public relations senior, said g commencement, but. "I've worked hard, and it would be 1 to me rather than mailed " lo Reid also said a December . "It seems to me that by not n ceremony the school isn't duates the same type of I all the other graduates," he they won't mind getting their I'm an older student, and I t in any of it anyway," said itice senior. ior, said, "I wish there was a t, there's no reason to worry imentary education senior, mony, I would probably go i so much to me that I would ; assistant to IJSC President I ity secretary, usually calls a | commencements, but didn't s graduation. He said it was wouldn't be one, and "the cost ed by the commencement President .Jeff Floyd said. I iduation ceremony per year, end should go to that one." ttempts to push a December til the last few years, no one ating in one." ipital astern students enjoy the beach and that many of them live in motels. "They pay offseason rates for less than most students pay for dormitories," he said. Other students rent rooms or apartments near campus. The campus has many parking problems, like the Columbia campus. Singleton said enough parking space is provided, but students want to park closer to the buildings. I. " wha I MONDAY: Spur TUESDAY: Spur WEDNESD/ Spur tuiidc_ THURSDAY Ballroom FRIDAY: \ Spur p / These events the Music Dei SPUR: your pa II Coastal Carolina's Kimbel Library is one of the key buildings on | branch campus between Conway and Myrtle Beach. t a week for the I spur!! Luncheon Special, Wine 50c a glass From ll:30am-2pm Glenn Phillips Band (Jazz Rock) j $1 Admission Doors open at 8 pm Stroh's 50C12 oz. Bottles 8PM-10PM vf: Dick Goodwin Quintet, free admission. Doors open at 8 pm Wine Special Liters for $2.50 Phenix with Roland Haynes and Innersections Students $2, Public $3 Wine Special 50C a glass II /ideo Tape of Men's Flag :ootball Finals, free \dmission. 5 pm - 7 Dm ! f brought to you in part by Contemporary Sounds, aartment, the intramural Office and the golden irtner In responsible drinking. |