Page 4—The Clarion's Greatest Hits! — Summer 1989
R oom ies !
Through thick and thin
by Heather (lonrad
Anfislant Editor
Ricky Surles: “I slipped my kayak under
the bottom bed, and returned to the car to
get more things. When I got back to the
room, there stood this big guy-he was
huge, with a red shirt, a red face, and a
real short military hair cut. He stood
there, and his parents just looked at me. I
was thinking. “Oh my God...”
Robert Cooler; “The first day the dorm
president escorted me to my room. When I
told him who my roommate was, he
started laughing. I began to worry. So I
get to my room and see this boat under my
bed. I really started having second
throughts...”
Ricky Surles and Robert Cooler giggle
as they reminisce about their first day at
Brevard College,
Robert from Savannah, Ga., informs, “I
wasn’t sure if I could handle a large
university just out of high school. At
Brevard, the size is small and theres a lot
of personalization.”
Ricky, from Stockbridge, Ga., was at
tracted to BC for similar reasons. “It’s
small and is a junior college, which is what
I was looking for”, he says “It was real
personal, and close to the outdoors. I went
to summer school before my freshman
year here and fell in love with the place.”
Introductions done, the two set up all the
necessities. “Rob brought the entertain
ment system, and I brought the
refrigerator and girlie posters says Rick.
Later, other more personal similarities
were discovered. Says Robert, “Trust is
important to me. And trust is a big part of
Rick and I’s relationship.”
HEEM Hflll
In your face!
Ricky Surles and Robert Cooler have been roommates all that time.
BC won’t be the same without these two.
Rick agrees. “You can’t live with so
meone if you don’t trust them ” He
scratces his chin.” And I guess the great
thing about us is that we each ca» do our
own thmg and are still good friends. If we
hap^n to end up doing something
together, well then that’s cool.”
I think Rob and I have finally learned
the art of control,” admits Rick. “Our first
year, we were too wild. Now, things are
more balano«d, we’ve struck an
equilibrium between class and fun.”
“Yeah,” agrees Rob “We’ve got this col
lege thing down.”
He brightens, and changes the subject ”
I am ready to leave here, but it’s alwavs
gonna feel like home. A lot of good contact
are made at Brevard. People like Rob and
my girl, Jill & others.. I’ll never feel a’lone
again. But it’ll be hard to leave. They
should offer me a job here!” He laughs
Rob adds, “Friends here, thev’rp
forever.”
But before Ricky and Rob graduate they
wish to make a few requests.
From Ricky;
For Dean Langely: I want you to ask
me (after graduation) about not having to
go to summer school because of my U s
Olympic Kayaking trials”
• “To Mr. Coryell; Thanks for the two
best classes I’ve ever had.
* And from both;
“Thanks to the students and faculty in
helping us through. Enjoy Brevard as
much as you possibly can.”
There’s seldom a dull moment in the Brevard
arnival.” Tickets are on sale at the Brevard Colleffe^rp Anouilh’s romantic farce “Thievts’
Theatrr^ts in B.am AdminlstratL MdYns
From
Camp
Greenville
The rope swing provides one sw
inger with a place to show off his
stunts.