Ball State University - Orient Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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hot and horrible days Assorted trash stacked up around campus proved quite a hassle for sanitation workers. Leftovers from the back-to-Muncie march form an ominous pile behind Tichenor Hall in Dehority Complex. (DRT) “Most of the students were happy to be able to come to school, since the registrars office stopped admitting (new students) in July, and many students were deferred until winter or spring quarters,” she continued. Hoefs attributed the overcrowded conditions to the fact that 300 to 400 more upperclassmen than usual returned to halls while the number of freshmen, the usual dorm occupants, increased. However, she said more than 100 students in temporary hous- ing had been offered a room by September 20. Ten Wood Hall residents received quite a surprise upon moving in. Each discovered she would have nine room- mates in a former sorority suite—not one roommate with dirty ashtrays and a clanging alarm clock, but nine. “It was a real shock. I mean, I thought I was going to be in with maybe four other girls,” said Valerie Berry, Gary freshman. “I just wanted to go home.” Terese Arvin, student senator from Trane Hall, faced few hassles upon coming to school because she moved in early. However, about helping freshmen residents get acquainted with the hall, the Crown Point junior told a different story. “One wistful-looking freshman came in with a suitcase under each arm, went to the desk, and told them 24 Living x Hassles Whole families sometimes got into the act of moving in. Freshman Tara Lonzo (chair) shares one last meal with her family before they head home. With five people to share the work, it only took the Lonzos 20 minutes to move Tara into Jeep Hall. (WEV) her name. The desk didn't have her listed on their IBM sheet, and the girl said, ‘I’ve got a letter from housing in my suitcase saying I live here.’ ” Problems like this were worked out eventually, usually with little incon- venience to incoming students. “Traffic in the Woodworth- DeHority area was a problem with eight halls trying to move in,” Arvin continued. “Campus police did a fairly

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days in September 7? 7 Crowded cars and crabby cops Those who chose off-campus living also had to con- tend with the hassles of moving their own furniture. Lucy Reagan and Tom Kuepper shuffle a heavy chest-of-drawers into an apartment. (DRT) Imagination helped when creating makeshift luggage such as orange and milk crates and plastic garbage bags. Anderson sophomore Julie Shaw and Sandy Marsh combine strengths to transport a cumbersome load to their Palmer Hall room. (MJI) They came marching back to Mun- cie, more than 17,000 of them. They came pulling U-Hauls and in battered Volkswagen bugs, bringing portable television sets, throw pillows, and Har- brace handbooks. Industrial Trust Time Temperature remembers September 4, 5, and 6, 1977 as hot and horrible. Despite the heat, moving in at Ball State University was a fall ritual as traditional as Benny. Campus Cadet Brad Woods, New Castle junior, worked during the mov- ing in. “There were no real hassles,” he said, “and the university police should be commended for a fine job.” Woods was almost amazed that there were no really bad traffic tie-ups. Director of Traffic, Safety, and Security Tom Osborn saw moving in from a different perspective. “People seemed to forget they were one in a thousand moving into a par- ticular area,” he said. “They would unload and then just leave their cars. “We used increased personnel to handle traffic,” he continued. “The ci- ty and county reserves helped tremen- dously.” Police reports showed only one on-campus accident occurred dur- ing the moving in time. Scott Killings, member of Delta Chi fraternity, avoided the moving in rush by returning to Muncie earlier in the summer. As a former hall resident, Killings was overjoyed not to fight the traffic or bother with check-in pro- cedures. “T don’t miss the strictness of dorms. There’s not always someone looking down your shoulder to see if you are doing the right things,” the Kokomo junior said. Campus traffic ebbed and flowed, but really crowded conditions existed in the dorms. Residence halls normally house 6,837 students, according to housing office figures. However, an ex- tra 361 residents were sardined into what the housing office called “tem- porary housing” and what the students called “study lounges.” “The temporary housing was not an ideal situation,” said Karen Hoefs, director of administrative services at the housing office, “but the students coped with it as well as they could. MovingIn x Hassles 23

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Traffic did not flow easily in the congested DeHority- Woodworth parking lot with eight female halls moy- ing in at the same time. Double-parked cars, vans, and U-Hauls caused tight squeezes for those trying to enter and exit the overcrowded area. (MJI) Irn Searching for the spot that’s not ee What do you mean I’m parked illegally? I’m in one space—I’m between the two yellow lines, and I put my quarter in the meter.” “But, you have a purple sticker. Purple-stickered vehicles are not allowed to park on campus.” Day after day discussions similar to this took place between students and campus cadets. On a campus dotted with 6,408 parking spaces—including those of the parking structure and special parking areas such as the Phillips Tennis Courts—a count taken in Oc- tober showed that there were 9,282 cars registered. That was almost 3,000 more cars than spaces. However, according to Tom Osborn of the University Police, there were ample parking spaces on campus. He pointed out that the number of registered cars also in- cluded the second cars of several students and faculty members and that the total 9,282 cars were never on campus at the same time. The real problem involved the number of “convenient” parking spaces available. Some students found themselves having to walk quite a distance from their cars to their classes or to work. Freshmen living in Wagoner Complex had to walk half a mile to their cars in the overflow lot north of Johnson. Off- campus students often spent the first ten minutes of a class looking for parking space within walking distance. According to campus cadets and university police, vandalism occurred almost daily. This, as in most large parking areas, was caused by insuffi- cient lighting. Though police and cadets claimed they did their best to deter vandalism, catching all the Traffic, Safety, and Security, he had few problems. Of course, on those occasions when the student couldn't find a parking space near his dorm, had spent his last quarter on a Coke, and the parking structure attendant wouldn't let him enter until he had deposited 50 cents—or when a group of campus thugs deflated all four of his tires while he was rummaging through his pockets for some change—well, then he had some pro- blems. (REB) chronic wheel- and tire-deflators, the ® CB-thieves, and the sticky-fingered tape player-snatchers was all but im- possible. Hassles were just a part of the overall parking situation on campus. a Generally, if a student purchased the 3% right parking sticker, displayed it properly, and followed the rules and , regulations set up by the Office of Campus Cadets were especially busy regulating parking during the early weeks of fall quarter. Gary Tynor adds a second ticket to an unregistered car. (JAG) Moving In, Parking xx Hassles 25