Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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MEMBERS OF THE Legislative Joint Sub- Committee for Higher Education, delegates Rob- ert Conley and Joseph Manchin and senators Gary Sacco, C.N. Harman and John Cherenko, dis- cuss institutional problems with FSC students and fac- ulty. STUDENTS Lisa Heish- man and Karin Flagle take time to listen to the educa- tion sub-committee. «DURING A DEBATE on nuclear arms, Phyllis Schafly presents her view- point against a nuclear freeze. Guest Speakers 23

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The academic year 1983-84 was highlighted by the visits of many inter- esting guest speak- ers. Phyllis Schafly, Dr. Jonathan Miller, and poet Eugene Piatt, just to name three, spoke to inter- nel Charles Chuck Savedge, headmaster of Augusta Military Academy in Fort De- fiance, Virginia. He enlightened students about the latest tech- niques on yearbook copy-writing and lay- out. On September 29, the State Joint Sub- Committee on Higher Education spoke to faculty and students concerned with the faculty improvement bill, faculty morale, and the importance of education in West mative events that took place on campus was the lively debate between Phyllis Schafly and Harvey Wasserman on the is- sue of the nuclear freeze. Mrs. Schafly, a member of the President ' s Defense lecture and poetrj reading in Wallmar Hall and discussed his theories on how poet- ry is created. The very contro- versial subject of the assassination of Johr F. Kennedy was ap- proached by Dr Students listen, learn and enjoy ested college faculty and students. On Sept. 17, the West Virginia Scho- lastic Press Associ- ation held its eighth annual convention. Students from differ- ent schools through- out the state attended to participate in workshops and listen to key lecturer Colo- Since the quality of education was a ma- jor concern around the nation, as well as at FSC, a member of the State Department visited the campus to discuss new recom- mendations for test- ing teachers in the areas of math, read- ing, and oral commu- nications. Virginia. Dr. Jonathan Miller visited FSC on Oct. 12 and gave lectures concerning theatrical techniques and phi- losophy of medicine. He is the author of the well-known book The Body in Ques- tion. One of the most in- teresting and infor- Policy Advisory Board, spoke against the nuclear freeze. Wasserman, the au- thor of Killing Our Own: The Disaster of America ' s Exper- ience with Atomic Energy , spoke in fa- vor of the nuclear freeze. On Nov. 11, poet Eugene Piatt gave a Charles Campanizz in a presentation on March 20. The variety of in ' formative topics anc diversified speaker; helped to enrich the educational life o many students, facuL ty members and the community this yeai at FSC. • AFTER LISTENING AND DISCUSSING prob- lems with members of the sub-committee, Dave Coff- man, Ty Tarley and Jay DeSantis approach Sen. Gary Sacco for a final question. ►DURING REHEARSAL for the annual choral festi- val Patrick Gardener as- sists students in warm-up exercises. 22 Guest Speakers

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An old Indian proverb says: Don ' t judge any man until you have walked two moons in his moccasins. Now that the women ' s dorm resi- dents have tried on the men ' s mocca- sins, they find the fit a bit too loose. The reaction to But after living un- der the warning sys- tem for half a semes- ter, they began to have second thoughts. It was a lot quiet- er last year, said dorm resident Den- ise Zetty, junior ele- mentary education major. It was easier to study after quiet freshmen feel the rules are too strict because they don ' t understand what it was like last year. The men ' s and women ' s dorms had different sets of rules until the past year. Pence Hall used the warning system to penalize residents who broke of housing who de- cided the penalty. Penalties ranged from counseling to eviction from the dorm, depending on the seriousness of the offense. The doors of the women ' s dorms were locked every night, while the doors of the men ' s According to Ann Lester, supervisor of women ' s housing, That was some- thing the women wanted to remain the same. The reac- tion to the changes has been mixed. Whether or not the rules will be changed back to the previous systems re- Women choose looser dorm rules the dorm rule changes is some- what more serious than wearing shoes that are too tight. When demerits and being confined to the dorm room were eliminated from the women ' s housing rules, up- perclassmen were thrilled — at first. hours, and the girls didn ' t get away with as much. Last year I think everyone cooperat- ed, said Michelle Strauss, junior ele- mentary education major. If they didn ' t, they got their punishment. This year I think it ' s very lenient, but the rules, and Prichard and Morrow Halls used the demerit system in which verbal warnings were given for first offenses and written warnings for subse- quent infractions. After a second warning, the men in Pence Hall went be- fore the supervisor dorm were not locked at any time. A student govern- ment survey of dorm residents re- sulted in the chang- ing of the rules. The only difference ex- isting now is that the women ' s dorms are still locked at night and the men ' s dorms doors are not. mains to be seen. Women dorm resi- dents used to think their moccasins were too tight. Now they have decided they might fit after all. • TAKING ADVAN- TAGE of peace and quiet,; Penny Collins checks, over her management; homework. 24 Dorm Rules