Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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Mea] tickets are distributed the opening day o the residence halls in the formal lounge of Twin Towers Esst. Escaping the confusion of moving in the residence halls, two students sit on the steps of Twin Towers West. 16 — moving in

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i v 5: - it m College costs include tuition, housing, books Exper I No other word summed up the cost of a 1 college education quite like it. I Undergraduate tuition for the year was 1$325 for residents, $990 for non-residents. Residence hall fees (including meals) ranged from $999.10 to $1,294.40. The ever-rising costs of books could not be overlooked either. But the buck did not stop there. There :were other expenses to consider. A rough estimate follows of per semester expenses (excluding tuition and housing): Entertainment, $75; food, $150; school supplies, $30; personal items, $45; cloth- ing (no major purchases), $45; gasoline (for commuter students), $120; and books, $50 for a total of $515 in outside expenses. Since money trees could not be found — the funds had to come from else- where. Home, scholarships, work-study or grants and any combination thereof usual- ly provided the needed bucks. A majority of students relied on parents and family for financial support. In addi- tion, a number of students had jobs which allowed them to compensate for miscella- neous expenses. Financial assistance Director Edgar W. Miller said approximately 50 percent of the MU community received some sort of aid. ITe said although figures were not avail- able for the 1982-83 year, he did have the previous year ' s figures and said they var- ied little from year to year. In 1981-82, approximately $700,000 was disbursed in work-study funds; $825,000 in scholarship money; a little less than $2,000,000 in grants and nearly $5,135,000 in loans. College was an expensive venture and it seemed there were figures to tack onto financial statements almost daily. Those statements had to be mailed home. Ah, 20 more cents. It never ended. cost of schooling — 15

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If they only knew what I know, they could get things done a lot more easily. I ' ve been standing here for years, and I have seen it all. They get so worked up over the littlest things. Little do they know, their problems are nothing compared to some of the ones I have. I don ' t want to complain, but we resi- dent halls have feelings too. I ' m so fed up at the moment that I have to get it off my wall. For openers, they got me up at 8 a.m. just so they could start moving in. No one asked when I wanted to begin the semester. They thought they were avoiding the crowd. I thought they were creating a nuisance. I suppose I can understand a few little things, but they were so loud. They yelled all the way across the lob- by, shouting greetings to comrades from last year and instructions to re- cruits helping them move their posses- sions. And they brought their possessions: all of them. I even think many went out and bought new possessions (junk) just to make me upset. Some were organized. Most were not. I loved the ones who moved in in one snappy trip but they were few and far between. Some of the them took five trips from car to the door — using three or four helpers each trip! Where do they put all of that stuff!? And you would think that parking was my responsibility! I am a residence hall. The construction near Laidley Hall is not my fault. Believe it or not, I really feel for those women who had to use carts to wheel their stuff across campus. Another thing that was not my fault was the closing of 18th Street to make a plaza. It did make for an amusing day of watching traffic get all tied up and people trying to figure out how to ad- just to the situation. I did have my fun though — at the expense of the residents — but I de- serve to get a little enjoyment from the fiasco. I kept the elevators at a nice slow pace all day long. It sure was neat to see people waiting with all of their Moving in residence lialls may be rough but consider it from The buiiding ' s point of view belongings in little clusters. What was more fun was watching the movers get the clusters confused and seeing peo- ple leave boxes sitting in the lobby as they rode off into the sky on The Va- tors. Oh, man, were those parents hilar- ious! Some of them drove around the block for 30 minutes to find a parking place close to the door to save time moving in. Dads were the funniest, I think. They were always polite and holding doors for the female residents, while the women pushed their way past them to get on the elevator. Result: Dad is left behind once again. The process re- peats. I ' ll reveal a secret now. I am not the Hilton Inn. Some people think I should be. They can ' t get over my small rooms and guaint decor. Sorry folks. It ' s always great to see what people forget to bring, and how they an- nounce it to the world. My ears are still burning from the exclamations of the woman who forgot her checkbook. People never forget the important things like stuffed animals and fish nets. They just forget the extras like tooth- brushes, raincoats, alarm clocks and anti-perspirant. Yuck! I think it ' s cute to watch freshmen when they first meet their roomates. The situation is awkward to say the least. Hi. Hi. I ' m your roommate, I guess. I guess so. This is my mom, and this is my dad. Hi. So — how do you like school so far? Oh well. My life would be nothing without residents living in my halls. I kinda like them. But, I sure am glad moving days only come once a semes- ter. I don ' t have the patience to put up with it all year. moving in — 17