Murray State University - Shield Yearbook (Murray, KY)

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Mgerfff ha 'V Q if-'f -' f Three'bed rooms like this were com- mon sights in the fall. Jennye Mason sits at her make-up mirrow while suite- mate Gela Barrett chats on the phone. Checking in at Hester Hall, Benita Mar- tin receives assistance from R.A. Lori Williams. Q ffm M-uf mmafac A-sw' A99 22 Student Life Www 4 . Valerie Allison During August, a record number of students made housing . . . Too Dorm Crowded Murray State is known many as a suitcase collegn but the phrase took on nf meaning for some stude when the fall semester beg The reason? They were pled fplaced three to a roo because of the annual housi: overflow, which caused a cord number of crowded roon in August. This left many students predicaments like Kell O'Brien's - living out three boxes and a suitcase, ' periods of up to three week O'Briens's case was typi of the problems that ar when three people w squeezed into a two-per room. She was the third r mate, meaning that the ot two girls had planned to l together. When I got there, they ready had both closets fill and everything was in

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I booked up. Bill Reese makes his mi-yearly investment in texts at the iiversity Store. The bookstore vened 'in the University Center last rar. Not all phases of registration are Growing tired of waiting inlines, senior crowded, One worker, Greg Herndon, Jeff Majors props himself on a Universi- said that his job was to sit in this desert- ty Store cash register. ed hallway and guard the door. ug. .4 ,p'-, N,-1 O 5 . Y ,fs .V 1 . A .W., ' , f yr, 1 F' f' . .2 'V ,, A ,Q 'I' i I A. 1 cw., me new scenery of registration was urdly noticed through the traditionally ng financial aid lines. ff .1-N Greg Vincent Even the help of a registration worker does not make the process any simpler for student Nancy Goss. cHughes said, After a mo- ent's consideration, he ad- ed, l guess they do good for re number of students in- Jlved. For spring registration, ad- iinistrators hoped to do even etter by further spreading ie traffic, Gantt said. Conges- on in the fall had been created by having all activities on the third floor. So in the spring the process was spread across the Center's three levels. Despite the problems, Gantt said the move to the University Center would pay off in the long run. l think it will be a good facility, he said. Q ' Tim Bland and Curtis Brown Curtis Bro wn WHS, wud,-' ggi .... - ., Philip Key Debbie Haller Registration 21 .TZ

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:e, she said. Even though roommates were polite, ,rien said she still felt as if was intruding. Jther problems included per- ality conflicts and crowded rning mirrors, but most eed the biggest trouble was ce. Squashed was the 'd that best described it, said h Mooring, a Springer Hall dent. Doug Harper, Hart I, echoed that feeling. This ce just isn't built for three pple, he said. dany students thought con- ons were worse than in pre- us years, but according to :tt Sherin, assistant director operations, the housing of- : was better prepared than it I ever been. 'luch of the preparation con- ed of work done during the nmer months. The student ndyman staff built 241 wood bunk beds. The beds, along Curtis Brawn with 21 metal bunk beds al- ready owned by the Llniversity, were then placed in dorms prior to students' arrival on campus, Sherin said. In past years, Sherin said, overflow students were often placed wherever space could be found. This year we want- ed to keep students out of study lounges and other areas with no facilities, he said. So bunk beds were put in every dorm, and students were asked to triple up until space could be found for them. We looked at the number of no-shows each dorm had last year, and distributed the bunk beds according to those ra- tios, Sherin said. The beds were also placed strategically within each dorm. They were kept as close to ground level as possible, Sherin said, to keep excess traffic off the elevators. Curtis Brown Not all on-campus housing was crowd- ed. Gretchen Thweatt studies inside the spacious Home Management House. Ironically, the dorm overflow gave a few students the chance to live in Uni- versity-owned apartments and homes. The parking headache goes hand-in- hand with overflow numbers in the dorms. Myron VanLear seems per- plexed by another student's dubious at- tempts to find for createj a parking space. No special consideration was given to students' classifica- tions, which irked some upper- classmen, including Harper. Harper, a junior, was tripled in a Hart Hall room for over two weeks. While the crowded condi- tions didn't bother him, the ar- bitrary placement did. l think it ought to be restricted to freshmen because we've spent more time here, he said. The Llniversity's enrollment was actually down from the previous year, yet on-campus housing took a substantial jump. Ross Meloan, administra- tive assistant to the vice-presi- dent of student development, attributed the increase to the economy. Off-campus housing rates have gone up appreciably, while on-campus rates haven't, in comparison, Meloan said. Regardless of future trends, Valerie Allison the housing office will be ready, Sherin said. ln fact, this year we got people out of tripled rooms faster then last year, he said. Q3 0 Curtis Brown and Susanna Hodges Housing 23