Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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outistke liiglieais itonsaid, of deep ifustlio tlo lower :aiydoii ' i I Maybe on to tie w, 1980 as the npaigns. niversitT Iways be lerofthe led sum- Id-degree lewayto ber one yCkrist- the air on the d. On ike three Ml, first two I degrees ) for the lal heat but the ably hot ree-week -Dave Cieseke -Dave Ceiseke orthwest luse that ffliwhen To combat the heat, Owens re-emphasized energy conservation practices and loosened the dress code for employees and faculty who were suffering due to the heat. Some University buildings had their air conditioning units turned off then classes were over. Summer graduation was cut short August 8 because of the heat. I think it was the hottest commencement I had ever atten- ded, said Owens. There are a lot of grandparents and elderly people who come to these events, and if we would have kept the ceremonies their usual length, I think there could have been some problems, Owens said. To my knowledge, there was no one who passed out or had any major problems from the heat in the gym- To sum the summer up in three words, the summer was inter- esting, busy and hot. Senator Thomas Eagleton stops to refresh himself with an ice cream cone at the ice cream social held in Maryville. Brad Orr registers for the draft at the Maryville Post Office. SUMMER SCHOOL 25

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Some like it hot the meetings and discuss what can be done about them, Terry said. Since the committee has been formed, the food has improved as far as I ' m concerned, said Terrie Miller, president of the student committee. We mentioned that the salad bar had more of a selection before and it was taken care of the next day. In addition to the changes taking place on campus, some students were affected by a change in national policy. For the first time in five years, men had to register for the draft. During the summer, male stu- dents born in 1960 and 1961 made the trip to the Maryville Post Office to register, filling out cards giving their names, sex, dates of birth, current addresses, permanent ad- dresses and Social Security num- bers. Ninety-four men registered in Maryville during the first three days, according to Maryville Postmaster Bill Adams. The draft was an issue in the 1980 elections, and campaigning went on during the summer. During a campaign stop in Maryville at an ice cream social in Beal Park, Senator Thomas Eagleton stated that he was against draft registra- tion. I voted against the registration, Eagleton said. The problem with the military is not a lack of bodies, but a lack of skill. Where our military is hurting is in skills-speci- fically helicopter mechanics. Eagleton also discussed voter apathy among young voters. -Davt ' Gioseke ' ' The lowest voter turnout is the 18 to 25-year-olds and the highest is the 60 to 65 crowd, ' ' Eagleton said. This is a source of deep disappointment to those of us who worked on the amendment to lower the voting age to 18. I really don ' t know what turns them off. Maybe we ' ve failed to turn them on to the political system. For most students, however, 1980 won ' t be remembered as the summer of election campaigns, draft registration or University construction. It will always be remembered as the summer of the heat wave. For students who attended sum- mer school in 90 to 100-degree temperatures, finding some way to keep cool was a number one priority. It was really bad here during summer school, said Gary Christ- ensen. Early in July the air conditioning units were on the blink and we suffered. On occasional days I would take three or four showers to keep cool. Temperatures for the first two weeks of July averaged 95 degrees and boiled up to over 100 for the third week. Few actual heat records were broken, but the combination of unseasonably hot temperatures and the three-week duration of the heat spell made for sweltering school days. A new addition to the Northwest campus is the Alumni House that will be used to house alumni when they visit the campus.

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Hotline Sor help Traditionally accompanying the physical and emotional problems attached to cases of sexual assault has been the fact that, in many instances, assault victims have had no place to turn for counseling. Since November, however, assault victims in Maryville have been able to go to the Nodaway Empire Sexual Assault Center at St Francis Hospital. The Center is an all-volunteer organization made up of Maryville citizens, including local physi- cians, nurses, attorneys and law enforcement officers. We think it can be very effective in Maryville, said co-chairman Sue Galhotfer. Last year in Maryville, only three sexual assaults were reported. When Sedalia, Mo., a town of comparable size, began a program much like this, it had 24 cases reported in the first six months. The keystone to the Sexual Assault Center was a 24-hour hotline victims could call at the St. Francis emergency room. Assault victims were encouraged to call the hotline for advice and help. We can really give a sexual assault victim a lot of help, said Galhoffer. When a victim first calls we make sure that she is safe. We ' ll call the police or send someone to pick her up if she want it. We advise her to come to the hospital immediately after an assault. The victim should not change clothes or shower but come to St. Francis for exam- ination. Once a victim was at the hospital, victim advocates pro- vided sympathy and help. Victim advocates are just ordinary citizens— housewives, students who are trying to help, ' ' said Galhofer. They offer the victim a place to stay and advice on what she should do. If a victim decided to prosecute, the Assault Center would provide lawyers in court at no charge. The problem the Center faced was a lack of public knowledge of its existence. Debbie Herring, co-leader of the center, bemoaned this lack of awareness. Our main problem right now is that the public is not aware of the Assault Center, said Herring. We need more public relations. The Center plans to print posters and pamphlets advertising the help we can bring to assault victims. Another problem the Center faced was the stigma associated with sexual assault. We can ' t do a thing for the victims if they don ' t allow us to, said Herring. If an assault victim decides not to prosecute, we are helpless. Programs such as this have been successful throughout the country. Officials at the Center believed it could help women cope with the trauma of sexual assault. Nitholas Carlson 26 RAPE CRISIS CENTER