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

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l tl ith the increased niimher of snidenls w ho chose to li e oil campus. Northwest began wondering hov they were going to increase on-canipus housing. Changes in the residence halls nia ha e just been the answer. The biggest change that took place in the residence halls was the designated smoking and non-smoking floors. Karl Hertz, an resident assistant on a smoking tloor in Phillips Hall, said onl a couple of residents snmkcd. Wayne V ' lncr anticipated more non-smokmg Hoors the following year due to less student smokers. .Another change was the microvsaves that residents were allowed to have in their rooms, which were once banned. We checked with other uni ersities and found that a maxi- mum 700 watts was safe with llni ersit policies. Viner said. Students responded w ah positive attitudes to changes. I losed ha ing a n)icrowa c in otirroom. Renee Hahn said. It was more con enient than running down the hall to the lounge. According to Viner. residential life coordinator, the campus was on a three- ear handicap facility plan, where all halls would become handicap accessible. H en with the changes made to residence halls and the reno ations of Roberta Hall, a greater demand for rooms on campus was expected. Instead, the south fourth tltmr w ing of Hudson Hall and fourth floor of Tow er w ere closed. The rooms, according to Viner. housed approximately 48 students. It was upsetting to see so many students living in that hall to nunc off campus, when the money received from campus housing was used to help restore Roberta, Viner said. Re enue was lost from the students choosing to live off campus and mo e back in next fall. Also, some of the hall director ' s apartments were renovated to gi e them a more home-like appearance. New carpet w as laid dow n, ceiling fans were added and several other changes were made. Wilh all the improvements being made, the Residence Hall Association wanted to distinguish between the characteristics of residence halls and dormitories. According to Curtis Heldstab, RHA president, an educational program called dorm police was started by the RHA executive board. This was to increase the awareness of the differences between past dormitories and present residence halls. The dorm police, which consisted of the executive members of RHA, sent letters to people who had used the word dorm instead of residence hall. The letter asked them to change their word choice along with a 50 cent fine. The .SO cents was an attention getter, Heldstab said. Pay- ment was never expected and the program was meant in fun. Heldstab thought the program was blown out of proportion. Students had a misconception of people running around with a pencil and paper in hand and writing eveyone ' s name dow n that said dorm, ' Heldstab said. Even with the negative feedback, we had increased awareness and that was our goal. From handicap accessible rooms and microwave ovens to an increased awareness of the term residence hall. the image of the halls made a change for the better. RESIDENCE HALLS FACE CHANCES HELPIN6 STUDENTS FEEL AT HOME BYSHERRI MCCORKINDALE AND AMANDA MCMANICAL Student Life 23

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Beth Bailen smokes a cigarette in her residence hall room on second floor Millikan. which is designated for smok- ing. As part of the miage change, three out of the six floors for residents in Millikan became designated smoking floors. Photo by Tony Miceli. Wayne Viner. hall director, and Jeff Moser relax in a newly renovated room in Phillips Hall. New carpet, ceiling fans and other modifications were made to some hall director apartments. Photo by Chris Tucker. Joseph Koeberl prepares a piece of pie for use in his microwave at Phillips Hall. One of the bigger policy changes in the residence halls was allowing residents to use microwaves in their own rooms. Photo by Chris Tucker. 22 Residence Hall Changes

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SOMETHINCi TO REMEMBER DISNEY THEME CREATES CONTROVERSY BY SARA MEYERS he Wonderful World of Northwest brought Disney charac- ters, crowds and controversy to campus for the annual Home- coming weekend. However, this was not the original theme that was decided upon. The Walt Disney Corp. was concerned w ith the original Northwest theme, The Wonderful World of Disney, claiming it was a breach of copyright laws. A Federal Express letter was sent by Disney officials to the University administrators asking for the theme to be reconsidered. The request made by Disney only affected the promotions that Northwest was using for the event. Northwest immediately took control of the situation by altering the theme to meet the requests made by Disney to avoid a possible confrontatit)n v. ith attorneys. According to Dave Gie.seke, director of News and Informa- tion, the problem was solved by changing the theme to The Wonderful World of Northwest. After the initial problem was repaired, the tensions of prepar- ing skits for the Variety Show, the floats and jalopies for the parade were taken under consideration. Because of the conflict with Disney, the original names of the characters had to be omitted from any performance or parade entry. Some skits such as The Wonderful World of Pinocchio had to be switched to The Wonderful World of Woody. The annual Variety Show, held Wednesday through Friday of Homecoming week in the Mary Linn Performing Arts Center, contained various Greek and independent orga- nizations who were perform- ing skits and olio acts. The Variety Show contained seven skits, seven olio acts and it was the first time the Variety Show was not held through Saturday of Homecoming week. Students that performed in the annual Variety Show skits spent an abundance of time practicing and preparing for their debut. Kelly Burger of Alpha Sigma Alpha won Best Actress for her performance as Woody. We put in about 25 hours a week, Burger said. It (the award) was given out at the football game and there was a lot of people there. It was a great honor. I had never been in any theater type production before so it was a lot of fun. On Wednesday night of the Variety Show the Homecoming King and Queen were presented and crowned in front of a full house. Byron Willis sponsored by Delta Zeta and Leslie Hagan sponsored by Sigma Sigma Sigma were elected by the student body as King and Queen. Another highlight of the Homecoming festivities was the annual parade held on Saturday morning. For the first time in several years the weather held warmer temperatures, sunshine and blue skies for the days activ ities. During the week however, weather dampened spirits as rain caused a delay in tToat preparation. Wet weather caused many floats to be draped in plastic to protect the pomp decorations from becoming ruined. Finally, Northwest students, alumni, family and friends lined — continued The Bearcat Tales portrayed by Alpha Sigma Alpha members, Becky Hassig and Am Lo ell, march down College Avenue in front of the Alumni House. Because of the conflict in theme the title of the clowns had to be changed from Ducktales to Bearcat Tales. Photo by Russ Weydert. i 24 Ho.MECOMING