Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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A A - X LASTCHAUCI poutkm . x ;.- Hi IS i-4 ' »« Tim Geoghegan The Frontier Room offers the students a taste of local talent. Bob St. Charles takes advantage of the convenient location. The responsibility of controlling the desk is a big one. Valerie Thomas oversees. The convenience of the Jubilee machine helps eliminate long lines at the desk on Washington street. Baker Center Tour — 1 1

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BAKER CENTER A college of student activities By Erin Sweeney Karen Sliman. vice president of CPB is found at her desk fianked by two of her friends heJping out. T3 aker Center — isn ' t that where D they cash checks? a student asks. Oh I know, there ' s a Jubilee machine in that building, another student said matter-of-factly. So just what is Baker Center? Ac- cording to Mike Sostrich, director of Student Life Programming, First and foremost Baker Center is a program for the university. We try to establish a comfortable atmosphere in which student programs are carried out for the student ' s benefit. Baker Center is essentially the living room of the uni- versity. The living room: Since when do you cash checks in a living room? a confused freshman commented, clutching an OU meal card and open check book. Baker Center is not just a four-story glorified check cashing facility. I think there are probably some offices or something up there, a sophomore squinted up at the ceiling, but I ' m not sure. In fact, the center houses student offices, programming committees, study rooms, meeting rooms, and many student services. Baker Center was built 30 years ago to house Ohio University ' s student union. At the time, the first two floors contained offices and the two upper floors were designated as dormitory rooms. The building ' s facelift occurred when students moved their belongings out and their desks in. The fourth floor concentrates on programming and contains the vague acronyms of CPB, PCC, BSCPB, SDS, and SLS. The centrally located programming office oversees the activities of CPB, BSCPB and PCC. The assistant direc- tor in charge of programming is tf Beverly Cohen. The BSCPB, or Black Students Cul- tural Programming Board, sponsors concerts, lectures, plays, and other cultural events representative of the Afro-American culture for Ohio Uni- versity students. Nestled in between the Springfest office and PCC, the Student Lecture Series offers intellectual stimulation through the thoughts of personalities from different fields in life, accord- ing to Jonathon Hutchings, SLS Presi- dent. SLS often co-sponsors lectures with student organizations and pro- vides a directory of speakers for campus groups. 10 — Campus Life

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A college of student activities Students Defending Students advises and councils students charged with violations of the student code of conduct. SDS works closely with judi- ciaries and students to advise on punishment. The third floor boasts a host of meeting rooms and student offices, in- cluding the Student Activities Office. The Student Activities Office is the place to start if you want to become involved in any sort of student organi- zation. It publishes a list of organiza- tions along with the names and phone numbers of the current president or chairman. Terry Hogan, Director of Student Activities, along with Nance Lucas, Assistant Director of Student Activities, are determined to make student organization involvement a re- warding experience through leader- ship programs and the publication of Campus Connection, the Ohio Univer- sity newsletter for campus organiza- tions. The Athena Yearbook office, BACCHUS, SAC, Student Senate, SES, and Greek Councils are all located on this floor. BACCHUS is a nationally affiliated organization committed to alcohol awareness through dorm program- ming. Mixology and a virgin bar? No problem — BACCHUS sponsors a program just for responsible party planning. BACCHUS isn ' t against drinking we ' re here to provide counseling referrals and to encourage responsible drinking, said President Lori Eskeck. The Student Activities Commission funds various student organizations based on quarterly program outlines and monetary requests. Student Escort Service, manned largely by the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, provides an option for the student walking alone after dark. Members escort as well as dispatch. The Athena staff is dedicated to producing a quality yearbook repre- sentative of the multi-faceted life at Ohio University. Members copywrite, photograph and edit the student-run publication. Traveling down yet another set of stairs, the visitor confronts the mainly administrative second floor. Made up of meeting rooms, a ballroom and the Alurnni Lounge, it also contains the Student Life Programming office. Mike Sostrich. director of student life, can be found in room 205. The first floor, yes, has check cashing and a Jubilee machine. But it also contains many student services such as typing rooms, a directory of all registered students, two local phones, a TV lounge and a study lounge complete with a piano. The desk sells such items as pencils and pens; it also hands out literature on various topics. Below the main desk is the ground floor which includes the offices of the Post; Suzi Greentree ' s, a local eatery; and the Frontier Room. Although the Frontier Room has a spring quarter reputation as the place to hang out in the sunshine on the beer garden walls, it is primarily in- tended as a programming device. Pro- gramming is done six nights a week to expose movies, comedy and cultural experiences. The Baker Center basement con- tains a recreation room, the bike and camping shop and a bowling alley. Baker Center ' s diversity may seem confusing to the average freshman, but within its walls are housed the central functioning organs of all student life activities. Every committee needs dedicated members and the diverse offerings of Baker Center accomodate the interests of every student at OU. Tim Geoghegan 12 — Campus Life