Millikin University - Millidek Yearbook (Decatur, IL)

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Anne- Marie Proske, Laurie McMaster and Missy Neville together, for always, Friends!

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Some of the Class of 88 enjoy the LSB Senior Chile night. Feeling Great after a Big Blue Victory - Senior Dan Rasmussen Dave Wright and Frank Tieri seem to be in deep thought — the world is waiting — go get ' em! 22

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However, InterFraternity Council Rush Chair, Dennis Dunleavy, felt that fraterni- ty rush could have been better. This year ' s fraternity rushees are having trouble making up their minds as to which house to join, Dunleavy explained. Dunleavy attributed the slow rate at which rushees are pledging to the removal of the third night of sets, where rushees visit their two preferred fraternities. He said the removal of the third night of sets was supposed to create a more informal atmosphere for rush by allowing houses to have open activities from Thursday through Sunday night. During rush Elliott said, I think sorority rush is going very well and there are going to be a lot of girls pledging. She remarked that both the rushees and the houses seem to know more about what is going on than in previous years. Elliott mentioned that last year ' s sorority rush had four days of sets, whereas this year ' s rush has five sets with a two day break. The reason for adding an additional party ( set ) and a two day break, was so rushees would have more time to make a decision on a house they liked, stated Elliott. Dunleavy said that this year ' s fraternity rush took place during the first week of classes, as it has in the past. Elliott said, Girls ' rush is in the second week of classes, instead of the first week as in years past. Elliott added that Panhel decided to give the rushees a chance to settle into school during the first week of classes, then during the second week, they could get into rush. Kay Powell, director of greek affairs, said that this fall 1 38 women and 66 men went through organized rush sets. She added that there were 93 women that went through organized rush sets for the fall of 1986 (men ' s figures were unavailable). When asked what accounted for the increase in women ' s participation, Powell stated, I believe this increase is due largely to the increased enrollment, but the percentage of women participating is around the same as last year. The number of new full-time women this fall is 329, compared to last fall ' s 249, said Registrar, Walt Wessel. By dividing the number of women attending rush sets by the total number of females, one can determine that 421 percent of neu women went through rush this fall, compared to 37 percent last fall. 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Urn versity .AJitiona ' j „„ r( ,ive»4 Uik ' m off aa , Viresge Foun datio tddit ' o tbh the Uni versity 1 recei ' halle ' ig grat Kresge ,ift was conM ddition ShiHi i al $1 m llion iding tot by Jan- alofP t upon 1988. nillion the Uni versity , Tro). securing ecatur nsti tutions In 1986, hland Commun tty First Colle Ban tees destgna provi de fou datio ted moneys $7 50 , but 000 beq cattona uest Id thi ShiM n Editorial: A freshman, last week, was over- heard telling a friend that Mi Hi kin ' s next president will probably die of either boredom or an overdose of L.S.D. consumed to help him or her dream up worthwhile projects to embark on. Indeed, after a reading of Millikin ' s recent history, it seems that the Miller regime has achieved enough structural gain to last the University well into the next century. The con- struction of the Staley Library, R.T.U.C., Kirkland, and the renovation of L.A. — all within two decades — is quite an accomplish- ment. The people of Millikin now are at the peak of progress awareness. Caught between the what was and the what will be of L.A., the Millikin community is able to form a brick image of the past merging with the present. This perception, which will soon be contingent upon the past efforts of campus photographers, is still easily conjurable as one swims the Fire Escape Channel between the Sea of Modern Millikin and the shark- infested waters of the Tabor School ( i.e., between middle and west L.A.). Most Millikinites, however, wish to witness the complete modification of LA., and leave the past to the pictures. Renovated middle L.A. tantalizes this desire. Gone are the days of visible plumbing, sweat, and whistling steam heaters. The floors don ' t squeak as much, nor do students sit and smoke on cracked benches in the hallways. Comn unity Center the new hla ' campu Dorm life has spread to the Ambassador Hotel - or has it? Two female Millikin University students stepped off the shuttle bus and entered the hotel lobby through the double glass doors. They stopped at the front desk to look, in their mailboxes and chat with the desk clerk. The elevator bell rang and the women hurried into the mirrored car and pressed a button on the panel. The doors opened on the 5th floor and they stepped onto the shag carpet and walked past an array of vending machines and a bulletin board hung on a wall - papered wall. The students entered their air conditioned room - complete with full bath, colored television, picture window, shag carpeting and wallpaper. They could not decide whether to use the pool or go to the lounge to get a snack. Most of the Millikin students living at the Ambassador are pleased with this modified version of dorm life. Some upperclassmen prefer it to living on campus. It ' s a lot nicer than the dorms. The rooms are bigger and the maid comes once a week to clean the bathroom, said Dan Rey. I ' m pleased. I like it, said resident assistant Mark Krusz. It ' s a better study environment and many of the upperclassmen want to move off campus anyway. The students have mixed feelings about being isolated a mile away from campus. Living in the hotel encourages you to mingle on campus, said Michelle Martin. I feel the shuttle is inconvenient and that I can ' t take advantage of the activities at the gym, said Stephanie Polster. There are two floors of Millikin students at the Ambassador. The 4th floor is male and the 5th floor is female. According to the resident assistants those floors follow the same rules as the dorms on campus. But, it ' s hard for me to know if they ' re breaking the rules because they don ' t need to leave their rooms, Krusz said. I think we are responsible enough to watch for people who don V belong on the floor, said 4th floor resident assistant Kelly Walls. There have been some complaints from the students at the hotel. The pool is dirty and we have had roaches and fleas in o ur room. Allison Shine noted. The television only works on four channels because the satellite dish is broken, Rey adds. Many students have also complained about the shuttle being inconvenient. The students are petitioning to get the times changed. The students and the hotel employees get along well. The people at the front desk treat us really nice, Martin said. We haven t any complaints from other hotel patrons, but the maintenance people get annoyed because they have to fix things to campus standards like smoke alarms, Krusz explained. Jo Green, a hotel desk clerk said there have been no complaints from other hotel patrons. The biggest hassle is the mail and transferring calls to the rooms, she added. According to Laura Cornille assistant dean of students, there are 5 students living in the Ambassador. The students were chosen by the date of their housing deposits. The last deposits received were placed in the hotel. As a result, most of the students are freshmen. About 25 percent of the total upperclass were asked to live at the hotel, but less than 10 students accepted, stated Lin Stoner, director of Admissions. We realize that the shuttle is a problem and we are watching the traffic patterns, said Lori Kerans, residence hall director at the Ambassador. If the students will use it until 2:00 a.m. then we will run it that long. ; The students can also all m urity or ride the city bus to campus free of charge. 24