Missouri University of Science and Technology - Rollamo Yearbook (Rolla, MO)

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Housing a features special - page 4 m, University of Missouri - Rolla Housing hope for a solution Officials at the University of Missouri-RoHa are continuing to work vigorously to find solutions to the student housing problems in Rolla. ' it is generally accepted that without a permanent solution to the housing problem, an upper limit to enrollment will be established says UMR Chancellor Raymond L. Rispimghoff, ‘ and we are probably at or near that enrollment level at this time. Considering UMR ' s mission to provide more technically trained graduates to fulfill the nations growing needs, we should provide a maximum flexibility of enrollment 1 Discussions of future student housing considerations are under way with University wide officials in Columbia and they have expressed a desire to fall,” Dr. Bisplinghoff says, “In regard to the complaints of students who are being housed in property we leaser this summer he continues “all staff members are doing their best to solve studeni problems on an individua basis . It is our policy to considei the complaints with cooperative and conciliator} attitude and work out individua solutions in the best interest o: each student . We are continuing to make improvements in th physical facilities as rapidly as possible and are making shifts in room assignments whenevei possible. Housing on campu and in the Holla community h severely limited and althougl we are making progress, thesi adjustments will take time am will require the patience of al the concerned individuals 1

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Mizzou vs, Rolla Recently I happened to be in Columbia, Missouri. Driving by the married student apart ments, I was surprised by the condition of the place, so much so that I stopped in. New in- sulated windows were installed or being installed in ad the apartments and everything on the outside that could be painted had a fresh coat of paint on it Being curious 1 asked one of the tenants for some information and received the following: He paid llOO-month for a two bedroom apartment which included the free use of a washer and a dryer. Once a year on the outside of the building, the woodwork around the windows, the panels beneath the windows, the doors to the apartment, laundry room, and garbage area, and the water- spouts and raingutters were painted. If the tenant wished it, his name would appear on a list and the inside of the apartment would be painted by the school, but the tenant might have to wait from a week to several months for this to be done depending on the length of the list of names. Ending our brief interview, I was told that the maintenance was “good,” l • ' W.Vr V s : jif v I i v if, i J : | I LvjjJ ,4 j The University ' s View on Housing ' A temporary solution ' An Interview with Jess Zinfc Few people are happy with the new housing being provided for this year. Let ' s look at it from the University ' s view r point : The housing office had two choices : either inform incoming students that no University housing was available, or try to find accomodations for the 300 irvir ' srtn wait inf list Indications students wouldn ' t come to school here So, the search for accomodations began. During freshmen orientation, new students were told that the dormitories were filled, but that every effort was being made to acquire housing. It was at this time that many students were led to believe that Thomas Jefferson Hall would be the new leased from private indi vidua to house students for the currei year. Mr. Jess Zink, of Auxilar Enterprises, admits that th newiy-aquired residence hah are, in some respects, not th same as the older resident halls; but feels that with in provements that are bein made, thev will soon be ud 1

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University Purchases T. J. An agreement has been reached between UMR and the Connecticut Mutual Insurance Co. to purchase the Thomas Jefferson Residence Hall for $1,130,000. The dormitory is located two blocks north of the main campus at isth and Rolla Streets. It was Urst opened as a private residence hall in Sep- tember, 1966, but was closed to university students in 1973. The purchase is being financed through a mortgage and unrestricted and redesignated private gifts to the UMR Development Fund, ,l This is a major achievement for our campus UMR Chancellor Raymond L. Bisplinghoff said, “and we owe a great debt of gratitude to all those who have worked so hard to assist in acquiring this facility. This is particularly true ol those private donors who helped to make this pur- chase possible Bisplinghoff said that he feels this acquisition removes a major stumbling block to UMR T s continuing growth. “Last fail we were severely handicapped by inadequate housing. We know some students did not enroll at UMR as a result. If we had not ob- tained this dormitory we feel certain this fairs enrollment would have been severely curtailed ToOpen in September Once all papers are signed and legal arrangements completed, UMR will begin work on renovation required before Thomas Jefferson can be opened for use next September. This renovation is expected to cost about $256,000 and will be financed through an internal, short term loan involving other development funds. Both this and the original mortgage will be paid back out of income from the dormitory. No state ap- propriated money is involved. Without Thomas Jefferson, UMR has dormitory space for 611 students. As of this date, the housing office reports that it already has more than 850 housing requests, 240 more than present space. Last fairs housing shortage w r as so acute that space in private facilities off campus was leased temporarily to house about 300 students. Joseph D. Wollard, UMR business officer, reports that 4 subject to availability this fall, these leased facilities will be con- sidered only if there exists a need and all permanent space is filled Thomas Jefferson Residence Hail has double occupancy space for 524 students, plus space for six resident assistants and a housing manager. Its room and board charges will be slightly higher than for other UMR dormitories. Double occupancy rales in Thomas Jefferson will be $1,350 for the academic year, compared to $1,250 in the other UMR dor- mitories. Single room oc- cupancy is $1,530 in the new hall compared to $1,430. Summer occupancy in Thomas Jefferson is $370 for a single room and $330 for a double room, com- pared to $335 and $295 in other Rolla dormitories. Extras Cost More The slightly higher fee for the new facility is to cotnver added extras such as air conditioning, free parking, elevators, swimming pool, lounges on each floor and the basement level which includes physical fitness and game rooms. Thomas Jefferson will be operated by auxiliary en- terprises. The design of the facility offers flexibility to consider as signment by clusters to accommodate men, women and special interest groups such as graduate and inernational students. The hall has cen- tralized dining facilities. NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ALLOWED