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IM I Has a New Corrplexion BY CHRIS BROWN They w re evcn,T)vh rn;. You couldn ' t miss seeing them. They changed I he complexion of UM. Pajrilers laying down fresh coats of painl, you ask? No, non- tfaditional siudenis. According to ihe adcnission ofTicc the number of nort-iTadiiiona( studenu has grown five lo seven percent per year for I he la E five years, This year ihc number of non-tradiiionats was 35 it 40 percent of the sludent body, Along with ihe increases come a greater need for progrjims and support groups lo serve otdcr students. For [he sing,lc parent, Janie Sulhsan. senior in journahsm, and Irene Lake, senior in social work, founded the support group Options Unlimited ihis year. According to L ke. t. ptions Unlimited is not only for students, but atso (or single parents in the comm unity. This year the group worked with the state legislature and established a pilot program allowing single parents to enroll in college while keeping their Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFfXl money, Mar ' alene Simmons, junior in interpersonal communiiies. and Will Henderson, sophomore in general studies, both became UM .Advocates this year. .According lo Frank Matule. assoeiale director of admissions, even though Simmons and Henderson weren ' t the first non-traditional Advocates, they were the first ones actively recruited. As the Sludent body embraces more non-traditional students. Advocates) want more non-traditional students ' Maiule said. is a matter of representation. When [ started school my biggest concern was thai I would feel real alone and I really felt thai way until I found out about Phocniji, said John Walker, a graduate student tn business administration and president of Phoenix, a support group for non- tradiiional studentii. Under Walker ' s direction Phoenin tried lo improve the social environment for students who. according to Walker, are hard to get involved in campus activities. He tempted them wjth monthly potluek dinners. Thursday morning breakfasts. Friday night voHeyball games and intramural teams. 18 Non-fracHttonai Students
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