Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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A Scary Experience As the wind howled and clouds obe scured the stars, the empty corridors of F ields Hall provided an eerie setting for the seventeenth annual Theta ChiiDelta Zeta Haunted House on the nights of October 29-31. For two dollars student Visitors were escorted by ghoulish figures dressed in black through 13 grisley scenes. Screams were heard across campus as guests encountered such settings as the bloody shower scene from iiPsycho and Satanis court in Hell. Traditionally the site of the haunted house has been Button Auditorium, but Fields Hall provided a safer, scarier en- vironment. iiFields Hall is eerie. It sounds like an old house, said co-coordinator Bill Butcher, a senior robotics major from South Point, Ohio. uI was up there alone one night setting scenes and I got a little scared myself. Delta Zeta coordinator Susie LeMas- ter, a junior communications major from Portsmouth, Ohio, agreed. iiIt should be a lot scarier than at Button Auditorium, she commented prior to the opening. Fields Hall was closed be- cause it was not a fit environment for students to live in. The lights flicker and the floors creakf, LeMaster considered Fields Hall much safer than Button Auditorium be- cause the floors were not as slick and there were more places for workers to hide and watch out for the guests, safety. Visitors were led along the ground floor, where they were greeted by Nor- man Batesi mother calling for her son and viewed Regan from the iiExorcist possessed by the Devil. The second floor was full of fiendish surprises, such as mutilated bodies fall- - Haunted Qouse - - ing out of closets and frightening figures rising form beneath piles of leaves. On the third floor guests could view a gruesome Jason rising from his grave and Satan sentencing a girl to be execut- ed for her promiscuity. Visitors then descended to the second floor again, where they were chased out by Jason, who wielded a machine gun. Approximately 130 people were in- volved in making the haunted house a success, according to Butcher. In addi- tion to the four or five people acting in each scene, there were lots of people helping with set-up and watching out for the Visitors, safetyf he said. Some workers devoted as many as 30 hours during Halloween week prepar- ing for the haunted house. LeMaster and Butcher planned the house for ap- proximately six months. - By: Karen Craigo Freshman Sherri Linehan from Pike County and Lisa Sturgeon from Henry County spent the week before Halloween rehearsing for the weekends performance at the Haunted House. PHOTO BY: Tim Conn i may.

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completed by the fall of 1990. Bonds will be sold to fund the work. Greg Strouse, the director of Wilson Hall and Butler found out he would be in charge of Butler two weeks before school started. iiThe dorm was thrown together in about two weeks. There were a lot of re- pairs to be done. Maintenance worked al- most 24 hours a day to get eve hing lin- ished, said Strouse. iiPhones ad to be installed, televisions had to be replaced and things like vending machines and mi- crowaves had to be found and put inf, Butler, which was built in 1961, is al- most entirely a freshman dorm. This has resulted in its own set of unique problems. A lot of the residents are very young. There is an increased amount of vandalism and roblems involvin alcohol also, there is a igher noise leve f said Strouse. uThere are a lot of kids that are here just to find out what school is all about. College is a chance for them to get away from home and be free, Strouse continues, Because they don't have a full-time pro- fessional influence, such as a dorm direc- tors, or upperclassman for role models, a lot of these freshman don't go to class and just enjoy other things that school offers, such as parties. As a co-ed freshman dorm, Butler has other problems, as well, Strouse said that the residents have a lot more freedom. Whereas co-ed living was alwa s looked at as a rivilege, now it is taken or granted. iiTll'iere is a lot more inherent, unescort- ed visitation in co-ed dorms, said Strouse. Butler also has hysical problems. There locks are out ated. The rooms can be broken in to very easily, said Ronnie Creech, a freshman industrial technology ma'or from Letcher. iTve had roblems wit theft. Also, the facilities cou d be bet- ter. There are only three showers on our floor; and thereis no heat or air-condition- 1n . gStrouse felt the building was in fairly good condition. iiThe rooms and rest- rooms are better than some of the other dorms, such as Wilson. Butler is kept clean? The residents also like Butler. liltis quiet and peaceful, said Monroe Clemons, a Mt. Sterling freshman. iiNot many people live here, so every- one gets to know everyone else, said Creech. iiYou can make a lot of good friends. Thereis always someone to go to for help. Shannon Morgan, a freshman English major from Minford, OH, and Michelle Newman, a Raceland freshman majorin in elementary education a reed wit Creech about the closeness ol the hall. iiYou get to know all the people on your floor, said Mor an. Michelle Bar er, also a freshman ele- mentary education major from Raceland, said, iTve become closer friends with the guys. They are better than some of my emale friends? Butler has its advantages. Since most of the residents are freshman, I can concen- trate my residence education rogram- ming for their particular nee 5, said Strouse. Also, there is a bond, a cohesive- ness when you get abunch ofpeo le of the same age together who have t e same background? Waterfield, the final hall which was re- opened was built in l 960. Most of the resi- dents like living there despite the prob- lems, such as not being able to regular the heating and no air-conditioning. uThe building is in okay condition. There are a few problems like leaks and loose tiles, said Keith Aker, a freshman radio-television major from Cincinnati, OH. Besides the physical problem, there has also been the usual visitation problems. ' iTve found guys in girls rooms after hours and vice-versa. Iive also found guys in the girls bathrooms taking showers, and they weren,t alonef said Keith Burnett, an Ashland senior majoring in animal science and an RA. in Waterfield. iiEveryone in Wateriield is like a family. There went very many eople living here, said Gin Abell, a freshman from Ja- spar, IN, majoring in animal science. Burnett agreed with Abell. iiHaVing the dorm co-ed makes it seem like more of a home. People socialize more together. They,re closer than in a dorm whose resi- dents are all the same sex. The atmosphere is more natural? Another major change that occurred with the dorms was the switch for Regents Hall from being an all-male dorm, to being all female. Even though Regents had been open, it still took a lot of work to change it into a female dorm. Shower stalls had to be instialled and other things had to be femin- ize . Amy Poteet, who is the former assistant director of Mignon Tower and the current director of Regents, had a lot to do before ' the students came back. I was acting director for Mignon Tower this summer, so after I closed out the Tower from the last summer season, I had to come over here and get Regents ready for the fall. I came here on August 4. I had to catch up on the work orders, inventory the entire dorm, make sure the phones worked and check for unnoticed repairs that had to be done. I also had to try and ersonalize the hall and do the orientation or my BA. staff. Poteet went on to say that a lot of the residents, who are mainly freshmen, love the dorm. IA few lan to come back next year. Its lRegentsl, is a lot of fun. There residents et the chance to meet a lot of people. T ere 'rls are always socializing. There are usu ly big groups that all run around together, as compared to the small- er groups who live in the dorms with suites? Poteet believes that any freshman can benelit from living in the same sex, double occupancy dorm. Poteet said there are a lot of little differ- ences between a co-ed and same sex dorm. iiTheres not as much vandalism in an all-girls dorm and there is less illegal visita- tion. Itls easier to catch here thanvit would u be in a co-ed dorm. Melissa Noble, a junior elementary edu- cation major from Somerset, said, de like that its not co-ed. At night things settle down, ifs peaceful, more like home. I,m glad the University finally recognized the need for an all-girls dorm with rooms for just two people. Susan Compton, a freshman from West Chester, OH, majoring in R-TV, said, iiWith onl two in a room there are less peo le to Eght with. But, the dorm can be real y noisy? . Marissa Branch, another freshman from Amelia, OH, majoring in Communica- tions, agreed that Regents was noisy but she liked the rooms. I think there is a closeness here. In Re- gents the residents have more of a chance to get to know one another, become better friends, said Julie Klaiber, a Russell junior in elementary education and an RA. A final dramatic, change in campus liv- ing conditions was the change of West Mignon to a co-ed dorm. West Mi non is the second dorm to give males the t e op- portunity to live in the suites. iiThere is a lot more interaction in the hall now. There is a brother-sister feelin . Girls and guys are getting to know eac other as friends? said Thomas. The dorm had changed in other ways as well. Thereis more vandalism and its not as clean. But, I like the variety, working with males has helped broaden my ex eri- ence, said Thomas who lives in the cm alon with her husband. iiT ereis a lot more garbage around now that guys live here, said Carrissa Pollard, sophomore R-TV major from Greenfield, OH. uThere are more broken windows and a lot more things disappear from the lobby? said Shauna Moore, a Morehead sopho- more majoring in psychology. iiBut the dorm is a lot more sociable. You see and meet more people. Tammy Rowe, a senior elementary edu- cation major from Ironton, OH, likes the male-female interaction. iiWe understand each other better now. We,ve also become more relaxed around one another. The men like the convenience of West and having their bathroom in the room. Ilm a lot closer to my classes nowf, said Rex Wolfe, an environmental science ma- jor and a senior from Beaver Creek, OH. iiBut I saw more girls when I lived in Re- gents? iiI am more involved, living here. There are a lot more people to see. We do have to be come considerate, thou h, you have to watch the noise level, ere. Many Chan es occurred with the dorms and we are li ely to see many more as the Univer- sity continues to change and row. Who knows what will be next, per aps co-ed floors? e By: Suzanne Smith Dorm Changes 183

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Workers devoted some 30 hours preparing the Theta-CthZ Haunted House. Brian Dickerson, Sr. Industrial Techjrobotics major from South Point, Oh and David Clark, Sr. Finance major from Tollesboro prepare for one of the many Halloween scenes set up in Fields Hall. PHOTO BY: Tim Conn The Dead, Arise The Program Council held its annual Halloween extravaganza, the Undertak- eris Ball on October 28. This dance-costume party was open to all students for their Halloween en- tertainment. It was held in the Crager Room in the student center. From 8 t0 1 2 p.m. refreshments were served and B 6: S Sound of Morehead provided enter- tainment with their music and lighting systems. One highlight of the evening was the costume competition. Gift certificates from local businesses, such as Martinis Department Store and the People Store, were awarded to the winners of the four different categories, which were: best couple, most creative, scariest and fun- niest. Donna Ison and Chance Penning- ton won for the best couple. The most creative costume belonged to Steve Rogers. Jeff Dunaway had the scariest and Mark Metcalf was the funniest. He was dressed in complete womenis attire. Other costumes included Jaws and the Grim Reaper. Another highlight of the Ball was a pumpkin-shaped pinata. It was suspend- ed from the ceiling and filled with candy and tickets. People who grabbed the tickets turned them in for coupons from area restaurants like Sir Pizza and Mr. Gattiis. Michael Brann, PC president had this comment, We consider the Undertak- eris Ball another success. The students really seemed to get into the spirit of things this year. . 4 By: Jim Davis On October 28 Program Council sponsored the annual Undertakers Ball. Many students seized the opportunity to dress up in the wildest ways and even receive prizes for it. PHOTO BY- Kevin L. Goldy Undertakers Ball 1'85