Northeastern State University - Tsa La Gi Yearbook (Tahlequah, OK)

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to Improve Dorm Conditions tion of students is required to make responsible freedom work. If progress of this na- ture continues the campus housing program will become an asset to students.

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Those students who haven't lived in the dorms until this year could never appreciate the changes that have taken place this past year under the direction of Chuck Waldie, assistant dean of student af- fairs. 'tTo be in tune with the way students want to live on cam- pus was the main thrust of the new policy of residential life, stated Waldie. A total com- munity concept was the idea behind the formation of the Golden Spike, the Point, the Expression, the Store and Community Center activities. One of the major things that didn't materialize this year was a meal point systemf' I've just been so busy that I haven't been able to work with food services like l'd plannedfl the director stated. The meal point system would enable students more free- dom as to where they pur- chase their meals. For instance students would be able to use their contracts to eat at the Golden Spike. Plans have been made to make this sys- tem available to students next year. Waldie believes the Gol- den Spike and the Point have gone over very well with the students. There were prob- lems at first with student management of the pizza par- lor. This was corrected by having a night staff overseer to assure consistent hours and quality products. Physical renovation of the dorms has been going on constantly during the past year. Major renovation took place in Leoser, Haskell, and the second floor of Logan, in an effort to utilize all the dor- 18 Residential Life - An Effort mitory space available. Wyly Hall was converted to office space and leased to the Cherokee Nation. Because of what Waldie termed, difficul- ties in learning the new sys- tems of getting bids and pur- chasing orders, the bath- rooms and floors in South- west Leoser were not ready for student occupation at the beginning of the fall semes- ter. Students temporarily lived in Wyly until the project was finished. Waldie pointed out that in the future he plans to stress more involvement with the in- terest groups on campus. People are more responsible when they are assembled in groups that have the same in- terest. lt has been the dedicated work of concerned students and Chuck Waldie that have brought about these changes, and the continued coopera-

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