Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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Here I am (again) Fall: Time again to pack boxes, load cars, unload cars, climb stairs and finally unpack. But this year, students returning, saw many changes in the normal outlook of moving into the NWMSU campus dorms. Situations such as enroll- ment added variations to moving in for the old students and perplexing hassles for new students. We are looking at about 5050 students this year, said Dr. John Mees, vice president of student development. That represents approximately a three percent increase over last year in terms of head count, Mees said. A large portion of those were in- coming freshman, he said. This increase in enrollment welcomed students in the fall with temporary room assignments. Many students in the highrises Hv- ed in floor study rooms or three man corner rooms temporarily. It was okav at first, it just got tiring after awhile, said Shelly Sobotka. There were just sheets and newspapers over the windows at first, and people would come in all the time, either not knowing some- one was living there or else to see what it was like, said Debbie Cowden. At first we were crowded, but it turned out that there were a number of no-shows and we were able to take care of everybody, said Bruce Wake, housing administrator. Wake said he was pleased with the rise in student numbers and hoped that Northwest would have every bed filled. But we are concerned because all indications point to the fact that we may have a decline i;i enrollment in the middle to late 80 ' s, Wake said. Besides temporary rooms, available space was used for housing for the first time. The basement of Wilson was converted into dorm rooms for female residents. I really didn ' t want to live here at first, but once the furniture was put in it was fine, said Kathy Carlson, Resident Assistant. Problems in the Wilson basement were comprised of slowness in get- ting phones, intercoms and shower curtains, said Carlson. Another option opened to the students was living in a three man corner room that have, in, the past, been used only for two. I knew the girls I roomed with so it wasn ' t too bad, said Katie Klassen. I had brought up all of my things, though, and then there wasn ' t room for them. Students also moved back to an unwelcoming leaking roof in Franken Hall. Two rooms on the seventh floor leaked and those two rooms leaked all the way down to the second floor, soaking carpets, warping desks and making everything smell bad, Sobotka said. Along with a leaking roof, continued 26 Moving in becomes a family affair when sisters Deb and Christi Cowden help each other unload the car. Moving In k

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Franken Hall was also experiencing the change from an all women ' s dorm to a co-ed dorm. For the first time since Franken was built, men moved into the dorm right along with the women. At first everyone stayed on their own floor, but now people go all over, said Kelly Goodlet. I really like it here because there ' s more variety in the people you can meet, said Morel Ruffy. Overall, there was a general feel- ing of acceptance and a minimum of trouble with the change in Franken Hall. We ' ve had fewer problems than most other dorms, said Gary Keenan, Franken ' s hall director. For some, moving in was a joyful experience. Roberta Hall made a change back to the old, when the north side of the dorm was re- opened to two sororities. Delta Zeta 28 Discussing how they will carry everything into the building in as few trips as possi- ble, Bob Glasgow and Tammy Elliott pause to rest. Moving In Here I am (again) and Alpha Sigma Alpha were back in Roberta, while Sigma Sigma Sigma and Phi Mu will stay in Wilson and Richardson until the south side of Roberta can be repaired. Hopefully, if there are no pro- blems, all the sororities will be mov- ed into Roberta Hall by the fall of 1983, said Wake. After having been away from Roberta for a year, residents were glad to be back. I enjoyed moving back into the homier atmosphere Roberta has, said Nancy Martin. It just brings the girls closer together, she said. Concessions were made in order to move back to Roberta. Because Roberta is old, things are kind of run down, said Martin. You ' re never sure if something is going to work or not, and workmen are constantly hammering somewhere in the building, beginn- ing at 7 a.m., said Karla Loonev. But it ' s worth it to live in Roberta again. Despite the problems of moving into a changing Northwest campus, most seemed happy to be back at school. Others were here for the first time experiencing something that may never change: moving in.