Southeast Missouri State University - Sagamore Yearbook (Cape Girardeau, MO)

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STUDENT LIFE sees a brand new day Leaving the Senior Prom, letter jackets and Friday nights at McDonald ' s behind, students broke away from high school into the world of college life. New friends, new responsibilities and new experiences — it was a brand new day for incoming freshmen at Southeast Missouri State University. But in many ways, it was also a brand new day for upper- classmen. As sophomores learned more of the ropes and juniors started concentrating on their major subjects, seniors were preoccupied with approaching graduation and trying to find a job. Events also took on a new character. After problems with crowd control the previous year, the Homecoming parade came off without a hitch — much to the delight of students, faculty and community members. The university also expand- ed Parents ' Day and College Day activities to bring more people to the campus for both events. Fashion took a new direction with the preppie look for men and women. The country western craze was also apparent in both fashion and music. On the more serious side, students were forced to face problems which plagued more than just the SEMO campus. Students found the dollar buying less and less as inflation soared. A raise in wages with a corre- sponding drop in working hours for student employees did little to help ease the problem. Sponsored by the Student Development Center, a Rape Awareness Seminar reminded students of the shocking statistic that one out of every four women will be sexually assaulted some- time in her lifetime. Whether changes were for better or worse was only a matter of opinion; however, one thing was certain. They did keep students guessing — always look- ing for a brand new day at Southeast Missouri State University. Student Life

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' lE mimmnim business of education. Dr. Bill Stacy, inaugurated as the 12th president of the institution in the fall, cited the return to a mood of reassurance as one of his primary accomplishments of his first year in office, first as interim president and eventually as permanent president. Dr. Stacy ' s friendly personality characterized his administration of open communication. In addition to re-establishing a positive image of the presidency, Dr. Stacy maximized state funding at a time when appropriations were becoming tighter every year. On several occasions, Dr. Stacy invited area senators and representatives to the campus for reviewing budget proposals. Dr. Stacy was not the only new face in SEMO ' s administration. Replacing Dr. William Petrek, Dr. Leslie Cochran took office as the Vice President for Academic Services in the summer of 1980. Dr. Cochran soon announced the addition of two half-time associates in his office. Chosen from the SEMO faculty, Dr. James Scanlon, associate professor of English, was named as academic planning associate; and Dr. Betty Fulton, associate professor of economics, was chosen as academic administration associate. Each worked closely with Dr. Cochran to expand and improve the services of that office. In sports, both the football and basketball teams started their seasons with high hopes, untarnished records and no ineligibilities. But those high hopes soon disappeared as the football team ended its year with the first losing season since 1964. Star forward Otto Porter kept SEMO fans cheering with slam dunks and high scoring, but the entire season was not so positive. In January, starting guard Pat Niemczyk and Nate Crowden quit the team. Both gave only personal reasons as their excuse, but most outsiders cited personal conflicts within the team as the primary reason. The sports program got its third full-time athletic director when Marvin Rosengarten moved up from acting to permanent athletic director. SEMO also brought on a host of new coaches, among them women ' s basketball coach Angela Beck who replaced ousted coach Amy Spence. On both the SEMO State campus and in the nation as a whole, it was a year of differences. For in a time when most looked forward to the dawnin of a brand new day, being optimistic abom future helped one to live with the d;r problems of the present and mistakes of ii - ■ -t. 9

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