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

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IN 1979. SEVERAL REPUBLICAN candidates visited Cape Girardeau to attend a fund-raising dinner for Attorney General John Ashcroft. Following the dinner, gubernatorial candidate Kit Bond talks with student Pat Florich. BEING IN THE LIMELIGHT is certainly nothing new for Ronald Reagan. More than a year before the ' 80 election, he signs autographs for local Republicans. WITH HIS SIGHTS .SET on a 1980 victory presidential hopeful Ronald Reagan greets an enthusiastic crowd of admirers in Cape. 2G

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Behind closed doors . by Sandy Gambill On a quiet night it ' s easy for veteran students to imagine cries of No surrogate parents! and You can ' t legislate morality! drifting across the lawns of Academic towards the dome. These were the battle cries of Lees- tamper ' s Campers in the fall of 1977. Perhaps the most controversial group on campus, they gathered on the terraces to protest outdated open house policies. The university finally did update its visitation policy as an eight-week trial program called The Guest Hour Program began. According to Jay Knauf, Residence Hall Association president, each floor had the choice of participating in the program and setting their hours. Under old policies, guests of the opposite sex had to sign in with the floor ' s resident adviser. Once in the room, doors had to remain open, lights on and feet on the floor. RA ' s then roamed the halls searching for violations. Under the new rules, check-in was abolished and doors could be closed, allowing greater privacy. The experiment ' s success was determined by records of reported violations and residents ' responses. All hall residents were expected to police their halls and report any unauthorized visitors to the RA. Expressing the generally F ositive RA response, Reggie Cannaday, Univer- sity Hall RA, said, It ' s a good idea, but still has a few problems that need to be worked out. At this point there are probably a lot of violations, and students aren ' t reporting as many as they should. Hopefully, with enough peer pressure, that will change. Residence hall dwellers were very receptive to the program. Sharon Grippo, a Dearmont resident, said, I like it much better. I think that if the administration expects us to act like adults, they should treat us like adults. Sharon also said the program would lead to more students continuing to living on campus who might otherwise move off. The privacy is great, she commented. It ' s more like having your own apartment. As for the future of the program, Knuaf expressed optimism. He .said the program would probably continue assuming there are no major catastro- phies. But would the program that Ron Orman, director of Residence Life, called a true experiment in self- government continue? That question could only be answered by students and the maturity with which they handled their new freedoms. WITH THEIR FEET OFF the Hoor. Linda Schuver and John Parker relax for an afternoon of studying in Linda s dorm room. Student Life 25

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SEEKING A SECOND TERM as Missouri ' s governor, Democrat Joe Teasdale campaigns at a local Pro-Life march shortly before the November election. STRUGGLING TO REGAIN POPULARITY with area votes, 10th District Congressman Bill Burlison participates in the march ' s opening ceremony. America votes GOP -for a change When they cast their ballots on November 4, most American voters made it clear they were ready for some new faces in government. While unstable economic and political conditions prevailed at home and abroad, voters expressed their dissatisfaction with a Democratic Congress and President. Ronald Reagan, at age 69, became the oldest man ever elected to the presidency when he swept the nation with a landslide victory over incumbent Pre- sident Jimmy Carter. (continued) T A FUND RAISER FOR his Congressional impaign, candidate Bill Emerson listens to former President Gerald Ford address a breakfast audience of Southeast Missouri Republicans. Ford made the stop in Cape Girardeau ds j part of his nationwide tour to help Republicans. Student 27