Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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d putting it did not turn pring break. Jem. If you,d obably take .nd they are I. -ry valuable 0 complete. n and in 30 took them ere confused a bunch tof specifically estions were called over I it? senior s requested call to the answers he edious and rth the pro lOSt valuable rs, Strickler i are what it packet is a ients can list as to be con; iation. The udent before pets. :tudentis file and students r or not they ecommendav ndations are :d to the stu' tions can be ecommendae is very rare, vay for interr acement ac' ., placements 'ailability for if they donTt ements office business, in, Its can come :w and those set up in the an interview y superinten- who have completed their placement papers are at an advantage in those situations. uWe dorft say if you donTt have your papers done you cant darken our door, but its to your advan' tage to have them completed, Strickler said. The on'campus interviews give students an opportunity to meet with a variety of corpora, tions and agencies looking for applicants. uThat tthe interviewT really helps out, Scott said. Baxley said he was not impressed with the one campus interviews because most of the com, panies do not offer the kind of employment he wanted. But he has found his placement papers useful when he fills out job applications because all the information needed is in front of him. Career Planning and Placements believes placement papers provide a valuable job search tool, but some students would probably not have filled them out unless they were required. iTm glad I did it, but I wouldrft do it again? Baxley said. Ki1 think they are good at placing teachers, but in othel majors you sort of have to go out and lmk en yOUi' ownf, Mager said. SFUdCDU do find the papers valuable though. hit pmbai,vlv gave me a good background of things Yd done in school? Kennedy said. uIt helps the University; they like to keep a recordf, The UniversityTs attempts at recordkeeping ran into some problems. Previously, the Career Planning and Placement Center has always had more than 90 percent of the University,s graduates report they have found employment. This year, however, 15 percent of the graduates did not respond and so could not be included in the number placed even if they had found jobs. Strickler said the 85 percent placement was disappointing when compared to past years. The placement figures are also used to prepare an elaborate annual report to be presented to the state legislature. uIt proves to the legislature our people are marketable and are going out to be working members of socie' tyfi Strickler said. The most important feature of the papers for students, however. is its success in helping them get jobs. Can it help students find employ; ment? uWhen I first started I didn't think so, but noweitb possible,u Scott said.ECHO Story by Kathleen Armentrout Pat Rollins WITH HAND GESTURES, Gerald Ellis, Warren County superintendent, explains obligations of a home economics teaching position to interviewee alumna Renee Seuferer. 15 Placement papers

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iWorkingwith limitedspace Pat Rollins Since 1979, the Residence Life Office has been seeking a way to accomodate all those wanting onacampus housing. In the fall of 1981, they started offering an alternative called comv pact triples to ease the shortage. In the compact triple situation, three people are placed in a twoeperson room. Students choosing this alternative are given a $170 diS' count from the room and board rate for a two person room, Bob Weith, assistant director of housing, said. There are 110 compact triple rooms available. Of those only about 100 actually house three students, Weith said. The rooms have a set of bunk beds and a single bed to more easily accomodate three people. Last spring, incoming freshmen were sent leta ters offering the compact triple alternative, but about half of those in compact triples were placed in them without their consent, Weith said. Freshmen Loree Carter, Renee Kramer and Sharon Stursma were placed in a compact tria ple room in Ryle Hall. None of them was en thusiastic when faced with the unexpected situation. iiI signed up for a double room, Carter said. II was mad, really mad. I knew there would not be roomf, she said. Stursma was not happy with the situation either. iiI really did not want it at first, but I did not have much choice. Kramer said, uI panicked a little bit, as well as being surprised? ' LIVING SPACE is limited in compact triples and sometimes beds double as areas for relaxationand .conversation. Freshmen Lisa Thomhill, Sally FriSv Inger and Pam Jett talk on their doubleaduty beds. One semester later, their attitudes have Changed. UNow it isnit too bad, we get along pretty good. We are lucky enough to get alongfi Kramer said. The one disadvantage to the situation is the lack of space; closet space, shelf space and mov' ing space. uThere is troublerwith the lack of space,,, Stursma said. uMore space would be nice? uI have a lot of clothes so I feel a little bit more paranoid than they dofl Kramer said. It seems that they have adjusted to the lack of space. gWe have not known any different. We have just kind of accepted it as being a part of collegef, Carter said. The closeness is evident not only in the lack of space, but also in the closeness these three shares ilRenee and Sharon go jogging. I do not like to jog, so I stay home. Other than that we are always together, Carter said. They go to parties, movies and basketball games together. It is better sometimes to have three people because sometimes one person does not want to go, Kramer said. II just love my roommates to death? They all agree they would like to live together again next year. uWe would like to get a corner room made for three people, Stursma said. Weith said that, overall, compact triple houSa ing has been a positive venture. IiIt will most likely continue as long as we have a big demand for onvcampus housingflECHO Story by Sue Kolocotronis THE HUNT FOR CLOTHES in an overstuffed closet is one of the inconveniences for freshman Sally FriSa inger. Compact triple occupants must find ways to cope with crowded surroundings. Compaq triples