Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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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

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