Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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Pat Rollins I . I i l, f j eoed complex ;:'.x x ;' v-ohIemC University housing n Ullsxiiteti I a med housing. Coed housing tound a plate at the University when Campbell Apartments was opened to single as well is married students. Two housing problems were solved by in, tegrating the students. The complex usually has vacant apartment space, so opening it to single students eliminated these vacancies. The ara rangement also helped ease the overflow from residence halls which were tilled to more than 107 percent capacity in the fall. Approximately 70 single students lived in Campbell Apartments throughout the year. About 60 percent were men and 40 percent were women. Of the 62 apartments, 29 were opened to single students Eight apartments in the complex are twoabedroom and reserved for married students, preferably those with Children. The apartments open to single students have only one bedroom and are shared by three students. All apartments are TAKING A FEW MINUTES to rest, junior Jenise Floyd relaxes in her home in Campbell Apartments. The housing complex provides either one- or two bedroom apartments for single and married students. furnished. Because of the increase in the number of students living in the apartments Bob Weith, assistant director of housing, said, RWe felt a need to increase the size ofthe staff. Junior Mark Roman was hired as a resident assistant to assist senior Kathy Yokeley, the manager of Campbell Apartments. uMark has been a big help? Yokeley said. llWe work together a lot. It is really good to have help, especially during check'ins and Checkvoutsf, Weith said the students were given the op; tion of purchasing meal stickers and eating in the residence hall cafeterias or cooking their own meals at home. Roman called this lIan alternative lifestyle for upperclassmen. There are both pros and cons to living out here, he said. uIt is easier to study here because there arent as many distractions and it is much more relaxed, but I hate the long walk to campus. Senior Mark Kuhn agreed with Roman about not liking the long walk and added another problem of living there. One of the things he does not like is that it seems so isolated. ul used to see a lot more people when I lived in the dorm. Other students living in Campbell Apartv ments said atmosphere there is more adult. Due to the more adult environment, some disciplinary changes had to be made. Yokeley said a new probation system was started and there are quiet'hours 24 hours a day. She said everyone stays reasonably quiet. UWe had a few problems at the beginning of the semesterfy she said. Some of the married students anticipated the single students would be noisy Yokeley said, HBut it has worked out pretty well. uI try to have the students go to one another and work out their own problems, Yokeley said. IlThen, if nothing can be worked out, they come to see me? Some of the single students moved in the apartments as a matter of choice while others did so because of the lack of space in residence halls. Residence Life personnel hope that next year all of the students living in Campbell Apartments will be doing so because they want to.ECHO Story by Michael Cunningham Heather Brme YOUNG RESIDENT, Heather Carpenter heads for the playground equipment behind Campbell Apartv ments. A housing shortage opened the apartments to single students as well as married students. AN AMUSING MOVEMENT interrupts sophomore Mike Furrow and junior Brad Daniels. Campbell Apartments now accomodates traditional college students in addition to families. Campbell apartments

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Menu ma;--. M. A 20 Coed living -Rewowemcuemmw-W t . 1 ; t f . .-.,v.a-a..a-:...---.4. -a-..w....,-..4--....a.---... m4gw..- W ' - vamaa m . -m v Purely , p latOllie ul-lello.7 Is this Mrs. Zimmerman? HNo, Mrs. Zimmerman does not live here. The voice on the line probably belongs to senior Mary Hayes. Hayes and alumnus Glenn Zimmerman live together in a purely platonic relationship. ult,s just like being married without the sexfl Hayes said. uI do his laundry, the dishes, share my letters and I know where the spare car keys are. For Hayes and Zimmerman the decision to live together was a natural progression since they had lived together previously at Cor! nerstone, a Christian community house sponr sored by the Newman Center. ult only seemed logical, since Mary and I were best friends. So why not live together? It doesnt faze us, Zimmerman said. Friendship may be one reason for living together but junior Heidi Seitter said necessity and convenience are other reasons. nLast year a friend of mine needed a place to stay until he found a place of his own, so he stayed with us. No big deal, she said. As with just about everything, the financial situation plays a big part in offacampus living. illtls cheaper, with everything, Hayes said. She estimates she saves more money living off; campus than living in the residence halls. liBesides, its not too far to see my best friend, Hayes said. Of course we also share everything, even the tape deck I got for Christmas, the one Glenn gave mef, It seems sharing is not the only advantage. uMary adds a feminine touch to the apartv ment. You know, by putting up pictures, flowers and things like that. Its something I wouldnlt take the time to dof, Zimmerman said. Safety and a mans point of view on many topics are added advantages. ult,s pretty handy to have a man around the house and I feel safer, too,,, Seitter said. ilPlus they can give you their view on different situations, like how you look when you are getting ready to go out or what to do when you have a problem with your boyfriend. It isnlt all sugar and spice though. There are disadvantages involved with living with the op posite sex. It seems space and privacy are pI'O' blems. ill think if we had one more bedroom it would be perfect, especially for entertaining guests, Hayes said. As it is now Zimmerman sleeps on the fOldOUt couch in the living room, ONE BIG FAMILY, junior Janet Kavanagh and Dale Menne gather around the table for supper. The coed living arrangement eases the financial situation for the six residents who share the house. while Hayes has the bedroom. Space is not the problem for Seitter. Privacy is. ul wouldnlt call it privacy because we have all we want, but you cant lounge around halfv dressed anymore. He may have his friends around and, well, even in front of him you can,t,,' she said. For Hayes and Zimmerman there doesnt seem to be a problem. ultls really OK, Zimmerman said, Hour lifestyles are different. She goes to school and I go to work, mostly nights. Do their parents know about the arrange ment? Yes and they are all for it, Seitter said. uThey think its great. llm rather small and, be ing from Chicago, my folks worry about my safety. llMy folks had no objectionsfl Zimmerman said. ilThey knew Mary before this and they know it is platonic. Hayes on the other hand had opposition from her parents. She was already moved in a month before she told her parents. wl'hey didnlt like it at first, she said. uThey finally accepted it but they didn't approve because of what others might think.,, One of Zimmermanls concerns was what other girls would think as fat as his reputation and Hayes was concerned. wgerg$ WVha .. -. . - .- ...1 , ,. . WITH TH mler and C studying. ' students to uYou C sister, H Seitter others th and thatl Both 1 friends a tasy, to 1 they wer and wha granted 2 Seitter iil don't the guys, Seitter by every jobs on i everyone Hayes wheneve be done said. uThe t rangeme identity When I t h e y Zimmeri Story by l