Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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STUDY HALL Tae Soo Kim, sr., fills out graduation applications in the study lounge. TV's were removed from 2nd and 5rd floor lounges to provide for a better study atmo- sphere. Photo by Judy Tsai WEIGHT A MINUTE Roxanne Ma- lone, jr., works out with weights while spending time with fi'iend, Jenjy Schneiden so. Both residents were new to the University. Photo by Judy Tsai f Q f f Z f 24' Student LifefCoed Living 'N.,w QM O , B xy? 41 A 'Q

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at 2 , Wim f 7, 4, M, ' f , Q 1 7 vat ALMOST HOME Dwight Whan, sr., relaxes in his room with the illegal comforts ofa space heater, a hot pot, and a beer. Many students enjoyed their hidden treasures behind closed doors. Photo by Dixon Munday FIRE HAZARDS Using hot plates and irons in rooms is against resi- dence hall regulations. Ironing boards could be used legally in each fIoor's lounge. Photo by Dixon Munday Z I f Wyh fgfim W, X, ,, Student Lifefriall Policies .1 -

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, 5 ,7523 A 1- f an 3: 1,173 , K A,? 4? f 0 f f J 1 K 1 , ff 4 X ff af f ff' W f af -fz2 f? f A , f ff f ,A I ' 1, ,, fy ff' C0 - EXISTENCE Men and women live under sarne roof in Blanton Hall Coed residence halls have been common on college cam- puses across the Northeastern area - except for here. Last year, the proposal to make Blanton l'Iall and Nason Hall coed passed. Rules were set, and the residents of both halls prepared for a new life of coeducational living. i'It's about time. l'm glad the residence halls are finally be- ing improved, junior Shellie Mathias, Blanton residence assistant, said. Mathias said she is very excited to have her first year R.A. assignment in Blanton, because she wants to prove to the students and the adminis- tration that coeducational liv- ing will work. Though both Blanton and Nason were slated to become coed halls, Nason was not filled and remained a women's residence hall. The women who had lived in Blanton or Nason were given the choice to stay by a grand- father clause inserted after the coed proposal passed. Three requirements had to be met to live in the coed hall: 50 semester hours of complet- ed course work, a GPA of 2.75 and a score of 20 on the ACT or a score of 22 on the sopho- more test. t'The requirements to be eligible to live in Blanton are high and the publicity was lacking, Mathias said. Many of the students who lived there were very pleased. My attitude has taken on a total change. I had to move off my floor to make room for them and that bothered me, but now I love it. The guys add so much. They are fun, but they are also serious stu- dents, junior Becky Bartee said. It's nice because you get to know a lot of girls: it's kind of like a family with both guys and girls here, junior Don Thomas said. Being an R.A. of a coed dorm is a lot more fun. Both the guys and girls receive each other well. They work to build a different hall spirit, junior Joan I-luntsberger said. Men lived on the second floor of Blanton, between first and third floors of women residents. Brewer Hall and Nason I-Iall, which adjoined Blanton l-lall, had all women residents. The coed housing makes things more realistic, it's like a whole family, the guys don't feel out of place. It makes friends of both sexes, junior Tim Stickel, residence assis- tant, said. Many skeptics felt the coed living would encourage idola- tions within the hall. HThere is no problem with the residents breaking quiet hours or visitation hours. They've taken the responsibil- ity to use the lounges after hours to study and talk, Stick- el said. Though the optimists out- weighed the skeptics, there was still a strong drive to prove that coeducational living can work. 'lThe administration is pri- marily concemed about grades and social habits, Mathias said. l'We are the first coed dorm and we are setting an example for possible others. Everyone is looking at us to see if things are going well. We also want to look good and prove this can work for NMSU, Bartee said. It's not that different living in a coed hall. You wouldn't want to walk doum to the desk in your nightgroum, but . . . If they lower the requirements, I think a lot more people will be interested, sophomore Liz Green said. l'l'm glad I decided to live here, sophomore Trent Webb added. Susie Sinclair STUDY SESSION Ann Gettinger, jr., REST AND RELAXATION Naoki Ta- and Pat Leftridge, jr., prepare for kao, sr., takes advantage of some tests. Blantonfhlason 's main lounge leisure time to enjoy reading a book. on first floor provided an alter-hours Takao, an international student from study area for both sexes. Photo by Judy Tsai Japan, majored in English. Photo by Judy Tsai Student LifefCoed Living