Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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1 , l 5 HALL-SHUFFLE Centennial dissolves Senate to restructure Hall government What Live-Aid did for the music industry, LIVE-VAID hoped to do for the Centennial Hall govemment. The director and assistant director of Centennial Hall designed a new program which they hoped decentral- ized the hall's government and divided its work load among all the residents. Lori Haxton, director, and Theresa Malm, assistant direc- tor, called the new program LIVE-VAID or Life Is Very Edu- cational-Value Added is Daily life. LIVE-VAID replaced the old senate system which was made up of representatives from all 10 houses. The Cen- tennial Hall Senate was dis- solved because of the low participation from residents which made it diflicult to meet demands. Haxton said the new pro- gram increased involvement get residents involved in deci- sion-making, problem-solving and idea-fonning of the hall, junior Lisa Pressler, a member of the LIVE-VAID committee, said. Under the new program, each of Centennial's 10 hous- es had control over some function of the government such as treasury, weight room, maintenance, public relations, the computer room, hall store, food committee, hall policies, visiting students programs and a residents recognition program. LIVE-VAID committee mem- ber, senior Sandra Newman, said only a few people did the work for the hall senate, and things did not get done. Also, with LIVE-VAID, the work load was spread to approximately 600 people which reduced time commitments for all. I'm pretty excited about it. I think it's very innovative and in the hall. l'The program is designed to needs to happen because hall senate has changed. Centen- '5 Nl :Wi 11 nial has recognized this, Ron Ciaber, director of Residence Life, said. A lip sync concert was the Iirst step of the new program. Each of the 10 houses per- fomied to win the hall job of their choice. The benefits of the concert were not monetary. It provided hall residents the opportunity to take on leadership roles and become an important part in the functioning of Centenni- al Hall, Pressler said. Senior Melanie McCulley, Valentine House R.A., said that the reaction among her resi- dents had been very positive and receptive to LIVE-VAID. 'Alt was sort of a shock after the hall senate dissolved, but it cut a lot of excess meetings, and that meant more time for other things. This bnngs in another facet of value added - that it is positive, McCulley said. Susie Sinclair! Index KEEP SMILIN' Teresa Bell, so., Vicki Ben, fr., and Donna Phillips, fr., portray Stevie Wonden Gladys Knight and Elton John. The women repre- sented Towne House. Photo by Pam Salter Student Lifefuvc vfub 2 7 l N E , -. - f A .Z f' H .. -..N 'x ffl , ii ,

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SURFIN' USA Tom Zangriles, jr., an RA in Missouri Hall, works the sound board as Clark House residents per- fonn. Clark House lip-synced to a Beach Boys medley. Photo by Pam Salter if ,. if X L. f f 4 f 1 ff VA kg tm ,ff UWM W f rf, ,W I f l'..l C24 y ,f ff 4 Qjfz yff z f 42 ,L!,ff, f.,Wf , f f H wwf BURNIN' UP Centennial Hall di- rector Lori Haxton represents the music industry. Haxton encour- aged participation in the contest as well as the new government. ff SYNCHRONIZED SHUFFLE Valen- tine House residents perfonn the Chicago Bears ' Superbowl Shuffle. Valentine had the highest percentage of residents in attendance. Photo by Pam Salter Student LifefLlVE-VAID Photo by Pam Salter 1 1 Z K W 'Cl W , Mifune,

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' 2 I 3 if VALUE ' CCDSTS et' Board approves 16 percent increase for next semester l think it is unfair that tuition is going up, while finan- cial aid is going domm. lt is getting to be a luxury to go to school. A lot of students can't afford it, sophomore Kari Carlson said. University fees will be in- creased for the 1986-1987 academic year due to regula- tions set by the Coordinating Board of Higher Education CCBHEJ. The CBHE required all re- gional universities of Missouri to pay 28 percent of education and general costs with money from fees. Failure to do so would result in less monetary support from the state. To meet the standards, the Uni- versity increased tuition by 16.5 percent and housing costs by six percent. Tuition and room and board for in- state undergraduates will be S2,79O, Melinda Wood, sys- tems manager of Financial Aids, said. The undergraduate in-state fee was S870 per year and was raised to 51,020 per year, the MORE, FORMS Melinda Wood of Fi- nancial Aid gives Julie Luse, fr., infonnation on how to prepare finan- cial aid fonns. Processing was de- layed if fonns were filled out incor- rectly. Photo by Dixon Munday 28 Student LifefTuition Increases undergraduate out-of-state fee, 51,740 to S1,980. Likewise the graduate in-state fee was S900 and raised to 51,060 per year, the graduate out-of-state S1700 to S2,010. UA 16 percent increase may seem like a lot, but it averaged out to only 75 cents a day, Dean of Students Terry Smith said. According to the Oct. 5, 1985 issue of the lndex, Uni- versity President Charles McClain said that room and board fees are being increased to cover the costs of inflation, utilities, food and services, insurance, wages and labor which rise every year. Double occupancy rooms were S855 per semester and were raised to S885 per semes- ter: multiple occupancy rooms, S795 to S845 per se- mester: compact triples, S755 to S785 per semester. I think it's a bum deal that we're paying more. Because of the increase, I realize that I vid Gray said. HYou can't get away from this fthe increasel by going to Maryville or Springfield. We're all state schools and under the same mandate fto pay 28 percent of costs with feesl, budget director John Jepson said. Due to the increase in fees, students may receive more financial aid, but it's all rela- tive to federal cuts, level of need and amount of aid avail- able, Wood said. l think we're going to see a continual increase of fees be- cause the state requires us to do so. We will try to find local ways, such as on campus jobs, to help keep costs domm, Smith said. When comparing schools, students have to look at the whole picture and ask them- selves, UAm I getting my mon- ey's worth? Smith added. l think at Northeast you're get- ting a good education for a bargain. could study elsewhere for the same price, sophomore Da- Debra Leland . HE - ax J . Q, F 'M x....... F' Ni' rrta F 2 --,, Q. it 5 I W . . Thi ..-. ui 2 t 5 PW 5 - -if xx . K ,A - T Q 1 X X ' K N 3 Qc X Q 5 N , fm, xi? , . . X X , ,l X X hr X . , K I ug QC 2' 'F 5 X W2 K , ' x rj.. ,S 1 xx , fr .. V Q., N Y if ., 1. .Q Aixlufg 5 x X f N , A X xx X X 'L , ,. -Q + 8 .. 4 aw Wat, 9 X W Q 'W' , .,.,.,,,.,i.,f V my ? 1