Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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NMSU COULD YOU BARK A LITTLE LOUDER? Evan Mewman. sr„ helps with the Good Morning America spot including an inter- view with the bulldog Spike. Photo by Val Hoeppner h I MOM I Heading with a spon- taneous good morning for the ninth time, 70 volunteers add to fiMSU's national attention during Homecoming Week. Photo by Val Hoeppner WISTrUL WATCHING Several students gather along with Dean of Students Terry Smith to watch the historic taping. Sign-up was open to the first 70 applicants. Photo by Val Hoeppner Student Life 17 Good Morning

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For a brief moment on September 30 at 8 a.m., approximately 70 students carried on the national rec- ognition held by HMSU. There were no com- mon achievements among them that led to their fame. Some were Student RISE AND Senate members. Others were cheerleaders or soc- cer players. Still others were members of the Inter- national Association of Business Communicators and other organizations. But these chosen 70 were united to address millions of Americans, by reciting the famous phrase, Good morning, America!” “It was neat to see peo- ple I knew,” Elin Cogan, graduate student, said. “I think also that it was good publicityjust because peo- ple hear our name.” The idea to be on “Good Morning America” was thrown about last spring, and was originally planned to be a part of Dog Days '86, according to sopho- more Homecoming chair- man Tim Bahr. Because of lack of time, the sponsors. Alpha Sigma Tau social sorority and Student Senate, decided to delay the project until fall, and make it a part of the Homecoming events. Alpha Sigma Tau's respon- sibilities were to act simply as a liasion between the Student Senate and KTVO, which filmed the spot. Bahr said there was a lot of controversy about Al- pha Sigma Tau's participa- tion. “A lot of people thought Alpha Sigma Tau just went out and picked people they knew, and that just simply wasn't true,” Bahr said. Bahr sent out releases about the project with the Homecoming registration forms, which were distrib- uted to all campus organi- zations and to the resi- dence halls. “We tried to make it available to anyone who was interested, not just Greeks and not just one or- ganization. We wanted a wide representation of stu- dents,” Bahr said. Bahr did admit that there were a few that were asked to be in the spot, such as Jessica Coleman, 1985 Homecoming Queen and a football player and cheerleaders, as a symbol of Homecoming. Mine takes of the stu- dents were videotaped on September 11, in front of the Kirk Memorial Building by KTVO cameraman Mark Anderson. There were three sets of three different takes, to give ABC a variety to choose from. “I had a lot of fun with it,” Bahr said. “I know it was short, but it was neat. And with our national rec- ognition as it is, when you hear our name, it sticks.” “I thought it was a lot of fun, because people would be watching us in their pa- jamas all over the coun- try,” junior Kevin Fitzpa- trick said. “I called my mom and dad in St. Louis, and my aunt and uncle in Hew York, but they didn't see me,” he added. Fitzpatrick was repre- senting the Pundit. Junior Liz Greene also saw the advantages of the taping. “Of course there will be some publicity, as it is a national show, and people from all overgo here.” she said. “I think it was just a little push for HMSU. ---- Helen Turnbull ----- ROLL CM Photographers from KTVO and I ABC film the long awaited good morning. After weeks of preparation. HMSU was on the air for three seconds. Photo by Val Moeppner

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A set of bunkbeds is pushed against the light blue wall of the residence hail. Three desks, stacks of plastic milk crates and another bed are crowded HOUSE FULL Skyrocketing enrollment forces creative arrangement of students into the remaining floor space. This scene — a compact triple room — has almost disappeared from the University, caus- ing a lack of space for in- coming freshmen in the residence halls. The number of compact triple rooms in Centennial and Ryle halls was de- creased from 100 to six. The remaining six will be phased out by next year. Darlene Baker, Resi- dence Life Assistant, said the elimination of the com- pact triples caused a lack of living space for incom- ing freshmen. 'We had enough room in the male halls, but we were unable to house all of the women, Baker said. Freshmen roommates were assigned to the 26 resident advisers in the women's halls. All of these were con- sidered temporary hous- ing. Most students were able to move into another room after the first few weeks, Baker said. Freshman Diana Lawson was assigned to live with sophomore Janet Clay- poole, Blanton Hall R.A. 'I liked living with Janet, but I didn't get to see her much because she was so busy, Lawson said. Lawson moved to a two- person room in Blanton in the third week of school. I didn't get to have the Student Life Overcrowding fun of arranging our room and deciding where to put everything. She had al- ready been at school for a couple of weeks and had everything put together, Lawson said. Freshmen were also placed in both Fair and Campbell apartments. We placed somewhere between 30-35 students in the University apartments. These were also consid- ered as temporary hous- ing, Baker said. Other freshmen were able to arrange to live off- campus by working with the Residence Life Office or the Admissions Office. Many students chose to live with brothers or sisters or other relatives. When we ran out of spaces in the halls, we encouraged stu- dents not to attend school here, Baker said. If the halls were that full, classes would also be closed. Deadlines for both re- newal and new student room payments were made due in June. Previ- ously, renewal payments were due in July. The initial $40 deposit was also made non-refundable. Students often used us as a cheap insurance poli- cy. They could renew their rooms in the hall and then if something better came up, they could cancel, Baker said. Making a fina- ncial commitment makes them make a decision. Despite the crowd at the beginning of the semester. Residence Life did not in- crease the number of com- pact triple rooms. It's the intent of the Uni- versity to stay at around 5,700 students. We had to consider that and decide if we wanted to crowd our liv- ing space. Our answer was no , Baker said. Instead of bunkbeds and milk crates, residence hall rooms may soon be hous- ing easy chairs, Japanese- style futons and coffee tables in the extra space. -----Callen Fairchild-----