Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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I Pickier expands, study area created Missouri taxpayers provided approximately $14,275,000 for the Pickier Memorial Library addition, which was due to be completed in 1991. The gymnasium in Ophelia Parrish had been made into a temporary study hall due to the lack of study space in the library. The study hall, which held 84 seats, was projected to still be In use after the library was completed. When the library is done the study hall in Ophelia could be used as an art gallery or lec- ture hall. It's not permanent, Campus Planner Douglas Win- icker said. The renovation of the new study hall cost approximately $110,000. Dr. George Hartje, library di- rector, said the new computer system in the library cost about $60,000. Last year stu- dents received new library cards for checking out the li- brary’s books. If you are not currently en- rolled, you’re not in the cur- rent data base, so you can't borrow anything from the li- brary as a student, Hartje said. Hartje said library workers found the new system worked quicker. It provides us with more administrative informa- tion. We get an automatic printout of overdue notices so all we need to do is pop them into an envelope and mail them. he said. Some students, however, were skeptical. ”1 study in Ophelia all the time, fresh- man Tcrcssa Gardner said. I can study a hundred times bet- ter there than I can in the li- brary.” Pam Borage A parallel perspective vai iiotppno The silence of the quiet lounge induces sleep. The remodeled lounge donned a new image as a part of SUB renovations. natural light, tables and chairs add a different environ- ment In the lounge. Trees were rented to add to the decor. 0 Academics

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The morning mail call keeps Ryle Hall desk worker Debbie Doyle, so., busy. Ryle hall became one of two residential colleges on cam- pus. A parallel perspective They moved me out of my room that I liked, because it was private, and gave it to a freshman. They didn't have to stand In line for it, and I did for two hours, — Tammy Erhart, so., said. The basic idea is interest- ing and stems from a concern for potential dropouts. Our philosophy isn't to interfere, but to make known that we are here to talk, advise, or what- ever the resident needs. I real- ly don't know if it will work, but we want people to know that we are here. We have to do things together other than just live. — Jim Thomas. Ryle South College professor said. I like it. It provides a good environment, but sometimes the rules are too strict, — Jason Dickus, fr., said.

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m million quietly invested A construction worker welds rafters on the library addition. The projected completion date was set for 1991. In 1987, it would have been fine to put your feet up and drink a soda in the Student Union Build- ing's quiet lounge. Last year it underwent a $1 million renovation, ac- cording to Campus Plan- ning Doug Winicker, and therefore food and drinks were no longer allowed. Students had mixed feel- ings about the lounge s new look. It's elaborately deco- rated, but I think it's more for show than for studying, freshman riikki Gibson said. Mew carpet, couches, chairs, fresh paint and bigger tables added to the lounge s new look. ' I walked by and when it first caught my eye it reminded me of what a quiet lounge would look like at Harvard, sopho- more Doug Ott said. Winicker said the furni- ture was not purchased to impress people. The furniture was ba- sically bought for its du- rability and also because it goes with the tradition of the building,” Win- icker said. Potted trees were ad- ded to create a feeling of seclusion for those using the lounge. Winicker ex- plained the other reason for the trees. They were placed in there to divide up the lounge because it is so big,” Winicker said. The lounge ceiling is too high to add a wall.” The trees, however, presented a new prob- lem. The lighting system that provides the nour- ishment for the trees in- terfered with many stu- dents' studying. ”1 don't mind the trees. but it really bothers me when I'm studying and ihe timer control for the lights clicks off,” senior Chris Brown said. Despite the new rules enforced in the newly re- modeled room, the lounge was busier last year than in years past. Senior James Robin- son, a student manager at the SUB, noticed more people taking advantage of the lounge. There has been a big increase, Robinson said. I work Tuesday nights and it's always packed.” negative feelings about the new lounge and the new rules were summed up by sopho- more John Schmitt. If you can't go in there and relax it's a waste,” Schmitt said.i