University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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The parking problem . St. Paul freshman Jeane Sturdev said, We should build more parking lots instead of athletic dorms. Junior Michael Green of Batesville of- fered a location. Construct a new park- ing lot by the University of Arkansas press building. Anida Kordsmeier, a North Little Rock senior, was quite honest with her re- sponse. I have no idea - does any- body? But Paul Glezen, a freshman from Fay- etteville seemed to have more on his mind that just parking problems when he answered our survey. Tear down the Creek houses and make parking lots out of that area. Thornton ' s job so far ... junior Valerie Reese of Fayetteville had this to say about President Thorn- ton ' s first year: Thornton so far has done as good a job as one can do with limited funds and growing enrollment. Andy Mullins, a Fort Smith sopho- more, also had praise, A good job. Pro- posed items are actually being carried out. The University seems slightly more efficient now. Russellville junior Suzanne Ownbey seemed a little cynical and skeptical with her comment, Good, compared to his predecessor - but what does that say? Yearbook improvements . When students were asked what they felt should be done to improve the qual- ity of future yearbooks, the answers ranged from haven ' t seen one how would 1 know? to make it more per- sonal to every student. This year, the staff hoped to include memories unique to this year and orga- nize the book around a central theme. Hope it meets with your approval. pressed a wide variety of solutions for the parking problem. B. On the whole, most student felt UA president Ray Thornton had done a good job during his short time in office so far. Survey 23

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Students Speak Out At the end of October, 1984, the Razorback staff conducted an informal poll about several to- pics of interest to the University of Arkansas stu- dents. Student reponses were garnered on such sub- jects as presidential choice, the parking problem, and students ' biggest gripe. For space consider- ations, here is a short cross-section of some of the answers. Read them to see how your fellow students feel about University issues. Charlotte Howard Biggest gripe Mark Beutelschies, a junior from North Little Rock, said, the people in the faculty and student body hold the Uni- versity in a very low esteem. This makes the students feel inadequate as they en- ter the working world. Valerie Smith, a junior from Mountain Home, had a comment about the admin- istration. The administrators don ' t think that they are here for the students. They view the students as a nuisance, not re- membering that we pay their salaries. Cara Temple from Little Rock listed her biggest gripe as one every student could identify with - standing in line for everything! And Mike Sloate, another junior from Fayetteville, discussed policies. Inflexi- bility of policies is generally unknown to the students until they are faced with them. A. Mark Beutelschies listed the complaint that stu- dents aren ' t instilled with pride in the University so that when they graduate, they may feel inad- equate as they enter the working world. B. Cara Temple complained about waiting in line for every- thing, and one of the longest lines every year is the basketball ticket line. C. Mike Sloate discussed in- flexibility of University policies including the ones governing pre-registration. 22 Survey

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State Politics and Amendment Positions A. Bill Clinton visited the DA campus to solicit stu- dent votes in his bid for re-election as governor. B. and C. Republician Ed Bethune received a warm welcome from a more conservative fac- tion of the student population when he brought his campaign to Fayetteville. D. Young Democrats had a difficult choice to make concerning a presidential candidate for ' 84. E. The Republican headquarters in Fayetteville served the party ' s candidates from the city to the national level. 24 State Politics