University of Nebraska Kearney - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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I M resident assistant is one of the most important students living in the dorms when looking for a source of information and or conversation. Each year, new resident assistants are chosen by applying for the job, and then are interviewed by the housing staff. There are 38 R.A. positions to fill each year as well as 15 student assistant jobs. Students are selected by means of their grade point average and activities but most of all their personalities and their ability to handle any given situation. It is the R.A.’s duty to watch over the dorm and its residents. Most of the problems R.A.’s must deal with are removing members of the opposite sex after visiting hours, preventing alcohol from entering the dorm and trying to keep a somewhat sane atmosphere in their dorm. In payment for all their effort, the R.A.’s receive a waiver for their room and board at fee payment. --by Denise Harrington R. A. Jayne Walmstey shows her job can be fun (Photo by Jane Bell). R.A.’s and S.A s—Front Row: Iva R. Thayer, Nora; Dennis Jacobsen, Omaha; Duane Redford, Tucson, AZ; Scott Opfer, Millard; Jerry Scott, Ansley; Greg Peltzmeier, Omaha; Keith Olson, Omaha; Deb Endorf, Hicksville, Long Island, NY; Karen Polak, David City; Jerry Catlett, Ansley; Chuck Nolan, Minden. Second Row: Carl Streeter, Gothenburg; Ed Stutz, O’Neill; Peg Mertz, Omaha; Allyson LePenske, Lewisville, CO; Kathy Jo Stitt, Chadron; Teresa Leach, Cozad; Harlene Hatterman, Wisner; Marcia Weyers, Hay Springs; Maryann Dvoracek, Farwell; Cindy Pelzer, Gothenburg; Linda Skiles, Alma; Lori Blankenau, McCook; Cindy Frost, Lincoln; Pat Thiem, Omaha; Paul Peter, Grand Island; Brian Lange, Burnt Hills, NY. Back Row: Nora Smith, Elm Creek; Jill Breen, North Platte; Brenda Klocke, Cambridge; Lynn Patterson, Gothenburg; Connie Peterson, Gothenburg; Jane Colburn, Omaha; Shannon Ellis, Alliance; Randy Brezinski, Columbus; Janet Colburn, Omaha; Nan Lybarger, Tacoma, WA; Bruce Beebout, Ainsworth; Mary Hoelscher, Schuyler; Rhonda Spiehs, Grand Island; and Michael Carroll, Weston. Not pictured are, Mitchell Stein, Nebraska City; Jayne Walmsley, Norfolk; Dan Boomhower, Cheyenne, WY; Danita Battles, Grand Island; Brad Exstrom, York; Nancy Funk, Ewing; Jayne Halsey; Pierce; Dan Saathoff, Miller; Deb Saulsburg, Lexington; Terry Schutte, Grand Island: and Judv Ziola, Grand Island 16

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 RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION—Front Row: Joni Reiss, Publicity, Wilcox; Joan Pelster, Treasurer, Big Springs; Carl Streeter, President, Gothenburg; Chris Drozd, 2nd President, Genoa; Julie Tenbensel, Secretary, Cambridge; Deb Endorf, Hicksville, Long Island, NY; Anne Nielsen, Advisor. Second Row: Gretchen Allison, Omaha; Fredrick W. Smith, Garberville, CA, Joyce Morrow, Ainsworth; Cathy Hamilton, Stuart; Rhonda Rolph, Kimball; Marlene Niemeier, Cambridge; Shannon Ellis, Alliance; Janet Colburn, Omaha; Kathy Cochnar, Grand Island; Sharon Blome, Scottsbluff; Helen Fritz, Stuart. Back Row: Tim Riley, Central City; William Blackburn I, Holdrege; Ann Munson, Omaha; Deb Hall, Lincoln; Shelley Smith, Cozad; Bev Schmid, Grand Island; Nick Krause, Ainsworth; and Lynn Bowley, Holdrege. Not pictured are, Julee Arment, Norfolk; Danita Battles, Grand Island; Betty Herman, West Point; Kris Jillson, Elgin; Susan Kelley, North Platte; Rick Laqua, Kearney; Gail Manchester, Kearney; Mike O’Neill, Pleasanton; Joy Pyle, Cozad; Becky Reed, Overton; Julie Roland, Lincoln; Dan Saathoff, Miller; Amy Sinnett, Omaha; Lynn Todd, Lake Oswego, OR; Daniel Valenta, Wilber. 15

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An unidentified person takes a walk by the College Heights apartments (Photo by the Antelopej. ley; Greg Minden. ,a Leach, ankenau, Jill Breen, :e; Randy is, Grand Y; Danita te, Grand In yet another form of housing, Dave and Sara Blobaum. former Randall Hall Directors, keep an eye on daughter Christine in their Grenoble apartment (Photo by Nancy Calahan). if dormitory life isn’t your thing, alternatives for housing are located near campus. Whether it be College Heights, one of the many apartment complexes, a trailer or even a house, Kearney has quite a variety of homes to offer at many various prices. Couples getting married and having children are just two of the many reasons students chose to move off campus. More privacy, freedom to do whatever they please and feeling a true sense of belonging were other reasons stu- dents revealed for moving out on their own. -by Denise Harrington Ray Tegtman of Stamford, takes a break from her studying (Photo by Nancy Calahan). 17