University of North Alabama - Diorama Yearbook (Florence, AL)

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A campus survey by the student newspaper and the Student Government Association I reveals the feelings of the Times I If you are a student on this campus, I chances are you are single and you have a I parking problem. This information was ob- I tained when the Student Government Associ- ' ation and The Flor-Ala joined forces last ; spring to take a campus survey. 1 Dr. Michael Butler, Head of the Eco- nomics and Finance Department, advised the survey team on what classes should be polled to get an accurate representation of the stu- dents. Dr. Butler said, We are 95% certain that our error factor was no more than 5%. I feel this survey was representative of the stu- dents. Dr. T. Morris Jones, Associate Profes- sor of Management, also assisted with the survey by arranging the questions for com- puter print out. Of the 241 students polled, 38% were male and 62% were female. Some 93% of the students were white, while 7% were black; 82% were single and 18% were mar- ried; 26% were freshmen, 19% were sopho- mores, 29% were juniors and 26% were sen- iors; 27% lived on campus and 73% lived off campus. Liz Craft, spring editor of The Flor-Ala, and Brad Botes, SGA president, distributed the survey forms to the selected classes. When asked his opinion of the survey. Brad Botes said the survey was good, but it was also time consuming and expensive. I wish it could be done more often, he stated. Although most of the students have a parking problem, one doesn ' t. Michelle Walk- er said, 1 have no parking problem. 1 am able to park right in front of the building where my class is, the Education and Nursing Building. When Mark Jordan was asked the ques- tion about legalized abortion on demand, he went along with the 21% of undecided peo- ple. He said, The question is too broad to answer. Religion plays an important role in the lives of a number of people on campus. Cindy Bruce said, 1 have a very strong religious conviction. When Ken Rees was asked about Fra- ternity Row, he voiced the popular opinion of the school. He said, 1 think it would be good to get all frats close together, it would also be good for rush. It would give incoming freshmen a better chance to meet all the fra- ternities. The Flor-Ala published survey results in a series of articles exploring a different topic each week. The editors of the student publi- cation were pleased by the popularity on campus of the survey series and expressed their hope that they could work with the Stu- dent Government Association again next year in taking a new survey. — Leslie McGoff ON ATYPICAL SCHOOL DAY. students gather in front of ttie SUB to chat between classes. The SGA Flor-Ala survey revealed what at least some of those students think about a variety of current to- pics. (Photo by Pat Hood) Student Life 13

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v%x X-J I LL. ■■1 ' ' ' I L J I I L -L-J I I r IT - -- — ; — -— 1 — — 1 — - -- ' I Students ' views revealed in spring SGA Fi( 3r-Ala ] 30ll 1. Are you a member of a social fraternity or sorority? YES 18% NO 82% UNDECIDED 2. Do you favor the Reagan Administration ' s Nuclear Arms Buildup Policy? 37% 20% 43% 3. Do you think a parking problem exists on campus? 95% 4% 1% 4. Do you favor more restrictive handgun control laws? 47% 41% 12% 5. Do you favor legalized abortion on demand? 35% 44% 21% 6. Do you think Flowers Hall should be open to student use on weekends? 90% 1% 9% 7. Do you think the library should expand its hours to include Saturdays? 88% 5% 7% 8. Have you engaged in pre-marital sex? 50% 50% 9. Do you favor the continued use of nuclear power for electricity generation? 43% 27% 30% 10. Are you in favor of having males ages 18 to 26 register for selective service? 61% 18% 21% 11. Do you favor the establishment of a Fraternity Row ? 45% 21% 34% 12. Which of the following terms best applies to your use of alcoholic beverages? Never 1-4 times year 1-4 times mnt 1-4 times wk. Daily 30% 18% 29% 20% 3% 13 Which of the following terms best applies to your use of marijuana? Never 1-4 times year 1-4 times mnt 1-4 times wk. Daily 78% 11% 4% 4% 2 14. Do you read The Flor-Ala? Weekly Occasionally Seldom Never 63% 29% 6% 2% 15 Which of the following terms best applies to the strength of your religious conviction? Very strong Strong Moderate Weak None 23% 28% 40% 7% 2% ' 16 Which of the following do you think applies to the effectiveness of the S.G.A.? Very effective Effective Moderately Effective Ineffective 2% 37% 53% 8% PARKING IS A MAJOR PROBLEM on campu. Ninety-five per cent of the people surveyed repor ed that they have parking problems. (Photo by Pi Hood)

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