West Virginia University - Monticola Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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Many changes are met with As students land in the middle CATAtOC. Holding the details to all the changes is the WVU undergraduate datalogue. Fee receipts are now required of a student to vote in a University election. Missy Hoblizell casts her ballot for presidential choice during the February elections. gTANDING IN line for two days for good con- cert seats, receiv- ing pink slips and being waitlisted 235 for a com- puter science class were typical, never changing scenes for students. But some changes on cam- pus added worries to students ' lives. The most ex- pensive change was the tuition in- crease enforced on all students. In-state tuition in- creased $113, from $462 to $575. It ' s gone up too much, said Tionna DiRemigo, a Moundsville, W. Va., junior. While instate students viewed their increases as too much, the hef- ty $290 increase caused moans and disbelief for many out-of-staters. Tui- tion for them in- creased from $1180 to $1470. I think instate tuition should be more aligned with out-of-state students, said Mark Dalessan- dro, a Somerset, Pa., junior. The increases helped compen- sate for budget cuts suffered by the University when the state ' s legislature ordered cutbacks last year. Changes made by the University Senate included a new add drop policy, the delete card and the plus minus grading system. The add drop policy forced students to decide to keep or drop classes within the first week of the semester. A W was recorded on transcripts for later withdrawal. Previously, students had had until midterm to decide. This new policy gave waitlisted students a chance to get into classes before the add period ended. Also enforced by many instruc- tors was the delete card which allow- ed them to delete a student from a class for nonatten- dance during the first sessions. Pluses and minuses appeared on transcripts for the first time in the fall. The new system allowed teachers to record more accurately a student ' s grade. Instead of receiving a warn- ing (or two or three), illegally parked drivers paid an automatic $10 fine. Less for- tunate drivers also paid a towing fee for their cars. Efforts to cut registration costs included the use of identification cards for four years instead of is- suing them each year. University policies such as voting in student elections were forced then to change. Paid fee receipts were re- quired for voting because the old system of pun- ching holes to validate ID cards was ineffective. The removal of the old stadium bridge was met with mixed reac- tions by students. To many, it meant the removal of an eyesore. While to others, especially Sunnyside residents, it meant a tedious walk up and down treacherous steps to reach the campus. An addition to the Mountainlair was an ice cream shop which of- fered many flavors of Univer- sity dairy ice cream. Flavors varied daily rang- ing from coffee, pumpkin and al- mond to always popular chocolate and vanilla. Changes occur- red daily meeting mixed reactions and acceptance as just another part of life for a student. — Kathy Stahl 22 Changes

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Fourteen ball corner pocket, calls Glenn Potter as he skillfully aims his pool cue to make his shot. Primping for an ex- citing evening out on the town, Anita Col- eman, senior nursing student, is helped by Velma Carey with those hard to reach curls. r — B B t1 M ■- — — — — —•— w p HT I ' Beth English, opera- tions management senior, sells a movie ticket to Mike Twomey, freshman art major, at the Lair Box Office. Night Life 21

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Photns bv Arika Anderson Paying David Izon for popcorn, Martha Behrens submits to mid-morning hunger pains at the Ice Cream Shoppe in the Mountainlair. New add drop periods allow students only 10 weeks to choose final classes. Heidi Simmons con- sults with her adviser, Mrs. Pam Yagle before the drop period ends. Parking is no longer legal in front of the Lair. Those violators, instead of being tow- ed, face a $10 fine for each offense. Changes 23