Western Kentucky University - Talisman Yearbook (Bowling Green, KY)

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man of the Board, described many off- campus housing units as “hovels.”” He and other Boz ard members believe stu- dents will be better off in campus housing. Student Regent Steve Yater added his approval to the decision. He said he | voted for the ruling because it was necessary for ‘financial stability.’’ Yater felt that elimination of the deficit | would: benefit the whole university providing more money for needed | | programs and improvements. | | This ruling is the first of its kind on | the Western campus. Before the Board | made its decision, WKU was the only state school without a mandatory hous- | ing policy. In the 1960’s, this freédom was often cited as a reason for West- ern’s high enrollment. With a decrease in enrollment in the | | 1970’s, however, the University began | | its liberal policy. A special housing | study committee was appointed last | year to study the different aspects of | | the housing problem. The committee’s findings were instrumental in the | Board’s decision. Although students attending West- ern now are not affected by the ruling, | many of them have some definite op- } inions. | | Jack Sunderland, a junior from Oke- | to, Kan., summed up the feelings of many students living off campus when he said, ‘The only See in living in a dorm was the shower.” Sunder- land has lived in both an apartment a and a dormitory. He said there is a lot | more freedom for the student who lives | | off campus “He can come and go as | | he pleases and | fri i | ever he wants.” | mandatory housing | inion, the Uni i | the surplus of ca Owensboro another student ff not as Critical of Herite She also lived on campus e) 3 Below — “It’s sort of informal,” said Mike Noe, Jr., a junior from Albany as he plays the guitar in what he calls his ““dump. Above — Yvonne Atkinson, a sophomore from j Hardinsburg, and van Ru | rollton relax on the bed while watchi on television. Below —Making use of ye study closet at the Sigma Nu house i } 1; Fas | ha co -| ar. jshe believed 1C ese views and others L rol De 11 Ay! I ne Board el thing tnat § | Miss Upton saw sev | dormit ory lif She h | where things are happenin | she admitted it was fick | with o | panies vith Pikee ‘Samay | what ig: thought rule, Mi ‘Pat ct en: Soe ie ving to worry Ities or cle Chism | dorms are often too lever, and visitation policie expanded. He said not like the new althou ritiling ruling, C

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24 Housing based on individual student comments and conclusions from dorm meetings and symposiums. The proposals were made in response to major complaints of not enough freedom, lack of con- veniences. ' In the area of freedom, the ASG survey proposed expanded visitation policies, desegregation of men’s and women’s dorms and the establishment of acoed dorm. Lack of privacy has often been a complaint of dorm students. The survey suggested establishment of at least one quiet floor in each dorm for those who desired more privacy and less noise. Several improvements in the area of convenience were proposed. These in- cluded more kitchens, bathrooms, tele- visions and recreation areas. The es- tablishment of more and better parking facilities and laundry facilities was also suggested. Many Greeks prefer living in frater- nity and sorority houses. Paul Calico, a Sigma Nu from Berea, says a house offers ““more freedom — the whole house and all its facilities are yours.” In his instance, this includes living room, TV room, kitchen, coke room, a conference area, dining room, two bars, three bathrooms and bedrooms. Although Calico says the house is not always kept as clean as it should Above — Contemplating the only view he has, Mark Vasse, a freshman from Louisville, gazes out of the window of his Poland Hall room. Left— Marietta Peckenpaugh finds washing dishes part of married life. She and husband Leo live in married student housing on Regents Avenue.