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

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18 First Week Of School Back to the grind .n. ¢ Moving In — Mandatory housing brought a shortage of rooms. ° Registration — Tempers flared as classes were systematically closed, but for others the process was smooth. ° Parking situation — The squeeze was on. 5,901 plus parking stickers were issued for 4,157 spaces. were all the dormitories filled, but the university had to put 106 students on a waiting list before room could be made available. Private rooms were not permitted, and even resident assistants were forced to share their quarters in order to house the extra students. Study rooms, storage rooms and even offices were converted a living space as the shortage contin- ued. Several female students were housed in Western Hills Motel at university ex- pense, and 12 male students were housed in Curry House across from Cherry Hall, where the International Students Office had been. Fourteen rooms on the ground floor of Potter Hall, which had previous- ly been used for storage space were also converted into living quarters. At first, the Curry House lacked facili- ties. The heating system in the house had been shut down and keys were not available to the individual rooms. Even- tually these shortages were corrected, and the 12 students did not want to leave when space was found for them in the dorms. Dormitory capacity at Western is 4,950 — 2,068 for men and 2,882 for women — and the university housing office reported that applications for dor- mitory rooms were running 300-400 above normal throughout the summer. Officials at the housing office said a good percentage of the students stuck without rooms had waited until they ar- rived on campus to place an application for on-campus housing. Among other things, the shortage was blamed on the mandatory housing poli- cy which required most freshmen and sophomores to live on campus, and the closing of the College Inn which housed 330 students. Even though rooms for all students were eventually found, there were no at- tempts to put three students to a room as has happened at other state schools or waive the mandatory housing require- ment. Housing for married students was also in demand since six units had been re- Central Hall is a long way from Asheville, N.C., Kimmie Adams’ home. The freshman already knew President Dero Downing and his family, however, and shares a second floor room with Eli- zabeth Downing, also a freshman. Sports 4 KU | @ — J. Burton — M. Lyons Barefooted as he gets comfortable, Paul Simon said he wasn’t coming down to the instructors’ level. “I think they're coming down to mine,” said Simon who registered at 10 a.m. the last day. He is a sophomore with an undecided major. — J. Burton: Minutes after arriving in Bowling Green, Joan San- topinto and her eiothee unwrap the graduate stu- dent’s stereo. There was not enough room in their car, so one speaker had to be sent later by train from their Alberta, Canada home. | | |

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moved from Regents Avenue on campus last summer with no plans to replace them. The university said it was no longer financially feasible to maintain fhe structures which rented for $50-$150 per month, and that fewer applications have been on file lately for married student housing. Officials said rent for other married housing may be increased since | apartments of equal size for 20 to 25 per | cent more off campus. Once the problem of where to park the suitcases was taken care of, the next ob- | jective was to settle down to a nice hot | meal — and another shortage. Meal tickets for the Garrett Cafeteria | were sold out for the first time since the | program began four years ago. During | the first few weeks of the fall semester 594 tickets were sold, and this was 54 more than last year at that time. The tickets, which cost $250, provide two meals per day for the duration of the semester. Sales were also up for food coupon books sold by University Food Services. At the beginning of the semester, 416 coupon books were sold, 95 more than the previous spring semester. Even if the student wasn’t the type who liked to eat out, he still had one obstacle standing between him and a full | stomach as the supply of university com- pact refrigerators was exhausted during | the first week of school. ) The refrigerators, which rent for $20 per semester, are available to dormitory residents. Applicants who did not re- ceive a refrigerator at the beginning of the semester were put on a waiting fist, and many students obtained one later. For those students lucky enough to own an automobile came the invitation to play that ever-popular Western game, “find that space.” ] The rules were very simple; first, the ‘| student went to the Office of Safety and | Security and paid $5 for one of 5,901 plus “hunting licenses” issued for the 4,157 ens spaces on campus — and then e tried to find somewhere to use it. It was a very challenging and time- consuming sport which involved cir- cling and circling Western’s scenic lots in search of an empty slot. If he found a space within a mile of his class, he was a winner; but if he chose to break the tules, the flashing yellow light on top of the tow truck meant “you hee The office also initiated mandatory bi- registration in order to continue the decline of bicycle thefts on campus. “The student patrol and crime preven- tion by identification were responsible for this reduction,” said Marcus Wallace, director of public safety. Just as the new Westerner became set- tled into that new home he had to fight for, a whole new set of challenges ap- peared with registration. Registration occurred when the hud- dled masses gathered in Diddle Arena to fight it out for a schedule that vaguely (continued on page 20) The basketball gym floor became a makeshift desk for Jerry Simpson who couldn’t find another place to do his paperwork with the 24-page fall semester schedule bulletin. The Marion sophomore is an environmental sciences major. — M. Lyons A visit by some new friends gave Allison Alamao a break as she unpacks boxes and stocks her shelves. Erin Brady and Margaret Hemmers, both from Louisville, greet the Elance: freshman in her first floor McCormack Hall room. — J. Burton