Student Pro grammin g Bo**d to l^ ig ^ s. to x^iprip ng J Sfe . student Spa'director, *h«. ,prefei- 4ent of"tSNAP; the twO Com- ' ' ' ; .;.'., ;, V' ^Newi-E^itci. ;, , , ',' <mbnsleadersf^^ and oneof eachi^ses'WoJn^rer '. The nttyrly formed Student . sentatives.Newl y hired Assistant Programming Board (SPB) is Directorof Student ActivitiesAlex planningj*>year full , of social ; Chin^willhelpadvisethegroup and jcujliurdl programming.:. '» . ,; as an ex officio non-votingmem? 7' }Tf ap tkwgLSZA Q&nstMtitton,"?<' ber» "v ,7' ' "" .''- ' - - 7 <. '77 y 7* v-y v ; r a&f iea fh4 Vstudent body-' * 7 The dutiesof an SPB residence £y ; last iM^r^''S^p^te^ tn>Vt¥-, ltalkte|TO^. 4ent gpyernment on campus serving as the primary program- 'focuses, ; into tWo separate so- ¦ mens on campus by creating a&d cial and'legislative. With the '¦ carrvinc out social and cultural Presidents' jje m, ___¦_______ -___¦____¦__¦¦__¦ -_ • . activities within ¦ Cbiuna serv-;:!¦ ¦ 7-;: . i~, . their respective ing as the out- . iJWe hope to prpvide halls and around let for , campus. Accord- ~ sHtu* everyone with lots 4efiV;o.p;inV-'; of thin gs to do on ingtoWang,each ion on theleg- > ; ; SPB: resid^n^e" Echo photo by Kristina Smith islative side, % y ;,;-;cani |m^ ...;7 • ''jKall'.represfen^i"^ : Due to its luxurious atmosphere , Mitchell-Anthony-Schupfis referre dto as "The Palace *' 7. , -. ., ^ |!S|.%l^jis:7'^Aikh ^ Mc ^ '^i^{#£# wfll^receiv^,- ^^{fqjqrtted^^;-' :^y ^^ : :\'-U^^mm ^ ' ^0^o%TMiU\y' : program so- ¦ _____________________________Tf 'W' ¦ fivehimdred dol- Mitchell-Anthon y-Schu pf opens cial and cul- : lars in non-alco-: tural events. Joshua Woodf ork; holic funding front the College, '97, the president of the Stu- Elections for these positionswill doors to open arms dent Association in 1996-97 , be held on September 16 . stayed in hotels that aren't this nice," 212 seniors in 1996-97. proposed this division due to . Blatz feels that the SPB will BY REBECCA POLLARD said Johnston. And this year's seniors seem to his belief that these were two bring a boost to social life on cam- Staff Writer The construction that many West be adjusting. equally important, yet dis- pus, "We hope to provide ev- Quad and Hillside residents woke "It would have been tragic if tinctly different facets of stu- eryone with lots of things to do More closely resembling the we'd come back this year and all my dent government. According on campus, chem-free and not Holiday Inn down;'the road than a friends had been off campus," said to Lovejoy Commons leader and chem-free, both by commons dormitory, the recently completed ii I'll probabl y not live Brendan Kearney '98, who recog- SPB member Amanda Blatz '99, and individual dorms/' new dormitory, comprised of An- nized the high percentage of juniors "because of the division between The SPB w*H convene every ! thony, Mitchell and Shupf, has 141 in this nice a place who study abroad. legislative and social/cultural : Wednesday evening with man- senior residents and Dean of Resi- ever again...or at least Anthony, Mitchell and Schupf programming,we will be able to datory attendance. Time;will be deritial Life, Paul Johnston, very y combine to house 141 seniors in 48 focus solely on (social program- ; allotted each meeting as an open " not in the next ten ; ' ¦ happy. singles, 32 one-room doubles, six ming this year." - ' ( -• >// forum where "anyone on cam- years quads and one five-man suite. Each The SPB will be co-chaired by pus can voicetheirgripesorgive Til probably not live ih this nici ' of the three wings has its own kitch- the SGA Cultural Chair Walter :; fs&fafrsxii^ a place ever again...or at least not in - Amy Forrer '98 y ' the next ten years," said Amy FO*rer enette, a lOunge On each floor and Wang'99andtheSGA Social Chair -Dean '- off Sf^de^ti^jlti ice — " '„ i c d b the » two lounges on the first floor. There Charles Costanza '98. The board Kassman s very ex ite a out The spacious, contemporary up to each morning last year has is a full kitchen in the basement of will consist of one representative potentialof theSPBandfeelsthat complex was completed on August drastically reduced the number of Schupf, the center dorm, along with front. -eajdh'tesidence hall, one 6f_- , it will" put some coherence to our 15 with exterior landscapingfinish- Studente living; off campus. Only 65 a multi-purpose function room; In campiisrepresentative,theCoffee- social and cultural life here at ' ^:;:'. ing up the yearlong project Ori .Au- Colby students reside away from the spirit of the Heights Commu- house program coordinator, the ^^oHi^^ :^;; ;^^^; giist 22. "I'vehad peopfesay they've _vlayflowerHiUtWsyear,downfrom See NEW DORM oh page 4 Senior apartment complex a consideration for Trust ee Board its full potential. Allowing so many upperclassmen to live off ¦ ¦ Colby within the past 20-30 years. The task force first recog- ;• BY AMY MONTEMERLO nized that the number of students studying abroad has sig- campus was contrary to the goals of the college's residential News Editor nificantly increased since the 1960s. Also, the task force life program. According to Johnston; the college has recently acknowledged that an increasing number of students have "seen the residence halls dominated by the first two classes How would you like to have the opportunity to live in a indicated a desire to live off-campus. The task force came,to (freshmen and sophomores)... We wanted to change that tilt spacious, brand new; apartment-style complex with four or the conclusion that these two trends are interrelated. Students and get some of the veterans back." five of your friends? This apartment would be fully equipped who study abroad during their junior year typically experi- 7 In order to address this issue, the task force proceeded to with a common living area, a full kitchen and . bath, and a ence a high degree of independence, specifically in regard to recommend a number of alterations and additions to Colby^s private bedroom for each occupant. Later this month/when their housing situation. These students oftentimes return to residential life program. One major recommendation was the the Board convenes at Colby over Trustee weekend, Septem- Colby to find on-campus housing options undesirable, and construction of an exclusively senior, self-governing apart- ber 26-28, the Trustees will vote to decide if this seemingly request to live Off . campus, ment complex. The task force felt that such a complex would ideal residential facility will become a possible home for a Colby's philosophy of residential life has always stressed fulfill student demand for greater independence, without number of Golby students. the relationship between residential living and education. It physically removing the Students from campus, Although Last December, President William R, Cotter established a is believed that the majority of learning that takes place many details have not been finalized , Johnston believes that Task Force on Residential Life at Colby, This task force was outside the classroom occurs within the residence hall. Colby the complex, if approved/would "not be a typical residence developed for the purpose of examining the residential life feels that this type of learning requires a high level of upper- hall, and not be governed like a typical residence hall." Also, program at Colby .Accprdmg to Dean of Residential Life P class leadership, and intellectual and physical maturity. The although Johnston does not see students completely free from Johnston, the work pf the task force focused on task force felt that due to the lack of upperclassmen in! the the college meal plan, students could have the option to relationship of two jprominent trends which have occurred at residence halls, this residential learning was not able to reach See APARTMENTS on page 4 An Intervfew wfth SGA Pre sident Shannon Baker '98 building a pub on c^pus and the Trustee Board^iledie^tej s Student 7 BYAMY MONTEMERLO other is loo_arigcloselya!t tiisapline News Editor at Colby. We have formed a Pub Union to Golby President Task Force that will be working very Over the summer, the Board of Trustees publicly announced its 7 Echo: Why did you decide to run hard this year to research and hope- unanimous decision to rename/the former Student Union in honor of for SGA president? fully propose a detailed plan to the Colby President William R. Cotter*This decision was private;Cotter was ShannonBaker: Ihavebeenvery Trustees on what students would not initially made aware of the change. On Friday, May 23, Over involved with campus issues for the want in a pub on campus. Commencement weekend, Trustee Board Chairman Lawrence Pugh past three years and I wanted to Echo: Do you feel that the divi- surprised Cotter with the Board's decision in a public ceremony outside increase my involvement and make sion between the legislative and so- of Cotter Union. Pugh based the Board's decision on the changes.Cotter a bigger impact at Colby. I have cial branches of government will has mstituted during his tiiheatColb y to "create new oppo^ been on many committees and also work? Can you anticipate any ma- students." (AM); . , a member of Hall Staff, so I felt that y while I did not have direct past in- Ecnb file photo Fall facult y music recital volvement with Stu-A, I knew IfMy dream is that SGA Pres. Shannon Baker '98. enough about me school and the dence that this board will change scheduled for September 14 student body that I could be a good more students on social life for the better.