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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Scholar The Rose Thorn Archive Student Newspaper Winter 3-31-1983 Volume 18 - Issue 19 - Thursday, March 31, 1983 Rose Thorn Staff Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/rosethorn Recommended Citation Rose Thorn Staff, "Volume 18 - Issue 19 - Thursday, March 31, 1983" (1983). The Rose Thorn Archive. 623. https://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/rosethorn/623 THE MATERIAL POSTED ON THIS ROSE-HULMAN REPOSITORY IS TO BE USED FOR PRIVATE STUDY, SCHOLARSHIP, OR RESEARCH AND MAY NOT BE USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. SOME CONTENT IN THE MATERIAL POSTED ON THIS REPOSITORY MAY BE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT. 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The ceiling will be replaced with EE analog labs. while new classrooms and Moench Hall will begin; the raised (or the floor lowered, Some classrooms will also be student lounge will be built here. entire project should be depending on the case) so located in these 2 sections. Presently no plans for renova- completed in 1986. In the process walking will no longer be a Located on the upper level of tion of section F have been of remodeling, a new heating and challenging sport. A hallway Moench Hall, in A section, will formally discussed because the cooling system will be installed stretching the entire length of be the HSLS Department, auditorium cannot be inoperable Moench as well as a sprinkler network to the building will be constructed registrar, and 4 classrooms, and without a suitable replacement. satisf y fire codes. Walls will be thus eleviating traffic flow in B section an EE lab, storage moved, skylights added, and new problems on different levels. The area, and a multipurpose Hall wiring and plumbing will be present rifle range will be eleva tor. The renovation of Moench Hall installed where deemed replaced by physics labs and the Phase 2 of the renovation will is possible thanks to President to be necessary. In some areas, the physics department will be begin soon after phase 1 has been Hulbert and Vice-President for floor will be totally ripped out located in sections A and B in the completed. As the plans stand Development Ron Reeves' pro- then rebuilt at a new level. basement. now sections C and D will be fessional fund raising. The Lilly renovated Obviously, this is not a cosmetic In section A on the ground remodeled during this phase. Endowment donated $500,000 ($1 restoration, it has been carefully level the business offices and Dr. Most of these sections will for every $3 raised from other planned out in phases that will Moench's office will undergo contain ME and EE labs as well sources), the single largest con- produce a new contemporary renovation, but will not be as those divisions' faculty tributor to Moench Hall, also the building. relocated. The door by the print- offices. Phase 3 will most likely Kresge Foundation donated The initial phase, which shop on the east side of Moench be the renovation of section E. $200,000. In all, over $2 million involves all three levels of sec- Hall will become a main Student organizations such as has been raised for renovating tions A and B, would be finished entrance way. In the B section, The Thom, Modulus, SGA, etc., Moench Hall. Vol. 18, No. 19 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology MARCH 31, 1983 Placement slow, but still hope by John Marum total of 55, only 6 seniors getting work and geographic location. Even though the newspaper 9 offers. Six will go to graduate The "Peterson Guide" which is a headlines and White House press school and 5 to the military. The listing of engineering, science releases claim that the economy high salary for Chem E's is and computer science jobs, as is on the upswing, jobs for the $28,356, the low $26,400, and the well as a listing by the Indiana seniors graduating this spring average $27,480. Twenty-four State Chamber of Commerce of are tough to find. A survey Chem E's did not respond. all employers in the state conducted towards the end of regardless of size are available last quarter revealed some very Civil engineers did not fair to be reviewed. grim statistics. much better with 5 offers going Sisson also suggested students New drinking fountains have been to 4 civils out of a class of 28. One installed in Mees, Out of a senior class of 294, take advantage of some of the Scharpenberg and Blumberg Halls. The fountains, paid for will go on to graduate school. So eighty-nine of those have other services of the placement by the Residence Hall Association, are on the second, third far the high offer for civils is indicated that they have office. Having gotten a good and fourth floors of the building. Ken Rohman photo. $26,100, the low is $15,996 and the received an offer of em- average $20,832. Thirteen civils response from sending date ployment. In addition, twenty- did not reply. sheets of interested seniors to six seniors indicated that would companies which have NecOi Atti be going to graduate school while Out of 12 computer science cancelled, the placement office fifteen will enter into the majors, three have four offers, is planning to do the same for military. Overall, 44°/, of the with one planning on going to companies which have inter- co senior class returned the survey graduate school. The high offer viewed on campus in the past but saying they had been "placed." for Comp. Sci.'s was $26,700, the did not do so this year. Seniors ,>159 FRATERNITY However, 120 seniors did not low $24,900 and the average was who sign up on a company's even return the survey, so the $25,656. Four did not respond. sheet will have their data sheets 44% figure is actually a lower sent to that company. The bound since some of those "no Chemists have been having deadline to sign up is April 4th. RHO some hard luck with no offers responses" could have gotten an by Jim Grimshaw The placement office is planning offer. extended to any of the 12. Four another sign-up for companies on plan to go to graduate school, the Fortune 500 list who were not Delta Sigma Phi will be Saturday April 9th while the military. Breaking the survey down by one into the Four did on the other two sign-ups. A hosting their third annual 24 hour marathon is in progress. The major reveals: not respond. Basketball Marathon to benefit marathon will take place in listing of alumni by discipline the Out of 94 mechanical March of Dimes on April 8 and 9. Phil Shook Fieldhouse at Rose- Out of four Math majors, one (their employer and address 1 is engineers, 35 have 48 offers (i.e. The fraternity will play a Hulman. The public is invited has an offer ($26,700) and one also available. to some have more than one), 8 will succession of teams, 1 per hour, attend and show their support. plans to enter graduate school. Sisson stressed that follow-up go to graduate school and 3 into starting at 6:00 p.m. Saturday Anyone interested in fielding Two did not respond. letters can make a difference. a the military. Of the offers, the evening. In order to raise money, team should contact Todd Kuhse He suggested sending letters high was $29,736/year, the low None of the five the fraternity will be selling at 234-1699. physics after campus interviews, after $17,004, and the average $25,092. majors received an offer, guesses as to the total number of two plant trips, and after the Forty one M.E.'s did not respond plan to go to graduate school and points scored in the 24 hour Thirteen people were initiated placement office has sent a to the survey. one into the military. One did not period by all teams. The person into the Delta Sigma Phi company data sheet. It could respond. also not hurt to ask for recon- who comes closest to the total Fraternity on March 20-21, and Of the 84 electrical engineers, sideration after receiving a "0" number of points will win a now are active members of the 40 have 80 offers, 3 will In a Thorn interview, Mr. Bill go to or reject letter. cordless telephone. There are fraternity. They are: Jim graduate school, and 5 into the Sisson, Director of Placement, also a variety of other prizes.