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[email protected]. _________ __,______ ""- The Marshall University's student newspaper Q&A with President Nitzschke PARTHE Page2 THURSDAY, August 4, 1988 Vol. 89 No. 113 MU to consider closing fall enrollment Nitzschke to meet with BOR n·ext week to discuss proposal By Jack Houvouras our enrollment is up 17.8 percent over said. Additionally, the growing enrollment Editor 7:55 a.m. one year ago," Nitzschke said. Nitzschke said the university is in has forced some freshman to jump ahead "We'veliterallyreachedthebreakingpoint." need of 40-45 nevi faculty members to and take sophomore courses. A potential overflow of students at Nitzschke added he was attempting to counteract the enrollment problem. How Registrar Robert Eddins said the uni Marshall combined with a shortage of get in touch with Board of Regents ever, he said there was just "no way" to versity can realistically expect only a 5 teachers has led President Dale F. Chancellor William K. Simmons to dis find that many teachers. to 7 percent ·increase after August 15 - Nitzschke to consider cutting off enrol cuss the idea of cutting off enrollment.