University News, December 8 Students of Boise State University
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Boise State University ScholarWorks Student Newspapers (UP 4.15) University Documents 12-8-1986 University News, December 8 Students of Boise State University Although this file was scanned from the highest-quality microfilm held by Boise State University, it reveals the limitations of the source microfilm. It is possible to perform a text search of much of this material; however, there are sections where the source microfilm was too faint or unreadable to allow for text scanning. For assistance with this collection of student newspapers, please contact Special Collections and Archives at [email protected]. Holy flame: Laura Tell demonstratcs'now the Menorah will be lighted during the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah, on Dec. 26. The . Mcnornh is a trudltional symbol used to signal the hegiuning of the eight-day celebration which is more than Iwo millenia old. Photo taken at the Beth Is rue I Synagogue. Admissions 1 to proflle I by Randy Stoll halls and to the delegates as student 10 repay a portion of their first words out of their mouths was The University Neil's leaders. funding 10 RHA if they resigned tliat they'd had 'fun' and 'a good students He said he did not take a position before the end of the year, and-togo time' when this was sold as a learn- The BSU Residence Hall Associa- on how many delegates BSU should 10 five of the six seminars they were ing experience," he said. tion recently spent 24 percent of its send because he felt it was the place assigned. They also arc required to "It was a good learning ex- The BSU Admissions Office annual budget ($857.90 out of of the RHA and hall governments to produce'an RHA-sponsored program perience," Towers delegate Roger will conduct studies profiling $3,570) to send six delegates to the decide, and to be accountable for that in the halls. Funke said of rhe.conference, "We demographics of students, accor- Intermountain Affiliate of College decision to their constituents. Towers Resident Director Mike learned a lot from the workshops." ding to Stephen Spafford, dean of and University Residence Halls con- According to the director of Hamende is requiring his hall's Some seminar topics included im- admissions. vention in Tempe, Ariz., Nov. 13-16, IACURH,-Dave Mullce, the Univer- delegates to submita paper outlin- proving study habits, how relation- "Who are they, where arc they RHA adviser and Morrison Hall sity of Wyoming, with an on-campus ing what they learned and how they ships fail, harnessing creativity, group coming from, and what arc they Resident Director Susan Adams said. population of 2,500, flew in 12 plan to usc this new knowledge to motivation and "icc-breaking." majoring in? How many of them Adams said the Towers allocated delegates. Six of the University of benefit the residents. Also, by the end Delegates Donna Baker (Towers) arc degree-seeking students?" $529.80 of its $3,444 hall budget (15 Denver's 900 campus residents flew. of the academic year, they arc ex- and Jill Silva (Morrison) agreed rhm Spafford said. "This data is percent) to fund three convention Eleven delegates from Weber State pected to conduct two programs or one of the most helpful parts of the available in a whole variety of dif- delegates, while Chaffee and Driscoll College drove. WSC has an on- events based on IACURH seminars. convention. was gelling to know each I ferent reports," he said, but not Halls spent $176.60 and $25, respec- campus population of 400. "From the beginning, J didn't sec other. "We all learned so much about until now has a study been done tively, to send a delegate each. Two ISU, which has a dormitory the sense of sending mass quantities each other, and it brought us closer with specific sections of BSU's BSU conventioneers contributed capacity of 900, sent seven delegates. of people, but the hall council was together as a group," Baker said. student populace in mind. $88.30 of their own money. to go, and Montana State University's seven sold on it as an educational "We expect a great improvement. We "We have a relatively high at- Student Residential Life chipped in conventioneers drove to Tempe from expericncc-c-that these people would hope to get some of the programs. trition rate, students who don't $1,176.60 for air fare and the adviser. their I,OOO-member campus com- come back with. all these great ideas started by next semester," she said. stay at the university;" Spafford Director of Student Residential munity, while four of Eastern Mon- and do all these wonderful things, .. said, but added, "That kind of Life Dr. Richard McKinnon said he tana College's 700 residents flew. Hamende said. See Trip, page 3.: perspective is misleading because feels IACURH is worthwhile to the Adams said delegates had to agree "It kind of disturbed me that the we have so' many-part-time students at the university ... who arc not going to be slaying a full four years." With a large percentage of part- time students among the total by Mike Mcdbcrry salaries and $10 to equipment The fcc increase must be approv- then debate the issue and make a populiltton, the attrition rate is The University Neil'S maintenance and purchasing. ed by BSU President John Keiser and recommendation to Keiser, according to measure, Spaffor6"said. hard "The $10 is not nearly enough to the State Beard of Education. to President Pro 'Iernpore Eric "They don't intend, from the The BSU Outdoor Adventure Pro- maintain the equipment," Miller With approval, full-time students Phillips. very beginning, to stay for the gram has proposed a general student said. He cited a $1,700 expense for will receive priority class registration, According to Keiser, any petition .traditional four or five year period fcc increase of one dollar per student scuba equipment repairs and similar pay no course fees, receive a $1 per or poll on the fee increase will not be to get a degree," he said, per semester to defray the cost of costs for the purchase of new rafting night discount at BSU's camp at the deciding factor. What will count fitness activities classes offered and sailing equipment. Cascade Reservoir, and receive up to is whether or not the benefits are through the health, physical educa- "Because of the need to charge $40 a $50 discount on OAP adventure worth the' costs, he said. tion, and recreation department. If for each class, many students inc "frjps,~rding to the proposal "We have to understand the issue," approved, the increase would go in- . denied the opportunity to participate report. Kci<;~L~a1d. H,.: ~r1ded that it is not to effect July I, 1987. in classes due to a luck of funds," Keiser is supportive of the fcc in- fair to havean election on one issue Randy Miller, OAP director and Miller said. A report accompanying crease; "It isn't hard to come up with and not on others, such as a proposal originator of the fcc increase pro- the fcc increase proposal shows that a need for money, but I believe this to increase fees for child care propo<;a! is a good one, '.' he said .. facilities. • ".',., t .. ~.i ~ pcsal, said that the plan would mise' up 1080 percent of ~w(le[lt~have dropped OAP classes after learning Keiser conditioned his support on One concern raised by Mike Hen- ", ... ,::- .... $14,000 annually and eliminate the need to charge full-time students a of the fcc. the ut:lsis of i:.r)n~_p~tilHlneeds. "We'll thorne, SUB onerations director, in special fee for OAP-sponsored. "Without the spccial fcc, we'd have . set priorities in Janua~y or February a memo to SUB Director Greg Blaes- classes. Part-time students and com- full classes," l\lillcr said. "Working and decide thell what gets funded," ing, was the legality of raising it fee ~ . iiitiii;ty :r;c:nbers would stil! pay. ,the people have the maney' and recognize he said~ An open hCrlrine win br to ray instructors directly. "Fees arc fce. the good deal they're'getting for high scheduled on the BSU camous early not well defined in Idaho, but arc Currently OAP offers 15 classes, quality instruction. But most ne;;l year to consider this and otlier genera!!y accepted as (heing for) IlW-',c-- including whitewater rafting, saiiing, ~·nidents are strapped. They pay tui- f.::eincrease proposals. instructional costs," lhe memo said. ~ L..canoeing, ,IUd bicycling which have tion, then have to payh special fcc The ASBSU Senate plans to poll Henthornc recommended the pro- '--"-~-:-a-$40 fcc associated with theIll. Of to take these dasscs. We want to gct students on the feeincreasc proposa I posal not be approved. , this. fee, .$30. goes. to insi.ruclor students into the olltdoors," he said. eorly r.extsc~neSler: nlesenate will '": ':,,~ ~ .....-.. ..'''~.,.."'. ,...... ..'. * 28thanmi.al conference. for the "high ideals that he instilled W~t~ and Mark O. Zimmer- For further information, contact flee. lOth floor, Towers Building, 450 in so many Bronco athletes," the \\'fst State St.,Boi~ Department of man, all Boise; Jane Fomker:rhompson, \VASA Edith L. Decker, idaho Falls; Jet- donor said. president, 385-3406. lands Admini: s1.rath:e Office, ground Others who wish to donate to the ty L Duffy,Mountain Horne; D. floor, Statehouse. Boise; Boise Bible scholarship can do so by contacting Sect! Dykstra, Nampa; Veronica A. Book and Song, Elms Park, 1559 S. the BSU Foundation, 1910 Univcrsi- Gehring, Craigmont; Paula A.