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• University Archives (02) Campus Box 1063 Student Fitness Center Men's golf spends summer to host first Late Night priming skills for regular w ith Campus Rec season play page 4 page 7 thursday, 08.25.16 alton - east st . louis - edwardsville vol. LXIX no. VII Semester kicks off vvith reshman Left, junior music business major Kyle Bracely leads students in the "Cupid Shuffle" during Freshman First Night First Night Thursday, Aug. 18 in the Morris University Center. I Christian Sykes/ Alestle LaSHAUNDA JORDAN versity housing with Move-In The party lit up as the DJ "I think the biggest goal to So being able to have balance Alestle Reporter Day Thursday, Aug. 18, and con turned on the party lights and have is [good] time management, in those areas is key to being a tinued for all students through got the crowd moving with all of and that is one of the biggest as successful freshman," Stansbury To welcome the class of out the weekend. Activities like the Class of 2020's hottest music. pects to college. It's vital because said. 2020, the Morris University an opening ceremony, the Class That's when freshman Lamone you want to join so many clubs, Contact LaSHAUNDA JORDAN Center hosted Freshman First of 2020 service project and Stansbury, of Homewood, came have so many service hours, you Call 6S0-3S27 Night Thursday, Aug. 18 with a Freshman First Night got stu in and stole the show by winning want to have a good academic Tweet @ljordan_alestle night filled with entertainment, dents out and meeting people in the roulette style dance contest. side but a good social life as well. Email [email protected] food and laughter. fun, memorable, new ways. Stansbury was a crowd favorite The SIDE Experience is "We want people to get to with his fresh moves and outgo geared around freshman students know each other and make new ing personality at Freshman First to start them on a journey to meet friends, get to know the build Night. fellow classmates, learn what it ing, the staff and just break the "I'm most excited about get means to be a Cougar, and begin ice and have fun," Ramm said. ting down to my studies, and one to realize that this could be home The Goshen Lounge was of the biggest things that I want for a while, according to SIUE jam packed Thursday night to to accomplish this year is to get Admissions webpage. kick off the fall semester and to on the Dean's List and show my "We want to welcome all of welcome the class of 2020. Cou academic improvement. Going the freshman and let them feel gar Guides, some upperclassmen, from high school to college is a [at] home. It's their first day they staff and faculty joined the Fresh large transition. I just want to are moving in, they've left their man First Night festivities with show myself that I can have good parents, they may be tired, so we contests, arts and crafts, photo time management and a good just want to show them a really booth, giveaways and music. sense of discipline beca~e there good time and make them feel Freshman nursing major [are] a lot of distractions,'' Stans at home," Ashley Ramm, former Ashlee McPherson, of Pevely, bury said. MUC Programming Graduate Mo., said she was really excited After catching up with Stans Assistant said. about attending SIUE and par bury on the first day of classes, he Cougar Guides, who are up ticipating in the welcome week shared more of his goals and even perclassman orientation leaders, activities. left a tip for his fellow classmates along with staff and faculty, led "I'm really excited to be here, of 2020. Employe-es from Dining Services dish out food to the class of 2020 during Freshman First Night Thursday, Aug. 18. I Christian Sykes / Alestle the Class of 2020 through the but it's definitely going to be a SIUE Experience. This event couple weeks of adjustment. I'm took a lot of planning and the from a small town, and there's a combined efforts of multiple de lot of people here," McPherson partment made this event possi said. ble. McPherson, along with her "Freshman First Night is high school friend and room very much a collaborative ef mate, fres hman pharmacy major fort; so people from all over Emily Skiles, of Imperial, Mo., the building work together to attended Freshman First Night. put the event on. Dining Ser The high school friends vices helps us by bringing out hopped in the photo booth with all the food service areas, then their new roommate freshman we worked with Event Services pharmacy major Molly Umfleet, to book spaces, we worked with of Bonne Terre, Mo. Cougar Lanes to offer free bowl "My main goal this semester ing for the event; The Cougar is to keep my grades up and learn Store helps us with marketing how to study," Umfleet said. and gives us free merchandise," Freshman pharmacy major Ramm said. Zach Drew, of Oswego, absorbed I "So it's really been great, the environment from a table on and [Campus Activities Board] is the catwalk of the second floor of really great with helping to pro the MUC. As Eddie the Cougar vide volunteers and helping to snuck up on him from behind to organize the event as well. It has show him some cougar spirit. really been a joint effort," Ramm "I'm looking to meet new said. people and try to build connec tions to last through my time Freshmen pre-pharmacy major Sonia Garcia, freshmen business major Mackenzie Cantrall and junior nursing The journey began fo r most major Brittany Florea make arts and crafts together during Freshman First Night Thursday, Aug. 18, in the Morris incoming freshmen living in uni- here," Drew said. University Center. · I Christian Sykes / Alestle connect with us anytime online ·~ @thealestle' f The Alestle alestlelive.corn FATAL ACCIDENT ON 1-270 contact the editor: NEAR GLEN CARBON [email protected] READ MORE AT ALESTLELIVE.COM 650-3527 page 2 alestlelive.com thursday, 08.25.16 Illinois becomes the third state to FAFSA filing date to be Oct.1 KIAH EARL When students faced issues "I think the biggest benefit Another important factor to eliminate Alestle Reporter while filing FAFSA in previous from the change in date as well keep in mind is that the Illinois years, they had to wait for the as the change in tax information Map Grant is awarded to students With the school year just be spring semester to start before is that you no longer have to esti on a first come first serve basis. "pink" tax ginning, all students need to be they could receive any assistance mate what your taxes are," Walker With the filing date changing, the aware of the changes that have from the Financial Aid Office, due said. ''In the past, it was a huge Map Grant funds will not likely be to the filing date falling during SI available if students wait until Jan. KIAH EARL been made to Free Application for misconception that students had Federal Student Aid for the up UE's winter break. The new date 1 to file. Alestle Reporter to wait until they file taxes to do coming year. ends the possibility of students their FAFSA, and they lost out on While the change to FAFSA seems problematic at first, the end Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner FAFSA is used by schools to feeling alone or lost while filing a lot of aid they could've received their FAFSA. result should be a positive one. signed a Law Friday, Aug. 19 that determine eligibility for financial by waiting." will eliminate the taxation of what aid awards and will now be avail ''I think the new change will Moving forward knowing that By using the taxes from two verification notices will go down some citizens consider a matter of able three months sooner than go over well for students," seni~r years prior, it allows students to and less edits to FAFSA forms will gender inequality. Effective Jan. what it has been in the past years. political science major Reggie use the data retrieval tool on the need to be made is promising. 1, 2017, tampons and other fem This means that for the academic Han1ilton said. "In the past, I've ran into issues while filing my FAFSA site, which will directly Changes to FAFSA will affect inine hygiene products will no year 2017-2018, FAFSA forms plug in information from the IRS. will be available beginning Oct. 1 FAFSA, and I think the new date all students including incoming longer be taxable items within the This minimizes the possibility of rather than Jan. 1. will allow a lot of the issues that freshmen and current upperclass state of Illinois. students n~eding verification re "This is just the start of a Financial Aid Adviser Kendra students run into to be solved in a man. Some students will us5= the more timely fashion." quirements from the IRS such"as conversation about the unfair Walker said she believes that while same tax information from last In the past, FAFSA has been Tax Return Transcripts which can 'pink taxes' women face as they the change will be something for year while filing this year's FAF filed with the taxes from the prior take anywhere between five to 10 buy products priced higher than students to get used to, it will also SA, but will also use two years similar ones marketed to men or, be something that students will year and beginning this year, taxes business days to arrive.