Eastern Progress Eastern Progress 1975-1976 Eastern Kentucky University Year 1975 Eastern Progress - 28 Aug 1975 Eastern Kentucky University This paper is posted at Encompass. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress 1975-76/1 The Eastern Progress Vol. 54. No. 1 Official Student Publication of Eastern Kentucky Untvertity Thursday, August 28. 1975 16 Page* Possible solutions underway High, unexpected fall enrollment causes severe housing shortage BY Mil IS WILL Myers said an "unknown" number of When the shortage became evident. SUIT Writer students reside off campus that would be Housing began tripling men's room eligible to live on campus If they are full- assignments in Keene Hall. Five floors An "over-capacity in original dorm time students. there are tripled with extra students •alignments" has put may students in The University provides a total of 3,174 residing on the thirteenth. three to a room dorms this semester, rooms and 6,349 beds, with Beckham Hall Burnam, Sullivan, Martin, and Case according to Jim Hutchinson, Director of accounting for the odd number of beds. also have triple room assignments. The Men's Housing. Mattox, O'Donnell, Keene, and Todd first three floors of Case and two floors in If the tripling of students in the rooms and Dupree Halls have three beds to a Combs have triple rooms. becomes permanent it is possible that room. Almost all rooms in Mattox and Almost all of Martin Hall has triple those students will receive refunds on O'Donnell are triple rooms and two floors rooms. The opening of Martin helped their dorm rentals. This possibility was in Todd and Dupree each have tripled ease the housing crunch for women recommended by Vice President for room assignments. students but "won't completely satisfy Student Affairs Thomas Myers to the situation," according to Mabel President Robert Martin, who might Criswell. Director of Women's housing. authorise it. Students feel Estimates of the total enrollment in- Dr Martin said the University will ask crease here range from 500 to 1500. Dean for approval from the Council on Public pf Admissions Charles Ambrose said an Higher Education and the State lack of space increase of 1500 is possible this year Legislature for permission to sell although "not likely." revenue bonds for the financing of a new An environmentalist at the Madison dormitory, cafeteria, and natatorium County Health Department said the flood adjacent to Telford Hall. only problem of new bodies into the dorms would not Although the construction of any new present a health problem unless dormitory depends on getting the BY LOUS WILL "adequate restroom facilities are not necessary appn ival. Martin said he hopes Staff Writer available" it can be done. Almost all students living three to a Most students in triple rooms said they Because of the shortage of rooms, room say they see no real problems in are having no problems with restroom students who will be 21 in the fall their dorm residence, other than space facilities although many did say they are semester may obtain permission from requirements. worried about "Just being able to take a the Dean of Men or Women to reside off John Brown, resident director in shower" when classes begin and many campus. Dupree Hall, said, "The students are people must wake up at nearly the same It is hoped that permitting students being real nice about it. Even the time. who will be 21 during the semester will parents have accepted it well (and) it "Most of what we are doing is ease the problem. Last year there were surprised me they accepted it as well as guesswork," Hutchinson said. "We az* 1,030 students 21 or older residing on they did." constantly taking people in and moving campus. Myers said. Dupree Hall has only two floors that people out." Photo by RICfc Voa This year no private rooms are allowed are tripled. Hutchinson said this is because due to the shortage Sharon Coppock, a graduate assistant Housing does not know how many Moving is no 'yolk' Student Association president Jim in Martin Hall, had a different point of students will show up suddenly wanting It's no 'yolking' around for these two sophomore coeds as Marasa, a Law Enforcement Major from Louisville Murphy said the Student Senate will not view. "We've had some parents who rooms, the "walk-ons," or how many they wheel their needed supplies into Walters Hall in Emily Mulcahy, a Richmond Recreation major. make any proposals on the situation for seem to mind it (tripling) more than the student that have applied for dorms wffl preparation for the start of the fall semester, they are Nikki two or three weeks, when llu cliinaon kids" not show up, the "no-shows." said "everything should settle down." "Some of the parents complained Hutchinson said that Housing will about their daughters living with blacks "Overall, our problem is not going to "try its best" to find somewhere else for or foreign students," Ms. Coppock said. be all that great," Hutchinson said. Buses will transport students the third person in tripled rooms to stay. "Some of the students didn't want to If there really are 7,094 students on He said that his office has been working share their space, so we've had com- campus, the Progress estimates that 46 day and night to try and "get things plaints about that alao." percent of the total enrollment this year settled down." Lisa Randolph, a Nursing major and resides off campus. This figure wee from coliseum to LEN complex Myers sent letters to students expected Martin resident, is optomistic about the. determined by subtracting the total to be tripled early this month. The letters situation. "It gives me somebody else to number of students on campus from the explained to them Eastern's increasing talk to," she said. estimated total enrollment (13,000) and By JULIE HOYT course curriculum, as well as alterations traffic control situations are also enrollment and urged their cooperation John Mite and Ralph Suttle applied to dividing that figure by the tour'' Staff Writer in the instruction methods used in stressed in assigning them three-to-a-room "on a be roommates in Mattox and they say. enrollment. Students began classes for the first existing courses. A minor is now being offered in temporary basis." their third roommate is conscious of it. Many students residing off campus time today in the new Law Enforcement One such example is the Traffic Safety criminalistics within the law en- Total enrollment for the fall semester "I think because he knows he is the third occupy apartments, mobile homes, Fire Science and Traffic Safety Laboratory. This facility includes a new forcement college, along with a program has exceeded 13,600 and 7.0M students man,.he feels uncomfortable here," Mixe additions to or conversions in homes, and center. Located on Lancaster Avenue, driving range, complete with a skid pad in forensic science geared toward are presently residing on campus. Of said. even at least one hotel. One of the most the center was completed this summer. and simulated hazard situations. Driver chemistry students Because of the new this figure, 4,184 are women and 2.910 are In regard to showers or reslroom frequent gripes students gave about off Buses Will be provided for transporting training machines, under the control of a criminalistics-forensic laboratory, new students to the center. According to courses have been added. men (Continued on Page 16) (Continued on Page 16) master machine, will be used in the in- Robert E. Bagby, acting Chairman of the struction of students enrolled in the Posey cited Introduction to Department of Police Administration, a driver training course. Criminalistics (LEN 301) as an example schedule has not been developed. The "Driver training was offered in the of a course that will be improved because Angie Taylor... buses will run from the Alumni Coliseum Begley Building, but not with the of the laboratory. 'There will be an to the center. facilities we have now," stated Posey. opportunity to demonstrate to the class Parking facilities will be provided near He went on to explain that the course, as here what we used to take them to Frank- the center for students driving cars, taught previously, was not as complete fort to see." First womaq to serve on Board pf Regents according to Robert W. Posey, dean of as the new program. "Where we are Located on the fourth floor ofthe law campaign among the students requesting the Law Enforcement College. "There now, the range is complete enough so the enforcement center, the new laboratory BV DIANA TAYLOR enough time for serious consideration of will be adequate parking for commuters News Editor a bus service and submitted the results to business due to the fact that the members situation is pretty realistic." will be used to demonstrate fundamental President Robert R. Martin. and students on campus who use their Hazard situations constructed on the procedures related to the analysis of Angie Taylor is the first woman to do not receive the President's report own cars." Martin announced at the Aug. 7 Board until immediately before the meeting course include turning, stopping and criminal evidence. Photography is in- serve on the Board of Regents in the Currently, there is one completed lot starting on a grade. The skid pad cluded because pictures are related to century of the school's existence. ' meeting that buses would be provided for convenes. providing parking space for ap- LEN students, with scheduling problems simulates real-life situations when evidence, according to Posey.