Vol. 13, No. 6 April 2016 ‘ THE The Student BNewspaper at BlackburnURNIAN College, Carlinville, IL Oldest Continuously Running College Newspaper in Illinois, since 1881 SILVER LAKE COLLEGE: “I’ve connected to the girls A WORK IN and guys of North... We are PROGRESS By Michael Troutt essentially a family.” Silver Lake College plans to join Blackburn College as one of the nation’s elite work - Karson Gragert colleges. As a member of the Work Colleges Consortium, Blackburn is one of only seven work colleges in the country. Along with Alice Lloyd and Berea College in Kentucky, College of the Ozarks in Missouri, Ecclesia College in Arkansas, Sterling College in Vermont and Warren Wilson College in North Carolina, Silver Lake College would be only the eighth work college in the U.S. Silver Lake College is located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, around 400 miles PHOTO BY BRYAN BETHEL north of Carlinville, Illinois. Challacombe (North) Hall will be changed back to a male-only dorm to make room for returning residents With roots dating back to 1885 when the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity established a convent, by 1935 the Holy Family College was official. Today, Silver Lake College BYE-BYE BUNNIES! is a Catholic coeducational By Miranda Critchfield liberal arts college with It is said that history floor, the men were moved to completed I would not have resides in North. She was approximately 500 students, repeats itself; this is certainly the second. had anywhere near enough shocked when told she had an average class size of eight true for North (Challacombe) Assistant Dean of Students housing for returning male to move but understands students and a student to Hall. North is returning to its and Director of Residence students had it not gone back the reasoning. “When I first faculty ratio of 7:1. all-male dorm status next fall. Life Abbey Hardin stated that to being all male.” Hardin transferred to Blackburn, Over the past few years North was converted to a reverting back to all males went on the explain that as North is where I knew I there have been talks of Silver co-ed dorm before the 2012- had nothing to do with any enrollment grows, the gender wanted to be and it has been Lake transitioning into a work 2013 academic year. Prior behaviors or the reputation division on campus evens my home ever since. I planned college. Blackburn biology to this, the North residents of the women residing out. “We simply needed more on being here until I graduated professor Dr. James Bray commonly called themselves there. “North going back to space for male residents,” she next year. It was convenient to explained that Silver Lake had the “kings of campus.” Once all male was solely about added. live near work, near the gym initially sent a representative women were given the first numbers. After room draw was Karson Gragert currently CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 to look around and get an idea of how Blackburn’s work program is structured. Last fall, Bray, Associate Dean of Hardin, We Have a Housing Situation... Work Robert Weis, Chair of By Michael Troutt and Jess Willard Education Dr. Kelly Chaney and Director of Financial Aid Crowds of students line up with roommates keeping their Jane Kelsey visited Silver in Mahan holding schedules current residence) go through Lake College as consultants with shaky hands. They’ve room draw, double-single and to discuss Blackburn’s work gathered to find out whether single rooms are available to CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 or not they will achieve the be reserved. The first group room for which they’ve been of students to attain these are waiting. At the end of every managers. Displaced students spring semester, students go afterwards. Hardin said, “If attend room draw. This event we were to get into a housing has been overseen by Assistant crunch and the space was Dean of Student Life and needed, the only double single Director of Residence Life rooms that will be guaranteed Abbey Hardin both this year are those on Stoddard second and the previous year. This floor. So, in short, space year it was held at 9:00 p.m. to permitting they will receive make sure students in evening a double single room.” From PHOTO COURTESY OF SILVER LAKE COLLEGE PHOTO BY JESS WILLARD classes had the opportunity to there, students who have Silver Lake College is set to Squatters (students looking to keep their current rooms) go to their attend. resided on campus the longest become the eighth work college dorm’s table to reserve their place of residence After squatters (students CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 in the U.S. 2 • The ’Burnian News [email protected] April 2016 April 2016 [email protected] News The ’Burnian • 3 NO GIRLS We Have A Housing Situation ALLOWED CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE can draw for these rooms. being denied, she remained day of room draw allows become available, then they can either contact her, their They rummage through a at room draw for her second these students to either find will be offered to those who Student Senate representative, and near where my classes bowl, select a number between choice. She was turned a roommate or figure out a are first on the list. Hardin a Residence Life staff member were.” Gragert plans to live in one and 100 and the student down again because she has backup plan. However, if the mentioned that those who or anyone on Student Life Jones next semester but is not with the lowest number gets to attended Blackburn for only type of rooms the students don’t like this process or want Committee. happy about the extra time it go first. “Students are assigned two semesters. When asked if were originally seeking to offer changes to room draw is going to take to get around a time based on their housing room draw should be changed campus. “I’ve connected to the selection and corresponding in some way to accommodate girls and guys of North and number of semesters on campus all students, she said, “I don’t we are essentially a family. in order to prevent people from believe it should be based It’s bittersweet to have to be camping out in order to be first on the number of semesters leaving, but I know I will still in line or a stampede trying to you’re here. I think it should have the friends I have made get to the front of the housing be based on a first-come, first- regardless.” line to select a single room,” serve basis.” She also related Lucas Rinderer also Hardin said. “It’s just more to the students who were resides in North. This is his orderly. Plus, it’s completely displaced as a result of North first year residing in the dorm unbiased.” Hall’s change to an all-male but stated that he is excited for Even though changes to dorm and said, “Freshmen are the change to all men. “I feel the event have been made to basically displaced students like it was a long time coming,” accommodate students, not too- they can’t go back to he said. “I love having all the everyone winds up with the Jewell.” other athletes around all the room they want. Freshman Students who are time so we can all get excited elementary education major waitlisted for single or double- for a big game or a BC win.” Gariel Pierce reported that single rooms do have an Hardin stated, “The she was waitlisted for her opportunity to figure out a biggest issue is that the current first choice of room and after housing situation. The second PHOTO BY JESS WILLARD residents of North lowers were Resident Director for Graham Hall Andrew Fox and Resident Director for Butler Hall Emily Bahr help not allowed to squat their students find a place in their dorms rooms” (squatting is when a resident wants to and is College Aged and allowed to keep their current Empowering Through By Jess Willard PHOTO BY DANI ANDERSON Making Change room; they can enter room Dr. Naomi Crummey welcomes high school students to the Graham Symposium in the Lumpkin Learning Commons Blackburn students have booth. He added, “I think draw first and choose to remain a lot on their plates. Whether our table helped encourage in their current room rather they are working the necessary conscious thought about how than moving). “While this is Imprisonment 10 hours for their tuition job bullying affects people and certainly an inconvenience, Third Annual Graham By Jess Willard or completing assignments also encouraged them to have we did try to provide some Students, faculty, staff and at some point in their lifetime. was her father. In addition, for class, there is usually one conversations with others measure of recompense by Symposium community members gathered The Centers for Disease the jury was told to disregard way they describe how they about how we all can work allowing them to select a new By Miranda Critchfield in Olin Lecture Hall at 7 p.m. Control and Prevention her 10 years of sexual abuse. are doing: busy. Despite this, together to stop bullying.” room, not a double single in students still want to make an Freshman legal studies The third annual Graham business management, department and Blackburn to the fields of English and on April 15. An excited air elaborated on this statistic in However, Lannert was not Stoddard or a single room impact on the world around major Cheyenne Wilson helped Symposium was held early this computer science, education, high school students.” Dillon Communications.