Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Scholar The Rose Thorn Archive Student Newspaper Fall 9-1-1980 Volume 16- Issue 1- September 12, 1980 Rose Thorn Staff Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/rosethorn Recommended Citation Rose Thorn Staff, "Volume 16- Issue 1- September 12, 1980" (1980). The Rose Thorn Archive. 556. https://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/rosethorn/556 THE MATERIAL POSTED ON THIS ROSE-HULMAN REPOSITORY IS TO BE USED FOR PRIVATE STUDY, SCHOLARSHIP, OR RESEARCH AND MAY NOT BE USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. SOME CONTENT IN THE MATERIAL POSTED ON THIS REPOSITORY MAY BE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT. ANYONE HAVING ACCESS TO THE MATERIAL SHOULD NOT REPRODUCE OR DISTRIBUTE BY ANY MEANS COPIES OF ANY OF THE MATERIAL OR USE THE MATERIAL FOR DIRECT OR INDIRECT COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE WITHOUT DETERMINING THAT SUCH ACT OR ACTS WILL NOT INFRINGE THE COPYRIGHT RIGHTS OF ANY PERSON OR ENTITY. ANY REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON THIS REPOSITORY IS AT THE SOLE RISK OF THE PARTY THAT DOES SO. This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspaper at Rose-Hulman Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Rose Thorn Archive by an authorized administrator of Rose-Hulman Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Harry Waller, singer / song- Health Office sets writer and comedian, will appear tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. in WORX. new operating hours Waller's songs run a gamut of subjects. from Girl Scout by Jim Weber These claim forms must be cookies to cat haters. His song. Staff reporter picked up by the student from "Cockroaches on Parade" is The Health Office, located on the Health Office and returned listed on Dr. Demento's All- the basement level of Deming 'as soon as possible after the Time Top Ten, and is played Hall, will be operating under a accident. The school does not fill ,,regularly on the nationally new schedule this year. Director out the claim forms. Comedian syndicated radio show. of Health Services Eloise Also, Haymaker's apartment Waller's slightly warped Haymaker has announced that is not her office but her home. Songwriter perspective on the world hold the office will be open Monday Anyone who feels they need together his songs with an off- through Friday between 9:00 emergency help after 4:00 p.m. Waller beat comment on life, lust, a.m. and 11:00 a.m. for those should first see their Resident love, and the search for all students with medical concerns. Assistant before seeing her. A headlines three. Dr. Jett will then be arriving first aid kit is kept in each hall Waller is nocturnal, joining at 10:00 a.m. to handle the sick for emergency use. the list of other things that call. In addition to these hours However, someone in Saturday glow the brightest in the dark. Haymaker can be reached in her immediate need of medical like nuclear reactors, Mickey apartment between 11:00 a.m. attention, such as a gaping wound in Worx Mouse nightlights, and and 4 p.m. or uncontrolled vomiting, should irridescent leprechauns. There have been several not hesitate in seeing Haymaker. By the end of the evening, misconceptions about the Health Since school's opening last though. Waller will have the services in the past which week Haymaker feels that she audience convinced that the Haymaker wishes to clarify. The has encountered relatively few world is off-center, while he school provides a health problems and is generally remains right on target. On insurance policy for its students pleased with everyone's stage. he is simply one of the which like all policies requires cooperation. Hopefully, the new best performers ever to put his the submittal of a claim form schedule will prove to be poetic license to music. before compensation can be convenient and efficient in the received. coming months. 1 Vol. 16, No. 1 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology September 12, 1980 Excellence keys Freshmen by David Slavin achievement has not gone states are represented in this Staff reporter unrewarded as 325, or a record year's freshman class with some freshmen members coming from Rose-Hulman has been noted ninety-one percent of the receiving as far away as Hawaii and its exceptional freshman freshmen are for scaiolarships, loans, grants, Alaska in the West and Maine is no classes, and this year and/or are working part time on and Florida in the East. The different. Once again Rose has campus to help with their majority of Rose freshmen are admitted the best freshman class educational expenses. still from Indiana with 220 in this in the midwest. This year's class year's class, the majority is not only the best among Of the 325, 33 are National coming from the Indianapolis neighboring colleges and univer- Merit Scholarship Winners. This area. sities, but is also one of the best will' increase the number of to ever be admitted to Rose. National Merit Scholars at Rose to 100 and put Rose into seventh Chuck Howard, Director of the Admissions, described this Fully 359 freshmen were or eighth place among nation's more than 3,000 colleges year's class as one that would enrolled this year out of 2,120 not only be exceptional in The and universities on a per capita applications accepted. Another 42 freshmen in Scholastics, but would be very of the basis. median or "middle man" the National Merit competition active in Rose organizations and 359 ranked at the ninety-four were recognized as Winners. activities as well. A third of this percentile of his high school Final ists, Sem ifinal ists or year's freshmen class freshmen also class. The Commended Scholars. participated in varsity sports in received high scores on their high school. A fourth can play a College Board SAT's •with the Forty-three also did musical instrument. average verbal score being 544, The Indiana freshmen Boys' State and sixteen exceptionally well, as seventy- attended and the average math score were class or student council four percent, or 148, of them being 657. This is in comparison officers. to a national average of 4'29 received a Hoosier Scholarship verbal and 465 math. from the Indiana Student's Assistance Commission. Another In addition, this year's class This year's class is, however, seven of the freshman class have contains 19 debators, 35 actors. not unused to being on the top received 4-year ROTC 14 editors. and 15 choral and One of 359 members of the Class of 1984 checks Into Speed scholastically as twenty-three Scholarships. instrumental musicians. With year's Hall. Freshmen arrived on campus on Labor Day, immediately percent of the freshmen, or 84, this background. this not only freshman class can also be beginning a three-day orientation session. Sessions included ranked in the top three of their This year's class is in its Scholastic expected to be among the most the Math diagnostic test and Chemistry placement test. Once high school classes. 47 ranked exceptional and 16 Achievement, but in its national active to ever attend Rose- again the Freshman class has established a record for honors first, 21 ranked second, third. This high diversity as well. Thirty-five Hulman. and activities. ranked Financial Aid reductions causing Pi Mu Epsilon begins problems for many Rose students problem solving contest by Bill Chappell Loans of 226 students were cut much aid as it can, because the formula for determining federal News Editor during the summer because the This year Pi Mu Epsilon, the mathematics honorary, will spon- school received less federal funding is based on the amount Many Rose students were sor a problem solving contest each quarter. A new problem will dismayed this summer to funding than it expected. Student of aid delivered the previous Mathematics bulletin board in Crapo Hall each discover that their financial aid loans were reduced $50 to $450, year. This has posed problems be posted on the for the 1980-81 academic year depending upon the original size for Rose. Because of its small Friday at 12:00 and will also appear in that afternoon's Thorn. was less than they had of the loan. Only those with loans size, Rose was slow getting Solutions (partial solutions also accepted) must be turned into anticipated. This failure of of $400 or less received no cuts. involved in programs like NDSL, Dr. Lautzenheiser, Pi Mu Epsilon officers (Tim Drabik, Fred students to meet filing deadlines which makes it difficult for the McGurk, Mike Call) or Mary Lou McCullough (Mathematics and a shortage of federal funds Even with the reductions, the school to attract federal money. school expects to absorb a secretary) within two weeks of the time the problem is posted. were the major reasons. $40,000 to $45,000 loss. Although Next year. costs for attending At the end of each quarter prizes will be awarded according to the school has requested Rose will rise an undetermined the number of problems solved. In case of ties, the winners will Over fifty returning Indiana additional federal funds. it can and eloquence of the residents failed to file amount. This, combined with be determined by the dates, exposition expect little more. since inflation will make increased solutions. applications to renew their are Indiana State Scholarships whatever funds not financial aid a necessity for most All students except members of the committee in charge of the originally allocated go first to Rose students.