.. ..., . I THE GRITER'IDN Mesa College Student Newspaper ... Volume 44 No. 38 Grand Junction, Colorado · Friday October 6, 1978 12 Pages This Week .... Key ·issues fingered for student Jee monies by GLORIA FRASER the remaining four students budget and what criteria Is to to pay work/study for inellgl- O'Connor said that last Criterion Staff Writer are appointed by him. Stu- be followed In justifying exp- ble students, students on year, all recommendations dents who wish to be on the enses. After Initial recom- other assistance. Paying the came out of the committees, · How much, who gets It, and committee submit their names mendations are made, spon- required 20 percent matching where as before, some faculty who decides are three key to Walcher, and he makes the sors of the organizations are funds with 9:1udent fee mon- and staff members had made questions concerning student appointments on a - rotating given a chance to appeal those les. , the recommendations on their fee money allocation. term basis. The committee Is recommendations. •Use of stqdent fee monies own. O'Connor says that The "how much" Is deter-· chaired by a member of the Recommendations from the to pay part of the retirement ''people who didn't get money mined by enrollment figures. commltt~ elected by the com- committee are subject to final plans for staff personnel, knew it was because they According to Greg Walcher, approval by Dr. John Tomlin- such as staff advisers to The couldn't justify (the requests) Student Body Association pre­ son, President. Last year, Criterion, the Maverick, and on factual evidence or they sident, student fee money is according to Sauer, "Tomlin- athletic staff. weren't prepared." sometimes used to pay fees for son made a few changes, but •Use of student fee monies , " . oth~r students. Last year, the majority (of the comm;t- for scholarships. O Co~nor says, I thmk it 1s according to the student fee tee's recommendations) went vitally important. that a stu- allocation budget, the amount through unopposed " Walcher says, "I see no dent become chairman of the so used was $15,000. · reason why some of these committee." The criteria for The • 'who gets it'' is divid­ A lower student enrollment things. haven't been question- student appointments to the ed between the organizations this year could have an impact requesting funds. These In­ on the amount of funds avail- clude: The College Center, the able. Dr. Alan Workman, "The committee will be controversial yearbook, The Criterion, coordinator of student activi­ KMSA (the campus radio ties, says the money available station), student activities will be "about the same and this year, I'm sure of that. " (such as intramurats), the maybe less.'' music travel budget, forensics With less money to go --Workman (speech), the cheerleaders, around and a student majority the dance company, student on the committee, Walcher health services, SBA, athletic says, • 'The committee will be ed in the past." , committee, according to Wal­ .administration, and the P .E. Workman controversial this year, I'm Last year, the students had cher, relatge to- finding stu­ a majority on the committee dents who are not ''yes-men,'' center's debt service. mlttee. Last year, Connie sure of that." Organizations draw up a and some decisions were very who are willing to question, Sauer, business office ac­ Walcher went on to say proposed budget for the a­ controversial, such as the but are not troublemakers. countant, served as chairper­ ''things have been going on mount of · funds they are decision to cut funds for the They must be relatively · son. for years in the budget process requesting and submit the Rodeo/ Ag club and for the that are wrong, but no one has informed and not overly bi­ budget to the fee allocation The committee usually be­ track team. ased. Walcher says, "I prefer gins work about Nov. 1. It may ever questioned them." Some committee. of those wrong things, accord­ According to Tom O'Con­ · upper class level students, The "who decides" is. the be later than that this year ing to ~alcher, are: nor, last year's SBA pres!- ' because they are more aware fee allocation committee. This since, according to Walcher, . dent, "It (the student major­ of the system here."' But, as committee, described by Wal­ "I have only four applications • Fee waivers - use of ity), made a big difference. he has said, he now has four cher as "the single most on file (students who wish to student fee monies to pay fees For the first time, special applications to fill four posi­ important com_mittee on cam­ be on the committee) and four for some students--$15,000 interests were not being serv- tions, so he encourages more pus, '. ' Is composed of nine positions to fill." per year. · ed by people who had been In students to consider involve­ members; four faculty I admin­ According to Sauer, the •Use of student fee monies power for a long time." ment on the committee. istration and five students. committee sends to each or­ to buy Insurance for athletes-­ Walcher, as SBA president, is ganization a schedule of when $23,500 per year. automatically a member, and they are to present. their •Use of -stud~nt tee monies (se~ related sto,:y, page 3) Still crazy after all these years by JANET CHANAY "I have a strange feeling this and most outstanding thing Special to The Criterion is how people thought they that had happened in my life. were going to finally get to eat Though the furthest thing in Professor Dan Showalter's in one of my classes." my mind was being a school English Literature class and teacher, oh, am I glad I was." some drama students struck a Showalter has been teach­ blow against student apathy ing for 42 years. While stu­ Showalter wi II be retired at last Friday. dents were munching, he talk­ the end of the spring semester Friday was Showalter's ed a little about himself. In and confessed it would be very difficult to leave teaching. "I have loved teaching. I have / " ... the .furthest thing from my mind ~as being a loved sharing." "Least of all am I worthy of school teacher--oh, I'm glad I was." al I the students who have borne the brunt of my casti­ gation, my scorn, my wrath." sixty-fifth birthday. To mark high school in Olathe, he was Keep us from death until, in the day and show her affec­ a '' lousy basketbal I player, some degree, tion, Maggie Nagatomo baked never threatened a goal post ... We can requite you well, who dozens of cupcakes, lit them , and was the last resort'' for a well deserve; and, joined by more of his team that '' had to recruit And while we have our wits, admirers, walked into class anything that breathed." · which God preserve. · singing, "Happy Birthday." When he was 18 years old, We shall do so, for we have The class immediately stood he wanted desperately to get found you true, up and gave Showalter a out of Olathe and become an And honour will rebound from standing ovation. Showalter actor. He had a scholarship to And honour will rebound to us. It' tried hard to blow the candles Pasadena Playhouse and from you. l out on cupcakes which said, • 'thought surely I had been i ••Kiss the day good-bye,'' chosen." After three months --Adapted from until he realized they were of nearly starving in Califor­ Troilus and Creysede non-extinguishable and ex­ nia, he knew he couldn't make by Chaucer claimed, ''What are you doing it. Dan Showalter, Dean of the School of Humanities-and -~'Fine Arts, recently celebrated his 65th birthday. to me! '' He swallowed his pride, Several students agreed After the cupcakes were went home, and came to Mesa that the preceeding was an apt Several of his students prepared a birthday celebration complete with candles--inextinguishable ones, though. handed out to hungry litera­ in 1935. Showalter described expression of their sentiments ture students, Showalter said, this as "the grea~est guidance for the retiring professor. Showalter is retiring at the end of this academic year. Page 2 CRITERION Friday October 6, 1978 . ,.. Tom Linson, Walcher . I 's a matter of styl devise special· task force Reporter: General MacArthur, by the college president. But been battered about in its Students, Facu lty, and Staff: what do you attribute this only after Watcher began to short life. , problem between you and note faculty anxiety which he We have been able to briefly analyze our enrollment President Truman to? used to weight the position in SBA can be involved in information for this fall as compared to previous years. General: I would say we don't his favor. Now the college dorm residen ...:' rights, but not Several trends may be developing which could damage the get along. president would make us be­ in visitation. Students can future plans of Mesa College. Reporter: Why? lieve he "appoints" Walcher lobby the legislature, but One Important trend is the apparent inability for Mesa General: Would you believe to chair the task force. For should not seek control of College to keep students on campus after their freshman it's a matter of style? Walcher, retention is just a fees. Students should be in­ years. Another is that many students apply for admission at volved on committees but ' fancy word for a problem that Mesa and then decide to attend college elsewhere. After , For many.years, the crisis in no administrator is willing to should not chair them, stu­ discussing this problem at length, we have decided to dents should pay for buildings 11 student government has been discuss and one that scares establish a special Task Force on Student Retention." one of definition.