Central Washington University ScholarWorks@CWU CWU Student Newspaper University Archives and Special Collections 11-3-1994 The Observer Central Washington University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/cwu_student_newspaper Recommended Citation Central Washington University, "The Observer" (1994). CWU Student Newspaper. 1987. https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/cwu_student_newspaper/1987 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives and Special Collections at ScholarWorks@CWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in CWU Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@CWU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. O.J.andme News- Sports- Scene columnist Ellensburg kids·to be Who does Coach Zenisek blame for Scott Johnston given a hand by their his football team's lack of chemistry? reveals all. 'Big Buddies.'· The sports editorial board makes the See pag~ 9. See.page 5. - call. See page 16. I Bullr.Rat£ U.S.PIJ51age .OOPAID Penni! No. 44 Ellensburg. WA Thursday, Nov~mber 3, 1994 Central Washington University · Vol. 13 No. 7 On-campus housing facing downward trend r----a..,-----. by Tom Martin Of I.he approximately 7 .000 of $82 million for 1994. dared major, likes to live on cam­ I save about $200 a Staff reporter student's enrolled. about 2,000· Brad· · ~awson, a senior actuary pus because, 'Tm close to every­ Campus housing is experiencing lived on campus, said Marilyn science major. said he saves money thing, and I enjoy the social life. month after all of the a noticeable decline in this year' s Thompson, Auxiliary Services ad­ by living off-campus. My neighbors are great, " Dierck bills are paid, with a residence hall tenants, according ministrative assistant. "I get more space for less cost. said. ' to the CWU Financial Affairs of­ "Last year. we had about 40 per­ and the food is cheaper, and a lot CWU has one of the high~st pro­ garage and two bed­ fice. cent of our students living on cam­ better than the dining' halls," he portions of students living on cam­ rooms. The number of students opting to pus,'' Thompson said. said. pus of any state university, Corona live off-campus has increased three It's now down to 37 percent, she Junior off-campus resident Aaron said. - Aaron Paige , percent this year, the office re­ said. Paige, who rents a private house, Jones said, "Central has some of JUillOf ported, citing new apartment build­ From Jones' standpoint, things said, "I save about $200 a month the lowest housing costs in the off-campus ings and other rental housit_.1g that may get worse before they get bet­ after all of the bills are paid, with a state." have sprung up near campus. ter: garage and two bedrooms." Washington State University is resident "This quarter, we have 175 fewer More students living off-campus The. loss of on-campus tenants the only state school with lower students living on campus than last this year. and the resulting loss of · means tighter budgets with declin­ housing prices, he added. I'm close to every­ year," said Courtney Jones, vice­ revenue could cause budget prob­ ing revenues, said CWU Business ''This is a business like any other, president of CWU' s Business and lems for Central administrators, Manager Rich Corona. and the competition is tough out L ' thing, and I enjoy the Financial Affairs. Jones said. Ce1_1tral is doing all it can to make there," he ·said. social life. My neigh­ A drop in tenants shouldn't affect "Things are going to get tighter," housing as attractive as possible, Students may not think about how bors are great. Central too much, said Auxiliary Jones said. he said. convenient it is to be able to walk Services director Rob Chrisler. "The new apartments on the north "We have weight rooms and com- to a dining hall on campus, and not - Jessi Dierck ."We have a contingency budget side of campus are going to open . puter labs; the halls all run inde­ have to worry about cooking three to take care of situations like this," soon. and I think we will see stu­ pendent activities, students want a meals a day, Jones said. freshman, Chrisler said. dents move off-campus and into social life when they live on cam­ ''The costs of living off-campus Sparks·Hall "We won't know how far off this those. come winter quarter." pus, and we try to give them what add up quickly with telephone, heat, ye':lf' s budget is, or how, if at all, it Housing costs make up 17 per­ they want," Corona said. light, sewer, rent, and other re­ will effect us," Chrisler said. cent of the total Universi~y bud_get Jessi Dierck, a -freshman . .unde- sponsibilities," he said. Lindley assumes CWU governmental and 'Boo Central' • • • Fun for the young at heart corporate relations post by Greg Aldaya This is vital with so many un­ Editor-in-chief knowns in higher education this Representing the interests of an legislative session, including how entire university, the students, staff Initiative 601, will impact the Uni­ ·and faculty to a Legislature with a versity, she said. thousand different interest groups Lindley took ~ the post Oct. 17, trying to catch every legislator's filling the position left by Dr. Mary eye, is a big job, said Martha Marcy who left CWU to become Lindley. assistant to the president at West­ This is exactly what she does for ern Washington University. Central as its governmental and So far, Lindley has been busy corporate relations director. meeting people on campus and try­ ing to find ways she can work with __ __ ,, them. "My style is to do things coopera­ My style is ~o do things tively," she said, mentioning the cooperatively. We're all many meetings she has with school Along with 340 other working for the same officials. "We're all working for Halloween night visitors to the same thing, to make Central the "Boo Central," these three thing, to make Central best place it can be. trlck-or-treater's are the best place it can be. "In order to effectively represent , probably still riding a sugar­ - Martha Lindley, the university, you have to effec­ high. tively get to know the university." "Boo Central", sponsored CWU governmental Though she has a permanent of­ by the ASCWU; previously and corporate fice in Barge Hall, after mid-De­ existed only in the cember Lindley will spend most of individual residence halls, relations director her time in Olympia and CWU' s but was moved to the SeaTac Center where she will ful­ Samuelson Union Building An important part of the process fill her fundraising responsibili­ this year because of the of governmental relatio~s must be ties. SUB's central location and to let the Legislature know that the Because of this and the decrease easy accessibility, said Timi impact of higher education fund­ in the .level bf state funding, Cen­ Reid, ASCWU vice­ ing is just as great in Central Wash­ tral has come to depend on non- president for student life ington as it is in Western Washing- See LINDLEY/page 3 and facilities.(photo by Tim . ton, Lindley said. Yeadon) Page2 Thursday, November 3, 1994 The Observer BrieflyObserved G.A.P. Theatre Company offers two performances Two free performances are offered Monday in the Samuelson Union Building by the Growth and Prevention (G.A.P.) Theatre Company of Seattle. "The View from Here" addresses stereotypes and prejudices faced by both genders from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the SUB Pit. "The Hurt of One" examines racism as it occurs in the classroom, textbooks, faculty meetings and student groups, and will be from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the SUB Theater. For more information, contact the Women's Resource Center at 963-2127. Classic film: 'Rocco and His Brothers' "Rocco and His Brothers," directed by Lachino Visconti, will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday in McConnell Auditorium as part of the Classic Film Series. Released in 1960, this black and white motion picture portrays a world in which everything - work, sport and love - is up for sale on the human market, by following the lives of a Southern Italian widow and her five sons as they travel to the industrial North in search of a more prosperous life. Admission is $2.50. Haitian rhythms The CWU percussion ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Hertz Recital Hall. The performance will feature aggressive . (p_hoto by Ken Pinnell) Gov. Mike Lowry visited Ellensburg Saturday to promote Democrat Mike William's contemporary works in a variety of styles. There will be selections candidacy for State Senate. Williams is opposing incumbent Rep. Harold Ho~hstatter. ranging from Haitian rhythms and minimalist works to performance art and full romantic scoring. Admission. is free. CP&PC Public meeting on proposed parking plan Central' s Career Planning & Place­ . CWU invites public commentary on a proposed IO-year master The Campus Police Report ment Center, located in Barge Hall, parking plan for the Ellensburg campus at a president's advisory Room 204 (Mezzanine), invites stu­ council meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday in McConnell Audito­ dents to visit the office to keep rium. To get a copy of the proposed plan, contact University Ad­ •Friday, Oct. 28, 5 p.m. An officer responded to a blue light posted on campus interviews, job vancement at 963-1491, or pick up a copy in Barge Hall, Room 401. Officers responded to a 19-year­ emergency call in the vicinity of listings, and discuss career con­ Retirement association meets old woman who reported witness­ theNaneummodular.