ope college
olland, michigan VOLUME 9 4 - I S S U E 13
JANUARY 21,1982
Cost Limits Off Campus Housing
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Second floor Kollen's first place winner in SAC's snow sculpture competition, the Week, (photo by Tom Wagner.)
by Tim Gortsema A shortage of students living oncampus this year has caused some revisions in the off-campus housing policy for next year. In the past, both prospective juniors and seniors were automatically granted off-campus permission. Now, only seniors will be able to check the offcampus box on their housing cards. As usual, they will immediately be given permission if it is done before the March 15th deadline. However, all other students, including seniors who miss the deadline, will be required to fill out forms requesting offbm'Jf, '• • n-i/mLc a m p u s housing permission. Bruce Johnson, assistant dean of students, says that requests by sophomores and juniors mm will be decided on by mid-summer. He exfirst of six events marking Winter plains, "We will have to see how man^ new students will be enrolling at Hope before we can m a k e housing decisions." This new policy doesn't necessarily mean that more students will be forced to Kielinen pointed out that Calvin College stay on campus; it is more of a wait-andis pursuing a similar set of approvals. see plan. Dean Johnson points out, "Cost "Once both have accepted the proposal, it is a big concern for both the student and will be presented to the Michigan Board the college; we are struggling to keep of Nursing," she said. This board next from losing money just as the students* meets in April. Kielinen hopes the propos- are looking for ways to economize." Johnson goes on to explain that cost has ed classes make it through the channels in the respective schools in time to become the number one reason that students desire to live off-campus. In past prepare for the March deadline. Neither Cronkite or Kielinen forsee any years it has been a change in lifestyle or problems with the proposed classes., more freedom which have been the most 4, Just normal dissention," said Cronkite, prevalent reasons for moving. By instituting this plan he hopes that " t h a t comes from any group or commitstudents will take a closer look at tee discussion." Kielinen said she was impressed with themselves before they decide to move the colleges in the program. "The quality off-campus. In previous years, it was of the colleges involved enhances the nur- easy to check the off-campus box and sing p r o g r a m , " she said. "It fits in well worry about the details later. Johnson with the Christian liberal a r t s setting." hopes that the burden of obtaining and Cronkite agreed, saying that the course filling out a form will cause students to sit down and analyze both options concernproposals were serious and tied in well. Prior to the institution of this p r o g r a m . ing housing. He explained that students Grand Valley and Nazareth colleges of- should be sure that they have enough selfdiscipline to keep the costs down before fered the nearest nursing programs. _ The Curriculum Committee meets this opting for off-campus housing. He also stated t h a i on-campus housing week to discuss specific classes. Kielinen feels it will move quickly to the Academic doesn't mean students will have to live in Affairs Board. Cronkite agrees this is the dorms. Hope now owns thirty cottages quite feasible. He also said it is possible which are also being offered to students. that two or more meetings may be need- Another option is the new apartment buildings being erected on 14th Street and ed. Columbia Avenue. In these the student will pay a flat r a t e for the room and then be able to personally monitor the utilities tivities contingency fund. This is the porwhich he or she uses. In this way the tion of the student activity fee that is apartments become a sort of mixture betdesigned to cover emergencies. Other ween on- and off-campus living. Johnson projects of this nature that have been says, "This will make apartment style funded from the contingency fund a r e the living more available to students and remodeling of the Pit in the basement of hopefully be a benefit to both p a r t i e s . " DeWitt and the remodeling of Winants Johnson maintains that the revisions in Auditorium. the off-campus housing policy don't mean Renovation of Carnegie will take about students can't live where they want to. It one month. When completed, Carnegie is only a plan which will make students will be a student center for students, done think about their options before they by students, maintained by students, and come to a decision. He also added that enjoyed by students. sophomores currentlyf living off-campus probable would not be asked to move back on again.
Nursing Acceptance Still in Progress by Stephanie J. Klahr Although the Hope-Calvin nursing curriculum has been proposed, acceptance is still in progress. "Two years ago Hope agreed to have the p r o g r a m , " said Dr. Donald Cronkitc, chairman of the Curriculum Committee. "The problem now is what is it going to be like?" At a meeting on J a n u a r y 14, the Hope College Curriculum Committee began the evaluation of the 48 credit nursing core. "The job of the committee," said Cronkite, "is to approve the (nursing) p r o g r a m . " Dr. Cynthia Kielinen, chairperson of the Hope-Calvin nursing program, said the meeting went well although the committee did not complete the evaluation. She felt the members of the committee could understand the program more clearly once they had an understanding of the departmental jargon. As a result, no specifics were discussed. The overall program, how it works, its soundness, and its coherency were examined. "Now that we understand what the classes a r e for and what the goals of the department are," Cronkite said, "we are prepared to look at specific courses to see if they agree with the objectives of the college." Both Cronkite and Kielinen pointed out
that the committee's job is limited. "The committee doesn't decide if a couse is correct, only if it is presented logically," Cronkite said. Cronkite and Kielinen also remarked on the fact that the committee is made up of varying departments, and that one department cannot determine the course needs of another. " T h e r e must be a sense of trust," Kielinen said, " a sense of expertise in those employed to design the program." Hope College accepted the program for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing in May of 1980. The program is designed in conjunction with Calvin College as well as Holland and Butterworth Hospitals. Prior to Christmas break the Academic Affairs Board accepted a nine credit pre-nursing core. A reduced version of the college's core curriculum was also accepted. This abbriev iated college core allows students in the nursing program to take electives for which there otherwise would be no time allotted. Once the Curriculum Committee has approved the nursing core, it too, will be presented to the Academic Affairs Board. The last to receive the courses for approval will be the Faculty Board.
'Old Attic' Project Proposed by Sonia VanEyl For the last few years, there has been an acute need for a student activity center. The basement of DeWitt, which used to be the student center, was remodeled for administrative use after the VanRaalte fire. Tentative plans for the earth-sheltered building include a student center, but in the meantime, there continues to be no a r e a where students can go and relax and " h a n g out." All this will change soon, as Student Congress has granted SAC the money to renovate Carnegie Gymnasium to provide just such a facility.
The theme for the Carnegie activity center will be "old attic." The center will house three main types of entertainment. Students and professional comedians, mimes, drama, bands, and single performers will occupy one a r e a . Another area will be a g a m e room: ping-pong and pool tables, pinball machines and video games a r e among the items that might occupy this area. The third a r e a will be one in which students can relax and socialize. The cost for the propsed renovation project is just over $6,000. The necessary funds will come f r o m the student ac-