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Show THE I SOl -, 11tR:'\ l 'J:\11 l ,t\' l:RSI, , , CU).-\R 87TH YEAR; NUMBER 25 en'· l I HI TUFSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1993 Married housing not a duty of the university, say SU administrators BY LEASA TRIP Thunderbird Scaff Writer C hange is eldom a welcome occurrence, and major changes elicit even less enthusiasm from the recipient. For students residing in Oak Hall, change is now inevitable and the decision made by the Board of Regents to level Oak Hall was not met with mu h enthusiasm. Ac ording to Vice Pre idem fo r Student Services Sterling Church, Oak Hall requires major improvements to measure up to tate pecifications and the e improvements would cost th usands of d llars. C hurch stated that becaus university housing must tand on i own, these costs would be directly tran lated to an increase in rent for Oak Hall residents. "We are thankful Oak Hall has been able to serve as many rudents as it has," Church added. "But it has outlived its usefulness." "W e are concerned with srudents having a place to live," C hurch continued. " But university resources hould be directed toward classroom instruction and education." Church also said that great concern wa expressed d uring recent legislative sessions regarding government instirutions competing with the private sector. "We aren't insensitive to the situation," Church said. "On the contrary, we've been working very hard to attract private developers to the area." Church stressed rhat housing is not one of the mandates or obligations of SUU and they would tackle the housing dilemma o nly as a last reson. "The low interest loans that financed Oak Hall are no longer available," Church said. This would mean higher development costsmeaning exorbitant rent. Because the costs must be carried by the renter , any vacancies w uld be extremdy detrimental to the university. "The less expensive housing providt-d by d,e private ector would naturally fill first," Church said. "111e private ector can operate on thi risk basis but the university i not in a position to do so." Assistant Vice President of Student Services, Mark Barton indicated that they deliberately held off th tear-,fown date. "We didn't want to put srudents out in the middle of March or April. The contract aid we could do that, but it didn't seem right." He also added that the fact that June is the time of year when available housing is most prevalent added to d1cir timing decision. "While nowhere does it say that it's the r pon i ility of the university to provide housing for srudents," Barton said, "we do want to help as best we can." He added that students could contact real estare offices in the community such a Coldwell Banker or Corry Realty for rental listings. "These lists are available to students at the ad missions office or through the housing department." He also said that waiting lists are available ,and have a fairly quick tum~r rate. "Sure, this i going to disrupt some individuals, but we're working toward the lea t disruption." Barton aid. "And that will require cooperation between the university and residents of Oak Hall." The disruption, however, shouldn't overflow into rhe ingle srudent housing on campus. According to Resident Living Director Chuck Mollenkopf. Because each rental building is pulling its own weight, Manzanita and Juniper Hall will not experience any rent Chuck Mollenkopf, director of resident Ii.ling, sa,s t~ destTUCtion of Oak Hall will not mean higher rent for increase that isn't in line with regular increases in o rder to compensate for the Juniper and Manianita students to cooer t~ costs. He said that the uni\leTSit} will expand its summer hawing programs to leap rent as low as possible for sticdrnts. loss of inoome from Oak Hall. Rape Awareness Week begins today on SUU campus BY JENNIFER MORLEY Thunderbird Associau Editor SUUSA's Rape Awarenes Week begins today with a lecture by Ann Smith at 11 a.m. in the Student Center Kolob UvingRoom. Other activities today include a free self-d.ef-ense course, a movie and a presentation at 1 p.m. by Hannon Bonnikson, director of the SUU Wellness Center. The lecture, as well as the rest of the week' s activities, will be held in the Kolob Living Room. The self-defense course, taught by Alan Jacob, SU martial arts instructor, will run today through Friday from 12-1 p.m. Also running throughout the week will be movies with such stars as Corbin Bernsen. The movies will be shown everyday from 2-4 p.m., also in the Kolob Canyon living Room. The theme of the week is "No means No!• and according to SUUSA President Sandy Lord, the purpose.of Rape Awareness Week is to provide education and awareness about rape. "I think that this week will provide a well-rounded . awareness of the (rape] issue and it will also educate students abou what they can do in prevent rape, what to do if it happens and how to survive and oope with the after-effects of rape; lord said. National sratistics show that one out of every three women is raped, lord said. "That means that among your six closest friends, two of them have been or wiU be raped," she added. Also according to lord, •mere's been a lot of talk among srudents that makes me believe that rape is a serious problem here at SUU." Rape Awareness Wc:ek activities on Wednesday will kature an information booth and a lecture at 1 p.m. bv Lydia Austin, Cedar City Victims Rights Coordinator. On Thursday, there will be a swdent panel at 11 a.m. and a lecture by Delyn lamb, a counselor k>r rape victims. The lecture will be held from l-2 p.m. Rape Awareness Week concludes on Friday with an information booth and a lecture at l p.m. by Sheila Curl, Iron County Victims Rights Coordinator, in Zions A and B of the Student Center. .:. ...... |