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Show 2B Sgn-ojf-Tuesday, May 22, 1984 Residence Halls Arne Erisoty (left) and Joe Ber-tagnolli are trying to shake the loose change out of their pockets. Or maybe Joe is teaching Arne a few cheerleading tricks, as Joe is a WSC basketball cheerleader. Life is really exciting at the Promontory Tower Home Away From Home by Pam Wilkinson Staff Reporter The Residence Halls at Weber State College are not just a place where students eat, sleep, and study. It is an intricate organization with assistant directors and student governments. The Residence Halls have carried an unwanted "bad" impression for many years, but plans have been made and carried out in order to bring the good qualities to the surface.The Halls are a well balanced part of college life and provide a clean, comfortable place to stay while contributing to the student's life. Many programs are aimed at student life but few fulfill them better than the Residence Hall Association. Programs have included aerobics, dances, dinners, sports, movies, seminars, craft classes and many more. The programs are organized quarter to quarter to satisfy students' needs and varying interests. The Campus Life Wilderness Recreation Center works side by side with the halls and provides many outdoor activities and overnight camping trips. Although many programs are aimed at fulfilling the recreational side of student life, there are also programs to fulfill academic achievement. Each Hall has a Resident Director who is responsible for maintaining an atmosphere where students can learn and develop their personal identities. Resident Assistants are also selected to provide assistance to the students. The assistants are students themselves and are selected after they have completed a three credit course and follow-up training. They are responsible for approximately 30 students. Two of the Halls provide room and board and are complete with weight machines, saunas and study lounges. Promontory and Wasatch house both men and women. Lasal provides housing for women and Stansbury Hall has apartment living for both men and women. These halls are equipped with some furnishings and have a large living room and recreation area for group activities. The campus life staff has named this "the year of lttle victories" because of the slow but sure progress they have made. There are still problems to be solved, but the Residence Halls are succeeding in what they set out to do, which is to make a better academic and cultural experience for you, the students of WSC. i. ; From left to right, residence assistants are: Becky Langaas, Arne Erisoty, Niki Poulsen, Max England, Dorothy Butler, Trad Roberts, Gaylene Wright, (resident director of LaSal Hall), Ann Hartvigsen, Youssef Khodor, Don Cassey, Marty Mobley, Carol Brantmeier (residence life coordinator), Chris Dick, Marcelo Sanchez, Shelly Anderson and Rob Secor. riot shown: Debbie Lamberth, Kellie Crofts, Allen Signpost photo Bob George Stout, Brenda Jensen, and Diane Calloway (resident director of Wasatch Hall). The RA's help students mentally, emotionally and officially. They check-in tbe arriving students, make sure the students fulfill their contracts, see that the rooms are kept in order, and become good friends to floor mates. They might even lend out a pair of their very own socks. On the cover: This is what is known as a balanced diet Darren Benbow's hands are so full he couldn't smoke anyway. Tbe freshman from new York is a defensive back with the Wildcats. With those hands maybe he should be a wide receiver. Darren lives in Promontory Tower. ,.-if - " i r -iw ?" r " ".-'" i '-X ,7 1 . f i:: 9 . - i t f ; - f"" f.' I si j , Signpost photoHob George ' I 4 i j ", :, '' 4 i ' 4 t 4 , The Weber State Residence Halls sponsored a casino night in April to raise funds for the March of Dimes. Approximately $200 were raised because of the excellent turn-out. Here students gamble with play money. Raffle tickets could also be purchased for $150 each, to win Signpost photoBob George some very nice prizes. They included a 3-month membership at Fitness America, a lifetime membership at Video America, two tickets to James Taylor, and one free double room at the Residence halls for one quarter. by Stephanie DeGraw Staff Reporter The minute you move in, there is some friendly face asking for your life story. The Residence Halls vibrate with a sincere feeling of friendship. Everyone gets to know everybody else quickly. Of course it's difficult to keep your new friends from knowing all about your social life. But then what are friends for? Who hasn't been teased over someone they went out with? In the Halls your roomies help you find that dream date. They watch you both leave when you have to walk through the long lobby to get outside. Then they clock how long you are gone. You'll know if your roomie thinks you were out too late (and so will everyone else). Of course if you don't care that much for a social life through the dating scene, you can join a Residence Hall Association committee and meet people. RHA plans many activities for the halls, such as dances, skating, talent shows, etc. The extremely successful pilot program this year in the Halls is the Rising Star Series. Comedians, musicians and a hypnotist displayed their talents. "The main purpose of the Rising Star program was to get the people in the Halls together with the people on the main part of campus," explained Tim Border, a committee coordinator. Border used to feel there was a "dorm dweller" stereotype among the commuters of the college. The Rising Star service has helped get the two groups together and destroy some old myths. "The Halls have a variety of backgrounds and each one has a lot offer Weber State," Border added. The Halls are the only place were you may have a second family that has members from all over the world. Who knows? You may even discover you have a hidden flair for Western Swing Dancing thanks to your news friend from Texas or you may be a whiz at Wok cooking thanks to your friend from China. |