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Show V 'r V ra .X , Empollmemt Ups Fetore Looks Good jte . ' , 'VV, 4 V. V-S t, . 'X t fV.fi, U ' V - by 1, .""A r , Wi y 1 i. " If f - fv- 4 H? s ' ' 3 "' - , ? i 1 .'- - i ' fit . the The. College begins K -- t $ ' ' f A time to heal. Z. 4" A-- s r, '?" areas destroyed in repairing the steam heating system. Hogle President Charles Dick is interested in put- Cheryl Brown stuting more emphasis on the dent at Westminster, according to Green. This al Registration has gone up. The headcount and the total amount of enrolled hours have increased, and things are really looking positive, said Registrar Sheryl Phillips about the-fasemester at Westminster. Enrollment at Westminster is at an all time high since the college was reorganized following financial troubles three years ago. As of Oct. 14, 1,350 students were registered for the fall semester as compared to 1,246 students in 1984. In addition, fewer students have withdrawn. As of Oct. 14 only 45 students had withdrawn from school as compared to 60 last fall. Enrollment has continued to increases since the early 1980s. In 1982, 1,180 students were enrolled at the end of October, and in 1983, 1,255 students. As the above figures show, enrollment decreased slightly in 1984, but has gone up considerably this year. Phillips said there are many reasons for the increased enrollment at Westminster this year. Admissions did a good job recruiting, students are pleased with what Westminster has to offer, and I think there is a positive attitude being communicated by the new college president, she said. Over half of Westminsters student body is made up of students. Presently 850 students are registered who are 25 or older. students also account for the students because greater number of part-tim- e work or families. have For the fall 1985 many semester, 820 students are registered as part-timand 530 are for enrollment Craig Green, management and college relations, said colleges are now working to fill the needs of more part-tim- e students. A lot of college students are just getting started or coming back to school. Most of them are working, and because of this its taking them longer to get through, he said. ll non-traditio- Hall-owee- by Tammy Armantrout Clowns, fairies and ghosts following their fearless leader. Ninja Woman, through darkened corridors, passed rooms wrapped in ghoulish gloom to... Sounds like a bad B movie, right? Wrong. was a great "G rated Halloween for 67 children who trekked through Hogle Hall bear bearing meeting characters like a bubble gum; Byron the Buffalo, pushing a bowl of candy through the door; and G. I. Josecandy delivery made phine, whose rapid-fir- e her a big hit with the troops. Children and parents who went to the Hogle Hall party found that in addition to the old fashioned there were games to play and plenty of great decorations and people in costumes to watch. It Haunt n According to Karin Jaffie, Hogle Hall secretary, the party was sponsored by the residents of Hogle Hall who organized it for the benefit of the Boys Club and children of staff, students and faculty. She said, We were really glad we got the turnout we did from all involved. It was a great success! Non-tradition- al e, full-tim- e. vice-preside- nt Hogle Hall Council President Jeannie Cottrell, alias Ninja Woman, made a great guide, g and directing and making sure that the more timid, younger children were included in the activities. Jaffie added that there was a contest for lounge decorations, but no one knows yet which by Tammy Armantrout of the three floors won. A bake sale on Oct 21, sponsored by the According to Jaffie, money for the party was Spanish Department at Westminster College, taken from Hogle Halls annual slave sale earned $75 for the Mexican Earthquake Relief Fund. Joy Woolf, who teaches Spanish at the college, said, We wanted to involve students who are studying Spanish in something related to current affairs in a Spanish speaking country. She added that they chose the Earthquake Relief Fund because the need for assistance in Mexico City is so great. The sale was held in Shaw Center and ran from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Woolf said that all Spanish classes were cancelled for the day and students either donated something to be sold or donated their time setting up, selling or cleaning up after the sale. When the sale was over Woolf took any leftover goodies to the downtown transient shelter and asked that they be given to the children of the people living there. Woolf said, We earned more than we had Westminster Halloweeen Dance held at Memorial House brought many creatures out of the woodwork and the closets. Here, a charming Scot shares his thigh with the costume contestant expected and were pleased with the donation that we were able to make. six-fo- ot apple-bobbin- bean-bag-tossi- ng Bake Sale Funds Relief emphasis will help Westminster because more school people are looking for a as society is changing. We feel there is a market out there for new students and new programs," Green said. Westminster offers good programs for students going to school part-timespecially with increased offerings and night classes. How does future enrollment look for Westminster? It will keep moving up as we work with the faculty and improve the academic programs, said Phillips. The main reason students come to school is for good academic programs and faculty. We have both here at Westminster and we continue, to work on improving them, she said. G reen added , W ere already $45,000 ahead of budget because enrollment is up. That's a good sign Increased tuition this year does not seem to have affected enrollment at Westminster. According to Green the increase in tuition costs had nothing to do with enrollment It costs more every year to operate a college, he said. Thats just inflation, but were sensitive to cost and financial aid does help. Seventy-fiv- e percent of our students draw some sort of financial assistance. As for class size increasing with more students attending Westminster, Green said, The studentprofessor ratio is around 17 to 1. A few of the classes are larger but there havent been any real changes. The majority of classes will remain small. Green added that Westminster has always been a small school with a lot to offer in smaller classes, personal attention, and excellent programs. Weve got all kinds of students, he said, They all have different needs and ideas on school. Students come here because they want what Westminster has to offer. Well continue to grow, both in quantity and quality, he said. e, off-camp- A Look Inside trick-or-treati- AIDS Creates Campus Stir page 2 Jock Talk Examines Soccer Disharmony ...... page 4 Experience the ' Palladium page 5 Photos Capture Viet Nam page 6 Tragedy Titters.... :. page 7 Morgan Outlines Future Plans page S Blaine page 8 |