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Dorm Daze By*368 (M.W.) As a result.of financial problems it appears this may be the final year the Russell Wilson Dormitory shall be open. At Present, only 62 occupy the building, which can house 240 at maximum occupency. * This year’s residents include students from the local area as well as those who live as far away .as Louisiana and Canada. Dorm life is quite different than that of a typical home. /Theré are many heads of this household, known as Resident Advisors, who act as the governing body and keep order. The Resident Hall Activity Board plans events to keep the .inhabitants busy. Despite the fact that less than one month has passed, students at the dorm have already experienced a scavenger hunt, (won by Roger “The Flur” Fleury’s team) a dance with Brian Patin and: Eric Hoogendoorn as DJ’s, and Mafia Week, in which:Rob Robertson was the lone survivor. Weekly activities such as Monday night videos and Wednes- day Cedar Swamp parties have become part of the dorm rou- tine. The dorm may. not be the quietest place to study, but it is a fine place to live. The three floors presently open have very © distinct characteristics. First floor, for instance, is known for it’s strange odor, which is either caused by the men’s basket- ball ‘team’s dirty socks or by the charred remains when the guys try to cook a meal on their own. It’s also where the best back rubs are given: Second floor, which is co-ed, smells better than vee (ex- cept for one room that reeks of eee ian cigarettes and beer) i, e D be because everyone is ine demntaiis with the a or up on third floor. * Third floor is without a doubt, “the” floor. Upon entering . the all female floor, the visitor is greeted with our Early American Erb: decorum. Music is usually blaring, and visitors should look out when the women’s basketball team starts a~ » Quick game in the hall. One should also be wary of the occas- ionalstreaker who at times is locked out of her room by her foommate. : ‘ Here's an example of a day at the dorm: 6:30 am-wake up for breakfast 6:35 am-decide cold cereal and doughnuts aren't worth waking up for 7:30 am-awaken to roommate’s.flush, which. is equal to the noise made by a: small war- head on impact 7:37 —_am-crawl out of bed and into shower 7:40 am-drip on the floor, open new bar of soap, - yell at roommate for using up last bar 7:50 am-look for clean socks; see them on roomy; yell 7:51 am-sneak socks from across hall, rush to class 10:00. am-come back from classes to take a nap 10:10 am-awake to ‘Frank Zappa-tell roomy to crank Frank off am-rush to. class pm-come back for lunch pm-see menu, go out for Chicken MeNuggets Eee mailbox, see emptiness, shut mail- 12:40 pm. ane to make. bed, but take nap 1:30; pm-decide. to wash Geties, but can’ rt find é them 1:35° pm-hear roomy say “1 Teally didn't think that was bleach!” ~-pm-yell and punch roommate 2:00-2:10 pm-get punched by roomy’s boyfriend 2:10 —pm-nap 2:50 _ pm-go to practice 5:00 pm-come back sweaty and smelly, eat, belch; yell at roommate Even with all our varied backgrounds, we all get along like ‘one big family. All apprehensiveness of living with a bunch of strangers has dispersed. For those planning to continue their education at a four year college, stay in a dorm-it’s a great place to meet some special people, fear some good tunes, and lose weight sly, Ng, a Vn m ae aeaesle to the in- ACC Finds Data Processing Instructor By Monica Jahnke After a four-year search, Alpena Community College has hired its .first full time Data Processing instructor, Robert L. Fournier. He cur- rently teaches Introduction to Data Processing, Cobalt 1, and Business Systems Design 1. Fournier’s objective in his. classes is to build student con- fidence. An analogy he fre- quently gives students is, “knowledge gives you confi- dence, confidence gives you © interest and interest gives you more es In_instruc- stitution as well as to the stu- dents.” 2 A retired Air Force officer, Fournier received a BS degree in Business Administration and Statistics from Ohio State University and a Masters de- gree in Business ‘Management from Central Michigan Univer- sity. Fournier’s experience —in- cludes Chief of Air Force Base Data Automation tions, Chief of Maintenance for over 50 million dollars of computer equipment, Data Systems Design Engineer in the Pentagon for two years, and a computer expert on a base management action group to analyze and recommend changes to improve Air Force Base Operations, world wide. Commenting on his lifetime goals Fournier replied, “a doc- tors degree in organizational industrial psychology, retire froi as an instructor, have a house on State St. on the waterfront and help with my wife’s business.” Fournier is married and has two children. His interests in- clude collecting clocks, cars and motorcycles; he also likes to golf, fish and hunt. Fournier. is the Owner and Commander of the Spring Hill Composite Squadron, a non- profit, all-volunteer schoo! that participates in search mis- sions carried out by the U.S. Air Force, 3) Unused entitlement 4) more than 10 years since discharge 5). cae aleve | or popeiereme ployed - 6 mont 7 6) Pursuing aedadel Degree that is vocational V.A. Advance Payments for the first two months of bene- ACC. before — classes ‘art, under the following condi- tions: 1) payment is used for initial semester of enrollment or. for. @ semester: following a period of non-enroliment of at least 0 days. 2) Students must be enrolled in at least a half-time course of study and cannot recieve ben- efits over a break immediately preceding a semester for which advance pay is requested, 7 3) Request, signed & dated on V.A. form 22-1999 or on seperate sheet attached to — form. g x 4) All paper work submitted” days before, for processing. » Students are responsible for payment of tuition and fees at registration. ACC forwards Pay requests to the V.A. and distributes advance pay to students, There is no control Over processing and no guaran- _ tee advance pay wi | be receiv- Once.advance pay is received it can be _teleased 30 days student Installa- - Policy Changes For Veterans By Gregg M. Robertson According to veteran's coun- sellor, Policy changes have come in Financial Credit, As- sociate Degree Extensions and V.A. Advance Payments. Effective fall 1984, Dis- charged Veterans and depen- dants must pay full tuition and fees, unless covered by other financial aid programs: Active Duty personal pay 50% tuition and fees, and can sign a maximum 60-day note for the balance. This policy will run the 1984-85 academic year and then all notes will be eliminated by fall of 1985. Authorized veterans under Chapter 31-VA Vocational Re- hibilitation will continue to be able to register and have costs billed to the V.A, by ACC. The eligibility for an Exten- sion on the Associate Degree for Vietnam Vets is as follows: 1) served between August 5, 1964 and April 5, 1975. prior to has completed registration. The amount of advance pay is based on the first month of Classes and the second full month. The next check will be received at the home address at the end. of third month of Classes. No other changes are expec- ted until after elections. If you have further Questions, con- tact: Veteran Counselor Richard Counsellor Room 100 Van Lare Hall Phone: 356-9021 Ext. 277 ALPENABBSAVINGS PHONE: 356-2131 OFFICES IN: - ipena Hubbard Lake ~ Lincoln Hartisvile 2) Honorable Discharge