Visiting ISU students
contrast UNL, Illinois
Restricted residence hall visitation and no alcohol on campus
were two of the differences noted by nine Illinois State University
(ISU) students who visited UNL this week.
The students are members of the ISU Association of Residence
Halls (ARH) and are visiting seven midwest schools to observe their
residence halls and campus services.
After touring the campus, Debbie Arakelian, executive assistant
to the ISU ARH, said their group considers ISLTs residence halls
quite advanced compared to UNL's.
Strong Greeks
Tim Evensen, UNL Residence Hall Association (RHA)
president, said about 8,000 people live in ISLTs residence halls
while about 4,500 live in UNL's. UNL has a stronger Greek system
than ISU, Evensen said. Greeks were organized at ISU within the
last several years, and still are not located on campus, Arakelian
said.
Evensen scheduled the visiting students for conferences with
people directing intramural recreation, the Nebraska Union,
student government, The Daily Nebraskan, student affairs, housing
programming, residence hall food services, the University Health
Center and legal services.
Arakelian said 24-hour visitation began two. years ago at ISU.
After the doors are locked at 11:45 p.m. on weeknights and 12:45
a.m. on weekends, residents with student identification are allowed
entry, and guests may enter after a resident registers them.
Only one woman residence hall has 24-hour visitation, she said.
Suprised at no alcohol
Arakelian said she was surprised that alcohol was not allowed on
campus. At ISU alcohol is allowed in private rooms and lounge
areas of residence halls, but not in the classrooms, she said. "ARH
is pushing for beer in the union next."
She said they hope to make the union more of a student union.
She said it is really a nonstudent union because food is overpriced,
programs are not aimed toward student interests, rooms are rented
to. local businessmen and concert tickets sold there are priced too
high.
A physical education major, Arakelian said she was impressed
with the UNL stadium and training room.
"UNL's men's intramural program may be better than our's, but
ISLTs women's program is better and more comprehensive," she
said.
After seeing UNL's residence halls Arakelian said her group may
recommend salad bars, continental breakfasts, and permission for
students to paint murals on their walls at ISU.
RHA paid for the visitors' meals and housing, and the ISU
housing office paid for their transportation. They were housed in
Neihardt, Pound, Sandoz, Abel, Schramm and Fedde residence
halls.
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