Tearing down the walls!
Central Services staff seeks larger office area
by Beth Onnen
staff writer
The Central Services
building, which has been a part
of Augustana's campus since
1918, will be demolished within
a year. Suzanne Hunstad, the
Director of Information Services
and Central Services, said that
Central Services was definitely
moving somewhere, but that its
location had not yet been
determined.
The building, which is over 70
years old, has "done the job so
far," as Hunstad said, but the
Central Services staff would
appreciate additional space and a
more open work area.
In past years, the building,
which is also known as the
"Cottage," has been a dormitory
for women, the Mirror office,
and a mock schoolhouse for
student teacherS.
Along with Central Services,
other options have been explored
this past summer for the
gymnasium, which will be
vacated in December when the
Elmen Center is expected to be
completed. At that time, athletic
activities and staff will be
moving to their new locations.
A task force has been examining
various activites on campus to
decide what shall later be housed
in the gym. Some of the
Renovation for the
gymnasium will be expensive,
Hunstad said, but she added that
there are definite plans for
moving the Central Services
staff in the near future. "The task
force is committed to moving
us," said Hunstad.
Jim Bies, the Director of
Student Services and a member
of the "Old Gym" task force,
said that the committee has not
reached any decision because it
would like to wait to make a
permanent decision as to what
would be the best use of the old
gymnasium. Bies also said that
the gym will definitely need an
elevator and other remodeling,
regardless of what activity will
be moved in. The task force will
be taking more time to examine
the options.
Dr. Arthur Huseboe, another
member of the task force and
chairman of the Humanities
Department, agreed that there are
many options on campus that
could be housed in the gym.
Bies and Huseboe also said that
a long-range building plan is in
progress, looking at a new Social
Science building which would
replace the aging barracks.
The Central Services building was in good shape when this
photo was taken in October 1969. At that time it was called "Ye
Olde Cottage." File photo.
The Central Services building is currently in a state of disrepair.
Working conditions are crowded and personnel have asked
that their office be given more space. Photo by Dawn R.
Morton.
suggestions for use of the space
have included Data Processing,
the Jabberwock, Art and Drama
activities and storage for the
Commons building.
In past years, the building has been a
dormitory for women, the Mirror office and
a mock schoolhouse for student teachers.
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Opinions on shuttle flight
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Sound of Music in Sioux Falls
Coming up:
A former Chief Justice speaks
Augustana College
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
"Reflecting Augustana life for over 50 years" Thursday, October 6, 1988
Volume 72, Number 4
Candidates
selected for
Viking Days
from staff reports
Augustana College students
have chosen 14 men and women
as finalists in the selection
process to determine the Viking
Days '88 king and queen.
Winners of the final election
will be announced during an Oct.
10 coronation ceremony which
will serve as the beginning of the
week-long homecoming event.
The other finalists will be
attendants to the king and queen
for the week's festivities.
Chosen as queen candidates
are Tammy Blimadal, Appleton,
Minn.; Kris Moe, Arlington, S.
D.; Marin Nyberg, Sioux Falls;
Rachel Smith, Pierre, S. D.; Amy
Stoller, Battle Lake, Minn.; Lynn
m. Wald, Mitchell, S. D., and
Kris Widness, Sioux Falls.
King candidates include Brian
Bich, Wagner, S. D.; Darin
Corcoran, Harrisburg, S. D.;
Mark Erickson, Sioux Falls;
Patrick Freidel, Armour, S. D.;
Chad Hanna, Rapid City, S. D.;
Kent Shane, Brookings, S. D.,
and Reed Uthe, Chester, S. D.
The coronation will begin at
7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, in
the chapel and will be followed
by a reception in the Morrison
Commons.
Vikings Days '88 royalty will
ride in the 10 a.m. homecoming
parade Saturday, Oct. 15, through
downtown Sioux Falls. They will
be introduced at the popular
Viking Varieties show that
evening at the Sioux Falls
Coliseum.
Look inside for a photo of this
year's royalty candidates.
Development office records
keep tabs on Augie alumni
by Kristen Hasche
staff writer
Students who worry about
some agency keeping track of
every aspect of their lives may
not have to look any further than
their campus. Neither Big Brother
nor big government may give as
much cause for concern as
Augustana's Development office,
located on the third floor of the
Admissions building.
Development keeps track of
alumni's addresses, phone
numbers, marriages, divorces,
remarriages, deaths, and
children's births and baptisms. In
the case of a birth, the office
sends a congratulatory card with
an accompanying bib.
The office is also responsible
for news releases in the areas of
music, sports, honors, band,
drama and other campus events.
This information is sent to the
hometowns of the participating
students.
Development prints
Augustana Today, a newspaper
sent out quarterly, to alumni and
friends and supporters of
Augustana to keep them informed
of information regarding the
college. The office makes 600 to
800 address changes before each
issue. Tracers, or postcards,
requesting information are sent to
relatives of "lost" alumni.
Sometimes relatives send
unsolicited information to the
college. Development received
one letter which said, "I would
like to ask you to do something
for me. Would you please take
[Jane Doe] off your mailing list?
She passed away on Thursday.
She was sick for a long time. You
will never hear from her again."
Another letter said, "[Jane
Doe] died in May. I've written to
Augustana Alumns about this
before. Neither you nor Reader's
Digest have accepted her death
yet."
Marlee Grebin, who has
worked in Development for ten
years, said, "The job is very
interesting because it's so varied.
There's a variety of work going
on every day. The work study
students are great fun to work
with. The traffic through here is
busy and sometimes hectic."
When asked if it is all worth it,
she said, "Sure is."