From the Polar Star, Nov. 8, 1957
From the Top
By Dr. Kenneth E. Young, Dean of Faculty
Several days ago, a dejected-looking student walked into the Registrar’s office and asked, “Is this where I pick up my withdrawal slip?” One of the girls on duty said “No, you get those at the Dean of Students’ Office.” Then, out of curiosity, she asked, “Why are you quitting school…run out of money?” “No,” the student answered, “I’ve flunked out. I just got three of those pink slips.”
It took the girl about ten minutes to convince the student that he hadn’t flunked out…at least not yet! That student evidently hadn’t bothered to read the explanatory note that went out with those “pink slips.” As that notice stated:
The Sixth-Week Report is designed to help you by informing you as to your academic status early in the semester. This report is not a grade in the usual sense of the word. That is, the grade indicated on this form is not entered on your official transcript and does not necessarily represent the grade that you will receive at the end of the semester. It is just a warning signal. The University hopes that this preliminary notice will alert you to a problem you are having and will give you sufficient time to do some thing about it before it is too late.
From the Northern Sun/Polar Star, Oct. 1, 1982
Dorm phones delayed again; bids too high
By Chris Clifton
Plans for telephones in dorm rooms have once again been waylaid.
According to Dick Stenard, assistant dean of students, who has worked on the phone project for six years, the bid for the telephones was put up this summer and two contractors responded. However, because of unexpected cost increases, the phones have been postponed for at least another semester, and realistically, another year.
The problem this time was in the bid contract. The project was offered to the lowest bidder, and the bids were too high, Stenard explained. “We’re beginning a process where we’ll have another bidding system,” he said. “This time we’ll ask them what they’ll do for us at what price, and that should lower the cost.”
The projected cost for the phones for a nine-month period would have been $20 a month. Stenard would like dorm room phone services to be free, but, he added, “As a rule of thumb, if telephones are required, students should have to pay less per month than what a regular home phone costs.” The actual cost would be determined by the vendor, he said
Some students wonder if dorm room phones are necessary. One Lathrop resident thinks it would be a waste of money, “There’s nothing wrong with the hallway phones. I’d rather wait a few extra minutes for the phone than have to pay money for something I don’t use that often anyway.”
