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Welcome to The Rumor Mill @ Southeast!
How does The Rumor Mill @ Southeast work?
If you simply have a question that you would like answered about a specific issue at Southeast Missouri State on campus -- how a particular office on campus conducts its business or policies and regulations concerning operations of particular units on campus, (ie. Residence Life, Parking Services, Facilities Management, Department of Public Safety) -- please do not hesitate to call or e-mail those offices directly, so that your question may be answered in a timely and effective manner. These types of questions are best addressed by specific offices on campus, not The Rumor Mill. Also, please review the following resources before submitting a rumor:
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008 QUESTION:Is it true that less and less international students enroll at Southeast? RESPONSE: The enrollment of international students in fall 2007 was 203, compared to 178 in 1998. The peak international enrollment at Southeast was 264, reached in fall 2000. Data on international enrollments at Southeast for the past 10 years may be found on the Institutional Research Fact Book web pages: http://www4.semo.edu/insresearch/Enrollment%20Statistics/University%20Reports/Fact%20Book/Part%204/international_student_enrollment.html. After the 9/11 terrorism attacks, international enrollments throughout the United States declined sharply in part as a result of new government restrictions. But there are signs that the downward trend is changing. Zahir Ahmed, executive director of the Office of International Education & Services at Southeast, says he is encouraged about enrollment of international students for fall 2008. Ahmed says Southeast will have more new international students enrolling and attending in fall 2008 than in fall 2007 or in any fall term over the past five years. "The number of applications we have received for fall 2008 is double what we received in fall 2007 and our international student population will increase significantly this fall."
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 QUESTION:I heard the reason they are tearing up between scully and rhodes is to put in a garden, is that true? RESPONSE: Construction demolition on the Scully-Rhodes Plaza project is beginning this week. This central corridor campus improvement project was identified in October 2004 by the University's Campus Planning and Beautification Committee. The work is part of an effort to upgrade the central corridor of campus that runs from Cheney Drive down steps directly adjacent to the power plant, north along the edge of Parker Commons, terminating in the area bounded by Magill, Rhodes, Scully and the east end of the Dempster parking lot. The goal of the project is to make the central corridor of the campus more aesthetically pleasing, improve traffic flow in the area, improve safety in the stair design beside the power plant, and to better ADA accommodations. This is an extensive long-term project being completed in phases with the current work between Scully and Rhodes getting under way this week. It was proposed that the project begin at this location since a significant amount of pedestrian traffic passes between Dempster, Scully, the science quad and the south campus. A construction fence was installed and demolition began on Wednesday, April 30. Pedestrians are asked to refer to directional signage for revised building access adjacent to the project area. The Scully-Rhodes Plaza project will be ongoing through the summer with an anticipated August completion date. ADA parking on the east end of lot 4-10 will be reduced to five spaces, serving Dempster Hall. Four temporary ADA spaces for Scully Building will be located west of Scully at lot 4-9, and ADA spaces for Rhodes Hall will be located at the southwest corner of parking lot 4-14. All supplemental ADA spaces will be signed accordingly. Facilities Management apologizes for any convenience the construction of this project may cause. For more informatin about the project, please contact Tom Hadler at ext. 2566.
Thursday, April 24, 2008 QUESTION:I was just wondering if henderson house will be suite style or community style? RESPONSE: The Southeast Missouri University Foundation purchased Henderson House with the intention of converting the individual apartments into double occupancy residence hall rooms. The hall will open for residence hall students at the beginning of August 2008. The University has begun renovations of the building, including upgrades to every student room, new furniture, lighting, carpet, and fire alarm system. Additionally, the laundry room, vending area, and main building lounge are being renovated in preparation for students in August. Student rooms in Henderson Hall are larger than other residence halls on campus. Rooms are similar to efficiency apartments, without the kitchen. The average Henderson Hall room is approximately 250 square feet. For comparison, a room in Towers South is just under 170 square feet, and a room in Vandiver is about 220 square feet. The biggest difference is that unlike other residence halls, where a student shares the bathroom with the floor or the adjoining room, Henderson Hall students have a bathroom for each room. So only the student and the roommate share the bathroom, which is only accessible through the student room and not any other room or common area. In addition, all the rooms will have new furniture, including loftable beds, new carpet, paint, and finishes. Every room in Henderson Hall also will have its own microfridge unit. This refrigerator and microwave is included in the room cost and will be in the room when students arrive in August.
Monday, April 21, 2008 QUESTION:In light of the earthquakes, I wanted to know about a few rumors I've heard. I've heard that the New Madrid fault line runs right through the Terraces and Towers. I've also heard that the Towers are built to fall in towards each other if a strong earthquake hits. Is there any truth to any of this? RESPONSE: There is an inactive fault, which runs under Houck Stadium, Kent Library, Academic Hall, Towers and Scully Building, according to Christine Aide, instructor of geosciences. This is NOT an active earthquake fault, nor is it part of the New Madrid Fault. Aide says the fault is ancient, although its exact age is unknown. There is no seismic activity associated with it, she says. In regard to your second questions, there are no design details that would predict how Towers would respond in an earthquake. We cannot predict how a major earthquake would impact a building constructed in the 1960s before much of the current science in earthquake design. However, there is no truth to the rumor that any campus buildings are designed to fall in a particular way, according to Scott Meyer, director of Facilities Management. Typically, engineers design structures to withstand an amount of load or stress placed on it by an anticipated event. They then design the structure to react to the load and withstand it so the occupants and those near the structure (and rescue workers) remain safe, he said. Towers and other University buildings are built to withstand varying earthquake forces.
Thursday, April 17, 2008 QUESTION:I heard a rumor that all of the SEMO athlete's were told that if they go to the Phat Cat bar they will lose their sports scholorship. Is that true and if it is true why is it just that bar and not all bars since they casue problems at all of them.Thanks! RESPONSE: The Athletics Department does not comment on rumors concerning team rules or the rationale for such possible 0rules. These are matters between coaches and the members of their teams. Suggestions for changes in such rules may be addressed to the appropriate head coach or to the Director of Athletics.
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