2008 Woodie Awards
What goes up must come down
Noah Shook
Issue date: 8/31/07 Section: News
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Kansas Wesleyan University students have seen a noticeable change in the amount of students attending the university full time, but this year it is on the decline.
Enrollment numbers have been increasing over the past few years at Wesleyan, reaching a peak just last year with 699 full time students on campus. However, the talk around campus this year is a decline in population. While the official numbers for this semester are not in yet, the difference is noted. James Rivers, a senior at Kansas Wesleyan stated "I've seen more people around campus every year until this year."
Last year's record enrollment caused the facilities to be pushed to the threshold, causing inconveniences to many students such as having to park blocks away from their dorm because of limited parking spaces. This year's parking situation seems more bearable.
Many students have had similar observations to Rivers about the numbers around campus, one even speculating on why enrollment is down. Eric Arganbright, another senior said, "for some reason, ever since Heather Smith became the Dean of Students people stopped coming here." That could be, but this is only Smith's second year at KWU, the correlation does not have much evidence supporting it. Another theory around campus is the cost of the new Student Center increasing the cost to students, pushing some away from the university.
Enrollment reached its peak last year, but perhaps this year is an oddity. The university is hopeful for an increase in student population again next year.
Enrollment numbers have been increasing over the past few years at Wesleyan, reaching a peak just last year with 699 full time students on campus. However, the talk around campus this year is a decline in population. While the official numbers for this semester are not in yet, the difference is noted. James Rivers, a senior at Kansas Wesleyan stated "I've seen more people around campus every year until this year."
Last year's record enrollment caused the facilities to be pushed to the threshold, causing inconveniences to many students such as having to park blocks away from their dorm because of limited parking spaces. This year's parking situation seems more bearable.
Many students have had similar observations to Rivers about the numbers around campus, one even speculating on why enrollment is down. Eric Arganbright, another senior said, "for some reason, ever since Heather Smith became the Dean of Students people stopped coming here." That could be, but this is only Smith's second year at KWU, the correlation does not have much evidence supporting it. Another theory around campus is the cost of the new Student Center increasing the cost to students, pushing some away from the university.
Enrollment reached its peak last year, but perhaps this year is an oddity. The university is hopeful for an increase in student population again next year.
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