From b12066c08bfd531def245ce3df0eb6eb0d96be84 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sean O'Connor <sso005@bucknell.edu>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 13:57:37 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Update thesis layout and front matter handling

Add geometry package with explicit margins and remove manual page
dimension adjustments. Enable double spacing via setspace and switch to
myheadings pagestyle. Redefine \frontmatter to start roman numbering at
page 4. Modify \maketitle to set page 3 and use singlespace for the
title page. Remove the explicit \frontmatter call from thesis.tex.
---
 thesis/buthesis.cls | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 thesis/thesis.tex   |  1 -
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/thesis/buthesis.cls b/thesis/buthesis.cls
index d54bddf..37e7891 100644
--- a/thesis/buthesis.cls
+++ b/thesis/buthesis.cls
@@ -10,20 +10,30 @@
 \setboolean{@twoadv}{false}
 \DeclareOption{numbib}{\PassOptionsToPackage{numbers}{natbib}}
 \DeclareOption{twoadv}{\setboolean{@twoadv}{true}}
+
+\renewcommand\frontmatter{%
+    \if@openright\cleardoublepage\else\clearpage\fi
+    \@mainmatterfalse
+    \pagenumbering{roman}
+    \setcounter{page}{4}
+}
 \ProcessOptions\relax
 %
 \RequirePackage{bm}
 \RequirePackage[square]{natbib}
 \RequirePackage[bf,hang,small]{caption}
-\pagestyle{headings}
+\RequirePackage{geometry}
+\geometry{
+    left=1.5in,
+    right=1.0in,
+    top=1.0in,
+    bottom=1.5in
+}
+\RequirePackage{setspace}
+\doublespacing
+\pagestyle{myheadings}
 %\markright{}
 \setlength{\parskip}{0.2in}
-\setlength{\topmargin}{0.0in}
-\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{0.5in}
-\setlength{\evensidemargin}{0.5in}
-\setlength{\textwidth}{6.0in}
-\addtolength{\textheight}{0.4in}
-%\setlength{\footskip}{1.0in}
 \newcommand{\advisor}[1]{\newcommand{\advisorname}{#1}}
 \newcommand{\advisorb}[1]{\newcommand{\advisornameb}{#1}}
 \newcommand{\chair}[1]{\newcommand{\chairname}{#1}}
@@ -31,7 +41,6 @@
 \newcommand{\butitle}[1]{\newcommand{\titletext}{#1}}
 \newcommand{\degree}[1]{\newcommand{\degreename}{#1}}
 \newcommand{\acknowledgments}[1]{\thispagestyle{myheadings}\markright{}
-                                 \setcounter{page}{2}
                                  \mbox{}
                                  \vspace{1.5in}
 
@@ -69,15 +78,18 @@
                     \thispagestyle{myheadings}\markright{}
                     #1
                     \pagestyle{headings}}
-\renewcommand{\maketitle}{\begin{titlepage}
+\renewcommand{\maketitle}{
+\thispagestyle{empty}
+\mbox{}
+\newpage
+\begin{titlepage}
+\setcounter{page}{3}
+\begin{singlespace}
 \mbox{}
-\addtolength{\textheight}{1.0in}
 \begin{center}
-\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.2}
 \large
 {\bf \MakeUppercase{\titletext}}
 
-\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.}
 \normalsize
 \vspace{0.1in}
 
@@ -129,6 +141,7 @@ Approved: \hspace{0.2in}\underline{\hspace{2.5in}}\\
 \mbox{\hspace{1.0in}}\underline{\hspace{2.5in}}\\
 \mbox{\hspace{1.3in}}\chairname\\
 \mbox{\hspace{1.3in}}Chair of the Department of \departmentname}
+\end{singlespace}
 \vfill
 \end{titlepage}}
 \endinput
diff --git a/thesis/thesis.tex b/thesis/thesis.tex
index 6173bda..a9f0144 100644
--- a/thesis/thesis.tex
+++ b/thesis/thesis.tex
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 \advisorb{Brian King}
 \chair{Alan Marchiori}
 \maketitle
-\frontmatter
 
 \acknowledgments{
     (Draft Acknowledgments)