University of California Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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With adjusting to new classes, new friends and a new home (often mistaken for a cramped closet), going away to college can be an intimidating experience and scary experience for both incoming freshman and transfer students. On-campus housing, guaranteed for two years to every student, helped students adapt to their new surroundings and meet tons of people. On-campus housing included the residence halls (Rieber, Dykstra, Hedrick and Sproul), the apartments (Hitch and Saxon) and the sprawling complexes of De Neve Plaza and Sunset Village. It seemed that for many, the dorms were a necessary evil; for they were essential to meeting friends, but at the same time the rules often took away from the true feeling of independence that some desired. Second year art student CC Kwan felt that people are old enough at this age not to have these strict rules and regulations in the dorms, with RAs breathing down your neck. I wouldn ' t live in the dorms, but the food ' s good and it ' s really easy to meet new people. The advantages of being surrounded by so many fellow students was definitely a pro for a lot of dormers, including second year student Christi Shaw, who found that living in the dorms was an exciting and stimulating experience, meeting so many people from different walks of life and finding we had so much in common. Not everyone was lucky enough to get along with their neighbors and roommates however, and three people at odds (in the same closet) often found themselves taking sides in a perpetual civil war. These conflicts helped build strong ties, however, as students learned to deal with - and eventually love - the idiosyncrasies of their peers. The dorms were a good place to make friends, eat great food and enjoy the company of many types of people. On campus housing definitely did serve many important purposes, and the experience gave students enough time to build life-long relationships. Confident of their position at this teeming campus, veteran students often ventured into the world of apartments, where lax rules led to some blatantly childish behavior. life on the Dorms are more than just places you sleep and eot. Hedrick 6 South participated in the LA Aids Walk to raise money for charity. Residents also participated in theme dinners and scheduled outings. Photo courtesy of MikeAi. BOM student lite] by Susan Sherman Eric Johnson, first year history student, nourishes his noodle in his study lounge in Hedrick Hall. While normally a silent haven for quality study time, study lounges became packed and noisy around midterms and finals, despite imposed quiet hours . Photographed by Smnfat Rkhotdson.

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Freshmen get to feel like kids again at Res Fest, a carnival game fiesta where me only thing better man winning tickets is getting to redeem them for fun prizes ond goodies. Orientation was not all fun and games; the busy days were intense for anyone wbo attended the programs. Photographed by lennilei Rkhadson. You did it! You made it into UCLA, as did countless classmates who, in the summer before their freshman year, made the trek to UCLA to get a feel for the school and for life in a new place. This journey was your three day long Freshman Orientation, a place to learn, make friends and figure out whether or not you were going to love the next four years of your life. The schedule for orientation consisted of different welcome programs, as well as academically geared workshops, a grueling tour of the campus, a different social event for each night and class scheduling. While orientation seemed focused on academics, getting a feel for the campus, and other school-related topics, many came with an ulterior motive to meet friends and experience Los Angeles night life. Second year student Hong Kim Ann Dang found that the people you meet at orientation can end up being the best friends you have here, and making friends often helps students fit in to a new environment. First year student Deuce Blake felt that freshman orientation was very helpful because it was a way to get adjusted to college life without having to deal with classes or anything important. A bitter taste of reality often accompanied the dorming experience at orientation, as students soon learned exactly how tiny those spacious triples really were. After spending a few days in a dorm room, however, students realized that communal showers and bunk beds were but minor inconveniences in the grand scheme of things. While some surely found orientation to be painfully redundant, most students look back at orientation and remember the good memories they had (and the friendships they made) that strange summer before they grew up... -|by Susan Sherman] student life

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Crowded rooms also mean messy rooms in the high rises. Sometimes the hardest thing to find in the dorm rooms wos the floor. Photographed AC Jennifer Richardson. People are old enough at this age not to have these strict rules and regulations in the dorms, with R.A.s breathing down your neck. I wouldn ' t live in the dorms, but the food ' s good and it ' s really easy to meet new people. CC Kwan, 2nd year, Art. First year undeclared student Jennifer Drader labors over a pirate poster. Working on props, students like her prepared for the upcoming All Hill Halloween event. Winners of the floor-decorating contest were treated to o pizza party. Photographed hy Jennifer Richardson. 181