College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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[round the Campus SI Not even waiting until she gets home. Jennifer Bracken opens her mail right in OD. Sometimes this is easier because you can throw out any junk mail before it gets home and clutters the desk 26 Campus Post Office A person ' s height can really be detrimen- tal when going to the post office Beth Henika is fortunate enough to have her box just within reach. Friend Alan Farm- er waits to see if her mail is better than his.

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V. , , V ft. y ' Top: A nice quiet meal at home with everything within an arm ' s reach cre- ates an enjoyable eating atmosphere. Kelly Bauman. Evan Zweifel. and Joe Barrett dine without worrying about a soda machine or the salad bowl being empty Above: Whether on the meal plan or not Domino ' s pizza provides a break from cooking and cleaning dishes. For a study break. Anna Yoo orders a pizza to aid in fighting the hunger and preparing for another hour ses- sion of hitting the books Dining out also gave variety to the home cooked meals The Cheese Shop feeds stu- dents throughout the year with it ' s excellent french bread sandwiches and bread ends Life without a M. y ' v- 2

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Mail Time Blues The campus postal system is something that all students have to deal with during their years at the College. As far as most stu- dents seem to be concerned, the less they have to deal with it the better. When asked their view of the campus mail this past year, the frighteningly unanimous re- sponse was: It sucks! Some people were more specific in their complaints. Jenny Gunder- man complained that the work- ers move at turtle speed, and noted that the service window is not open long enough each day. Like most Road House resi- dents, she had all her mail sent to her house, but still had to check her box for official school mail. Many other students agreed that the service window hours should be extended. This past year, the campus post office claimed it would im- prove service, but few seemed to believe that any changes had been made. Dave Lasky com- plained that he received a letter three weeks after it had been postmarked, and that the work- ers were still too slow. There were many complaints in the spring when it took five days to put the course registration lists in all of the boxes. Another stu- dent griped about getting the same wrong mail in his box four times. One student postal em- ployee said he believed that ser- vice had improved since last year, but admitted that they were still way behind. Like many of students, he believes that more workers were needed for the smooth distribution of the campus mail. However, on the brighter side, the campus post office did make some no- ticeable improvements this year. Efforts began in early 85-86 to replace the old combination box- es with new boxes using keys, so that by this fall, every on-cam- pus student had a permanent post office box. As long as a student remained in on-campus housing, he or she retained his or her post office box. This made it possible to give one ' s address to friends before fresh- man year and not have to up- date it each year. In addition, the post office was endowed with a new floor which, when wet, was much less slippery on rainy days. As a result, students were much less prone to kill themselves while getting to their mail. Finally, whether or not the mail was late, one was always grateful to get mail at all. Better late than never! - Paul Bonelli