Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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In the beginning ... Regardless of whether you Uve in a sorority or fraternity house, a dormitory or apart- ment, the annual move to Bloomington is gener- ally an unforgettable, if not totally unpleasant experience. In addition to the traditional hassels of packing and unpacking, this year there were a few problems the Halls of Residence did not an- ticipate. Nearly 300 students came to lU with the op- timistic assumption that they had university housing. They did not. George Olsen, Director of the Halls of Residence blamed the miscalcula- tion on the large number of students who reserved rooms but then did not show up. In ad- dition, there was a 2 per cent increase in dorm occupancy over last year. Until permanent quarters were found, students found themselves relocated in temporary lodging in floor lounges and at State Law Enforcement workshops. Off campus housing offered a variety of other problems. One student arrived at his promised apartment only to find that it had been leased to a high bidder while another was informed that the entire complex had faulty wiring and she could not move in until the building was com- pletely rewired. Some found that fleas and other insect inhabitants were incompatible room- mates and the students were forced to seek lodg- ing elsewhere. And of course, there are always a few students who decide at the last minute to come to Bloom- ington without first finding a place to live. Some were lucky enough to find immediate housing while others roughed it, camping out in cars and vans or staying with friends. Freshman Nona Schockney lleft) orients herself to the campus with the help of the University ' s maze-like map. Karen Marken and Robert Tom Toth (below) are doing independent study in U-Haul 100. This experi- mental class gives no credit yet demands a minimum of eight hours work. Incompletes will he towed at the owner ' s expense.

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The Tear in Review August Seiitember And so you return to lU with lofty ambitions of a 4.0 GPA semester, more personal posses- sions than any closet can hold, and the optimism that can only be found at the beginning of the school year. October By October the GPA is down to a 3.0, the personal possessions are still in their boxes and the optimism is a bit more subdued and realistic. November 42 In November, no one talks about grades, the personal possessions have either been auctioned off, or ripped off and the word optimism has been permanently removed from your vocabu- lary. December 56 Sometime in December you discover that fear is the greatest incentive for pulling an all- nighter, your favorite faded blue jeans have fi- nally been returned from the guy down the hall . . . the ones that have been missing for a month now, and the promise of a long Christmas vaca- tion is the one salvaging thought to pull you through finals. January In January, you return once more. A day or two late because of the ice and snow, but you still return. This time you ' re sure that you ' ve hit upon the sure-fire method of studying for your exams, yet at the same time, you ' ve decided that higher education is about the biggest farce around. February 76 Februar) ' brings a new and unique problem. Do you send a funny or romantic Valentines Day card? Do you entrust it to the U.S. mail or deliver it in person? Do you sign it love, sin- cerely, or In God We Trust? And more impor- tantly, what are you going to do if you don ' t re- ceive a card in return? Decisions, decisions. March 88 Okay, so it ' s March. Who cares, you think as you scan the calender. Then the bloodshot eyes focus on the week designated as Spring Break. Now you have a problem. Forget going home. The ' Christmas with the family memories are still too painful. And a glance at the checkbook shows you that thinking of making it to Florida is about as close as you ' ll come to actually get- ting there. So you do the next best thing . . . spend the entire week under the influence oh 100 April brings lots of rain and apathy. The fact that neither has ever been proven to be fatal to mankind is no consolation. So what are you going to do? You could transfer to the Universi- ty of Hawaii, cr} ' alot, or do the All -American thing and fall in love. A word to the wise, how- ever, there is no one more inconsolable than a rain-soaked, apathetic unloved lover. Well, it ' s May and you ' re alternately feeling happy and miserable. I ' he ritual of packing to go home begins to remind you of divorce proceed- ings . . . You take the Pink Floyd poster and the May pin-up. I ' ll take the cactus pLmt and the extra yellow sock. All of a sudden you realize you ' re going to miss the 3:00 a.m. boresses, mid- night donut runs and cokes and sugar cookies in the Commons. On second thought, maybe summer school wouldn ' t be so bad .... Rick Wood

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— August September — Moving possessions into a house is only half the job, Mindy Miller relaxes amid organized chaos before un- packing. V Photographs Dai id i.