Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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Dorm life: what's it all about? No one has ever really figured that question out. There was plenty of action in Marshall's residence halls: shows exchanged between residents of Towers East and West, a streaking party that occurred on a warm Sunday evening In February. Ar.d there were lots of parties—a lot of beer, a lot of pot, a lot of liquor, a lot of speed . . . and a lot of speed letters. However, the lifestyle in each dormitory differed. South Hall was on one end of the spectrum and West Hall was on the other end. Twin Towers ran a close second behind South. Laidley—well, what could be said about Laidley. And then there was Hodges, the hall the jocks lived in. West Hall residents, for the most part, liked a quieter atmosphere. Other students condescendingly compared West Hall to a convent. As for Laidley, many women tried to move out before more sinks fell apart; but at least Laidley had sinks in the rooms. And Hodges . .. well, all freshmen girls knew that they just didn’t walk by there alone in the later hours of the evening. Twin Towers, the skyscrapers that house many types of people with varied lifestyles, was often called a jungle; residents were perhaps just a little less discreet about their illegal activities. Each dormitory at Marshall had its unique reputation. But they were all a great deal alike, too. Dorm directors in every dorm posted the same three Golden Rules: no alcohol permitted, including beer, no members of the opposite sex allowed after hours, and no illegal drugs of any kind allowed. In other words, residents were not expected to live the life of the college student fortunate enough to live in an apartment, or maybe a Greek house, or even at home. Of course, regulations are usually made to be broken, and as a result, the social life in the dormitories could be called pretty normal after jll. It's just the landlords, housemothers, and parents don't write speed letters and R A's do. Surviving the food in the cafeteria was also an important aspect of the dorm experience. Accompanying hangovers suffered from parties the night before, there was the effort to swallow that first cup of coffee the morning after. If that would stay down, the suffering resident knew that he or she was home free. It was often hard for students to believe that they were actually paying hard-earned money for some of the food that was served in the cafeteria. Regardless of all the hassles and problems, dorm life often had its positive aspects too. Despite washers and or dryers that remained broken for eternity, unfair regulations, frequent shortages of hot water, flooding of floors, and a few other inconveniences, residence halls provided an atmosphere of meeting a lot of new people and even becoming close friends with some of them. 19

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Dorm life Steve lake and Dan Brook titling on the (ire escape stairs at South Hall (tnpX Posed picture in Towers fast (above}. 18

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BAKU KtthtK 513 WEST HALL Two residents of Wea Hall, fifth floor, dunk a fellow dorm dweller into a shower (right). Mary Beth Smith with a friend (above). 20