Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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Panty Raid

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Panties Tradition fails to consider equal rights in raid revival Screaming, giggling girls. Hopeful, determined guys. A return of the cele- brated panty raids. Only this time the raids took an about-face. The girls didn ' t scream and run, and the under- wear was not all lace and frills. Late-night fire drills made it inevita- ble. A group of guys forced out late at night could not be expected to return to bed quietly. To release energy, Hodges Hall residents decided to revive the 1950s ' tradition of raiding girls ' dorms for panties. Tradition stipulates the girls scream, giggle and remain uncooperative. But tradition did not count on equal rights. Girls not only relinquished panties and bras but also requested guys to turn over their underwear. Panty raids became an every-night thing for about a week. The battle raged as the girls instigated a jockey raid. Cars stopped on Fifth Avenue as people viewed the latest escapades of college students. Maybe it was a diversion from classes, maybe it was never meant to be anything but fun. Nevertheless, securi- ty didn ' t see it that way, and the fun and games became serious business. Before it was over, one student was arrested, and the raiders dumped wa- ter on security officers. Physical and verbal abuse occurred on all sides. But the raids were stopped, and dorm life continued at a slower pace. Frilly tro- phies remained as a memory. Anticipation runs high as guys and gals alike vie for ' undies from the opposite sex. 28 Panty Raid

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satisfying an itch Independence the goal in off-campus living An itch begins, usually during the sophomore year, and it won ' t quit until it has tasted satisfaction - or the nearest thing to it. The itch is the desire to break away from the rules and regulations, noise, intolerable eating conditions, and com- munity bathrooms of dormitory living - to live off campus. The satisfaction comes from finding a house or an apartment suitable for human habitation. Apartment hunting is an endeavor that often reaps nothing but frustration and disillusion. But for those who per- servere, efforts are usually rewarded. Students lacking use of a car are limited to choices close to campus. Oth- er decisions include whether an apart- ment will be a group investment or an individual project, whether a house or an apartment building should be sought. Eventually, however, the diligent searcher finds the perfect place, and things begin to look up. No longer does the student have to share a community bathroom - the in- considerate dorm residents are gone. The selection of meals is left to the discretion of the student and whatever may be in the cabinet. But it doesn ' t take long for reality to make its presence known. The cinderb- lock walls of an apartment building are no more noise proof than the walls of the dorm - and the guy ' s stereo next door or upstairs drones out conversa- tion and profanity. Everyone else in the building finds the concept of parties synonymous with finals week - and there ' s no grouchy resident adviser around to enforce qui- et hours. Internal conflicts also arise. Whose turn is it to take out the garbage? Who ' s going to cook dinner? When are those dishes going to be washed? Some- times the tension of incompatibility re- sults in a fight that splits the tenant in different directions. And there may be no solution but to endure the rest of the semester. The seasons take their toll. In the winter pipes freeze, sidewalks and stairs become treacherously icy pathways, and the heater won ' t work. When the weather gets warm, the air conditioner breaks. For some students the hassles of apartment life get to be too much. They return to the dorms, where someone else does the cooking and money for skyrocketing utility bills doesn ' t have to be scraped up every month. But for most students the freedom and independence outweigh the disad- vantages, and they remain a part of the off-campus community for the remain- der of their years at Marshall. 30 Off Campus