Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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20 — apartment life Roommates, rent, cleaning More privacy. Fewer restrictions. Developing a sense of responsibility. Those were among the reasons students gave tor choosing to live off-campus in a house or apart- ment. There ' s more privacy than in the dorms and few- er restrictions, Marjorie Fitzsimmons said. ' T don ' t have a certain time set for me to do things — I can eat whenever I want. But there were problems. Students found them- selves worrying more about bills to pay, housework, digesting their own cooking and occa- sionally, roommate difficulties. There ' s cooking, cleaning, washing dishes, wor- rying about utility bills, and turning off the lights to remember, Greg Friel said. In the dorms, you didn ' t have to worry about those things. And although problems with roommates some- times arose, one student noted that at least in an apartment you usually have more than one room so you can get away from the person for a while. Oh the joys ol housekeeping! This smklul ollasi week ' s dirty dishes is a constant reminder oi work that needs to be done.

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Getting shafted Elevators received constant abuse from students. They crammed them too full. They got a kick out of pushing the emergency stop buttons. But elevators got their revenge. They frustrated students by breaking down frequently. They opened their doors slowly and closed them even more slowly. They skipped floors. They bounced. Of the approximately 30 campus elevators, the Smith Hall elevator was used the most. Construc- tion of a second elevator was planned along the south wall of Smith Hall m 1983, said Karl J. Egna- toff, vice president for administration. Students got impatient with elevators, as well as with other passengers. Some people who ride the elevators are inconsiderate, Lisa Crow said. The people outside the elevator doors block the door for the one inside trying to get out. Doors were the most vandalized part of the eleva- tors in residence halls, said Ray Welty, director of housing. The doors were painted during the sum- mer, Christmas break and spring break, to cover the scribbling. Routine maintenance on residence hall elevators was $2,054 per month. Welty said. Annual vandal- ism expenditures on all elevators was about $33,000, he added. Money spent on repairing the vandalized eleva- tors is a waste of money for the students, Welty said. They (students) could have saved all kinds of housing money if elevator abuse were reduced or eliminated. The Smith Hall elevator, the most used on campus, is crammed lull ol students belore and alter each class. Waiting on elevators is a pas- time lor Twin Towers residents. Tma Sites, Sherry Dunn and Tracy White wait in the lobby lor their ride. Students enter and leave one ol the three elevators in the Twin Towers West lobby. The elevators service the 15 Hoors m the residence hall. elevators — 19

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Far hit. Home sweet home. Kelly Merritt and his wile Terri read the Sunday newspaper at their apartment at University Heights. University Heights, owned by Marshall, provides housing lor married students. Emptying the trash is Jimmy Tippe. Student olien find apart- ment living IS a lot ol work. Apartments are olten more guiet than residence halls. Lori Saunders takes a lew minutes to study in her apartment on Sixth Avenue. Getting ready lor class is Berry Crutchlield. Apartment living gives students more ol the comlorts ol home. apartment life — 21