Millersville University - Touchstone Yearbook (Millersville, PA)

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Living In The Real World Because of housing shortages last fall, many juniors and seniors were forced out of the dormitories. Where did they go? Some of the rejected students from this area moved home to commute, but most found housing off-campus. A large percentage of the student body lives off-campus. some because they were unable to get rooms in the dorms, but most because they prefer to. The majority of off-campus students live in apartments such as Brookwood and Cottage Place, but some rent rooms from local families or even rent entire houses. Living in an apartment means more cleaning, cooking, shopping, and general maintenance. It also means more walking to get to classes or requires the expense of a car. So why would someone choose to live off campus? The reasons vary. Living off campus allows one to set his own schedule: According to one junior psychology major. I can do what I want when I want to. I don't have to check the clock to sec if Oordinier is open when I want a meal. And I don’t have to worry about the light keeping my roommate awake if I need to study late. I just go into the next room. Some students prefer the privacy of apartments. Just imagine a bathroom all to yourself. There arc other advantages to living off campus. When you answer the phone, the chance of Its being for you are about one in four instead of one In thirty-five. There is more freedom in an off-campus situation. Mo KA's to bust you lor some minor infraction of rules, alcohol, or making too much noise. Of course, there Is always the chance that the landlord will throw you out If you are too noisy. A Lynnebrook secretary emphasized that an apartment complex Is MOT a dormitory. And many students move off for just that reason. Opportunities to better know your roommates present themselves—sometimes this could not be a beneficial situation. Cooperation on the part of everyone involved Is a necessity, household chores must be faced up to and dealt with. Of course, other responsibilites arise in an off-campus living arrangement. Monthly rental and phone bills, electric bills, and food costs become a frightening reality. Inflation gets to be a very real experience to new apartment or home dwellers. Some students prefer this. It’s more like real life,’ said one Brookwood resident. The dorms are so artificial. I'll have to take care of these kinds of things when I get out of here, so I might as well start now.” Peggy Toeuis The spring semester housing crunch provoked hundreds of students to search off-campus housing, as In Brookwood Court Apartments. Photo by Olnl Wagner. Unlike dormitories, alr-condltloning, more rooms and freer living arc physical gains of off-campus living. Cottage Place Apartments are conveniently located behind Qalge Mall. Photo by Olnl Wagner. 28 Off-Campus Living

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musicians. At the end of the evening, the band members Invited any talented Millersvillc students in the audience to come up on stage. The local ' hams responded and were led in a three-part harmony song. Donna Hrady, a Junior majoring in secondary education-social studies, enjoyed the concert very much and found the Persuasions created an exciting evening’s entertainment. Spring did not receive Its usual welcome on Mlllersville’s campus: however, students did not become dampened by the rains. Parties and picnics carried on In the usual tradition. The innovative. creative natures of the student body helped keep Spring Ming an exciting weekend here on campus. Barb Corrigan Sue Osborne Jean Witt Afternoon hours slip by. while students find their own pastimes to fill the empty agenda of the cancelled carnival. Photo by Pterin Studios Inc. -cnlng the CUB speakers’ committee presentation of 'Vision two -..inophonlsts 'form before the Kings of Acapella — The Persuasions. P mro bn Venn studios lm leaking lights and background visual effects add to the Utop » !o M Kundgfcn concert held f rld.n prll to. Photo by Pterin Studios Inc. Spring Fllng 27

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