Millersville University - Touchstone Yearbook (Millersville, PA)

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Taking a break from studying. Brian drops in on Pat and Shawn. Easy accessibility to one's peers was a major benefit of dorm life. Photo ft; Brian K. Maryan The residents of 2-A Bard take a study break to watch one of their favorite movies. Video cassette recorders became eos lly attainable and highly popular in the dorms this year Ptioto by Mcrin Studios Packing his truck to the limit. Patrick Morgan gets a hand from his friends. For many students, moving out day was rven more traumatic then moving in day. Photo by Brian K. Morgan Waiting for the next big bust. Chlpp Bcasely puls in his daily office time. The resident hall staff was responsible for maintaining law and order in the dorms. Photo by Marin Studios Dorm Life 23

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Regulations, friendships and fun make up Dorm Life Living in a dormitory was one of the first aspects of life that every MG student had to adjust to. The communal atmosphere of our eleven male, female, and coed dorms was something unique to college life, something only dreamed of by those who had never tasted the fruits of academia. Nancy Vaccaro. a freshman resident of Gilbert Hall said. Dorms are a great place to borrow clothes. This paints a picture of girls frantically running down halls, knocking on doors, and raiding closets to find the perfect article of clothing to borrow. Of course, if it needed to be ironed or washed first, it was usually bypassed or returned in the same by Lisa Olson condition. Spontaneity was another quality associated with dorms. Barb Jones liked the idea of being able to get four or five people together just to hang out. on the spur of the moment. This was true of many times, whether at 1 p.m. or 1 a.m., people could be seen congregating around doorways or in dorm rooms laughing or gossipping. What about those midnight popcorn runs? Anywhere else this activity could take hours. Here at MG it only takes as long as the popcorn popper needs. No phone calls or road trips are necessary. The most common response to dorm life is that of everyone getting to know each other so well. It was hard not to get close since everyone shared a bathroom and showers. Like a nuclear family, the residents of a dormitory ate together, lived together, and saw each other everyday, through good times and bad. Its no wonder that these friends become the closest and most sincere of all friends encountered. Anne Marie Provazzo summed it all up by saying, Dorm life is having all your friends in one place, meeting 'interesting people who become your friends. and perhaps best of all. its so convenient — where else can you be fed. swept up after and have your bathroom cleaned? Even the army doesn't do that! 22 Dorm Life

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 Roommates yell and siveatsocks smell because life with a slob Can Be Sheer Hell by Claudia Fanelli Life with a slob can be distressing. It can probably also be reason for justifiable homicide. Mot every dormitory student has the good fortune of knowing in advance who their roommate will be. Even those who are rooming with a friend may be subjected to living habits of which they were not previously aware. The Slob has no regard for safety. Female slobs may often leave their curling irons on. amidst a pile of flammable papers on the bureau. Their jars, tubes and containers of makeup are carelessly strewn atop the desk and bureau left in the rush to get to class. A slob of either gender tends to deposit clothing wherever it is removed, and leaves doors to messy closets open. Dust balls grow to be dust monsters beneath unmade beds, whose sheets go for many a week without being washed. Bowls, dishes and eating utensils, caked with food, remain to be cleaned a day or more after they were used. Waste-baskets overflow, but does the Slob care? Does the Slob notice? The chances that he or she even realizes that the room is less than spotless are slim to none. The neater of the two silently hopes that the Slob will at least clean up for Parent s Day. As the day approaches and the rug on the Slob s side of the room still is not visible, the neater roommate may feel compelled to complain. Something has to be done about the sculpture of soda cans and laundry in the corner of the room. The Slob, after much coaxing, ponders the thought of tidying up Clutter accumulates quickly on even the neatest student's desk. The last paced life of the Ville was responsible for much of this problem Photo by Heidi KUnger 24 Slobs