Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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I N 0l %ok what you ' ve done LOOK OUT BELOW! Chatting with friends below, fresh- man Rachel Rieber sits in her window. This practice was frowned upon by res. life staff members. Blindly waking to alarms; stumbling through a darkened room to keep from disturbing your roommate who was smart and doesn ' t have class until 10:00; grabbing a towel, your key and shower pail and running down the hall to avoid the 8 a.m. rush for the showers are all familiar activities when living in a dorm. Everyone of us has experienced life in a dorm, which is something like a cross between your old bedroom and a commune. You have a lot of inde- pendence, probably more than you had while living under your parents ' roof. You finally get to decide how to spend your time, as constructively or as wildly as you please. Wearing my flip-flops in the shower means a lot to me. I won ' t catch any foot diseases and it helps me cope with the first stall because people always throw-up in it. Keel Morris I ' ll give you a quote, after I go take a cold shower and stare at the slimy green walls in the bath- rooms. Sharon Cottrell Living in a dorm requires a major adjustments for the palate. Mom ' s home cooking isn ' t waiting on the table for you when you get home. Probably the only thing that is waiting for you is your roommate, who can ' t wait to go wait in line for dinner. You do, however, have a couple of hours to make it to a meal — Mom was never so lenient. When you ' re on the seven-meal meal plan, it ' s always interesting to see exactly what food your friends bring back to you! Greg Der I don ' t care what anyone else says, I like cafeteria food. The grossest looking stuff is always the best. Brenda Rios But, dorm life is great, right: You ' ve got all your friends around you all the time, or maybe they live just over the next hill. Everything you need is within walking distance, so it doesn ' t even matter if Dad won ' t let you borrow the car tonight. No one cares (except maybe your roommate) what hour of the day or night you come stumbling in. Living in the dorm is sort of a half-way house; it is a compromise between the security of your old home and the responsibility of running the place all by yourself. So after you ' ve lived in the dorms for two years, OU has determined that you should be of sound mind and body by this time and should be able to make good decisions. And even if this is a false assumption, dorm life is an ex- perience that you will not soon forget. I like living in Lincoln Hall, be- cause when I ' m drunk I don ' t have to worry about walking home — I can just roll down the hill! Barry Frank There is this guy next door to me who won ' t wash anything until it starts to smell. He also turns his underwear inside out. Jim Ayers By Michelle Mihalick RANCH In Jefferson cafeteria, a student dishes up some salad dressing. Many students ate salads with every meal. IT ' S FOR YOU! Sophomore Todd Yuzwa chats on the phone. Students could tell by the ring where the call originated. ■io v Dorm Life

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TUPENr Lire ► HEY YOU! the one sleeping on the wall in front of McCracken Hall. Wake up! Doug WarPurton. That ' s student life!? Yep. Anything is student life, Walking to class, talking about the fab date you had last night, playing frisbee on College Green, even sleeping. They ' re all things students do What about getting real ly smashed and playing with a Ouija Board at three in the morning? Yeah, if you ' re into that. It could be a quiet evening at home in front of the boob tube or a Bible study or maybe even driving pizzas around town. Halloween and Springfest would fit under ' student life ' then. And so would Homecoming and Sibs week- end. Bingo! There ' s a lot going on here, so live a little! Student Life Divider

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liii mi D. Engle SURF ' S UP?! Nancy Forsythe folds her clean clothes in the Gam laundry room. The average load of clothes cost $1 .25 to wash and dry. HACKERS? Freshman Chris Coltey practices his hacky sack skills. Most hacky sacks cost about $5. what did I Living in a dorm is great! W I I It ' s just like living i i a big ¥ • ! - family: everyone knows each o other and we get along really well Ami Shah Dorm Life Student Life i ■ ' 1 . T