University of Florida - Tower Yearbook / Seminole Yearbook

“dormitories Shaving cream fights, pondings at Graham, floor wars, and panty raids are as much a part of campus life as study and classes. Required to live in university housing for two years, freshmen and sophomores experience these integral parts of dorm life while inhabiting one-half of a room and sharing a community bath. Spontaneous activities, foregoing study for an all-night bull session, spur of the moment Saturday outings, and getting to know a variety of individuals are experiences afforded by " elbow-to-elbow " living. Despite the Spartan conditions, dorm life provides a stable medium for getting through that trying freshman year and helps to combat the inevitable " sophomore slump. " The University Housing Department has been taking steps to relieve the starkness of the dormitory atmosphere. The halls and lobbies of almost all the newer dorms now have wall-to-wall carpeting. Tolbert Area, Graham Area, and Hume Hall are fully air conditioned. Continued relaxation of housing regulations has made the dorm a truly student living area. Minimal curfews, extended open house hours, and student judiciaries allow those who actually live in the dorms to govern themselves. experience in Football spirit was high in the fall. New students get one of their first tastes of University red tape. 92 Birthdays of floor residents are frequently celebrated at Graham pond. ”