University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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Whether students choose to live on or off campus, alone or with roommates, OF students would all agree that their dorm or apartment is a place for them to kick back and enjoy college life. Several students choose to get the full college experience by living on campus for at least their first year. Dorms are a great way to meet people and get with the college atmosphere. Sneha Patel, 21E, says that since she chose to live off campus her first year, she made most of her friends through a friend living in the dorms. There are many students like Patel who choose to live in apartments for their stay at college, as apartments offer a change of pace from dorm life. Apartments are more conducive to parties as they have less restrictions and are generally more than the dorms. Another positive side to apartment life is the option of having pets. Many apartments allow to own a reasonable number of cats, dogs, and other pets. For those who can not bear to part with their pet, living in an apartment is the best choice for them. Aside from time in class or at work, most students spend a good portion of their time in their apartment or dorm. While the library may be the most likely place to get in serious study time, it can be more comfortable to study at home. At the same time it is also a place for students to hang out with friends and forget about school for a while. Living without possibly for the first time in their lives, dorms and apartments offer endless options for students to spend their time in college. -Lane Cofer Left: Sophomore Robert Drach, gets ready for class in his dorm in Beaty (Photo Jane K 1 Klimenko) Above: Lily, Kat, Desiree, and Marilyn make a snack in the kitchen of the shared by Kat, Lily, and their friend Lauren. (Photo Jose Otero) Below: Laura Schneider, 2FA, uses the computer in her dorm in Beaty Towers. (Photo Jane Klimenko)

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Above: Honor student, Maria Carter, 3JM, eats lunch near Library West. (Photo Jane Klimenko) Left: Jimmy Theoe, 3BA, and graduate student Kate Donovan stroll to class. (Photo Jane Klimenko) Left: When Sapneil Parikh, 3BA has free time on campus, he goes to the Marston Science Library to check his email. (Photo Lane Cofer) Below: Sigma Lambda Gamma sisters, Marilyn Morales, 3LS, and Carolin a Sarmiento, 4BioEG, raise money for the National Breast Cancer (Photo Jane Klimenko) 19 Matt Ordonex Gidon Herman

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I like living in an apartment because there is a lot more freedom and privacy than in the dorms. -Lane Cofer, 1LS Above: Benjamin Moore, 3EG, at his computer in his dorm in Beaty Towers. (Photo Jane Klimenko) Left: Katherine McCarthy decorates her bathroom door with pictures of friends and ads of her favorite (Photo Jose Otero) Left: Tiffany Golding, 2LS, watches TV at the dinner table in her dorm in Beaty Towers. (Photo Jane Klimenko) Below: Lily Nicolisk reads the latest Glamour in her room, decked out with posters and ads of models and celebrities. (Photo Jose Otero) I live in an apartment and I have a that I get along with really well. We probably get along because we can just lock ourselves in our rooms. -Becky O ' Sullivan, 1LS