University of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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r L Photos by Rhona Wise Living With a Rooipipate Coping With A Friend L College life means coping with a roommate for many people. Sometimes it ' s like gaining another member of the family. In the worst cases, trying to toler- ate a roommate becomes like prolonged trench warfare. Fortunately, most rela- tionships fall somewhere between these extremes and there is no doubt that such close living arrangements may have more impact on you and your fu- ture than money or the classes you will take. Here on campus, the community at- mosphere sometimes leaves residents feeling claustrophobic. However, there are two young women who find that sharing living quarters has done every- thing to enhance the time they have spent at college. Suzanne Watson and Carol Muklewicz have known each other since they were freshmen and have been roommates for the past two years. Suzanne, a 21-year-old senior major- ing in journalism, said she was enthusi- astic about having a roommate. I had a single for the first two years and it was good to have a roommate, she said. Carol, also 21, is majoring in music education. She was glad to have Su- zanne as a roommate after two years of tolerating difficult roommates. I lived in Eaton and we put the beds in one room and the furniture in another to cre- ate a separate living area, Carol said. The problem was that there was no pri- vacy and a lot of roommates. The pair attribute their success as partners to each other, and not as much to being prepared to share living quar- ters by their home environments. This is the first time ever that I ' ve had a roommate. I ' ve always had a room of my own, said Suzanne. The same applies to Carol, but there is no evi- The two roommates discuss important events of Tau Beta Sigma. Roommates 19

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r Carol Muklewicz joins her roommate and the rest of the band during a halftime show. 20 Roommates