University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook

The Ordinary Becomes Legendary When N.D. Examines The Campus Bestseller o, ' n the day of the first home football game, you left your dorm and walked down the quad laughing at all the alumni in their green and plaid clothes. Suddenly, a crowd came into view, the mass of alumni in front of the bookstore. People were coming out with large bags of souvenirs and you laughed wondering how anyone could be that rah-rah. How could anyone want that many N.D. shirts? You laughed then, but as Christmas approached and the first set of finals started, you pondered where to buy your Christmas presents. Suddenly, the solution became evident get something from the bookstore. A sweatshirt for your sister, a ski hat for your brother and a tie for Dad. Mom got an N.D. needlepoint kit and your old high school friends got a variety of shirts. The bookstore solved your yuletide worries and you were on your way. In its 27 years, the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore has been solving many student worries. It is the famil- iar place to pick up nylons for formals, soap, last minute birthday cards, NO- DOZ, and yes, even Christmas gifts. It stocks everything from punk rock albums to rosaries, film, and even col- or photographs of the Golden Dome. It lures students, alumni and campus sightseers in for T-shirts, mugs and class rings. As the semesters pass, students came to rely on the bookstore for sweatsuits, hats, pens, greeting cards, art supplies, and even an occasional textbook. They learned to tell if the game was home or away by the mobs outside the store. This year, students remembered that there was a new football coach by the fact that the tra- ditional blue and gold colors replaced the previous kelly green N.D. sport- swear. As senior years draws to a close, stu- dent perspectives of the bookstore A LITERARY REVIEW. Students leaf through the bookshelves of Hammes Bookstore. The facility served students six days a week, nine to five. change dramatically. The lines are not so bothersome, the N.D. souvenirs don ' t seem so hokey anymore. Sudden- ly, at the prospect of becoming an alumnus, certain memorabilia seem absolutely necessary. Seniors pur- chase mugs, pen sets, glasses and an album with the " Fight Song. " Carrying their Hammes Bookstore bags, students recall the textbook lines at the beginning of each semester; the N.D. sweatshirt they purchased for a friend at UCLA; their seats atop the building to view Book- store Basketball games; and the rush to the bookstore to get some extra pocket money on Friday afternoons. Indeed, they know that soon they will join the ranks of visiting alums who line up to purchase rah-rah souvenirs from their alma mater. They also real- ize that the bookstore plays a central role in their collegiate experience. Alita Buhman I i KEVIN ANTHONY FORD B.S. Aerospace Engineering RONALD NIC KOLAS PORTING B.S. Electrical Engineering SCOTT WILLIAM FOSKO B.S. Microbiology CATHERINE OLGA FOTE B.S. Chemical Engineering PETER M. FOX B.A. Economics 260 / Seniors