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STUDENT LIVING There ' s No Place Apartments, dorms, co-ops, houses and married student housing where students lived often dictated how they lived. Since the University ottered so many different types of residences, students could easily find their niches and live in their own way. At times dormitories seemed to have been built in order to allow friendships to develop, and to enable a wide array of persons to touch the resident ' s life. Whether on or off campus, the major outward goal of a dorm was to provide a no-hassles environment near the campus. Freshmen especially found the dorms desirable for getting the feel of college life. That environment was sometimes interrupted with pranks or discussions which were reminders that the true accomplishment was in bring- ing persons together for sharing good
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: - -::,-; times, problems and sometimes even a little studying. Several private dorms catered to the needs and wants of other students. Located just off the campus border, dorms such as Dobie, the Castilian, Contessa and Barrone housed resi- dents who enjoyed dorm life with a flair. Residents enjoyed large game rooms and spectacular views of the campus and the hills of West Austin. The spirit of sharing engulfed coop- erative housing. Students took turns at cooking, cleaning and shopping. Closeness prevailed, and many co-op residents seemed reluctant to change their environment. If the student was independent and wealthy enough, the temptation of apartment living was ever present. Size and privacy were big advantages for apartments, while the distance from campus and finances made many reluctant to move from other compara- tively secure living arrangements. Cooking and cleaning for themselves did not make apartment living any more pleasing for students. Such things as a shuttle bus strike and the escalation of already high utility costs left apartment dwellers looking for scarce parking spaces or huddled fully clothed beneath blankets in order to conserve energy and money. Married students found that eco- nomical living was available at the married student housing and trailer park. They were able to live in close proximity to others with much the same goals and problems, succeeding at school and at marriage. Fraternity and sorority houses pro- vided residents with steadfast friend- ships. Sticking together were the key words in describing the Greek atmos- phere, as members lived and shared experiences. Living at home seemed to be the epitome of security. Homestyle cook- ing outweighed the burden of having to drive to campus every day. How- ever, the students living at home found that they were unable to completely immerse themselves into campus activities. While some students found the library and classes only a short hike away, for those living at home, studying was usually done far from campus in a sometimes tumultuous environment. Most of the housing on campus or owned by the University is relatively old. Few of these monuments are ever destroyed, even in the cases of Brackenridge and Deep Eddy Apart- ments which were supposedly tempo- rary housing in 1946. However, the thought of replacing these or any of the other housing buildings seemed almost inconceivable to those who live or have lived in them. The buildings contained more than posters on walls and furniture. Apart- ments, dorms, co-ops, houses, mobile homes and Greek houses contained the experiences which go hand in hand with living and attending the Uni- versity. Continued '
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