West Virginia Wesleyan College - Murmurmontis Yearbook (Buckhannon, WV)

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THE DREADED LOFT BBBBZZZZ . . . (That ' s the alarm clock) . . . Slam!! . . . (That ' s your head hitting the ceiling . . . Whoaa! . . . Splat!. . . Now you ' re on your back staring up at the ceiling that made the lump that ' s now on the back of your head, and looking at the loft that three seconds ago was your cozy bed. Ah yes, that saga of the loft. It has a long and interesting history. I think that it probably all started with the tremendous lack of floor space in the residence halls. Not that I ' m complaining about the rooms, they ' re swell for hobbits. But there isn ' t all that much space for you humans. Anyway the loft, it is truly a magnificent work of genious. They ' re easy to build, if you know the right places to acquire the wood. The simplest ones are made of a frame with four legs for support and a spring frame from one ' s own bed. Most of the human ' s lofts that 1 have seen have either a couch or shelving underneath. I must say that I really enjoy watching you getting, excuse me, falling out of them in the morn- ing before class. It really must get your system going. Another great asset of a loft over just the regular bed arrangement on the floor is the nifty and inventive ways humans create to make your beds! I have seen some humans throw their matresses on the floor, make it, and then put it back up in the loft. Most shortly discover that the true reason for the loft is that no one can see the beds, whether they are made or not!! 8 Diversions

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R E S I D E N H A L L S Yes, the residence hall, most typical students know them well. The atmosphere found there is like no other in this little community. The ever-present sound of stereos echoing down the hallway, the feel- ing of a cold bathroom floor in the morning, the occasional yelling of showers bouncing off the walls, and of course, the not so often scream of a person taking a shower when some half-crazed student forgets to yell showers. Flushing the commode in the residence halls must give humans an incredible sense of power. Knowing that you may scald half of the cam- pus, if you remain silent. Why do you think that Turnstyle steals the shower heads? 1 guess that he has been burnt too many times. Of course, there is more to a residence hall than plumbing. It is a place to study, a place to read, and a place to cultivate lasting relation- ships. And above all, a place to relax and break the monotony of classes. 10 Diversions