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Off Campus Living: The Alternative It ' s early morning, a little before eight, and the dorms are slowly coming to life as the residents awaken and prepare for the first of the day ' s classes. But outside are cars and buses coming up Massachusetts and Nebraska Avenues, up Foxhall Road and down Wisconsin Avenue across West- ern Avenue, bringing A.U. students from Arlington and Alexandria in Virginia, and Rockville and Riverdale in Maryland, from the corners of Washington and its outlying suburbs to The American University cam- pus, where they create a constant flow of in-and-out traffic from the first class at 8:30 a.m. until the last, ending at 10:40 p.m. Whether they are area natives living at home or students from other cities sharing an apartment, the commuters share a common sense of independence from the often cloistered existence of the on- campus residents. To the commuter, the resources of the city are not something dis- tant and inaccessible, as they may be to the resident who treats the campus borders as walls. The Kennedy Center, local museums, movie theaters and Georgetown are, for many commuters, a way of life and have become regular stops during the day on the way to and from school. For the bus commuter. A.U. becomes four years of bus stops at Ward Circle, 18th K, and Dupont Circle, as well as bus transfers and subway farecards. Getting from one end of the city to another be- comes part of the education of self- sufficiency. The commuter can ' t afford the distinction the resident is prone to make between college life and ' the real world, for on the bus, subway and highways there is no such distinction. When on campus though, the commuter faces the problem of what to do if there is a long stretch between classes, for A.U. is not a campus designed for the non- resident. The 24-hour study lounge and snack bar are fine for a brief respite, but they become monotonous after awhile, and the crowds get tiresome for the student who wants privacy. The Batelle-Tompkins Library, with its tight space and claus- trophobic atmosphere, is also of little help. For those who live off campus, its ad- vantages far outweigh its problems. The city becomes part of their life and part of their education; its resources and oppor- tunities open before them. Paul Page
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