College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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LONG LINES plagued the Commons at both lunch and dinner hours.

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AVif fV , UUrti i; I Lifestyles tanding in line, eating caf food, I studying all night, partying hard to make up for it all. All these were part of the student lifestyle in 1977- 78, not too much different from the lifestyle eight or ten years ago. Or was it? Now you were standing in a pre- registration line instead of an arena style rat race. The caf food was slight- ly better, for a while. At least the Commons was more cheerful than old Trinkle Hall. Studying was a cons- tant, but now it could be done in two majors and exams were over before Wi Christmas. The opportunity to party often presented itself whether spon- taneously on a hall in a coed dorm or COEDS COMPLAIN about the poor quality of with much planning as in an SAC caf food in 1967. The special occasions were still a highlight, maybe even more so with a renewed sense of tradition. Parents ' Weekend was a major production, and the Homecoming Dance drew the largest turnout in several years. 22 Lifestyles

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It ' s iii¥ m nil Dorm living finds students on their own for four varied years ®f all the experiences that college afforded in- dividuals, dorm living was one most unique. At a school such as William and Mary that was primarily residential, dorm life took on even greater prom- inence. Freshmen halls often formed an individual ' s core group of friends. Roommates could either be a blessing or BEFORE the Heart Dance sponsored by Bryan complex, RA Andy Vernick decorates the campus center. INSERT: 1968 Women ' s Dorm Association officers confer together. AFTER A PICNIC in Bryan courtyard, dorm residents enjoy a volleyball game. INSERT: Women only bathrooms during visitation hours are no longer needed due to 24-7 and coed dorms. horror that first year. After the security of fresh- man year, rooms were selected by a lottery process, providing one was not randomly eliminated from it. The receipt of a let- ter from Residence Hall Life dur- ing March brought nightmares of searching for an apartment for many. Some bumped students got back in, but many turned to the alternative of off-campus housing. A fortunate but con- troversial group comprised of Greeks and Special Interest residents were immune to the elimination process. Controversy swarmed in other areas. JBT did not go coed. W — •■ ' .; m ' 0 ' .