Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Dorm life distress offset by unique unity, friendsliip Coeds in Agnew Hall, top, find time for a hand of cards between study sessions. With spoon poised, Arts sophomore Jean Engelhardt is pre- pared for the onslaught. It is 6:30 a.m. and you sleepily awaken to a new day. You trudge to- ward the showers, encountering one or two individuals along the way, managing a smile and a muffled good morning. It is just another day on campus. Buzzing alarm clocks dutifully awaken your neighbors as you dress. You trip over the typewriter cord, de- spite your efforts to be quiet, and your sleeping roommate moves rest- lessly. You try to be more careful. It is only 15 minutes before the start of your favorite 8 o ' clock class, so you rush down to the cafeteria for breakfast, only to encounter a long line of people. At first you ' re upset because you ' re in a hurry, but even- tually you shrug it off and say, Oh well — this is dorm life. What is it like to live in the dorms? For Arts senior Cathy Chapman, dorm life means being able to keep in tune with the happenings on c -m- pus. According to Karen Kelly, rts sophomore, one of the most distinc- tive aspects of dorm life is acquiring the ability to awaken at any hour of the night or morning for a surprise fire drill. Although students living on cam- pus this year hold different views of what campus living is, many of the ups and downs of living in a dorm are universal. Dorm life is walking down the hall- way at 3 a.m. and realizing that you are not the only one cramming for a test. It is finding your room more clut- tered with books than with clothes. It is singing in the shower only to find that you have an amused audience. Living on campus is a popcorn party after a difficult test or a beer party after you ' ve endured another week. It is being able to find some- thing to do every Friday night and having the chance to meet new people every day Dorm life is the late night raiding of the munchy machines. It is waiting for a dryer, only to find it has no heat. It is having more people wish you a happy birthday than you thought you knew. In short, campus life is the unique experience of living with individuals with whom you can share common problems and interests. The setting isn ' t luxurious, yet it enriches the college experience with two factors that surpass all the rest. The unity and friendship that result from learning to relate to people comprise one of the most important facets of a college career. 16 — student life

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Business freshman Cathy Wallace, top left, engages in the weekly or monthly chore of laundry in the Degl- man laundry room. Nursing freshman Lisa Kohles, top right, finds a patch of early morning sunlight on the Kiewit sundeck. Doing laundry was part of dorm life in 1963, left, just as it is today, but these two students manage a smile while doing the task. Arts sophomore. Gene Tracey, gets her mail special delivery, above. student life — 17