East Tennessee State University - Buccaneer Yearbook (Johnson City, TN)

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tRandall Lewisi MMWanInWWWMmg, g, LIFE ON YOUR OWN of two or more and some even shared a common bathroom. For each part of the dorm a responsible person was entrusted with the job of Resident Advisers. These R.A.'s were in charge of everything: Making sure rooms and halls were kept clean, residents followed the rules, and quiet hours were kept quiet. Wouldn't you just love to have been around then? For the time being, back to this century. Living in a dorm isn't all fun and games. There are a lot of heavy worries that need to be straightened out at all costs, like: llI knew I should have brought my stereo. My roommate's the pits and I won't be able to go home until this weekend. What am I going to do? or llWhy did I bring that blouse? My roommate has one just like it, Rule Walker, Kurt Kisch and Cindy German look upon their spoils after a party. This is a perfect example of everything having a place in a dorm room. tAdrienne Lopezi Life on Your Own I 15

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You've Always Wanted It . . . By Mark Williams iRandall Lewis Tim Jones tries to catch some sleep between his classes. Becky Brien heads out of the dorm with her bicy- cle to get some exercise. Can you imagine what people in a hundred years will think when they find out about dormitories? I mean, really folks, they're going to freak out. Think of the newspapers: Archaeologists Discover Dorm- itories A small group of brazen ar- chaeologists exploring on the planet Terra have discovered what ' first was thought to be part of the prison structure but later was determined to be part of the miss- ing link of University life: Dorm- itories. This extinct institution was commonly a large building con- taining many small rooms in which students were forced to stay while not in class. As far as can be determined, these dorms were segregated by XX or XY chromosomes, a definite sign of deviate behavior. In these dorms students cohabitated in groups 14 i Dorm Life

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16 l Student Life and when we wear them, we look like two-thirds of the Supremes. or maybe Omagosh, I'm out of deodorant and I have a date tonight. What will she think? Get the point? Another point to ponder. Your roommate. Were you assigned tstuck withD someone who isn't a prime candidate for Roomie of the year? Maybe you like peace and quiet while studying for chemistry, while your roommate cranks up the stereo with Led Zepplin while studying for History of Classical Music. Maybe you will settle for a path to your bed while dear old roomie insists that the room be immaculate. Dorm life isn't all bad though. That is, after getting over the in- itial shock of the room decor. Four cinder block walls, 2 beds, a desk, and maybe a sink don't compare with Biltmore House; but all is not lost. Posters come on the scene. It's time to run down to Spencer's or Fifth Avenue Card Shop tNo, this is not a paid ad, folksl and buy that gorgeous hunk or buxom blonde poster, of course. There are other possibilities but I'll leave the rest to the imagination tBeer cans are always interestingJ After the room is tastefully decorated, cans arranged and everything crammed some- where, it's time to find anything of interest in your hall. You probably know where the bathroom is, for the times when Mother Nature makes a call - collect. Of course you can take a shower before all the hot water is gone. The snack and drink machines are around somewhere. Find them! These are godsends when it comes to the midnight munchies and you ate your last candy bar today - Leisa Paine, Stephanie Brooks and Tamara Skinnell try to gossip. wen tAdrienne Lopez