George Fox University - L'Ami Yearbook (Newberg, OR)

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THE HOBSON ERA There was always something special about Hob son. Perhaps it was the fact that the urinals were accidently left unattached to any pipes behind the walls when it first opened, filling that space from the bo ttom; or maybe it was that anxious feeling you al- ways had upon preparing to open a hail door, never sure if you were about to be hit by a golf ball, frisbee, football, or chair. Maybe it was the special odor that only Hobson had. I spent my freshman year on Hob 1, known at the time as Sygma Ky Cy , the first frat on campus. And given the opportu- nity to be an RA the next two years, I wouldn ' t consider any- where but the Hob. I enjoyed the Hob 111 Sauna Sing-a-longs in the shower room and the Terminal-Slides down the canyon mud. The waterfights, hallway golf tournaments, stereo wars, and bottle rockets all com- bined to create a special atmo- sphere. It is somewhat sobering to see the Hob closed and quiet. I still wander through the halls occa- sionally and remember how it used to be. That building holds a lot of memories. Yep, there was definitely something special about that dorm. From the Penthouse at the Top ' O the Hob , down to the Ivy League, from the wall mu- rals to the wall stains; from the Mission Impossible raids on Sutton lobby to the dance ses- sions in the study rooms, Hob- son is a unique dorm with a lot of character. Spoken of now in reverence, the Hob is a silent monument to the times when it was the talk of the campus, and when it provided shelter to the more radical element on cam- pus. Bruce Bishop