Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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One really big reason apartments are so popu- lar is privacy. 90070 of those questioned site this as the first or second tbehind costI reason the de- cision was made. HYou have more privacy and freedom in visita- tion, says Joann Thompson, HI was 21 and I wanted the experience of managing an apart- ment. I have more freedom here, like with pos- sessingalcohol. Another reason given by apartment people was more an attitude than a statement of fact. HI just had to get away. Now when I leave the campus . .. I leave the campus . . . I don't just walk to my on- campus room. I just cant live ISU every minute. Denise Randall checks out this month's issue of Cosmopoli- tan whiIe dining on spaghetti. I have lots of time to myself now. I need that. Without it, I don't think I could make it. Apartment dwellers admit there 'are some drawbacks, although some are a little reluctant to. HI guess when you move in someplace and try to make it your own, you run the risk of angry landlords. HI lost part of my deposit because they said it wasn't clean . . . bit it was. HI got tired. I got tired of making my bed and washing the dishes and walking to classes in the snow and bitter cold. I really got tired of cooking my own food and then, having to eat it by myself. After awhile, I just ate at MacDonaIds. Getting ready for dinner, Sue Balog puts hamburger out to thaw. the food's better, at least at first APARTMENTS 19

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Rick Young has toast in the oven, eggs in the skillet and coffee on its way to the cup, proving that a good breakfast is easy for the seasoned chef. So here it is, your own apartment. You can't believe it. And it is great. You set your own hours and you fix food you like and you watch the TV shows you want to see and everything is great. For the first few weeks anyway. For many, getting away from the university is worth all the hassle and worries and headaches that come with renting your own apartment. For them, that little bit of freedom is more important than anything else. The reason usually cited for the move is money. Hlt's cheaper, and who wants to spend money just to live in a dorm? One coed was more concerned about her finances, ill only eat 18 APARTM ENTS one meal or so a week at the dorm, but I have to pay for them all because i live in a dorm without a meal plan. Besides, why should I eat that awful food when I could fix my own and like it a lot better? The truth is, that living in the dorm is expen- sive, but not nearly as much as most students say it is. The actual dorm rent is $80 a month with all utilities paid, plus maid and laundry ser- vice for rooms and sheets. There is a clothes laundry available and if you get hungry at 2:00 am, there are vending machines always open across the hall.

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Food is the prime fOCUS for those who make the SWitCh from Back in the dorrnV dishes were simple , . . just stack them on dorm life. Sometimes the menu gets boring - - - hOW mUCh the conveyer belt, and someone else did them. Now, suddenly bologna and peanut butter can a person take? Here we see the the sink is fun and your parents are coming and the teast of preparation of spaghetti . . . Ragu style. your worries is dishpan hands. Making hospital corners may not be your forte, but the time Shag carpets are nice. until it comes time to sweep. Those comes when even the most casual apartment owners feel the long shag loops seem to clog the vacuum faster than you need to straighten up. Here the duty is bed making, and it can clean them out . . . and it never seems to fail, just when isn't as easy as it looks. your carpet's its dirtiest, you can't find a bag. CIean-up CIose-u ps 20 APARTMENTS