Loyola University Maryland - Evergreen / Green and Gray Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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The Year of the Commuter Picture this if you wiil: it is a brisk Jan- uary morning... snow is covering your front lawn and more of the white stuff is pouring down from the sky. You turn on your radio in anticipation of campus closing. You wait... as the announcer reads through the secondary school closings. You wait... as he reads through the state and federal office closings. You wait... as he reads through every Mother ' s Club, Knights of Columbus, and Wednesday-night bingo cancella- tion. Your little sister runs through the house loudly proclaiming that she does not have to go to sohool today and you do. Loyola has decided to stay open. Based on the assumption that you would not be going to school today, you put off studying for that Modern Civ exa m in lieu of watching Maddie and 26 ' C ' ' ,rrimuter Life David bicker on Moonlighting. So in- stead, here you are getting up, trudging to your car, shoveling snow, and scrap- ing ice at an ungodly hour of the morn- ing, and dodging cars on Charles Street. Because most of the campus parking lots have not been shoveled yet and Cold Spring and Charles are closed due to snow emergency plans, you have to illegally park, which probably means a huge fine to pay later. Once you finally reach class, you notice something strange. None of the residents made it to class — only oommuters are there. You also learn that class is cancelled anyway because your teacher was unable to make it in. Perhaps this little scenario is not a typi- cal day in the life of the commuter student, but there is no doubt that they have aggravating days like this. Kudos to Commuter Student Association President Maria Frustaoi and staff for making it all a little easier. Under Father Sellinger ' s declaration that the 1986-87 sohool year was to be The Year of the Commuter, the CSA planned and ex- eouted several suooessful events, in- cluding the Flalloween Monster Bash, the Beach Party, new parking plans, and the Spring Break to the Bahamas. Commuters now have their own places to spend free time — the lounge and the study room. They are beginning to receive the recognition they deserve. The obsourity is fading. BY Peggy Law- son

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Gone With The West In singing Changes. I ' m moving out. and . .the walls come tumblin ' down, Bowie. Joel, and Meilencamp must have been referring to Wynnewood Towers. To say the least, this year at the ivory towers has been one of changes. For instance, the 1986-87 residents of Wynnewood form a more diverse crowd than ever. Aiso, as many freshmen now live in the towers as in Butler and Ham- merman. But the most drastic change occurred halfway through the year when Loyola learned that the brickwork had shifted such that the West Tower was deemed unsafe for occupancy, All nine floors had to be evacuated by March 8. The West Tower waifs were relocated into Charleston, East Side, and open spaces throughout campus. It was a semester of confusion. There was a lot of paper work for students and Residence Life, a lot of moving for the Physical Plant, and general craziness. One student received twice as much furniture as he left the West Tower with. Students chose their places of reloca- tion. Approximately fifty students moved either to off-campus apartments or home. One new commuter commen- ted, I love my ' new roommates ' but Mom and Dad just don ' t party like the guys. Other students who remained on campus did have to go through the trouble of relocating, but most of them benefitfed from the opportunity to live with new people. Some of these new roommate groups have reassigned together for the fall. i Although the situation has not been good, most students have really worked to make the best of it. After the bricks ' and some emotions were torn down, : both are now being built up again. | When the brickwork is completed, the | west residences promise to be better ’ than ever. BY Amy Parra ; Below Left: Hi Mom, Send Bricks — the Wynne- wood Residence Life staff Wynnewood West 25

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