Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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. . . dorm life has been called . . . lt'sibeen described as a holding area for bodies, or a private castle for the indi- vidual. Its residents are regarded as being the closest to anything which happens on campus, or the more luckless of students. . . .dorm life has been called. . . With the rise in utility rates in the Thibo- daux area, coupled with the gradual infla- A two-resident room can easily be filled up by one occupant in South Babington Hall when moving in. One semester's necessities must be put away before a roommate arrives. tion of food prices, the idea of living on campus was something worth consider- ing, financially at least. For those students who lived too far away to commute, living on campus was the reasonable solution. Finding housing off campus meant fac- ing landlords, monthly rent, increasing utility bills, barely bearable roommates and the question of transportation to and parking while on campus. For a housing of S200 Cwith a SSO depositj and S280 for a meal ticket, the question of housing and Q Q gigj .1 -f --fi ,C , -:..,f' meals was taken care of for a semester, ln an overview of the 1975-76 year, the dorm residents didn't fare any worse than those of past years, although at times it may have seemed things weren't about to get any better. When the dorms opened in August, the last male residents of Meade Hall found they were being phased into one of the other three male dorms, Long, Millet or Zeringue. What had begun as one of the first coed dorms in the state was to accom- modate the large influx of women appli- cants. The cost of living off campus had tradi- tionally been lower than on campus, but in recent years rising costs made the expenses nearly equal. The eight dorms on campus, Ellender, North Babington, South Babington and Meade for women, and Long, Millet, Zeringue and the athletic dorm for men, were operating at maximum occupancy of 1350 students. Some students were left the first week or so on cots in halls until all reservations had been picked up and cancellations confirmed. The first few weeks were spent in adjusting to a room, a roommate and the lifestyle of dorm living. . . .itwouldn't beso bad if. . . One of the mainstays of any dorm room had to be candles or a good supply of batteries to complement a flashlight hanging close at hand. Thibodaux Power 81 Light received its share of complaints and jokes, but the campus itself caused the biggest black- out when a circuit burned out, leaving parts of the campus without power for almost a week. For a more detailed description see Wanna shed some light please? pgs. 30-31, Stuck elevators meant taking to the stairs, a long haul for residents of Ellen- der dorm who were on the sixth floor. Dorms also earn reputations as to noise, rowdiness and in which one a per- son is likely to get a traditional eight hours sleep. While Jodi Kennedy brings her clothes into Ellender l-lall, her mother carries such comforts as a tennis racket, wall decoration and a favorite panda bear. 'A . . dorm llf9 has D690 called

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