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

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SQDME All Hit' LSI 0 ME Strumming his guitar, Timothy LeCompte enter- tains other students in the lobby of his dorm. A kick won't fix a broken elevator, but it may relieve the frustration of this Long Hall resident. I . 'rims .is Hugh Mahoney ' V 'M Ht. joseph Hospi- V 'Ennr:.?'tR1x 1r.i nicXm13kiHxx:m.xk3:'NmE.1zi1mr11'SAxmwi''affggi it 1, if ib'1BmY11'nm V Cont B .iii dvan 'EEN NV! i d0Craauw .i 'i' 1 5

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5:- Signs like this one outside Zeringue warn men to keep away from women's dorms except during selected hours. A fence further enforces the rule. were being devised. Because the university expected a number of cancellations and resigna- tions from the dorms the first weeks. five students were assigned to suites for four persons, with the hopes that the fifth resident could be moved to another room as cancellations occur- red. Dwight Boudreaux. housing director, went apartment hunting for students in an effort to find space. Local motels were also given an amount of business from roomless students. During the spring semester, the hos- pital complex was again utilized, but Boudreaux estimated that the univer- sity lost at least 250 students because rooms were not available. The director even priced trailers locally to see if they could be used as alternate facilities. Students from other countries, out of state, and out of parish fell victim to economics. They had no place to stay if they could not get rooms and had to consider attending other universities. The rearrangement of dorm occu- pants meant certain changes for some residents, especially the men of Millet dorm. Millet, the twin to Zeringue, shares a common lobby, which became the buffer zone as no men were allowed past the monitor's station, except dur- ing visitation hours. A ten-foot high wrought-iron fence was built around Zeringue dorm, after three incidents of breaking and entering and theft were reported. Dr. G. G. Var- varo, vice-president of student affairs. said he did not think it was other stu- dents, but off-campus persons causing the trouble. After the 510,000 French Quarter style fence was built, no incidents were reported. But some students disagree with the administrators' view of a fence for safety. Kay Stage, an art major from Harvey, Even dorm directors enjoy dorm parties. Robert DeFelice, director of St. Ioe dorm. watches the action at a party with Salonge Gonzales. 1-as,,,x li TIC E N0 MEN LLO ED EP DURI G L SIT TION HOU g's'U'h f, fa -v .7 f116qx

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said that she and a friend climbed the fence to prove it could be done. Other freshmen, like Patricia Guidry of Norco, claimed that they felt more secure after the fence was in place. But dorm life was different, regard- less. Mary Pennington, a special educa- tion sophomore, learned that she was getting a freshman roommate, from Medellin, Colombia. Isabel Hernandez, a nursing major, came on a tennis scholarship and found an immediate way to communicate with Pennington: with a dictionary. We talked for two hours once, and didn't say too much, Pennington said. Adapting to a dorm meant elevators which might not work lwhen you're already late for classj, prank fire alarms at 2 a.m., or lost keys. The annual complaints did come about the seven-day mandatory meal ticket. Susan Brown, a vocal music jun- ior who traveled home to I-Iouma each weekend, lost six meals she had already paid for each weekend. While cafeteria food has never been the main attraction of living on campus, manager Bill Bryant attempted to liven up his products by working with the student government food services com- mittee and posting a suggestion box for ideas. The suggestion box had to be taken down later, after numerous let- ters Bryant described as obscene were submitted. An outdoor barbeque, special nights, with foreign foods, and a steak raffle during the summer were some of the approaches used. By mid-Iuly, the housing office already had a waiting list of students for rooms, with another tight year pre- dicted. Inflation and rising fuel costs passed on in utilities have made the cost equal for a student living on or off campus. A state-moratorium declared by the Nana Gerrets of Gretna lugs arm loads of clothes to her room in moving-in day in the fall. Coed activities, like volleyball in front of Meade Hall. make life easier and perhaps more enjoya- ble for summer dorm residents. x, V 0 X sink ,UNOU T..- The daily routine of eating in the cafeteria is brightened by a barbeque for dorm residents, such as this one held in the spring. i 4 l -Q Pcnningt Q- H,sxl-M.,w . ,xx .-f -' I If I W 'lf iw t l , 5 t 1...-.A I 'T.,t...,.,4 1 -' n'wt..l,N Y ' t Dorm Life 2