Ohio Northern University - Northern Yearbook (Ada, OH)

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CURRENT EVENTS ’ 85-’86 12

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Dorm Rooms And Apartments Become Our HOME AWAY FROM HOME When students leave home to at¬ tend college, they are introduced to a new concept, dorm living. Some students, after a year in a dorm, may move to a fraternity or sorority house. Seniors, law students, P-4 ' s 5 ' s can move to off-campus housing. Since two people usually share a dorm room, their individual styles and habits influence the personality of the room. Many different ap¬ proaches are taken in terms of dec¬ oration. The most basic approach is to unpack a few necessities from home, buy a couple of notebooks for class, and that ' s it. Depending on the people, of course, more elabo¬ rate measures can be taken. Some roommates choose to hang up a few posters or pictures from home or bring small refrigerators, T.V. ' s and plants. Some students, mostly upperclassmen because they ' ve learned from experience how much stuff will fit into a dorm room, have wall-to-wall capet, a refrigerator, T.V., stereo, a small couch, and as¬ sorted stands and crates. Some stu¬ dents go all out for a unique look as is evidenced in some of the pictures. Most students find after just one year of dorm living that they have to take home twice as much as what they brought. After at least a year of living in dorms, many people are relieved to be able to move into greek housing with its somewhat more lenient rules. Along with the freedom of greek housing comes added re¬ sponsibility of cleaning, cooking. and improvement, upkeep, and maintainance of the house. For the people that live off-cam¬ pus, freedom may have an even greater price. The university is no longer responsible when something breaks. Off-campus dwellers are re¬ sponsible for cooking and paying bills, too. Going to the local laundry is an added hassle for renters. Many people are more than willing to make this trade for fhe privacy and space it provides. As with any small college the type of housing varies; each wifh its own benefits and drawbacks. The expe¬ rience of learning to live in close contact with many others is some¬ times offset by the lack of privacy. While living alone or with one or two others forces you to miss out on im¬ portant friendships. All in all the living style you choose must be comfort¬ able for you and one from which you will benefit the most. Elizabeth Axe, Senior Psychology Manage¬ ment major with her visiting fiance Donny Ellis, spend spare time watching television in this 3 room apartment. Freshman Mike Haas and his roommdte spend some time studying in Maglott Hall. This 4 bedroom, 2 bath home was rented by four P-4 women. Stephanie Sworniowski, Meg Alexander. Midge Rohal and Laurie Hughes shared utilities, phone, water, etc. 11

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Since the beginning of the aca¬ demic year, the world and our country have undergone dramatic changes. Mexico was rocked by an earth¬ quake that claimed almost 10,000 victims. Soon after the earthquake, a volcano in Columbia killed 25,000 people. Political unrest was evident as Fer¬ dinand Marcos left the Philippines with his wife Imelda, and Cory Aquino, widow of Benigno Aquino, achieved marked success with the Philippine people. Winnie Mandela ' s resistance to apartheid in South Afri¬ ca became a symbol to the rebel¬ lion that is struggling to break the grip of racism. Meanwhile to the north, in the Middle East, Kadaffi waged his small, but threatening, war with the United States. Numberous terrorist attacks have made many U.S. citizens afraid to travel outside the United States. The attacks have included the mur¬ der of Leon Klinghoffer on the cruise ship Achille Lauro and the bombing of stores, airports, and a West Berlin disco. The disco bombing led the U.S. to attack Libya in an effort to stop the terrorism attacks. 13