Ohio Northern University - Northern Yearbook (Ada, OH)

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College Life Culture Shock RESIDENCE HALLS Can you imagine what people a hundred years from now will think when they find out about resi¬ dence halls? They are go¬ ing to freak out. Think of the newspapers: Archaeologists Discov¬ er Residence Halls. A small group of brazen ar¬ chaeologists exploring on the planet Earth have dis¬ covered what was thought to be part of the prison structure but later was determined to be part of the missing link of uni¬ versity life. This extinct in¬ stitution was commonly a large building containing many small rooms in which students were forced to stay while not in class. As far as can be de¬ termined, these dorms were segregated by XX or XY chromosomes, a defi¬ nite sign of deviate behav¬ ior. In these residence halls, students cohabitatd in groups of two or more and even shared a com¬ mon bathroom. Wouldn ' t these people have just loved to have been around then? Living in a residence hall isn ' t ail fun and games. There were a lot of heavy worries that needed to be straightened out at all costs, like: I knew I should have brought my stereo. My roommate is the pits, and I won ' t be able to go home until this weekend. What am I go¬ ing to do? Residence hall life wasn ' t all bad though. That is, after getting over the shock of the room de¬ cor. Four cement walls, 2 beds, 2 desks and 2 closets didn ' t compare with home, but all was not lost. It was time to run to Gard¬ ner ' s or drive into Lima to buy that gorgeous hunk or buxom blonde poster, of course! In addition, ev¬ eryone knew that the dorm rooms did not have enough receptacles for the average student. There was no possible way to get all of one ' s appli¬ ances plugged in. There were the TV, alarm clock, stereo, lamps, curling irons, hair dryers, and ille¬ gal appliances. For some reason, the architects who designed O.N.U. ' s build¬ ings did not consider all of the students needs. Many students also had the task of learning how to wash their own clothes. Besides having to wait on an empty washer or dryer, washing clothes cost money. Lucky students who lived nearby could still carry their clothes home to be washed for free. Most found that since they moved away from home, Mom didn ' t even complain about mounds of dirty clothes. For some students, the differences they found in dorm life could cause a type of culture shock. But the rules, regulations, and changes they experienced were bearable when they considered their terrific new life away from home! 18 STUDENT LIFE Checking the mailbox every time one passes the main lobby was a common practice among many stu¬ dents. Krysti Klima tries desperately to convince her parents to send her some more money.

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Eating, Scoping, Unwinding . .. mcintosh dining To the sounds of alarm clocks being hurled against the wall, the stu¬ dents arose. This began the ritual of starting a new day. After a shower and a change of clothes, they were off. To start off the day right, students stopped for a bite to eat at McIn¬ tosh ' s dining room — the campus cafeteria — where according to some, the company was better than the food. Those who were coherent enough, carried on conversations about the day ' s classes or activities while others looked almost comatose and came dangerously close to falling into their cornflakes. As the chapel bells tolled eight o ' clock, the room was suddenly filled with the sounds of chairs being pushed back and trays being slammed onto the tray return. A few guys raced out of McIn¬ tosh with their half-eaten toast in one hand and books in the other. By lunchtime, things really got going. It wasn ' t uncommon during the 11:00 to 1:00 lunch shift to see waded napkins being thrown across the cafete¬ ria or pyramids of glasses being built on tables or even an occasional food slinging contest. Also, so¬ cial butterflies flitted from one table to the next to get in as many hellos as possible before running off to class. The dinner hours gave students a chance to un¬ wind after a long day of Western Civ lectures or chemistry labs and the such. With classes behind them, relaxing was made a little easier and the cafe¬ teria buzzed with recaps of the day ' s events. Some¬ times the students went to dinner and sat in the cafeteria for an hour just talking and joking around with friends. No matter how many things a student had to complete in a day, the caf¬ eteria provided a good meeting place. It was a place to unwind after the day ' s events, and it also served as a great place to scope the opposite sex! However, to the delight of many grumbling stom¬ achs, a new alternative to the university food ser¬ vice arrived in the spring. Hardee ' s finally came to Ada. The long-awaited opening of Hardee ' s was music to the ears of O.N.U. students! at The grand opening of Hardee ' s in Ada gave students a new alternative to the university food service. STUDENT LIFE 17

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STUDENT LIFE 19 Some students found out that fold¬ ing clothes was not as easy as their mom made it look. Even though most rooms contained two beds, this student finds the floor to be just as comfortable. These O.N.U. freshmen living in Maglott Hall test their knowledge with the game Trivial Pursuit. No matter what, Craig Wilson would rather be relaxing in his room than going to classes. Cleaning the dishes was the only bad part about making cookies for your boyfriend. Bathroom sinks were converted to bathtubs when it was time for a quick shave job.