Radford University - Beehive Yearbook (Radford, VA)

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22 Moving In

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One load after another Moving in - a hard day’s work RU stuaents prepare for the next nine months. Boh Barnes anti If 'ayne Pools discuss the best lactic for mount; a couch across campus Be prepared. The Boy Scouts of America were not the only people who took these words to heart. Year in and year out, huffing, puffing, groaning and cursing is heard throughout the RU campus and its outlaying areas. Students, parents and any extra pair of hands became human fork lifts, powered dollies and professional movers with limited training in a period of one day. In a 75 year existence, there has not been a year at RU that students have not felt the hassles of moving in. “1 had to rent a truck, and I’ve never had to do that before!” said Senior Robin Powers, who moved off campus for the first time. “I brought too much junk.” According to area truck rentals, Robin Powers wasn’t the only student that brought too much junk. Over 800 trucks were rented out during the three day period prior to the beginning of school. An 11 1 2’ x 14’ room was not exactly the epitome of a luxurious area of space. Somehow two individuals, sometimes three, moved an incredible amount of items into dorm rooms to make it more like home. Some students who moved from off campus housing back to the dorm life had to make some adjustments. “1 had to sacrifice my waterbed.” said senior Paul Jeffers as he spoke about learning to adjust to the sharing of “one” room. Moving into an apartment was about four extra rooms of added hassle. “You realized that there’s more to life than flicking on a couple of light switches. Senior speech major Lauren Byrum added, “Moving into an apartment required a great deal of organization and a great deal of money.” Whether it was the many flights of stairs, the crowded hallways, the rain or the unavailable parking spaces, moving in was a trying experience! ) by Christine Messerian Moving In 23