Rochester Institute of Technology - Techmila / Ramikin Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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JOHN RILEY Editor-in-Chief Reporter 1977-7S 23

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DORMANT REVELATIONS ] moved out of the dorms two years ago. I had to do it for the sake of my psychological stability. Living in the dorms can do strange things to you. I should know because I lived in the dormitories for seven years. After the dilapidated, sunken cement halls of military school, 1 moved to the slightly less spacious, ivy-ridden halls of prep school And then came RIT. At first it was like staying at the Waldorf com- pared to the century old firetraps 1 was used to. But gradually, very gradually, I began to feel more and more like one of Skinner's rats. The proper name for RIT's style of architecture is Brutalism,” Indeed, the name ac- curately describes its effects on inhabi- tants. What follows are a few indica- tions of the strange and adverse effects that living in the RIT dormitories has had on some of my acquaintances and people that I have mistakenly come in contact with. As a freshman, the first and most outstanding example of adverse affec- tation I was introduced to was Richie Vial, Richie was a 24 year-old Criminal Justice major who peddled a lot of dope and had fun blowing the money he inherited on such things as new cars and color T V sets. But with all his money, he still lived in the dorms. I think he needed a following. Richie was famous for knocking on doors in the early hours of the morning with a bottle of Peppermint Schnapps in his back pocket and plenty of dope to share. Richie was also an accomplished tennis player, but he rarely played when he wasn't speeding. One of the best stories that Richie ever told me was about Fat Patty.'' It seems that Fat Patty'' was a girl from MCC who just happened to be the willing recipient of an obscene phone call one night. That same night she visited RIT and took on 17 guys from one floor. 1 didn't believe the story until Richie showed me his photo album. Richie went on to explain Patty's most memorable feat at one on the frat houses where she experienced 34 guys in one night , . non-stop. The next morning WITR devoted an entire day of broadcasting to her. It's rumored that 'Fat Patty” was a virgin before she set foot on the RIT campus, but 1 have no way of verifying that. I'm not really sure whatever became of Fat Patty” but the last time I saw Richie was when he visited ‘ The Cellar one night. At that time he had transferred to some community college where he was living by himself in an apartment. Miraculously, he seemed to be recovering from a too long stay in the RIT dormitories, Down the hall from Richie was Roger. Roger is graduating from RIT this year, so I'll go easy on him. If you're reading this Roger, make sure your parents never see it, Roger is a somewhat homely kid who must have led a sheltered life before coming to college. Every floor has someone who always gets picked on and on the 9th floor of Sol Heumann, that someone was Roger. 1 can remember one night early in the year when Roger drank a quart of vodka. I was in a friend's 25