Stephen F Austin State University - Stone Fort Yearbook (Nacogdoches, TX)

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1 Sue Perkins Are apartments an improvement over dorms? The question of housing was a major concern of many SFA students. Freshmen and sophomores were required to live on campus, but upperclassmen were forced to decide between dorm living and apartments. For students living in dorms, housing meant learning to share a 10 x 12 room with a total stranger. Students living in apartments had the added responsibility of paying rent, telephone and electric bills. Whatever type of housing students chose, however, provided lots of fun, frustration and surprises. Dorm living is a great way to meet friends and get involved, Laurie Robinson, Dallas sophomore, said. Surrounded by hundreds of other people, there was always someone to talk to. It ' s never lonely, Laurie said. In the dorm there was always someone to study with, borrow from and depend on. Everyone kind of takes care of each other. Living in such close quarters was not always desirable, though. Privacy was sometimes impossible and peace and quiet seemed unheard of. There were also such inconveniences as the fire alarm going off in the middle of the night and the fact that you can ' t control the temperature, Laurie noted. For these reasons many students chose to live in apartments. Apartments make it a lot easier to study because friends aren ' t always running in and out, one student remarked. Sometimes it gets lonely though. Aside from being quieter, apartments were much larger and thus more expensive. I didn ' t realize how much it would cost, Kerrie Wyrick, Lancaster junior, said. My rent, food and utilities run close to $400 per month. Apartment residents were also responsible for cooking their own meals, a new phenomenon for many students. According to Melissa Lane, Marshall senior, the first week we threw out more food than we ate. One other major advantage of apartment living was that there was no curfew and no sign-in policy. Another type of housing also became available to SFA students beginning in the fall. The scarcity of apartments and dormitory housing caused a wave of condominium and townhouse development throughout Nacogdoches. This type of housing provided almost the same advantages and disadvantages as apartment living except they are brand new and kept up beautifully, according to Cindy Cunningham, Piano junior. In an apartment complex there are too many units- it ' s too crowded. I think it ' s much better in the condo, Cindy said. Cindy also felt that private ownership of condominiums was a distinct advantage. — Sherri Powdrill 1. Billy Carlson, Lone Star senior, relaxes in his apartment. 24-Dorms Vs. Apartments

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4. Bob Leonard 1 . Frances Main and Abby Chandler find an inventive way to move their refrigerator. 2. Debbie Jankowski, Houston sophomore, moves books into her room in Steen Hall. 3. A university bus waits to take students to campus. 4. A student gets help moving into Griffith Hall. Moving ln-23

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1 Photos by Bob Leonard 1. Community bathrooms force dorm residents to race down the hall in unusual attire. 2. Apartment residents ride a university bus to the coliseum parking lot. 3. Free use of washers and dryers as one advantage of residence hall living. 3 Dorm Vs. Apartments-25