Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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TEMPLAR ANNUAL 1999 CRUNCH-TIME AT PALEY Library Madness During Finals Week by Raqueebah Burch If vmi have ever engaged in sleep depriva- tion, consumed endless amounts of caffeine, or managed a reasonable amount of comfort with a stack of books as your pillow, chances are you have experienced crunch-time. You are among many Temple University students who put off work until the final hour. Crunch-time (krunch-tvme): (1) refers to that crucial period of time in which ou undergo a com- plete mental and physical metamorphosis. Symptoms include the lollowing: increased heart-rate, on-going bouts of insomnia because vou are too busv thinking about all the things you need to do. The kev phrase here is that you are simply thinking about what needs to be done and have mustered up little to no effort to transform that into action. (2) You have insurmountable amounts of reading to drag yourself through. (Remember the reading you kept putting off?) You decide to find a place where vou can barricade yourself with your work, a place that you probably have not visited since your first year at Temple. The building houses thousands of books and facilitates research, study and knowledge for the entire university community. It is none other than Palev Library. Remember the big grav building in the center of campus right across from the Bell Tower? It ' s pretty hard to miss. Dimlv lit with the ominous glow of comput- er screens on student ' s strained faces, the first floor of Palev Library resonates with the buzz of conver- sations, the tapping of keyboards and the screech of sluggish on-line printers on any gi ' en day during the semester. During finals week, the competition for com- puters and study space is fierce as students wait in line to sign the waiting list for their turn to use the next available PC. Junior Janine Dominigues describes Paley as, Completely frantic and packed. Fxtended hours make Paley a ' irtual camping ground for students like Domingues. last semester, 1 stayed on the third floor of Paley for about three da s straight studying for three exams. I definitely waited until the last minute. I practically ate and slept there, she said. McDonald ' s containers, candy wrappers, and soda cans are tell-tale signs that minds are at work on the floors of I ' alev. No one seems to care about Paley ' s no eating or drinking policy. Fousat Dania, a business student, offers some words of advice: The best thing to do is to come early and to get a room on the third floor. I 24

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THE END THE BEGINNING Towers is the best dorm to live in because it ' s like having your own apartment, said senior Stephanie McLaughlin. You can have people come over and chill and you can cook them dinner. Not having to hike to the cafe is worth it! Along with not having to eat at the dining hall, Towers also offered the advantage of a living room and study area, so that residents did not have to be in one room at all times. The balconies were also a popular hangout spot for those who did not live on the first floor. Whether you lived in J + H, I ' eabody, New Residence Hall, or Temple Towers, you have experi- enced the fun and sometimes anguish of Temple University ' s dorm life. Whatever the case, dorm life is an experience filled with memorable moments you will laugh and sometimes crv about way past gradua- tion dav. THE TOP 5 bests and worsts of dorm life by Adele Celuck You get to wear your P.J.s to class Don ' t have to worry about cleaning up the mess you left in the elevator the night before The lovely view of Club Mickey D ' s Owl ' s Nest at 2 am Creeping WORST Fishing for quarters to do last month ' s laundry Sharing a bathroom with hairball Helen or Harry Waking up to your roommate and their date Getting up for the 3 am firedrill Creeping and getting caught photos by K.iren Stfwart 23

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THE END THE BEGINNING get a study room to myself so that 1 won ' t get distracted. It gets so congest- ed that it ' s almost a struggle to breathe. The best thing about this fren- zied state at Paley is that it doesn ' t last fore er. Once finals week is o -cr, the drone of the computers quiets down to a slightly noticeable hum that could lull you to sleep. The hustle and bustle fizzles off and returns back to normal. It ' s business as usual for Temple students, until another semes- ter rolls around. Students will once again wait until the week of finals to pack into Paley to stud ' , fill up on Surge and Jolt, and kiss good-bye to sleep. Thus, the cycle continues at I ' aley Library. pliolo!. bv Karon Slewarl 25