Troy University - Palladium Yearbook (Troy, AL)

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Dorm Life Putting Up With Each Other One of the new and interest- ing experiences a freshman or transfer student may choose is living in a dorm. For those from a small family, community tele- phones, sharing a bathroom with twenty other people and living in a 1 2 ' x 1 5 ' cubicle with a total stranger may take a little getting used to. Stereos and un- insulated walls may have the se- rious student fleeing to the li- brary for some peace and quiet, but the practical joker finds himself in heaven. The veterans of the dorm pride themselves in carrying on such time-honored traditions as penny-locking doors, putting vaseline on the telephone re- ceiver, door knobs, etc., and stealing someone ' s robe while they are in the shower. A sense of humor is a must when one lives in the dorm. Dorm life does provide end- less opportunities to get to know your fellow students. There is not a lot of privacy but there are always people around when the need for conversation arises. And many innocent pop- corn poppers have started up lasting friendships as half the hall gets wind of their product. Living in a dormatory is one of those experiences we will probably look back upon with laughter as part of a time when we had it made, but while we are still experiencing the reality of it we retain the right to gripe a little. Top right: For many students, making time to watch General Hospital has be- come a major criterion when making out a trial schedule. Bottom right: Pa- trice Woodbury finds the quiet of her dorm room condusive to studying. Opposite page top: Lisa Brown. Connie Sims and Pam Blankenship catch some rays in front of Hamil Hall Left: Cheryl Taylor. Kim Anderson, Eric Frat- land. and Diane Tomlinson wind down their day out on Clements ' patio Right: Janet Cochrane, Susan Patterson, and Sheila Branon take a break to just sit and talk on Cowart Hall ' s front steps. 28 Dorm Life

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