Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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tring dow ized up? one 1e is You ooten AA? b4 A 4 AA- ue-A-, Hthf-carnpus. and on my own at last. This thought is typical of those who have spent a year or more in the residence hall and feel the need to get out. Off-Campus life can be an enjoyable way to live; that is, once moving in has been accomplished. After spending the summer anxiously awaiting the big moving day, the now lioff-campus student packs up and makes the trip as usual. Upon arrival, he finds his three roommates already moved in. He hopes they brought furniture because the place is sparsely furnished. Walking into the main room, he sees three lO-gallon aquariums and a TV. table with no TV His roommates eye him expectantly, all sitting on the only sofa to be seen. HHey, man we hope you got that TV. from your parents like ,you promised, one of them said. HWell, they couldnt afford one this summer, so they bought me this fishbowl and three guppies to watch instead . . . and so the troubles have begun. After unpacking what there was, it is nearly time for dinner. The student has no worries about kitchen and eating facilities. Each had agreed to bring his fair share. But who was to know they'd all have the same share? uMaybe we could eat in shiftsfl one roomie suggests, staring hopelessly at the two plates and 36 glasses arranged neatly in the cupboard. As time passes, so do such off-campus crises. After only a few weeks, the group has saved enough spare change to purchase a few plates, and have traded two of the aquariums in on a used television set. Apartment life turned out to be something special just as the student had expected. But moving in? Never again! -Diane Mennemeier Dobson Hall Resident, Kevin Grigg, makes 1 another trip UP four l'lightsof stairs. Aitert unpacking, baseball gloves and footballs. are popular articles. Not having enough arms poses a problem for many students when moving in, as Pam Kincaid finds out here. Clothes. groceries, wall posters, and a purse are too much for one trip A friend helping unpack is always a pleasant surprise, as Dorie Titone finds out when Connie Heaton helps her carry a load of clothes to her room. Seeing friends from school again always makes the move back easier. 19 Moving In

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, .-9'.J-G 's- - 'WnrkthIglgcmivL . ..- - 4.. ., ' -..,- ' V - a ,. 'f to enter his room. But He somehow manages to drag four suitcases, a typewriter, two pillows and the faithful bean bag chair 4 st ? typic ' resit? 1 life t in h; big r and the br01 U -' turn tO-g PHCDHH UP W n sofa : Each August, a student collects everything he owns, pare packs it up and heads out for yet another year of fun at 1 : Northeast Missouri State University. .mui l' Upon arrival, he is again faced with the boring task mSt' I of registering in the residence hall he has chosen for the d ; year. After this annoying job is completed, he is allowed e213: i i H I up countless flights of stairs to his new room. After Stat searching all of his pockets and dropping everything all am over the hall, he finally remembers that he has left the It room key Ialong with the residence hall handbook and 0121; H n . . . C d welcome back glftl downstalrs where he reglstered. the After a quick sprint down, then back up the stairs, he is tun finally ready to enter his room. exp He turns the key, turns the doorknob and lets out a cry of disbelief. For some strange reason he had expected the rooms to get larger during summer vacation. They are still closet-sized and all look identical: two desks, two beds, two dressers, two bookshelves and two chairs. They are even painted in the same dreary university colors. He decides he will have to make do. Within a couple of hours, he has turned the room into an attractive, cozy little place. Its amazing 'what six rugs, bright curtains, a few posters, a stereo and a dozen 01 30 plants will do for an otherwise dull existence. Its not paradise but its home for the next nine months. Soon his friends begin to arrive. As he helps each of them with their unpacking, he begins to notice the , advantages of residence hall life. F He now knows where he will be able to catch his favorite television shows this yearehis friend brought a television from home. He then helps unpack a popcorn popper, a Presto Burger, a hot plate and two bags of groceries. The late night munchy'problem has already been solved! Later that night, as he sits in his room preparing himself for the next day, he glances outside his window and realizes those crazy guys have already organized another panty raid. How could he possibly pass it up? On go the shoes and out he goes. Three hours, one panty raid, a trip to the lake and three beers later he is back in his room and ready for bed. HIt sure is nice to be back he thinks to himself. ltYou know, these halls arenlt so bad after all. e 1013' m. :unpacking. After taking V. a?e iniiiportant'thing like ..iwall$xposters and making the bed. Michele ;. $artgjdvon unpackingMp uitoages full of othes 4 z I ?:5 eSteve Looten 18 Moving In I mrxxv - uh pzamivr n s ;:,; n ;- b-l- : u..-:v - 9,.

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