University of Alabama - Corolla Yearbook (Tuscaloosa, AL)

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•njoying his work and surroundings is at keeps Bob Jones working at the Mall. Mark Canada finds Cymantha Cline ' s sparkling personality a perfect addition to Ruby Tuesday ' s atmosphere. shows, including furnishings, appliances and decorating, in addition to several fashion shows, will fill the mall ' s regular schedule of activities, Beidler said. We have gorgeous Christmas decora- tions, she added. We have animated scenes and will decorate this mall from one end to the other. The University Mall will also continue to offer exciting adventures and benefits to students who shop and work at the mall, although those who work there are some- times a little anxious about working on Saturdays during the football season. I ' m a senior — this is my last year I ' ll get to see them (football games) for a dol- lar apiece, Reid said, adding that he might survive missing some of the ballgames. But just so I get to see Notre Dame and Auburn. B David Hogg Mall 2 1

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K| The problems students confront when wres- tling with Housing seem to mount semester after semester. Those that stick with Hous- ing despite the problems have come to real- ize that it ' s merely . . . a Roof Over Head Why are students continually dis- couraged and disappointed with the conditions of Universi- ty Housing facilities? Roaches. Elevators. Washing Machines. Three to a room. Maintenance. Plumbing. Sanitiation. Take your pick. Because if you asked students this question you would get as many different answers as students. Jerry Dotson, president of Paty Hall, said, There was a big summer hassle about students getting dorm rooms — espe- cially freshmen. All campus housing was booked up; so many students either found housing in apartments or went to another university. Then come Fall it winds up that there are 70 empty spaces at University House. Bob Montgomery, acting director of resi- dent life, said We designated some rooms as third person rooms in order to handle the overflow. We don ' t know whose going to show until school starts so we always make sure we have more students than rooms. By the time school starts we are able to find spaces where students didn ' t show and place our overflows there. It ' s a lot better than sending the overflow to mo- tels or dorm lobbies. This year Housing started using the nine month contract for freshmen and transfer students. Next year all students in Housing will be required to sign similiar contracts. Montgomery said this will help Housing regulate fees more efficiently and help get an idea of the retention rate that we will have in the Spring. We run into budget problems in the Spring because we have no idea how much the occupany rate will drop. The contract will benefit the student by trying to keep housing fees down and consistent. It is a purely economical mea- sure to help alleviate the problems of un- used space that we run into every spring with students moving into apartments and greek houses. Mike Casey moved out of University Housing after spending one semester in A freshmen coming to the University may turn right around and go hon: e if his dorm room resembled this ghetto-like room. Housing lacks the personnel that is needed to repair and clean these ugly and detriorating rooms. As a result, many stu- Paty Hall. The size of the rooms was the big determinant that got me out of Hous- ing. It gave me a weird feeling to live in a small hole. It was hard for me to adjust to living in such a small space, he said. Housing is one of the hardest aspects of campus life that freshmen must adjust too. Deedie Dowdle, a freshman living in Mary Burke said, I have had a hard time get- ting used to getting no privacy. The only time its quiet enough to study is at four in the morning. Lynn Parsons, a junior living in Harris Hall, said that the biggest problem I ' ve had with Housing is their enormous lack of organization. My roommate and I want- ed to paint our room and we were given different stories from all different person- nel on how to get it done. We were told Housing would supply the paint and we would paint the room, we were told they ' d supply th e paint and also paint the room, and then we were told that Housing wouldn ' t let us paint our rooms at all. She also pointed out the inadequate resident assistants that run the dorms. Our RA is always loud and noisy. When I ' m trying to study I can ' t complain about the noise because it is our RA that is mak- ing the noise, complained Parsons, sons. An RA is a resident assistant whose pri- mary job is to aid the students through counseling, advising, programming, and administrative duties. One of their basic duties is to strive to create a relationship of trust, confidence, and acceptance be- tween themselves and the residents. Sue Leeds, a resident assistant at New Hall, said, My job consists mainly of opening doors and answering maintenance questions. The relationship with the girls here is a lot different than at Tutwiler or Mary Burke where there are a lot of fresh- men with adjustment problems. The upper classmen found here are basically well adjusted and established within the aca- demic and social aspects of campus life. dents find themselves cussing the Housing systenn as they pick up the nnesses left by past occupants and as they try to repair those things that Housing just never seems to get around to. Housing 23