University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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PARTY TILL YOU DROP Student Life often seemed a struggle between studying and socializing. With- out a social life, a student would have annhiliated his brain with homework. And a social lifestyle devoid of academ- ics left a student a wasted shell of youth. Night life, as a balancing agent, was sometimes as important as academic life. Tucson night life present- ed a unique situation for the student body, because the bar scene was not restricted exclusively to week- ends. It fit perfectly into a student ' s erratic class schedule. No one had every weekend free and every weeknight reserved for studies. On Mondays, Gentle Ben ' s beer special ran from 4 to 4:30 p.m., with draft 15c to 4:10, 25 t to 4:20, and 35(t to 4:30. An efficient and quick way to unwind. Scarlett ' s had New Music Tuesday, and served $2.00 pitchers. White Wednesdays at the Bum Steer offered any white well drink for one dollar. Thursdays were divided between College Count- down at Wildcat House or Club Congress, a counter- attack on the regular bar situation. College Count- down had massive drink reductions, with the prices and mobs growing every hour. Club Congress called for those who wanted to escape the standard dance music and chaos at Cat House. Club Congress defi- nitely conformed to the concept of New Music. Fridays were made for happy hours, notably Kim ' s Kon Tiki and Carlos Murphy ' s, and every other bar having some kind of free food and cheap drinks. Saturdays were rather unimpressive from any di- vergence of the usual bar scene and Sundays were fittingly the day of rest. As for places to frequent any night, The Buffet, the last of the neighborhood watering holes with locals and all, served jumbo beers, 16 ounces, for a dollar until the tap dried. For escape, the back patio of The Shanty resembled a cruise ship ' s deck with foliage, and over 70 varieties of beer to choose from. Countless other places of social habitats existed. One just had to hunt them down. The places men- tioned above guarantee a worthwhile venture. One couldn ' t commit social suicide attending UA. It just wasn ' t possible. Douglas L. Kinne ' ' I need time to enjoy the company of my friends. Tammy Thiesen When UA students go out, they of- ten crowd a place. The Buffet often has a line to o get in. NIGHT LIFE 29

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When every- thing builds up, I go out and get wild. Erik Hartman Scarlet ' s on Park Avenue, has a dance floor where UA students can get close to one another and forget school for awhile. Letting yourself get crazy with friends helps relieve ten- sion. Three UA stu- dents are enjoying each other ' s com- pany at the Buffet. 28 STUDENT LIFE

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A College Fact Of Life Students work to pay for schooling Another weekend without going out. As if classes and homework aren ' t enough. I wish I didn ' t have to work. When do I get to sleep? When do I social- ize? For a lot of students this sce- nario is a part of their lives, a part of college, an almost inevi- table activity. Students must work to be able to afford school, rent and food. With the reduction of student aid in the past couple of years and the increases in tuition and hall rent, there isn ' t much alter- native. Many students are awarded college work-study. This entitles the student to work certain jobs on campus not available to other students. There are approximate- ly 1000 jobs available. One advantage to this program is that the student can fre- quently find a job in his or her area of study. But, for the thousands who aren ' t awarded aid, businesses that neighbor the UA provide many work opportunities. It does become tiring and stressful con- centrating on school and haying to worry about getting to work on time, but the reward comes when you get a weekend off and your paycheck. Teresa A. Tokar 30 STUDENT LIFE