University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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m Four years of this can be fun, crazy and tiring all at once. Enjoy it while you can, Michelle Sheetz, Journalism senior said. For some students, living in a residence hall eased the transition into college. For some who had never been away from home before, the home atmosphere was really help- ful. The dorm is fun and it is comforting to know you have friends around, Alison Harle, Education and Psychology freshman. story by Melissa Byrne photos by Melissa Byrne

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How could a student be close to everything on campus, meet lots of new people and always have a place to crash between classes? The answer is easy, live in a residence hall! There were twelve dorms open to students through residence life. Great variety could be found through the residence halls. Some were co- ed, others had 24 hours visitation, and still others permitted smoking. With all the different types of resi- dence halls, almost everyone could find what they were looking for. It ' s fun. It ' s a great way to meet people, Karen Weiller, Family Studies junior said. An estimated 4100 students lived in the residence halls this year. The amount of people in each dorm varied. Some were small and had only three floors such as Maricopa, Coconino and Cochise. Others had up to nine floors such as Coronado. I like the fact that my dorm is close to everything, it lets you get involved, Lisa Kosiorowski. Students could not only meet lots of new people, but residence halls offered leadership positions. Stu- dents could apply for a resident as- sistant position, which provided free room and board. Or, students could get involved in their hall govern- ments. Hall governments provided social events, pots and pans, clean- ing products and other things help- ful to students. Fun-filled school days can be found at Coconino Hall! Dora Quintana, Bilingual Education jun- ior said. Most hall residents entered as freshmen. Others came as trans- fer students. Some lived in the halls for a year, others stayed their entire academic career.

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ffli wiip ' ' ' iiKi ' y Remember the movie Look iFalking? What about the here Baby Mikey is born reams, Put me back in, back in!! That was just josite of the way most of dents at the U of A were. Chances are that you couldn ' t wait to get into college just so you could have the ultimate excuse to leave home. The residence halls were a popular way to live. To some it seemed insane to trade home- cooked meals, free laundry, and an actual living room space for the cramped, dingy, musty room at the dorm. Besides all of that, you had to spend a fortune living off of lukewarm Top Ramen Noodles, Pepsi or Union food . Of course, you could have given up and actually cooked for yourself. However, residence life was a great way to feel like a part of the U of A and meet people. There were other students who lived in apartments. Of course, there were ups and downs to that, too. You could have been stuck with an unemployed, unmotivated, unclean roommate and had to pay the rent yourself so that you wouldn ' t be thrown out into the street. Let ' s not forget the plus side to that. You probably had your own room, a real kitchen, a nice place to live, and, of course, could almost make all the noise that you wanted. m