University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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f ' loyit, awf)g t ni Spaghetti Night Cooking can be an activ- ity roommates enjoy. Be- sides spending time to- gether, ttiey might get a great meal out of it. Resi- dence Halls have kitchens on most floors for those stu- dents who decide not to join the meal plan or for those who want to practice their skills in the kitchen. i ROOMMATES T

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Room- mates: Nevada Smith friend ' ships For Life 16 ROOMMATES Having your best friend for a room- mate can strengthen or destroy your friendship. Living together restricts your ability to spend some time by yourself when the two of you have seen enough of each other. Your roommate can often be a source of stress if you find your ideas of what your home together should be are in conflict. Only when you live with someone will you discovertheir personal quirks. For example, something so trivial as neatness can cause turmoil when two room- mates have dif- ferent ideas of what a neat apartment looks like. For one, it may mean shov- eling the major- ity of the clutter from the middle of the floor to places where it looks less con- spicuous. For the other, neat- ness includes lining shoes up In order by color, washing the dishes before they go into the dishwasher, and sorting clothes and accessories into color coded boxes with little la- bels. You may never know the extent to which your friend falls into either cat- egory until you move in together. While this may sound like an extreme ex- ample, many students found they knew very little about a fhend ' s personal habits until they be- come roommates. We hear horror stories of discover- ing amazing and appalling facts about friends who move in together. On the other hand, For many people, talking and sharing stories is the best way to get to know each other better. What A Deal; Card games are a fun way for roommates to spend time together. These women enjoy taking a break from the hassles of school. living together can provide time to learn about each other and strengthen friendships. For example, when you still cannot remember how to do that calculus problem the night before the I enjoy having fun with my roommate. -Melissa Lykins final exam, your roommate, who just happens to be a physics major, shows support by staying up late to help you. Outside the apartment, roommates can often still be found together. Picnics in the park, fishing, lunch at a favorite downtown restaurant, skating, and bowling are among the activities roommates enjoy doing together. Whatever they choose to do, roommates usually spend a lot of time together outside the house or apartment. These times help roommates remember they were friends before they became roommates. When you graduate from UGA, you will look back on these times and think about the good and the bad times you had with your roommates. The memories of late night talks about the meaning of life, overhearing each others ' phone conversations, fighting over bills, and just hanging out will remain long after the graduation ceremony is over. -Ashley Duggan

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When most people think of living away from home at college, the last thing that they generally think of is hav- ing pets. But after new college students get settled in their residence halls or apartments, the novel idea of aquiring a pet often surfaces. Many times it ' s the opportunity to get a pet that they couldn ' t have at home or it ' s the longing for pets left behind. Either way, once the deci- sion is made to get a pet there ' s no turning back. For students living in resi- dence halls, options are tech- nically limited to fish in small acquariums, but the reality is that many students smuggle reptiles into their tiny rooms. The occa- sional story of a rescued kitten shacking up in the residence halls is not uncom- mon. Fish and reptiles are generally quiet creaturesthat require little maintenance. Many people claim that reptiles can A Dawg ' s Best Friend College Pets They Jason Barrows and his pel snake Quinn spend some quality time together. Ouinn, a female Red Tailed Ball Python, has been with Jason for about four years. Snakes make good pels for college students because they don ' t make noise and are easy to care for. Sam. a Bull Terrior mix, enjoys summer Inps to the lake with herowner IVIark Hammond She never gels tired of chasing ducks and retrieving slicks and logs from lake Oconee Sam. besides being an extremely amourous dog, is also a lerriffic watch dog. actually be quite affectionate. Snakes that seem unbothered by hanging around someone ' s neck all day and fish that like to be handled are only two examples of humans interacting can be really quite affectionate; our lizard likes to cuddle. -Candy Sherman with cold-blooded creatures. Pets often become hobbies. Some stu- dents ' apartments end up looking like pet stores-jam-packed with aquariums. There are some people who don ' t want exotic pets. They tend to be the cat and dog people. Cat people love cats for their fierce indepen- dence and self-reliance. Cats are relatively easy to care for; they don ' t need to be trained; and they don ' t ac like they care if you live or die (most o ' the time.) Cats can be good compan- ions, especially if you ' re living in s small apartment. The most popular pets are dogs. They require countless hours of training and attention. They tear up your shoes, they ruin the carpet, and they eat all of the remote controls in the house. Dogs, regardless of their size, eat tons of food. And if that does not cost enough, there are vet bills, doggy toys, and non-refundable pet deposits. But when you come home after a long day on campus and your dog greets you like he missed you, the costs become worthwhile. -Scott Sutton 18 PErs