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Nah ... Nahum. By - Sarah Greathouse and Robin McCabe t one time, college life meant living in the dorms. Not so today, especially at UK. Only 5,000 of UK's 20,000 students can be housed on campus, so students have to find a place to live in and around Lexington Many students that turn to apartment living find it's not all it's Cracked up to be. For many of them, apartment living brings their fist experiences with leases, rents and of course, those monthly utility bills. There's more responsibility living in an apartment, said Rachel Karthage, a junior, and you need a little more money. Apartment living may offer some advantages as far as independence and visitation goes. You don't have to put up with the rules that the dorms have, said senior Mike Overton. Joann Zaellea, a junior, added, In an apartment, you can have friends over whenever you want. i ' Comparing apartment living with dorm life, David Ragsdale, a senior, found apartments had a lot in their favor, especially cleaner bathrooms . Sharon Mattingly, a senior, also said apartments have the advantage over dorms in regard to some necessary chores - You don't have to wait For washers, she said. The desire for privacy is probably one of the biggest reasons students choose to live off campus. There are times when a person just has to be alone, and very often in a dorm or sorority or fraternity house there's simply no place to go. There's more time on your own in an apartment, Sharon Mattingly said. More living space does have its disadvantages, however. Joann Zaellea lists household duties as one of her strongest dislikes of apartment life. Most students don't relish the thought of having to come home and cook a meal after a day of classes, either, so often they rely on TV dinners or meals-from-a- can. The food living on your own isn't always the best, David Ragsdale commented. The biggest gripe about living off campus is almost always the hassles of commuting. Even after standing in line for hours, to get a commuter sticker For one's car, there's no guarantee that there'll be a place to park. 18 e- STUDENT HOUSING Many students live at home with their parents while going to school. Economics is often a factor in this arrangement, but Sherry Oliver, a junior, thinks living at home has other advantages. You can always find something to do besides studying, and being with the family is really nice. Martin Teater, a junior, said that the home-cooked meals were definitely a plus for him living at home. But living with parents also has its drawbacks. Some students think that living at home sets them back a little in getting involved with campus activities. Senior Colleen Amos found that it was easier to find a quiet place to study at home, but also said there was little action at home. While living off campus has certain kinds of hassles. living in the dorms produces a different set of problems. such as the adjustments to cramped living quarters and an unfamiliar roommate. The unwritten rule of roommates is Whoever gets there first gets to choose his side of the room. Generally the most complaints about dorm life center around the lack of privacy and space. Privacy in the dorms is really hard to Find, said Mur Mink, a sophomore. Study rooms are provided on most floors, but its still hard to concentrate when people are partying 20 feet away from you. Carla Black, a junior, summed up life in the dorms by saying It's just too noisy! An advantage of dorm living is having a ready made circle of friends. Roommates swap friends through casual meetings and dorm floor clanishness strengthens friendships The floor plan of a dorm lends itself to people meeting each other. Dorm areas also plan activities, such as dances, that give students the opportunity to mingle. The Complex encourages a community feeling among its residents e even to the point of selling Teshirts that proclaim lim a Complex person . The Complex also has the plus of coed dorms - always popular with the students. Craig Daniels, a senior, applied for a room in Blending 1 his second year at UK in hopes of finding a little different atmosphere from Kirwan Tower. There really is more of a mature atmosphere in a coed dorm, Daniels said You have a little of the apartment feel ' but still have the convenience of living on campus . Students living on campus don't have to worry about one thing off; campus students do: where their next meal is coming from. Most students living on campus eat at t e cafeterias or grills, as anyone who tries to eat around noon could tell you. Students see the meal progra as a definite advantage of living 0- campus e some students who liv off campus even buy a meal card. . Greeks on campus have the option of living in sorority or fraternity houses. They have the advantage of living with many of their friends, but are given more Freedoms than in the dorms. Sher i Adair, a junior, said, l'The atmosphere is more relaxed in a sorority house. It's easier to study and the meals are better. But she added, You really don't get to m as many people as you do living i the dorms. with Adair. In a fraternity house y you have more of a chance to me people through parties and dance Tamme also listed rule policies as in a dorm are made by the administration. In a fraternity house, rules that donit go right a v revised . Scott Maffit, a senior, had very practical reasons For living in a fraternity house. You can get he t 1 about what classes and what professors you should take From ' other guys, he said. Students at UK realize the tigh housing situation, and often take into account when deciding wher campus students work hard to be part of the UK community and compensate for any disadvantage . their type of housing. I Beans, peas, chuncky soup, oven cleaner. Reading directions for cooking and cleani 1 are part of apartment living for Larry Zy- Being able to settle clown in a comfortabl- i chair and study in solitude is an advantag ' of off-campus living Debbie Majors appreciates. Coed dorm life provides many opportunili' for maleNemale interactions. Even a quic haircut for Craig Campbell by Kathleen Begley can be fun. Kirwan Complex Tower.
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