University of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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1g . ,to. are probably one of the most important parts of residential life. RAYS are there when you need a shoulder to cry on, a friend to laugh with, and someone to understand what is like to be a student away from home for the first time. In addition to all this, R.Afs are also in Charge of planning floor programs for you and all the other stu- dents on your floor to participate in, and to get you motivated in school. Some of the more popular Floor Programs included Floor Dinners and You can tell so much about a person from when they take take a shower. Getting to know someone Students ..... 7- , ' , take time out from their busy sched- ules to play the parody of Monopoly, Coneopoly, in Hecht Residential CoHege. Photo by Williom Loi those students who like to be able to mix with a trealt family now and then. Some Masters let students use their homes for Floor Dinners, a sleepover, a party, or dorm programs. Residence Masters are also a great addition to Residential College life because in a dorm there is incredible independence, but sometimes when it becomes hard to deal with, the Masters are there to lean on. But the real reason Residential College life is so Floor Sleepovers. Both of these activi- ties took place in one of the Residence Masters apartments. much fun is the people. On any given night, there will be people in the halls dis- is as easy as brushing your teeth? - Catherine Popofotis R e s i d e n C e Masters live in ground floor apartments in all the Residential Colleges. These people are fac- ulty at the University, and often have families who live with them. This is especially great for cussing why they want to become a doctor or..a photojournalist, and why you should never oroler Chinese from the restaurant they just ordered from. tContinued on following pagel F EATURES 27

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RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES Living and learning all in one BY ERIN C. RICHARDS or many, one of the biggest fears about starting college is living in one of the dorms. This is totally, in most cases, unfounded. The experience of living here in one of the Universityis Residential Colleges is, to be rather generic, a once in a lifetime experience. The University of Miami is the proud home to five Residential Colleges. These are: Hecht, Stanford, Eaton, Mahoney, and Pearson. The University is one of only who you live with. In the residential colleges, students may have a roommate, suitemates tin Mahoney, Pearson and Eatoni, their floormates, R.A.is tresident assistantsi, and their Residence Masters and Coordinator all as neighbors. These people all play different roles in the Residential Colleges, but all are equally impor- tant in making the on-campus living experience a pleasant one. R.Afs, students who live on your floor and are employees of the Residential College, five schools in the United States with Residential Colleges, as they are known, and each are dif- ferent in their architectur- al layout, texcept HeCht and Stanford, which are known as the towersi but the same in the types of ,1 people who live there. The people are the most important aspect of Residential College life. Many freshman and some upperolassmen Choose to live in the Residential Colleges just so they can meet new people. As anyone who lives in one of the five residential colleges can tell you, it is impossible not to meet the people 26 F EATURES Students must pass their 'Cane Cards through electronic readers before they can enter Mahoney Residential College. Photo by Christie Lewerentz

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RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES Home for students of all ages tContinued from preceding bagel There is no doubt that students had many new experiences in the residential col- leges. These experiences bring everyone together as a community. But other activities, such as using the bathroom, can bring stu- dents even Closer. In Mahoney, Pearson and Eaton, four individuals shared one bathroom, which made for a learning experience on its own. Although many students had to adapt to sharing, some preferred it to the bathrooms in HeCht and Stanford. But even com- munity bathrooms had their advantages. C a t h e r i n e Papafotis, an R. A. in Hecht, said, ttCommunity bathrooms are the best thing in the world. You can tell so much about a person from when they take a shower. Getting to know some one is as easy as brushing your teeth in a Residential College. You might even become best friends with the person who washes her face at six oiclock, just like you. There are times when everyone wants to be alone, but as social beings we all need human contact, and that is what Residential Colleges are all aboutll 28 F EATURES Benjamin Hines, 7, lives with his parents and two Mahoney Residential College. ilLiving here is a lot of fun, said Ben. BY SABRINA N. CAMPBELL long with the faculty families Chosen to live in the residential colleges, in some cases, come Children. Some are younger, some are older, and some are the same age as the students on campus, attending Classes along with them. Still, it is hard to imagine what it is like to live at the University as the Child of a faculty master. Stephan Oglesby, age 15, lives in HeCht older brothers in Photo by Eileen Cukier