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

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GATHERING PLACE For many students, college is the first time they get to live in a house without their parents. Senior Katy Seabaugh watches as her roommates prepare dinner in their offacampus house. Photo illustration by Genevieve '4. Preparing for move in, navigating the crowded. under-stocked aisles of Target or Wal-Mart was a necessity for most incoming freshmen, Adjusting to life away from home can be one of the most stressful parts of college. The first thing on my baCk-to- school shopping list this year was snack food and good toilet paper? Mark Daigle, sophomore, said. For some students, the shopping process required multiple trips. til didnlt buy enough stuff for my dormf Bharathi Subramanian, freshman, said. HMy roommate and I are still buying stuff that we didn't think of when we first moved in? Hecht and Stanford were the main residential colleges that housed freshmen on campus. Though the new experience of sharing a small dorm A new year ushers in friends, a second home and lifestyle room could be overwhelming, not everyone had a problem adjusting. til didn't have to share a room in my house, but I don't mind having a roommate. I just wish I had a bigger bed? Subramanian said After their freshmen year, sophomores chose to live on campus in suite-style dorms like those in Mahoney Residential College. HMahoney is better after you get a solid group of friends because you get to live with three of your Closest ones. Also, not having a communal bathroom is key, Daigle said Though some preferred the convenience of living on campus and being able to walk to class, others chose to live in an off campus apartment or house, for the amenities and independence. iii definitely prefer living off campus. It's really nice to have my own room and a kitchen, Katy Seabaugh, senior, said. Not wanting the supervision of an RA was another reason for moving off campus, but responsibilities like mowing the lawn or cleaning the kitchen could be even more daunting Junior Eddie Mauldin lived in a house with six other friends. HDelegating responsibilities is a big game of chess in a house with seven guys! i, Mauldin said. Though students disagreed about whether on or off campus housing was the way to go, moving in and living away from home gave students the opportunity to make memories while learning how to live on their own for the first time. By Kylie Banks Moving In

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the dorms. Photo courtesy Eddie Mauldlh mm- 11 PACKED THAT BIG SCREEN Junior Eddie Mauldin stops for x a photo opportunity before he moves into his first place outside III remember standing right outside my door in a circle meeting everyone. Later that night, I sat in my roII-y chair and the floor to whoever had an open door and introduced myself. Somehow, they saw past that craziness and became some of here at the UK, Michael Kaplan Junior LIFESTYLES nI woke up at like 8 am. to a . My roommate was lying on top of my now broken shelf trying to use my jackets as sheets. The next morning, I asked him if he remembered anything and he said he didn't. It was because it was the first night. It never happened again and we never spoke about it again. Tommy Lee Senior Remember your first time? Moving in to a new place and out of a parent's home can be stressful and terrifying. These four on-campus residents reminisce about their first awkward and scary times moving into the once intimidating environment they now call home. By Christopher Hardgrove and interviews by K ylie Banks $ ItAfter move in day, my parents and I decided to go out for dinner in the Grove. I was feeling really homesick, so I just started crying a little bit in the middle of the restaurant. My mom leaned over and started crying too. When the waiter came over to take our order, he pulled out a box of tissues. It was a pretty embarrassing way to start out the year. Julie Bowman Sophomore tWhen my dad and I came to look at UM he bought a Miami tank top that looked like a mans T-shirt that the sleeves ran away from. It became a conversation piece because of just how funny it looked on him. On my very first day at UM, my dad changed into the tank top mid move-in and met my roommate, her sister and her parents wearing that my roommate still makes fun of me for today. Molly Piccione Senior SETTING UP Junior Samantha Bo puts the finishing touches on her new dorm room. Move-in day is the perfect time to stock up on new Canes gear for the coming year. 1. Juniors Shannon Bartlett and Samantha B0 2. Junior Kate DeFrancisco 3. Junior Samantha Bo Photos by Jessica Bryant

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MAKING MEMORIES Thirdeyear exchange students Pablo Bolivar, Felip Kaleta and Ignacio Arce establish their first college bonds at the new student picnic. Photo by Liliana Oyarzun STICKING TOGETHER Among all of the nightmarish accounts of freshman year roommates stories became legends as some stuck together for years. For juniors Frankie Pereda and Marcos Feddersen rooming together has been as easy as one, two, three. The two were a random match their freshman year in Stanfordls Rosborough Tower floor 10. ttWe like a lot of the same things, Pereda said. tBeing so alike helps. The engineering majors moved in together through substance temperate housing from their freshman to their junior year. tl wanted to live with people who had similar views of how to have fun without alcohol? Feddersen said. They started on a substance-free floor in Stanford, sophomore year they moved in with Canes Advocating a Substance Temperate Lifestyle and their junior year they hoped to move into the University Village together to continue the tradition. Seniors Sony Jadeja and Sabrina Bunch have lived together since their sophomore year. Their freshman year they were neighbors in Hecht and the next year several girls from their floor moved to Eaton where they all lived together and formed bonds. tWe had a close group of six friends that moved up togetheer Bunch said. llWe live in the UV, a few live in houses together, and others have apartments near campusfl The pair couldn't be any more opposite. The two have different majors and diverse backgrounds. Despite this, Bunch described the relationship as being tconvenientfl Their advice to freshman would be to find someone with similar habits and interests. uWe're both low maintenance and we like to go out a lot, Bunch said. tlt worked out very nicely? By Sandra M. Montalvo FIRST TASTE OF MIAMI Second year exchange student Stefan Grimm indulges in the variety of food Shalala's Picnic has to offer. Photo by Liliana Oyaizun LIFESTYLES t be the same without HThe floor weUld not i Kristin'a.,We love her because she is way more than just an RA. She is, a great person tbtalk to and so supportive. H w , Madeline HasbrbUk Freshman HOME AWAY FROM HOME Making new students feel at home in a new town, President Donna Shalala welcomes the incoming new students to her annual picnic. Photo by Jessica Bryant