University of North Alabama - Diorama Yearbook (Florence, AL)

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CYCLING HIS WAY down Wesleyan Avenue. Mark McGlamery. freshman, eases past a jungle of auto- mobiles. Mark, unlike most commuters who drive cars to school, chooses to drive a gas-conserving mo-ped from his apartment in town. I think I am the only one who does! he said. (Photo by Tim Rowland) : t r AKING TIME OUT to do homework in her apart- pent is Lori Smitherman. Lori. a junior, lives a few locks from campus on Hermitage Drive during the Uek, but her home is in Huntsville. (Photo by Tim towland) RED LINES are for motorcycles, though some car- commuters forget and park there. Here, freshman Hegan Belue parks his motorcycle and prepares to go to class after the 30-mile ride from his home in Anderson. Ala. (Photo by Tim Rowland) f Student Life 19

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IK ' ■ ■! . ■ ■■■ ' Till Driving cars, pedaling bicycles, looking for parking places, and having to walk eight blocks in three minutes to get to your first class — it s all a part of Q tting Thcrc er up I The goal of most commuting students is to say these three little words as little as possi- ble. With gasoline prices rising to $1.20 and above, students who don ' t live on campus are searching for ways to trim their fuel consump- tion. Members of UNA ' s Commuters Organi- zation spend an average of $15 per week on gasoline. Many rely on carpools to offset these expenses. Gail Gaston, Marqueta Skid- more, Gina Gaston, and Lynne Tompkins share their 30-mile drive from Russellville ev- ery day. Each girl drives only ten or eleven times during the semester, and they all agree AFTER HER DAILY TWO-MILE TREK to campus. Lesley Stanley takes time to secure her bicycle out- side of the art building. Lesley, a freshman from Australia, spent the fall semester in Florence. (Photo by Tim Rowland) that it ' s more economical and a lot more fun than driving alone. Of course, there are more ways to get to school than one. Most students drive cars, but some, like Hegan Belue, ride motorcycles to school. Mark McGlamery gets around on his mo-ped. A few people, like Lesley Stanley, use bicycles for transportation. Dr. Eddie Keith, director of the Counseling Center, also rides a bicycle to campus from his home on South Pine Street, a few blocks away. Kim Smith, Karen Smith, Sophia Allen, and Amy Hardeman from Lexington, Ala., have decided to share an apartment in Flor- ence rather than drive 20 miles to school each day It ' s much more convenient, says Kel ren, and in the long run, it ' s really cheaper. Kim and Sophia agree, adding that living i: an apartment leaves more time for studyin and extracurricular activities. Students living in Florence are a bi more fortunate than others, having only a fe blocks or a mile or two to drive. They are als blessed with a few minutes of extra slee each morning and a place to go for lunch. Bt all commuting students, regardless of wher they live, are faced with a common probler once they reach campus: where ' s a parkin space. ' ' -Mary Gi; '

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w University housing makes it possible for married students ' °Feel at Home on Campus On one side of the campus lives a unique set of students, unique in that they live different lives than students in the dorm. Unique in that they are not only going to school full-time, but are doing so with a hus- band or wife, and often while raising a family and holding a full-time job. Going to school might not be possible for many of these stu- dents if married student housing was not available. The university makes possible 50 low rent, fully furnished apartments to married couples. The convenience of living on camp- us provided by the apartments has many ad- vantages. Priscilla Dodd, an early childhood education major from Hamilton, lives in the complex with her husband and two daugh- ters. Mrs. Dodd has arthritis and the three- hour drive from Hamilton would be too pain- ful if she had to commute. Also, she has closer ties with her family because, she explains, I am with my girls more than I would be nor- mally if 1 had continued commuting. Married students housing helps to re- lieve the feeling many married couples have: that they are out of place because they are not single, or perhaps too old — unlike the majority of other students. As junior Shari Mastcrson points out, Being right on camp- us with other couples that are just like you makes you feel that you ' re part of the stu- dent body. You ' re not so different, and you feel more at home. Masterson feels she i been attracted to more student activities 1 cause she lives on campus. Last summer s was in the SOAR Cabaret and was SO secretary, as well as being peer counselor i University services throughout the year. B(. she and her husband, John, are chcerleade and often work together on such campus tivities as the ROTC ball and homecom floats. The apartments also make possible i interaction of married couples. Frisbec to naments, yard socials, barbeques, basel! ' games, covered dish suppers, and many c er activities are frequent diversions. The benefits to children living in ■ 2r