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

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STUDYING BETWEEN CLASSES is a common occurrence on campus, even if it means giving up lunch. Students who are on a time budget often find it necessary to cram for an afternoon class. Paul Robbins and Mary Miller purchase drinks at Fri- day ' s in the SUB and spread out their books for a study session. (Photo by Tim Rowland) DESIRES TO LEAVE campus for lunch often strike students after a morning of classes. Fortunately, nearby Florence Boulevard is lined with fast food establishments. McDonald ' s often offers coupons to students. Mike Byrd bites into a McDonald ' s Big Mac. (Photo by Tiiti Rowland) PAUSING TO CHOOSE a dessert in Towers are Tyrone Jordan and Dee Dee Smith. Even though complaints about cafeteria food are incessant among dorm residents, students are assured a bal- anced meal when they purchase a meal ticket. (Photo by Tim Rowland) Sludenl Life 23 Biii. I I 1 — r

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T r When the Norton Chimes of Bibb Graves Hall ring out the noon hour, students all over campus are found j? g|.jjjg j. Feasting. Tummies rumble plenty for many stu- dents. There is no set time for lunch. It really depends upon a student ' s schedule and when he has a long enough break to enjoy eating. Some poor students have lovely time-tables which do not take the lunch hour seriously. What are you to do when you have classes nonstop from 10:00 through to 3:00? As one boy bluntly put it, You don ' t eat. Others who have a leisurely two-hour break in the lunch time region have plenty of great places to choose from, both on and off campus. There is always the university cafe- teria. The SUB has a snack bar where a hungry scholar can pick up (or sit down to) a nice hamburger or sandwich and a range of drinks. There is usually a good crowd in and around it — so it must be all right. Then, of course, there is Rocky ' s Sandwich Shop — open til midnight, if a person can wait that long for lunch. All these places have low price ranges for students. Off campus abounds in every type of Editor ' s note: Lesley Stanley, a native Aus- tralian, was a student during the fall semester while staying with friends in Florence. Her observations of lunch time eating habits on campus were made after being in school for only one month. Lesley, with her unique in- put, was a valuable addition to the Diorama staff. food house, many within walking distance of the university. The Chicago Subway stocks all sorts of goodies like Reubens, Chicago Fire (especially good after a hard class), and bagels with cream cheese. Another good thing is that they offer a 10% discount for students. Trowbridge ' s is just a jump away and has the added attraction of a range of delicious ice creams for a very reasonable price (butter pecan is heaven). Another jump away is Dino ' s Pizza Place — any pizza is good pizza and he welcomes students. Further out of town in any direction (try Florence Boulevard) is every other fast food place under the sun. And if the studen t is a Flor-Ala coupon cutter , he might go to McDonalds to get his freebie. Students take advantage of all these places for lunch. Whether their taste buds prefer grilled cheese, pizza, bagels, or a quar- ter pounder is entirely up to their mood. That about covers the places that a per- son can eat lunch, but it does not include the entire lunch-bunch. Many students are al- ways on that diet and skip lunch. Others bring something from home (or the dorm) and sit on the benches or grass near the amphith- eatre with their friends. Perhaps more stu- dents than we realize find it convenient to run home for lunch. One student said, I ' m going to Grandma ' s for lunch. 1 have a long break and she is handy. Another said, Daddy gives me lunch money but I save that for other things and go home to make a sand- wich. Wherever a student chooses to go for lunch, one thing is sure — he or she will never be short of places to choose from. — Lesley Stanley CONSUMING SAGA food in Towers Cafeteria is how dorm students with meal tickets spend the noon hour. The cafeteria is also available for any- one else on campus who desires more for lunch than a pack of crackers and a Coke from vending ma- chines. Tracy Bolton, Eugene Faulk and Anthony Green share a meal and a conversation in Towers. (Photo by Tim Rowland) 22

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Keeping a budget and taking advantage of discount programs help students avoid having rj QQ Much Month at the End of the Money. It ' s just past the middle of the month and the money has already run out. Where does it all go? You thought you had it all planned out, but that present for Susan and the night at Patrick ' s really cut into the bud- get. You ' ll have to survive on Snickers bars and coffee for the rest of the week. Unfortunately this is the dilemma of many university students. Putting yourself on a budget and staying on one are two different stories. But there are certain ways of stretch- ing that buck a little further. It ' s the beginning of the semester and you have to buy books. You planned on only $75 and the tab is running over $90. What do you do? Go to the SUB ' s bookstore and buy used books. And this co-op works two ways. At the end of the semester you can sell them your books and get back half of what you paid for them. Then you have a little extra Christmas money or some money to splurge on graduation partying. Trouble with your studies? Falling be- hind in accounting? Or perhaps never start- ed? Your only genius friend that could help you has hibernated into the computer lab? The Counseling Center offers a tutoring ser- vice in Flowers Hall two nights a week. According to Luanne Lindsey, a senior who tutors acounting, Anyone who needs help in accounting, chemistry, math, biology, English, finance, or statistics can get tutored free of charge. The tutors are paid by the school through work-study. Most students can ' t afford a personal tutor or wouldn ' t choose to if they could. Tammy McDaniel says of the service, It real- ly has helped me; otherwise I ' d be lost. After paying $7 for movie tickets, $3 for popcorn and cokes, and perhaps a treat at McDonalds afterwards, a guy could go broke for the rest of the month! Dating is a situation where guys are hit harder than girls. Tuesday night is discount movie night in the Shoals area. At this time a movie ticket is only $2 instead of the usual $3.50. Senior Lynn Holloway comments, I wouldn ' t take a girl out on Tuesday just because of the discount, but it sure helps out. SAGA services offer a variety of foods on campus, but to more than just a few, it is not quite appealing and is too expensive. Here is where many students find a way to cut corners, by renting a refrigerator from the dorm and cooking in the dorm ' s mezzanine. The mezz is equipped with a stove, oven, microwave oven, atid refrigerator. Senior Tri- cia Spurgeon, who cooks her own food, ex- plains, I like to cook what I want, when I want. The dorm ' s kitchen provides this op- portuni ty. Perhaps the food might not match Mom ' s home cooking, but it ' s an alternative to SAGA foods. To help ends meet for the independent student, financial aid is a must. Billy Mitchell, director of financial aid, is the person who can advise students regarding federal and state aid. But with Reaganomics, and the resulting cutbacks in grants, the university ' s work- study program has become essential in help- ing students. Through the work-study program stu- dents can work at different jobs on campus PAT MARTIN and Tommy Calhoun wait in line as Derick Morgan and Pluto use their Entertainment Cards. The SAB offers students a chance to pur- chase an Entertainment Card at Registration. The card allows the owner to be admitted to all SAB functions without further charge. (Photo by Tim Rowland) and receive minimum wage. Kevin Crowley, who works as a projectionist at the Media Center, states, Working on campus is conve- nient because I don ' t have to worry about transportation and I can work around my class schedule. When the phone bill is due today, the utility bill due tomorrow, and a million other errands seem to be piling up, getting around can be a little difficult without a car. In good weather, biking can get those errands done and without an expensive trip to the gas sta- tion. A little exercise is always needed, and biking is certainly faster than walking. Fortunately, undergraduates aren ' t the only ones aware of student budgetary prob- 24