University of North Carolina Charlotte - Rogues n Rascals or SiSi Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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HASSLES Off K|o | College students refer to a hassle as any movement or action restricting for more than two minutes a stu- dent ' s sleeping, studying, eating, or playing. On the UNCC campus, hassles bombard students nearly every day. Some of the more common hassles include: Washing Laundry You get out of the shower Wednesday morning to discover you wore your last clean pair of underwear the day before. You find it necessary to make do somehow until your classes are through for the day. then you rummage through your roommate ' s closet until you find at the very back of the top shelf what appears to be a small amount of laundry detergent Then comes the walk across campus to the Bookstore to trade in a five dollar bill for quarters and dimes- Finally, when all the required paraphernalia is assembled, you find the nearest laundry room — usually hot and always crowded After sitting (bored to death) beside your dirty clothes for 45 minutes, a washer becomes available and you get to begin the actual washing process- Of course, the minute your clothes get out of the washing machine, all the dryers break down- Always By this time disgusted and sleepy, you drag your wet wardrobe back to your residence and begin the gruesome and slow task of drying your jeans, shirts, under- wear, and socks with your hairdryer. Dropping a Class Okay, you just made a 29 on your first Chemistry test, so you decide to drop the class and try your luck again next semester. The lady in the registrars office rattles off a list of official signatures you ' ll need while handing you a DROP card. It sounds easy enough, so you proceed to your advisor ' s office for his valuable approval But. of course, he ' s not in at the moment, so you wait . . . and wait . - - and wait. Finally, the secretary says she thinks he ' s gone for the day [Why didn ' t she say that 20 minutes ago 7 ) After signing up for an appointment with your advisor, you leave, more than a little irritated, and determine to finish your task the following day Twenty-four hours later your trusty advisor signs your DROP card while giving you a disapproving glance over his horn-rimmed glasses. Upon leaving his office, you next approach the depart- ment teaching the course (for another signature). Things go relatively smooth there, so you then head for the registrar ' s office to finally turn the dumb thing in and complete the procedure But wouldn ' t you know it — the registrar ' s office closes at 5:00 and you just missed it by 3 minutes. With a look to the heavens and a few four-letter words, you realize it would ' ve been easier to keep the Chemistry class along with your big 29 average Maybe UNCC officials planned it that way!!???? Getting into Residence Halls After Hours You are walking out of your residence hall at 10:20 p.m. to say good-bye to a visiting friend You say to the security guard at the desk. George. I left my ID in my room, but I ' ll be back in twenty minutes. Well, you really hate short goodbyes and an hour later you walk back into the hall. Trustworthy George is eyeing you suspiciously as you approach the security desk He asks you for your I.D- and you remind him of your earlier conversation, then keep walking confidently- Well, George is in a bad mood, so he asks you for your ID. again (Like he really forgot your face in one hour.) Knowin g that he would persist until he could actually see your ID-, you call your roommate, who was asleep before you called, and ask her to bring your ID. downstairs to verify you are not a psychopathic killer on the loose. By Sheryl D. Waddell 21

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Parties . . . What are they? There are room parties, house parties, suite par- ties, apartment parties and fraternity parties. Some involve a great deal of forethought and planning, while oth- ers just seem to happen. The best way to describe the campus parties, listed above, is to just talk about them one at a time. Here goes: The room party consists of from 10- 20 people. And is usually accented by some kind of drinking game or some- thing of this nature. A chief character- istic is the fact that there is virtually no planning whatsoever. The suite party is only a glorified room party. It, like its brother, is very rarely planned and usually begins with just a few friends visiting. This generates the whole suite into a some- times frantic get-together. Hereby named the suite party. The house party is set above the room and suite party mainly because they are a planned occasion. Very of- ten a theme lurks in the background and of course a sophisticated sound system is brought in. The three D ' s, Dancing Drinking Dying the next morning, are the key results of house parties. The apartment party, because of their occupants ' supposed sophistica- Top: Chi Phi Open House. Top Right: Private party. Middle: A food party, alright!! Far Right: Let ' s get down. 22 PARTIES tion, tend to be wonderful wine and cheese socials, dinner parties, balcony buffets or any combination of the above. But as you know or have guessed the results are the same, oh yes, the dreaded three D ' s. The fraternity party, well that ' s a whole other story. Instead of being the object of a small hosting group, this party has a large number of hosts. And as most parties are fun, these are if possible, considered funner than any of the above mentioned. To be out- done by any other campus, or off cam- pus party for that fact, the three D ' s show up in full style. So from this short overview of par- ties it can be seen that there is a style of party for everyone. And everyone enjoys some kind of party. by Tom Roff Private, room party. SBjeq