University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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AN UPLOFTING EXPERIENCE. A sight that is all-too-familiar for most Corners, Jim Scheidler, Mike Hanahan and Gary Severyn become temporary carpenters in an effort to give their room a little more distinction. REALLY STACKED. Making beds becomes an interesting occupation for Kathy Ziemer, Susan O ' Sullivan, Laura Sizelove and Jennifer Sassano with their economic alternative to the traditional loft. ALL WASHED UP. A time and coin-consuming chore, Laura Bushyhead, freshman, performs that drudgery that most male Domers are able to avoid. 12 Homework

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ni ROLLING THE RED. Carrying on the fraternity tradition of his dorm, Dillonite Todd Kryzskowski rides on to compete in the chariot races of An Tostal. Hall Sweet Hall he signs pointed the way as you drove on campus with Mom and Dad that first fateful day of college. As you followed the arrows, your heart beat with fear and excited anticipation. Don ' t worry, your mother reassured you, The brochure says your hall has one of the best views of the lake. Finally, turning the last corner, your dorm which you had tried to visualize all summer suddenly became a reality. Whether greeted by a colorful banner saying Welcome Freshman Lyonites or an R.A., who offered to carry your suitcase up to Alumni ' s third floor, Domers that first memorable day dis- covered a new home. Not merely a building with beds to crash in and desks to pull all-nighters at, a dorm is a home and a community which shapes your social, academic and spir- itual life. From Dillon ' s reputa- tion as the only fraternity on campus to B. P. ' s legacy in football, each dorm boasts its own style. Throughout the year, various halls have their own special time in the limelight. Pop Farley is honored in a week of activities; Planner and Grace do battle during An Tostal in the Tower Wars; Fisher residents vie for the coveted Mr. Fisher title; Sorin ' s Talent Show livens up a home football weekend; Keenan daz- zles the Notre Dame community with its Revue and Howard Hall decks out for the annual Hat and Tie Party. Whether you ' re a Wild Woman from Walsh or a Hog from Holy Cross, these activities and others add to the spirit of hall and campus life. Packed with the belongings you ' ve accumulated over four years, your car slowly pulls out of the dorm parking lot. With friends waving their last goodbye, your mother reassures you, Don ' t worry, you ' ll see them again at the first football game. As you turn the last corner, the butterflies are back in your stomach a sign that you ' re leaving home again. W - Kathleen Coughlin - Mary Wall Hall Life 11

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Homework M, Laking a dorm a home is hard work. A rug adds warmth, a refrigerator adds convenience, a loft adds space and a couch adds comfort. But they all weigh a ton when your room ' s on the fourth floor. Once everything is in place your beds are trundled, the paint is dry, and the curtains are up the chores continue. Girls and guys alike fill washers and dryers incessantly with clothes and coins. Rectors and residents alike spruce things up seeming to compete for the designation of dorm beautiful. Being closer to on their own than ever before, dorm residents find the chores of taking care of themselves to be a different sort of homework. It all starts with moving in. Returning that very first day with all the comforts of home, the dorm intimidates, welcomes or disgusts, depending on one ' s perspective and year in school. Upon entering, familiar and not-so-familiar faces peer out from behind assorted belongings in the narrow stairways and crowded elevators. Amidst excit- ed greetings, tans are compared, summer flings and home-cooked meals are fondly recalled and job supervisors are maligned, while the subject of classes is blatantly avoided. Walking through the halls, past crates, carpets and University-supplied Navajo White paint cans, one gets a glimpse of fellow dorm-mates trying to make the most of the situation. Scott ' s parents want to know how he ' s going to study if he replaces his desk with a refrigerator. Lou wonders if there are enough electrical outlets to recharge all of her calculators. Frank and Ty erect their Bruce The Boss Spring- steen shrine. Jack wallpapers with last year ' s pink slips, and Kate mentally reserves a spot for her illegal keg while munching on a Huddle burger. Upperclassmen work hard, building bars which take up three-fourths of the floor space and embellishing their room with a distinct personality. Freshmen, unfamiliar with dorm-style deco- rating, struggle to cover bare walls with bookstore posters. Once a room begins to feel like home, on-going tasks crop up such as stocking necessary staples like crackers, sodas, kleenex and soap. The plants have to be watered, the memo board needs to be cleaned and the beds need to be made. Each room needs the upkeep of a mini-house being bedroom, kit- chen, living room and den all rolled into one. Whether fixing up your room during the first week of the fall semester or keeping up your room through the rest of the year, dorm-dwellers know there ' s lots of homework to be done and it ' s an education in itself. 4$ - Patrice Powers - Molly Ryan - Jane Barber BETTER DORMS AND GARDENS. Zahmbie David Stavetski helps out his rector, Father Thomas King, in tending the flowers that add grace and charm to their dorm. Homework 13