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

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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

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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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Residential Zone u most universities, Notre Dame is a residential campus with 85% of the enrollment living within 1,250 acres. Required to live on campus and refused the privilege of a car first semester, freshmen learn to rely on the campus as a self-sufficient city. Since most new acquaintances ask the question, So, what hall do you live in? freshmen quickly learn to identify themselves with their dorm. Settling into a pattern of life which strengthens their ties to the dorm, freshmen soon decide that they wouldn ' t live anywhere else during their years at N.D. Even after the chaos of moving-in week has settled down, the pace of dorm life is still not completely relaxing. At any given moment, freshmen may be thrown into the showers, fire alarms may be pulled, and prank phone calls may be made. More often than not, dorm dwelling proves to be a series of frustrations. Any inhabitant can remember complaining of neigh- bors who synchronize their party time with his study time, irate R. A. ' s, parietals and not being able to find an open shower. These aggravations and in- conveniences, however, teach residents some of the most valuable lessons learned at N. D. Though these lessons may often result in hurt feelings or harsh words, they help Domers to appreciate communal living. It ' s nice to walk down the hall at three a. m. and find someone is still up to chat with. It ' s good to see the constant sharing of ties, shoes, bikes and books. No matter what, you know you can CONFERENCE CALL. Would-be Supermen Mike Cannon, Bill Sullivan, Rich Kolecki and Jeff Ba nko hope Indiana Bell won ' t mind the creative interior decorating they employed in their Keenan party room. KICK BACK. Lisa DeRoche, Tom Brown and Chris Markert use Morrissey ' s lobby as a comfortable spot to catch up on Dome news and Manor gossip. find something or someone whenever you ' re in need. Above all, the slow afternoons and late nights shared create solid and lasting friendships, which remain long after the last rug is stored and the suitcase closets are empty. That ' s why even when exhausted you can ' t get to sleep because of the noise in the hall, or frustrated you can ' t study because friends keep knocking at your door, you still wouldn ' t trade life in the residential zone for anything, tf - Patrice Powers - Molly Ryan - Jane Barber Photos by Dion P. Rudnlckl 14 Residential Zone