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

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Photo by Thomas J. white HEADS UP. Sophomore Andy Ccrnicky is about to start off the night as Mark Kennedy pitches him a Molson while Tom Burke and Kurt Shinn get ready for another round. TIL THE TIDE ROLLS IN. Blowing off a few classes, Christine Ortega and Patrice Powers try to recapture visions of Daytona Beach on B.P. ' s Pebble Beach. Residential Zone 15

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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

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Around The House Both Sides Now X reshman year she was the one with whom you went to the dining hall for the first time, scoped the guy from the Morris- sey mixer and discovered the wonders of dining hall cuisine. Sophomore year he was the one who convinced you to stick it out in CHEG and a week later, you actually passed your orgo exam. Junior year she made you a part of her family for Junior Parents ' Weekend when your parents couldn ' t make the trip. Senior year he astonished you when he transformed what little remained in your off-campus kitchen cabinet into an edible, even gourmet, meal. These were your roommates and the laughs, the arguments, the four a. m. discussions and the awful Screw-Your-Roommate dates they arranged formed an important, and sometimes the most challenging, aspect of college life. Having a roommate taught you the art of compromise and the lesson of seeing situa- tions from both sides yours and theirs. Nothing could compare with the feeling you experienced, when after finally crashing at five a. m. for the third night in a row, your day person roommate ' s alarm blared an hour later. Or, after trying desperately for two hours to clean up your room and get reacquainted with the color of your carpet, your own personal hurricane roared in, undoing all your efforts. 16 Roommates