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

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HALL LIFE Our time spent at Notre Dame gave us a chance to grow up, and most of our growing up occurred in one place. After graduation we may forget the poems of Wordsworth, the score of a hockey game, the names of people we passed on the Quad. What really changed us was the sense of belonging we felt while we were here the pride we developed in our dorm. The dorm was the place where we first made friends: the people we lived with, the people who shared our triumphs and failures. Here we had the chance to learn about ourselves and about others who were not just like us. By taking the time to talk with them, we grew. And so the phrase dorm life does not simply refer to buildings functioning as student residences. Rather it reflects being a part of something, a member of a close-knit unit. Dorm life is playing on a cham- pionship football team in the stadium even if you never lettered in high school. It is decorating your section and having a blast at an SYR even if you don ' t date regularly. It is speaking up at a hall meeting and having people accept your ideas even if you never say a word in class. In the end, the dorm provided us with a place to seek refuge. It was a safe place where we could relax; it was . 1 6 Hall Life

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VALUABLE LEARNING EXPERIENCE. Pat Crawford picks up some hints from his Little Brother on how to play the video games. IT ' S A GROUP EFFORT. Whether in work or play, Notre Dame students often work together in order to cross the finish line. Bl Mi Standing Together Community implies many things at Notre Dame. The feeling of unity starts in our dorms and spreads to the student body as a whole. It includes both our participation in extracurriculars and our famous school spirit. In fact, it sometimes seems as if school is the only world we know. But our community is not an isolated one, restricted to campus. The Notre Dame community extends to include South Bend and other areas all over the world. We respond to the needs of these neighbors through our participation in various service programs. Community involvement in these terms is something for which Notre Dame is reknowned. Community 1 5

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