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

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AN UMBRELLA , AND INVEST IN A GOOD PAIR OF EAR PLUGS. The Students 29 •D.siife

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P timing •by maggie clarke Overall, most students at Notre Dame can be described as pretty easygoing people. Consequently, if something becomes the constant recipient of sighs and cursing, it must be pretty bad. With the constant watering, mowing at the crack of dawn, and those nocturnal snow plows, it is all about bad timing. It is understandable that all of this needs to be done. Rather, the issue is the interesting schedule that the maintenance department has created. Though a popular time for the sprinklers to come on seems to be right after a good downpour, the designated time for watering the grass is usually right around dinner, when students are forced to get creative as they weave their way through the spray of those revolving sprinkler heads. A little planning and quick maneuver- mg can save second shower Your firsi came around nice wake-up lawn mowers window. 11 the trick, the workers will kind enough walkie talkies cause without first thing you the morning is thing is hold- campus. For- only have to watering and few months Just to keep us though, they Photo by: Sarah Kola; •WAKE UP CALL Dorm residcnls may wake up during the wee hours of Ihe morning due to a maintanence call for the dorm. you from your of the day. probably 7 AM, after a call from the outside your those don ' t do maintenance usually be to turn on their full blast, be- a doubt the need to hear in how every- ing up around Innately, we deal with the mowing for a out of the year, on our toes fill up those other months with something we all love- snowplows! There ' s nothing better than going to bed at 2 AM and then waking up every half hour or so to the deafening sound of a snowplow as it diligently makes its way across campus. Granted, the University has to stay on top of things, and we ' re kind of spoiled as students if these are some of our biggest com- plaints, but when you ' re getting soaked by a sprinkler, or jolted out of a sound sleep at some predawn hour, it can get pretty annoying. I guess our best bet is to laugh it off, always carry an umbrella, and invest in a good pair of ear plugs. GUESS THAT OUR BEST BET IS TO LAUGH IT OFF, ALWAYS CARR 28 The Students campus life

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dai rever •by maggie clarke The family-like atmosphere at Notre Dame allows for a lot of unique dorm activities. From brother sister dorms to an- nual traditions to dorm dances, residents are never at a loss for something to do. A favorite among Notre Dame students is the Screw Your Roommate semiformal dance, affectionately referred to as the SYR. Every residence hall holds one of these in-dorm dances each semester. It is a chance to meet new people and have a little fun with your roommates, if they are brave enough to leave their date selection to you. Only after the dates are chosen ,how- ever, does the real fun begin. The highlight of these dances is not the dancing, music or party rooms. It is the SYR gift, typically something funny, and rable. The Saturday of weekend. Dame stu- be found over Uni- Park Mall the perfect dance ever, are a on cash and campus re- Sets of sto- hall dishes come popu- bookstore (those stu- counts al- 2 cheap, m e m o - Friday and a dance some Notre dents can roaming all v e r s i t y in search of gift. Most goers, how- little short resort to on- sources . len dining have be- lar, as have supplies dents ac- •EVEN AT THE DANCES. . . Well outside of the st.idium. football works its way into the spirit of Notre Dame, even at our dances. Way S COmC in handy). Then there are the incredibly unique gifts - imagine the thrill of receiving a couch, previously on its way to the trash, or a notebook filled with drawings of what someone wanted to buy. SYR gifts provide the chance to bring out the immaturity in all of us, and who can deny the fun in that? I SYR GIFTS PROVIDE A CHANCE TO BRING OUT THE IMMATURITY 30 The Students campus life