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

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KJtll ph9Mg Cti lecamsJ n gidiu$ m 1:;in rememher, in the not so distiint pi st, how iniprcssi c it s- s to see important pxxiplc sitting i t a tahle in a restaii- luit and chatting away on their cell phones. You just biew that the guy talking on that phone w-as a major pla er, and everyone else had to use the coin phone next ti the cloak- room. Now, almost ;in ' c ne c;m own a cell phtine, and it seems that ever ' lxxiy wimts to do sci. They have become a er - [Mpular accessory, especially among students on all campusc s around the L ' nitcxl States. But why is it that the number t f students ouTiing cell phoned has increascxl so much in the past years. ' As Mike from Best Buy says, Be- fore, cell phones were seen more as a luxury; now, paiple are seeing them as a necessity. Cell phones seem to facili- tate our li ' es s prmiding us an incrcxlible array of fiuic- tions: you Ciin use them to store contact infonnation, make task or tivdo lists, keep track d apfxnntments and set re- minders, use the built-in Ciilculattir for simple nuith, send or receive e-mail, get infomiation (news, entertainment. stock cjuotes) from the internet, pla - simple games and in- tegrate other devices such as PDAs, MP3 Players, and GPS receivers. Yet another reason why many petiple own cell phones is because they come in hiuidy in the case of ;in emer- gency. McKt paraits will tell ' ou they feel safer knowing their son or daughter always has a phone within reich. A main attraction is the con- venience of being able to get a hold of anycine at anytime. Adding to the rtxrent trend, cell phones ha e only be- come more affordable as the technology lxx:omes commonplace. Some students e ' en use cell phones iis a cheap ;Jtemati ' e to long dist;ince ser- vice. Sxin cell phones mav Iv the only phones [XMple uill ever need. Veronica Ri -ero be! ore, cell phones luere seen more as 3 lixury; nauj, people :ice seeiny IneiTi os 3 tiEcessily. llliHE tram uesl Duu Making a quick call between classes would be tough without the use of a cell phone. Here, a student takes ad ' antage of the convenience. The Information that c;in Ix stiircd in a coll phone is aniiizing. Lx king up a uunilvr c.w Ix- done Liiiickly and easily. ' ©2) '

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Ph,.t(. hv. Li: Rivle ♦- Outside DeBartolo between classes can be a hard place to hold a phone conversation. Despite the noise, senior Amy Curtin places a call on her cell phtme. ■« M m m d m 1! i, H — ' ' ■ if i ■w rMml ' m fS ii i iunr a bike and talking on the phone can be easier thiin walking aiid chewing gum, as ■■■ Mml} ■ IBM np ' : • . U - ' - ife w .V ' % K i ' H H 1 H P - H |H 1 „ ' - ' 1 K l Im

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gfuIefHS 17 ii 9 Jill He fa ft i if ween cUeses I let icr breaks between classes last fifteen minutes or sev- I 1-a hours, they are coveted by students as a time to chill Uy catch up , or simply revive themselves for the next class. Quite often throughout class, we find ourselves checking the ckx;k every few minutes in anticipation of the next break. As incredibly busy students, we all value even the smallest amount of free time. Once it arrives, we use it in a wide variety of ways. For the shorter breaks, many students take time to chat with friends, cram for a quiz or test, read the Oh%sxvex, or grab a quick snack from the vending ma- chines or the Huddle. Longer breaks provide students with the time to catch up on e-mail, IM their friends, or watch their favorite movie. Others see these extended breaks as the perfect rime to take the naps that we were loo big for in Kiiidcrgarten. More ambitious students will use the free time to study. Wliile walking aroimd between classes you can see students laying out on the quad, tossing the Frisbee around for a few minutes, or sitting right outside the doors of DeBartolo killing time. As ai observer sitring on the quad yiui would see the number of pedestrians explode between the time that one class ends and the next begins. Some say that fif- teen minutes is not enough rime to do anytliing art] your spare nis fTiDments, ihBU are lihe uncut romnnds. Uiscan triEiTi and Ineir ualue mil neuer de thEm am uecume hnoujn, Improue triBy mill gem in a usetui lite. — nalpn UJalda tmerson useful aiid so they use this time to relax. Others see that four productive fifteen niinute breaks add up to an extra hour of free time later in the day, and so they try to get some work! done between classes. Regardless of how this ' rime is spent, these small portions of our ev- eryday lives at ND will scxm make up a large part of our college experience that we will trea- sure forever. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, Guard your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be knowii. Improve them aiid they will become the brightest gems in a useful life. -Kelly Bennett Benches provide a gcxxd place to sit down between classes, whether to do some work or just p nple watch. Trying to get to class on time can be a challenge, even with fifteen minutes between classes. Here students hurry to and from class, but still have rime for a litrie s(x:ializing. | Laundry is a great activity to kill the time between classes. With more dorms on campus having laundry facilities, students can throw their clothes in the dryer before class and get them out afterwards. cajM) 2ife