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

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' I ' JniB vMap-aruunJ couch and homemade coffee table give a living rcxDm feel to one portion of this Lyons Hall double. Placing furniture in a comer can often help section off a room and make it seem FixtoriB are a common feamre in many rooms around campus. With the comfort of a couch and the convience of an extra bed for any unexpected guests, futons were one way students saved space. P ioto by Nicot Phillips A71x©2X students need a break from a hectic week, it is nice to he able to watch a movie or a favorite TV show in the coirf ort of a domi raim. o K posters and odier memorabilia also made the room seem more like a home. Plwo N Nicole Philips impus Life 023

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Dorm Room I8QO How does Dorm ■-wxx ' t Ji mii Ix-conie as comforting to hear as the words Home sweet home? How does one even begin to fit liis or her life into tliis tiny space that usually comes equipped with one other person to share it with? It oiily takes a little tender loving care aiid some creativity to make the sparse cells of university donn rooms into personal havens. Some things are essential. A college student needs an alami clock, fans, a television, and of course, a refrigerator. Beds are lofted or bunked and plastic storage containers of every shape, size, and color adorn nearly every domi rcxim on campus. But it is not just a creative use of small space that makes a donn room special. It is the posters that range from the Beades to ballerinas to a student ' s favorite drink of choice. It is glittering lights and futoiis and butterfly chairs. Pictures and snapshots and other little bits of memories cover the walls like personalized wallpaper. To add spice, some of the domi rooms have traditional nicknames, or names that they are christeried with at the beginning of a semester. For example, the Sorin Otter and Quint rooms are v idely blown around campus and a group of sophomore guys also dubbed a cluster of rooms on the third floor of Sorin as The Rocky Moving into the domis as a fresliman is a datuiting task. People never realize how much they own until they begin to pack it all up and move away to college. It seems impossible that everytliing will fit, but eventually everything falls into place. Literally. Clothes begin to fall on the floor, papers litter the desks, and trashcans overflow. Without even realizing it, the litde room really does become a home. Dorm rooms are more than just a place to live; they are a reflection a student ' s personality. Beyond the knick-knacks, posters and furniture that add to the atmosphere of a dorm room, it is the memories that are made inside those four walls that are the most important. The laughter with friends, the tears when times are hard, and the late night conversations with roommates make the room one ' s own. Those kinds of decorations cannot be taped to the walls, but they are surely a necessary part of every room at Notre Dame. ' diana dolincky :- - rv I ' -X 022 A Xorons Hall residents load up the hall storage truck with couches, fridges, and boxes to he stored over the summer. One of the hardest parts about living on campus is finding ways to store things that vou want to leave in South Bend. Photo counesri of Lwi-s Hall Dorm Rooms ■J? f

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Diversity in ciQrs ining I ' m himgry! might just be die tm most frequent words out of aiiy college student ' s mouth, and Notre Dame students are no exception. Answering the inevitable question that follows, Where should we go this time?, is the hard part. Notre Dame offers a variety of places to eat on campus, and that list expancis with every passing year. Tlie most frequented spots for on-campus ftxxl are undeniably North and South Dining Halls, but the question of wliich is better. North or South, will forever remain mi uiuesolved issue. There ' s a lot of cool things at North that South doesn ' t offer, like the new ' make your own pizzas, ' and who could live without the pasta stir-fry! exclaimed Sciphomore Nicole Pretet. On the other hand, as Sophomore Justin O ' Neill stated, North Dining Hall ' s tcxj confusing because you never know what is in another room. You could be missing out on something good because you ' re too lazy to go see what ' s in the next room over. Wlien students inevitably get sick of the same routine, they turn to the many options awaiting them in the LaFortune Student Center. The only down side: the Flex Points are gone before you know it! It is not uncommon to run over to Starbucks for a caffeine jolt before a late night of studying, or head to the HuddleMart for snacks or midnight Quarter Dogs on weekdays following parietals. Everyone is accustomed to the long line awaiting them at Subway around lunchtime, and a quick trip to Sbarro always satisfies those Italian cravings. Burger King is also there as the classic staple of American fast-food. Reckers, located bel ' und South Dining Hall, is always a popular stopping point for students coming back from a late night out or to gather after parietals take effect around campus. The tasty pizzas, cheese fries, burgers and smoothies easily liit the spot. The food opportunities do not end there. There are less known eateries wliich attract the more intellectual, scholarly types, and can offer an escape from the crowds of central campus. These include the Cafe de Grasta in Grace Hall, Cafe Poche in Bond Hall, and Greenfields International Cafe in the Heshurgh Center for International Studies. Not only that, but Waddick ' s in O ' Shauglinessy Hall provides soups, salads, and coffees, and Decio Commons in Decio Facult ' Building and Gimmon Stock in the basement of the Mendoza College of Business provide snacks and coffees for a quick break between classes. Tlie opening of Legends at the end of August 2003 gives the students of Notre Dame one more place to satisfy their hunger with sit-down meals also available to the general public. When all on-campus choices leave a student ' s taste-buds craving more, Papa John ' s pizza and breadsticks or Giilden Dragon Chinese food are only a phone call away. With all tliis variet ' at their fingertips, every student can find what they are looking for. — . - irieciKerB is a |Kipukir p kicc fur snadaits to gather for a nunilxT of rc;ison.s. With its flexihic hours and its comfortable atimxsphure, studaits (.litlii ' t hesitate to stop in whenever they were nearby. Places to Eat Joe C jruso, Russell Morton, and Maurel Mianecki decide to try out the new cuisine at Legends for themselves. This new pub restaraunt allowaf students to experience fine-dining on campus. P ioifi Ipi Sara i Sc iiieiJer Joesy Rallo waits in line for his sdr-fry order. The made-toorder stir-fry was just one of many liiglilights of both North and South Dining Halls. Photo bv Sarah Schiddci '