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

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ThrowiMa IQ7Q We ' re halfway there. Oh, living on a prayer. Take my hand aid we ' ll make it - 1 swear. Oh, living on a prayer. No, tliis is not a Bon Jovi concert, but the words from their hit song Living on a Prayer can he heard Hasting from the rooms of one of the fourteen male dorms across campus. If you follow the sounds of the music, you will likely find a domi nxim cleared of all its furniture and crowded with about fifty more freshmen than it is supposed to hold. Tlie RAs sometimes have to act as boiuicers, asking incoming party-goers to please wait in line until the room becomes less crowded. Tlie reason for this abundance of people is that most freshmen do not necessarily know the students who are throwing the party. They either find out about it through word of mouth or by following the music that they hear while passing by. They also rely on word of mouth when going to the occasional off -campus party, at the apartments or houses of upperclassmen. Many seniors chocise to live off campus in ptpular locations such as Turtle Creek, Lafayette, College Park, and Gistle Point apirrtment complexes, or houses on different streets including Wasliington, Colfax, and St. Peter streets. Seniors who remain on campus will head to their friends ' houses on Friday and Saturday nights. A lot of the parties are small gatherings among friends, and many have themes such as Beach Night, Toga Party, and Eighties Night. Seniors also prefer going to bars in South Bend such as The Library, Heardand, Corby ' s, Tlie Linebacker, Boat Club, mid Qub 23. When I was a freshman, I used to go to domi parries that I heard about even if I didn ' t know the petple tlirowing it. Now that I ' m a senior living on campus, I go off campus to my friends ' houses where I biow the people, and it ' s not just some random house. Also now that I ' m twenty -t ne, my friends and I like going to bars, said Maureen Bresnahan. With each passing year, students seem to find it easier to locate a party throwii by someone that they sort of know. But regardless of whether tir not they biow the host hostess, Notre Dame students always seem to enjoy the parties they attend. -jane lee 8 nai:asKa mikha 028 Parties Ybu. never know who might show up at n pLfft ' , as illustrated b, ' the kis piper seen at an off- campus gathering. It was not uncommon for students to go to a house or apartment even if they did not know its owners. P iolo i Sarah Sdmeider

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1 Colle t ' IQI5 Each class da ' ev WorrcT ' L me student faces the same question, What will I wear to class? While a quick glimpse inside the Notre Dame football stadium on game day will give the impression that students are all green-sliirted clones, students break away from tliis mold during the week. Each student has his or her own style and standards for dressing for class. For many students who attended private schexils before comiiig to Notre Dame, the absence of a schixil uiiifomi is a new experience. For Freshman Kaitlin Mtiran, wearing a unifomi was so much easier but. . . I like being able to get up and put on whatever 1 want. lii college, students possess the freedom to select clothes that fit their personalities and schedules. Some students put a lot of time and effort into their appearances for class. Dress shirts for guys and skirts for girls present the image of composed and serious students eager to embrace the academic world — or at the very least, students ready to give an in-class presentation or attend a job interview. Basic questions many students take into consideration when dressing for class include: Do I match? Wlien was the last time I wore tliis outfit? When will 1 work out? The majority of students embrace a casual style that relies heavily upon an American favorite — denim jeans. Students pair jeans with anytliiiig from dressier sliirts to t-shirts. Favorite t-shirt themes include Notre Dame aiid domi t-sliirts, as well as hometown sports team and favorite bands. Some students take an even more simplisric approach to getting dressed. Socks. Deodorant. Underwear. That ' s it, explained Junior Joe Pomerenke. The number of rimes students hit the snooze button, as well as how man ' hours they slept, often contribute to the decision to dress down for class. The t-shirts and sweat pants of exam weeks reflect a shift in prioriries. Students worry about finishing papers and studying for tests rather than the seeiningly trivial matter of physical appearance. Despite the many different approaches students have for dressing for class, there appears to be one universal corrsiderarion — the desire to dress to impress ...the opposite sex, that is. Many female students admit to dressing for whom they will see that particular day. Guys apparendy feel the same way as one junior male revealed his morivation, 1 tliink about that girl in my English class. Junior Adam Rieck dresses for class siniply by asking himself, ' NX ' liat do the girls want to see? Comments like these make one wonder what dressing for class was like Ixifore women came to Notre Dame. SiXLce South Bend .s Icno Ti -kathlttO-n jOtjCtt for its cold weather, one of the most common items in any student ' s tt ' ardrobe is something to keep warm. Whether it was a leather coat or a ski jacket, students did what the ' could to fiuht the chill. Photo hi Sarah Schi ader Campus Life A 027

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This Niivarre Stra ' t piirty ticgins to remind students of their Jomi partY days ;is die crowd in the rumi continues to Krow. While house parties certainly offercxl more space, there were still rimes when riiey liecame overcrowdcxl. I ' lu ' i ' oiurtcsy aj Tcmm) Cucla iToe Zurenko, Sarah DeLeeuw, Martin Vergara, and Nicole Phillips find the warm August weather to he a good excuse for attending a pig roast at Turde Creek. ' - ' Iioto cvunesy of Sarah DeLeeiite I5eGi 3±ng what song to play next, Dan McSwain deejays a parry at a fnend ' s house on Bulla Road. Off- c.unpus partiers often had to he w-iuy of their noise level, as neighbors threatened to report the disturbance Pfiotti (ry Sarah Sdmaiex mpus Life