University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Beds, however are the least enjoyable means of taking a study break. There are hourly jaunts to the snack bar, lobby, or one of the local sandwich shops. Elevators look like dumb waiters, bringing an endless array of hot dogs, pizzas, and cokes to feed the famished intellectuals on every floor. Students begin to travel from one pie-shaped room to another, checking on the latest jokes, exchanging profound thoughts, and solving the other guy’s problems. They form nightly brainstorming sessions where everyone gets the right homework answers. Practical jokes usually break the placid atmosphere of study time. Shaving cream battles, wrestling in the halls, and pennying doors shut make each floor a miniature carnival.

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The girls’ dorms had the same range of activities, so those who wanted to study often had to flee to secret retreats. Some took advantage of nice weather to study on the roof, above the turmoil. Others escaped the building completely, seeking quiet in the Student Union. Many, however, did not want to escape and were willing to wait until the early morning hours to study. Then it finally quieted down, and you could do the reading for that lit course without getting doused with spray net, or having to listen about somebody else’s date. It was a time for more immediate concerns.