University of Tampa - Moroccan Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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Commuter stu- dents were not without their problems either. The co- matose state in which many commuters seemed to wander around the halls was the result of arriving on campus at 6:30am in or- der to park within a rela- tively close distance of Plant Hall. Even at such an early hour, the com- petition was intense and many students could be seen parking in many unusual places. During the first week of school, one student was quoted as saying “I haven’t had this much fun since I rode the bumper cars.” His analogy may have been correct. The close quarters of parking spaces didn’t leave much room for error on the part of the parking individual. The long hike to reach the classrooms was enough of an experience to make students forget about class and go to the game room in the Uni- versity Union. The rush there to get a choice locker in the Student Union was no easy task either. Desparate com- muters could be seen scouting out the lockers which were soon to be vacated, not by their own choice, but by the fierce welding torch of the administration. Stu- dents who did not sign out the lockers found this lesson out the hard way. Many commuters could be found in the commuter lounge on the fourth floor of Plant Hall. Other activities of the commuter could be found around the cam- pus, however paying homage to the great sun god was not a study to be taken by the com- muter. Most residents were left to this task. OPENING 11