University of Tampa - Moroccan Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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w o»o m roj Students moke themselves right at home in their friends dorm rooms, its just coe of the social op- portunities which comes with living on compos. Residence Living By Kristy L. Strickland Dorm room sweet dorm room was what most UT residents were saying throughout the year. Most of the stu- dents around campus made the haHs such as Smiley. Delo. McKay. East. Res- Com, and West their own home away from home. The residents of these halls partici- pated in the various campus activities such as the Delo Air Show and intra- mural sports competitions. This year, for the first time in year's the University of Tampa had an in- credible problem fitting all of the stud- fents into the residence halls. As a re- sult several hundred students and four Residence Hall Advisors were placed in the Hilton in downtown Tampa. As a result, they could then be uprooted and moved to campus with no ad- vance notice at any given time. The luxury living at the hotel was a unique experience. Most of the stu- dents were glad that had gotten a chance to live in a luxury hotel for any length of time. Of course, this caused several problems, such as increased expenses for the university, security problems for the students who trav- eled in the section of Tampa between the University of Tampa and the Hilton, and a concern regarding liability in the hotel. Fortunately, most of the students were able to live right on campus with no fu'ther problems. Many students at the school were commuters. These were students that for one reason or another did not live in campus housing. Some of them lived at home with parents and families whle others had ther own apartments. These students were more removed from the campus, but, often times, their living conditions alowed them a type of privacy that was not possible on campus. Halls such as ResCom and West were able to offer students the best of both worlds. They offered apartment style living in campus housing so they could be close to al the events they wanted to attend. For this reason, these were the most popular of the residence hals, especially for the upperclasi members. ResCom was still relatively new tc the students, so the competition tc get in could be fierce at times. The apartments housed four students tc each room. These apartments were complete with full kitchens, dining areas, and living rooms so that the stu- dents didn't have to take a meal plar and eat in the cafeteria if they didn'i want to. Most students who lived on campuj were very happy with the situation They enjoyed the freedom and friend- ship it provided. The best part of al was being able to decorate your roorr anyway you wanted to without youi parents watching over you. 'Twenty-eight

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Book Buying Blues By Kristy L. Strickland The most dreaded event of the year was returning to campus to get ready for the new semester classes only to find that your books for British History alone would be well over $75. The rising cost of books, and the rising numbers of books required for each class left a big hole in students' wallets. Many students spent well over $200 per semester for books alone. After supplies were bought, this totaled $250. The key was to come in as soon as you new what your classes were so you could have your choice of all the used books. Most people did not like the used books with lots of marks and highlighted pas- sages in them, but sometimes it was worth it to find a used book that was in good condition and pay less for it. Unfor- tunately, the texts were always being updated and often times the class hadn't been taught in several years, and as a result no used texts were available. Selling books back at the end of the semester was also a rather enormous task. Students stood in line outside of the Campus Store in order to sell al their books from the semester back for some- where around $15. if they were lucky. Many of the books had no resale value, so it came down to one question - Do you add the books to your library, or do you burn them? The Campus Store was centrally locat- ed so that it was very convenient to run in at various times to pick up supplies for classes at the last minute. They have an extremely well stocked selection of school apparel and souvenirs such as mugs, sweatshirts, and trash cans for stu- dents and parents to choose from. The Campus Store is also the favorite place for members of Greek organiza- tions. The store stocks things such as sta- tionery, socks, keychains, and shot glass- es with the various Greek letters and sym- bols on them. Other popular places fcr obtaining these types of items included Greek Unique. Another fun activity to attend at the start of each semester was registration. This was always held the day before classes began, and took place in Fletch- er Lounge. At many schools, registration was the worst of all disasters, but this was because they had to fight their way into classes at this time. At UT, students got a place in the class during pre-enrollment which was held separately. As a result, when a student went through on-cam- pus registration, al they had to do was pay their bil s and pick up their pink forms with their classes outlined. In fact, if students paid their bills ahead of time, they didn't even have to go through registration. Their pink slip would come to them through their post office box and they would already be regis- tered. This was how UT kept the registra- tion lines down to a minimum. Overall, these two items, registration and book buying, were just one of those things to get through so that you could go on and enjoy the semester, g Registration and book buying were just those things you had to get through ... then you could enjoy the semester.” Twenty-seven

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Wanda Jordon trios to kooo her room os ckton as posable by potting things away in her low- ers. The Rescom atmosphere brings the best ot apartment style Iving to the residence hall sys- tem. Problems with space in this year's resdence hols remind some students of Rivorshore Towers. Smiey residents enjoy making their work areas reflect their own personalities. ‘Tzventy-nine ♦