University of Tampa - Moroccan Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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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 ♦

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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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By Kristy L. Strickland The commuting life was quite different from living on campus in every aspect. Students v ho lived off campus had to fight for parking places in order to avoid being late for class. Residents just had to jump out of bed and dash across campus. The commuter lounge in Plant Hall was a gathering place for commuter students. When they went to the lounge, they could eat lunch, study, socialize with other commuters, and catch up on sleep The facility had a microwave and refrigerator in order to help accomodate the students needs. This allowed them to enjoy a hot lunch without having to buy it in the cafeteria or snack bar. This certainly helped out the commuters financially. There was an organization on campus called the Com- muter Student Association. Technically, every student who dd not live on campus was a member of the organization. They held meetings in the lounge at various times through- out the year in order to discuss topes which dealt with commuter students. They were active in activities such as Student Government elections. It was their desire to have commuter students holding some of the important leader- ship positions around campus. This year, for the first time. Student Government begar showing the weekly movies in the commuter lounge or Wednesdays. This a lowed the commuters the opportunitv to participate in the same types of activities as residents did without having to drive back at night. One of the biggest complaints by commuters was the avo:lability of parking. As a result of the influx of new stu- dents, parking was no longer seperated by resident anc commuter status. All students had access to the same parking places except freshmen who had to park across North Boulevard next to the sports center. The campus was trying more and more to make v ays tc include the commuters in everyday operations of the cam- pus. @ The commuter students hed to fight the Tampa traffic fo and from school.