University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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THE QUAD f f University of AAossochuserrs; o ciry simi- lar ro any metropolis in this world. An orroy of skyscrapers and lowrisers . . . each with their own personality. Like any ciry, a major port of the aura is the resi- dential areas; tall oportment complexes, condos ond garden apartments. Then agoin, the inner city is in no woy com- plete without its outskirts. Suburbia has always added great flavor to any city ' s style. Close enough to the heart of the gotham os to utilize all the facilities ovoil- oble, but for enough away from the fou- cous to still remain aloof . . . separate from the clotter of life in the fost lone. Suburbia is not absent from the city of UMass. As a matter of fact, it exists with all the traditional exhuberonce in the oldest living area on compus; Northeost. For those who have resided around the Quad, no explonotion is needed. Within the hallowed halls of the nine resi- dential houses in the orea, many people have lived, studied, worked, and played. Each on individual community Northeast prides itself on being a whole,- one entity amidst o vast realm of confusion. Just walk through the Quad in the early Spring, and a difference is blotently obvi- ous. Volleyboll, frisbee. Ultimate, bodmit- ton, ond baseball ore just a few of the extra-curricular activities that the suburban residents are engaged in. More often than keeping out of o path of o stray frisbee, watching your step seems to be more in order. When the snow melts away, and sometimes before, the private beaches open for sun-bathing ond gener- al time-passing. The seclusion of the Quad, along with the U.U.V. ' s (Ultimate Ultraviolet Pvoys) which ore not present anywhere else on campus, lend them- selves to relaxed, sedate, and comfort- able woy of life. Veronica Smith 26