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

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UMASS ADVICE COLUMN THE STUDY PLACE Dear Unis Umie: I seem to be having trouble studying. I go to thie Tower faithfully every night to study but find I accomplish nothing. It ' s much too quiet! I waste 11 my time reading the graffiti, and adding my own to the Menagerie. I need a more conducive place to study — not so quiet. Please advise. Bored Borloff Dear Bored Borloff: Since you cannot study in the Tower ( too quiet ), I suggest you try one of the following. One option is to study on the couches at the Campus Center. It ' s never quiet there. There ' s loads of people walking by at all times, you can go to the Bluewall for a drink or two if you get bored, watch TV downstairs, or spend time in the Campus Center Store trying to figure out who, of all the people in there, are the security detectives. Or if you ' ve tried all this and you ' re still bored, you can always watch the water drip from the ceiling. A second option is to study downstairs at the Newman Center. There ' s always action there: people walking around, food, beer, music, video games, and more. I guarantee that you won ' t be bored at either of these locations. Newman Center Goodell Library Tower Library Amherst College Empty Classrooms Dorm Rooms Hatch Bluewall - Fraternity Or Sorority Houses - Jones Library - Engineering Library - Dorm Study Lounges - Campus Center Couches - T.O.C. - Coffee Shop 20

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Living in Central Trying to be academic, socially aware, and very social at the same time isn ' t as difficult as it sounds - not in Central, anyway. From Gorman ' s leaky roof to circular-stairwayed Brooks, and from Brett coffee houses to Baker basement parties with live bands, Central has something for everyone and everything for those who want it all. There are music floors, vegetarian dining, single-sex living, co-ed living (including bathrooms, no matter what the administration says), a snack bar and the New Africa House. The last one houses Yvonne ' s place, which is one of the best restaurants in the area, as well as Nummo News and CCEBMS. A prize should be offered to every graduate who knows what that stands for. In case you get asked, its the Committee for the Education of Black and other Minority Students. Why its not CCEBOMS, I don ' t know. I guess it looks funny. Despite all the diversity, the sense of community comes through when the hordes from Southwest attack during the first snowfall. Leaning out of windows, Central residents can hear them coming, and stockpile the snowballs well in advance. Just as the lower Central group begins to tire, the Upper Central contingent comes sliding down the hill, yelling the age-old battle cry, Southwest sucks. Sounds strange, but nothing quite gets you going as does that phrase . . . Clusters of dorms (clusters, by the way, sounds like a popcorn snack, doesn ' t it?) get together to work on field days, concerts with Orchard Hill, and various other annual activities. Central does have a group of active house councils, with the typical house council activity being a party of some sort; ha yrides, coffee houses - which attract real talent, dorm parties - which give musicians residing in Central a chance to show off, and the semi-annual semi- formals. From Van Meter beach to sledding down the hill, to (shhh) outdoor kegs at the water towers, there is always something going on in Central. And the amazing thing is that besides all this, these people really do study. Really! Okay, okay, these people really do graduate-and they have a good time along the way. Hdnndh Hosuni 19

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The Dining Commons .... DC food .... meal tickets .... chicken pucks .... What ' s for dinner? . . . Ugh, let ' s get a pizza .... make your sundaes .... meatloaf italiano .... jello, and more jello .... food fights .... Mun- chies .... make your own pizza .... great salad bars .... long lines .... Spinach?? ... no thanks! .... lots of choices .... don ' t like anything that ' s being served? Never fear -— there ' s always the salad bar! .... 21