University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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Residence halls Page 24, top left: Mike DuBose contemplates the many hours he will spend studying in his dorm room. Center: Karen Hull, Massey Hall resident, spends her spare time playing the guitar. Page 25, right: Dorm life mirrors some of the happiest times of life. Student Lifev25

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ton, assistant head resident at Morrill Hall, expressed the feeling of most west area staff when he said, stThe ideal resi- dence hall is a hall that works together? The personalities of catch dorm may dif- fer from one another, but the reasons that students are at UT are not forgotten. The priority of getting an education weighs in decisions made in each dorm. ttResidence halls are not just a place to interact social- ly. Academics play a large role on any- thing done? says Jimmy Cannington, and adds, ttWe just try to make it a little more pleasant? 24A9tudent Life

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Housekeeping : In a UT dormitory, housekeeping means more than making a few beds and washing some dishes. In fact, the job of housekeep- er entails ensuring the comfort of several hundred students. At the beginning of each day, a house- keeper, such as Willie Mae Griffin of South Carrick Hall, opens the employee entrance and the work day begins. The log at the front desk is read by the housekeeper to see what repairs are need- ed in the dorm that day. This information is relayed to the maintenance workers who begin their trek through the buildings with their carts of mechanical solutions to dorm life problems. Housekeepers also walk the floors in the dorms, says Evelyn Hayes, housekeeper for Massey. When something such as bad floor lighting is spotted, maintenance workers are alerted. Other duties of a housekeeper include ordering supplies and equipment. She also makes out the employees payroll. A relatively quiet job turns chaotic in June when many students store their pos- sessions in the dorm basements for sum- mer quarter. ttTrash becomes our biggest problem in June? Hayes said. Hayes said that one of her duties is to 26A9tudent Life