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

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age 31, top right and bottom right: Two stu- ents in North Carrick's laundry room study Ihile they wait for their clothes to finish washing. size. There are six washers and six dryers and half of the time they are broken. Lots of times the washers wonIt even drain? Suzanne Graf, a sophomore in Clement, said, IILike every dorm, there are never enough washers and dryers, and frequently they are out of order. I put off doing my laundry until I donIt have any more clean clothes. I try to do my laundry on a week- day afternoon when everyone else is usual- ly in class? Steve Neece, an RA in North Carrick, said, IIThe UaundryI equipment doesnIt do a good job. ItIs a major hassle in residence hall life? Neece said. IIItIs always over- crowded . . . and very hot down there. Of course, you canIt help that? Neece said the dorms needed better machines and ttdryers that cost a dime, not a quarter? Student LifeA31

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oap Suds 30A9tudent Life Most UT residence hall students put off doing their laundry until it can wait no longer. The decision to do laundry usually comes when the same pair of jeans have been worn all week or when no clean un- derwear can be found in the drawer. Doing laundry is probably one of the most disliked aspects of dorm life. Waiting for hours on end for a washing machine that doesnlt get clothes much cleaner than before they were put in can be frustrating. The dryers, complete with rotating lint fil- ters, can require up to three 45 minute cycles i75ltl to dry a load of towels or jeans. The laundry facilities at UT are inad- equate. For example, there are only nine washers and eight dryers in South Carrick, a dorm which houses 556 female students. Frequently, many machines are not oper4 ating properly, or the laundry room is Page 30, top left: A student transfers his wet laundry from a washer to a dryer. filled with waiting students. Betsy Coleman, a sophomore who lives in South Carrick, said, Til usually put off doing my laundry until my khakis are so stretched out I canit wear them any more? Ellen Phelan, a sophomore in Humes, said, llI usually do my laundry at the laun- dromat behind the Tap Room because the facilities here are insufficient? A freshman in North Carrick, Jim Grace was much more outspoken. ill think it Uaundryl sucks? he said, ilMaybe I should rephrase that e Fm very good at doing laundry. I fold everything and sepa- rate the whites from the colors. Ilm preju- diced? Nancy Haggerty, a sophomore in Hess Hall, said, llMany times you have to go over to the guys side to get tickets. The facilities are inadequate for a dorm this

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