Wilkes University - Amnicola Yearbook (Wilkes Barre, PA)

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Dorms Exhibit Variety Of Lifestyles, Room Designs, And Survival Techniques

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. and then comes the fall, and one revels in the dry leafy wind and wonders how any other season could seem beauti- ful in comparison. Perhaps it is then that a college seems most a college, with the growing excitement of the upcoming football game, the feeling that a new year means a clean slate, and the knowledge that the possibilities between Labor Day and Christmas are unlimited. New fresh- men carefully decorate their rooms with posters; the dorms are out in full strength hazing the new comers and cherishinq frosty cold kegs; intramurals casualties limp up and down the endless stairs; sweaters and hot chocolate are counted among the luxuries of life; evenings assume an unusual quiet quality. Even through all this, however, Wilkes is still Wilkes, and the leaves must wait for the labs. Students re-align themselves to suit the academic grind and place their immediate trust in heaven above and their Texas Instruments. The hysteria of work mounts by the week. Nevertheless, if one takes a moment to look tand these moments are always therei, he will find that the sky achieves its deepest blue in autumn, and that ivy really has over grown the brick. 23

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Dormitory life is, like everything else, different things to different people. Opin- ions of its quality vary depending on whether you are the person who decided to chuck that old M-80 down the hall in a sudden mischievous impulse, or whether you are the person who is awakened at three in the morning after having a night- mare about a firing squad. Other influen- tial factors for attitude formation are loca- tion of the dormitory, structural sound- ness of the dormitory, compatability with fellow residence, compatability with roommate, and above all there it comest compatability with rodents and roaches. Each Wilkes dormitory has its own style and differences become even more pronounced when one considers woments dorms, men's outside dorms and New Men's dorm. New Men's tor Pickering Halo is the most modern hous- ing on the campus and is preferred by some students - mostly those who enjoy quiet and stale air. The women's dorms are probably the best of both worlds, old style buildings with the modern approach. And then there are the ments outside dorms. These are a true test of survival away from home; yvith their old steam radiators, ancient plumbing and astounding arrays of electrical mayhem. Outside men's dorms engenders a feeling of pride and hardiness in its residents for having made it so far. Two of the best examples of this pioneer spirit can be found in Denison and Slocum Halls. The statement often pops up that dor- mitory life is ttpart of the total learning experience, and this is certainly indis- putable. Through Wilkes College dormito- ries, one can learn: t0 How architecture progressed from the Neolithic stage to the present; Qt How to make living space work to maximum efficiency; m How much new technical advances are needed; and t0 How much better home is than you had previously thought. 25