a 2-B - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1983
Surviving dorm
takes revelry
and restraint
By HALLE CZECHOWSKI
and JAYNE HENDEL
Your first year of independence may
mean beer-sodden parties, stereo wars,
and the chance to eat like the little
savage your parents compared you to,
if you live in a -University residence
hall.
New experiences abound in the dor-
mitories: from living in a tiny space
with two roommates who are allergic to
your favorite color, to concocting 101
meals made out of Dannon Yogurt.
Although dorm living is often reputed
to be an eight-month revelry in
freedom, it is really just as much an
exercise in self control and patience.
It takes restraint to fall asleep with
r two hallmates playing frisbee outside
your door, or the people above you
playing one-on-one basketball in their
room.
Diligence is required to force down
processed turkey for the fourth day in a
row.
But those experiences will toughen
you up; they will teach you about living
with people who have widely different
interests than your own.
But dorm life does have its better side. It
is relatively easy to make friends with
so many people to choose from, and
thosefriendships often last a lifetime.
The food is usually less than
desirable, but it does come in unlimited
quantities. You never have to leave the
table hungry, although occasionally it
may be the safe thing to do.
Dormitory atmosphere varies from
building to building. Some boast
beautiful woodwork, others are
decorated with murals of acid rock
groups. The smaller dorms have an
almost family-like feeling, while the
larger dorms can be like living in a
hotel.
The following is a quick summary of
each dorm's special qualities, and some
of the stereotypes that go along with
them.
STOCKWELL-If it is social life that
you are after, this woman's dorm
probably is not the place for you. Most
dorms are supposed to lock the outside
doors at 9 p.m., and only let in escorted
guests; in Stockwell they really enforce
this. Stockwell's residents do, however,
eat the best food on campus, and live in
one of the most attractive buildings on
campus.
MOSHER-JORDAN - Wood tones
and warm carpeting prevail at Mo-Jo,
the perrier of dorms. Residents live in
large rooms, which often have
bay windows. The competition to get in-
to this dorm is cut-throat.
ALICE LLOYD-Home of the Pilot
Program, Lloyd attracts students who
are slightly to the political right of East
East Quadrangle, famous on campus for its residents' liberal tendencies,
houses the residential college, and one of the best snack bars on campus.
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Ord prOc : essing
" the reason why today's college students
do not have their papers typed
" the quickest, least expensive and high-
est quality means of preparing your
papers, reports, theses, resumes
and cover letters
* available of central campus next to
the TACO BELL
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The front door of Betsy Barbour, an all-female dormitory, and the telephone
that boys still have to use to call their girlfriends to let them in.
See DORMS, Page 3
Fresh eggs get scrambled at 'U'
By JACKIE YOUNG
Being a freshperson in college is like
being a scrambled egg cooked with a
plastic spatuala,
Your parents have told you this year
that you are brilliant or stupid,
whatever the case may be, and that it is
now timeito decide the role you will play
in this complex, multi-faceted society.
BUT AS A young adult you are
probably not into role-playing yet and
want to be free to see the world without
the guidance of older adults; your mind
becomes scrambled, tossed and turned
and sometimes even poached and
boiled.
As the car speeds down the highway
to the University, you realize that you
left a lot of yourself sticking to the
spatula and frying pan sitting in the kit-
chen sink at home. Like the eggs,
beaten before they have a chance to
grow up into big, healthy chickens,
many new students feel lonely, sad, and
depressed. Many don't.
The first week of school you can
seperate those freshpersons who stuck
to the spatula, from those who, with
some self-initiative and patience, make
this University their home.
LET'S SAY CLASSES begin and you
manage to lose or forget everything
that you ever thought was important.
Such things as your best friend's ad-
dress, your grade point, your charm
(bracelet), your toothbrush, or even in-
nocence, money, room key, meal card,
and the infamous student ID card are
all easily lost in the ten by 15 foot space
of your dorm room.
But no matter, freshpersons still sur-
vive having lost or forgotten a thing or
two. Despite parental rumors that it is
quite impossible to live without a tooth-
brush, it can be done.
So freshpersons get fried a little those
first few weeks, but who really likes
raw eggs anyway?
YOU'RE ONE. YOU'RE IN
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