won't have to buy a meal ticket. " Becky Wilhite also commented, "I enjoy cooking my own meals, and opportunities for cooking in the dorms are practically nonexistent. " Freedom was another reason students cited for desiring to reside in a house. "{ think the students appreciate the option of living in a house, especially the older students who are used to living on their own and don 't particularly want to move into a dorm situation," commented Patty Barrett. The freedom did have.. limits , though , the same as those of the dorm, in fact. " I think it's harder to enforce curfew in a house," said RA Robbie Tompkins, 'but I don't think there are any big problems. You live in dose quarters, so it's easier to keep track. " "The guys pretty much take care of thei r own problems," added Tom Young, an RA for a men's house, Men and women alike cited the more horne-like atmosphere as a reason for their decision to live in a house. "You have to delegate responsibility and divide up A happy median: out of the dorms, but still on campus. ~--- - things, so it 's a team effort and you become like family," said lana-Lynn Smith. Several also appreciated the chances for learning. Budgeting for bi ll s and sharing favorite recipes were common activities. There were disadvantages to living in the houses, too, "It 's a long way from campus ac tivities and from the cafeteri a," commented Karen Warren. "It can 1. CUDDLED lip for study, Krmdra Gorrell prepares for filwl exalllS. 2. AT A HOUSE meeting, Jalla-Lyntl S/IIitJ, directs RA Robbie Tompkins and Becky Willlite to set up a scllr.'dule for l'Oll se cl leck. J. LIKE most /zollse dwellers, Randy Jackson enjoys the opportullity to prepare his OW/T meals. 4. SHARING precious spare time, Mike Sims. Ellis Augsburger. Steve King mId A"thollY Shelly indulge ill a game of cards. also be very bad if you don't get along with other members of the house. " "It can also be very disagreeable if all the members of the house don't take ca re of their part of the responsibiliti es," added Dave Hogan. Residents of the women's houses have a particular gripe. "Men aren ' t even allowed to poke so much as a little toe into the house, which is hard on them especially in the winter when they have to wait out in the co ld ," libby Sprout pointed out. The University opened the houses to the st udents to make up for lack of dormitory space. "Caf!\puses a ll ove r the country a re experiencing a fewer number of students and in the 80's, college enrollment is going to go down because of a reduction in the population boom, " explained Patty Barrett, Assistant Director of housing. "If you build a big dorm and then you have fewer studen ts, the dorms are left unused. But the houses can be rented out and will still pay for themselves. " Considering a ll problems, assets and possibi lities, the houses seem to be a practica l so lution to the peripheral housing difficulties of a university. To students and administration ali ke, the houses represented a viab le alternative to dormitory living. - Melanie McMillen 51 Houses
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