------------------------------------ people----------------------------------------- Freshman Curtis Sul– livan leaves his home in Cloverdale after visiting his parents. Sullivan, who grew up in Searcy, chose to live in the dorm and attend classes at Harding. (Photo by Russell Keck) Some wondered why they stayed so close to home. Others wondered why they lived on campus when their childhood bedrooms were only blocks away. Regardless of the questions, many native Searcyites chose to stay in their home city and attend college at Harding. Sophomore Andrea Copeland chose to live on campus instead of with her parents inSearcy because of the appeal of dorm life. "There is a social aspect of school you can only get in the dorms," she said. "Sometimes my friends and I will be sitting in the student center and on the spot decide to do something. Living at home requires more planning; you can't be as spontaneous," Other Searcy students found different benefits. Freshman Landon Ganus said freedom was a reason he lived on campus rather than at home. Ganus' parents lived on Harding Drive, which was a closer walk from his dorm than the cafeteria. However, in late September, Ganus admitted that he still had not gone home. Freshman Curtis Sullivan agreed that living on campus had its benefits. "You don't have to feed "[Dorm life] has a lot less responsibility and a lot more fun than home," Sullivan said. Sullivan lived with seven other Searcy natives on the third floor of Harbin in the fall. His roommate, freshman Alan McAdams, believed that those seven, plus another non-Searcyite, had the most fun of all the people on their floor because they grew up together. While many of these Searcyites were glad to live on campus, some said that having home nearby had its perks. "You don't have to feed quarters at the Laundromat," McAdams said. "And you can get a home-cooked meal when you do your laundry ... but I still love the cafeteria." Some Searcy students found the benefits of home too good to leave. "I lived in the dorm for one semester," junior Priscilla Thompson said. "I hate the dorm." Junior Jared Boyd agreed. "I'm still glad that 1never lived in the dorm," Boyd said. "I get a lot more sleep. One semester I didn't have to go to chapel, so I got up at 10 a.m. every day." Some students even had their own parents for professors. For example, freshman Lisa Cameron had her father, Dr. Ken Cameron, for psychology in the fall. quarters at the Laundromat. And you can get a home-cooked meal when you do your laundry ... but I still love the cafeteria." -- freshman Alan McAdams "One day, when I wasn't feeling well, my mom called me and told me I didn't have to take my psychology test," Lisa Cameron said. "I thought that was pretty cool." No matter what questions non-locals had about these students staying inSearcy, many of them utilized the Searcyites' comforts of home. "I have a lot of parties, because we can't have boys in the dorms." Copeland said. "And my friends talk to my mom when they miss their parents. She's like a mom away from home." BY~N freshmen If 107
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