• • IVI I in t MOst of the halls in Sears donn had themes typical of a freshmen women' 5 donn: flowers, stars and luaus all strove for a cheery and wannatmosphere for incoming fresrunen women. . One hall, however, stood out from the rest. With walls and ceiling lights covered with black lining and spray-painted signs complete with fake bullet holes, the women of 2 South lived in a different sort of neighborhood - the "Harding Hood" to be exact. Sophomore Abby King, the resident assistant behind the decof, said she wanted to do 50methingwith her hall that had not been done before. "I was trying to think about a theme that was different and more creative than the butterflies and stars decorations," King said. "It just popped into my head one day while I was brainstorming." Freshman Lindsey Walters, one of the women who lived in the "Hood," said she was skeptical about her RA FRESHMEN KAYME LEWIS, lacy Smith, Stephanie Watkins, Erica Lewis and Mary Ashley Callaw~ sit in thei runiquely deco~ted Sears dorm hallway Sept 28. Sophomore Abby Kin~ res~ent assistan\ chose "Girls in the 'Hood" as the theme for Sea" 2South, decorating it with graffiti-coverro walls and a"Wool Yo ~~a'board, which featurro adiffefent memoryve", each week . 'A.rNGRAM I Freshman resident assistant trades in flowers, butterflies for caution tape, fake bullet holes and the decorations at first glance. "Before I met her 1 thought she was a little ghetto, but that's not Abby at all," Walters said. "[The hall] is something to have fun with - it will be memorable." also had the "Word Yo Sista" board, which featured a different memory verse on it each week. Sophomore Michelle Staggs, another RA in Sears who used stars as her hall theme, was impressed by King's creative efforts. King said she called Lisa Parley, the residence life coordinator in Sears, . during the summer so Farley could approve her theme. Farley said she thought it was a neat idea. "I thoughtit50unded really fun," Farley said. "No one had everdone APIECE OF CARDBOARD and a ~ack marker make the ghetto name cards that adomed each door in Sea" 2 South. ·A. BEENE "I thought it was really cool, and I was like 'Whoa, I wish I was that creative,'" she said. "You could tell that [Abby] had done a lot of work on it ... it almost made me feel like I hadn't done enough [on my own hall]." Freshman Taylon Cook, a one like that before." It may not have been the sunshine and butterfly decorations thatembellished other halls, but the "Harding Hood" emphasized the same concept - fellowship. The RAs' theme this year was the" Fruit of the Spirit." King said she picked someone on her hall who demonstrated that kind of spirit to be the "Gangster of the Week." King resident of the "Hood" said she found the theme funny, creative and different. "I'm happy that we're not like everyone else," she said. Although the women in the "Hood" enjoyed their hall's decor, King said some of their parents did not relate to the theme as well as their daughters. As a result, King took down some of the decorations a few weeks into the fall semester. -BRIOGETCLARK 105 - FRESHMEN
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