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Dorm life
By: Erin Ann Keane
What is dorm like life? Did
I say dorm? I meant residence
hall! Here at Penn State
Hazleton, our dorm choices are
somewhat limited. Students
choose between South, North,
or West Halls. (Do you
wonder if they’ll build an East?
Then we would never get lost!)
South Hall is most often
inhabited by freshmen. It is the
most "traditional" college
dorm, (bad habits are hard to
break!), of the three. Two
people share a room, (which is
not exactly spacious but may be
considered cozy on a good
day), and then share a
community bathroom with
approximately twenty-four
other floor residents. Although
there are only six sinks, four
shower stalls and four bathroom
stalls, rarely must a person wait
to use any of these facilities.
South has one of its claims to
fame by being the dorm with
the least amount of movable
furniture. That’s right! The
only items you can move are
the bed and a desk chair. These
beds also have the stunning
touch of orange, vinyl, padded
bolsters that create somewhat of
a couch effect when the bed is
pushed beneath them. These
also serve as storage space and
make for a great conversation
Commuting
By: Ben Turrano
Everyday I wake up a few
hours before my classes begin. I
eat something for breakfast, I
catch the morning talk-shows,
and I all the other things most
college kids do every morning.
Next I hop in my mobile dorm,
(Pontiac Hall as my friends call
it), and head out for a half hour
ride to the University. The
enjoyment of my drive most of
the time depends on the weather
and how late or early I am
running that day. During this
half hour I usually take time to
organize my thoughts and plan
out my day’s agenda.
Commuting to college also has
a few disadvantages which
includes the fact that I cannot
wake up ten minutes before
class and jog on over to the
appropriate building and the fact
that in order to get to class on
time I almost always have to be
early. Also, I don’t have the
luxury of forgetting anything in
my room, since my room is
approximately twenty-five miles
away. Therefore I try to avoid
leaving anything important in
my house. Alternatively,
everything that I need every day
is hauled along with me in the
car. God forbid my putt-moblie
is ever stolen because along
with it will go: all of my books,
piece when friends visit. South
Hall’s second claim to fame is
the most fire alarm pulls for the
year. Okay. So South Hall
isn’t a castle. It is home to
many of us and really is not as
bad as everyone makes it out to
be.
North is the exact opposite
of South concerning luxury.
North contains suites with two
bedrooms, which each house a
set of roommates. Between
four people, a bathroom with a
shower stall, toilet, and two
sinks are shared. Roommates
share a walk-in closet in the
room and also have a linen
closet outside of the bathroom.
There is also storage space
beneath the sink for bathroom
cleaning items that aren’t really
necessary. Housekeeping visits
once a week to clean out the
bathrooms. Must be nice.
Every piece of furniture in the
room is movable and the beds
can be turned into bunks
without the hassle of building
your own. North rooms are
carpeted, air-conditioned, and
have two doors. This extra
door comes in very handy if
there is, uh, ... a fire! That’s
it! That gives the North
residents twice as much
protection from a fire or other
unpleasantries in the hall! This
fact, among others, makes
North a step above South
perhaps in luxury, but certainly
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Monday & Wednesday .10c shrimp
a few articles of clothing,
several tapes, a stray candy
wrapper
occasionally some forgotten
food items in the trunk. One
very important aspect to
commuting is that when any one
of us (off-campus students')
becomes bored or fed up with
this wonderful place, we simply
go home and come back when
we feel like or when our next
class meets.
not in style. All of the Halls
have a certain endearing quality
about them that must be found
by their residents. (Although,
in some cases, the search is
much easier!)
West Halls have the most
creature comforts of all the
residence halls and even have
their own descriptive name of
" townhouses". These
townhouses consist of five
bedrooms with two people
sharing a room.. Ten resident
share one full bath and one half
bath. They also have a kitchen
which comes with a refrigerator
and microwave. But that’s only
the beginning! West also have a
living/common room furnished
with couches, a coffee table,
and other lounge furniture.
Needless to say, all the rooms,
(with the exception of the
bathrooms and kitchen area),
are carpeted, and all the
furniture is movable. On the
Hazleton Campus, West Halls
are the closest thing to home.
This may explain the many
problems with the hall at the
beginning of the year that go
along with home repair. West
Hall also has the largest parking
lot for the least amount of
residents on campus. This
creates extra space for a
"playground" in front of the hall
which is often utilized by
residents for various games.
RUMOURS
blame them, especially after
that debate with Jerry Brown,
Paul Tsongas, and Bill Clinton.
I don’t know how Mr. Tsongas
lasted as long as he did in the
same room with those two
children. It seemed to me the
only thing either of them were
there for was to harass and
belittle the other. This
election will be the first
presidential election in which I
will have the right to voice my
opinion. If things keep going as
they are now, I do believe that I
will look into voting for Mr.
Ross Perot, whether or not he is
on the ballot. There is always
the write in vote if I remember
correctly. From what I
understand, Mr. Perot has some
pretty interesting things to
consider.
If any of you feel the way I
do about our presidential
candidates, then I strongly
suggest you go to your
respective polls and write in the
name of your favorite
professor, your mom or dad,
yourself (if you are eligible), or
anyone you feel is qualified for
president; but for tour sake and
mine... VOTE, it’s not only our
right, it’s our responsibility.
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