For most, college begins in dorms
By Tammy Batey
Emerald Assocrate Editor
Col logo offers froshmon a
chanco to take that first tenta
tive stop — or big leap — into
thinking and acting indepen
dently. Mom and Dad are usu
ally at least a city and phono
call away, which moans it's
timo for students to call the
shots on things like dating, par
ties and classes.
Upperclassmen are tho true
experts on college life. They’ve
boon through that first yoar
themselves (and lived to talk
about it) and have plenty of ad
vice for Incoming students.
The majority of students will
slay in a dorm their first yoar of
school Living in a dorm can
holp students tost tho waters of
living away from their parents
while meeting plenty of people
to smooth tho transition.
Senior Eric Monsen said
dorm life provides now stu
dents with a way to moot other
students. Also, the dorms hold
social functions, including
dances, enabling studonts to
meet people from other dorms.
"It's a good way for someone
to meet people, especially if
you don't know anyone here,”
Monsen said. "I met a lot of
people."
However, dorm life does
havo a downside, Monsen said.
Freshmen who stay in the
dorms should expect that their
tastobuds may demand they or
der out for pizza frequently.
"The food sucked,” he said.
"Anything pork I'd stay away
from, but the desserts were
pretty good."
Resident assistants live in the
dorms and are there to help the
students. But senior Hutch Tib
betts said some students may
view their RA as just a replace
ment parent.
“There's a slight restriction
in your mobility." ho said,
"having someone as your baby
sitter."
RAs and other upperclass
men, however, are great
sources of Information about
college. Tibbotts said. Fresh
men should not lake their ex
’portise lightly
"Asking a lot of questions is
one thing (students) shouldn't
hold themselves back from," he
said. "There are so many poo
ple out there who are willing to
give them advice."
Students must strike a bal
ance between a social life and
academics, said senior Scott
Buchanan Freshman year is a
time for experimentation, but
students should be cautious, he
said.
"I was 21 when I came here,"
he said. "I did my share of
drinking and buying alcohol for
freshmen.
"They’re going to drink.” ho
said. "But they have to bo very
careful about where they
(drink) and what they do ufter
ward."
Fraternities and sororities,
club sports and the dorms all
provide ways for Incoming stu
dents to get their social lives
Students have to
balance the social
and the academic
parts, or you’re
wasting your
money being here
— Scott Buchanan,
University senior
rolling. Buchanan said
Freshmen may focus so
much on the*r social lives that
they forgot why most of thorn
came to the University — to got
an education. Buchanan said.
"Students have to balance
(ho social and the academic
parts, or you're wasting your
money being hero." ho said.
With big University classes of
150 or more students, freshmen
will find they can no longer in
teract one-to-one with their
touchers, or ask ull of their
questions in class.
Junior Jennifer Roland said
she graduated from high school
with a class of 70 students She
s.tid the large classes are a big
change from high school and
may tempt some students to
skip class.
"They don't take attendance
and your parents live away
from you so you have to wake
yourself up in the morning.”
Roland said.
But Roland said sJm encour
ages freshmen to think again i!
they consider skipping a ( lass
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