Living in the
Dorms and
LOVING IT!
Remember your roommate? And the weirdo down the hall who listened to loud African music? How about your first gang-shower? Still have your toiletry bucket? Chances are, you have many classic memories of living in the URI dorms. Toga parties Secret Santas Popcorn "The Mail Is In" Some of best (and worst!) your memories probably stem from your years as a URI dorm resident. There's something very special about sleeping, eating, .
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studying, partying, laughing, crying, and surviving among 250 different personalities. There's something special something very, very special ...
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about Dorm-Life. Anyone who has ever lived in a URI college dorm has earned at least the ink on their college diploma, because Dorm-Life is, indeed, as much a part of a URI education as pre-registration in Keaney, classes In Chafee, and final exams. Certainly life in one of URI's 18 dorms isn't always pizza and beer. There are new roommates to relate to, loud stereos to ig nore, thick textbooks to open, and many sad suppers to swallow. There are also rules, RHCs, RAs and sometimes riots. But Dorm-Life has as many advantages as well. It can be as
satisfying and rewarding as each person makes it. Where else can you open your room door and be barraged witia, visitors or play ping por] pool, or pac-man only a stairv away. Where else can you wakf" up at 7:45 for an 8:00 am class pull an ali-nighter and not even realize it be treated to tuna-melts and fish-atasty la-Rita in the same day hear Luke and Laura's voices echo an entire throughout building sleep with open windows on take a mid-February nights scalding hot shower (flush!) on cool Autumn mornings. Where else can you live, learn, and grow along with 5000 different people, and still maintain a sense of your own individuality? Where else but in the URI dorms. ...
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College usually lasts four years. Dorm-Life may last less if you choose the commuter, line, or Greek scene. That's why it's important to take advantage of and reward every opportunity Dorm-Life has to offer lasting friendships,
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and memories, insight on peo ple, and self-growth and
maturity. Such things cannot be ex under Mom and Dad's roof. That's why There's something very special, indeed, about Dorm-Life.
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Janet Simmons