The Aerie, Yearbook of the University of North Texas, 1992 Page: 12
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by Melissa Edwards
Many students styled
hair, put on make-up or after
shave lotion, reviewed for tests,
and (ate breakfast) in the
comfort of a residence hall room
each morning, while others may
have achieved those same tasks
behind the wheel of an automo-
bile as they commuted to NT
each morning.
Some students used the
housing system provided by the
university, but others opted to
live off-campus and sometimes
out of town.
Santos Nunez, said
reasons for commuting varied
from the desire to eat home-
cooked meals each night to the
inability to pay University room
and board fees.
Students who chose to
stay in the residence halls often
cited convenience as one of the
main reasons for their choices.
Stephanie Jackmon said,
"The dorms are convenient
time-wise because the dorms
are close to classes."
Nunez vouched for one
of the inconvenience commuters
might have faced.
"You have to always
make sure you have every-
thing," she said.
Nunez once left an
important paper at home and
missed two classes because she
drove back to Decatur to
retrieve the assignment.
Students who lived in
RH's always had a place to rest
between classes, but commuters
frequently had to seek a hang-
out between classes while on
campus.
The University Union
catered to commuters by
providing the one O'Clock
Lounge, an area were students
could hangout, socialize with
other students, and watchtelevision. The Union also
provided the Campus Chat, a
restaurant.
"In addition to those
spots, a commuter could have
stayed at the apartment of a
friend between classes," Nunez
said.
Jackmon said, "living in
the RH freed her from concern
about driving to school in bad
weather."
"A commuter's worst
nightmare was to have his car
breakdown in bad weather,"
Nunez agreed.
A RH resident was
fortunate to have had living
arrangements that were close to
their classes each day, but one
draw back to living in a dormi-
tory was "dealing with loud
people and not having much
privacy," Jackmon said.
RH rooms were rela-
tively small and bathrooms
were shared by several resi-
dents.
Nunez said she was
able to lock herself in her room,
in Decatur, during the evenings
and acquire instant quiet and
privacy.
"Living close to other
students in the RH created an
atmosphere that was conductive
to making friends," Jackmon
said.
Nunez, who commuted
with he sister each day, agreed
company was pleasant while
commuting also.
"It was always nice to
commute with someone else,"
she said.
"One advantage that
commuters had over dormitory
residents was plenty of time to
learn the words to every song
that was played on the radio,"
Nunez said.12 Student Life
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