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'Mod-Quad' residents create new
Southside activities and traditions
By Kristina Buffin
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T he modular dorms on Southside are
commonly referred to as the “Mod-
Quad” and have a reputation for be
ing the quietest dorms on campus because
of the high number of upperclassmen living
in them.
These dorms have not yet developed the
kind of traditions Puryear and Law did
during their time. Nor have they earned
the reputations like Lechner for its nerds
or Legett for its different doors that lead to
different floors. However, the newest
dorms on campus are trying to develop
some traditions of their own.
The “Mod Quad” consists of the most re
cently opened dorms on campus, including
Appelt Hall, which opened in 1989, and
Wells Hall, Rudder Hall and Eppright
Hall, each of which opened in 1990.
Cindy Yaklin, vice president of Eppright
and a senior business management major,
said the influx of freshmen overassign
ments last fall has added to the spirit on
the Southside.
“The overassignments brought in new
blood and have helped us,” Yaklin said. “It
is not just bumt-out seniors anymore. The
freshmen have brought in a lot of life.”
Eppright was one of the first co-ed
dorms at A&M and has been named co-ed
Hall of the Year for the last five years by
the Residence Hall Association.
Jeff Cruz, Appelt president and a senior
international business major, said even
though freshmen were introduced into tra
ditionally upperclassmen dorms this year,
they have been able to adjust and become
involved in many traditions at A&M.
“The way it worked out was that we got a
lot of freshmen through overassignments,”
Cruz said. “A lot of freshmen liked the dorm
and stayed on, and one actually became the
crew chief (of the dorm for Bonfire).”
One of the most distinguishable features
about Appelt is its residents who play fris-
bee on the grass between Wells and Ep
pright both on the weekends and between
classes. These residents are part of the Ul
timate Frisbee Team.
Cruz said Appelt is concentrating more
on dorm-oriented activities and has not
gotten into the more intra-dorm activities.
“The other dorms seem pretty quiet, al
though they each have their own tradi
tions,” Cruz said. “We are more hall-orient
ed, not so much community-oriented. For
example, we took a river trip on the
Guadalupe and had a lot of fun. About 20
to 25 people went.”
Jennifer Wiccorver, Underwood presi
dent and a sophomore accounting major,
said one of the reasons for such a stale
mate in traditions on Southside seems to
be the preponderance of upperclassmen
who have already had the experience of liv
ing in a tradition-oriented dorm and are
ready to concentrate solely on school.
“We have more upperclassmen than say,
the Commons, where there is more interac
tion,” Wiccorver said. “We don’t have as
much of that here. We have Hall Council
meetings, and the RAs have programs like
Bonfire Buddies, but it is hard to get peo
ple involved.”
Yaklin said the presence of upperclass
men in the dorms helps the freshmen be
come acquainted with the A&M way of life.
“They (freshmen) use living with upper
classmen as an advantage,” she said. “They
use them for guidance and to help show
them the ropes.”
One of the activities that has helped the
dorms come together is the Southside
Bash, which unites the dorms with a bar
becue each fall and spring semester.
“We have the Southside Bash and other
dorm activities with Wells,” Yaklin said.
“Last fall, we cut for Bonfire with Aston,
and there is a lot more unity now.”
Wendy Stewart, president of Eppright
Hall and a junior wildlife and fisheries sci
ence major, said although these dorms
have only existed for six years, they will
soon be in a league of their own by develop
ing their own traditions.
“Northside has been there for such a
long time, they have had time to develop
their own traditions,” she said.
“I believe Southside will become a strong
force on campus because of the impact we
have made in such a short time. Events
such as Bonfire and Big Event will show
that we are now and will become an active
part of the campus.”
Balcony residents
prepare for change
By Marisa Demaya
The Batealion
H istory is in the making.
Starting in the fall of ’96,
three Northside residence
halls, Keathley Hall, Fowler Hall
and Hughes Hall, will go co-ed by
organization of floor.
Chareny Rydl, associate direc
tor of Residence Life and Hous
ing, said the idea of going co-ed is
not a new one, since a proposal
was originally submitted in 1992.
Rick Cohos, president of
Fowler Hall Council, said the de
cision to go co-ed has many posi
tive outlooks.
“They’ve always been three
separate halls, but we’ve always
done stuff together,” Cohos said.
“So now it’ll make it one hall. One
hall council for the complex will
make things easier too.”
The three residence halls, built
in 1965, are named after hon
orary war veterans who graduat
ed from A&M.
Keathley, which was originally
a male civilian dormitory, was
named after Army Sgt. George
Dennis Keathley, Class of ’35.
Keathley was awarded the Medal
of Honor for assuming command
of his company in 1944.
Fowler was named for Lt.
Thomas W. Fowler, Class of ’43.
Fowler was awarded the Medal of
Honor for his gallantry action in
Italy on May 23, 1944.
Hughes got its name from Air
Force 2nd Lt. Lloyd D. Hughes,
Class of ’43, who received a Medal
of Honor for crash landing his air
craft and saving the lives of most
of his crewmen.
Throughout the year, the halls
have joined forces in different so
cial activities and programs,
ranging from scavenger hunts to
ice cream socials.
Amy Day, resident director of
Keathley, said there have been
many social events involving the
three halls.
“One event that’s been really
popular is ‘S’mores in the
Quad,”’ Day said. “Basically^
they took a grill, put it out in the
quad, and they let people roast
marshmallows. That got a lot of
people together.”
Cohos said the balconies are a
key to making the area a little bit
more sociable.
“It feels like one big hall,”
Cohos said. “Since it has bal
conies, people are always outside
and stuff.”
Fowler residents participate in
social events that bring all three
halls together.
“We had an ice cream social
called Tie One On’ where all the
guys from Fowler came down,
laid out all their ties on the table
and left the room,” Day said.
“Then the women from Keathley
and Hughes came in, picked a tie,
matched it up with whoever it be
longed to, and they went to
Baskin Robbins.”
Scott Wegner, hall council sec
retary of Fowler, said the hall re
cently tried to increase the num
ber of participants in hall events.
“We had a pizza party for the
A&M-Colorado game,” he said.
“We had a barbecue last fall with
Moses and Lechner Halls.”
In addition, residents partici
pate in community service, which
allows them to interact with peo
ple beyond the campus.
Hughes residents sponsored
a T-shirt sale and donated all
proceeds to the Brazos Valley
Girls Club.
Christie Richardson, Hughes
president, said any left-over
shirts were also donated to the
Girls Club.
“We’ve had a lot of activities
and programs,” she said. “All the
halls are very active now, and
hopefully, when they get their
(new) council implemented, it will
continue to be more active.”
Wegner said Fowler residents
will participate in Replant ’96 on
Feb. 10.
“It’s a relatively new effort
to replant trees in the area,”
Wegner said.
Day said halls also provide in
formational programs covering
topics such as sexual assault, al
cohol awareness and CPR.
“The programs here tend to be
a bit more informal,” Day said.
“The years that I’ve been here,
the turnout has been terrific.”
The Commons' uniqueness
sets it apart from other halls
Amy Browning, The Battalion
The Commons' courtyards offer students a place to sit and relax.
By Tab Dougherty
The Battalion
M ost students at A&M
have probably heard of
the Commons.
Cathy Collins, resident direc
tor of Krueger Hall and a gradu
ate administrative higher educa
tion student, said it is not easy
to miss four huge dorms —
Krueger Hall, Dunn Hall, Aston
Hall and Mosher Hall — cen
tered around a central dining
and recreation area.
“The Commons are basically
four large buildings holding 474
residents or more that are con
nected to a main central facility
used for student groups to meet
for recreation or food and all kind
of different things like that,”
Collins said.
Greg Asaf, resident director of
Dunn and a graduate finance
student, said the Commons is
unique because many students
congregate there, giving them a
chance to interact with people
from other dorms.
“The Commons is a pretty
neat living environment,” he
said. “When I think of the Com
mons, I think of the four build
ings and the main lounging
area. And I think that’s what al
lows people to interact — to me
that’s the Commons.”
Collins said the Commons is
unique because it is filled witn
mostly freshmen.
“It’s a good opportunity for
them to get to meet each other,”
she said. “We still have the re
turning students that introduce
them to the traditions, but be
cause of the high freshman popu
lation, you have a bunch of stu
dents that are relating on the
same level.”
Mikey McFee, a sophomore bio
medical science major, said one of
the best things about the Com
mons is not having to go outside.
“If it’s really pouring outside,
you can just walk downstairs and
eat,” McFee said. “You don’t have
to throw a coat on.”
The Commons has its own
computer lab, two restaurants, a
downstairs cafeteria, free pool
and ping-pong (with an A&M ID),
two TV lounges and even a store
where students can buy school
supplies and groceries.
Elaine Villarreal, a senior his
tory major, said she likes the con
venience the Commons offers.
“I like being so close to the
mail,” she said. “I like being able
to get my mail really close. I do
my e-mail on the computers that
are really close. Living on campus
is fun.”