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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 2001)
liday, February 19, 2001 Page 3 THE BATTALION Ivin' large in a little room V . On-campus residents explore the various opportunities for fun available to them in the dorms Associat 5nera! mee: 7p.m. ega will h;. pers diape|l Ruppp-j Gapoa . j ^ ^ The Battalion lesticvioleriSiB^^ 6 ‘ n co ^ e g e i s not about studying and should not be. It is a time to >n, contac wli k hard, but it is also a time to party hard to keep from going insane. Dorm life is exciting, for the most part, and the people who make it happen, the res ident advisers, see to it that students enjoy their expeiience. sday HlVlatt McDevitt, a resident adviser for FHK, said, “It’s my role as an RA to ■Hilitate learning, create a study environment, and to interpret, support and Christian Fsenlorce the University policies, along with performing administrative duties. e a ■“But when all of an RA’s duties are done, we also come up with programs in Ail Faithstfs» er to help students have an easier and more enjoyable time," McDevitt said. ■ Dylan Misslin, a resident adviser for Walton Hall’s K Ramp, said watch- tcy ooe: | n l residents enjoy their time there is a benefit of being an RA. ■“It is fun to see a bunch of your guys having fun and knowing that you did w not have to do more than just the two required programs per semester, but you stment« stilidid ” Misslinsaid - at 8 p.m. ip' 1 said Walton lias a lot of ongoing programs during the semester that bring jsh lot. ft students out and help them have fun. I Laura Re: ■“If s a blast here at Walton. For instance, on every Thursday night we get together and play poker with the guys, and some games last as long as four hoi i s,” Misslin said. ■ Misslin said that having his residents in on Thursday night not only I lets them have fun, but protects them from the lure of underage drinking on to the a 01 ' keeps them out of trouble for at least one night, lire new: fl “Students usually go for programs that involve free food and are fun. 1 apartmt Tttat usually gets them out,” McDevitt said. ibling to I McDevitt said that, along with recreational and social programs, ed ucational programs are also offered but are not met with the same amount istomed i of enthusiasm from residents. who can l: I “Programs at dorms build a sense of community and sense of be- unpus ap loitging, not only to their dorm, but to Texas A&M,” said Lisa Mers, hall he said f director at FHK. ng to live« Mers said it is important to give students an incentive of sorts for all the haul work they put in studying. a status s; r « “We got a lot of people out this past Super Bowl because of the free food fe're lool and the social environment,” McDevitt said. “Activities like this allow peo- de who an pic in the dorm to make friends and even make dates in instances where the j maybe e dorm is coed, as is FHK.” But anyone 1 ® Scott Basett, a freshman chemistry major and resident at Walton hall said, lows there .'■he mos t \ like about my dorm is all the different people around to help me. ig to liveiii; hme I might be down or might be worried about something, my hall di- f the expen; rec t 0 r or my RA are always there to help me out.” i, leasing1 Misslin said that many RAs are really involved even though it is not a re- i Village.', quirement, and that is one of the reasons they became RAs. its lookinr '' “Students are as happy as long as the RAs are willing to help them out in iking for-" '' t provide, think itV for sonic: • iappy, /e what the) ace where whatever they may need,” said Misslin. “It’s nice to see your guys having fun and bonding with each other, thus building a great community.” Walton Hall’s K Ramp organizes Sunday night barbecues that they call “K- grub.” They won the Program of the Month award given by the Residence Hall Association when they made rib-eye steaks. Misslin said K-grub attracts students because of the free food and social factor. Intramural sports are also an important activity in and around dorms, said Justin Kusheva, an RA in charge of intramural sports at FHK. “Intramural JOE PEDEN/The Battalion sports are really popular, because they allow students to have fun and, at the same time, get them out to do some exercise,” Kusheva said. Kusheva said dorms usually have teams that vary from year to year, ac cording to what the students might be interested in. — - “Some years you might have basketball, soccer, volleyball, softball or foot- ■) ball, and other times you might get a tennis team,” Kusheva said. “Playing intramural sports is not about slaughtering the other team, but rather about sportsmanship and getting people out to have fun together,” Ku sheva said. “Co-rec teams are especially popular because it is a great way to meet people you might otherwise not meet.” Kusheva said that, for those shy people, co-rec teams could be the ultimate way to get a date or just meet some friends. Mers said helping students have fun is crucial to good grades and a healthy mental attitude. If playing intramural sports or other programs do not tickle a student’s fan cy, the recreation area at the Commons will provide students with plenty of entertainment. The Commons Lobby has pool tables for billiards fanatids, and one can enjoy a nice game of Foosball in the company of friends. John Slade, a sophomore architecture major who lives in Dunn Hall, said, “It is great to be able to wake up from a restless night’s sleep and have the option of playing pool 24 hours a day.” 4 Spence-Briggs also has lined up some programs that are sure to get stu dents’ attention. Hollie Kohlhepp, a resident adviser for Spence-Briggs said her dorm is holding a party called “Party House.” Kohlepp said the social event is open to any student from any resr idence hall. Alfredo Quesada, a resident adviser for Dunn Hall, said Dunn has planned events such as paintball tournaments for its residents. “Paintball is exciting, and I cannot wait to be able to start doing fun stuff like that here at Dunn,” Quesada said. Quesada, a new R A this semester, said he has a lot of activities planned for this semester. ^ “I have seen that paintball tournaments have gone fairly well at other dorms, and it’s just another program I want to do in order to help my resi dents have more fun,” Quesada said. “We are also going to try to get sonje video-game action going here at Dunn, and it seems like a great idea to me in order to get my residents more motivated.” Quesada said he plans to hook up video games on two big-screen televjb sions for video-game fanatics who might be interested or for students who might be bored. “There is no reason for students to be bored in their dorm, so if th$y want to take a study break, there are numerous options on how to have furr,” Quesada said. , ^ tiers ar. 8tli ; informal ie meal i ). 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