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phone messages. The y assume every phone call must be for them and talkintothe wee hours of the morning.But not all relationships turnout thatway.

The bestfriendshipsofalifetime areoftenbuilt in the dorm room and aregoing on tohave alasting effect on lives and character.

Almost every student would agree: roommates are an important partof collegelife

IVIalebondingatits best. TheguysofDorm 32-3 spend some qualitytime togetherin the quad. ingyour clothes."

"They'vegot tobewilling to compromise. They have to be honest and spiritual, willing to be your friendbutnotmarried to you," Tarik Abubaker joked as he

Matt Herren summed it up by saying, "My roommate affectedwhoI hung around and made friendswith. He helped me to grow."

Roommates definitely affect the behavior of thosearound them.Robin Miller said,"Ican aldescribed the perfect waystellwhen my roomroommate, mate isin a bad mood, "They'vegot to becon- andshe doesn't evenhave siderate," Erin Rierson tosayathing. Yet when added."Abad roommate she's depressed, Ifind isone youpassinthe hall- myselfdwellingonitand way and seesheiswear- prettysoon, I'm havinga pitypartyfor myselfand abad day aswell."

Then there'stheroommatewho'llalwayslisten no matter how many times they've heard the story before, the one who'lldistracttheRA at curfewwhileyou ever so cleverly sneak onto the hall.

But most importantly, there's the one who is willing to give anything to anyone atanytime — himself.

One can'task formore than that.

Doug Johnson wonders ifhe should havetaken thelasagna instead oftherice and chicken. Unfortunately, hecan'tput it back now.

Picnic in the park? Well, kind of. Sharon Fowlkesand Troy Taylorenjoyseatingoutdoors asMarriottservesdinneron thegrounds.

Sulu'va,,

You neverknow what can happen when you closeyour eyes. AsChrisCrompton prays, Dave Friendand Maina Mwaura prepareabitofasurprise

by AmandaGodshall

Almost everybody's done it. Ifnot, they've seenotherpeopledoit — mix up flavorful concoctions at Marriott. But do thesewonderfulmealsalways tasteasgood oras bad as theylook?

First-yearstudent Julie Ann Moyer enjoys raisin bagelsand cream cheese dippedinstrawberTristian Huether has hisgrapesfedtohim by JenniferWilcox. Of course, he'snever met thisgirl inhislife, but it's not everyday thata beautifulwoman feedsa guygrapes

Should I trythe Russian or the French? Liana Mercado and Cindy Maldonado createthe salad oftheirdreams.

Looks like Marriott didn't haveany clean silverware again...ordid Chuck Carpenter opt toeat pieanother way