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Outside Activities

Besides students,
McCormack Road houses a
variety of odds and ends.
WUVA is in the basement
of LeFevre, along with the
workout room, which contains
some really smelly
wrestling mats, and a few
barbells. Echols houses
another radio station, a
chapel, the laundry service,
and the snack room. The
latter is a spot where anybody
can be met any time
of the day or night. The
machines work occasionally,
but the best course of
action is to let some other
joker try it first.

In the basement of
Dabney House there is a
room laughingly known as
the laundromat. Many a
student has entered there
with an armful of dirty
clothes and a hand full of
change and exited several
hours later with an armful
of dirty clothes and a half
full box of wet detergent. In
the laundromat one must
play the same game as in the
snack room, observing
carefully the actions of the
washers and dryers.
However, the odds are a lot
more against you, the
chances of a machine
working twice being about
50-50.

One of the hot spots
of McCormack road living is
the graveyard, a place rich
in history and plant life.
Some of your most unforgettable
characters will be
met in the graveyard late at
night.

If you have only one
wish to use, hope that you
don't ever have to make an
important phone call. You
will soon discover that
Charlottesville is the only
place in America where you
will either get a busy signal
or no answer when you dial
the operator.

For a look at what these
places could really look
like, pay a visit to the basement
of Kent, better known
as the Student Affairs
Office. Notice the plaster
walls and the bright colors.
Notice especially the air
conditioners near the front
steps of Kent. They aren't
connected to your room,
buddy.

The less unfortunate
ones living in Hancock and
Bonnycastle might be unfamiliar
with the conditions
described, since these two
dorms have been "renovated."
They are in fairly
good shape, except for the
bathrooms, but two out of
ten dorms isn't a very good
batting average. If you
really want to get sick,
go visit someone living in
Alderman Road.

There is much more to
say about McCormick
Road, but discover it yourself.
It beats lying around in
your room. One more word
of advice to those of you
living on the first or second
floor; if you ever see anything
flopping outside your
window some night, don't
stick your head out.