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The Life Of A Commuter Is Filled With i

ITS SHARE OF 0J

UPS AND DOWNS

any college students enjoy everyday, they usually schedule a full

exciting memories of day of classes when they are on

living away from home campus. After a day of classes, with

for the first time. There only a short break for lunch, they to

are recollections of life in work. Many work all evening, and

the residence hall, when that is over it is time to study

memories of particular devotional (or sleep).

times with prayer partners, Many commuters are married. . -VrfV

remembrances of dorm meetings, Besides all of the responsibilities of

and the list goes on. But what about school, they also have to take care of

those college students who do not a family and house. These students

live on campus — the commuters? usually stay very busy trying to juggle

Some people think that commuting all the rolls they play — student,

students have it much easier than spouse, and parent. .•vX
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those students living on campus. Commuters constitute a large part ,-.y ■:*:N

However, the lives of commuters are of the student body. Most agree that

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as busy as resident students, if not they do not miss out on any of the

more hectic. Many commuters begin excitement by living at home. The

their day with an 8:00 class which years spent in college are definitely

means leaving the house 7:00 or 7:15 some of the most memorable times of

to arrive on time. Since most one’s life, whether one lives on or off

commuters do not come to campus campus -Christi Bounds

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•The Student Lounge is quite often the place where

* many commuting students spend their spare

hours. James Hunt enjoys his lunch while he

settles down to watch a half hour of the popular

conservative television (and radio) talk-show host

Rush Limbaugh. Lunch, for many commuters is

the only part of the day when they can just relax.

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