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The Daily Tar HeefAugust 28, 198921 Stwcly or scope in UNC's libraries By SONJA POST Staff Writer There are three libraries which best meet the study and research needs of undergraduate students. They are Walter Royal Davis, Robert B. House Undergraduate and Louis Round Wilson Library. Davis Library is located between Hamilton Hall and the Student Union. Davis is the kind of place that when you enter you get the feeling that there is some serious studying going on. There are little clues ... such an endless array of books, magazines, periodicals. A step into the elevator reveals a choice of buttons; eight to be exact. After pressing each button you're trans ported to another world far away from the games, the fun, the dorms. An imaginary force pulls you along; you see carrels, couches, chairs with or without cushions, tables, study rooms all for your choice. We know it's almost too much, but you have to choose one. Remember, if you can't stand stay ing in one place you are free to move around. But, stay sitted for at least IS minutes or other students may get the idea you're not really studying and you will be ousted from the ranks of the serious stu dents. Oh, I might add Davis has one floor that saves it being a com plete waste of social action. I'm referring to the second floor, the one serious students walk right past. It's there for the those seeking a little fun, some meaningful eye contact Every student needs to study there once. The fall hours will be: M-Th 8 a.m.-12 midnight, Fri. 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. 12 noon-12 midnight. The Undergraduate Library is lo cated conveniently beside the Pit area and directly across from Green law Hall. The Undergrad, on the other hand, is a social "zoo." You walk up to the door and hear a slight buzz. You enter, curious, sounds like a party wait, my map says Undergraduate Library. Maybe it's a misprint. No, it seems to be a library. Silently, check off library requirements: books, reference signs, electronic equipment to ap prehend thieves, study cells, help ful clerks. Yeah, it's all there, you DO-IT-YOURSELF PARENTS WEEKEND INVITATION Dear ( ) Do you want to come up next weekend & take me out to dinner? ( ) Do you want to come up for the weekend and pick up my laundry? ( ) Could you bring me some money? ( ) How about coming up for Parents Weekend -I miss you! There 's a lot going on that weekend. ( ) I could introduce you to my new friends. ( ) I promise not to introduce you to any of my friends. ( ) We could go shopping together on Franklin St. ( ) Or we can take advantage of the activities the University has planned for Parents Weekend like the BBQ, open houses, campus tours and the Wake Forest Football Game ! ( ) Love ( ) See you soon ( ) Don't forget the money! ( sign your name here) UNC PARENTS WEEKEND OCTOBER 6-8 $68.88 MM must be in the right place. But you feel slightly out of place ... you rack your brain until you realize you're one of the only ones with a bookbag. You hear snickers, a few whispers, someone suggests you might be more comfortable in Davis. Bet you never knew libraries could be places of social acceptance. Now, not to knock the library completely. There are a few people gazing into computers, others ask ing for books their professors put on reserve, and the rest are occu pied with research (the nature of, We know nothing about). The fall hours will be: M-Th 8 a.m. -2 a.m., Fri. 8 a.m.-ll p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-ll p.m., Sun. 12 noon-2 a.m. Wilson Library is located next to the Undergrad across from the South Building. Wilson is a library that seems much too dignified for a mere undergraduate to trespass into. The imposing columns and dome ward off many. A few brave stu dents venture past the door to be greeted by a solitary gate-keeper. It's not just any library that inter views its visitors. This is one spe cial place. Wilson does contain the North Carolina Collection and the Rare Book Collection. Actually, Wilson Library is not only for the serious student, but also for the se rious person. Don't take it lightly. The fall hours will be: M-F 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.. Sat. 9 a.m.-l p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. -6 p.m. Copy machines are found in all three libraries. Computers. You might have suc cessfully avoided them before, but it's time to face the facts proc ess or perish. Word process, that is. Papers are much easier to type, edit and print using a computer. There are locations scattered throughout campus for your use. Davis Library, Greenlaw Hall, Undergraduate Li brary, Venable Hall and 14 dorms all have computers. The fall hours will be: Venable M-Th 8 a.m.-l a.m., Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. noon- 6 p.m., Sun. 1 p.m.-l a.m.; Under grad. M-Th 8 a.m.-l 1 p.m., Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.-l 1 p.m.; Davis M-Th 9 a.m-11 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.mM Sun. 2 p.m.-l 1 p.m.; Greenlaw M-Th 9 a.m.-ll p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.-11 p.m. ( write in appropriate family members) MR EZ WELCOMES YOU TO TOWN WITH FANTASTIC FURNITURE AT AFFORDABLE PRICES! Full or Queen ffSir v l Size, 1 3 position 1 Futon Frame :L v! $129.88 fr-ys Cotton Futons from $79.88 $89.88 $59.88 FURNITURE A NO ACCESSORIES wimmiims oooUs caye For those of you that don't live in Texas, this is the time of year when it gets so hot here that little pieces of the medulla oblongata flake off like dan druff and people start making speeches about how we need to stamp out these porno businesses, or build a new medi cal school in Lubbock, or put in a bid for the 1996 Olympics. And then they argue about it, and one of em kills the other one. For a long time I didn't know why this happened. But a few years back they commissioned a study called "Suburban Brain Damage: How to Recognize It, How to Prevent It," and researchers found that swimming pools were the prime reason for half the crime in major Texas cities. See, God didn't intend for people in Texas to swim. Even though we have about 900 lakes, 899 of em were built by the Army Corps of Engineers. The only one God built is called Caddo Lake, smack dab on the Louisiana border, and it's so swampy that if you try to swim in it, prehistoric species get lodged in your trunks. At the 899 Bulldozer Wonder lakes, the water's so mucky that the alligator gar popula tion has filed a class action suit against the state. If you touch the water with your finger before the age of six, you have to have an extra 94 vaccinations before you can start first grade. In other words, God didn't put any water here. He had a reason. "Go away," he was saying. But then Texas figured out they could avoid alligators AND alligator RAs help By JOHN BLAND Staff Writer Unless you freshmen come from a family like "The Waltons," and had to pack your seven brothers and sisters in one room, you might not yet be ready to put up with one of the most chal lenging aspects of college life: living with a roommate. Fortunately, that's where your Resi dent Assistant (RA) comes in. When two people live in the close confines of a dormitory room (par ticularly the shoe boxes of South Campus), conflicts are bound to arise. These conflicts may erupt from trivial arguments, such as who gets to watch "The Flintstones" or "Guiding Light," or they may be grounded in much more ifcaa- Sheets & Comforters includes: 13 OFF! 3 1 mmm No Down Payment on approved credit. 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So what happens now, about this time of year, is people have been star ing out the window at their Texas style chlorinated pools all summer and then looking at one another and saying "Honey, it might get cool enough to day to USE the thing." And then ONE day, usually in late July, the tempera ture will dip down into the low '90s, and the whole family will sprint out there carrying inflatable Dino the Di nosaurs, and they'll lay their little white bread bods down on the earth-colored VD tiles, or maybe they'll unfold their freshmen serious personality andor cultural dif ferences. These problems can often be helped by the housing staff if not the RAs, then the assistant area directors (AADs) and area directors (ADs). "The basic task (of an RA) is to act as a non-judgmental mediator to help the individuals involved resolve their conflict by themselves," said Tim Dore, an RA for Graham Residence Hall for 1989-90. Dore stressed that it was important that the roommates try to work it out among themselves, rather than rely upon the arbitration of the RA. He added that each RA had his or her own style concerning the resolu tion of roommate conflicts. WATERBEDS Starting As Low As 5b1 KO i! for complete bed headboard, decking, water conditioner, 11 pedestal, mattress, frame, fill kit, heater & liner TWIN FULL QUEEN KING OrthoFirm 99 129 169 209 (set) set set set set Sealy 149 169 209 269 Camelot (set) set set set set Body Support 169 259 299 389 (set) set set set set Sealy (set) 199 299 379 489 Posturepedic set set set set ADJUSTABLE! $69.88 Dining, Drafting, Computing - And More! Solid Wood Chairs Natural f Finish t ft 1 $16.88 Walnut Finish Si i triple padded chaise lounge, and then they'll notice that, even though they've only been out there two minutes, parts of their brain are dribbling down onto the pavement and their skin looks like a pecan waffle. Fortunately, Texas hospitals are so used to dealing with this problem that they have special ambulance codes. "We have a Richard Pryor on South Elm!" Or, in the case of those who have actually baked both feet off their bodies, "Pillsbury Doughboy at 313 Victor Street." And thanks to modern surgical techniques, we are now able to save most human brains from a full meltdown, and all you have is a little permanent intelligence loss. And that's the scientific explanation for Texas behavior in August. And speaking of heat, Sybil Dan ning is back after about a year's ab sence from the the drive-in screen. The former ripaway-bra queen is unveiling her new look in "L.A. Bounty," where she not only doesn't rip off her bra, but she doesn't even show any cleav age! This is the new gimme-that-machine-gun Action Sybil leather jacket, boots, raked blonds curls spray ing out from her head like angel-hair pasta, and 17,000 rounds of ammo. And her target is... Wings Hauser! Ever since "Vice Squad," he's the the pure-dee meanest guy in the movies. And in this one he's a painter-drug dealermurderer mystic who likes to perform execu tions for the amusement of God. Re adjust to If problems can't be worked out, freshmen may try to change rooms or dormitories. If no agreement can be reached, then a RoomArea Change Application can be filled out. We'd be more than happy to arrange your next eye examination Ask about our contact lens packages! . .... r rm OPTICIANS 235-A Elliott fid. In Kroger Plaza Mon.-Fri 9-6 Closed 1-2 implify )urLife First Union's No Minimum Checking - the easy answer to a student's banking needs. If you're like most stu dents, college life is far from simple. You've got classes to attend, books to study, teams to cheer and people to meet The last thing you need is a checking account you have to worry about. First Unions No Mini mum Checking is worry free. 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Ever since the original "Dirty Harry," you're just not a decent vig ilante cop unless you're a pistol-packin deaf mute. Seven breasts (but not Sybil's). Twenty-six dead bodies. Two motor vehicle chases, with double crash. Death-by-TV-in-hot-tub. Giant stuffed polar bear attack. Aardvarking. Explod ing SWAT team. One western-style shootout. Forklift Fu. Drive-In Acad emy Award nominations for Wings Hauser, for forcing a guy into a wooden crate at gunpoint, then saying "Hard, to breathe?" and shooting the crate full of holes; and, of course, Sybik for writing the story, producing, starring, and uttering the memorable line " Three and a half stars. Joe Bob says check it out. dorm life Room changes will not be consid- ered for the first 10 days. When rooms are available, room changes will be considered after the applicant meets with an AD. ; $23 or 25 OFF' a complete pair of prescription eye glasses! 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