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| Title | Houstonian 1990 |
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| Date | 1990 |
| Description | This edition of the Houstonian, published in 1990, is the official yearbook of the University of Houston. |
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| Language | English |
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| Original Item Location | LD2281.H745 H6 v. 56 1990 |
| Original Item URL | http://library.uh.edu/record=b1158762~S11 |
| Digital Collection | Houstonian Yearbook Collection |
| Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/yearb |
| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
| Repository URL | http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections |
| Use and Reproduction | This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button. |
| File Name | index.cpd |
| Title | Residence Halls |
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| File Name | yearb_1990_131.jpg |
| Transcript | Good Livin Students show their style School banners on the wall, posters of hunks or bathing beauties, organized desks with all the supplies needed. Is this what you would expect from the room of a resident of the campus? If so, you should guess again. Students living in the residence halls had a variety of room decors, that ranged from tossed pillows to delicate porcelain figures. Some students built elaborate lofts for the extra space they provided. Some students bunked their beds, or had them arranged on separate sides of the room. Posters of everything ranging from rock stars to movie posters, and classic artworks monopolized the walls, like Picasso and Monet. Other walls remained generic and bare, as if school had just begun. Room decorations was sometimes difficult when one's roommate couldn't be found. "It would be great if you could get together with your roomates, but so often you can't, " said Guy Burns, a sophomore graphic communications major. Posters seemed to be the most popular mode of communicating one's tastes, and claiming the space as one's own, at least for the year. They ranged from tasteful to definitely outrageous. One poster had two teddy bears, one on top of the other, with the caption "How Teddy Bears are Made." "We had a wide variety of decor in my room. We had everthing from the Grateful Dead to Georgia O'Keefe," said April Flowers, a sophomore drama major. The rooms would be better, said one resident, if the walls were more colorful. The walls were a cream color and possibly would have looked better if the carpet had been a brighter color. "Well, my room is very homey," said Rachel Del Rosario, "I just put some photos of my family on the shelves, a few posters on the wall and throw all of my clothes on the floor, making it much like my room at home." Whatever the mode of decor, one thing was for sure. Each year, when residents moved in, they made their claims to the room, as their own. Their true natures came through, depending on their tastes. "I like movie posters. We had them all over the room. I'd like more flesh posters also," said Burns. -Marjorie Goodman Musical Taste. Melissa Pumarega shows off her musical preference by displaying a Depeche Mode poster by her window.Photo by Rachel Del Rosario. Right At Home. Kandi Harris studies comfortably in her room, fully equipped with some of the barest necessities, a radio and TV.Photo by Rachel Del Rosario. Hanging It Up. Tamer Haidar tacks up a new poster featuring Michael Jordan in order to "dress" up his room.Photo by Rachel Del Rosario. Fixing Things Up. Kenn Munn, hall director in Settegast Hall, tidies up the area by his drafting table.Photo by Rachel Del Rosario. 172 Residence Halls FACE World Treasures. Robert Bluestein displays the many souvenirs he has collected during his travels .Photo by Rachel Del Rosario. REDWTHW«FACE 173 |