1988 Gallimaufry

/ ife. School in residence . In- 7 dividuals, people with lives A " after school, but still in ~m^ school. Creatures, pacing —I 1 the zoo floor, and pausing; a lion yawning into a huge stretch. What did the animals really do after the vis– itors left? Dorm life had more to it than met the eye. From meeting your roommate on that very first day to the tearful goodbye at school's end, residential life was what pushed IMSA one step beyond any oth– er high school. It was that extra-special way you kept your room clean and fresh . . . or didn't. That personal touch was in everything: the decorations on the wall, clothes people wore, the arrangement of furniture. Time management. Just like another one of those big-people ideas. It didn't work. Sleeping and studying. Dancing and playing. They all fit into a schedule of some sort. Really, they did. There was always something going on; some– body out there was awake at every hour. The parties. Test-cramming. Es– say writing. Noodle eating. Pop guz– zling. IMSA residential life. It was more than just a simple phrase. For the '87- '88 year, it was our life. Alice Cheng and Jennifer McCarthy f take time out from studying in the C- wing lounge. 30 ^ Residential