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(JSC senic By TRACY MIXSON S?nicr 'tocrtt' He's had three hall advisers, three residence hall directors, t^o area managers, three nhonr numbers, two door lock changes and a new carpet. Many things have changed tor Greg Williams in his five years as an on-campus resident ? many things, that is, except his residence itself. The senior has lived in the same room of the same dorm since his first day at use. "I'm hoping they're going to retire mv room when I leave," Williams said of his home-awayfrom-home: room 503-A wing in Bates House. "It's going to be tough to give it up when I finally graduate this May." Williams said he didn't plan to become so possessive of his room; in tact, he once considered moving to another dorm to be closer to classes. But his mother changed his mind. "Two years ago, 1 was thinking of moving out and she wouldn't hear of it," Williams said "My mom likes this dorm. She likes the room and board plan here, so she wanted me to stay. "After she made the decision that year. 1 decided I liked it enough here. too. to finish my education." Williams was one of the first freshmen allowed to live in Bates, .. L : - L wnicn was predominately tor upperclass residents in 1981. Five years later, the residents are 90 percent freshmen and sophomores. "In my freshman year, Bates House had a reputation for being the wildest upperclassmen dorm on campus, but they were able to control it ? the residents weren't very rowdy," Williams said. "But in the past couple of years, Bates House has developed the reputation for being a rowdy dorm, and I've heard it has more problems than any other dorm on campus." Problems with crime, fires and other disciplinary areas have Given the dorm rh*? u/orct ronmo - > Wk WkM ' " ~*V,;,l0 ;. " . . Tangled up This balloon rose only to the top of | balloon in front of Gsmbrell Hall on A LISTEN TO . . . WUSC-FM on t THF. 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THK (iAMKCOCK is a licensed student organization of the University of South Carolina and receives funding from ?vudent activity fee*. ir calls Ba lion among campus residence halls, he said. "It's the people who make up a dorm and its reputation." he said. "At Bates we have a wide variety ot people, and most of them are pretty young. "But after their freshman year, a lot of students mature, so I think the bad reputation Bates has comes from a minority of students who cause a majorit> of the problems. Most of the people here are like a family; they're friendly and they like to have a good time." Williams said he's seen many changes during his stay at Bates, including the locking of women's wings, the removal of a stud> room and the increasingly lenient attitude of resident advisers toward residents' behavior. Another big change in the dorm, he said, resulted from the increase of the legal drinking age, which changed from 18 to 20 years old during the past two years. Williams was a member of USC's Alcohol Task Committee, which drafted an alcohol policy for the university. "To be honest. I don't think it's realistic to believe that the law is going to stop underaged people from drinking," he said. "1 think in the next several years, Bates House freshmen and other residents who want to drink are going to." Williams has been involved in Bates House affairs since his freshman year, when he became involved in dorm government. In his junior year, he ran for president ? and lost. Undaunted, he became involved with L'SC's Residence Hall Association as Bates House's first representative. He was elected vice president of the young organization, and later served as president for a year and a half. This past year he was chairman of the RHA of South Carolina. "I guess it's a little ironic that I'd be representing Bates when I couldn't pvpn win an pl/?rfir?n there," he said. "But I'm glad I had an opportunity to get involvy \ yTn ? ' 4 \ a tree before getting intertwined with t! londay. j SEN/ ( This is your last ch ) Sign-up is in the / 6th Floor, H. Wn v Sign up this week C comp J Broward County Scl i First In \ Florence Schoc { Georgia Railroa< SGray Di The Li Union Cour ? tes House "Most of the people here are like a family; they're friendly and they like to i ?:? i-' nave a yuuu unit;. ... u 5 our own little community out here." Greg Williams Bates House resident ed with RHA anrl akn hpln r?m the people in the dorm." So who will look out for Bates House after Williams is gone? "Oh, life will go on." he said. ''I think it will stay a predominantly freshman dorm, and this place will probably always be pretty wild." But the arrival of greek fraternities next semester could bring about still more change in the coed dorm, he said. Several fraternities have been offered spacc in Bates next year, and Williams said he believes the groups could disrupt the concept of the Bates House "family." "A residence hall promotes unity among its residents, and I think allowing a greek fraternity o. .. :n -I: -> ivj niuii 111 ?ni uniupi irial in some way," he said. "I'm not against greeks, I just don't think it's the best thing for a residence hall." Amidst the change, one thing has remained fairly constant for Williams and room 503-A ? he has had only two roommates since his arrival in the fall of 1981. The first, his best friend from Camden High School, stayed for three semesters. "I guess there's this unwritten rule that you shouldn't room with your best friend from high school," Williams said. "We found this out, and after a year and a half, he graciously moved across the hall and I kept the 4*1' KjfljB RAY GROftBERG/Tfw GtmetGck iw hranr'iat Qturln^t. o.... ?L_ ?:i... ? ? 4?w hid ailvoi ORS! j ance for interviews. ) Placement Office, ( i. Close Building. ( for the following ) anies: j lool, ht. Lauderdale 1 1 District One ) \ Bank & Trust 1 ity Schools I 'home' ml smhk ; / ' ">V-: : - " / ; room " Williams met Doug Whitehead, his second and present roommate, at a Bible study in 1982. Whitehead, a biology senior, is another of Bates' rare upperclassmen ? as a freshman, he lived on the dorm's second floor. "Doug is one of the main reasons I stayed here," Williams said. "When you find someone you can get along with well, it a ?. ? icunj uucmi i rriancr wnere you live. "We both like Bates' co-ed atmosphere, and people who live here. It's our own little community out here." He recalled a time four years ago when ice storms cancelled classes and isolated Bates residents from the rest of the campus. "Everything was here ? my mailbox, the cafeteria, my room," he said. "Everything 1 needed was right here and I didn't have to walk up on campus. So it's centrally located with everything I need." 1 So even the location, which many'residents say is a disadvantage to living at Bates, is good enough for Williams. "Bates House has plenty of critics," he said. "Most people say they don't like the meal plan, t'lat the location is lousy because it's too far to walk to classes and the Shuttlecock takes too long, 1 and that you can't study or sleep because there's always someone -i up at one or two in the morning making noise. "But I like Bates House. I've gotten comfortable here. In a lot of ways, it's my home." 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