2008 Woodie Awards
WMUA poster sale to wrap up
Last chance to decorate dull dorm rooms
Shayna Murphy, Collegian Staff
Issue date: 9/5/08 Section: Arts & Living
Freshmen, take notice.
By now you know how cramped, bleak and clinical-looking the dorms really are. If you are lucky, this will be the ugliest space you might ever have to inhabit. As cells go, you could do worse. You could also do a whole lot better.
It does not fade easily, the institutional vibe which clings to the dorms. It's not just the cinderblock walls or the rock hard, extra-long twin beds which do the dorms a disservice, it's the feeling of being stuck in someone else's room. That someone else is a big brother university which does not want you messing up any of its stuff. To guard against it, they have given you tiled floors and clunky furniture, strong enough to withstand your kicks, spills and general foibles.
There is not much you can do to really change the place. Buy an area rug, maybe set up a fish tank or pick up a few Christmas lights. The place is never homey, but with the right accoutrements, it can be functional.
Best of all, you can hang posters.
Since Monday, the WMUA 91.1 FM poster sale has been offering students a selection of posters to purchase. Of the myriad of First Week activities staged, the poster sale seems to have the largest draw. With choices ranking in the hundreds and styles running from jumbo large to nice and average, from 3D to 2D and beyond, the sale appears to have a sprinkling of just about everything.
Sadly, after 5 p.m., it will be no more.
The WMUA Poster Sale closes its doors this afternoon, after a long and lucrative week on UMass grounds. The sale is administered by the Pyramid Company. At the beginning of the fall and spring semesters, the Pyramid Company sponsors week-long visits to various campuses across the country.
For those who have been on the fence about purchasing posters, the time to act is now. Establishing good poster feng shui can be a vital move during the semester, equivalent to the purchase of a phone card or an egg crate mattress pad. Posters can be pricey, but the cost is greater still once the poster sale has passed.
By now you know how cramped, bleak and clinical-looking the dorms really are. If you are lucky, this will be the ugliest space you might ever have to inhabit. As cells go, you could do worse. You could also do a whole lot better.
It does not fade easily, the institutional vibe which clings to the dorms. It's not just the cinderblock walls or the rock hard, extra-long twin beds which do the dorms a disservice, it's the feeling of being stuck in someone else's room. That someone else is a big brother university which does not want you messing up any of its stuff. To guard against it, they have given you tiled floors and clunky furniture, strong enough to withstand your kicks, spills and general foibles.
There is not much you can do to really change the place. Buy an area rug, maybe set up a fish tank or pick up a few Christmas lights. The place is never homey, but with the right accoutrements, it can be functional.
Best of all, you can hang posters.
Since Monday, the WMUA 91.1 FM poster sale has been offering students a selection of posters to purchase. Of the myriad of First Week activities staged, the poster sale seems to have the largest draw. With choices ranking in the hundreds and styles running from jumbo large to nice and average, from 3D to 2D and beyond, the sale appears to have a sprinkling of just about everything.
Sadly, after 5 p.m., it will be no more.
The WMUA Poster Sale closes its doors this afternoon, after a long and lucrative week on UMass grounds. The sale is administered by the Pyramid Company. At the beginning of the fall and spring semesters, the Pyramid Company sponsors week-long visits to various campuses across the country.
For those who have been on the fence about purchasing posters, the time to act is now. Establishing good poster feng shui can be a vital move during the semester, equivalent to the purchase of a phone card or an egg crate mattress pad. Posters can be pricey, but the cost is greater still once the poster sale has passed.
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