Issue date: 8/20/05 Section: opinion

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Secluded on the corner of campus, on 21st and West End, the lonely Kissamer sits in his room reading for class on a Saturday night and getting ready for bible study the next day. HA! If only that were true. Nobody really understands the life of a Kissamer except for those lucky enough to live in Kissam Quad.

Kissam kids get to enjoy the luxury of single rooms. That means no walk-ins by the roommate while you're getting it on... math homework I mean. You have privacy 24/7, and when you want some company, there is a hall of people waiting to hang out. True, Kissamers tend to stick together. This is just because it is natural to become closer to the ones that live near. It is up to you to branch out and meet other people.

Don't believe the rumors you hear about the crazy Branscomb kids until you meet them, or experience them for yourself (some of them are true). Kissamers get the luxury of having convenient restaurants near by, such as Blackstone, Qdoba, Amerigo, Wendy's, J&J's, Coco Café, Sitar and Krispy Kreme ... not too shabby.

All this may sound just perfect and all, but it can't be that great living in Kissam Quad. Of course, sometimes after hours of studying, trapped in your single, while the cellblock walls seem to be closing in, and the unique stench of the dorm starts making you nauseous, you have to think about the good things about Kissam.

While Branscomb partiers are sliding around in their own vomit, Kissamers can enjoy the luxury of having a relatively quiet hall (without the pee, fire alarms and randomly placed couches). The random streakers or drunken partygoers come by, but the chaos never really lasts that long. The nights in Kissam Quad are a lot of hot fun, especially when you have to stumble all the way from Greek Row back to the dorms every time you party it up.

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