re: Tiger Stadium Dorms

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remember going to games as a child in the early 80's and seeing speakers pointing out the windows with music blaring

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I know some were occupied late as 91 when I sold programs on Game days.

My dad was in the stadium dorm for a semester in the 80's and he said he hated it

I was in Room 241, South Stadium for 2 years, 64 thru 66. South Stadium was better than the rest. Rooms were like Old Graham, Cost $119 semester, vs, $81 semester5 for North, East and West. South cost same as Pentagon. Rooms were hot. We survived with a floor fan, but had no afternoon sun in south est corner of dorm. Open showers, toilets a la military. We had acceptable gas heat. Amiable neighbors and loose RA's made for fun shenanigans such as rolling 3 or 4 bowling balls down the curved halls toward an unsuspecting group of drunks returning in the wee hours.

The Spartan conditions were a strange source of a certain esprit de corps-- "We live in The Rock-- We're Tough! -- Gotta problem with that?" type of chip on our shoulder, all the while envying our Classmates fortunate enough to live in apartments such as College Park, High Point, or Studio Arms. Little did I know that, 50 years later, I would be sitting at my keyboard, proudly boasting of living in "The Rock." (Cont'd)

Coach Bryant had his team get off the busses and stand there below us and endure the Tiger Bait chanting UNTIL WE GOT TIRED OF YELLING AT THEM. I remember the blank stares from Bear and Kenny Stabler. Finally, when we tired of jeering, only then did the Bama team go to the locker room.

Of course, the next day, Bama romped, 31-7, on their way to one of their 74 National Championships, but the kicker to this tory was the Report from the Visitors Locker Room in the Sunday Advocate-- "Coach Bryant could hardly be heard over the din behind him of his Team endlessly cheering, "Tiger Bait, Tiger Bait ..."

Asbestos is not harmful if it's not airborne. There are products in stores that still contain asbestos.

I think I finally found a picture:

they used them for athletic dorms in 90's when new complex was being built

Re no AC in any of the dorms: My dad took an engineering drawing course one summer and was working on his final project where he had to draw some machine part or whatever. He was almost finished when he put his sweaty arm down on the paper and ruined it. He changed his major from engineering to prelaw after that

Lived in South Stadium in Summer of 69'. It was so hot wwe went to library to study each nite. We would set the lawn chairs up in the showers to cool off.....Was not that bad in Winter and Spring...