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Holy habitation! Designing a Lewis & Clark dorm room
February 19, 2010
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Photos by Sam Margevicius Nikima’s hats, jewelry, plant, lamp, and stereo. Elsewhere in the room is a tree that Jagudajev’s father gave to her when she was young. She’s taken care of it for practically her entire life. The modest type, Jagudajev displays plenty of artwork created by her friends. On her wall are photos by Kathryn Wlodarczyk (’12), a drawing by Tyler Reese (’11) and a print by PNCA student Camara Bedell-Stiles. -
When McNamara isn’t drawing, painting, making prints, or working at the Co-op, she likes to dabble in playing the mandolin. She drew the seashell drawing in the upper left corner in an art class at LC. Bagel and Nikima make their small space feel larger and more comfortable by putting their mattresses on the floor instead of bed frames. The American flag hung in the window allows light to shine through while still protecting their privacy from outside viewers in the parking lot. Perhaps the fl -
Nikima’s cassette tape collection. With the likes of Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Elvis Costello, Elton John and the Beatles, you really can’t go wrong. Add Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching to that mix and you’re talking some serious enlightenment. A book entitled Gnomes, the Rand McNally Atlas of World Wildlife and an array of animal figurines on her shelf openly displays Jagudajev’s love for the natural world. -
Above: This is where Bagel’s head rests at night, and sometimes during the day. Right there next to John Cusack and his radio declaration of love from Say Anything. -
Bagel’s typewriter.There’s something more impressive about a typewriter than one of these 21st century computer tools— maybe it’s the tapping sound. There is a real process that can be played out on a typewriter. Bagel and Nikima encourage their guests to write whatever they feel like, so when a page is finished it often results in a nonsensical, free-form poem or a multifaceted meditation on being.
by Sam Margevicius
For their first two years of Lewis & Clark life, students are required to set up fort in one of the many dorms on campus. They’re all seemingly different at first glance but when it comes down to it, every room is a plainly furnished, off-white cube that we are forced to call home.
Homey dorm touches are essential for making the on-campus years more tolerable. For some, these homey touches may only include a Che Guevara, Animal House, and/or a beer pong rules poster (or all three). However, others prefer inviting tapestries, cozy lighting, fun knick-knacks and personal artwork.
Forest residents Abigail “Bagel” McNamara (’12) and Nikima Jagudajev (’12) have truly made their room a home. So what is it exactly that makes us feel so zen’d out when in this Pondorosa double?
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