Diggs

By Liz Wagner
Collegian Editor
February 6, 2008

Finance major Aaron Dash, marketing major Dan Link, finance major Matt Doyle, finance major Jason Pousley and integrated science, business and technology major Jeff Long, all juniors, are modest about their townhouse. But it provides a blend of domesticity and masculinity that one would find hard to rival.

Liz Wagner - The great Tiki mask stands as an imposing figure among the
books and detergent of the otherwise normal room.

The most notable aspect of the boys’ house is a spectacular brown couch, courtesy of Long, that resides in their living room. In front of this sits an oddly shaped coffee table and off to the left is a lamp with some type of ancient Greek art running along its base, just a few of the many odds and ends of furniture that Dash supplied from his grandfather’s house. Adorning the wall above are free HBO posters of Marilyn Monroe, Justin Timberlake and the cast of Entourage.

“We have to defend ourselves a lot,” said Link. “We got these posters free from Comcast.”

The boys’ kitchen is presented complete with a Zen fountain on the counter and a lazy Susan spice rack in one of the cabinets. The sink is empty of all dirty dishes.

The first bathroom is simply referred to as “Jason’s” because of its absolute cleanliness, which is reflected again in the meticulous order of his room. In the stairwell hang posters of Fight Club, Reign of Fire and the Eagles. Scattered throughout the rest of the house are various other Entourage posters.

The next bathroom up isn’t quite as orderly, but still, for a house of five 20–and 21–year–old guys, they have done an excellent job keeping the house clean.

The boys’ bedrooms are fairly standard in that they have posters of assorted alcohol and scantily clad women somewhere on their walls. Each bedroom has a television complete with cable in addition to the huge TV that is set up in the living room.

However, the four–foot tiki mask in Dash’s room, also from his grandfather, and the Irish flag in Doyle’s room add a unique element to the house’s atmosphere.

This strange blend resonates again on the second floor landing. A dresser sporting a vase of flowers rests underneath a Die Hard poster. The flowers were a gift from Long’s mom at his last home diving meet. For as masculine as the boys claim themselves to be, the flowers still look quite healthy.

“Most of it’s not me,” Link claimed. “But it looks nice so I don’t complain.”

So there you have it. A manly townhouse.

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