We're taking bets that it was a special time... YEAR FOUR

Here is Year Four. If you remember any stories and want to include them please post in the comments section.

Building: Donahue Hall
Dean of Student Life: Larry Siegel
Dir. of Res. Life: Annie Ciaraldi
Dir. of Res. Operations: Greg Wilder
Asst. Dir. of Res. Life: Derek Costa

RDs - B: Bonnie Maitland - C: Beth Willis - E: Barbara Gray - F: Lynn Kimball - L: Andy Lapp & Nick Piscitello Sh: Michael Puglisi - Sm: Michael Kerver

Well we added Lynn and Mike. You may have loved or hated Lynn, but I will tell you that she took crazy to a level I had not seen before. Within two hours of working with her she told us that she had major personal issues and loved to drink while she was at LSU. I then sat her down and told her that it was okay to go to bars/clubs in the area because we were adults and if there happened to be 21 & over students there it was okay. I was then deemed unprofessional for sharing this open and honest information. She never wanted any help and wasn't all that personable to the rest of the RDs. Thankfully she left mid year. Mike was an enthusiastic guy who wasn't quite ready for the RD job at Lowell. He did his best and he needs props for that. He started dating a RA within the first two weeks of school and came to me for advice. I directed him to GW and told him that honesty was the best policy. He decided against that and another UML fiasco ensued. Senior Staff didn't want him to date her, but the University Policy does not discourage it. We found out that Mike looked ugly in a dress and thankfully he lasted the whole year. He really did try and just wasn't cut out for the job.

Barbara and Kerver were great in Smith and Eames. Barbara was her usually quiet self, but loved by all. Mike was definitely military, but he was a great leader. Mike & Andy had a hate/hate relationship which made for numerous awkward staff meeting moments. Beth finally was in charge of Concordia and did a fantastic job. She also had a dating fiasco that would have gone a lot better if she had been honest with the bosses. Some basic advice for everyone... BE HONEST WITH EVERYONE BECAUSE THEY WILL ALWAYS FIND OUT!!!

Andy, Bonnie & I were the holdovers. We all had odd trust issues with each other, but we survived. Dane Cook opened up the year with a great show. He yelled at me as I was trying to give him directions. Everything worked out, but I thought I had offended someone that I actually idolized. BACHA was a blast at UML. The staff worked so hard and we got a ton of praise from other Universities. UML riots ensued during the Red Sox/Yankees series. They were pretty tame and I watched game 5 of the Oakland series with my upstairs neighbors because I thought my roof was going to cave in.

I found out that I was a problem all semester, but no one said anything to me. I still am not sure what I really did wrong, but Larry SCREAMING at me in a meeting changed how I worked second semester. Andy went to Fox to fill Lynn's spot and Nick took over in Leitch. Andy had a rough semester as did the rest of Fox with hot water issues. It was pretty awful. Nick did a great job considering he had no judicial experience. We had a great Spring Carnival kick off in front of Donahue with Tracy Morgan being as awful as he could be afterwards. Overall it was a pretty good year.

My Staff: ARD - Angela Kungulus RAs - Katrina Thompson, Chris Obara, Tricia Ryan, Paola Tarantino, Shannon Seidel, Mike Bonosaro, Corinne Mancevice, Jim Dineen, Jason Iovanna, Joey Martinez, Kendra Godzyk, Dianna Crowell, Mariel Tejada Office Worker: Tess Buck

This was a pretty kick ass staff. Tricia, Dianna, Kendra, Jason, Mike & Mari came back from last year's great staff. Mari held up the fort on the 5th floor. She did a great job considering how many freshmen she had up there. Tricia took on the challenge of being a better RA, which she did an excellent job at. Mike returned from NJ and was a great RA. Probably better than the rest of his time combined. Dianna concentrated on getting a job which she did. Kendra and Jason were around for first semester, but circumstances led them to leave for different things. Jason became a DK brother. Still not sure if that was the best thing for him, but he seems to be doing alright.

Katrina did a fantastic job although she thought I was a horrible RD. No big deal there. She kept the party atmosphere up and was always involved in something. Chris was almost killed many times by the women on staff. I think that he benefitted most from being an RA. He definitely had his faults (paperwork, inserting his foot in mouth), but he did a pretty good job and we had some great supervisories about life. Paola was our already has a degree, but I am trying to be a nurse RA. She struggled but did much better second semester on the 4th floor. Shannon was the happiest person that I have ever met. She always made the staff smile. She was amazing considering how much she had to do with Track, RA and school. Joey became like a younger brother who I loved to pick on. He brought his "player" attitude to the staff even though he wasn't really a player. More of a pretty guy who liked to wax his eyebrows. Corinne was a pleasant surprise especially since we got off on the wrong foot the previous January. She was the most unique member of the staff and got a branding on her left arm. We talked through a ton of stuff and had a lot of fun together. Jim was the music/jock who grossed out the staff a lot. Change your underwear man. :) Then there was Tess our extra staff person who made our building better by putting up flyers and signs. I think she was in the office more than everyone combined.

Angela was one of the best parts of being in Donahue last year. No one really saw what I saw in her. She is absolutely amazing. She has a tough exterior and a heart of gold. We became excellent friends and she proved anyone who doubted her wrong. She is still just "SPECIAL" to me.

We had a great time in Da Hue whether it was having the least amount of damage in the history of Donahue to dealing with "Riots" in Lowell. Plenty of nights out at the Olde Court and tons of fun at staff meetings. Donahue was the place to be.