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Paul Hughes
– main character, narrator, Architecture major (Design)
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Kendall Payton
– Paul’s girlfriend, Pre-med major (Psychology)
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Gina Coulter
– Paul’s girlfriend, Pre-med major (Microbiology), ΧΩ member
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Abby Evans
– Kendall’s roommate, English major
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Antonio Cardenas
– Design project team member, Architecture major (Historic Preservation)
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Ash O’Riordan
– Wren & Christy’s suitemate, Siobhan’s daughter
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Billy Vaughan
– Paul’s roommate, Theatre major
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Christy Carmichael
– Wren’s best friend and roommate, Art major (Sculpture), fiancé
(Simon)
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Dawn Hammond
– Kirk MacLean’s girlfriend
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Doug MacLean
– Susan’s younger son, graduate student at the University of Texas, Austin (Electrical Engineering)
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Faith Bennett
– Gina’s roommate, Early Childhood Education major
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Felicia Kirby
– salesgirl at women’s clothing store in Atlanta
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Glen Otis
– Paul’s suitemate, Pre-vet major, ΚΑ member
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Hayley Devlin
– Regan’s “big sister” in ΧΩ,
“Hayley Devil”
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Jeff Hamill
– Trip’s suitemate, Electrical Engineering major, ΣΝ member
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Jessica Roedeffer
– Gina’s “big sister” in ΧΩ
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Leslie Fitzpatrick
– ΧΩ pledge
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Luke Devereaux
– Trip’s roommate, Chemical Engineering major, ΦΓΔ (“Fiji”)
member
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Margot Seaford
– Neil’s girlfriend, ΧΩ member
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Neil Lowry
– Rod’s best friend, Margot’s boyfriend, ΠΚΑ (“Pike”)
member, Business major
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Olivia Clayton
– Doug MacLean’s girlfriend
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Phoebe Randolph
– Kendall’s roommate, Nursing major
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Regan Thomas
– Gina’s best friend, Pre-med major (Microbiology), ΧΩ member
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Rod Fortner
– Regan’s boyfriend, ΠΚΑ (“Pike”)
member, Business major
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Samantha Poole
– Design project team member, Architecture major (Urban Planning)
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Siobhan O’Riordan
– Art professor, Christy’s mentor
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Susan MacLean
– Paul’s first lover, confidante, mentor, and friend
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T.J. Ingram
– Paul’s suitemate, Business major, ΚΑ member
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Trip Whitman
– Paul’s best friend, Architecture major (Design)
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Vivian Fourier
– Kendall’s roommate, Music major (Flute); member of the “Pride
of the Southland” marching band, boyfriend (Russell, percussionist)
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Wren Hilliard
– Christy’s best friend and roommate, nude model in drawing class,
Advertising major (Public Relations)
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Zoë Baranski
– Wren & Christy’s suitemate
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Bridget Jameson
– Kendall’s friend and former roommate, Toni’s roommate, ΔΔΔ member,
fiancé (Bryan)
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Cecile Schumacher
– Luke’s second girlfriend, ΚΔ member
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Earl Walker
– Flying Club instructor
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Hector Vega
– Jeff’s roommate
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Iris Weinberg
– Gina’s suitemate, Music major (Violin)
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Jamie Ludlow
– Billy’s friend
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Karl Younkin
– Paul’s second (absentee) roommate, arrested for selling cocaine
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Meredith Huffaker
– Jeff’s girlfriend, ΦΜ member
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Naomi Ackerman
– Gina’s suitemate, Music major (Cello)
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Tara Thurston
– Luke’s first girlfriend, ΚΚΓ member
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Terry Marion
– Paul’s first (absentee) roommate
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Toni Starnes
– Kendall’s friend and former roommate, Bridget’s roommate, ΔΔΔ member,
boyfriend (Kyle)
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Valerie Blankenship
– Regan’s roommate
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Cary Prescott
– Fourth Floor Resident Assistant
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Wade Snow
– Hall Director
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Allen Ivey
– Team leader
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Curtis Giles
– Team leader
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Gracie Fisher
– Team leader
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John Spaulding
– Team leader
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Louis Vang
– Team leader
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Benjamin Spielman
– Architecture (Intro I)
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Donald Ledbetter
– Architecture (Drawing I)
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Geraldine Dubois
– Art History (Western Art I)
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Laszlo Joska
– Architecture (Design I)
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Sarah Feller
– English (American Literature I)
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Stephen Tow
– Math (Basic Calculus)
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Donald Ledbetter
– Architecture (Drawing II)
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E. Stanford Littleton
– Architecture (Intro II)
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Dr. Eugénie Bertrand
– Art History (Western Art II)
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Laszlo Joska
– Architecture (Design II)
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Prakash Vajpayee
– Math (Intermediate Calculus I)
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Sarah Feller
– English (American Literature II)
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Donald Ledbetter
– Architecture (Intermediate Drawing)
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Dr. Eugénie Bertrand
– Art History (Western Art III)
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Ken Liang
– Architecture (Visual Design Theory)
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Laszlo Joska
– Architecture (Design II Studio)
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Maninder Patel
– Math (Intermediate Calculus II)
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Sarah Feller
– English (American Literature III)
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David
– airline pilot, former US Navy pilot, father of Paul and Erin
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Beth
– housewife, mother of Paul and Erin
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Paul
– main character, narrator, student at the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville
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Erin
– Paul’s sister
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Chris
– television producer, father of Kara, Gina, and Leah
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Elizabeth
– housewife, mother of Kara, Gina, and Leah
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Kara
– Pre-med student at College of Charleston
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Gina
– Paul’s girlfriend, student at the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville
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Leah
– Erin Hughes’s best friend
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Adam
– police officer, father of Kendall and Drew
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Melissa
– housewife, mother of Kendall and Drew
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Kendall
– Paul’s girlfriend, student at the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville
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Drew
– Kendall’s brother
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Jack
(deceased) – US Navy pilot (shot down October, 1968)
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Susan
– housewife, widow, owner of The Pines, mother of Kirk
and Doug
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Kirk
–
Naval Aviator, stationed at NAS Kingsville, TX
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Doug
– graduate student at the University of Texas, Austin (Electrical Engineering)
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Edward
– businessman, father of Maureen and Sean
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Deirdre
– housewife, mother of Maureen and Sean
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Maureen
– Manfred Eriksson’s girlfriend
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Sean
– Erin’s boyfriend
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Jeremiah “Gunny” Kershaw
– US Marine Corps veteran, year-round resident, handles reservations
and other Pines business
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Lenore Clough
– Gunny’s lady friend
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Heather Wellesley
– Gina’s best friend
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Lisa McGrath
– Gina’s best friend in Charleston, SC (’78–’79)
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Scott Anderson
– Paul’s best friend, 145-pound wrestler
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Shannon Ellsworth
– Scott’s girlfriend, Gina’s friend
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Annika van der Meer
– Paul’s lover
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Tomás José Hidalgo y Díaz
– Gina’s lover
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Jason Goodwin
– Stacy’s fiancé
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Nathan Wei
– attorney, executor of the dead person’s estate
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Stacy Kenner
– Paul’s friend and former lover, Jason’s fiancée, student at
the University of South Carolina
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Steve Easterbrook
– architect on the Coulters’ house
