The UDA is the Union Drive Association. It consisted of three dormitory groups - Friley Hall, Helser Hall, and Westgate. Friley was known for serving the worst food on the planet in the 1970s. It was the largest university dorm complex in the country from its initial construction date until the 1960s.
Steve Court was one of the first guys still living in the dormitories (if not the first) to be publicly out of the closet while still there; he lived in Norman House in Helser Hall. I believe Dave Wolz and Steve Duhr also fell into this admirable group at one point. I had to admire their courage for doing this, as I couldn't imagine living in the dorm with the pressures of being openly gay. I was pretty amazed things worked out as well as they did for these folks.
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