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Field of study Biology Degree Diplom Current position Founder and director of the Hamburg pu- blic relations agency “Mann beißt Hund,” whose clients also include universities. In this respect, I have remained true to the university. Favorite food at the cafeteria I couldn’t really say. I like almost every­ thing. But definitely something with a lot of sauce. My cafeteria was the one on the natural sciences campus. The ent- rance hall on the lower floor a big, dark bunker, always packed. The restroom walls full of perverse scribbles. But I liked being there all the same. More exciting than hanging out at the Institute of Bio- logy on Schänzlestraße. In the summer I often went to the cafeteria just to sit on the steps and meet people. I also liked the little cafe, yummy sweets, and orange plastic chairs. And everyone could smoke wherever they wanted to. That’s how it was, wasn’t it? Separate stairs for the daily special and stew, stand in line on the stairs, then show your meal token and look for a free table on the gallery. Strangest occurrence at the ­cafeteria She was named Nicola. We had danced the tango on the Blue Bridge. It was sum- mer, like so often in Freiburg. I was young and in love, and we had a date to eat at the cafeteria – her cafeteria on Rempart- straße. On the way I bought a candlestick and a few candles. Once we had fought through the crowd and found a nice place, I took everything out of the bag and lit the candles. Candlelight lunch! She found it great. And so did I. So dig in! MY FLAT: Peter Vollmer “I shared an apartment with a class- mate. It was in a beautiful old building with a stuccoed ceiling and hardwood floors in the center of Freiburg. The rent was cheap, because it had an awkward floor plan: To get to the bathroom, you had to walk through my room. This led to many a gallant scene, since my room- mate was something of a ladies’ man and often had girls he had met on cam- pus over for the night. Bohemians from the 1920’s Our apartment was a bachelor pad in the truest sense of the word. We didn’t have anything resembling a cleaning plan. We didn’t wash dishes after using them but when we needed them again. We felt and acted like bohemians from the 1920’s, and we threw a whole bunch of legendary parties. Unfortunately, I can’t for the life of me recall any de- tails. Of course, our kitchen usually re- sembled what you would imagine the in- side of a glass recycling container might look like. The good times ended when our land- lord canceled our lease because he supposedly needed it for his own use and my roommate switched to another university. I moved into an apartment with strangers who were living together just for economical reasons. The kitchen was clean because it was never used, and we never threw any parties there. This allowed me to finally devote myself properly to my studies, but I always thought back with nostalgia on the good old days in my bachelor pad.” The cabaret artist Peter Vollmer studied German language and literature and his- tory at the University of Freiburg from 1984 to 1987. He also launched his career during these years, forming the cabaret act Duo Vital with Thomas Reis and win- ning the University Culture Promotion Award. In fall 2011 he published the book Wenn Männer zu sehr 40 werden. Photo: private Bachelor Pad CULINARY CAPERS: MARCUS FLATTEN Extra Sauce, Please! Marcus Flatten often went to the cafeteria to meet friends. Photo: private Candlelight lunch: A little romance in the cafeteria. Photo: Kunz 9uni'alumni 2012 Alumni Network