In late August 1980, three days before the new semester starts at Texas Southern University, an 18-year-old freshman named Jake arrives in his new dorm and meets his roommates.

故事发生1980年8月底，在南德州大学开学前三天，一名叫做杰克的18岁大一新生来到新宿舍，并见到了他的室友们。