What to expect with the campus’ four residence halls
The room lottery and selection process took place on Tuesday, and unless a student is a senior or has a waiver to live off campus, they had to participate in the yearly room selection process.
LaTika Webster, director of Residence Life, said she feels it is beneficial for students to live on campus to “get a sense of community” and “connect to the college.”
There are four different areas to live on campus. All have air conditioning, laundry rooms and a kitchen area, among other amenities.
Elsey Hall was originally an all-female residence hall built in 1956. In the 1998-1999 academic year, Elsey went under extensive renovations.
Elsey houses mostly freshmen along with some upperclassmen. The rooms are all doubles, but some students don’t have roommates. Keyonna Farris, freshman, is one of those students.
“I think Elsey is one of the best residence halls on campus,” Farris said. “It’s very clean and organized. You always know who’s on duty and where to find them. It has a 24-hour computer lab. If I need to do homework, there’s always a quiet room that’s open.”
The Dietz Center, which also contains Career Services/Professional Development, houses mostly upperclassmen. Work on it was completed in 1994 and it has the most single rooms of any of the Residence halls. Dietz also contains suites – a double that connects to another double through a shared bathroom. The Dietz Center also has its own exercise room.
“I think it’s quite newer and nicer than the other residence halls,” said senior Jasmin Hashi.
Dietz has the smallest parking lot of the residence halls, and the kitchen does not work at this time.
“It’s the only residence hall with no kitchen and a parking lot that can only fit a fifth of the residents,” Hashi said.
The larger Spurlock parking lot is across the street, which allows for some overflow parking.
Hoover-Cline houses both freshmen and upperclassmen. Cline is the oldest residence hall on campus and Hoover was built as an addition in 1968. They share a lobby and walkway and are the home of the Intercultural Living-Learning Environment Program.
“I personally love living in Cline. I love the location it has on campus. It may be old and outdated, but it’s still a charming residence hall,” said sophomore Chelsi Mobley.
Johnson-Dietz offers suite-style housing. There are two doubles, a bathroom and a living space in each suite. Johnson-Dietz was built in place of Bryan Hall, which burned down in 1985.
“Out of all the dorms that I have lived in, this one has been my favorite,” said Brittney Clow, a senior. “I really like the fact that I have my own bathroom to get ready in because I don’t have to worry about hurrying to the bathroom in order to beat an entire hall of girls there.”
