Wild Hall is a go

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Nor many students.

In my experience, perspective students want the big fancy halls. Once they are here, the ones in the crappy ones seem to be most satisfied and engaged. TAMU built 4 new residence halls in the last 5 years. All upscale, private bathrooms, all the works. The staff there say the halls are ghost towns. No one leaves their rooms because why would they need to? Feels more like hotels than dorms. Its kind of sad honestly. I loved my experience in OD. Doors were always open and people just shooting the sh*t in the hallways constantly. Newest generation is missing out IMHO

[Galway Eagle]

I don't know Piper. Y'all gave me plenty of good stories in OD.

Just got a timehop about the unofficial mascot

[ZiggysFryBoy]

So the double is where the pot smoking occurs, a,ina?

[StillAWarrior]

In my experience, perspective students want the big fancy halls. Once they are here, the ones in the crappy ones seem to be most satisfied and engaged. TAMU built 4 new residence halls in the last 5 years. All upscale, private bathrooms, all the works. The staff there say the halls are ghost towns. No one leaves their rooms because why would they need to? Feels more like hotels than dorms. Its kind of sad honestly. I loved my experience in OD. Doors were always open and people just shooting the sh*t in the hallways constantly. Newest generation is missing out IMHO

I was really surprised that my daughter, who is a Freshman at Georgetown, actually wanted to live in one of the dorms with community bathrooms.  She had spent some time on campus on a couple of occasion in the dorms and definitely preferred the dorms with shared bathrooms.  The one freshman dorm with private bathrooms, the rooms were smaller (maybe only 15-20 square feet), and she preferred the extra space in the room.  Knowing this child, I was absolutely shocked that this was her preference.  Happily, she got the dorm she preferred in GU's random assignment that they use for freshman.  The layout of her dorm is three clusters of eight rooms on each floor with one bathroom and shower room in each cluster.  In other words, roughly 16 kids per bathroom/shower-room (or about half what McCormick would have had).

[wildbillsb]

OMG, the new dorm will be called WILD Hall?!  College students?   Hundreds of them in one place.  Away from home?   Imagine the headlines.  One-liners.  Puns. Wild Hall - how apropos.

[B. McBannerson]

In my experience, perspective students want the big fancy halls. Once they are here, the ones in the crappy ones seem to be most satisfied and engaged. TAMU built 4 new residence halls in the last 5 years. All upscale, private bathrooms, all the works. The staff there say the halls are ghost towns. No one leaves their rooms because why would they need to? Feels more like hotels than dorms. Its kind of sad honestly. I loved my experience in OD. Doors were always open and people just shooting the sh*t in the hallways constantly. Newest generation is missing out IMHO

THIS ^^^^^

McCormick for me.  Horrible aesthetics, life long friends.

One of my children - O'Donnell.  Their room was the first one off the stairwell so we advised them to make it a rule that you keep your door open as people walk down to their rooms since they pass yours first.  The friends you will make and that is exactly how it played out.

[warriorchick]

OMG, the new dorm will be called WILD Hall?!  College students?   Hundreds of them in one place.  Away from home?   Imagine the headlines.  One-liners.  Puns. Wild Hall - how apropos.

You need to log into Scoop more often, bro.

[oldwarrior81]

based on the dimensions of that pod layout, those beds must be less than 5 feet long.
Or than sink is about 4 feet wide.

[muwarrior69]

Hmm...one toilet for 4 students. Probably OK for the guys but the ladies not so sure.

[warriorchick]

based on the dimensions of that pod layout, those beds must be less than 5 feet long.
Or than sink is about 4 feet wide.

I don't believe those are from the actual floor plans.  It was only an example of what a pod-type layout is.

My guess is that Marquette would not want a dorm designed for freshmen and sophomores  that would have that large of a ratio of singles to doubles.

[warriorchick]

Hmm...one toilet for 4 students. Probably OK for the guys but the ladies not so sure.

This comment is so..., I don't even know where to begin...

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

In my experience, perspective students want the big fancy halls. Once they are here, the ones in the crappy ones seem to be most satisfied and engaged. TAMU built 4 new residence halls in the last 5 years. All upscale, private bathrooms, all the works. The staff there say the halls are ghost towns. No one leaves their rooms because why would they need to? Feels more like hotels than dorms. Its kind of sad honestly. I loved my experience in OD. Doors were always open and people just shooting the sh*t in the hallways constantly. Newest generation is missing out IMHO

Ehhhh, I dunno about that. I enjoyed Straz much more than I enjoyed McCormick.

[TheREALwrk]

Ehhhh, I dunno about that. I enjoyed Straz much more than I enjoyed McCormick.

Might be something wrong with you then 

[tower912]

One year at Mc, two years in Carpenter Tower 912.  Door was always open unless somebody had company or sleepy time.

[wildbillsb]

You need to log into Scoop more often, bro.

I guess so - or least read the text rather than just look at the pictures.

[MomofMUltiples]

This comment is so..., I don't even know where to begin...

Right, Chick! Obviously we know that the boys only need an open window...

[muwarrior69]

Right, Chick! Obviously we know that the boys only need an open window...

This comment is so..., I don't really know where to begin.

Touche!

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Open doors always on my wing on 9th floor McCormick.  Most of those guys are still good friends today.