6C - The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition - September 8, 1998
Entering the University is challenging enough. Below is a guide to 'U' housing with bunches of vital information.
On the Hill
Mary Markley Hall
Location: On Washington Heights next to School of Public
Health
Number of students: 1,180 students (505 female, 675
male)
Special programs/opportunities: 21st Century program
(in-house living/learning); Underground snack bar
General information phone number: 764-1126
History: Opened as women's dorm in 1959 and became
co-ed in 1964.
Couzens Hall
Location: On East Ann Street across from the University
Medical Center
Number of students: 600
Special programs/opportunities: C.A.M.E.O. (Couzens
Active Minority Ethnic Organization) represents students of
color who share common interests; a darkroom and a weight
room
General information phone number: 764-2130
History: Built in 1926, it remained exclusively female until
1969 when it became co-ed.
Alice Lloyd Hall
Location: At corner of East Ann Street and Obervatory
Street
Number of students: 635 if all rooms are triples
Special programs/opportunities: Lloyd Hall Scholars pro-
gram (living-learning)
General information phone number: 764-1 172
History: Built in 1949, the halls within ar named "
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female until 1968, when it became co-ed.
Mosher-Jordan Hall
Location: On Observatory Street between Alice L loyd Ilall
and Stockwell Hall
Number of students: 500 (mostly upperclassmen)
Special programs/opportunities: Women in ScienceW
Engineering, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program;
kitchenettes available on three floors
General information phone number: 764-2106
History: Built in 1930, it remained co-ed until 1968.
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I Stockwell Hall
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Location: On Observatory next to Mosher-Jordan H a with
its rear doors opening next to the CCRB
Number of students: 425 residents - all female
Special programs/opportunities: Five kitchenettes
General information phone number: 764-1193
History: Completed in 1940, Stockwell remains the Hill
area's only all-female dorm.
Central Campus
East Quadrangle
Location: On East University Avenue at corner of Hill
Street
Number of students: 900
Special programs/opportunities: Residential College (liv-
ing-learning division of LSA); a darkroom; Halfway Inn Snack
Bar; East Quad/ Residential College Auditorium
General information phone number: 764-0100
History: East Quad was built in two phases and was built by
the Works Progress administration. It housed members of the
Military Intelligence Department and the Army Air Force dur-
ing World War II.
South Quadrangle
Location: On Madison Street facing West Quadrangle's side
entrance
Number of students: 1,365
Special programs/opportunities: Darkroom; advanced fit-
ness training center; South Quad's Down Under (snack bar);
WOLV-TV (student-run television station)
General information phone number: 764-0144
History: Built as an all-male facility in 1951, it exchanged
students with Mary Markley Hall in 1964 when both became
co-ed.
West Quadrangle
Location: Adjacent to the Michigan Union on State Stre
Number of students: 1,000
Special programs/opportunities: Cambridge House is
located within and contains hotel room-like accommodations;
dry cleaning service in West Quad
General information phone number: 764-1360
History: Built in 1939, West Quad is fireproof, surrounded
by firewalls. It was all-male until 1969.
- Betsey Barbour Hall and
Helen Newberry Hall B
Location: Side by side on State Street across from the Diag
Number of students: 240 - all female
Special programs/opportunities: Barbour - private din-
ing room, kitchenette; Newberry - dance room
General information phone number: 764-1162
History: Newberry was built in 1915 as a house for the
Student Christian Association which sold to the University in
1925. Barbour emerged in 1920 as a gift of a regent.
North Campus
Students keep a careful eye on
belongings during Fall move-in
Bursley Hall
Location: On North Campus, just off Duffield Street
Number of students: 1,300
Special programs/opportunities: Game room, snack bar,
nine lounges, Street Party in Spring
General information phone number: 763-1140
History: Bursley was built in 1967 after 11 years of discus-
sion. The dorm was the first to offer the "scramble" form of
meal service and the first to institute soft-serve ice cream.
Vera Baits Houses
By Jennifer Yachnin
Daily NSE Editor
As the majority of students return to
campus this fall, they will bring with
them nearly everything they own and
pack it into a tiny space called home.
"It's always important to know where
your belongings are," said Department
of Public Safety spokesperson Beth
Hall.
Move-in days for University hous-
ing this year will be Aug. 31 through
Sept. 2.
Hall said that since 1995 the num-
ber of thefts reported during sched-
uled move-in days for University
housing have dropped significantly
from 21 in 1995 down to nine last
before arriving on campus.
"It's important for students to talk
with their potential roommates so that
they don't have two of everything or not
enough of anything," said Taylor, an
LSA junior.
For students are still in need of items
such as carpet and lofts, Taylor said
RHA suggests that students use the
vendor fair sponsored by the Housing
Information Office.
In previous years, the South Quad
residence hall basketball courts,
Mary Markley residence hall park-
ing lot and Bursley residence hall
have been home to the fair, Taylor
said.
During welcome week, RHA spon-
Taylor. The Greek organizations w
also use the opportunity to advise new
students to take part in the Fall '98 rush,
Taylor said.
"They can provide bands and dee-
jays, things RHA doesn't usually have,"
he said.
Taylor said there is no specific advice
anyone should give new students.
"i don't think there's any specific
thing like don't forget a toothbrus*
Taylor said. "The relationships you
develop here are very important. Keep
an open mind and experience as many
things as you can ... especially during
welcome week."
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