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(Above) East Quad Residence Hall on East University Avenue houses the Residential College. After
leaving the dorm, students venture on to the Diag (shown at right).
Residence halls provide
frirends, resources or move
By Jennifer Misthal Levy said students have a chance to meet
Daily Staff Reporter neighbors from different places with different
political and religious beliefs.
One of the most important components of "If you allow it to happen, there is a
the undergraduate experience is life in the prospect of social and intellectual stimulation
University's residence halls, the most popular beyond what high school students have expe-
housing choice for freshman students. rienced," Levy said. "It's the one common-
Residence halls offer students resources and experience of almost 100 percent of the
facilities to ease the transi- freshman class and the
tion of leaving home and ce only thing they will ever
starting college. And while have in common," Levy
students must deal with fire said.
alarms and slow elevators, offerWhen residence hal
they also serve as a place for communities work well ...
students to make friends, they contribute committed
Housing Public Affairs to different students and engaged students who
Director Alan Levy said stu- want to become part of this
dents should "use residence and enhance their comnmunity," Levy said.
halls as a way to connect In addition to friends,
with other students" experiences in life in the residence halls
"The most significant things offers students Internet
we hope (students) get out of University housing. connections and comput-
the residence halls is feeling ing sites. Residents can
connected to the campus com- also study and relax in
munity and the life of a campus like the Universi- the hail lounges. Levy said the hall "libraries
ry of Michigan," Levy said. The University is an are very unique to Michigan."
"instant world-wide community," he added. Some residence halls offer different ameni-
LSA sophomore Lindsey Seyferth had such ties to appeal to different students and
an enjoyable experience living in Couzens enhance their experiences in University hous-
Residence Hall that she is living there again ing. Residents in East Quad Residence Hall
with two friends from her hall next year. have a dark room, a dance studio, art studios
"Life in the residence halls was a great experi- and language labs. In addition to its dark-
ence because I got to meet so many new people room, South Quad Residence Hall has an in-
and become friends with them," Seyferth said. "I residence fitness center and is home to the
probably wouldn't have met them otherwise. student-run cable sta-
Within the corridors of the residence halls, tion, WOLV-TV.
For LSA sopnomore John Egan, spending is lot of myths about lfe at Martna. Friiay teas
second-year in the residence halls was not a hard are a nice way for people outside the building
choice. Egan is moving to South Quad after living to get to know it."
in Couzens last year. For engineering and Music School stu-
"(South Quad) has a good central location dents, residence halls on North Campus are
and I'm closer to stuff," in a much calmer and
Egan said. "I made lots "The most significant quieter setting and
of new friends because more convenient..
you are living with peo- things we hone LSA junior Brittney
ple. I always liked study- Sunchess said her
ing with people in the (students) get out of experience at Baits
laundry room because Housing Complex
people would always the residence halls is has "been pretty cool
stop by and talk." and bearable."
There are four all- feeling connected to the "It's a lot quieter
female residence halls at on North Campus. If
the University. Betsey campus community." you want that quiet
Barbour, Martha Cook, and peaceful atmos-
Helen Newberry and -Alan Levy phere, North Campus
Stockwell residence Director of Housing Public Affairs is a better choice,"
halls tend to offer a Sunchess said. With
more intimate environ- buses running
ment. As sister houses, Barbour and Newber- between North and Central campus, students
ry share many facilities, including a dinning on North Campus do not have to walk long
room. Martha Cook gives its residents a more distances to class, she added.
traditional take on community living. Stu- "Pick somewhere that has everything you
dents have sit-down dinners three nights a could possibly need close-by," Sunchess said.
week in addition to weekly Friday tea.
LSA senior Nancy Short lived in Cook a
for three years because of the "the beau-
ty of the building and the tradition."
"It's a small community in the big
university," Short said. "I think it pro-
vides a family atmosphere. There are a
These are three of the 14 residence halls on the University
campus. On the left is Alice Lloyd Residence Hall on
Observatory Drive. In the middle is West Quad Residence
Hall on Thompson Street. On the right is South Quad
Residence Hall on East Madison Street.