<p>Let’s start with… dorms!!!
I dont know about all dorms, but I know quite a few since I spent quite some time hanging out with friends while trying to make new ones. So the list isn’t complete. It may not be the most recent info, but from what I hear things havent changed much. Here goes:</p>
<li><p>McEachern seemed like where everybody wanted to go at 1st. You get single rooms (no doubles here) with bathroom shared with only another room right across or next to yours. Its quiet and most students who live there are seniors or grad students. Sounds good? Wait till you actually live there. Building’s old, and the bathrooms are kinda dirty, and in many cases, moldy. DO NOT ever use the communal fridge in the kitchen, things somehow just keep on missing (and its still happenning). Please remember that you have to climb 2 stories building worth of stairs to reach your room from almost any class buildings, and in the winter its almost always covered in black ice, so be careful there. On the good side it is pretty quiet there and its easy to study in your room. One more thing, somebody pleaaasseee fix the darn ice machine. </p></li>
<li><p>Stephenson, yaayyy… yeah right. If your taste run for sensible dorms with actual quiet hours, stay away!!! The towers are where many freshmans go, and typically it became the center of on campus parties. Since drug abuse is rather common there, watch out guys. This dorm gets more police visits and surveillance than all the others combined. It’s HUGE by WSU standards, I believe there are almost 800 students there, maybe more. Apart from the constant alcohol and (sometimes) drug abuse, the hall faces loads of maintenance problems. Most of the time only 1 elevator works, and there’s been occasions when it suddenly stopped workin, trapping students lile a pack of anchovies. The biggest gripe (at least for me): it’s located at the lowest point on campus!!! Yes you’ll have to walk far uphill to reach any classroom. However, if you’re looking for parties, this is the place to go.</p></li>
<li><p>Gannon-Goldsworthy. The 2 are pretty much the same, except that Gannon’s rooms are a bit older than Golds’. Traditionally students here are a mixture of all kinds, from party animals to the so called nerds and goths. It’s located right next to the 2nd best dining hall on campus, the Rotunda where the food is better, altough still bad enough (but liveable). Maintenance is pretty good and appliances like washers and stoves are in good shape. My only major gripe is its impossible to get a single room there. Personally I recommend Golds for its better rooms. Please note, however, that Goldsworthy’s 3rd floor is haunted lol (I’m serious). </p></li>
<li><p>Orton and Rogers. Again the 2 are similar, except that (again) Rogers is much older inside. It’s rather quiet here compared to Gannon-Golds, but not dead like McE. You rarely see freshman here, most students are at least sophomore. Seniors however, are seen more in Rogers. Rooms are big and the walls in Orton are carpeted (for sound insulation, I presume). I suggest you choose Orton as it’s definitely the better (I used to live there btw), and while there are noise coming from rooms (mine for one, lol), most obey the quiet hours. They were all single rooms when I went there, but I heard they switched it to all doubles in 2005. My complaints? Only 2. It’s really far from classrooms, requiring you to walk quite a bit to reach classes. Also, it seemed to neglect the safety standards. during a blackout on campus, Orton was completely dark, no emergency lights whatsoever at all!</p></li>
<li><p>Honors Hall. Hands down for the quietest (by far) dorm of all, and the computer lab is pretty much top notch. Personally however, I find the students there annoying, enforcing their own quiet hours into pretty much 24/7. Most students close their doors and study inside, so… well you get the picture.</p></li>
<li><p>McCroskey. Also reffered to as the international dorm, mainly because at least half the students there are international students. It’s also home to some of the students’ Bible studies group. Mainly created for foregners to experience the college life and mingle with locals. I say they tanked, because most internat students there end up hanging out with their own community. Nice rooms and quiet, but don’t expect too much on making good friends there.</p></li>
<li><p>Hill Halls ( Duncan-Dunn, Stevens, Community, and Wilmer-Davis). Single gender halls all located on top of the campus’ hill. I group them all into one since they’re pretty much all the same, with Duncan-Dunn being the only all male dorm among them. Best described as old buildings that terribly need major makeover (DD was scheduled for renovation in 2006). Wilmer-Davis dining hall’s food is liveable still. Theyre located right next to Greek houses, bars, and some diners. Wilmer-Davis girls are often pictured as kinda lame, not sure why. Not recommended for quality place seekers. Good side: theyre located very close to classrooms, making your life somewhat easier.</p></li>
<li><p>Regents. All female dorm located a bit far from the classrooms, but at least not downhill. Regent’s dining hall is the worst ever, the food is just terrible for God knows why. On the other hand Regents is the only dining hall to also offer vegetarian menu along with the usual meal. Another plus, they have lots of parking spaces compared to some others.</p></li>
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<p>Another note, this one’s general for all dorms, they NEVER turn on the heater system on time. By the time they decide it’s necessary to warm up the rooms we’ll be half freezing already. This happens due to… ahem… budget cuts that started in early 2000s. They also ban the use of microwaves, inisisting that students use only the available micro-fridge, because “it’ll cut the electricity” they say. I say BS, me and my friends used our own microwaves and nothing happened, blackouts? Nope.</p>
<p>Want to add more? Go ahead, all welcomed.</p>
<p>End of part 1. I’ll post more if there’s a healthy response, so please keep this thread alive…:P</p>