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2 Campus News The Brown Daily Herald
Friday, March 11, 2011
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The Brown Daily Herald
Friday, March 11, 2011 Housing Preview 3
U. examines merits of Thayer dorm renovated for 2012
changing housing options continued from page 1
continued from page 1 to renovate Perkins into suite-style students can move in that fall.
living for sophomores, while giving The University will have more on-
creating a more centralized expe- them the option of living in Per- campus beds when the renovation of
rience for first-years and leaving kins, Littlefield and Hope as well as 315 Thayer — currently part of the
residence halls like Littlefield Hall, Wriston Quandrangle and Graduate auxiliary housing system — is com-
Hope College and Perkins Hall Center in the housing lottery. plete. The renovated building will
open for sophomores, said Mar- If the first-year community pro- house about 60 students, Maiorisi
garet Klawunn, vice president for posal is implemented, the dining said. It currently has 32 residents,
campus life and student services. halls would be upgraded to ac- according to an Oct. 4, 2010 Herald
“One of the things that happens commodate the increased traffic, article. Though the building is now
when you’re a first-year student at Klawunn said. divided into towers like Caswell Hall,
Brown is that you feel like you’re “If we’re looking to improve the the floors of the building after the
either having the Keeney experience residential experience for students, renovations will be unified in a more
or you’re not Keeney,” Klawunn the dining halls are certainly a part traditional hallway style.
said. “What we’re trying to do is of what supports that,” she said. The building will be composed of
formulate some recommendations The V-Dub would be expanded suites containing living rooms, kitch-
or proposals for discussion with because of the greater number of enettes, bathrooms and single bed-
students that would address some first-years on Pembroke campus, rooms, according to a preliminary
Herald file photo
of the things we’ve heard from stu- while the Ratty “has been in need floor plan. Current plans call for the Renovations to 315 Thayer St. will provide about 60 on-campus beds.
dents don’t work particularly well.” of renovation for a while,” Klawunn first three floors to have two suites
Under the proposal, upperclass- said. with four bedrooms, one suite with space, and the first floor of Wayland potential locations for a new dorm,
men would not live in Keeney or Steve Maiorisi, vice president five rooms and one with two. The House can be converted to student Maiorisi said. Another possible loca-
Pembroke, and all current singles for facilities management, said the fourth floor will likely feature a com- housing, Maiorisi said. tion could be on the parking lot to
and triples in those residence halls mechanical and electrical systems bination of suites and singles. The One possible location for a new the east of the 315 Thayer building,
would be converted to first-year in the Ratty are the same ones that basement will have a large lounge residence hall is the parking lot on Maiorisi said.
doubles. In the past, upperclass- have been in place since it was built and kitchen, plus laundry facilities. Brook Street next to Barbour Hall. Maiorana expressed concern that
men have complained about living in 1950. “There’s a tremendous There will be an interior elevator Another is the site of the East Side a new dorm east of 315 Thayer would
in first-year heavy areas, Klawunn amount of renewal that needs to and ramps that will make the build- Mini-Mart, which is Brown-owned be “disconnected” from the rest of
said. The change would also be be done,” he said. ing wheelchair accessible, Mairoisi property, Maiorisi said. campus, the way she feels Perkins
helpful for graduate students liv- There have also been talks of said. The renovated building will also That area would not be a bad Hall currently is. “It’s definitely going
ing in places like Miller Hall, who constructing new residence halls feature bicycle parking. location for a new residence hall, to be spreading Brown out more,”
would be moved from singles in on the periphery of campus for ju- Carolyn Maiorana ’13 currently Charlotte Wilhelm GS said, as long she said.
dorms to apartment-style living niors and seniors, Klawunn said. lives in the basement of the building. as the displacement of parking spaces One complication to the pro-
elsewhere. The Corporation already approved “It’s a nice place to live,” she said. But is addressed. posals is that there are restrictions
But not all students agree with renovation of 315 Thayer during its “I feel our apartment has had way “I think more new dorms are very on where Brown can place future
the plan to consolidate first-year February meeting. more issues than the other ones in necessary,” said Tasnuva Islam ’11, a buildings.
students in large residence halls. Bova said he is excited about the terms of leaks” and other problems, resident of Young Orchard Apart- “At the time that the Power Street
“Obviously there’s an appeal of renovation of 315 Thayer because she added. ments. “It’s good that they’re thinking parking garage was built, the Uni-
putting classes together, but I don’t student input was key to the design “There’s definitely a lot of work about it.” versity agreed to a deed restriction
think housing should be homog- of floor plans for the building. that needs to be done here,” she said, Megan Lin ’11, another Young on that property to limit the height
enous like that,” said Mia Zachary “We’re creating the exact type of noting that the building needs im- Orchard resident, said the location that any building on that site could
’13. “I know people say it’s a really living that students are asking for,” provements to be “up to par with is “not inconvenient.” “I really like be developed,” Maiorisi wrote in an
bad place to live as a sophomore, he said. “Think of Vartan Gregorian Brown dorms.” living down here,” she said. But she e-mail to The Herald.
but I have really liked living in Quad, but better.” worried about what might happen “There’s an institutional zone in
Keeney.” Klawunn said ResCouncil has New dorms near New Dorm to businesses around the East Side which the University has rights to
Zachary said she lived in Way- been discussing these ideas as a re- Overcrowding in on-campus Mini-Mart if new residence halls develop for higher education uses,”
land House last year and enjoyed sult of student input and complaints housing is no secret. According to a were placed at that site. Maiorisi added. “If we propose to
the small community. about their housing situation. Feb. 7 Herald article, about 50 stu- The parking lot behind 315 expand beyond that zone, we need
“The fact it was such a small “The aim of all this is to do some dents are being housed in temporary Thayer and the vacant spot on the special permission from the Provi-
dorm made it easier to get close renovation of our existing residence housing such as converted lounges south side of Lincoln Field are other dence Zoning Board.”
with everyone,” she said. “Keeney is halls, and so while we’re thinking and kitchens, leaving many dorms
so big, it’d be more difficult to adapt about renovating existing residence short on common spaces.
to your environment.” halls, we’re trying to address some The Corporation discussed the
Leandro Zaneti ’12 is a resi- of the things we’ve heard from stu- housing crunch at its February meet-
dential counselor in Wayland and dents,” she said. ing, Maiorisi said.
said there are both the positives But Klawunn said possible Though no new dorms are cur-
and negatives about the proposed changes are not yet concrete. “It’s rently planned, the University is
changes. very much in the recommendation looking for a place to relocate the
“If done the right way, I think and discussion stage.” Office of Continuing Education from
this could foster community among its current location so the Office of
the freshmen class,” he said. “It — With additional reporting by Greg Residential Life can be moved to the
could also be a negative thing. One Jordan-Detamore Office of Continuing Education’s
of the things that I like about places
like Littlefield, Hope and Wayland is
that it’s a small community. You re-
ally get to know the people around
you.”
Zaneti also said having first-
years live among upperclassmen
gives them access to older students
beyond their residential counselor
to talk to in times of trouble.
“It could go either way, but if it
does happen, it needs to have very
considerate planning,” he said.
“They need to consider all the dif-
ferent angles.”
With the creation of first-year
communities, sophomores would
not have such limited options for
housing, which Klawunn said she
has also heard complaints about.
“Right now, sophomores feel like
they get what’s left over in the lot-
tery,” she said.
Klawunn said one idea would be
4 Sports Friday The Brown Daily Herald
Friday, March 11, 2011
Coal to the embattled president who has ignored calls for his
abdication and entrenched himself despite open revolt. Sorry, John
Maeda of RISD, it may be time you took your services elsewhere. We
hear Egypt’s looking. le tters to the editor
A diamond to Sunday’s convocation of the inaugural class of the
IE Brown Executive M.B.A. Program, which pairs the University Editorial sparked endowment gift
with a for-profit Spanish business school to grant master’s of business
degrees, largely through online learning. Looks like Diddy’s not the To the Editor: I have informed (Undergraduate Council of Students
only one with dirty money. President) Diane Mokoro ’11 of this wonderful news since
Chancellor (Emeritus) Stephen Robert ’62 P’91 just UCS has steadfastly championed this idea.
called to tell me that he saw the editorial about the Stu- My thanks to the BDH for bringing additional atten-
quote of the day dent Activities Endowment and has decided not only
to contribute $1 million to this fund but also to lead the
fundraising effort to secure additional gifts.
tion to this need.