Students are constantly complaining about things going wrong inside their dorms. This could be anything from a light not working, to the heater breaking in the building. These dorms have been around for many years and students are noticing the wear-and-tear. 

Junior Jessica Simko currently lives in Clayton Hall. 

“I mean it’s livable but there are so many things that could be improved,”Simko said.

She also complained about the small bathrooms. “My knees literally touch the stall door when I sit. I feel so crammed,” she said. She also mentioned how small the showers are, and wishes she had more room in those as well. 

Another student who lives in Clayton complained about how hot it is during the wintertime. “I like being warm and comfortable when it’s cold outside during the winter, but I also don’t want to be sweating in my own room,” Junior Shannon Bell said. 

She said it feels good at first when she comes in her room, but the longer she is in there, the hotter it gets. “I leave my window open pretty much year round,” she said. 

Clayton isn’t the only building students feel needs improvements. Clark Hall also has earned complaints from students. Freshman Kristen MacMillan currently lives in Clark and specifically mentioned how she doesn’t like the rooms in general. 

“The furniture is pretty old and sometimes it feels like my desk is going to break at any minute,” she said. 

She also complained about the white walls in the room. “I literally feel like I’m in a jail cell. I wish even one wall was painted so I didn’t have to look at white walls all the time,” she said. 

Kilhefner is an all-boys dorm and is one of the most complained about dorms on campus. Many students complain mostly about the smell. Senior Donzale Ashley lives in Kilhefner and complains about the smell. 

“The building is made up of mostly athletes, so that doesn’t help the sweaty, stale smell,” he said. 

Students largely enjoy the newly renovated class buildings, but would also like to see an improvement in the dorms. Making small improvements, little by little can eventually improve dorms as a whole, making for a better living environment for students.  

On the flip side, some things students enjoy about the dorms are the community and closeness of the buildings to classrooms. Some residence halls are shaped like a square, so you have neighbors on both sides, as well as lobbies on every floor. 

Also, all but two dorms are located in the center of campus. These dorms are closer to classroom buildings which are convenient for students, especially during the wintertime. Complaints and praises students have about residence halls do not go unnoticed. 

The director of Residence Life, Kim Lammers, takes both positive and negative feedback into consideration. One way to gather that feedback is through Student Satisfactory Surveys. 

“These surveys are done every fall which is an avenue for students to report both positive and negative things about living in residence halls,” Lammers said. 

Surveys from this past fall are currently in the process of being evaluated. Both positive and negative feedback from students are evaluated by Residence Life as they take both opinions into consideration. Lammers said that renovations cannot be made over night, but are definitely being considered for the future.