Which residence hall would you want to live in?

Hello!!

I'm such a slow blogger...I KNOW...life is one crazy busy whirlwind and senior year is FLYING by~ I can't beleive its already October. BUT it is finally starting to cool off and feel like Fall, I woke up this morning and it was 65 with a high of 75 today...if your reading this from up north I bet you're jealous?? This is the reason 60% of our school is from out of state..typically from the north...you just can't beat the weather!

So I was thinking the other day while I was falling asleep what I could talk about for my next post?? And then it occured to me that everyone always asks about the different residence halls...SO I'll give it to you...

THE PROS AND CONS OF THE MAIN RESIDENCE HALL ON CAMPUS!

Mckay (A Freshman Favorite):

Pros: 2 floors of mainly freshman, in the park, river view, outdoor volleyball court, bbq pits, small building and a tight knit community, you are right next to plant hall which is where most freshman classes are (roll out of bed and walk two steps and you're in class!), close to the pool

Cons: older building, smaller rooms, the east side is the only community style bathrooms on campus

Smiley (A Fun Building):

Pros: very similar to Mckay's pros, two floors of mainly freshman, close to the cafeteria, close to Plant Hall and John Sykes College of Business, great people watching spot ;)

Cons: older building, smaller rooms, the only residence hall left with window air conditioning units

Austin (Where I lived my Freshman year):

Pros: a newer building, nice sized rooms, 7 floors of mainly freshman, the study lounges down stairs are great, the common rooms on each floor are huge, the game room down stairs is always a fun place to hangout, in the heart of campus: close to the cafeteria, close to the courtyard, close to the health center

Cons: a larger building doesn't have as tight of a community as the smaller buildings

Vaughn (Where I lived my Sophomore year):

Pros: a newer building, nice sized rooms, 5 floors of mainly freshman and sophomores, the common room on the 3rd floor has kitchen, pool table, couches..etc, you live in the building that houses the cafeteria and other dining venues, ATM and laundry card machine downstairs, the arcade, computer lab, bookstore, and club offices are downstairs, in the heart of campus: close to the courtyard, close to the health center

Cons: Crowded downstairs, always tempted to eat the food downstairs :-/, busy elevators

Stadium Center (The newbie building):

Pros: the newest residence hall, the room layout, the fun decorations in the halls, the views of the soccer field and the baseball field, you live in the building that houses other dining venues, close to the pool, close to the science wing and communications wing, close to John Skyes College of Business, close to the baseball and soccer fields, ATM downstairs

Cons: crowded downstairs, the stadium is sometimes loud, always tempted to eat Dairy Queen downstairs :-/

Straz (The Apartments):

Pros: A newer building, an apartment on campus, cooking in your room is very convenient, having your own room is amazing, the living/kitchen/dining room combo is large enough to have friends over and lounge around, 7 floors of mainly Juniors and Seniors, close to west parking garage, close to the baseball and soccer fields, close to Stadium Center's dining venues

Cons: a longer walk than most residence halls to classes, no balcony like the other apartments

ResCom (The Apartment "community")

Pros:  Very similar to Straz plus you have your own balcony, and a courtyard with picnic tables and bbq grills, 3 floors of mainly Juniors and Seniors close to Thomas parking garage, close to the cafeteria, and John Sykes College of Business

Cons: a longer walk than some residence halls to classes, an older building, only one elevator 

Urso (The "Off Campus" hall)

Pros: a newer building, the feeling of living on your own but still on campus, only one or two people per apartment instead of 4 people per apartment in the other apartments, a kitchenette, a nice outside area to hangout downstairs

Cons: A smaller room, not a full kitchen, a longer walk to some classrooms

For pictures and more details of the halls follow this link: http://www.ut.edu/detail.aspx?id=3884

On Thursday I will be flying to Chicago for the Collegiate Entrepreneur's Organization conference, I'll post while I'm on the flight back to let everyone know how it went! 

Wish me luck!!