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SDSU to dedicate new dorm
Heather Mangan
For the Argus Leader
Article Published: 10/18/05
About 300 South Dakota State University students have settled into a new residence hall that features roomy suites and private bathrooms to make dorm life more comfortable.
Caldwell Hall will be dedicated Friday at a ceremony that includes speakers and tours of the facility.
The dedication will be held jointly with the dedication of the new SDSU Student Hall.
Unlike other dorms on campus, most of which were built between 1959 and 1969, Caldwell Hall is set up in a suite format. Each suite has two double-occupancy rooms with a bathroom separating them.
Douglas Wermedal, assistant dean of student affairs at SDSU, said the design is ideal because it's a step up from residence halls but not a full-fledged apartment.
"We don't want it to look like the other dorms," he said.
The hall has several lounge areas with modern, comfortable furniture, Wermedal said, and each floor has laundry facilities. The rooms have air conditioning and movable furniture.
The building also houses university offices, such as Residential Life and the Residential Housing Association.
Mostly sophomores live in Caldwell. However, because it is the most wheelchair-accessible hall on campus, some freshmen also live there.
Students must have a grade point average of 2.5 or higher and never have been on SDSU housing probation to be eligible to live in the hall.
Caldwell also is different because there is no designated men's or women's wing. The four students in a suite are of the same sex, but their neighbors might be of the opposite sex.
All of the amenities come with a price. It costs students an extra $800 a year to live in Caldwell.
Sophomore Ryan Dellman of Brandon said the extra space and private bathroom make up for the added cost.
"All in all, it was worth it," he said.
Sophomore Jessica Helmers of Spirit Lake, Minn., said she likes living in Caldwell better than Brown Hall, where she lived last year.
She enjoys the bigger, more private rooms.
Construction began in May 2004 and was mostly finished shortly before students began arriving in August.
Wermedal said the construction crew was on a tight schedule but was able to have the building ready for students to move in. Some minor details, such as landscaping, still need to be finished....
SDSU to dedicate new dorm
Heather Mangan
For the Argus Leader
Article Published: 10/18/05
About 300 South Dakota State University students have settled into a new residence hall that features roomy suites and private bathrooms to make dorm life more comfortable.
Caldwell Hall will be dedicated Friday at a ceremony that includes speakers and tours of the facility.
The dedication will be held jointly with the dedication of the new SDSU Student Hall.
Unlike other dorms on campus, most of which were built between 1959 and 1969, Caldwell Hall is set up in a suite format. Each suite has two double-occupancy rooms with a bathroom separating them.
Douglas Wermedal, assistant dean of student affairs at SDSU, said the design is ideal because it's a step up from residence halls but not a full-fledged apartment.
"We don't want it to look like the other dorms," he said.
The hall has several lounge areas with modern, comfortable furniture, Wermedal said, and each floor has laundry facilities. The rooms have air conditioning and movable furniture.
The building also houses university offices, such as Residential Life and the Residential Housing Association.
Mostly sophomores live in Caldwell. However, because it is the most wheelchair-accessible hall on campus, some freshmen also live there.
Students must have a grade point average of 2.5 or higher and never have been on SDSU housing probation to be eligible to live in the hall.
Caldwell also is different because there is no designated men's or women's wing. The four students in a suite are of the same sex, but their neighbors might be of the opposite sex.
All of the amenities come with a price. It costs students an extra $800 a year to live in Caldwell.
Sophomore Ryan Dellman of Brandon said the extra space and private bathroom make up for the added cost.
"All in all, it was worth it," he said.
Sophomore Jessica Helmers of Spirit Lake, Minn., said she likes living in Caldwell better than Brown Hall, where she lived last year.
She enjoys the bigger, more private rooms.
Construction began in May 2004 and was mostly finished shortly before students began arriving in August.
Wermedal said the construction crew was on a tight schedule but was able to have the building ready for students to move in. Some minor details, such as landscaping, still need to be finished....
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