Walker Hall, the notorious, main first-year dorm, is renowned around campus as a sucky but necessary part of coming to OCU. Almost every first-year student lives in Walker and becomes acquainted with its quirks – including its sad excuse for a laundry room and often out of order elevators. Yet, I chose, as an upper-class…
Video: Students de-stress during Banning Hall “Stress Relief Week”
Resident assistants planned a stress relief week for Banning hall residents with events like making slime, doing face masks and hanging out with therapy dogs.
Officials plan renovations to improve dorm aesthetics
Housing officials are planning Walker and Banning hall renovations with architects.
New heating, air system in Banning first of many improvements
Banning Hall residents may notice a change in their air conditioning system this academic year.
Dormitory receives updates
Facilities staff has began work to update the walls in Banning lobby. Other improvement projects in Banning are pending approval by university officials.
Housing staff looks to replace residence hall’s leaking air system
Leaks in Banning Hall dormitory have led housing officials to seek new climate control systems. Banning Hall uses the oldest heating and cooling system on campus. In this chilled water system, pipes run cooled water to fans that blow air into each room. While innovative at the time of its installation 30 years ago,…
Residence hall without water
Banning residents have limited time to use the bathroom in their own rooms. “I wake up and can’t use the bathroom in the dorm that I’m paying a couple thousand dollars to live in,” said Ben Roberts, acting freshman. Banning has had several water leaks, which the Facilities Department is trying to resolve. Monday, April…
New housing assignment system begins
By Mackenzie Menter, Copy Editor There will not be a housing draft this year. Walker Hall will be co-ed, but open to freshmen only. Draper Hall will only be open to sophomores and up. Banning Hall will remain open only to honors students. Smith Hall will remain closed for renovations. University Manor Apartment will be…
Honors program accepts applications
The Honors Program is accepting applications for the spring semester.
Snow Day
Noelle Bradley, dance management freshman, takes advantage of the snow day by playing with her friends in the snow outside of Banning Hall March 3rd.
Photo: Michael Horn
