Calming with coffee
While most students wake up to the buzz of an alarm clock, a symphony of bulldozers, drills and hammers greets residents of Dunnington and Fitzhugh houses on Alderman Road. The year-long effort to complete stadium expansion coupled with the construction of a new first-year dormitory managed to raise the morning noise levels around the dorms.
Frustrated with their loud living quarters, the House Councils of Dunnington and Fitzhugh sent separate petitions to the Housing and Accomodations Office last November. The petitions asked for preferential treatment when being considered for next year's on-Grounds housing assignments.
After winter break, Housing sent a letter to all residents of Dunnington and Fitzhugh in response to the request. According to the letter, Housing understood the inconvenience the construction created. But no special housing consideration would be granted, the letter said. To make up for a year of construction noise, each letter came with a coupon for one free beverage from Tuttle Coffee House.
Scott Rohrbaugh, fourth-year College student and former Senior Resident of Dunnington, said he was disappointed to receive a cup of coffee over an apology.
"I was worried about my residents," Rohrbaugh said. "The [housing office] meant well, but their efforts were misdirected."
Suzanne Harman, Area Coordinator for Alderman Road, and John Evans from Housing agreed to move Dunnington and Fitzhugh residents to the beginning of phase three in the on-Grounds housing pool. This decision placed the dorms' residents above other Alderman and McCormick residents seeking to live on-Grounds.
Thanks to this administrative decision, Dunnington and Fitzhugh residents will not only possibly have their residence of choice, but their favorite type of coffee.
Compiled by Stephanie Batten
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