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APARTMENT GUIDE
SCHOL HALLS (CONTINUED FROM 16)
Living arrangements differ among the halls, but most have four-person suites.
"The hall has a really open, spacious design with common rooms, a rec room, a computer lab and study areas on each floor," said Carlie Copeland, Overland Park freshman and resident of Rieger Hall.
Scholarship halls encourage students to be involved in the government of their hall.
"Our hall government consists of different elected girls within the hall serving in positions such as social chair, health and fitness chair, historian, ARC coordinator, et cetera," Copeland said.
For Hannah Miller, first-year pharmacy student and president of Rieger Hall, these responsibilities foster the development of life skills.
time for the upkeep of their halls through cooking and cleaning, which contribute to the community atmosphere.
"I have made amazing friends by living in a scholarship hall and have become more responsible and considerate of others because of this unique environment."
"Because you have to do chores around the hall, you feel more personally responsible for the messes you make. And since people you live with make the food, and you
HANNAH MILLER Rieger Hall president
"I have made amazing friends by living in a scholarship hall and have become more responsible and considerate of others because of this unique environment," Miller said.
Residents must also set aside some of their
all eat together buffet-style, it feels more like you're with a family than living in a big hotel," said Annette Becker, Rieger resident and Lenora freshman.
Each hall has its own traditions, and there is frequent interaction among halls. "Last Friday, one of the guy halls had a superhero party, and we had a small dance and
Residents of scholarship halls have duties to perform in their hallss such as cleaning and cooking. Some residents said that these tasks made them more responsible and contributed to a family-like atmosphere in the halls.
dressed up as superheroes. One person even dressed up as the Department of Student Housing as a super villain," Becker said.
"There is a great community among the halls," Copeland said. "We often have neighboring halls over for weeknight dinners or holidays."
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Each hall also has a brother or sister hall with which they share weekly meals and plan parties.
When choosing to enter a scholarship hall, residents said they kept "location location, location" in mind. The scholarship halls are technically on campus, mainly on Alumni Place, Louisiana Street and Lilac Lane.
Scholarship hall residents save
about $1,600 per year, according to the Department of Student Housing. "Everyone should consider living in a scholarship hall because they are financially appealing, and they are so close to campus," Miller said.
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS