Comments on: Traditional dorms make way for progress

By: Beth Salomo Haney

Beth Salomo Haney — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:26:37 +0000

Though I agree that a facility such as Lee could stand considerable updating, I would hope that community living will always be an option for university students. On the whole, I believe it is a much better way of building relationships among students, while suite-style living can certainly insulate students from many opportunities. I would also advocate for students to have a choice for same sex accomodations (vs coed).

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By: John

John — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:49:09 +0000

This sentence is incorrect. “Are said” should read “have said”.

But many residents of traditional dorms “are said” they are less enthusiastic about the change, citing the sense of community that traditional dorms provide.

Good article though; it covers the main points.

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By: Wil Marshall Carnege

Wil Marshall Carnege — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:56:08 +0000

I’ve lived in both types of apartment styles. The traditional style is best if you want true student interaction. Common areas is where you make friends. Suite living leads to isolation, you might as well live off-campus or in grad housing.

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By: Jerome Bauer

Jerome Bauer — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:18:45 +0000

Correction to my note above: my house is a privately owned affiliated house, not an annex. I say this just in case the word “annex” has legal ramifications. It will remain my residence, to share with our community, and to host our expanding Coop Library. An independently owned house provides legitimacy to our nascent cooperative network, which otherwise might be perceived to be entirely in WashU’s pocket.

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By: Nathan Orlofsky

Nathan Orlofsky — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:03:42 +0000

LEEEEE NOOOOOO!!!! Best dorm ever, terrible idea to get rid of it.

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By: Jerome Bauer

Jerome Bauer — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:57:16 +0000

The University paid a lot of money to convert the two bedroom apartments of the WashU Coop’s flagship Perry House into three bedroom apartments, in order to facilitate cooperative living. This reduction in privacy has worked very well for us, and ought to be a model for future student housing, especially in our off campus network. Cooperatives make better neighbors, or so we like to believe.

Perhaps some students require more privacy. Why have a “one size fits all” housing policy? Let’s have more cooperatives, to complement our luxurious new dormitories.

Thanks especially to Justin Carroll for his steadfast support of the WashU Coop, from the very beginning, when even our sympathizers were sure we would fail.

Lecturer Dr. Jerome Bauer
–whose privately owned home is a special residential annex of the WashU Residential Cooperative, by the will of the students…

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