Students came to campus this year to find a new look on the South 40. New buildings include College Hall and a new Bear’s Den dining facility, as well as the completion of the South 40 House.

Long tables, high ceilings, colored banners and spirited traditions in a formal dining hall may sound more Harry Potter than Washington University, but this fall, students may find plenty of Hogwarts comparisons to make at College Hall.

South 40 residents moved back to campus this August to find the first phase of construction in the area finished and the second part already underway. The first phase consisted of the construction of two new dorms—the South 40 House and Umrath House, as well as the construction of two new dining facilities housed in [...]

With move-in day quickly approaching, Washington University administrators say construction of the long-awaited Umrath Hall and Wohl Center on the South 40 is going as planned.