If you’ve walked through the Danna Center in the past few weeks, you might’ve seen furniture displayed in the One Loyola Room. This furniture is being considered for the dorm rooms in the new residence hall which will stand where Mercy Hall used to reside.
The displayed furniture included a bed, a desk and chair, a bookshelf, as well as a dresser. Students were able to provide feedback on the furniture by scanning a QR code, and the Department of Residential Life has been looking through the responses to start making decisions. According to director Chris Rice, feedback has been particularly helpful in making decisions about the dresser and desk types.
Some students have a nuanced view on the furniture.
Jazz studies junior Willa Rudnick, who lived in both Biever and Francis Halls, expressed that she really likes the new furniture.
“I think it looks very nice and comfortable,” she said.
However, she said it feels as if the existing residence halls are being neglected.
“I think I would prefer it if it was in the current dorm rooms because the furniture there is sometimes broken and worn down.”
Regardless, the department will soon start the bid process based on the feedback received and will eventually select a company that will supply the furniture.
