{"id":67812,"date":"2007-02-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/students-faculty-celebrate-opening-of-west-side-suites\/"},"modified":"2007-02-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-02-12T00:00:00","slug":"students-faculty-celebrate-opening-of-west-side-suites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2007\/02\/students-faculty-celebrate-opening-of-west-side-suites\/","title":{"rendered":"Students, faculty celebrate opening of West Side Suites"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tSecond new residence hall opens in time for spring semester<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 February 12, 2007 — Residents of the new 溏心vlog免费B站 West Side Suites celebrated the opening of the residence hall today along with faculty, staff and administrators.<\/p>\n


\n\tIt is the second of three new residence halls to be opened this academic year by the University. At the North Woods Complex, Building A opened in the fall with Building B set to open in late spring. When Building B opens, the University will have added 800 beds of new housing on the Kingston Campus at a cost of $74 million. The three buildings are the first new residence halls since 1971.<\/p>\n


\n\tIn addition, construction of the University\u2019s $22 million, 43,000-square-foot-dining hall, Hope Commons, will be completed by April and will serve the freshmen orientation sessions as a warm-up to the fall semester.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWe expect all four buildings to achieve a Leadership in Energy Efficient Design Silver rating from the Green Building Council,\u201d said Paul DePace, 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s director of capital projects. <\/p>\n


\n\tChip Yensan, director of residential life and assistant vice president of student affairs, said the nearly 300 residents of the West Side Suites were able get settled in their new rooms Jan. 18, two days prior to the spring semester move-in date for all other campus residents. The West Side Suites residents moved primarily from Hutchinson, Peck and Merrow halls, residential facilities now closed for renovations.


\n\tYensan said the students and parents were thrilled with the new building, which features an atrium lounge and covered interior bridge that can be used to get from one side of the third floor to the other or be used as meeting space.<\/p>\n


\n\tTamara Burman, a senior resident assistant who moved from Merrow Hall, couldn\u2019t stop smiling while talking about her new surroundings. \u201cIt is so nice and it is so much quieter,\u201d the exercise science major said. \u201cThe design is a big reason why it is so quiet. I study here all the time.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s so new and clean that the students are being really respectful,\u201d the Woonsocket resident said. \u201cThey know they have a good place to live and they want to take care of it.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tCaitlin Benson, a freshman student from Coventry, is in a four-person suite. There are two large rooms with two students in each. There is plenty of space for the two beds, two bureaus and two large armoires.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cI really like the high ceilings because you can put pictures everywhere. Plus each room has its own bathroom,\u201d Benson said. \u201cThe common living room is great because if my roommate needs some quiet time, I can relax or hang out with friends there.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tThe large atrium lounge was a hub for the Super Bowl. \u201cThere was a big crowd watching the TV and there was a whole bunch of food,\u201d Benson said.<\/p>\n


\n\tMost of the suites offer a 10-room arrangement around a common living area, with three bathrooms. In addition, there are a limited number of four- and five-room suites. Most of the suites offer single rooms.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe five-story structure has a view of the Ryan Center and Meade Stadium to the northwest so its residents will be able to see when a game or other big event is about to happen.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWe have two large, bright seminar rooms off the atrium lounge where we can provide programming and hold classes such as 溏心vlog免费B站 101,\u201d Yensan said. \u201cAnd of course, there is plenty of room in the atrium lounge for bigger social events, such as watching a sporting event or movie on the large screen TV.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tThe building\u2019s exterior is complementary to the surrounding residence halls, known as the Freshman Village, which have all undergone renovations and upgrades. \u201cWe were very aware of the existing site issues within the Freshman Village, and we took care in matching roof lines of the West Side Suites and Browning Hall. We used the same basic exterior color palette as well,\u201d Yensan said.<\/p>\n


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\nIN HER ROOM: Caitlin Benson, a freshman student from Coventry, smiles while sitting at her desk in the new West Side Suites at 溏心vlog免费B站. 溏心vlog免费B站 News Bureau photo by Michael Salerno photography.<\/p>\n


\nNEW HOME: Tamara Burman, a senior resident assistant, pauses in the atrium lounge of the new West Side Suites at 溏心vlog免费B站. She is a resident of Woonsocket. 溏心vlog免费B站 News Bureau photo by Michael Salerno photography.<\/p>\n

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