THE
SPRINGHILLIAN
Septemebr 25, 2014
Volume 99 Issue 2
Ad Majorem Del Gloriam
What’s the Hold Up? Langan Hall (Still) Closed for Repairs Photo by Shaunicy MUHAMMAD
By Shaunicy Muhammad Reporter In April, the news that Langan Hall would remain shut down for the 2014 academic school year and that students would still be restricted from living there quickly spread throughout campus. Langan, one of the three apartment buildings, is part of a known and wide spread tradition that many students want to keep alive. Today, they ask why it seems that nothing has been done to reconstruct the building or accelerate the reopening. To them, it seems
that there has been no change or renovations done, the main reason was given for the closing of the building over a year ago. Students continue to voice their disappointment and sadness over the pace at which Langan is being remodeled. Some students believe that nothing has been done at all. They are troubled to think of the implications this could have for the Spring Hill community. “Due to the greater number of students who have been enrolling
here in the past couple of years, I believe it would be advantageous to reopen New Hall,” said Ian Garrison, junior and biology-pre health major. Garrison says that Langan remaining closed is one less dorm being utilize, which takes away from the ease of the housing selection process. More dorm rooms equal more rooms for students to choose from. In addition, the closing of Langan meant that seniors hoping to live in one of the apartment buildings had to make backup plans for their housing situation.
There are currently many seniors in Mobile Hall, which in past years has normally been a mixture of junior and senior residents. Housing space isn’t the only thing that students are concerned about. Many are saddened because they feel that the Spring Hill College experience isn’t complete if you don’t get the chance to stay in one of the apartment buildings your senior year. Both Garrison and another
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