The Griffon News

Within the past two summers, both Juda Hall and Beshears Hall have had renovations, and it may be time for Logan Hall to follow the trend.

Plans may be underway for Logan Hall to be renovated; while some students encourage the change, others are a little skeptical as to what the changes will entail.

Sophomores Marvez Dickerson-Hamilton and Blake Jackson are suite mates in Logan Hall. While Dickerson-Hamilton welcomes the changes, Jackson is not sure that the change is really needed.
“I think Logan is a good dorm,” said Jackson. “The only thing that needs to be replaced are the carpets. I would want the showers to have the same finish as the ones in Juda, but I don’t think that the rooms need to be completely remodeled.”

Logan has not been renovated since it has been built. There have been replacements on some of the parts of certain rooms, but both staff and many students agree that it may be time for a change.
Director of Residential life, Michael Speros said, “Most students are in favor of renovating in general. When it comes down to the particulars, that is when we encounter problems, mainly because we know we will not be able to please all of the students to 100 percent satisfaction.”
It has not yet been decided upon wether or not the rooms will resemble more of Beshears or Juda.
“All I know is that it is a needed renovation,” Dickerson-Hamilton said. “When the renovation takes place I will be sure to reserve my room in Logan. I like the present living arrangements, but when Logan is remodeled it will be better than it is now.”

Speros made it apparent that he and the rest of the staff were not clear on the particulars quite yet, but they are considering many options.

“If Logan is remodeled and it is the same as Juda, I think I would try and live in Beshears,” said Jackson. “The living arrangements that we have now are comfortable. I don’t like the hard floors and stairwells that were added to Juda.”

These were a few of the qualities that Jackson disliked, because it did not give a welcoming feel.

The renovation is almost mandatory due to the fact that there has not been any plumbing done in any of the rooms since Logan was first built.

“When we consider new plumbing, we also take in to consideration what else we can do to suite students more and bring them away from feeling as if they are in an institution,” said Speros.
Many of the options that Speros and the rest of the committee are deciding upon are hardwood, carpet or vinyl floors and different types of furniture. One of the larger matters that is being considered are kitchenettes.

“Although this would be further down the road it is something that we are looking in to,” Speros said.

When the specifics are finished and decided upon, the renovation should take place during the summer of 2008.