Spring Break
The Daily OrangeBest of Campus
By Lauren Bertolini
Posted: 4/17/07, 10:31 PM EST Section: Best of SU
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Dining hall - Brockway
It's the cause of your Freshmen 15, abusing you and making you come back for more. Brockway dining halls are becoming the best new chain restaurants in college campuses across the country. All right, Brockway's colossal variety is enough to abate one's struggle with cafeteria food and most importantly hunger, enjoyably so.
Dining hall food - Jump Stir Fry
The only place for multiculturalism is at the food court, stir fry being no exception. Stir fry is as sophisticated as it is simple, and there's always a sense of satisfaction when eating your own creations. Chewing the cud anyone? You know you can't go wrong with General Tso's sauce.
Use of ID card - vending machine food
Despite the costs, not having to carry around quarters is a definite plus, though top-row items are always risky choices. You'll inevitably get screwed by the vending machine, and as kinky as that sounds, it's actually rather unpleasant. If your vending virginity has been robbed by a dangling bag of chips, counseling (by way of the dining halls) can help begin to wound the scars.
Best looking building outside - Crouse
We could definitely use a Crouse II, as the Facebook group contends, as well as a lot more haunted, historic buildings that look like Crouse. Its ominous presence at night was enough to convince comedian Dave Attell that Count Chocula lived there, which certainly says nothing "bad" could ever happen. Knock on wood.
Best looking building inside - Whitman
Perhaps the best argument against inflated grades and self-proclaimed ratings is the interior of Whitman. Technology swarms your face like sperm to an egg, while the building's overwhelming sense of modern luxury makes it a respectable background for a potential project stage on "The Apprentice."
-David Taube
Best of Campus … Watson Hall.
Hailey Brown and three of her friends sat studying in the first-floor lounge of Kimmel Hall. From where they sat, they could see Watson Hall from across Waverly Ave.
Brown, a freshman advertising design major, hoped to get a four-person suite in Watson with her friends for their sophomore year, to no avail. Unable to reserve any of the four-person suites on North Campus, as of now, they still haven't figured out where they plan to live.
"I heard the dorms are really new and nice," Brown said, which is the main reason why Watson was her top choice.
Watson also offers students two to six-person suites, townhouses and singles. The four wings of the building enclose a personal outdoor courtyard that resembles a miniature quad. On warm days, students use this private space to toss a Frisbee, study, eat lunch and later in the semester, tan. Smoking is not allowed, so students can assume they will be able to enjoy the fresh air.
"Watson has a chill environment," said Lindy Wagner, resident director of Watson Hall. "It's not as high-energy as some of the other dorms."
Having already spent at least a year on campus, most students have found a group of friends before they move into Watson. They are less likely to socialize with people on their floors or in their residence halls. Wagner finds a lot of upperclassmen aren't eager to participate in programs run by residence advisers.
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally, drama and Light Work learning communities are all located in Watson, which add to the diversity found in the building.
The LGBTA learning community will be moved to Haven Hall next year to accommodate first year students interested in the program.
Located in the basement of Watson is the Menschel Media Center. The center can only be accessed from a separate entrance on the north side of the residence hall. The Light Work community darkrooms, WJPZ radio station, Citrus TV and the Watson Theater are all located in the media center.
Food Works, which is also located in the basement of Watson, is an on-campus grocery store open Monday-Friday accepting cash, SUpercard and some forms of credit card. The store sells snacks, microwave dinners, dairy and bakery products, as well as fresh produce, offering yet another perk to residents.
The store was one of the main reasons Brown was attracted to Watson, however, the idea of living in a dorm with no freshmen was also appealing.
"I don't really care if there are some freshmen, as long as I'm not completely surrounded by them," she said, telling her friends to quiet down.
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