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| Pictured Above: New Grace Luxury Dorm |
“We could not be more thrilled about this.” said Vice-President of Student Affairs Jim Swanson, “With the huge success of the new Delta and Orchard Manor dorms, we have decided to one up ourselves with Harstine Hall, a new upper-classmen only, luxury dorm.”
With the introduction of the Reimagine program, Grace has seen both a record number of freshmen and a total enrollment record. With the additional students came the challenge of finding places for these students a place to live. This year the solution was Delta, or the Yellow House as it has been affectionately called, and the Orchard Manor. But with a record class being expected again for next year, Student Affairs wanted to take another step forward.
“We really wanted to treat our upperclassmen”, added Aaron Crabtree, Associate Dean of Students. “After spending two years in Beta, and another in that Apple Dump, we thought they earned the upgrade to Harstine. We are extremely thankful to Dr. Harstine and his generous gift of such a valuable facility.” When asked to describe the atmosphere of the new dorm, Crabtree says, “it’s like Urban Outfitters meets Express for Men. It’s urban yet stylish. The best part is we hope to incorporate this new dorm as a Day of Caring project in the future. We believe we can build community by allowing students to improve their own living conditions. Plus, it’s free labor for us!”
Harstine Hall will house 75 guys in 50 bedrooms with an open air kitchen and bathroom combination. Though a 3 minute drive from campus, the new dorm is officially within walking distance of the rest of campus. The best part? No work needs to be done to make Harstine a habitable dormitory. While technically meeting less than 50% of the legal criteria for a college dorm, it is so far ahead of the rest of the Grace dorms that the fire marshal didn’t even bother to file a report.
Glenn Goldsmith, Assistant Chief of Campus Safety, had this to say about the inspection. “We fully expected this to fail from the get go. But the fire marshal was so shocked that we still used Alpha and Beta that I’m not even sure he went inside Harstine Hall.”
This is absolutely fantastic. It is undoubtedly one of the most entertaining things I've seen in a long time. I honestly did not know that Grace had students that are intelligent and funny enough to pull this off. You are true Orthopedic Scholars. Keep up the excellent work.
ReplyDeleteAs an involved and passionate Warsaw resident, let me be the first to say that I am thrilled that Grace students will be moving out into the surrounding community. I have visited Harstine Hall several times and think that with very minor redecorations, a plate of cookies, and hazard suits, the place can be quite livable!
ReplyDeleteHello. I know today is a time of celebration for the acquisition of Harstine Hall, but I need to speak for a moment on an issue that is on the forefront of everyone's mind: oven safety. I recently made this speech at Day of Caring, but in light of these circumstances they should be repeated. Did you know that 90% of every home fails the oven test? 7 out of every ten do not pass. Oven safety is a serious issue affecting many people.
ReplyDeleteThere are many different aspects of safety an oven must pass. These include:
Gas leaks
Leaking gaseous gas
Gas emanating from places it should not
The list goes on and on. Chernobyl would never have happened if they had gotten their ovens checked.
Again, congratulations on Harstine Hall, but keep in mind the dire issue that is oven safety.