{"id":65,"date":"2018-04-30T12:57:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T19:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-2018\/?p=65"},"modified":"2018-07-03T10:01:13","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T17:01:13","slug":"home-sweet-dorm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.hmc.edu\/spring-2018\/home-sweet-dorm\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Sweet Dorm"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE COLLEGE OPENED IN 1957 WITH ONLY ONE<\/strong> building of its own\u2014a residence hall (Mildred E. Mudd Hall, aka East). This year, West (60 years) and South (50) celebrate their milestone anniversaries. To mark the occasions, we thought we\u2019d check in with current leaders of each dorm to learn a bit about today\u2019s dorm culture.<\/p>\n

\"West
West Dorm under construction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Blake Larkin \u201919, West Dorm co-president<\/h2>\n

What\u2019s new?<\/h3>\n

\u201cAs presidents, we are constantly working to make West a more inclusive and friendly place in any way we can. We also have a currently thriving lemon tree that we hope will only keep growing! And, a few years ago, we redid our lounge, and, sadly, in the process, the top of the giant Barmaggedon was destroyed by rain.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe big news around West this year is the return of fire to the dorm. For the last few years, all HMC dorms were barred (due to drought and other factors) from having fires, which had been a part of West culture. Since the end of last year, however, West has again been able to have fires as events. Most weekends we send someone down to the local fire department to get a permit and then have a bonfire into the night! For many, it\u2019s a great way to relax and hang out with the rest of the dorm family.\u201d<\/p>\n

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West dorm residents, 1973<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What traditions remain?<\/h3>\n

\u201cWhile many traditions have been changed for one reason or another, we follow what we can! These traditions include the wet-season countdown, broomball, lemon run and TQ day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Legacy suites<\/h3>\n

\u201cI believe our legacy suites are mostly all long-timers, and we have done whatever we can to hold on to them. They include: Heaven, Hell, Valhalla, Purgatory, Atomic and Subatomic. People also continue to name new suites in hopes that they continue on after them as a legacy suite: Dudeism (next to Atomic) being the newest contender that I know of.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"West
West Dorm today<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Typical music selection?<\/h3>\n

\u201cAs a member of Subatomic, we like to think our music selection is constantly shifting to a more positive selection. The variety of music we play has, we believe, grown to be more diverse and less biased than previous years (here\u2019s looking at you Animal Collective). Currently, we mainly play rap, hip-hop and various electronic music. For more statistics on our music selection check out our last.fm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Samantha Andow \u201918, South Dorm co-president<\/h2>\n
\"South
South Dorm today<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What\u2019s new?<\/h3>\n

\u201cThe South kitchen got remodeled this past summer! We’re very excited that it gives us more counter space, new appliances and French doors between the kitchen and the lounge. Additionally, we used ASHMC\u2019s long-term funds to get a stand mixer so people can cook and bake a wider variety of goodies. We are in the process of remaking the set of chess pieces that live in the courtyard.\u201d<\/p>\n

What traditions remain?<\/h3>\n

\u201cWe aren’t certain how old most of our traditions are, but we still have\/do<\/p>\n

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  • a tire swing<\/li>\n
  • jump off of the second floor (into a pile of mattresses) once a year<\/li>\n
  • Slinky Dresses and Petting Zoo Party<\/li>\n
  • watch The Core<\/em> once a year<\/li>\n
  • hike Potato Mountain on the Sunday morning of graduation\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Legacy Suites<\/h3>\n

    \u201cBaja (27 years old) and Blitz\/Anti-Proctor (3 years old; across the courtyard from proctor suite).\u201d<\/p>\n

    Typical music selection<\/h3>\n

    \u201cWe only have one speakers suite, so whatever he wants. Typically, it’s quiet, chill music.\u201d<\/p>\n

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    After and before photos of the South Dorm kitchen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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