As reported by Sanne Stienstra ‘09, “All of the major dorms on campus are coed and most also have coed bathrooms. Juniper, one of the buildings in Forest, has an all-girls floor with single-sex restrooms. Students who feel uncomfortable with coed restrooms may request to make the two restrooms on their floor single-sex however, students generally become accustomed to the coed toilets and shower stalls. For the most part, people respect each other’s privacy and there is not a lot of tearing off of towels or peeking over shower partitions.
"Forest is made up of five smaller dorms, each with two floors housing about 60 students. Forest is a very open dorm, with students hanging out in hallways and in between buildings.
"Copeland is the largest dorm on campus, with wings A through F. It is primarily for freshmen and has also developed a reputation for being the athletic hall on campus. Copeland has some social halls but, because it is so large, it is difficult to get to know everyone in the building.
"Stewart, Odell, and Akin are three smaller dorms together outside Templeton that house international and clean-living students. They benefit from such a central location outside the main student center and are in general pretty social.
"Hartzfeld Hall contains the student suites, meant to house mostly sophomores. Hartzfeld is comprised of four buildings, each with two floors and about 35 students in each building. Each suite has two double rooms connected by one shared bathroom and shower. Hartzfeld is sometimes dark, with rather poor lighting, but students like to congregate there because of the larger rooms and privacy.
"Platt West is the arts dorm and students must apply to live there. These students have access to the Platteau, a student art space where they can play music, dance, or use the photography dark room. All of Platt is pretty social, with excited first-years roaming the halls at all hours of the night.”
As reported by Sanne Stienstra ‘09, "Thomas Hochstettler became Lewis & Clark College’s 23rd president in August 2004. He has vast experience in higher education, including teaching and administrative positions at Stanford University, Bowdoin College, and Rice University. Hochstettler is originally from Ohio and earned his BA in history from Earlham College, and both his master’s and PhD in history from the University of Michigan.
"President Hochstettler chaired the planning committee that founded the International University Bremen, an English-language, liberal arts, and research university in Germany. He has worked and studied in Germany, and his essay, ‘Aspiring to Steeples of Excellence at German Universities’ was published in 2004. Hochstettler and his family reside in the Cooley House, the presidential home, near the College."
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