There are over 30 co-ed dorms on campus in three main clusters: North, South, and West. There are also Living/Learning Communities (LLCs), diversity-themed housing options, and a couple choice scholarship dorms for students who qualify.
South Campus dorms are the less polished and rowdy option, and are closer to Greek life.
North Campus dorms are good for more studious or quiet students; they are air conditioned and have private bathrooms.
The Towers are air conditioned and have private bathrooms but are away from campus.
Sarah Renz ’08 reports, “Security is one of OSU’s main focuses and dorm security is taken very seriously. All residence halls are locked 24/7 and can only be opened with a student ID . Even still, students who live off-campus cannot enter any residence hall even with their ID, but must call the front desk or have the person they are visiting come down and let them in. While there are no curfew hours, a student cannot enter a residence hall other than their own during the hours of 9pm and 9am without being guided by an RA. Residence halls are also kept very clean: every public bathroom is cleaned every weekday and maintenance can be contacted 24/7. Students are responsible for keeping their own rooms and (in certain dorms) their private bathrooms clean.”
After serving as president of OSU from 1990-1997, E. Gordon Gee returned to his post in 2007 to replace Karen Holbrook. He has also been president of Brown University, the University of Colorado, and West Virginia University, as well as, most recently, a chancellor for Vanderbilt, where he doubled the school’s endowment.
Gee, who has a B.A. from the University of Utah and a J.D. and Ed.D. from Columbia, has worked as a clerk for a chief justice, as a judicial fellow, and as a staff assistant for the U.S. Supreme Court. He has also been a professor and dean for several universities. Now back at OSU, he is popular with both the faculty and the students, all of whom tend to find him approachable.
-- With special reporting from Sarah Renz ‘08
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