Morton Hall

Click here for a 360 degree view of a room.

Morton Hall is a relatively small all female hall. It is three stories tall with rooms on all three stories. Most rooms in Morton are doubles, however singles are available as well. It also has a basement where there are laundry facilities and a door to the courtyard outside.

All rooms have two windows that either face the buildings courtyard or the north campus quad area where Old Main is located. All double rooms include 2 adjustable (not loft) beds, 2 closets, 2 chairs, 2 dressers, 2 desks, one recycle bin, one trash bin, a sink and a medicine cabinet (with mirror) above the sink. The room has three outlets, a heating unit, 3 lights (two on the ceiling and one above the medicine cabinet), and one light switch.

The dressers include three drawers and can fit under the bed if needed. The desks include three drawers to the right side and one directly in front of the chair (there’s a photo of the skinny drawer).The closets are both set into the wall with the sink between them. Outside attached to each closet is one towel bar wide enough for an extra large towel and a hand towel. Inside the closets there is a rod to hold clothing and a shelf (there is a lot of space above the shelf if you can figure out how to use it). Because of the small space shoe organizers help a ton.

The medicine cabinet above the sink has a mirror on the front and three shelves inside (the shelves are adjustable and removable). The light above the sink turns on with a switch on the side. Note that the sink is like most on campus EXCEPT that is has two spouts, one hot and one cold. The sink does come with a stopper. Above the door there is a little window  that really helps with ventilation in the room. If you open both that and the windows you get a great breeze! The black shelving units (from bed bath and beyond) are really useful and they fit over the bed or dresser. You can hang all sorts of stuff on them.

The room does include a 3-cubic foot refrigerator, the fridge includes 2 metal (adjustable) shelves and one plastic with a pull out drawer (we took one shelf out to fit our pitcher). The door of the fridge has a soda holder and two smaller shelves. The top half of the fridge is a freezer which has one shelf and a shelf in the door. Microwaves are not provided but are definitely useful. There is a kitchen on the first floor of Morton with a microwave, oven and sink that students can use.

It’s really nice to personalize your room. One thing about Morton is that it is an old building and can get cold. This almost never happens but its good to be prepared with lots of blankets etc. Morton is also rumored to be haunted, the story is available here.

There is tons of wall space in Morton rooms. The walls are normal walls so thumbtacks can be used but the command products are really useful. Everything in the room is hung with either command strips/hooks, poster putty and tape.

The room does include two chairs but since neither of them used our desks they put one chair under  one of their beds. The black scoop chair was not included in the room but purchased at a Bed Bath and Beyond. All rooms in Morton have wireless or Ethernet access, the ability to use the WIFI depends on the computer you have. Some computers will get better reception so be prepared to use the Ethernet if you need to.

Thanks to Kilara D. for all of the information and the pictures!

Thanks to NAU for the blueprint and the 360 view of the room.

Remember, send in your room tours and they will be put on the website for hundreds to see!

Roseberry Hall

Roseberry apartments are one of the three female-only halls on NAU’s campus. Located on North Campus, they are well known for their quiet coziness and their participation in events such as Save Our Peaks.

Each apartment includes: 3 beds, a shower and bathroom (1 sink, 1 mirror), 3 dressers, 3 desks, 3 wardrobes, a bookshelf, and a kitchen (with fridge, gas stove, microwave, sink,  and table with 3 chairs).

One of the three beds is a loft with room underneath for a desk/dresser. Rooms on the west side of the building feature sliding glass doors. All apartments have carpet.

Each apartment also includes a bookshelf for all of your textbooks.

The community features a front desk, laundry facility, on-site mailboxes, TV and study lounge, exercise room, and a common balcony.

Exact dimensions can be found at http://nau.edu/Residence-Life/Housing-Options/Residence-Halls/Roseberry/

Information and room layout found here.

Thanks to Jamie for the pictures of her apartment!

Dorm Life – Review

Disclaimer: This is MY personal review of living in dorms. Just because I’ve had a nice time doesn’t mean everyone has. However, this is how I feel about it. If you don’t agree, voice any concerns in the comments. Thank you!

Hello and greetings to incoming freshman considering whether it’s a good idea to get a dorm on campus for your first year in college. I felt it would be nice for you guys, while I’m in the midst of all these room tours (which you should definitely check out), to explain what life in dorms is like and how I feel about living in dorms, especially during freshman year.

I’m about halfway through my first year in college here at Northern Arizona University. I live in Reilly Hall, one of the biggest freshman connection halls on campus. Each floor has about 100 people living on it. This means 100 girls all sharing the same 5 toilets, 7 showers, and 2 sinks. Yeah. Sounds like hell at first.

Honestly, it’s really not as bad as it sounds. I’m almost through my first semester and I’ve never had to fight over a toilet or shower. It really does not feel like there are that many girls living here. Also, the hallways really aren’t very loud. There are some halls (i.e. Cowden) that have 24 hour quiet hours. Reilly doesn’t, but it’s still pretty quiet for the most part.

I’m sure I’m not the only one who has heard the horror stories of hearing neighbors during their “special time” with their significant other through “paper-thin” walls. Don’t forget those rumors of neighbors blasting rap or country at the highest level on a Tuesday night. However, I haven’t ever had an issue with this. My roommate and I keep a fan on all the time, mostly to keep it quieter in our room (doesn’t seem to make sense until you try sleeping and hear people out in the halls having a grand ‘ole time). We’ve never had any issues with our neighbors, and for the most part, we all stay friendly and keep to each other.

There are people that have plenty of issues with their roommates. I’ve heard countless stories of, “my roommate does this,” and, “my roommate does that.” Honestly, my roommate and I got really lucky with each other. We get along so well and have never fought. As long as you don’t mind sharing your space and having someone around a lot, issues with roommates should happen less often. Also, if you do happen to have issues with your roommate, your Resident Assistant is there for help, tips, and even to help straighten things out between the two of you.

I can’t promise you there won’t be loud, rowdy neighbors, crazy roommates, the horrible nightmare of being “sexiled” (forced to stay out of your own room because your roommate is making love with someone), or even the occasional drunk partier stumbling into your room in the middle of the night, thinking it’s her room (it’s happened to my brother). However, I can promise you that it will be an experience of a lifetime. You meet new people, you’re close to classes, you’ll have fun activities with your crazy RA (Resident Assistant), and have that amazing college life experience that students brag about.

If I had the choice again between redoing freshman year in a residence hall (Dorm) or apartment, I would choose residence hall in a split second. Don’t miss out on this chance of a lifetime. When are you ever going to be able to have this experience again? Never. So live it up, get those crazy stories to tell your kids when you’re older and married, and enjoy life as a college student. I know I am.

-Ashley

McKay Village Tour

One of many types of apartments offered at McKay ranging from 2-4 students

McKay Village is a variety of apartments for upperclassmen. The types of apartments range from 2-4 students, depending on which one you receive. McKay is only available for students with 60+ credits (Juniors, Seniors, Graduates). It is located on Central Campus right next to Reilly Hall on University Dr.

Each bedroom offers a double bed, a three-drawer desk, a bookshelf, a closet, a ceiling fan, 4 outlets, and one window.

Non-university lofts are not allowed in the residence halls.

The living room offers 5 outlets, a couch, a coffee table, end tables, a window, and a ceiling fan.

In the bathroom (there are 2 in a 4-person apartment), there is one shower/tub, exterior sinks, a toilet, a vanity with three drawers, one outlet, and a mirror with an overhead light.

There is also a large kitchen which offers a fridge, gas stove, microwave, dishwasher, a pantry, five upper cabinets, five lower cabinets with drawers, a ceiling light, and five outlets.

The apartment also offers a hallway with a closet as well as a washer and dryer.

Another feature of the kitchen is it’s lovely breakfast bar with three stools.

This is a fully-furnished apartment. It offers a telephone jack and ethernet hookups. It’s open year-round and also has a convenience store and a Community center and game & exercise room.

Disclaimer: All the lamps shown in the room pictures are bought/brought from home, as well as the white 3-drawer bedside table thing.

Information and pictures thanks to Kristina G. and Northern Arizona University’s webpage.

Interested in sending in pictures of your place? Send them in to northernazcollegelife@gmail.com!

Pine Ridge Village Tour

Pine Ridge Village (South Campus) offers full-sized apartments for Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate students (60+ credits). They are 4-to-a-room and each person gets their own private bedroom.

There are five outlets in each bedroom. Some rooms have two windows, and some have one. Each room comes with a desk and chair, a closet, a full-sized bed, and two bedside tables. Each room also has a heater which can only be used when the RHD turns it on.

These apartments are fully furnished. All utilities included in rent are: Electricity, Gas, Water, Sewer, Trash, Cable TV, High-speed wireless and wired internet, and local phone service.

This is an example of one of the bathrooms.

Outside the main part of bathroom there’s a mirror, three small drawers, and one bathroom cabinet.

In the bathroom there is a toilet, shower (with two shelves opposite each other), and one tower hanger.

In the living room there is a tv holder, a table, a side table, a large couch, and a love seat. Other features of the apartment include a stackable washer and dryer in laundry room with cabinets, bookshelf, breakfast bar with stools, as well as a fully-furnished kitchen.

In the kitchen there is a table with four chairs, several cabinets, a gas stove (four), a sink, and a full size refrigerator.

Full-sized fridge near entrance to apartment.

Table and chairs are included.

Thanks to Roxanne for the pictures and some of the information. Thanks to NAU for the floor plan and other information.

For more, visit NAU’s Pine Ridge Page.

Remember, if you’d like to help me out by submitting pictures of your residence hall, just send them to northernazcollegelife@gmail.com and I will put them up within the week.

Wilson Hall Room Tour (Double)

Wilson Hall is a coed hall with coed floors that houses 422 students. Every room in Wilson is a double. This Hall is located directly on central campus and is one of the three main buildings that make up the North Quad (the other two being Allen Hall and Aspen Crossing). The hall itself offers community bathrooms, community kitchens, community laundry rooms, a computer lab, and an exercise room. It is one of the halls a part of the Freshman Connections program.

Wilson’s rooms offers 2 loftable/bunkable beds (Yes, these can be lofted, as shown in picture above), a fridge, 2 wardrobes (different than the built-in closets in halls like Reilly), 2 chairs, 2 desks, 2 dressers, a sink, 3 outlets, a trash can, a recycle bin, a wall-mounted mirror above the sink, overhead shelves, 2 windows with vertical blinds, a telephone jack, and 2 ethernet hookups.

Beds are all XL Twin size, however not all halls allow lofting of the beds. However, Wilson’s beds are able to and allowed to be lofted in order to easily fit a desk, dresser, and anything else underneath in order to save space.

Although the rooms are a bit bigger than other Freshman Connection rooms, there are wardrobe-style closets instead of built-in closets. However, there looks to be quite a bit of storage space nonetheless.

The one sink in the room is located right next to the door in all of the rooms.

All furniture included in the dorm is brand new as of the summer of 2011.

Here are a few more pictures:

Thanks to Sarah M. for the pictures and NAU for the information.

Want to be a part of this? Email any photos of YOUR room to northernazcollegelife@gmail.com and I will write up a post about it!

Reilly Hall Room Tour (Triple)

I’ve done post on Reilly’s usual double-room, however a lot of prospective freshmen are curious as to what a triple room would look like. So, here is a post showing you guys what these rooms could look like.

Don’t let the above picture fool you. Most rooms in Reilly don’t allow lofted beds, however since this is a triple room and in need of more space, these rooms have a lofted bed and the two bunkable beds that come with double rooms. With a lofted bed, there is more space to put the extra desk and dresser, as also shown above.

If you’d like more information about Reilly Hall, check out my post on the double rooms.

The desk area is mostly the same as a double room, however there is less room to move around and rearrange the furniture given to you.

Closet space is the same as a double room, unfortunately. The main difference is the extra bed, dresser, desk, and not to mention the extra $1000 off of your housing fees.

Hope this helped!

Remember, if you’re willing to submit your residence hall, email photos and any information you might know to northernazcollegelife@gmail.com

Thanks to Lauren for the pictures.

McConnell Hall Room Tour (Double)

McConnell Hall is the only Freshman Connections hall located on South Campus. This hall is known to have some of the smaller rooms (13.6′  x 17′) and is known to be one of the more confusing halls to navigate. It is a coed hall that houses 752 students. It features study rooms, community bathrooms, computer labs, an exercise room, a resource tutoring center, community kitchen and laundry rooms, and more.

All of the rooms are carpeted doubles and therefore feature 2 xl-twin bunkable beds & mattresses, a small fridge, 2 desks, 2 chairs, 2 dressers, 2 closets, a sink with a built-in cabinet, 2 wall-lights, 3 outlets, a wall-mounted mirror, a window with verticle blinds, a telephone jack, and 2 ethernet hookups.

Keep in mind that all the halls offer free cable and wireless internet (ethernet cords are optional – however some people may prefer them depending on wireless signal strength). Also, use of the kitchen and study room is free, but laundry does cost money ($1 for washer and $0.75 for dryer).

Decorating the rooms is always one of the best parts of moving in. There is plenty of wall space to put up various wall-art. However, walls are too thick for staples or nails, so the only way to put things up are to use sticky substances. Command Strip has a nail that you can stick to the wall to hang up anything needing to be hanged (like the metal art that is shown above); however it can be a little pricey.

There are many unique ways to rearrange your room.

For more information, visit NAU’s information site for McConnell.

Credit for photos go to Connie. Thanks Connie!

Reilly Hall Room Tour (Double)

Picture provided by NAU

As you walk down the hall inside Reilly you’ll notice a fun atmosphere of energetic freshmen excited as their first year in college rolls on by. Each floor offers its own lobby as well as 40+ rooms (with the exception of the first floor) with 2-3 people each. This room tour is of a double (2) room, so we will act as if this were the case. I will be doing a tour with a triple as well to show what those can look like.

In this room, there are 2 adjustable (but not loft-able) beds, 2 desks (with desk chairs), a small fridge (with a freezer), a trash can, a recycle bin, storage above the desk, 2 built-in closets, 2 dressers, a sink, a mirror above the sink with a medicine cabinet, and a large window. Everything else shown in  pictures did not come with the room; they were brought from home (or bought).

The above picture shows an example of something one could do with their room. The closet offers plenty of closet space, as shown:

Inside the closet there is a clothing rod, ability to put up curtains (through clips), and 2 large shelves with a divider between. When first coming into the room, the dresser is found inside the closet as well, however there are wheels at the bottom that makes it easily movable.

There is plenty of wall space to put up various wall-art. However, walls are too thick for staples or nails, so the only way to put things up are to use sticky substances. Command Strip has a nail that you can stick to the wall to hang up anything needing to be hanged (like the metal art that is shown above); however it can be a little pricey. There is a ledge above the 2 beds that stretches all the way across that allows thin objects to be placed above the bed. Note that the cabinet/pantry on the left of the bed did not come with the room. It was brought from home.

Speaking of wall art, there is plenty of space above and below the large window for any other wall decorations you may want to put up.

As I said in the above post, there are 2 desks and a fridge that comes with the room. The fridge, when first coming in, was originally placed between the 2 beds at the head of the beds. However, it has been moved in between the 2 desks. This makes it easy for any magnetic white boards or calenders to be accessed without having to buy any extra sticky substance for the walls (plus your snack food is right there). Every desk has a drawer, a storage unit (with capability to be locked), as well as 2 pull-out desks that makes it easy to do homework when there is a computer on the main part (as shown). Desk chairs do come with every hall, however not everyone has the same ones.

Here’s an example of the storage above the desks. It is about a foot and a half tall  and is great for iHomes, decorations, school supplies, movies, books, and anything else that you see fit.

The fridge (and a small TV brought from home).

A view of the sink in relation to the desk and bed. This was taken the day I moved in. This is why it’s different, messy, and with boxes. I forgot to take a picture of this area earlier. This will be updated at a later time.

Another note: Every room in every hall offers free internet, free cable TV (Reilly has assistance readily available to help with set-up of both), as well as a public restroom with public showers (and a bath?). There are 4 sets of stairs; one at each end of the building and one in the middle. There are 2 elevators as well.

I will put up pictures/information of the entire hall later on and link to it. Stay in tune!

Note: This is my room. This is also an example of picture’s I’d like from anyone submitting (make sure you remember the sink area if you have one. I originally forgot). Remember if you’d like to submit, check out the Guidelines  and email them to northernazcollegelife@gmail.com. The list of what I still need is on the sidebar on the left. Thanks!

Also check out Reilly Hall Room Tour (Triple).

Sign up to be a model for a hall tour

Hey guys,

So in case you forgot, we all move in next week. I know, shocker.

Also, in case you didn’t know, my residence after next Wednesday is going to be Reilly Hall. No, this doesn’t mean you can stalk me.

However, I want to do video/picture tours of all of the (freshman, at least) halls on campus. So, if you live in a hall that isn’t Reilly and you’d like me to use your room as a model, please let me know. If you’re interested in signing up, check out the guidelines and then email me at northernazcollegelife@gmail.com your pictures/videos of your room and your hall. If you do not have a camera or any way to get good quality pictures and/or videos of your room/hall, feel free to just email me when you are available, and I will come by and do it for you!

I’m just going to be doing this for any incoming students. I got this idea because, being a freshman liaison at Life as a Lumberjack, there are many people (incoming freshmen, especially) who are wondering what their potential dorm rooms/halls look like and want ideas as to how they could decorate it.

I will only need one video per hall, but if you think your room is unique and has some creative ideas, I’d love to photograph or you can email me pictures to northernazcollegelife@gmail.com for me to post. I will create one post for all of my dorm tours and another for dorm room photos. So feel free to contact me once you are moved in and ready for your room to be a model! 🙂

Disclaimer: Please note that I am not a professional in any kind of way. I am just another freshman who happens to be a blogger. I’m also not affiliated with NAU in any other way other than the fact that I am a student. With that in mind, I am friendly and won’t bite.