Renovations fill rooms at newly-popular Regina
SARAH RYKOWSKI
Saint Mary's News Editor
Regina Hall is making a new name for itself this year.
After a summer of major interior renovation and exterior updating, the hall is open and filled nearly to capacity for the first time in more than a decade.
"Regina used to be a place where they had spare singles for people who had roommate problems," said Carly Guerra, Regina's new hall director. "That's not going to happen any more. The residence hall is pretty much filled up."
Regina, known for its small single rooms and unmovable furniture, now sports three room doubles and massive quads as well.
"In my opinion I think that these are the best rooms on campus, and I've only been here three weeks," Guerra said. "The new quads are huge and the doubles are really nice."
The carpet in Regina was replaced and the woodwork was restored. The ceiling and lights are new. Each Regina resident assistant now has two rooms, and there are triples with five rooms.
"Just from past experience, now that the residence hall is filled, I know there will be an increase in the sense of community and Regina pride this year," Guerra said.
Workers constructed a computer lab on each floor, and the laundry rooms on each floor were turned into lounges. A new laundry room is located in the basement and has new machines. Alarm systems were upgraded and new windows were installed.
"It's wonderful," Dennis said. "It's the best project we've ever done. It came out better than we expected, on time, and on budget."
Networking the dorm was the last item to be completed in the Regina dorm rooms before the freshmen moved in on August 17. At approximately 9:30 a.m., Freshman Orientation Counselor Christine Maurhoff was able to sign on to the network. A first-time resident of Regina, she had nothing but good things to say of her dorm.
"I think that it's a great improvement," Maurhoff said. "They've done a nice job renovating and it's nice to be able to move your furniture around. Regina is nice because you can have your own bedroom but also have a common space in between the rooms to share with your roommate."
All News Stories for Wednesday, August 23, 2000
