Tour de St. Edward...

Mike (standing) and his roommate "Marco" (on the couch) 

Our Tour de St. Edward—the weekly tour of resident rooms, study lounges and popular hangouts in Notre Dame’s favorite residence hall—continues with room 301, a room with a unique view of St. Edward's Park and home to two Steds juniors. Here's what the residents, Mike and Marco, had to say when I caught up with them.

St. Ed: With two persons in the room isn't a tight fit?

Juniors: The space thing really isn't an issue.  "Marco" is a fictitious name of roommate that I enrolled at the University so that I could have a room to myself.  I'm really surprised that I've gotten this far. 

St. Ed: What makes your room unique?

Juniors: 301 is unique because it is the only double on campus with two windows on different walls...at least that's what we tell ourselves.

St. Ed: What you do wish that your room had?

Juniors: We wish that 301 had a viable fire safety plan. Being on the third floor and at the very end of the hall, we could easily be trapped by a fire. The current instructions for an emergency are to climb to safety on a fire escape that, due to sequestration, was never extended past the 2nd floor. Thanks, President Obama.

St. Ed: What would you like to see in this summer's renovation?

Juniors: Fireplaces in every room, wall-to-wall carpeting, in-ground pool, in-flight movies, make the 1st floor more like the 2nd floor, the 4th floor more like the 3rd floor, a gazebo, "Ed's Rooftop Cafe," a concierge, a consigliere, wood flooring, "Haag Monorail" between Steds and Debartolo Hall, ground floor Krispy-Kreme, more stained glass in the stairwells, two car garage, third floor Zen sand garden, some type of tornado-safe area, and probably just updated plumbing fixtures.

 Wow... what a wish list. Good thing Christmas is coming!